Is this line cutting?

[GinnyEmma]

And why exactly is the person blocking the line cutter being a "blank"? Couldn't you just as easily say that the line cutter is being rude? There are always two sides to every coin. And if that line cutter just happens to be in a place where they can't jump over ropes or dive under railings, I'd say that their plan could very well be affected. Oh and btw, I'm perfectly capable of blocking a cutter AND having a supercalifragilistic day all at the same time.

It is a negative energy thing. It might not be fair, but some slipping by to meet up with family or friend, no worries. Some makes big stinking deal about it stresses out everyone around. You may be fine with being all nasty but do it quietly please. My family doesn't want to hear your griping and arguing.

 

[Funwith4kids]

Yes. Generally, the folks who say it isn't are the ones that do it and don't consider it line cutting (it is in the eye of the beholder).

I don't consider all forms of bypassing folks to catch up as line cutting as I don't know their situation and it could be quite acceptable their reasoning. However, if I see a group of 2-3+ folks, I agree with the cannon approach.

I'll take the under 7.

 

[clanmcculloch]

And why exactly is the person blocking the line cutter being a "blank"? Couldn't you just as easily say that the line cutter is being rude? There are always two sides to every coin. And if that line cutter just happens to be in a place where they can't jump over ropes or dive under railings, I'd say that their plan could very well be affected. Oh and btw, I'm perfectly capable of blocking a cutter AND having a supercalifragilistic day all at the same time.

It is a negative energy thing. It might not be fair, but some slipping by to meet up with family or friend, no worries. Some makes big stinking deal about it stresses out everyone around. You may be fine with being all nasty but do it quietly please. My family doesn't want to hear your griping and arguing.

Honestly, I think you're wrong about what the majority would be thinking. Most would likely be thinking something along the lines of "way to go for standing your ground" and/or "boy do I wish I had the guts to stand up to that jerk cutting line like this guy does".

Where did you get the impression that the person blocking line-cutters would be rude, loud or obnoxious or nasty? I didn't read anything like that. All I read is silent protest by not letting people by. That's quite the leap you're making.

 

[Nandid]

I think it depends on the circumstances.

If your young child suddenly needs to use the restroom.. You can explain to others as you leave the line what is happening. Most people are going to understand.

Last time I was at Disney I had a circumstance where one of the members of my party got out of line.. My 13 year old son was standing in line with us and suddenly got a bloody nose. He got out of line to grab some tissue out of the stroller to take care of it. When he came back he came up the outside of the line to tell me he was ok. I think about 90 percent of the line was happy to know he was ok and alot of people encouraged him to get back in line with us. He didn't have any intention of cutting, but people in line told him to rejoin us.

Now if you are waiting in line and suddenly someone you havent seen at all before decides they are going to join the rest of their group than i think thats line cutting.

on the same trip in the same line where my son had his bloody nose there was a man and a woman standing two groups in front of us. We were in the line about 20 min and they would board on the next turn and suddenly up comes the line 6 children. The man and woman had got inline without their children because the children didn't want to wait in the line. Now since this was the same exact line who had allowed my son back in they all obviously had the same opinion I had about what was line cutting and what was not and to everyone there that was line cutting.

Needless to say a CM took care of the problem and their entire family was escourted out of line. I even vouluntered to leave the line because my son had"cut" but the CM had also saw what had happened in our situation and they did not feel my son had cut because people inline allowed him to reenter.

So I guess it depends.

 

[KSDisneyDad]

Do you consider a family member trying to catch up to the rest of his/her family ahead in line cutting?

For the umpteenth time, yes, I consider this line cutting. That said, 99% of the people in line, including us, will let you through. You may hear a few "under the breath" comments about how rude you're being while you're cutting in line though.

We could go on and on for pages or days about all of the hypothetical situations as to when it's "okay" to cut in line. There are some good reasons and some not so good reasons, but most of the time no one will know your reason. If you're comfortable being rude, then go for it.

 

[mefordis]

Do you consider a family member trying to catch up to the rest of his/her family ahead in line cutting?

One or two family members, no I don't consider it cutting.

 

[GinnyEmma]

Honestly, I think you're wrong about what the majority would be thinking. Most would likely be thinking something along the lines of "way to go for standing your ground" and/or "boy do I wish I had the guts to stand up to that jerk cutting line like this guy does".

Where did you get the impression that the person blocking line-cutters would be rude, loud or obnoxious or nasty? I didn't read anything like that. All I read is silent protest by not letting people by. That's quite the leap you're making.

Maybe so. Maybe it is just my viewpoint. I admit that could be so. I live in a pretty stressful workworld, dealing with loud rude dysfunctional people. Avoiding that on vacation is pretty high on my list.

As far as re stupid assertion that people who don't care, do it, well, that is like correcting spelling in a thread. Merely a red herring. Unjust figure that people dont know any better. Whatever.

 

[mefordis]

I couldn't agree more. There are better things to focus our attention on as civilized human beings than one or two people meeting their family in line for a theme park ride. My thoughts on the matter.

It is a negative energy thing. It might not be fair, but some slipping by to meet up with family or friend, no worries. Some makes big stinking deal about it stresses out everyone around. You may be fine with being all nasty but do it quietly please. My family doesn't want to hear your griping and arguing.

 

[book_junkie]

For the original question, without any background or additional whatever, I would consider it cutting. But then again, I fastpasses, use them constantly, and the last ride I remember actually waiting in line for was the Haunted Mansion on a MNSSHP night. If we can't fast pass or walk on within 15-20 minutes, we skip it.

 

[KSDisneyDad]

I couldn't agree more. There are better things to focus our attention on as civilized human beings than one or two people meeting their family in line for a theme park ride. My thoughts on the matter.

But we are not at WDW right now. We are on a thread discussing the topic. If the question is asked, then IMO it is okay for those who think it's line cutting and those who don't to respond and explain why.

To me, breaking rules is not "civilized". Yes, there may be some good reasons to break the rules and an occassional person cutting in line won't concern me a bit. I won't say a thing and it won't upset me and we'll act cordial to the person even if we may think to ourselves that he/she is being rude.

However, if everyone became cavalier about it and decided that it was okay for one family member to wait in line while the rest of the family decided to hang out somewhere else until the "designated waiter" texted them to join them, things could get out of control! That's why Disney has rules about it and will sometimes enforce them.

 

[GinnyEmma]

Sorry, I am Proud to be cavalier. . I could not care less. I am busy gabbing with my family. I don't think my attitude is going to contribute to out of control line skipping because most people don't do it. Little kids running back and forth and through are amusing since mine are so grown up. So they wouldn't come near my radar. I would probably notice a crowd, roll my eyes, laugh with my family and forget about it.

 

[magicbob]

While I do consider it by definition to be cutting, I don't let it bother me if one person is catching up with their family. It does annoy me somewhat when more people are joining than were ahead of you.

True story: we once had a few pre-teens who raced to get in front of us as we were just entering the line. Fine, they "beat us" into the line. Several minutes later, the other SEVENTEEN members of their party show up behind us and all started pushing past us rather than telling their two kids to move BACK to join them. That was one time I got a little perturbed, but I quickly went back to enjoying myself.

 

[KSDisneyDad]

Sorry, I am Proud to be cavalier. . I could not care less. I am busy gabbing with my family. I don't think my attitude is going to contribute to out of control line skipping because most people don't do it. Little kids running back and forth and through are amusing since mine are so grown up. So they wouldn't come near my radar. I would probably notice a crowd, roll my eyes, laugh with my family and forget about it.

I'm not referring to those standing in line. I think most everyone already in line is relaxed about it and doesn't care. You may be momentarily upset, but within a couple of seconds, you completely forget about it and return to your happy vacation.

The cavalier attitude I'm referring to are the line cutters themselves. If Disney started allowing this behavior as "acceptable", more and more people would start doing it. It'd become a new form of "fast pass" where one person waits in line while the rest of the family does something else. It wouldn't take long to catch-on with the public. It will start as more and more people decide that they are above everyone else and that rules don't apply to them.

We both seem to agree that the best way to handle line cutters is to no nothing and let them pass. I still believe it's line cutting and hopefully it's limited to just a few guests - some of which may have good excuses with everyone else simply being rude. Their rudeness rarely affects others, so fortunately, it doesn't happen that often.

 

[Mkrop]

Do you have children? I've had a kid sit on the toilet, unable to produce, only to have to go (badly) a 1/2 hour later. I've also had a kid go, and then have to go again, 1/2 hour later (we're talking the 2 - 4 year old set). With my kids, if I took them out of line, because they had to go, and they didn't get to go on the ride, there is a VERY good chance, the next time they had to go, while riding on line, they wouldn't mention it to me, and the results would not be ideal.

This is the only reason why we had a couple have to catch up to our party (and now they're older, so it's no longer an issue).

My kids must have super bladders bc we have never had to get out of line for a bathroom trip, or if we did we would all get out. If it is a long que we ask everyone to stop and go, and they usually do. Even my brother who has bladder issues and has had medical notes written for his dorm room being close to the bathroom has never had an isssue going before and then waiting in line.

We have been to numerous theme parks and the only place I did see security called was at Hershey Park was some teens cut the line (bc they were "meeting their parents". ) They were then escorted out of the ride.

If a parent asked me I would most likely help out but I still think it is wrong and it is line cutting.

I did make a loud comment once about a lady catching up and asked why didnt anybody ever go to the back of the line, she got mad, but everyone around me supported what I said.

 

[FargoBear]

I have an 18-month-old son who can't sit still who has been in love with Mickey Mouse since he was about three months old. By nine months he could point and identify Mickey, Donald, Daisy, Minnie, Pluto and Goofy whether they were on TV or in a book.

Next month we're taking him to Disney for the first time. If the lines to meet a character are long, I'll be faced with the decision of whether to let him amble around for a few minutes and catch up in line (possibly annoying those I surpass) or standing in line and listening to him scream because he wants to be put down or wants out of his stroller (possibly annoying those in front and behind me).

I'm not sure how to resolve that. The kid doesn't like to stay stationary for more than a micro-second.

 

[Mkrop]

I have an 18-month-old son who can't sit still who has been in love with Mickey Mouse since he was about three months old. By nine months he could point and identify Mickey, Donald, Daisy, Minnie, Pluto and Goofy whether they were on TV or in a book.

Next month we're taking him to Disney for the first time. If the lines to meet a character are long, I'll be faced with the decision of whether to let him amble around for a few minutes and catch up in line (possibly annoying those I surpass) or standing in line and listening to him scream because he wants to be put down or wants out of his stroller (possibly annoying those in front and behind me).

I'm not sure how to resolve that. The kid doesn't like to stay stationary for more than a micro-second.

My advice (and you can take it or leave it) would be decide what park you would like to see Mickey and then get in line right away at rope drop or get one of the new FPs that are being offered to see Mickey in MK. Or even better schedule a character meal so that is one less line you need to stand in.

My other advice is getting him use to standing in line, many strollers are not allowed in line, so he needs to get use to this soon.

Have fun.

 

[GinnyEmma]

Ksdisney, sorry for the misunderstanding!!! I seem to be good at that today!

 

[KSDisneyDad]

I have an 18-month-old son who can't sit still who has been in love with Mickey Mouse since he was about three months old. By nine months he could point and identify Mickey, Donald, Daisy, Minnie, Pluto and Goofy whether they were on TV or in a book.

Next month we're taking him to Disney for the first time. If the lines to meet a character are long, I'll be faced with the decision of whether to let him amble around for a few minutes and catch up in line (possibly annoying those I surpass) or standing in line and listening to him scream because he wants to be put down or wants out of his stroller (possibly annoying those in front and behind me).

I'm not sure how to resolve that. The kid doesn't like to stay stationary for more than a micro-second.

Why not schedule a character breakfast such as Chef Mickeys and skip the lines in the parks?

 

[KSDisneyDad]

Ksdisney, sorry for the misunderstanding!!! I seem to be good at that today!

I've never done that before.

It's sometimes difficult for me to get my point across succinctly so I understand why posts are sometimes misinterpreted.

 

[ccudmore]

So if each of the 250 people in front of you had someone else join them after you entered in the line, increasing the number of people in front of you from 250 to 500, you think the difference is negligible?

If one person is permitted to do it then EVERYONE is permitted to do it and it should be just as acceptable if everyone does. If you're ok with 1 person in front of you doing it then you should be ok with everyone in front of you doing it. Something tells me you wouldn't be.

I'd be fine with any realistic situation that comes along.