My Biggest Pet Peeve is....

[MickeyMouseGal]

I don't have a problem with the volume of scooters, but rather the attitude of some of the people using the scooters. For example, last Monday night at the MK, there was an older man (I refuse to say 'gentleman') driving a scooter at warp speed. It was about 9:30pm (park closed at 10), and the place was virtually deserved. We were all at the little walkway between Fantasyland and the entrance to the Haunted Mansion (just past the bathrooms), and the scooter guy comes whipping past me (I was going pretty fast, comando mode) with his horn blaring. Not a little 'beep, beep' to signal that he was behind me, but a constant wail. There was literally a 10 foot clearance on either side of me. I gave him a dirty look, which he totally didn't see, as he had his sights set on his next obstacle. The guy in front of me also was stunned to be blared at by this guy and gave him the same eye roll/dirty look that I gave him. I can't imagine what this guy would have been like in a crowded park.

I know this one has been mentioned, but another pet peeve is getting run over by families walking five deep through the parks. Use the same rules on walkways as you do on the road, stay to the right! I was forced into bushes, curbs, and signs over and over again! And the parks weren't even crowded!

 

[DianeV]

Teaching my kids to wait their turn in line for a character and having parents sending their kids up in front of them..it irks me and I always say loudly "at least you are doing the right thing by waiting in line" to my kids

 

[jann1033]

I don't have a problem with the volume of scooters, but rather the attitude of some of the people using the scooters. For example, last Monday night at the MK, there was an older man (I refuse to say 'gentleman') driving a scooter at warp speed. It was about 9:30pm (park closed at 10), and the place was virtually deserved. We were all at the little walkway between Fantasyland and the entrance to the Haunted Mansion (just past the bathrooms), and the scooter guy comes whipping past me (I was going pretty fast, comando mode) with his horn blaring. Not a little 'beep, beep' to signal that he was behind me, but a constant wail. There was literally a 10 foot clearance on either side of me. .
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ot but this reminded me of someone i knew that had a bike bell on her walker and would sneak up behind you and ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring till you moved,( after you about wet yourself from the shock of the first ring) never just saying "excuse me" or even "get out of my way" just that infernal ringing ...i have to say i felt like ripping that thing off her walker !

 

[MickeyMouseGal]

I don't have a problem with the volume of scooters, but rather the attitude of some of the people using the scooters. For example, last Monday night at the MK, there was an older man (I refuse to say 'gentleman') driving a scooter at warp speed. It was about 9:30pm (park closed at 10), and the place was virtually deserved. We were all at the little walkway between Fantasyland and the entrance to the Haunted Mansion (just past the bathrooms), and the scooter guy comes whipping past me (I was going pretty fast, comando mode) with his horn blaring. Not a little 'beep, beep' to signal that he was behind me, but a constant wail. There was literally a 10 foot clearance on either side of me. .
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ot but this reminded me of someone i knew that had a bike bell on her walker and would sneak up behind you and ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring till you moved,( after you about wet yourself from the shock of the first ring) never just saying "excuse me" or even "get out of my way" just that infernal ringing ...i have to say i felt like ripping that thing off her walker !

Haha! That's how I felt! I wanted to cram something... anything up this guy's horn!

 

[Coll0610]

People who wait until the cashier tells them the total to get out their wallet and decide how they want to pay. Is it a surprise (especially at Disney) that you actually have to pay for your food or whatever?

Families who wait until they get to the cashier to ask the kids what they want to eat. Excuse me, but what have you been doing the last 15 minutes while you waited it line?

 

[minijeanie]

People who wait until the cashier tells them the total to get out their wallet and decide how they want to pay. Is it a surprise (especially at Disney) that you actually have to pay for your food or whatever?

Families who wait until they get to the cashier to ask the kids what they want to eat. Excuse me, but what have you been doing the last 15 minutes while you waited it line?

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I love this one!!! the absolute best....drives me crazy as well..
especially when you have been waiting in lines (anywhere, not just at wdw)
and mom & dad innocently say to the kids"what did you want" and kids just look around and mull it over and over... should they have a coke, maybe a sprite, etc etc.....
you want to just choke them


made my evening tonight .........

thanks for the laugh

 

[chrismb22]

How stupid. I can just see people saying "Yeah, give me a kid with (name your disability). It'll be the toughest job in the world to raise him/her, but boy, I might be able to go to the front of the line at Disneyworld!" I'll trade anyday!

OK - I'll step down now.

LisaB

Couldn't agree more Lisa. I am always reminded of a story a coworker told me a little while back. His daughter has CP and she is confined to a wheelchair. He was with his family in a restaurant (not Disney) one day and was parked in a handicapped spot. He had to go back out to the car to get something and some other patron said "nice to manipulate the system" or something like that just loud enough for him to overhear. He wanted to punch this guy out like you couldn't believe. He said he'd give anything to have a long walk from the parking lot again to see his daughter walk up to a restaurant.

Things are not always what they seem -- people need to remember that.

 

[Hawk]

All great pet peeves which I agree with, some good rebuttals as well.

Here is one relative to this board:

Posts that ask a specific question, then a poster that replies, "I've never done that but . . ."; or "I've never been there but . . ." or "I've only been to one of those, but . . ." or even worse - replies to posts that have nothing to do with the post! If you don't know, haven't been to both places to give a qualified answer, are not replying to the poster's question - DON'T POST!!!!

What was this post about?

Hawk

 

[bunnysmum]

bunnysmum,
have you seen the cute ones that someone in the families forum posted. It looks like a stuffed monkey or dog that is worn as a backpack on the child. The monkey (or dog's) tail is the leash. It is so cute, I had to get one because my little rugrat gets very restless in the stroller, (who can blame him) and I'm not going back until April. For some reason, it doesn't seem as bad because they are so damn cute. They have them at Walmart for a little less than $10 in the infant section. I'll look for the thread and add it if I find it - there is a photo.

Here it is: http://cgi.ebay.com/Monkey-Child-Sa...10053736QQcategoryZ100224QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

(I hope the link works. It will bring you to ebay, but I got mine at Walmart).

Those are cute! I have seen them before, but never used one like it w/my dd. Thanks for the reminder that they don't have to look so much like the old "leashes" anymore! Great idea.

 

[bettyann29]

Just got back today and I can tell you my biggest pet peeves is people who just stop and leave you to practically run into them as they stop in the middle of the walkway.. another is when you're in the stores and people just stop and stand there- they sit there and stare right at you!! Then of course the ones who just run you over and last but not least the ones who walk right in front of you to get in line ( you're already in line, but somehow they dont see you.. and they just walk and cut right in front of you-- this happened in various lines for rides and also at ASMo when we were in line to get the bus).. I dont think Ive ever seen so many rude people in my life..

 

[Elysiannn]

That there aren't more motorized walkways and escalators to get up to the monorails at the Ticket Center.

That the bus stops don't have benches inside the roped lines

That the monorail doesn't go throughout the parks - now that would be so cool.

That Animal Kingdom is so far from the main hub

 

[dani0622]

whoo! I just read throught that whole thing! Have to agree with many of your posts! Some of my pet peeves:

1) The clueless WDW vacationer who get angry at you for being a knowledgable WDW vacationer. What does this mean? The people who get mad when I check in for a PS (or whatever it's called now!) and get seated before them because they didn't have one! Or the people who are in the stand-by line and give those glaring looks to the fast passers as if they have some secret line knowledge!

2) The parents who are not watching their kids, meaning, I have seen very small children wandering around aimlessly lost while their parent is 20 feet away completely clueless. Or the children with their mouths on the rail bars while you are in line (YUCK) and the parents don't see the children's salivia all over it! Hello germs!

3)The people who get angry over those with handicaps. On a trip a few years back while in a long line for SM, my mother, who has extremely bad knees and has trouble walking up steps, asks a CM if there is a way for her to avoid the stairs. The gracious CM lets the rope down and says he'll take her up the exit ramp. We say ok we'll meet up with you. He says to the rest of our group of 3, to come up with her. He totally didn't have to do that, we would have waited to meet up, but it was very accomodating of him. But of course, we heard the comments as we left the line- why do they get to go, blah, blah, blah. Just like someone else posted, my mom would surely trade her bad knees and handicapp status in for good ones to be able to walk for miles and up stairs with no pain.

Just my two cents!

 

[almacdonald]

My pet peeves are people who think that because they have kids they own Disneyworld and that everyone else is in the way of their triple-wide stroller and that their kids should get on rides before adults or that adults shouldn't be inline to meet characters or that patiently waiting adults shouldn't have front row seats to parades etc. It surprises me, the number of people who say they've INTENTIONALLY run into someone with their stroller. Are you proud that you use your child as a battering ram? If you're going to use a stroller in the park you have to be able to control it well enough to stop if someone step front of you or suddenly stops. I think that no matter who you are or how you get around WDW you need to be aware of who is in front of you and realize that they may stop unexpectedly. In my opinion (just think about this for a second) you should yield to anyone/anything smaller than you. As an avid adult disney fan I know that there are excited kids everywhere and they aren't concerned about pedestrian traffic "rules" so of course i'm going to watch out for the little ones and not plough over them. The same should apply to people in their ECVs. If they can't stop in time to avoid running over someone who is awestruck by the Disney magic maybe the things shouldn't be allowed in the park. I think it's great that ECVs allow people with mobility problems to experience the park but maybe there needs to be a speed limit set, i've seen those things go faster than most people run! Wow, quite a rant, to sum it all up

1) Disneyworld is for ALL ages, not just for you kids. I paid to be here too and there's nothing saying i shouldn't be able to have all the fun your kids do.

2) Just be aware of who's in front of you. Everyone is there to have fun and can get caught up in the excitement. If your pet peeve is someone stopping to take in the magic, you're at the wrong vacation destination!

3) Leave the MAMMOTH strollers at home. Who honestly needs to have the Hummer equivalent of a stroller? You're just going to complain because people are in your way and you can't maneuver it. AND don't get angry when you have to collapse the stroller on the buses. Rules are there for a reason.

 

[poohs_hunny]

My dr thinks this is how I contracted Mono-from Disney! I came down with Mono about a week after we left Disney this last time(our last day was 8/13) and he said I could have caught it from someone there since I was just getting over a cold and my immune system was low (apparently you can have mono, not show symptoms and still spread it). What a great souvenir, eh? I still have it and will for a while.

I also think that I got sick from being at Disney. I was there last month and, less than a week after I returned, came down with a stomach virus - right in time for my first day of school! (I'm a teacher.) Not the greatest way to begin the year. So, please, cover your mouth!

 

[snowwhitemom]

People that stop and sit in the middle of the row in the 3D shows. The view is the same everywhere.

Oh, A-Men.....That kills me.......

 

[Pedler]

My pet peeve is that people who think ECV drivers have a special status over walkers. The general rules of the road are you should have enough space between yourself and the person ahead of you to stop in a controlled manner. Yes people may cut in front of you but rude behavior by some doesn't excuse following too close to others.

If you were driving a car you would have to leave enough space between you and the car in front of you. If someone passed you and swerved in between you and the car in front you would have to leave space between that car. If you got closer to them and rear ended them it would be your fault.

Oh, and I also think there should be some sort of basic operator awareness or quick test before someone gets on one of those. And a last thing is that EVC's shouldn't be shared. We saw several kids riding around in grandma's EVC having a good time while the folks were taking a break on the bench. Note to world: EVC's are a functional device and not a ride for the kids.

 

[SpectroMagic*o*]

My biggest pet peeve has to do with lines for attractions...
1) when someone pretends to know someone else further up on the line to cut everyone (granted, there are people who really do need to catch up, but I've seen people use that excuse to cut the line).
2) when parents have their kids run ahead on the line and therefore making the parent have to go chase their kid, therefore cutting the line (cuz most people just say "Oh, you can just go ahead of us")
3) when you're going around the bend of a line and it opens up a little bit, the people behind you might try and sneak up alongside of you to cut you

I've had all these things happen to me, and they are very obnoxious things to do. But none the less, I will not let it interfere with my Disney euphoria!

ug:

 

[jann1033]

My biggest pet peeve has to do with lines for attractions...
1) when someone pretends to know someone else further up on the line to cut everyone (granted, there are people who really do need to catch up, but I've seen people use that excuse to cut the line).
2) when parents have their kids run ahead on the line and therefore making the parent have to go chase their kid, therefore cutting the line (cuz most people just say "Oh, you can just go ahead of us")
3) when you're going around the bend of a line and it opens up a little bit, the people behind you might try and sneak up alongside of you to cut you

ug:

I've seen these all also !

how dumb do they think the people in line are ?we actually saw a woman waving at "no one"... like she was with some one up front then when she got where she wanted to be she just stopped and didn't acknowledge anyone around her. i loudly said to my husband" look she isn't with them" but she pretended she couldn't hear and no one closer to her did anything about it so guess she was right on how dumb they are

 

[ChairborneRangr]

I love my kids more than I love my dog. I use a leash for SAFETY purposes. I can skyhook my child out of a dangerous situation in a heartbeat. Kids can disappear FAST in a WDW crowd

#1 Pet Peeve... Parents screaming at crying kids at 2am when all they want to do is be carried and go to bed.

#2 Pet Peeve... FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY. So many people use cameras without a clue. Fantasmic is a good example. Thousands of flashes going off, yet the light from the flash doesn't do anything for the picture because the subject is too far away. Flashes in 3D movies... you've got to be kidding... etc.

#3 Pet Peeve... People getting mad at ME because I am using the fastpass line.

There are others, but I think that will do for now.

 

[CdnDisneyFan]

1) When parents think its okay for kids to swim in the hot tubs (while your sitting trying to relax) come on now! there's a whole pool most with slides leave the hot tubs for the adults.

Oh, that reminds me of last month, I was in California, and relaxing in the hot tub while my friend was at DL, and this little girl and her dad come in, and the little girl kept diving and splashing around, and her dad was sitting there doing nothing, I was getting peeved, I was there to unwind, and this kid is using the hot tub as their own playground!! GRRRRR!!

Sorry, had to vent there!

Jules