Is this line cutting?

[MaleficentRN]

Life is too short to worry over lines. If a member of my party needs to stop for the rest room, a beverage, trading Vinylmation, we all go with them then get in line. It's only a few minutes and an opportunity for us all to do the same.
If someone and only one person joins up with their party in a line, it's all good. What's one more person? A minute? I do have a problem with one person holding the line for several people.But I get over it.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

The only possible exception is that an adult had to take a child out of the line to go to the toilet, making sure that those they pass know they will be back.

Adults needing to go to the toilet? Surely you knew before getting in line?

 

[bigdaddy511]

Simple- Yes!

 

[goofyernmost]

Never mind!

 

[magicbob]

Ok. I think I've figured out all of the various schools of thought on line cutting.

Camp #1: Moving ahead of someone else in line for ANY reason is never acceptable and will not be tolerated. If you had to leave the line for some reason... too bad, go back to the end.

Camp #2: Moving ahead of someone else in line is OK only if you were in the line and had to leave for some reason (i.e., potty), and are returning to your previous spot.

Camp #3: 1-2 people moving ahead of someone else in line is OK, even if they weren't previously in line, but only if there's someone holding their place up there. Doesn't matter what the reason for their "tardiness" is.

Camp #4: 3+ people moving ahead of someone else in line is OK, even if they weren't previously in line, but only if there's someone holding their place up there.

Camp #5: Lines are obsolete things of the past. Anyone who wants to should be able to move to the front for whatever reason they want, whether there's someone holding them a spot or not.

Did I miss any?

Please take the above in the light-hearted manner it was intended.

 

[DonDraper]

Ok. I think I've figured out all of the various schools of thought on line cutting.

Camp #1: Moving ahead of someone else in line for ANY reason is never acceptable and will not be tolerated. If you had to leave the line for some reason... too bad, go back to the end.

Camp #2: Moving ahead of someone else in line is OK only if you were in the line and had to leave for some reason (i.e., potty), and are returning to your previous spot.

Camp #3: 1-2 people moving ahead of someone else in line is OK, even if they weren't previously in line, but only if there's someone holding their place up there. Doesn't matter what the reason for their "tardiness" is.

Camp #4: 3+ people moving ahead of someone else in line is OK, even if they weren't previously in line, but only if there's someone holding their place up there.

Camp #5: Lines are obsolete things of the past. Anyone who wants to should be able to move to the front for whatever reason they want, whether there's someone holding them a spot or not.

Did I miss any?

Please take the above in the light-hearted manner it was intended.

Who's in Camp 5? They should have their Disney privileges revoked.

 

[Mkrop]

I read the first page, saw where this was headed, and skipped to the end. A child (and accompanying adult) who were already in line that leave for a potty emergency should absolutely be allowed to rejoin the family in line. That's not cutting because they already reserved their place in line and returning to that spot in a reasonable time does not make the line or wait time any longer for the people behind them. Statements like the one above make me wonder if the people with similar thinking have children, have ever spent time around children, or were ever children themselves. The only way to please such a person is to take all your children to the restroom before every single attraction. And if we were to do that, the same people would complain about the lines to get into the bathroom. It's not uncommon for a small child to sit on the potty for several minutes, not have to go, then suddenly have to go really badly ten minutes later. "Tiny bladders" can fill up quickly when food that was sitting in the tummy finally makes its way down.

Now, I don't think that it's cool for someone who was not originally in line to join the rest of his/her group. For example, one parent shouldn't get in line with kids while the other parent takes another child to the restroom, then tries to rejoin the rest of the family in line. If they want to ride together and not get split up in the line, they should wait until the entire party is together, then get in line together.

Once again I have children, have traveled with several children, and was once a child myself and have never had such bathroom issues as some of the posters here. I mean children for the most part go twice a day at school, they are not running to the bathroom every 5 minutes. Yes sometimes you have to go when you got to go but then we woiuld all leave the line but usually trying to anticapate our bathroom needs seems to work fine.

 

[Cheryl P]

I'd say yes!

 

[stargazertechie]

and my mother, who has health problems making it very painful for her to stand in line for long.

I might recommend renting your mother a wheelchair or scooter. Those lines are long, and I'm sorry, stamina issues are not a reason to cut in line.

 

[robin19871]

I have the best example of rotten behavior with line cutting...3 days ago we were at Universal waiting in line for Spiderman and noticed 2 little girls jump ahead.Then a older man holding a child cut ahead and then he tried waving his 2 adult friends with 2 children to join them in line... The best part is that he was getting ticked that people were going past him..(I am sure he expected ALL of us to just wait while the rest of the 10 party group joined him.) UGH..And yes, He was from a different country so in his culture it probably was OK but let me tell you that their were a LOT of ticked off people..

 

[tink576]

I might recommend renting your mother a wheelchair or scooter. Those lines are long, and I'm sorry, stamina issues are not a reason to cut in line.

I agree...This is why they have guest assistance cards, they are for people who for whatever medical reasons can't wait in the normal line. They are able to wait in a separate area where they could sit in their wheel chairs or whatever until it is their turn to ride.

 

[ccbayly]

Wow. Some of you have never had a potty emergency. I am an adult and have Multiple Sclerosis. I do have potty emergencies! I would hate to have to explain it to you to get back with my family in line. You would probably be more embarrased about it than I would. I am of the opinion that we should ALL try to be patient and understanding and hope that MOST of the people moving in line have a reason and are not just trying to "cut". Either way....Life is too short to worry to much about it.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

If you have to ask the question, you already know the answer, Grasshopper.

 

[magicbob]

I read the first page, saw where this was headed, and skipped to the end.

So, you basically cut in front of 17 pages worth of posts, eh????

End of the line! No soup for you!

Sorry. I just couldn't resist.

 

[DonDraper]

I am of the opinion that we should ALL try to be patient and understanding and hope that MOST of the people moving in line have a reason and are not just trying to "cut". Either way....Life is too short to worry to much about it.

Hope is not in my vocabulary anymore when it comes to amusement parks. People are looking out for #1 and I will do the same. Chivalry went out the door years ago. So I don't hope anymore.

 

[maxiesmom]

Hope is not in my vocabulary anymore when it comes to amusement parks. People are looking out for #1 and I will do the same. Chivalry went out the door years ago. So I don't hope anymore.

My definition of chivalry does not include cutting past people in line. That doesn't seem to be very chivalrous.

I love how so many people are trying to make the bad guys the ones who wait their turn in line. Yep, the ones who follow the rules are the ones in the wrong. Must be some kind of twisted logic I'm missing.

 

[DisneyCrazyMomma]

I never really post in these threads but I do believe the OP is very genuine and good-natured in their asking. I agree with the above quote. I would say yes it is, but it isn't really anything I get upset over (unless its like, 2+ people joining 1 person). Small emergencies happen, tiny bladders awaken, someone is just absolutely dying of thirst and needs a drink. If the line is especially long I think it's even more realistic a bathroom break would be needed. Lord knows between break-downs and crowds, some trips in June I've spent 3.5-4+ hours in line in the hot sun for just one attraction.

So, OP, I think it's obvious that almost everyone who's responded does think that it is line-cutting, it just matters more to some than others. But with all that said, I would recommend trying to get in line as a group.

ETA: I know I posted this yesterday, but I wanted to add: not all adults know about having to use the bathroom before lines, either. Not to be too personal but I have severe medical issues where one minute I'm fine, the next I need to dash, and now. I've even had to run off NHL benches mid-game and throw people out of the way when I was fine seconds before. So even adults need the emergency potty dash, though I'm sure anyone I'd pass would see the absolute terrified, pained look on my face and the cold sweat on my brow!

So, question... for anyone. I am a family of 3. Myself, DH and DS. So if I took DS to the restroom, we'd be 2 people coming back to one. My whole family. Is this any different than a family of 6, and mom takes child to the restroom, to come back to 4 people waiting... her whole family?

Me too!!!

It's Disney, we all waited and saved and paid a lot to be here. Let's just be polite and worry less about little things.

 

[DonDraper]

My definition of chivalry does not include cutting past people in line. That doesn't seem to be very chivalrous.

I love how so many people are trying to make the bad guys the ones who wait their turn in line. Yep, the ones who follow the rules are the ones in the wrong. Must be some kind of twisted logic I'm missing.

I'm with you. The PP was talking about people should just hope that people who try and pass them had an emergency. Sorry that doesn't fly with me. If you're going to cut in front of me, at least have the decency to tell me why.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

What lines are you people waiting in that you have to get out to go to the bathroom? If you are waiting more than 20 minutes in line, you are doing something wrong.

But... besides that, I think there is a general understanding when it comes to leaving for a potty break. You aren't taking up room in line that you didn't take up before you left to begin with.

But if you didn't get in line and just try to cut in, that's different.

 

[g3pak]

I guess I am a little like Grillmouster...I didn't read all of this thread. I read the first couple of pages when it started the other day and just now read the last 3.

Anyway, let me throw something out in case it hasn't been covered before. For the situation where one person, let's say a dad, is trying to join the rest of his family in line. We don't know why, we just see a guy moving up and pointing to his family up ahead. Was it to eat a Mickey bar, a bathroom emergency, he started to get sick and sent his family ahead but then felt better a few minutes later? For many (perhaps most) of the rides this one person will not cause anyone behind him to wait a second more in line. If you are in the Splash Mountain ride he will sit with a kid or two in the same spot they would take without him and you will get the same boat that you would have without him moving up. The same goes with other rides.

For me personally- my family waits at TSM while I get FPs, then we get in the line together. The same for other rides- I don't sent them on ahead. At the same time, I am not bothered if one adult (or an adult and kid that obviously had a mid-line bathroom emergency) go forward to join the family. What does bother me is when I see multiple kids going way ahead because they found out by text that a couple of friends are at the front of the line.