new blog: A Theme Park Pet Peeve

[gratefulfred]

I'm not interested in punching anyone over it, honestly. But if you can't afford or don't get the right tickets, then that doesn't mean it's respectful of you to stand the entire time in the seating area. It's like the tall dad with a son who gets to the parade at the last minute and sits his son on his shoulders. Without a shirt emblazoned with how "entitled" they are to do that I'd be nice and ask them to be a bit more reasonable. With the shirt? My words will be less pleasant.

I live in the northeast and frequent many venues between NY and Washiington every venue I've ever been too (spectrum,Madison square garden JFK stadium rfk stadium giants stadium and on and on) have been involved with this debate to the point where ushers and management have been involved. Every building had the same policy " this is a concert event and patrons are permitted to stand and dance at their seats but not in the aisle.

 

[Alice Royal]

I think mine is the constant need for people to still be tied to their phone/Ipad...etc...

Why the need to update your Facebook or check your emails or talk on the phone? You are on vacation. i guess it really bothers me when there are kids clamoring for attention and parents are nose down on their gadgets. I know once in awhile you don't have a choice...but still pay attention to where you are and enjoy!

Go away. Most of my friends are on the Internet, I have social anxiety so using a device alleviates some of it, and it's just plain more interesting than standing in line in most cases. Sometimes if what I'm thinking is private (and not in a bad way at all), if I don't want to say it out loud in front of everyone, I'll text it to my boyfriend and see his response. Does that make me a bad person? Nope. Being 'connected' is comforting for me because it's my 'normal'. I grew up with the technology, hell, I even paid to use it. I'm entitled. I'm not the kind that's always connected to the point of missing things, but even so...it's not your business anyway. Calm down.

I always sort of roll my eyes at people complaining about others on their phones while at Disney. I was using my phone yesterday while in line and I heard a comment from behind me about how people shouldn't be on them while on vacation. I was in the middle of changing out fast passes on MDE. I figured doing it while waiting in line seemed like a good time, but some people just feel like judging others around them nonstop I guess!

My husband and I both run our own businesses and unfortunately, even on vacation, we do have to check in a few times a day. This takes up maybe 5-10 minutes total? How do you know the person you see on their phone hasn't touched it all day and was just checking something for a minute or using MDE? Do you follow these same people around all day and observe their phone usage?

I feel the same way, the people who get annoyed about other people being on their cell phones, it is like, why, how is this affecting you? Other pet peeves like people blocking road/line, or blocking peoples view, etc... actually effect other people, but cell phone use as long as you are not walking along with your head buried in it and bumping in to people does effect anyone.

Our group was on a cell phone even more this time than our last time to Disney and we were normally checking on our My Magic App, by looking at the map, fp, adr, etc.... Also my cell phone is my camera, so while I am waiting in line, I might as well delete bad pics, edit pics that need it etc.... Basically use my time wisely. So lets keep the pet peeves to things that actually effect you

Disney has stated without a word that they appreciate device use by championing MDX...and I fully support it.

 

[Mickeynutty]

My pet peeve - young children driving Grandma's jazzy!!

 

[Zeebs]

OK, so as the dad of a little guy who loves to ride my shoulders, I'll bite.

What should we do with our kids who have stood with us for over an hour to watch the fireworks/castle show?

We've been stuck in areas where it is just rows of people and its imposable for the little guys to see anything—there really is no 'front row' during wishes. I imagine no one has ever gotten down to their level once to see how enjoyable it is looking at nothing but butts and handbags all around you.

If I put him on my shoulders, at least I'm only going straight up, and that late at night he is usually slouched over the back of my head like a 35 lb hat anyway...trust me I know. But if i hold him in my arms off to the side, wouldn't he be clogging the space at eye level between me and the next guy? At any concert, sports event or show I went to has the floor seating designed offset so that you can look between the people directly in front of you.

Not trying to start a fight, but in any of these shows where people are crammed in, the kids have the worse view out of all of us. Plus, with the stampedes right after, I prefer to have him on my shoulders b/c I know he cant get separated from me.

Would it be better for you if I had him on my shoulders before the show started, so that you could recognize that its not a good place for you to stand?

Trust me, after a long hot day of park trekking, do I want to add another heavy, moist, sticky ice cream fingers in my hair, heatmeizer to my shoulders? NO, but I do it b/c i'm there for my kids to enjoy the event as much as I am.

We (myself included) forget what the world is like for a 3 footer a lot of the time. A great example of this is how USA Hockey recently did an experiment at an adult tournament and "upsized" the rink and nets to give the players the feeling of being an 8-year old hockey player and the challenges they face on a full rink. Very fun video

We took the kids into London to see Father Christmas our little dude was at shopping bag height I lost count the amount of times he got twacked in the head by a shopping bag.

My second son was never the most observant child and when he was wing mirror height he must have walked into one a day.

and not quite the same but I knew my son had grown when the fridge door hit him in the head instead of skimming over the top of him.

Kirsten

 

[babydoll65]

My pet peeve - young children driving Grandma's jazzy!!

definitely

 

[mummabear]

I agree - I was always taught that if you want to stop in the middle of a walkway, get to the sides so people can pass.

My big annoyance is when pushing a stroller, most people will open a bubble of space around you. I also intentionally stay a bit behind the people in front so my child doesn't accidentally kick them in the legs. Well, there are others who decide to use that small amount of space to try to push forward in the crowd. So the step directly into that space. Meaning I either have to put on the brakes or risk running into them. Takes me about 2 times of this happening each day before I just pretend not to notice and keep going.

This!

 

[babydovesx2]

Another pet peeve are people who pretend they don't speak English. A few years ago we got a spot on top of the train station in the center for MVMCP parade. My parents had secured a spot hours prior to the parade and I took the kids to see Santa and get snacks. Someone came in behind us and we warned them that (with the exception of my dad) we would be standing up for the parade because we are all short and could not see over the rail while sitting down. They pretending they didn't speak English and we just shrugged. They didn't move from behind us. So when the parade started we stood up as planned. Then the people that had pretended not speak English said to us in very well spoken English that they could not see and asked us to sit down. We told them "Oh so you understood everything I said and no we are not going to sit down we warned you"

 

[Random65]

So when I am leaning on a rail and you 5 footers get behind me, when the show starts and I stop leaning you have 6 1/2 feet to look around. Should I care about that?

At 6 1/2 feet tall I don't care at all who puts a kid on their shoulders.

My biggest pet peeve is when my Over-Nice Wife keeps reminding me to ignore my pet peeves and to just have fun.

I love Disney.

 

[Melissa8905]

I feel the same way, the people who get annoyed about other people being on their cell phones, it is like, why, how is this affecting you? Other pet peeves like people blocking road/line, or blocking peoples view, etc... actually effect other people, but cell phone use as long as you are not walking along with your head buried in it and bumping in to people does effect anyone.

Our group was on a cell phone even more this time than our last time to Disney and we were normally checking on our My Magic App, by looking at the map, fp, adr, etc.... Also my cell phone is my camera, so while I am waiting in line, I might as well delete bad pics, edit pics that need it etc.... Basically use my time wisely. So lets keep the pet peeves to things that actually effect you

Yes I agree with the fellow Disers wrote above! Please folks, let's stop judging each other. We have no idea what others are going through, taking care of, coming off of, etc. Walt built these parks so we could enjoy life and to feel like a kid again; why be a grump?

 

[rebelbuddhist]

I haven't taken the time to read all the posts and replies..... But here is ours

Parents who think a stroller gives them free reign of the walkway. I was knocked down at AK by a father pushing his two children in a double stroller made like a steel rank. He was walking with his head turned over his shoulder arguing with his wife and ran right into me knocking me to the ground. He said nor did anything but his wife asked if I was ok. When I said I was not sure, the family walked off leaving me on the ground. Thank goodness for three twenty something guys who helped me up. It was Christmas Eve with high crowds and I was 60 years old. Just because you have kids doesn't mean everything revolves around you or your children even at WDW!

 

[CAS239]

I'm not interested in punching anyone over it, honestly. But if you can't afford or don't get the right tickets, then that doesn't mean it's respectful of you to stand the entire time in the seating area.

It's like the tall dad with a son who gets to the parade at the last minute and sits his son on his shoulders. Without a shirt emblazoned with how "entitled" they are to do that I'd be nice and ask them to be a bit more reasonable. With the shirt? My words will be less pleasant.

It must be a pretty boring concert if people are sitting. I've been to a handful of concerts and every section is standing once the performer(s) come out.

If you're a performer and you don't have the whole place standing, you're not doing something right.

 

[pdarrah]

LOL - The Orlando Sentinel also has Pet Peeves:

The Seven Deadly Sins of Theme Park Visitors
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/trav...l-seven-deadly-sins-20140520,0,4159787.column

 

[glvsav37]

Lol. So which Diz poster is this author? Because this story was obviously sourced in this very thread. .