Line JUMPER at DW?

[Teresa Pitman]

Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't quite get the point of asking the people around you if it is okay to take your child to the bathroom. What if they say no? Are you supposed to then just stand in line and let him pee on the ground? (And get written up in the "Have you ever had a shock?" thread.) Or does that mean you have to leave the line and take the child to the bathroom and go back to the very end of the line afterwards? (I can see that on long line days you might never actually get on the ride - you'd line up, get almost to the front, go to the bathroom, go to the end of the line, get almost to the front, go to the bathroom again, back to the end of the line...)

And as far as taking a child to the bathroom "pre-emptively" - very young children aren't really capable of this. They can "hold it" (for a short time) and they can "release" when they get to the bathroom (and sometimes sooner). But they can't "go" when they aren't feeling the sensation of having to go - their bladder control skills aren't that sophisticated yet.

Little kids are little kids. Sometimes they need to use the bathroom, unexpectedly and urgently. Sometimes they need a break from the heat. Sometimes they need a little play-break. This is not at all the same kind of thing as a party of nine teenagers (who were not in the line to start with) pushing their way to the front.

Teresa

 

[gypsydoodlebug]

Glad to see someone else has brought this up. DD2 has been potty-trained since Halloween. Last night, I took her to the bathroom FOUR TIMES during dinner. She went every time. I can't really fault her for that because at least she went.

 

[Miss Inga Depointe]

Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't quite get the point of asking the people around you if it is okay to take your child to the bathroom. What if they say no? Are you supposed to then just stand in line and let him pee on the ground? (And get written up in the "Have you ever had a shock?" thread.) Or does that mean you have to leave the line and take the child to the bathroom and go back to the very end of the line afterwards?
Teresa

I just said that's what I would do. And in fact, that's what I have done. People are pretty friendly if you give them the chance and if you are friendly to them. I am much more likely be annoyed if people just bowled by me both ways and said nothing to me than if they just smiled and said, "I hope you don't mind if I leave for a few minutes to take him to the bathroom." Just one of those niceties that I think our society lacks these days. I don't know if it's asking their permission as much as it is acknowledging their presence and being polite.

 

[Beca]

Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't quite get the point of asking the people around you if it is okay to take your child to the bathroom. Teresa

ITA!!



Beca

 

[Miss Inga Depointe]

OK,so let's assume that you are in close quarters in a line and there are people you are going to have to get by to get out of the line. You think it's OK to just shove past them? You don't think it's a little friendlier to at least explain the situation.

See, this is one of the reason people get stressed out at WDW sometimes, because people just aren't courteous to each other. Of course you have the right to go to the bathroom and of course if you gotta go you gotta go, but would it kill people to do it in a polite way?

Of course you can take your child to the restroom, but if you do it in a polite way, you are less likely to be perceived as a line jumper, and I think that's what the OP was asking.

 

[Teresa Pitman]

I'm not suggesting being rude or pushing people out of the way, I just don't get the idea of asking permission. I would certainly say something like "Excuse me, I need to take little Jeremy here to the bathroom, I'll be back in a few minutes."

Teresa

 

[Beca]

OK,so let's assume that you are in close quarters in a line and there are people you are going to have to get by to get out of the line. You think it's OK to just shove past them? You don't think it's a little friendlier to at least explain the situation.

See, this is one of the reason people get stressed out at WDW sometimes, because people just aren't courteous to each other. Of course you have the right to go to the bathroom and of course if you gotta go you gotta go, but would it kill people to do it in a polite way?

Of course you can take your child to the restroom, but if you do it in a polite way, you are less likely to be perceived as a line jumper, and I think that's what the OP was asking.

No,no,no....I am not advocating being rude or unfriendly at all. But, I do think a simple "Excuse me...(insert what ever comical "potty" metaphor you can think of here)" is just fine.

I am not saying to be rude, but to ask every person in line behind you if it is okay with them for you to take you child to the bathroom on the way out...well, by the time you did that...your child would just end up peeing in your arms anyway.

I think common sense and courtesy is needed by anyone entering and exiting a line....but, those in line need to be a little understanding as well...I think most people are both.



Beca

 

[Becky2005]

One other thought - I'm sure all parents can vouch that a pre-emptive trip to the bathroom does not ensure that a little one will not have to go again within 30 minutes, or even just 10 minutes.

I can vouch for that! Happened to us this summer, we were staying at the Contemporary walking our way over to MK. *Everyone* used the bathroom before leaving - the walk is not that long!! My 5 year old 1/2 through the walk says he has to go again and didn't quite make it to MK. I would have no problem with letting someone back in line that took a child for a bathroom break.

 

[MareQ]

Glad to see someone else has brought this up. DD2 has been potty-trained since Halloween. Last night, I took her to the bathroom FOUR TIMES during dinner. She went every time. I can't really fault her for that because at least she went.

We call 4 yo DD the "Pee Pee Queen". She asks to go to the bathroom FREQUENTLY and goes each and every time. Now oldest DS can go hours and hours without having to go once.

 

[Beca]

I don't know if it's asking their permission as much as it is acknowledging their presence and being polite.

I think that is definitely the key. I mean, I have never had anyone say anything to me at WDW for doing this (however, a few people who have obviously forgotten what it is like to have a small child) have given me hard looks. I am sorry that my dd having to go to the bathroom at an inopportune time is causing them distress....but, seriously...I don't have a choice....she HAS to go pee pee...and she was three!! And, mind you...this is not when we were getting back into the line, but when we were leaving to go potty...I obviously was not "cutting" into the line at that point (yep...those were the times when I asked the cm if we could return thru the exit or the fp line).

But, I think most of the time when a mom or dad leaves a line with a small child, most people can assume what the problem is (especially if that child is doing the beloved "peepee dance"), and little explanation needs to be given, other than, "Excuse me, please."



Beca