Is this acceptable or considered cutting in line?

[lawone]

Wouldn't bother me at all. To me, a little patience and go-with-the-flow attitude goes a long way when everyone is just trying to have fun!

 

[dmccarty]

I think its cutting. Keep the group together and wait.

Or last trip we went to EPCOT and were there for rope drop. As usual I ran to get FPes which in this case was on Soarin. (Our first time we had ever ridden the ride! ) While I delt with the semi running herd of people going to Soarin the family was able to take a more easy paced walk to Test Track.

After some adventures with the thundering heard going to Soaring I make it back to Test Track and found that some of my family had entered the line. I get in line and try to find them but can't. Thankfully the cell phone worked and they were ahead of me and I told them to step aside and wait for me to catch up.

The family in front of me heard the phone conversation and said thank you for not being rude.

If someone has to go to the bathroom regardless of age and they have to get out of line that is not cutting.

This last trip I can't think of any line cutting or other acts of rudeness. We have seen plenty in the past but not this trip. Maybe because we got to the parks early and then got out.

Later,
Dan

 

[WillCAD]

You obviously don't have toddlers. I do agree it could be annoying if a bunch of people showed up and cut in front, but there are circumstances (ie. a toddler who can't hold it after waiting in line for an hour to see Peter Pan). I really don't find this the end of the world and wouldn't ruin my vacation.

You obviously didn't read my post before you quoted it. I said nothing about toddlers leaving a line for a potty break and re-joining later, I only said that if you were not in the line, and you get in it ahead of me, that's line cutting. I only addressed the topic that the OP asked about; I did not address the topic of leaving and re-joining a line for potty breaks.

However, here's my take on potty breaks: You're in line with 50 people. You get out to take your toddler to the potty. While you're gone, I get in line at the end. There are 48 people ahead of me. You were never ahead of me, even though you were in the line before I got there. You come back and push your way past me. Now there are 50 people ahead of me, not 48. You may not see this as cutting in line, since you were there before, but I do, since you were never in the line in front of me. When I got into the line it was 48 people, then you got in and it grew to 50 people. Therefore, you have cut in line in front of me.

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Okay, a lot of people seem to think that "1 or 2 is okay, but more than that is not."

It wouldn't bother me in the least. 1 or 2 people is no biggie. But if it's 3 or more I might be a little miffed.

...However, if the father were in line & the rest of the family came to catch up with him, then I'd be cranky. I guess it's a numbers game to me.

I also wouldn't be upset if one or 2 people joined the line but if a whole tour group showed up, I'd be a little annoyed.

If it is one person or two, I'm cool with it. If it's more than that then it becomes a problem.

If 5 people are waiting in line, and 1 jumps in, I don't really care, but if 1 is in line and 5 jump in, I speak out.

I do get mad when there is like 5 people trying to "catch up" with the rest of their family.

I like other pp's don't have a problem if it 1 or 2 people but when it is like 5, come on people!

...a group of 20 being rude and jumping to the front of a line is a different story, I would then politely point the situation out to a cast member...

...One or two people catching up to the rest of their party on line would be acceptable to me any more than that would be "line jumping"

...Now if a group of 15 jumped ahead...well that would probably be a bit different.

Now if it was a whole group of people, then yeah...I wouldn't like that.

Well, folks, let's think about this for a minute - what is the difference between a group of 20 and 20 groups of 1? Nothing. 20 people is 20 people, and if the line grows by 20 people AFTER I get into it, that can add significant time to the waiting period on some rides.

Let's use Soarin' as an example, since it always has a long stand-by line, year-round. I typically get into the Soarin' stand-by line when it's about 60-70 minutes long. On an average day, while I'm waiting for 60-70 minutes, 10-15 people walk past me in the queue. Most of them are singles - not Mom with a toddler on a potty break, but individual people pushing their way past me. Some are teens, some are adults, some are kids, but out of that 10-15, I typically see only one or two Mom-and-kid pairs who may be returning from a potty break. The record, which I counted in Dec 2007, was 21 people in a 75 minute stand-by line.

Soarin's ride vehicles A and C have a capacity of 27 each, while vehicle B has a capacity of 33. This means that if 15 people cut in line ahead of me, they fill half a ride vehicle; the record number of 21 I counted in 2007 would have filled almost an entire ride vehicle.

Ride duration is about 4 1/2 minutes, with loading taking about 5-6 minutes, so basically, if those 15 people don't push me back in the queue by an entire ride cycle, the stand-by line would be 65 minutes instead of 75. On other rides with lower capacities, 15 people can push you back multiple ride cycles, and really add up the time in line.

Maybe if all of these people were not allowed to cut in line, the stand-by lines wouldn't be as long as they are, and toddlers wouldn't have to leave the line and rejoin for potty breaks.

 

[Hoan & Poopie]

That scenario wouldn't bother us too much after dealing with the line cutting nightmares at our local parks!

 

[Smiling Cheshire Cat]

If 5 people are waiting in line, and 1 jumps in, I don't really care, but if 1 is in line and 5 jump in, I speak out.

I haven't read everyone's responses but I definitely agree with this poster. If it's just a Dad joining his family no big deal. What we experienced on several occasions on our last trip was one person in the party hurrying to get in line and then the rest of their party, usually several people, cutting to join them. We hadn't been in line very long when this happened but I admit I found it very rude. When my son would get overexcited to get to a ride and beat us there I would make him come back and join us in line instead of us cutting in front of others.

 

[BuzzBiteyear]

If me and the kids jump in line for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and send DH to get Fastpasses for Peter Pan - on his way back, would he be able to get back in line with us? Or is this frowned upon or considered 'cutting'?

The way our family does this is, DW, and DS's stop at Pooh, and I take the tickets and head over to Peter Pan, get the FP's and then head back to Pooh, where we enter the line together. Just seems to be the most fair way to do it, to us. And by myself, I can get over and back much much quicker than if the 4 of us go to get the FP's.

 

[casselsshopper]

If it's one adult or an adult and a child, it wouldn't bother me. More than that would be rude to the guests behind you.

 

[Metro West]

The way our family does this is, DW, and DS's stop at Pooh, and I take the tickets and head over to Peter Pan, get the FP's and then head back to Pooh, where we enter the line together. Just seems to be the most fair way to do it, to us. And by myself, I can get over and back much much quicker than if the 4 of us go to get the FP's.

That is an excellent plan!

 

[tomu570]

Disney's answer to your question is this; "please have all of your party together before you get in line."

Disney also has an end time on all FP's. How many of us follow that rule?

Exactly.

I have no problem what-so-ever with one person catching up to his or her party.

For any reason.

 

[disneyfantotheend]

I am usually the person to get the FPs and I try to plan my obtaining fps around the rest of the group riding something, I don't care if I miss. So no time wasted. I send them to ToT while I get RnRC fps. I hate ToT. Time saved and nothing missed for me.

If they are heading to something that I do want to ride, either they would wait for me or come along with me for the fps and then we would go to the next attraction. This might lose us a couple minutes of a touring, but oh well. It is Disney's policy for people to not cut in line. We always try to follow the rules. If people don't enforce them, it doesn't make it any less of a rule, imo.

However, if people go ahead of us in line, we will not stop them or cause a scene. Maybe give them a look, but that is about it. I have seen people get violent, truly honestly violent if someone tries to pass them. I would never risk that happening, but no worries because I don't cut anyway.

IMO, if you get out of line to go to a restroom, you should notify a cm. They will allow it and then at least you have someone to vouch for you that you truly were in line at some point, when you return. My family is all older now, so if they have to go to the restroom, they will leave the line on their own and miss the ride. We will catch up with them at the exit. Adults, unless they have bladder control issues, which my family does not, know to go to the restroom before entering a long line. BTW, I never stand in a line more than 20 minutes anyway.

 

[jensen]

If me and the kids jump in line for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and send DH to get Fastpasses for Peter Pan - on his way back, would he be able to get back in line with us? Or is this frowned upon or considered 'cutting'?

I consider this cutting.

 

[Kay1]

Having to squeeze against a wall or other barrier to let someone pass is extremely annoying. Also, I find it infuriating when the waiting party won't let anyone past to go on the ride, period.

The worst I've experienced was early morning outside Buzz. While waiting for the father to park the stroller, the rest of the family blocked the doorway so no one could even enter the empty building!

Ohterwise, the whole thing doesn't bother me.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

Doesn't bother me at all! I'm just not worried about things like that!

 

[MarieA]

It wouldn't bother me in the least. We've let people ahead to catch up with their family and we've also had one of our family members catch up with us.

The only time it did bother me was when it happened with a group of about 15 kids. One of them asked if they could catch up to the 2 in front of us and then a group of about 10 - 12 cut in front. The reason it annoyed me was as I watched them (once they were in front of us), they would sneak a couple of their group ahead of a few people and then the rest would follow. They did this the whole time we were on line. They wound up pretty far ahead of us.

 

[tomu570]

Doesn't bother me at all! I'm just not worried about things like that!

Here! Here! Life's too short to sweat the small stuff.

Besides your in Disney for goodness sake. Lighten up.

 

[eastcarolinafan]

If me and the kids jump in line for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and send DH to get Fastpasses for Peter Pan - on his way back, would he be able to get back in line with us? Or is this frowned upon or considered 'cutting'?

I don't have a problem with it. I mean, what are you supposed to do? And unless you are with a group of like 100 people, what are you adding to my time in line? three minutes? I'll deal with it.

 

[MrsJ Henry]

I've seen this many many times while at disney for whatever reasons . I know it bothers some people but I don't really care at all. I look at it this way... there may come a time when we need to get out of line or something and hopefully people will be understanding of us also.

 

[buffettgirl]

It's disney. Be happy. Honestly, I don't have a problem with it. But then again, we often go with my dad who has trouble standing. So many times (on a ride like Peter Pan where the queue remains accessible) he'll jump in after a while - waiting close by - just so he doesn't have to stand longer. If he got an ECV people would complain about that too...so as I see it, we can't win. If there are 6 of us riding - using 3 cars - and everyone is waiting but my Dad it really doesn't extend anyone's wait. We're still using the same 3 cars.

I think there are always reasons to jump back in line. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt. Most people are honest and really do need a reason to not be in that line.

As for getting FP..whatever. It's not going to ruin my vacation.

 

[BayouMickey]

Why should it matter? Geez some people are so petty.. Are you planning to take the father's seat with his family aboard? No you're not! you are going to wait for the next car anyway! I know WDW is for the young at heart but geez grow out the elementary school mentality already.

 

[pjv]

I wouldn't consider that cutting , you are sharing the same seat or ride. If it were 5 people that would be different.