Just ranting about strollers

[Doc CW]

I have been to WDW and every time I go it seems that somebody has to bump me with a stroller. To get to the front of the lines at rides and "apologize" for bumping you, or hit you and nearly trip you to get the last souvenier you wanted and I just thought of this and it started getting me thinking about all the things people do to abuse stollers that urk me. Things like putting your bags into them and the kids are running around hitting people and the parents have no control because they dont feel like carring their kids. I am sorry if you are offended by my ranting but I felt like I needed to rant and if you do to go ahead thats what this thread is for.

 

[Diznotyzed]

I saw the greatest suggestion for stroller navigation on another group. If you are traveling as a family (rather than solo parent/guardian) why not have one parent walk in front of the stroller and lead the way, with the other piloting the stroller right behind. No hitting strangers that way.

 

[Mickeygolf]

Because I don't want to get hit in the heels with the stroller being operated by my wife. Just kidding...

I know strollers in the park can be dangerous, but there are many times when the stroller driver can't help but hit a person. I've been cut off more times than I can count and usually I can get the stroller stopped in time, but I've done my share of bumping.

I always make sure to apologize for the accident and offer the recipient of my stroller negligence the chance to wack me back if they want to. Most people just smile and let me go on my way.

Lifes too short!!!

 

[Kick Save]

As a typical stroller pusher if you'd quit stopping right in front of me I'd quit hitting you.

You're right, though. "Using" the stroller to get your way is beyond rude. Seen it before, or worse cutting of another stroller to get ahead of them...good stuff.

Flip side is you don't need to step on the strollers or ignore their existance. I had a lady in such a rush to get in front of me actually step on my son's leg IN the stroller.

 

[MyGoofy26]

I had to hurdle a stroller one trip to keep from crashing into the poor kid. I was walking straight up Main Street and this family is coming in the opposite direction, at an angle, from one side of the street to the other. Parents looking up and around, not at where they (or the stroller) were going. I had a split second to react, do nothing and I was getting rammed in the ankles and would have most definitely fallen ON the poor kid. Or leap. So yes, I literally hurdled the kid, who obviously had a look of fear, LMAO! Parents then gave ME a dirty look! I wanted to stop and say, "so you prefer a full grown adult to come crashing down on your toddler? I'll remember that for next time!"

Other than that, most parents have been truly apologetic when they bump into me.

 

[marathonmommy]

Because I don't want to get hit in the heels with the stroller being operated by my wife. Just kidding...

I know strollers in the park can be dangerous, but there are many times when the stroller driver can't help but hit a person. I've been cut off more times than I can count and usually I can get the stroller stopped in time, but I've done my share of bumping.

I always make sure to apologize for the accident and offer the recipient of my stroller negligence the chance to wack me back if they want to. Most people just smile and let me go on my way.

Lifes too short!!!

I would have to agree. Many people don't care that you are pushing a stroller and seriously cut you off. It can be very annoying on this end as well. I just keep it in perspective. After all, it IS the happiest place on earth!

 

[Disneymusicgirl]

aaaaaah! stroller nazis!!!!!!!!! I get hit by at least one stroller without fail on every vacation. And I am not one to dodge in front of a stroller and stop. Getting rammed by strollers really hurts too! The worst was when this guy hit me in the back of the legs really hard, I said "ow" and turned around, and he just looked at me and kept going. Situations like this make me all the more thankful when I'm hit and actually get an apology. I understand sometimes it can't be helped, I just can't stand the people who act like they did nothing wrong.

 

[Kick Save]

aaaaaah! stroller nazis!!!!!!!!! I get hit by at least one stroller without fail on every vacation. And I am not one to dodge in front of a stroller and stop. Getting rammed by strollers really hurts too! The worst was when this guy hit me in the back of the legs really hard, I said "ow" and turned around, and he just looked at me and kept going. Situations like this make me all the more thankful when I'm hit and actually get an apology. I understand sometimes it can't be helped, I just can't stand the people who act like they did nothing wrong.

Idiot drivers are everywhere...either behind the wheel or behind a stroller.

Don't hold it against us considerate stroller types.

 

[Disneymusicgirl]

Idiot drivers are everywhere...either behind the wheel or behind a stroller.

Don't hold it against us considerate stroller types.

Don't worry, I don't. As long as you try to be considerate you're a-okay with me, I understand how it is. I know there are kind stroller pushers out there!

 

[taximomfor4]

Not saying it's right, but perhaps the stroller-drivers got really irked enough to just push the stroller, to heck with anyone they hit. I know we get quite frustrated by day 3,

Let's see...the people (many of them) who get nect to the stroller as you're pushing it, and start veering to the side so that eventually you are forced off the path completely. The guy who went diagonal in a crowded walkway, jumping our stroller which ds was holding onto (dd was riding in it). Ds got knocked to the ground and his knee was split open. No apology from stroller-vaulter. Oh, and who can forget the people that treat the stroller like a semi on the freeway (who wants to be stuck behind one of THOSE?!) So they zip around you, and cut the corner too closely, and get heel-nipped. Or ALMOST get heel-nipped. It's hard to not start getting aggravated with the walking-only crowd in general, as wrong as that would be...especially during more crowded times.

I didn't hit anyone (the vaulter hit US!) either trip, but I did get forced off the path several times. And I did have to stop VERY short many many many times.

I try to be very cautious with my stroller-driving but if people insist on pretending strollers are invisible (BTW, commonly happens with ECVs too), they might get hit. I'll still apologize, even though it won't be my fault.

 

[MeLaNie9]

As one who had a stroller filled with DS on our recent WDW trip, I have to say what about the scooter crowd? As we were trying to leave MK one evening after the light parade, part of a huge crowd heading towards the exit, an older woman riding one of those scooters barrelled up behind us and yelled "get out of my way" and almost ran us over. A bit irritated by this, DH turned around to her and said "You know, everyone is heading to the same place. There's no way you're going to get there quickly in this crowd." She actually seemed cowed that someone talked back to her and called her on her rudeness. She must have been getting through the crowd with the beep, yell, and run over anyone in her way tactic prior to coming up behind us!

 

[Dorisk3]

I have an idea- kids should just be outlawed at Disney- that way there would be no strollers to worry about and all the restaurants would be quiet and all the adults wouldn't need to wait behind all those pesky kids to get autographs from other adults in large fuzzy hot costumes. Let's face it Disney is really for adults and those kids just get in the way!

 

[drogerstn]

I saw the greatest suggestion for stroller navigation on another group. If you are traveling as a family (rather than solo parent/guardian) why not have one parent walk in front of the stroller and lead the way, with the other piloting the stroller right behind. No hitting strangers that way.

Why not have multiple family members and multiple stroller pushers walking side-by-side, stretching from one end of the walkway to the other...not wait, this is done all the time..

 

[mking624]

I don't care if I get bumped into...99% of the time it's an accident...and it's bound to happen in a place as crowded as WDW whether it's a stroller bumping into you or a person bumping into you.

What I DO mind are the people who intentionally doing it. They are not too common, but yes I've been intentionally shoved out of the way by strollers and people when a simple "excuse me" would have sufficed. I remember this happening at Epcot WS a couple of years ago...those masquerade-like looking people in Italty were out for pics and I was trying to get a pic of this one and people were literally shoving me out of their way with their hands, strollers, you name it. I have several screwed up pics where it came out that way because I was being shoved. It literally got to the point where the CM dressed up actually spoke out (which shocked everyone since they're not supposed to speak) and told them to knock it off and let me step up and take a picture. I was so appreciative of him that I nearly hugged him. It's THOSE situations that upset me because I knew it was done intentionally. But an accident? That doesn't bug me.

 

[kvogel11202]

Because both sides are right. There are absolutely people out there who will cut in front of strollers like they aren't there, I have also fuond myself doing it, not on purpose, but because I wasn't paying attention. Of course I apologized for hitting their stroller. Most people in Disney are very courteous, but there are always exceptions! We we were at AK in April we waited in a VERY long line for the Safari, now, there were 8 of us, so we took up a lot of space. The guy behind us started ramming us with his stroller, becasue he decided there were 2 lines, and he wanted to be in front of us. Not just ramming my ankles, but sister in law, my DS (7) DD (12) and other DS (10), when we funally turned around and asked him to please stop hitting us he yelled at us (barely in English, so we aren't fully sure what he said) that there were 2 lines, and we were in his way. This went on for about 20 minutes of the wait, he finally backed off when we started mocking him - nobody can mock people into submission like my sister in law and I. My brother cringes when we get worked up about something. Finally everyone around started commenting on this guys poor behavior. Of course we didn't let it go, and the fellow was on our safari truck- I'm thinking he didn't hit anyone after that. Again, accidents happen, it's crowded, the strollers are big and bulky, whatever, a quick sorry is all it takes. But when it is used as a weapon- that's when it's a problem!! Also- being at disney doesn't give kids the right to act like animals. Manners and basic courtesy still apply.

 

[inloveindisney]

I'm glad other people share my opinions. My husband and I always have something to say about aimless stroller wanderers, but the all time worst place to take a stroller is.....the osbourne lights. I felt sorry for those people and was so thankful that I didn't have one to tote around. We are considering these as tips for ourselves for when we have kids. I will never take one into that crowd at christmas! It was horrible. I saw some people just give up and stand there because there was no where they could go without hitting someone.
The next worse place has to be Main Street. Everyone is looking around instead of steering. I've had to do a stroller hurdle there before too. I got a weird look as well.

 

[oxfordcircus]

 

[frayedend]

I have been to WDW and every time I go it seems that somebody has to bump me with a stroller. To get to the front of the lines at rides and "apologize" for bumping you, or hit you and nearly trip you to get the last souvenier you wanted and I just thought of this and it started getting me thinking about all the things people do to abuse stollers that urk me. Things like putting your bags into them and the kids are running around hitting people and the parents have no control because they dont feel like carring their kids. I am sorry if you are offended by my ranting but I felt like I needed to rant and if you do to go ahead thats what this thread is for.

In defense of the stroller pushers I have to say that first, if we bump you lightly we may not even know it, so we may not apologize. Secondly, maybe we have one kid in the stroller and one walking and you just walked in front of us and separated our kid from us. I usually will call to my kid to wait, but sometimes I just try to hurry around the person.

And I have to say that my kids do sometimes want to get out of the stroller to look at things. If they do this and I am carrying some bags, well I sure am gonna put the bags in the stroller. Do you really think I should force the kids to stay seated? Or should I just carry the bags anyway? Or should I leave the stroller and hope I can find another one when the kids get tired again? And, well, since my kids got to be over 30 pounds, no I don't feel like carrying them. That's why I have a stroller. But does this mean they shouldn't be allowed to walk???

On the other hand, if I do accidentally bump you and I realize that I did it, I will surely apologize. And if I need to get by you I will do what I tell my kids..."Use your words" and say Excuse Me Please.

 

[Gary M]

I saw the greatest suggestion for stroller navigation on another group. If you are traveling as a family (rather than solo parent/guardian) why not have one parent walk in front of the stroller and lead the way, with the other piloting the stroller right behind. No hitting strangers that way.

This is the best suggestion I've seen. I'm sure it's probably a very small % of stroller users, but I see several people at WDW using the strollers as a battering ram to get through the crowds. Beware of the jogging strollers with the big wheels. I have read where these aren't allowed in WDW, but I have seen and felt many of them.(ouch) The jogging stroller people seem to be more aggressive than others.

 

[monetnj]

I saw the greatest suggestion for stroller navigation on another group. If you are traveling as a family (rather than solo parent/guardian) why not have one parent walk in front of the stroller and lead the way, with the other piloting the stroller right behind. No hitting strangers that way.

And I guess no talking to your spouse/partner either! Unless, of course, the person in front decides to try and turn around and talk at the same time as navigating, but that will most likely lead to person-to-person bumping instead.