Loud campers

[Shasta]

We checked out Sat morning and had a great time! On our last night, about 6-7 sites around us were taken by a large family gathering.

I have never, in my years of camping run into a louder group, oblivious to the affect of thier noise. They started lighting grills at 10:00pm and at 1:00 am were having loud, laughter filled
conversations that resonated beyond loop 2000.

I know I should/should have said something but rode it out since it was our last night. To be honest, I was looking forward to payback the next morning when I fired up my air pump to suck out air from my air matresses. Guess what? At 5:00, they were up for the day and just as loud.

Sorry, I've been wantig to vent that for a few days now.

 

[ElementCamper]

Some folks are just oblivious to what is around them. Sometimes you just have to call the front desk (incovenient if you don't have cell or number and have to go to courtesy phone at comfort station) and ask them to come quiet them down. If they don't look like they'd riot if you went over there, I have been known to politely ask they keep it down but that can turn ugly at times.

Sorry you had to put up with that.

 

[Shasta]

Some folks are just oblivious to what is around them. Sometimes you just have to call the front desk (incovenient if you don't have cell or number and have to go to courtesy phone at comfort station) and ask them to come quiet them down. If they don't look like they'd riot if you went over there, I have been known to politely ask they keep it down but that can turn ugly at times.

Sorry you had to put up with that.

Thank you! While they were very, very loud, they weren't drinking, cursing etc. They were just having a very loud good time. There were children involved and I wasn't going to be anyone's Disney vacation buzz kill.

Walking to the courtesy phone would have been like walking the gauntlet. Their campsites were the last six or so by the restroom. It would have been pretty obvious who called. I'd have tried to ask them to be quiet but I don't think any of them spoke English. I don't mean that in any way to be a slight or judgment either.

 

[daddyphat808]

Thank you! While they were very, very loud, they weren't drinking, cursing etc. They were just having a very loud good time. There were children involved and I wasn't going to be anyone's Disney vacation buzz kill.

Walking to the courtesy phone would have been like walking the gauntlet. Their campsites were the last six or so by the restroom. It would have been pretty obvious who called. I'd have tried to ask them to be quiet but I don't think any of them spoke English. I don't mean that in any way to be a slight or judgment either.

We have next door neighbors at our house that own a large refrigerated box truck that ships fruit. needless to say it runs all night and vibrates through our bedroom. I completely understand the loud neighbor deal and with this economy I have bit my tongue and have not said a thing as it seems they are working. But it is wearing real thin.

But with that being said you paid for your vacation as well and they should think about the people next door. But most rarely do.

 

[Elliott]

I think sometimes visitors that speak another language forget to monitor their volume because they know that anyone overhearing them won't be privy to their conversation. This can happen anywhere but quiet hours are quiet hours no matter what language you speak. It’s unacceptable and I would have definitely called, but then again I don't like loud, rude foreigners.

 

[Born 2 Fish]

If I ever get that inconsiderate of others,,just shoot me.

 

[lathamary]

You are a saint for not complaining! I am in awe of you!

I would have been irate! I get really worked up about rudeness, though.

 

[des1954]

Perhaps this was the same group that were on the 200 loop the first weekend in November? Only our group had 4-5 cars parked on 1 site, and at least 20 some people in 3 tents. The kids, while not disrespectful (or perhaps they were and I didn't get it cause I don't speak Spanish), were oblivious to cars or golf carts and would not get out of the road. They were very loud all night long-and were spread all over the place from the last site on the right in the 200 loop- all over the basketball court - and hanging on the fence in front of the comfort station. I mean....they were EVERYWHERE!!

I made a couple of calls to the front desk - but nothing was done. My survey from that trip was anything but nice. Of course - this was the weekend after a couple of nasty golf cart crashes - and yet - I still saw a lot of underage kids driving carts and people driving cars & carts way too fast. I even witnessed a few internal buses going too fast and not stopping when other buses were loading and unloading passengers.

Nope - the Disney Po-Po didn't win any points with me on that vacation.

 

[Shasta]

Perhaps this was the same group that were on the 200 loop the first weekend in November? Only our group had 4-5 cars parked on 1 site, and at least 20 some people in 3 tents. The kids, while not disrespectful (or perhaps they were and I didn't get it cause I don't speak Spanish), were oblivious to cars or golf carts and would not get out of the road. They were very loud all night long-and were spread all over the place from the last site on the right in the 200 loop- all over the basketball court - and hanging on the fence in front of the comfort station. I mean....they were EVERYWHERE!!

That sounds like them. We were near the entrance of loop 2000. Earlier that day, the same folks were at the group site at the end of the road past loop 2000. I could hear them from the bus stop, about 200+ yards away.

If it hadn't been for one of the boys who walked up in his boy scout uniform and talked to my wife about a woodpecker, I'd have gone postal. After that I realized that while I didn't agree with their actions, I understood that they weren't purposefully done to be mean. I honestly feel it was socially acceptable for them. I'd bet if I was in their neighborhood, I'd hear the same thing at night and nobody there would mind. I'm just not built that way.

 

[DaveInTN]

I'm sorry Perry. I'll keep it down next time.

Muchos gracias.

 

[retired and happy]

We have never had the issues with such loud campers as you have experienced but I do have a complaint about parents who allow their children to run in and out of other
campers sites. A couple of years ago there was one child, about the age of 8 or so, who was always right outside our RV. We have one of the zip on side rooms and at one point I caught him heading for the door. I told him he could not be on other people's site unless he was invited and that our children are all in wheel chairs and unable to play with him. He left but he kept coming back. I got to the point I was honestly afraid to leave the site unattended. We have
NEVER in all our years of camping there been afraid to leave the site unattended. I do not think his parents ever knew where he was or even cared. I feel Disney is the safest place to be with children but even there it is not safe to let a child wander around that way. I think some parents put the children out in the morning and do not look for them until 10 pm or so at night.

Thanks for letting me vent too. Can't sleep so decided to get on this board and catch up.

Judy

 

[Shasta]

I'm sorry Perry. I'll keep it down next time.

Muchos gracias.

Thanks Dave, I didn't want to mention any names.

 

[liv luvs disney]

I'm sorry Perry. I'll keep it down next time.

Muchos gracias.

Dave, always the wise guy.

We have never had the issues with such loud campers as you have experienced but I do have a complaint about parents who allow their children to run in and out of other
campers sites. A couple of years ago there was one child, about the age of 8 or so, who was always right outside our RV. We have one of the zip on side rooms and at one point I caught him heading for the door. I told him he could not be on other people's site unless he was invited and that our children are all in wheel chairs and unable to play with him. He left but he kept coming back. I got to the point I was honestly afraid to leave the site unattended. We have
NEVER in all our years of camping there been afraid to leave the site unattended. I do not think his parents ever knew where he was or even cared. I feel Disney is the safest place to be with children but even there it is not safe to let a child wander around that way. I think some parents put the children out in the morning and do not look for them until 10 pm or so at night.

Thanks for letting me vent too. Can't sleep so decided to get on this board and catch up.

Judy

Seems we often have a "stray kid" that wants to hang out with our bunch. (The majority of our trips are at the beach with family and very close friends.) One year, we had a small child that was at our site when we came out of the camper in the morning and we sent him back to his site when we went to bed. Sadly, we never saw who he even belonged to.

 

[Disney Bunny]

We have never had the issues with such loud campers as you have experienced but I do have a complaint about parents who allow their children to run in and out of other
campers sites. A couple of years ago there was one child, about the age of 8 or so, who was always right outside our RV. We have one of the zip on side rooms and at one point I caught him heading for the door. I told him he could not be on other people's site unless he was invited and that our children are all in wheel chairs and unable to play with him. He left but he kept coming back. I got to the point I was honestly afraid to leave the site unattended. We have
NEVER in all our years of camping there been afraid to leave the site unattended. I do not think his parents ever knew where he was or even cared. I feel Disney is the safest place to be with children but even there it is not safe to let a child wander around that way. I think some parents put the children out in the morning and do not look for them until 10 pm or so at night.

Thanks for letting me vent too. Can't sleep so decided to get on this board and catch up.

Judy

Must be a thing with us "Judys". I have the same issues with children wandering through campsites other than their own. We taught our children at an early age that someone's campsite was just like their home.....you don't enter it unless you are invited and that it was very rude to act otherwise. It was really bad at one place we camped with friends. A group of kids were riding their bikes through our site. I finally had enough and yelled at them. Later one of them brought some other kids by and we heard him tell the others that we were "meanies". We still laugh about that to this day.

I know the OP was real disappointed he didn't get his payback. Had a girls only camping trip with my DD, a friend, and her daughter (in fact same friend is part of the "meanies") and had a group of young guys up all night partying and cursing right next to us. Kept us up all night. Payback was sweet the next morning around 10 am when we started breaking camp. We had the girls (who were about 8 and 10 at the time) singing the Smurf song right next to their tent. We started taking the tents down and clanging the poles on top of each other loudly. Then my friend turned up her car radio. About that time one of the guys stuck his head out of the tent and yelled "Do you B*****s think you can make any more noise?" My friend said sure and turned up the radio even louder. About that time the guy on the other side of them, who was also kept up all night and didn't appreciate the comment made to my friend, turned his radio up. Five minutes later all the guys ran out of the tent, jumped in their truck, and drove off. Made our day!

 

[sshudson99]

We have never had the issues with such loud campers as you have experienced but I do have a complaint about parents who allow their children to run in and out of other
campers sites. A couple of years ago there was one child, about the age of 8 or so, who was always right outside our RV. We have one of the zip on side rooms and at one point I caught him heading for the door. I told him he could not be on other people's site unless he was invited and that our children are all in wheel chairs and unable to play with him. He left but he kept coming back. I got to the point I was honestly afraid to leave the site unattended. We have
NEVER in all our years of camping there been afraid to leave the site unattended. I do not think his parents ever knew where he was or even cared. I feel Disney is the safest place to be with children but even there it is not safe to let a child wander around that way. I think some parents put the children out in the morning and do not look for them until 10 pm or so at night.

Thanks for letting me vent too. Can't sleep so decided to get on this board and catch up.

Judy

I have never understood this either. My children are DS11 and DD6 and I would NEVER allow my children to do this. I know that most campgrounds/campers are super friendly but I still worry that someone would snatch a kid. I do allow them to ride their bikes within my sight or with me. My DS loves dogs and would go up to anybody with a cute pup, so he knows he is not allowed to go into others sites without their permission and he also knows that I must go with him. I mean, come on, how many kids have been snatched in 2 seconds to never be seen again. Again, I know most everyone at a campsite are friendly and would not hurt a soul, but there is still a chance, and I am not willing to take it with my kids. The parents that allow their kids to run around all day and not look for them until 10pm are just crazy. If a child is snatched at FW, OMG, think about how many different places he or she could be, between the buses, boats, vehicles going in and out And I agree, if they are wondering around other sites, it is very disrespectful too, so that proves that the parents do not care.

Thank you for allowing me to vent too!!

 

[Disneylitch]

When we were at the fort for Christmas 2008, the motorhome next to us called security because the Christmas lights we had on our unit were playing Christmas music at 11:00pm. Security actually came to our motorhome and told us we had to turn off the music. Now keep in mind, the music was not very loud. We couldn't even hear it inside our motorhome and the lights were on the front of our unit.
The same people called security about the group of campers on the 2 sites in front of us. It was not late, but they told security that the people were throwing beer bottles in the road and were extremely loud. The people weren't that loud and it was before quite time anyway. Also, they weren't throwing beer bottles. It was 2 families there for Christmas with their children. Go figure. I understand that you need to be respectful and shouldn't be too loud. Just like you shouldn't let your dogs bark all day, or let your children run wild.

 

[Eagle~]

I have never, in my years of camping run into a louder group, oblivious to the affect of thier noise. They started lighting grills at 10:00pm and at 1:00 am were having loud, laughter filled
conversations that resonated beyond loop 2000.

So they were Hispanic and either from another timezone (probably SEVERAL) or another culture or both. Welcome to culture shock (yours). maybe they assumed everyone was still out at the park, after all who would possibly turn in so early! Good lord, be in bed at 10 pm while on vacation? how provincial! how absurd!

10pm after all is a very reasonable hour to start cooking dinner if they were from Mexico, The southwest or California. It would be kinda hard to eat earlier, since 10 to you is barely 7 pm to them. If they were from South America, it is common to not eat until 12 - 1 am, with the same result after timezones are accounted for.


Frankly I'm shocked anyone would expect it to be dead quiet when the parks are open until 9 pm and sometimes 2 AM! That's why you are there!

You could have manned up, pulled on a pair of shorts, gone over and said "Hi, could you keep it down a little please", and probably been offered a beer as an apology. You might have made a new friend. At least one of them spoke enough english to understand you, probably most of them spoke english.

I think it was cool that you chose not to bother them, but it would have been perfectly OK for you to.
It would have been culturally more acceptable for you to do it yourself rather than call in an "authority figure".
"Authority figures" and 'rules' are distrusted and disregarded traditionally and culturally in Latin America for good reason. However they are culturally a very respectful and helpful people. If you had let them know, you would have saved yourself a lot of frustration.

 

[kampfirekim]

Had a girls only camping trip with my DD, a friend, and her daughter (in fact same friend is part of the "meanies") and had a group of young guys up all night partying and cursing right next to us. Kept us up all night. Payback was sweet the next morning around 10 am when we started breaking camp. We had the girls (who were about 8 and 10 at the time) singing the Smurf song right next to their tent. We started taking the tents down and clanging the poles on top of each other loudly. Then my friend turned up her car radio. About that time one of the guys stuck his head out of the tent and yelled "Do you B*****s think you can make any more noise?" My friend said sure and turned up the radio even louder. About that time the guy on the other side of them, who was also kept up all night and didn't appreciate the comment made to my friend, turned his radio up. Five minutes later all the guys ran out of the tent, jumped in their truck, and drove off. Made our day!

Good one! We haven't encounted much rudeness at the Fort, but I'm gonna have to put a pin in that one anyway!

 

[Shasta]

So they were Hispanic and either from another timezone (probably SEVERAL) or another culture or both. Welcome to culture shock (yours). maybe they assumed everyone was still out at the park, after all who would possibly turn in so early! Good lord, be in bed at 10 pm while on vacation? how provincial! how absurd!

10pm after all is a very reasonable hour to start cooking dinner if they were from Mexico, The southwest or California. It would be kinda hard to eat earlier, since 10 to you is barely 7 pm to them. If they were from South America, it is common to not eat until 12 - 1 am, with the same result after timezones are accounted for.


Frankly I'm shocked anyone would expect it to be dead quiet when the parks are open until 9 pm and sometimes 2 AM! That's why you are there!

You could have manned up, pulled on a pair of shorts, gone over and said "Hi, could you keep it down a little please", and probably been offered a beer as an apology. You might have made a new friend. At least one of them spoke enough english to understand you, probably most of them spoke english.

I think it was cool that you chose not to bother them, but it would have been perfectly OK for you to.
It would have been culturally more acceptable for you to do it yourself rather than call in an "authority figure".
"Authority figures" and 'rules' are distrusted and disregarded traditionally and culturally in Latin America for good reason. However they are culturally a very respectful and helpful people. If you had let them know, you would have saved yourself a lot of frustration.

I love it, thank you! That made me laugh.

 

[ftwildernessguy]

So they were Hispanic and either from another timezone (probably SEVERAL) or another culture or both. Welcome to culture shock (yours). maybe they assumed everyone was still out at the park, after all who would possibly turn in so early! Good lord, be in bed at 10 pm while on vacation? how provincial! how absurd!

10pm after all is a very reasonable hour to start cooking dinner if they were from Mexico, The southwest or California. It would be kinda hard to eat earlier, since 10 to you is barely 7 pm to them. If they were from South America, it is common to not eat until 12 - 1 am, with the same result after timezones are accounted for.


Frankly I'm shocked anyone would expect it to be dead quiet when the parks are open until 9 pm and sometimes 2 AM! That's why you are there!

You could have manned up, pulled on a pair of shorts, gone over and said "Hi, could you keep it down a little please", and probably been offered a beer as an apology. You might have made a new friend. At least one of them spoke enough english to understand you, probably most of them spoke english.

I think it was cool that you chose not to bother them, but it would have been perfectly OK for you to.
It would have been culturally more acceptable for you to do it yourself rather than call in an "authority figure".
"Authority figures" and 'rules' are distrusted and disregarded traditionally and culturally in Latin America for good reason. However they are culturally a very respectful and helpful people. If you had let them know, you would have saved yourself a lot of frustration.

When I travel to other countries, I make it a point to find out their cultural differences and do whatever I can to conform to them. To use cultural differences and differing time zones as an excuse for rude and inconsiderate behavior is unacceptable.