Line cutters, what would you do?

[MsTinkerChele]

Hey Eveyone..just needed to vent and hear your opinion on what you would do. I was at MNSSHP on the 19th with 5 other friends. We got in line early to get our faces painted, when we got on line there was about 12 people ahead of us.No problem. As we get closer about 3 people ahead of us a Mother with her two friends and their 2 girls are on line. All of a sudden 7 more girls came running cutting the line, and she was still waiting for one more. I said to her Maam there is a line. She snaps at me "excuse me but my husband was standing there on line. OK well if he was standing there then it should be for one spot not 10. I said well we all have to wait on line and you dont see me standing here by myself holding 5 spots. and she says.."yeah well you should" GRRRRRRRRRRRRR yes so what I am 21. i paid for this party too and waited patiently on line. We were almost next and i hear her say to her friend." can you believe that girl had the nerve to say that to me?, i can cut anyone i want. i was shaking and my heart was pumping. I was going to go up to the cast members and tell them what was happening. But knowing the nerve of this woman she would have gone straight the guest relations and complained about the CM. i underdtood they cant say maam get your kids on line. Theres not much a Cm can do and i didnt want them to get into trouble. Its even sadder that the kids are learning this type of behavior and the womans friends did nothing about it.Parents put yourselves in other people shoes dont do onto others what you would not want done to you.What would you all have done? I would love to hear everyones thoughts on this.

 

[snowwite]

Hey Eveyone..just needed to vent and hear your opinion on what you would do. I was at MNSSHP on the 19th with 5 other friends. We got in line early to get our faces painted, when we got on line there was about 12 people ahead of us.No problem. As we get closer about 3 people ahead of us a Mother with her two friends and their 2 girls are on line. All of a sudden 7 more girls came running cutting the line, and she was still waiting for one more. I said to her Maam there is a line. She snaps at me "excuse me but my husband was standing there on line. OK well if he was standing there then it should be for one spot not 10. I said well we all have to wait on line and you dont see me standing here by myself holding 5 spots. and she says.."yeah well you should" GRRRRRRRRRRRRR yes so what I am 21. i paid for this party too and waited patiently on line. We were almost next and i hear her say to her friend." can you believe that girl had the nerve to say that to me?, i can cut anyone i want. i was shaking and my heart was pumping. I was going to go up to the cast members and tell them what was happening. But knowing the nerve of this woman she would have gone straight the guest relations and complained about the CM. i underdtood they cant say maam get your kids on line. Theres not much a Cm can do and i didnt want them to get into trouble. Its even sadder that the kids are learning this type of behavior and the womans friends did nothing about it.Parents put yourselves in other people shoes dont do onto others what you would not want done to you.What would you all have done? I would love to hear everyones thoughts on this.

If her husband was "holding" thier spot I would not have a problem with it. I dont mind that but I do mind when people who know they were in back of me jump in front of me in Test track or RnRC because of that stupid pre ride room system. That makes me want to smack em.

 

[MsTinkerChele]

If he was "holding" the spot it should be for one person maybe 2 but not 10 kids. Thats totally not fair.

 

[CherCrazy]

Sometimes you have to hold a person's place in line due to a sudden bathroom urge.

Last week, a friend of mine was SPIT on by a child at Fort Wilderness. Same thing, parents acted like my friend spit on HIM! They were even taunting my friends and giving them the finger. The CM just stood there and WATCHED!! At least if they had called security, the situation wouldn't have gotten out of hand.

 

[MsTinkerChele]

Even though it IS Disney, they do need to step it up a bit and defend guests that are right. Wereall guilty of bathroom breaks hehe but I'm also sure not all 10 kids had to go to the bathroom at once and come back screaming"that was fun i want to ride again."

 

[#1 Pocahontas]

UGH! I can sympathize. Last weekend we were waiting in line for at our local children's museum haunted house. We had been in line for about 20 minutes. The line was backed up past where you would actually enter the line. (does that make sense?) We had just entered the part of the line that loops around, and around. All of the sudden I see girl scouts just walking past the line. They came and started standing with the lady two families in front of us. Well, the girls and their moms just kept coming. There were over 30 of them!!!!!! I could not believe my eyes. There were so many that they had to stand side by side to the line until the line moved up enough to fit them all into the line together. I was FUMING!!! My Dh kept telling me not to make a scene. I didn't but I did say a few things to him that were purposely loud enough for them to hear.

I have no problem with someone standing in line while someone runs to the potty or whatever, but 30 people..........Give me a break!

 

[Deb & Bill]

My husband had the most wonderful thing happen to him at DL this Sept. There was a man with a kid who kept cutting in front of everyone in line for Splash Mt. When my husband finally got up to a CM, he told the CM about the kid and his father. The CM waited until the kid and his dad got up to the front of the line, then he escorted the two cutters right through the ride and out the exit. There was a round of applause by the guests in line. The CM told my husband that he hated people who did that.

To the OP: This woman was wrong. Her husband cannot hold the place of ten kids by just himself. I would have gone to the nearest CM and complained and she could just go and stomp her feet and whine for all I cared.

 

[MsTinkerChele]

Good for your husband.!! I just knew though if i had approcahed a CM a told them the situation and most likely they would have said its Halloween there nothing we could really do. I know i would have gotten thrown out at the park. iam not a coonfrontational person. Sowhen i say something to you it means im extremely P.O'd. Thank you all for sharing your stories,and remember stand up for yourself!

 

[Kycha]

MsTink,
I just posted this in your other thread:

"I see this problem getting worse over the years. And what kind of example is this woman setting for those children. It is disgraceful.

DH and I had a similar experience in March while waiting on line for Expedition Everest. There was a group, 1 adult and 3 children in line about 10 people ahead of us. Suddenly a group of 10 kids get in line behind us. Apparently they are with the same school group. When the adult chaperone sees the kids at the back he says he didn't know they were riding at the same time and come on up and join us in line. Now, if I were in the same position, I would have just joined the group at the back of the line rather than butting in front of all those people. Anyway, I called over a CM and explained what just happened and when he spoke to the chaperone, he lied to the cm and told him that no, their group was together and that they did not butt in line. Even though other people backed up our accusations, the cm told me there was nothing he could do.

So, this chaperone was not only rude and a liar, this was all witnessed by the 13 kids he was charged with. Such bad behavior."

Maybe it depends on the CM on how the situation will be handled.

 

[KristiKelly]

I experienced line cutters several times while at WDW in Sept. It had me fuming.

 

[Stimpy]

This is one of my biggest pet peeves! I don't mind 1-2 kids joining the line...like another poster mentioned, those potty breaks can sometimes sneak up on you! But when whole groups start cutting I get furious. I do not blame you one bit for getting angry.

BTW, this happens alot to us at the Main Street Barber shop. We wait in line for 1/2 hour with finally only 1 person in front of us. Sure enough 4-5 more people come out of nowhere to join the 1st person and get their hair cut too. Again, 1 child, especially a young preschooler, no problem. 4 is a problem! I just spent over 1/2 hour teaching my 2 children they must wait their turn and be patient if they want their haircut. Then I have to explain to them about rude behavior from other people....a little on the loud side

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

Holding a place in line for your spouse or own kids is okay. Holding a place for a whole group of people is not.

 

[wendy46001]

I'll have to agree...you can hold a place for a few...
My biggest issue is with tour groups........We were in line for EE and had a group of 3 in front of us....3 turned into 10...then 10 turned into 20...then more showed up at the end and hopped right in...just because your shirt matches doesn’t mean you’re together

 

[Am_I_There_Yet]

Cutting in line is wrong. Period.

BUT - I would be one kind of ticked, had it been a ride that lasted a few minutes and loaded about twenty people at a time, and a whole 'nuther kind of ticked had it been for something that creeped by like face painting!

That takes forever!

 

[JakeJoshMom]

We had cutters at AK Kilamajaro ride.
I went and told a group of CM's they said there was nothing they could do!
And they cut in on the Fast Pass line. I would have assumed they should have been able to ask for a FP ticket and have them leave when they couldn't produce one

 

[Not so Dumbo]

While we were waiting to see Mickey in the Judges tent a little boy ran pass us and about 30 others all the way to the front of the line, and then 10 adults followed him. At first it looked like maybe he was running off and they were trying to catch him. Not the case. Turned out to be a tricky way for all of them to cut in line.

 

[Kae]

If he was "holding" the spot it should be for one person maybe 2 but not 10 kids. Thats totally not fair.

I agree. I thought it was way worse at DL this spring than at WDW June 05. We were in line for HM These 2 woman were yelling to their mother, ok fine an older lady(or little Kid), well she came with at least 15 & they were next to go into the door.
It falls in to the old one bad apple, saying.
Kae

 

[FisherFamily]

I was at a honors chorus event for my daughter which was a two day event. One of the other kids mother was from another country ( I won't say which one) we got into a discussion about the number of tour groups that we see at WDW that come from this particular country. She said that it is a big deal to be wealthy enough to have your kids go to WDW in these tour groups. She then explained in her country that these kids have to go through an instructional/training to teach them American rules. The biggest being that you have to wait in line and wait your turn. These kids are so privledge they don't understand not getting what they want when they want. She said they don't understand the concept of waiting your turn at all. I was amazed to hear that social status in some countries means you don't have to have manners.

 

[shamrockshake]

We ( DD and I) were walking toward the line of Dumbo in DL, and this guy runs past us and gets in line. OK , fine he ran and did not actually push us out of the way, but then once in line he lets in his 2 older sons, wife/girlfriend and young son. I know this is not too may folks, but for Dumbo that is 3 elephants and the line crawls. Couldn't he of just walked into line behind us? So we were the first ones in line. ( They took the last 3 elephants) The good part is we got to ride the golden Dumbo.

I do not mind if folks need to go potty, or save a spot for a restless kid or two, but when it is a slow line ( or face painting which takes FOREVER) or a lot of people the few in front join the group in back. We have done this MANY times. Heading onto jungle, I get in line (yes I get excited and always start toward the line before everyone else is ready!) and notice my husband and friends are lagging behind. I don't wave them forward, I step to the side and let folks pass me until I am with my group. It is only fair.

my 2 cents

 

[GoinToDisney]

At Sesame Place, you can be kicked out of the park for any form of line-cutting. Even saving a spot for a toddler while they are on a potty break. I think that is a bit extreme, but is better than allowing cutting. People still try to cut there, and I LOVE to see them escorted out of the ride.