Is it rude if.....

[Mkrop]

To me it comes down to one question...

Why are you and your family more important then anyone else in the parks?

Compassion has nothing to do with it, where do you draw the line? Is it ok if it is one person who just went to get a drink, or one person who had to use the restroom etc, and if you do then so will the Jones family and the Smith family etc, and then you have lots of people ahead of you.

If a member of your party does have a bad back or some other issue, then I would get a GAC or at least explain to people..."gee could you let Fred join us, he has a bad back and it is really acting up today"...but what would the OP say..."gee could I rejoin my family I was getting FPs"

And when it comes to kids and bathrooms, we have always made it a point to use the restrooms before we enter a long line. We have been to WDW, DL and many other parks and have never had to leave a line for a bathroom emergency.

 

[Bullseye]

Yes it's rude!

Run ahead and get the fast pass before you're family arrives. Or if that's not possible, have your family wait for you near the start of the line and then enter together. Other than Soaring or TSM, lines for FP aren't that long anyway. Most of the time there's a open machine when you get there.

Is it really worth it to piss off people or have them silently think what a jerk you are just so you can save maybe a minute or two in line.

 

[Alesia]

But those of you who do block people remember you dont know all people's situations just like the wife whose husband has a bad back by letting him through you are allowing a family to better enjoy their vacation with out having a crabby dad in pain, that person could be a cancer patiient, or someone who hasnt completly recovered from surgery the list goes on.

This is exactly why Disney offers the guest assistance card - so that people who need special consideration can get it without having to cut in line.

 

[kaytieeldr]

I really would not think twice of letting a person pass to rejoin their families (even if 1 out of so many families did this on MOST rides it would not equal a longer wait for me cause they would be going in the same car as their family)

Not every attraction is a car - Soarin' is a good example.
Not every attraction where the ride unit is a vehicle puts 'just' a family in the unit - think Test Track or Mission: Space.
So while literally one person won't make a difference, ten or fifty or 100 or 500 parties each with one line-cutter, will.

 

[jennabennabofenna]

it depends on the situation.

if one person is holding a place in line for a group of people while they do other things, i think thats rude.


but i understand when your in line waiting for something, and your youngest has to pee and cant hold it, you leave to take her to the bathroom real quick while your husband and other child keep waiting. iv seen this happen before and i have kids too so it doesnt bother me.

 

[maxiesmom]

Rejoining your group is one thing, assuming you were in line together at one point then had to leave for a bathroom situation (or something else reasonable), sending them in line to hold your place is another.

This is how I feel too. Leaving and rejoining because of a potty emergency is fine. Pushing past people to get ahead of them when you were never in line to start with is not fine.

If it is not a big deal, then it is not a big deal to wait for everyone to be together before getting in line either.

 

[Planogirl]

I don't get annoyed because I have to wait extra time in line due to line-cutters (although this is true). I get annoyed because of how entitled some people are. The reason they think they don't have to wait in line like everyone else is because some people let them through.

Maybe they left to use the bathroom or to take a picture or to grab a drink (I see that one often). I just don't care.

 

[Karlzmom]

If you are asking the question, you already know the answer
Inherent in the asking is a little Jimminy Cricket voice telling you that its rude...sorry, I can't make you feel better about it. Slow down a bit, get your passes and walk on together. It won't make that big of a differnce and if everyone does it the whole day is more pleasant for everyone.

 

[MarineVet]

Aw man, not again... I thought this thing had died a couple of weeks ago. Lets see: line cutting, fast pass abusing, resort parking abusing..... I think it's time for one more pool hopping, stroller or ECV thread to top it all off. Anyone?

How about the refillable mugs and bringing them back next trip? I haven't seen one of those threads in a while.....

 

[kaligal]

Yes, it is rude to cut in line. However, people who cut in line don't care about other people or good manners. They care about themselves and saving time.

Only you can decide what sort of person you wish to be.

 

[earthfaries]

You are not going to get one straight answer. It's an answer you'll have to figure out yourself.

Some people are fine with it, some aren't. I personally don't mind if 1 person joined the group in front of me and I knew they were getting fast passes ... but a lot of folks do.

You have to decide what you feel comfortable with.

Yes, if join your family after getting FP's you'll make some people mad. It will happen. Are you okay with that?

I think that's the true question

Good luck with your trip ~ I hope you all have fun

 

[Love Tink]

Yes, it is rude to cut in line. However, people who cut in line don't care about other people or good manners. They care about themselves and saving time.

Only you can decide what sort of person you wish to be.

Anyone else find it absolutely hilarious how often people write comments on here that are unbelievably rude and condescending....calling other people out for being rude?

I would say it is "rude" to make gross generalizations about people without knowing the specifics. I would also say it is "rude" to establish yourself under your own authority as a Disney Hall Monitor, and repeatedly belittle and insult others.

But some people will insist on thinking that a father joining his family in line is the height of "entitled" behavior...while appointing yourself to an imaginary superior role as judge of other guests isn't. In my house we call that irony.

 

[WillAustin]

But some people will insist on thinking that a father joining his family in line is the height of "entitled" behavior...while appointing yourself to an imaginary superior role as judge of other guests isn't. In my house we call that irony.

Not so ironically, you do ultimately get to decide who moves past you in a line. The onus is on someone moving past everyone else to ask permission, and be grateful to everyone else if they let them through. Expecting anything else is entitlement.

In a child/bathroom situation, it's easily explained, and people let them through.

I'll gladly let you say I'm entitled. I'm entitled to maintain my spot in line while I wait.

 

[kaligal]

Anyone else find it absolutely hilarious how often people write comments on here that are unbelievably rude and condescending....calling other people out for being rude?

I would say it is "rude" to make gross generalizations about people without knowing the specifics. I would also say it is "rude" to establish yourself under your own authority as a Disney Hall Monitor, and repeatedly belittle and insult others.

But some people will insist on thinking that a father joining his family in line is the height of "entitled" behavior...while appointing yourself to an imaginary superior role as judge of other guests isn't. In my house we call that irony.

I didn't call anyone out. I didn't quote anyone. I didn't appoint myself as anything. I didn't even say which group I was in.

The only one calling anyone out and judging other posters is you.

 

[fbb]

You see all manner of skullduggery in the standby lines. Worse than the side streets of Rome.

 

[ARAITHEL]

I'm really not sure why people are in such a hurry anyway at the
parks...like many others, I have left my hectic, very fast paced life to come on vacation...I don't see why going together, as a group, to get a FP and then going together to the next attraction is such a bad idea... Slow down, enjoy the scenery. Yes, it is rude to jump to your family in the line ahead.