Need advise... what would you do?

[Coastie]

My wife and I recently came back from WDW and for the second time, we had a "minor" incident while waiting for the MNSSHP premier parade. We had been waiting by the parade route in our "spot" along with numerous other families. About 5 minutes before the Headless Horseman arrived, this older lady comes up and stands directly in front of my wife and me. Needless to say, this was not very nice and my wife proceeded to give her a few words. If kids did this, we give always give-way, but adults? After a few embarrassing moments, she moved, but proceeded to block the view of a young couple next to us with a child in a stroller.

Has this happened to you? What have you done? I know there are some really arrogant people who just don't care, and this lady was no exception.

 

[jtowntoflorida]

We have had it happen to us. I don't think there's anything to do other than what you did. We luckily had some space to move around, so that's what we did. I generally don't let people treat me like a doormat, but I also don't want to get into confrontations on vacation, so I generally just let rude behavior of other guests slide. You never know what will unexpectedly escalate a situation with a stranger, so we just stay away from any negative interactions with other guests.

 

[LvsTnk]

We have had it happen to us. I don't think there's anything to do other than what you did. We luckily had some space to move around, so that's what we did. I generally don't let people treat me like a doormat, but I also don't want to get into confrontations on vacation, so I generally just let rude behavior of other guests slide. You never know what will unexpectedly escalate a situation with a stranger, so we just stay away from any negative interactions with other guests.

This is so true we had a super scary incident happen on the way out of Fantasmic one time. My 20 something daughter at the time was not happy that a group of people were smoking on the way out and the smoke was blowing in her brothers face who has special needs. It was so tight we could not move away and it was pretty frustrating. She only said there is no smoking allowed here but without going into any more detail I would never confront someone again it was that bad.

 

[DVCkidsMOM]

Yes, it has happened. As others have mentioned, it's not likely worth the possible violence that could ensue if we did more than make a comment. Disney used to police this better - 8 or so years ago, when this happened, CMs patrolling the parade route would tell those self-entitled folks that they were not permitted to block the view of people who had been waiting and that they had to move. Now, CMs don't seem to care. One of the cut-backs in what used to be Disney service and magic...

 

[ellie05]

This happens often during parades. I never allow people to cross those boundaries. At first I will politely tell the person she is blocking my view and that we all were waiting there first. I never had a bad encounter they usually move sometimes they mumble under their breath something, but I could careless. I feel those people take advantage of those who let them, not at our expense.

 

[cakebaker]

Yes, it has happened. As others have mentioned, it's not likely worth the possible violence that could ensue if we did more than make a comment. Disney used to police this better - 8 or so years ago, when this happened, CMs patrolling the parade route would tell those self-entitled folks that they were not permitted to block the view of people who had been waiting and that they had to move. Now, CMs don't seem to care. One of the cut-backs in what used to be Disney service and magic...

We actually had a great CM who did just that at HS for the Frozen fireworks.
We, along with a lot of other people had been staking out our spot in the street for a couple of hours- right at the intersection where they come out to exit from Fantasmic.

They had marked off with tape the area you could stand in and we were right at the edge of the tape. A woman, man and two older kids came up and started literally pushing a couple of us trying to squeeze in in front of us. The cm came over, stopped them and told them they couldn't do that. The woman got mouthy- really foul mouthed, and the CM said- look, they've been standing here for hours. You ARE NOT getting in front of them, now move.

It was great- she got a cheer from the crowd and I filled out a comment card at guest services for her the next day.

Great CM's are still there.

I would've and have done the same thing OP. Eventually something not so good is going to happen due to all the pushing and shoving and Disney will be forced to do something. But when I take the time to get a good spot, no one is coming in and taking it at the last minute. Even kids- I'll ask parents if they'd like to have their kids move up front, but if they push and shove like they're entitled to do it- they get sent back to mom and dad. Half the time, you let the kids shove up there, next thing you know mom and dad are there because they have to be where the kids are. So for me, it's invite only. I have a little one too that sat bored out of his mind to get a front spot. He comes first.

 

[jtowntoflorida]

We actually had a great CM who did just that at HS for the Frozen fireworks.
We, along with a lot of other people had been staking out our spot in the street for a couple of hours- right at the intersection where they come out to exit from Fantasmic.

They had marked off with tape the area you could stand in and we were right at the edge of the tape. A woman, man and two older kids came up and started literally pushing a couple of us trying to squeeze in in front of us. The cm came over, stopped them and told them they couldn't do that. The woman got mouthy- really foul mouthed, and the CM said- look, they've been standing here for hours. You ARE NOT getting in front of them, now move.

It was great- she got a cheer from the crowd and I filled out a comment card at guest services for her the next day.

Great CM's are still there.

Ya know, now that you post this, we had a similar experience at the Frozen fireworks (though we were back further because my son doesn't like fireworks and we wanted to be further away). I'd assumed that a CM intervened because we were standing next to a lovely older couple who told us they were off duty DHS CMs. We were standing right along the crossover from one side of the street to the other, just in front of that little kiosk at the park entrance. One of the off duty CMs was in an ECV, so we just parked our stroller beside him and had a nice chat while we waited. It was the perfect position because the walkway was right in front of us, so there was nobody immediately blocking us. Well, of course someone tried to jam in front of our stroller, but a CM came up and told them to find another spot.

 

[KimBean]

This happens often during parades. I never allow people to cross those boundaries. At first I will politely tell the person she is blocking my view and that we all were waiting there first. I never had a bad encounter they usually move sometimes they mumble under their breath something, but I could careless. I feel those people take advantage of those who let them, not at our expense.

This has happened both of our last trips. We very politely told the person we had been waiting for over an hour. This was in the MK hub so we are on the curb and they sat down in the middle of the street. We told them you aren't going to be able to stay there. She just ignored us the whole time. 1 woman, 3 kids. When the CM came by they just told all of us to move back. The whole crowd of us were sort of outraged about it. The only reason I really cared was because I can't stand the length of the parade and in the past had been able to stay sitting on curb. We told the CM but he just shrugged and said 'watcha going to do.' I was proud of my husband because even though he thought her extremely rude he nicely talked to her and then when she obviously wasn't going to cooperate just ignored her. I always feel if we get nasty then those kind of people are just bringing us down to THEIR level.

I'm undecided what to do this year. Thought about just getting in a less crowded area but want to make sure and see Wishes. Don't know how easy it will be to get from Frontierland back to Main Street after parade?

I should say it hurts me to stand for the entirety of the parade after a full day at the parks. I am capable of it.

 

[cakebaker]

Ya know, now that you post this, we had a similar experience at the Frozen fireworks (though we were back further because my son doesn't like fireworks and we wanted to be further away). I'd assumed that a CM intervened because we were standing next to a lovely older couple who told us they were off duty DHS CMs. We were standing right along the crossover from one side of the street to the other, just in front of that little kiosk at the park entrance. One of the off duty CMs was in an ECV, so we just parked our stroller beside him and had a nice chat while we waited. It was the perfect position because the walkway was right in front of us, so there was nobody immediately blocking us. Well, of course someone tried to jam in front of our stroller, but a CM came up and told them to find another spot.

Making nice with the CM's never hurts. We had been talking with her on and off for a while. Poor girl was getting a work out making people keep walking rather than shoving into the line. At any rate, while I run into a not so friendly CM now and then, I think the days of great CM's is far from over.

 

[GovieMom]

This is why we always make sure to stand right up against a rope or railing for parades; it's the best way to prevent anyone from getting in front of us. We also stand shoulder-to-shoulder, to keep others from trying to squeeze in.

 

[maxiesmom]

Yes, it has happened. As others have mentioned, it's not likely worth the possible violence that could ensue if we did more than make a comment. Disney used to police this better - 8 or so years ago, when this happened, CMs patrolling the parade route would tell those self-entitled folks that they were not permitted to block the view of people who had been waiting and that they had to move. Now, CMs don't seem to care. One of the cut-backs in what used to be Disney service and magic...

I don't think you can blame rude people on cut-backs. We did the Mnsshp on the 26th, and the CMs were very much on the ball.