Is it OK to save a spot in line?

[lanejudy]

I have a question. My mom has issues with standing up for long periods of time. Let's say that she's standing in line with us for quite a bit, but then her legs start hurting. Would it be okay for her to step out to find a place to sit for a bit and then come back?

Disney's recommendation for those similar to your mom is that she rent an ECV or wheelchair. She can then remain in the ECV or wheelchair inline, allowing her to rest her legs. She doesn't have to ride it all day - it can be parked while she walks around a bit in the shorter lines. The walking distances around the park are really much more time on her feet than standing in line.

 

[kaligal]

During my week off from work last week me, DH & some friends went to Alton Towers theme park, UK. In the majority of queues they had these signs displayed....

So funny that they actually explain Line Jumping!

 

[Brian Noble]

Do you consider it rude to have a few people wait in line, and have the remainder of your party join you later?

Yes, I do. The one exception is for a young child who suddenly decides "they have to go."

 

[torinsmom]

It only adds very little wait if only one or two groups let 1 or 2 in. If 2/3 of the people in line let 1 or 2 in, that's ridiculous.

Very true, and when you make an exception for one, it is harder to say no to the next person. My friend and I got separated in the Space Mountain line last week, so she let people pass until I caught up. Then we had a guy want to pass to "catch up with his friends". We told him his friends should stop and wait for him like we did. Then when his friends got to the front, the CM actually called him up there and let him skip us and about 5 more people to be with them. Kind of ticked me off, since I felt my friend waiting for me was more appropriate.

 

[sbell111]

But when you decide whether to get into a ride line you look at the est. time from Disney and you look at the line and judge. People getting in line may have ADR's or FP's that they are trying to work around. If I'm in a 20 minute line and I have 1 hour till my FP time I'm good but if people join the line at the last minute and double the wait time, I'm screwed.

The thing is, that's an extreme hypothetical example that is not likely to ever happen. If twenty people hopped in the line in front of you, it's still not going to double your wait time. At most, it would add a couple of minutes to it.

 

[goofyernmost]

Very true, and when you make an exception for one, it is harder to say no to the next person. My friend and I got separated in the Space Mountain line last week, so she let people pass until I caught up. Then we had a guy want to pass to "catch up with his friends". We told him his friends should stop and wait for him like we did. Then when his friends got to the front, the CM actually called him up there and let him skip us and about 5 more people to be with them. Kind of ticked me off, since I felt my friend waiting for me was more appropriate.

Something like that happened to me in the queue for Soarin. The group in front of our group told the CM that they had some friends trying to catch up. They looked up the line and found them about 50 people back and the CM motioned them up.

I usually do not let things bother me at all there but in this case their addition bumped me out of the first row of Soarin, that I love. For the first time ever and since I got upset and complained to one of the CM's about it. I know that they were only trying to spread some of that dusty stuff, but I'm a guest also and I would have been happy to just be where I was without the pixie stuff. Instead I got the junk that was left on the shovel after the PD was thrown. If it wasn't a ride like Soarin with a long wait no matter what, I would have been OK. But that one hit my last nerve. I wasn't impolite or angry sounding, just disappointed that I lost my spot to someone that came from behind and shouldn't have taken it.

They did just let me wait for the next "flight" but it clouded my fun for a short while. I kept thinking why couldn't they have waited for the next flight, I wasn't even part of it.

 

[sbell111]

It only adds very little wait if only one or two groups let 1 or 2 in. If 2/3 of the people in line let 1 or 2 in, that's ridiculous.

If those people started out in line and simply returned to where there party was waiting, it actually would not affect your wait at all. That being said, the example of 2/3 of the line allowing 1 or 2 people (who were not previously in the line) to hop in is such an extreme hypothetical that it is pointless to even consider it.

I don't like it when people are saying excuse me... and have to go through me but the majority of the time I don't mind. If it happened all the time I would be more upset.

A couple thoughts:

First, I prefer it when people say 'excuse me'. Those little niceties are what keeps our world civilized.

Second, I'm not sure what you mean by 'have to go through me'. Seems that once they said 'excuse me', the civilized thing for you to do is to simply allow them leave to rejoin their party. A person who does anything else to hinder them is causing his own stress.

 

[softballmom3]

Well. I am one of those that simply do not mind unless one person is in line and 10 or so others jump in there too. TBH I have other things to worry about.

Point in case....last November DD wasn't feeling well (medicine issue) and DH was with her while myself and her 2 sisters were in line for Winnie the Pooh. When we got up around the area where the store is she was feeling better she and my DH got in line with us. Do I think I just maybe made someone mad somewhere, probably but really....to me it wasn't that big of a deal and the CM was the one who let them hop over the rock wall. I even asked before they got in line with us and was told it was fine---and we would have been ok if she had said she would rather they not got in line.

Sorry if this makes some of you mad out there but it's happened to me before and didn't bother me. First time we had ever done that.

If mom, grandma or whoever else needs to sit while you're in line and it's easy to get in line with them then go for it. Life's too short to sweat the small stuff.

 

[sbell111]

Something like that happened to me in the queue for Soarin. The group in front of our group told the CM that they had some friends trying to catch up. They looked up the line and found them about 50 people back and the CM motioned them up.

I usually do not let things bother me at all there but in this case their addition bumped me out of the first row of Soarin, that I love. For the first time ever and since I got upset and complained to one of the CM's about it. I know that they were only trying to spread some of that dusty stuff, but I'm a guest also and I would have been happy to just be where I was without the pixie stuff. Instead I got the junk that was left on the shovel after the PD was thrown. If it wasn't a ride like Soarin with a long wait no matter what, I would have been OK. But that one hit my last nerve. I wasn't impolite or angry sounding, just disappointed that I lost my spot to someone that came from behind and shouldn't have taken it.

They did just let me wait for the next "flight" but it clouded my fun for a short while. I kept thinking why couldn't they have waited for the next flight, I wasn't even part of it.

I'm not feeling your angst.

Whether you land in the first row, or not, is totally random. That 'catching up' party was just as likely to have bumped you into the first row as it was to bump you out of it. Either way, if you want the first row and aren't assigned to it, your choices are to be happy where you are placed or ask to go in the next group. Stewing about the issue doesn't serve your purpose (assuming that you are there to have fun, not to find reasons to be peaved.)

 

[AddictedtoDoleWhip]

I think it's rude. I won't let anyone through me if that happens, and have been known to not let others pass me even if they say excuse me and say they have people waiting for them. I supposedly get nasty looks from said people who want to cut through everyone, but really it's rude. Sorry. You can have your party wait for you to catch up or wait for you until you get off the ride.

 

[goofyernmost]

I'm not feeling your angst.

Whether you land in the first row, or not, is totally random. That 'catching up' party was just as likely to have bumped you into the first row as it was to bump you out of it. Either way, if you want the first row and aren't assigned to it, your choices are to be happy where you are placed or ask to go in the next group. Stewing about the issue doesn't serve your purpose (assuming that you are there to have fun, not to find reasons to be peaved.)

I am not asking for anyone to feel my angst. I am just stating how I felt about it. I do not normally ever care about it but this time I had someone with me that had never been and I wanted it to be a good experience and even though any row is a good experience, it is not the same as not having a bunch of swinging feet dangling in front of you.

It was more of the disappointment thing because we had waited quite a while and it looked like all the cards were falling in place. Then all of a sudden a CM actually made that hope crumble. I don't usually care if someone gets in front but in this case it wasn't just a simple we had to go potty thing. They had been behind us and should have stayed there or the people in front of me should have just stood to one side and waited for their friends to catch up. In fact, I think it was more because a Disney employee (excuse me, Cast Member) made it happen than anything. What am I chopped liver?

 

[kaligal]

I think it's rude. I won't let anyone through me if that happens, and have been known to not let others pass me even if they say excuse me and say they have people waiting for them. I supposedly get nasty looks from said people who want to cut through everyone, but really it's rude. Sorry. You can have your party wait for you to catch up or wait for you until you get off the ride.

And if riding together is really important, the rest of the group can always drop back!

 

[gator girl]

I travel solo in the parks & so I estimate how many people in line it "costs" me to stop for a snack or shopping or making a FP run. So, for example I think that 80 people got in line while I was waiting for my pretzel. Then when I get in line I simply excuse myself up past that number of people waiting in line. After all, lines are boring and that's where I would have been, had I planned ahead to have another warm body in the park with me that day to hold my spot.

Right? Right? What do you mean, I can't do that but dad *can* do it if mom & kid get in line while he goes on a FP run?!? You mean they should wait & then they should ALL get in line together?!? That's just crazy talk!

 

[sbell111]

I think it's rude. I won't let anyone through me if that happens, and have been known to not let others pass me even if they say excuse me and say they have people waiting for them. I supposedly get nasty looks from said people who want to cut through everyone, but really it's rude. Sorry. You can have your party wait for you to catch up or wait for you until you get off the ride.

This is the kind of post that gets me. You see, no one is trying to go through you. Doing so would create such a mess that they would have to close down the ride to get it cleaned up and teh person would have to go back to the resort to shower and put on fresh clothes. Instead, they are merely going around you to get back to their party. Given that you cannot physically restrict their movement, I seriously doubt that you are truly 'not letting them pass you'.

So much of this and similar threads are about unrealistic hypotheticals and puffery.

 

[sbell111]

I travel solo in the parks & so I estimate how many people in line it "costs" me to stop for a snack or shopping or making a FP run. So, for example I think that 80 people got in line while I was waiting for my pretzel. Then when I get in line I simply excuse myself up past that number of people waiting in line. After all, lines are boring and that's where I would have been, had I planned ahead to have another warm body in the park with me that day to hold my spot.

Right? Right? What do you mean, I can't do that but dad *can* do it if mom & kid get in line while he goes on a FP run?!? You mean they should wait & then they should ALL get in line together?!? That's just crazy talk!

Go for it, but be aware that people like Dole Whip are going to beat you up if you try to 'go through them'.

 

[Sparkly]

I think it's rude. I won't let anyone through me if that happens, and have been known to not let others pass me even if they say excuse me and say they have people waiting for them. I supposedly get nasty looks from said people who want to cut through everyone, but really it's rude. Sorry. You can have your party wait for you to catch up or wait for you until you get off the ride.

You may have the brawn but I have the SPOON! Take that, Dole Whip. You think you're big but you're just a load of ice cream.

(jk, jk)

 

[Hannathy]

I think it's rude. I won't let anyone through me if that happens, and have been known to not let others pass me even if they say excuse me and say they have people waiting for them. I supposedly get nasty looks from said people who want to cut through everyone, but really it's rude. Sorry. You can have your party wait for you to catch up or wait for you until you get off the ride.

We don't let anyone thru either. The only time I will is when you are first getting in the line,where you sometimes go from a wide space to the actual line and people sometimes do get separated, then it is ok to regroup. (but not if 1 ran and pushed ahead, in that case i don't let the whole group thru)

 

[iamthehiccup]

Disney's recommendation for those similar to your mom is that she rent an ECV or wheelchair. She can then remain in the ECV or wheelchair inline, allowing her to rest her legs. She doesn't have to ride it all day - it can be parked while she walks around a bit in the shorter lines. The walking distances around the park are really much more time on her feet than standing in line.

Is there a separate line for ECV? Or will she be able to still ride with us?

 

[AddictedtoDoleWhip]

This is the kind of post that gets me. You see, no one is trying to go through you. Doing so would create such a mess that they would have to close down the ride to get it cleaned up and teh person would have to go back to the resort to shower and put on fresh clothes. Instead, they are merely going around you to get back to their party. Given that you cannot physically restrict their movement, I seriously doubt that you are truly 'not letting them pass you'.

So much of this and similar threads are about unrealistic hypotheticals and puffery.

Actually, I refuse to let them "go around" me, every time they try to move I move in front of them and my mom does it as well so there is absolutely no way they can get through. Trust me, people have tried and failed.

@Sparkly: ? I don't know what that is supposed to mean? I have a hard time understanding jokes, especially ones on a message board. I can't read your tone or get whatever it is you are trying to make a point about.

 

[ttintagel]

I travel solo in the parks & so I estimate how many people in line it "costs" me to stop for a snack or shopping or making a FP run. So, for example I think that 80 people got in line while I was waiting for my pretzel. Then when I get in line I simply excuse myself up past that number of people waiting in line. After all, lines are boring and that's where I would have been, had I planned ahead to have another warm body in the park with me that day to hold my spot.

Right? Right? What do you mean, I can't do that but dad *can* do it if mom & kid get in line while he goes on a FP run?!? You mean they should wait & then they should ALL get in line together?!? That's just crazy talk!