Line etiquette

[Kaler131]

I don't get why (most) people HAVE to "join their party". Why don't they all wait until their "party" is ready to get into the line at once. If your "party" is not all there and ready to line up....don't line up yet! I always make my kids (and adults as well) go to the bathroom or do anything else that is needed to do, BEFORE we line up. I have four kids and I just don't do that (line cutting) for ANY reason. I am not flaming anyone who may do it for whatever reason....but personally, I don't see a reason for it.

 

[MikeAidanEoinMom]

That depends, will you be eating your condiment bar salad? Or your brought from home bun?

Disclaimer: totally kidding!

Is dinner after you have soaked your feet in the fountain???

 

[perkinsrose]

Is dinner after you have soaked your feet in the fountain???

 

[ntsammy5]

Considering the amount of beer I drink at the parks, I leave lines frequently, and usually can't remember what line I was in so I just start all over again. Tha's what's nice about World Showcase - there aren't too many lines!

 

[MNWDWMANIAC]

Considering the amount of beer I drink at the parks, I leave lines frequently, and usually can't remember what line I was in so I just start all over again. Tha's what's nice about World Showcase - there aren't too many lines!

 

[BostonRob]

Considering the amount of beer I drink at the parks, I leave lines frequently, and usually can't remember what line I was in so I just start all over again. Tha's what's nice about World Showcase - there aren't too many lines!

Now THATS funny.

 

[MikeAidanEoinMom]

Considering the amount of beer I drink at the parks, I leave lines frequently, and usually can't remember what line I was in so I just start all over again. Tha's what's nice about World Showcase - there aren't too many lines!

you now in July we were Drinking around the world and got to the UK and the beer was BROKEN seriously....We were soooo

 

[Sleeping Becca]

If a person has a bathroom emergency and has to leave the line adult or child I'm not going to blockcade them. They can come back in line with their party no problem.

If you have a back problem or other ailment that prevents you from standing in line, then get a GAC card.

Bottom line: No guests should "join" their party in a line.

The party should enter the line together. period.

If you want your kids to have a good spot for a parade, then get there early enough to secure a spot. It is not like a parade "sneaks" up on you. You can clearly see folks staking out spots for hours. "I do let little ones get in front of me if they are polite", but that is my choice.

Tell me this, what is the difference:

1. Persons Fred, George, and Percy go to the bathroom while Ron gets in line for Peter Pan, about 15 minutes later Fred, George, and Percy "join" Ron in the line.

2. Persons Fred, George, and Percy want to ride Peter Pan, they go up to the line and notice that their friend Ron is already in line up ahead and they decide to join him.

 

[dreamer17555]

Tell me this, what is the difference:

1. Persons Fred, George, and Percy go to the bathroom while Ron gets in line for Peter Pan, about 15 minutes later Fred, George, and Percy "join" Ron in the line.

2. Persons Fred, George, and Percy want to ride Peter Pan, they go up to the line and notice that their friend Ron is already in line up ahead and they decide to join him.

But shouldn't Harry Potter's friends be cutting the line at Universal instead? Or did they pay for the Universal Express Pass?


-Becca-

 

[Dismom55]

While I agree with most of what you say, please be kind to an old lady who until 2 weeks ago did not know about a card she could get to legally allow her to baby her physical disability. So I am sure there are plenty of people out there who do not know about the nice little card that shows Disney cares about your physical limitations. Now that I know about the card, you can be sure I will do what I have to do to have one for future visits. And if I see someone obviously struggleing physically and they, like myself decided to forgo the wheelchair and try to do everything on foot, well, I will inform them of this great knowledge that I stumbled upon. So they can avoid confrontations and feeling guilty. This has been a long and interesting discussion. I might have done things the incorrect way, but I did try to do them in a respectful manner and it was only me not in the line with the other 4 in my party in the line properly. Had anyone complained after I explained my situation, I would have backed off, lucky me everyone I came across seemed to be very understanding. Granted I only sat out the line on one or two occasions, I basically doubled up on my pain meds to get thru everything without being a hassle to anyone, other guests or family.

So I do agree when entire groups of people try to cut, the cm's should be notified or alerted to the situation, I did not think I was harming anyone with the way I did things, now that I know of another, better way you can all be sure I will use it. I felt bad enough, imagine how awful I would have felt had I come across some one who would have taken exception to my trying to ease my pain.

I do not say any of this in a sarcastic nor angry inflection, so I hope none will take it in that way. I am truely grateful to know there is a better way to do things. And since I ask tolerance, I am more likely to use tolerance of others in my daily life.

My mother has always said I do things totally backwards or upside down as the rest of the world. Apparently she has been right all these years.

 

[andymattmom]

Hey how about my 13 and 11 year old who ride in strollers- can I hold the place in line....call my husband on the cell phone and have him bring the boys up to the front. They tire very easily and I don't want them to have to stand in line. They also nap in the strollers so I will be pushing my way in front of you so they can see the parade. Hope nobody has issues with that. I will make sure I ram into you with the strollers also and have the boys stick feet out and trip you, we will block the entire path while we figure where to go, take forever with the fastpass machine and save tables while we get food- we need 2 tables for our stuff!

 

[Sleeping Becca]

While I agree with most of what you say, please be kind to an old lady who until 2 weeks ago did not know about a card she could get to legally allow her to baby her physical disability. So I am sure there are plenty of people out there who do not know about the nice little card that shows Disney cares about your physical limitations.

I only sat out the line on one or two occasions, I basically doubled up on my pain meds to get thru everything without being a hassle to anyone, other guests or family.

I'm glad you now know about the card! Disney should be a happy place, and hopefully now you will find your trips to be less painful. Now you don't have to seek anyone's approval to join the line, or explain yourself to 100 strangers. Don't be afraid to use the card, that is what it is there for!

Also next time you may consider an ECV to get around in, that way you would be more comfortable traveling and could tolerate standing in the lines. At Disney you do more walking going place to place than you do standing in lines.

 

[scammermom]

But shouldn't Harry Potter's friends be cutting the line at Universal instead? Or did they pay for the Universal Express Pass?


-Becca-

If they stayed onsite at one of the Universal hotels, this wouldn't be an issue.

 

[Mickeyorbust]

I totally agree. What I always try to do if it's busy is, if I'm just about finished, I'll keep an eye out for anyone who is looking for a table, and if they get close enough, I'll let them know that I'm just about finished and they can use my table. (I always go solo, so there's always room for at least part of a group to sit there until I'm done.)

We have 4 when we go, but I try to do the same thing if a restaurant is busy. Usually as I'm getting up to throw something away I'll see someone searching for a table and will let them know we're leaving and they can have our table.

Line cutting story: This girl, probably 8 or 9, came past me and DD14 in line for BTMRR. Told the lady behind me she was trying to catch up to her parents. A little while later here she comes again. This time I could see her continue through the line and get in the train by herself. For a third time, here she comes again. This time I turned around and faced her, I told her "Obviously your parents aren't in this line. You know what you're doing is wrong. IF you really want to ride this again you need to get to the back of the line and wait your turn like everyone else." I don't know if she got in line but she did turn around and walk toward it.

Later on at SM, here comes the same little girl pushing through the line trying to get to her parents. When she got to me, looked down at her and asked her if her parents were really in this line. She turned around and walked out. I thought for sure everyone around me thought I was a monster, but the man a few people ahead of me in line said, "If you hadn't said anything I was going to, I've watched her do that all day."

 

[kimsuenew]

While I agree with most of what you say, please be kind to an old lady who until 2 weeks ago did not know about a card she could get to legally allow her to baby her physical disability. So I am sure there are plenty of people out there who do not know about the nice little card that shows Disney cares about your physical limitations. Now that I know about the card, you can be sure I will do what I have to do to have one for future visits. And if I see someone obviously struggleing physically and they, like myself decided to forgo the wheelchair and try to do everything on foot, well, I will inform them of this great knowledge that I stumbled upon. So they can avoid confrontations and feeling guilty. This has been a long and interesting discussion. I might have done things the incorrect way, but I did try to do them in a respectful manner and it was only me not in the line with the other 4 in my party in the line properly. Had anyone complained after I explained my situation, I would have backed off, lucky me everyone I came across seemed to be very understanding. Granted I only sat out the line on one or two occasions, I basically doubled up on my pain meds to get thru everything without being a hassle to anyone, other guests or family.

So I do agree when entire groups of people try to cut, the cm's should be notified or alerted to the situation, I did not think I was harming anyone with the way I did things, now that I know of another, better way you can all be sure I will use it. I felt bad enough, imagine how awful I would have felt had I come across some one who would have taken exception to my trying to ease my pain.

I do not say any of this in a sarcastic nor angry inflection, so I hope none will take it in that way. I am truely grateful to know there is a better way to do things. And since I ask tolerance, I am more likely to use tolerance of others in my daily life.

My mother has always said I do things totally backwards or upside down as the rest of the world. Apparently she has been right all these years.

Just so you are aware... the "card" (GAC) will not, nor is it intended to, assist a guest in avoiding a wait in line. Often using a GAC can cause a longer wait in line for guests! It simply offers the support necessary to assist a challenged/handicap guest to enjoy the park in the same manner a person without a disability does.

By all means, if there is a disability present in yourself or others you meet in the parks, that prohibits one from experiencing WDW... go and make use of the support that is there! The person requiring the GAC must be present and you must be able to tell the CM what assistance you need.

It is a wonderful support for those that need it!

 

[kckmom]

At a local amusement park a few weeks ago, I was on the receiving end of the 'blockade' and I have to tell you, people can be extremely rude about it.

My girls are young, and some tweens behind me pushed past me and got between my girls and me on line. Then, when I tried to catch up to them, parents were giving me the evil eye, when their children were the ones who pushed in front of me to begin with!

 

[Dismom55]

Just so you are aware... the "card" (GAC) will not, nor is it intended to, assist a guest in avoiding a wait in line. Often using a GAC can cause a longer wait in line for guests! It simply offers the support necessary to assist a challenged/handicap guest to enjoy the park in the same manner a person without a disability does.

By all means, if there is a disability present in yourself or others you meet in the parks, that prohibits one from experiencing WDW... go and make use of the support that is there! The person requiring the GAC must be present and you must be able to tell the CM what assistance you need.

It is a wonderful support for those that need it!

I do take lightly the card, if you knew my situation in whole, you would not need to doubt my sincerity. But like all things there are those out there who would try to take advantage. I do not even say I would actually use the card, if the lines are not to bad, then I will try to brave the lines. I would never give it to anyone in my group and have them go on with out me. First off you should know, I will not be in the lines for any of the coasters, the Kali River ride, the Tot or even Star Wars as those we know my back will not tolerate. Even the Safari ride give it to much of a jolt, but I do it because it is one of my favs and I would be so disappointed. Most times it will be just my mother (age 77) and myself. My daughter and her friend will most likely just meeting up with us for meals and those only ADR's. As long as a line is moving briskly and I do not have to stand in one place to long, I can function with less pain. But, any line that is at a dead stop for to long, my right leg goes numb and I can not walk. This happens to me in the grocery line all the time, but there I have the cart to use until I can get my right leg functioning again. In Dec, I had my hubby to lean on, I will not have him on my next trip. I simply can not describe the constant pain and how much that pain increases when I am standing in one place for to long. This is all due to first a back injury that required two surgeries, then two stokes, one year apart, all which affected my right leg and to some extent my right arm. Should I ever fall, I simply can not get up, I have severe decreased strength in the right side, but manage to walk carefully, at first you will not even notice the slight limp, but after walking for any distance, lets say after about 15 minutes this limp will become more pronounced, until it is downright silly looking. After years of this I have learned that I must take short cuts where I can, conserve my energy as best I can so I can function, and yes we thought about a wheelchair, but mentally I am not ready to go there. I insist I will do this, and pardon me if due to my physical limitations I might ask for a little consideration, but as I have tried to explain, I think I have a real reason and I would never abuse the privelidge.

Again, I certainly can imagine how some would take advantage, let me assure you I am not one of those, and before even planning this trip I had to ask my 77 yr old mother did she think she would be able to help me on this trip. Then of course I do have my daughter who will be 21 at the time and she will be close enough at had to help too.

Only yesterday the family went to a Dragons Baseball game, we only had lawn tickets, so stupid me I decided I would go and sit on the lawn. (first time to go with the kids to a pro baseball game) Big mistake, even with my hubby and daughters help it took me several attempts to get to a standing position, and today as well as during the game, the pain is undescribable to most. My right leg kept going numb no matter what position I took and I simply had no use of it to get up. This was not easy, I am surprised my hubby had the strength to help me, sort of dead weight. But then, he delivers furniture for a living so perhaps he is used to heavy dead weight.

I digress, trust me, I will not be the one to take advantage, just trying to live a somewhat normal life.

 

[kimsuenew]

I do take lightly the card, if you knew my situation in whole, you would not need to doubt my sincerity. But like all things there are those out there who would try to take advantage. I do not even say I would actually use the card, if the lines are not to bad, then I will try to brave the lines. I would never give it to anyone in my group and have them go on with out me. First off you should know, I will not be in the lines for any of the coasters, the Kali River ride, the Tot or even Star Wars as those we know my back will not tolerate. Even the Safari ride give it to much of a jolt, but I do it because it is one of my favs and I would be so disappointed. Most times it will be just my mother (age 77) and myself. My daughter and her friend will most likely just meeting up with us for meals and those only ADR's. As long as a line is moving briskly and I do not have to stand in one place to long, I can function with less pain. But, any line that is at a dead stop for to long, my right leg goes numb and I can not walk. This happens to me in the grocery line all the time, but there I have the cart to use until I can get my right leg functioning again. In Dec, I had my hubby to lean on, I will not have him on my next trip. I simply can not describe the constant pain and how much that pain increases when I am standing in one place for to long. This is all due to first a back injury that required two surgeries, then two stokes, one year apart, all which affected my right leg and to some extent my right arm. Should I ever fall, I simply can not get up, I have severe decreased strength in the right side, but manage to walk carefully, at first you will not even notice the slight limp, but after walking for any distance, lets say after about 15 minutes this limp will become more pronounced, until it is downright silly looking. After years of this I have learned that I must take short cuts where I can, conserve my energy as best I can so I can function, and yes we thought about a wheelchair, but mentally I am not ready to go there. I insist I will do this, and pardon me if due to my physical limitations I might ask for a little consideration, but as I have tried to explain, I think I have a real reason and I would never abuse the privelidge.

Again, I certainly can imagine how some would take advantage, let me assure you I am not one of those, and before even planning this trip I had to ask my 77 yr old mother did she think she would be able to help me on this trip. Then of course I do have my daughter who will be 21 at the time and she will be close enough at had to help too.

Only yesterday the family went to a Dragons Baseball game, we only had lawn tickets, so stupid me I decided I would go and sit on the lawn. (first time to go with the kids to a pro baseball game) Big mistake, even with my hubby and daughters help it took me several attempts to get to a standing position, and today as well as during the game, the pain is undescribable to most. My right leg kept going numb no matter what position I took and I simply had no use of it to get up. This was not easy, I am surprised my hubby had the strength to help me, sort of dead weight. But then, he delivers furniture for a living so perhaps he is used to heavy dead weight.

I digress, trust me, I will not be the one to take advantage, just trying to live a somewhat normal life.

I by no means doubt your sincerity, I am sorry for the health challenges that you have had, and as I said before the GAC is wonderful for people that truly need it. I want to send you a little information, please check your message center for a PM from me! TIA!

 

[Cool-Beans]

Just so you are aware... the "card" (GAC) will not, nor is it intended to, assist a guest in avoiding a wait in line. Often using a GAC can cause a longer wait in line for guests! It simply offers the support necessary to assist a challenged/handicap guest to enjoy the park in the same manner a person without a disability does.

By all means, if there is a disability present in yourself or others you meet in the parks, that prohibits one from experiencing WDW... go and make use of the support that is there! The person requiring the GAC must be present and you must be able to tell the CM what assistance you need.

It is a wonderful support for those that need it!

This bears repeating.

Folks in chairs don't generally wait less and sometimes they wait longer. It is just a different waiting place, that's all.

And the Disney staff isn't always all that nice about it, either.

 

[Lilogirl]

This bears repeating.

Folks in chairs don't generally wait less and sometimes they wait longer. It is just a different waiting place, that's all.

And the Disney staff isn't always all that nice about it, either.

And sometimes neither are the other guests.

For the most part CM's are wonderful in meeting the needs of guests. We have encountered a couple over the years that may have missed their daily dose of pixie dust LOL.

But, I have never seem so many people get their medical degrees and be able to determine (while waiting in a line mind you) just which people NEED wheelchairs or ECV's. Disney is TRULY a magical place LOL

(kidding)