New to WDW, lots of rude guests? and tips to deal with them?

[Takket]

The worst behavior you will see is when the parks are the most crowded. For example, lining up for parades, waiting for fireworks, and leaving after these big shows. People can be really rude and pushy. You can avoid a lot of the stress by not being too concerned where you will view something, and taking your time leaving after a show. We do stuff like watch fireworks near Winnie the Pooh (good view and not too many people), watch the parade from locations other than Main St, and shop or hang out after fireworks.

Otherwise, I don't think people are any ruder than normal.

If you do line up early for a parade, be prepared for people to stand in front of you or push into your space at the last minute. Just be ready to say, I'm sorry, but we have been waiting here and want to see the show. Don't be caught off guard and stunned into silence. Speak up for yourself.

Yeah and might I add that even being in a wheelchair right at the front will not stop people from trying to stand in front of you at the last minute. i've taken to pushing my family member in the chair right up to the tape the CMs put down and we try to stay close to a CM and befriend them. then i will actually stand in front of the wheelchair myself to completely block the area in front of my family member and not move until the show actually starts so no one can slip in front at the last second.

 

[Nancyg56]

I don't think meeting rude behavior with more rude behavior is a good solution. And while it might temporarily make me feel good to be rude back, in the long run I would feel like the jerk I was. The best thing is to ignore rude behavior if at all possible, and go on with your day as you normally would.

I agree times ten! No matter where you go you will find people who need to shall we say "polish their good manners". I find that it is best to ignore their behavior. Last August our friend was furious when someone cut in line, and she continued to complain....loudly! I finally told her to just STOP! Her complaining was more disruptive than the mans rudeness.

I think if you go with a frame of mind that people are going to be rude, you'll find rude people. You worry about you. Don't worry about what others do.

Again, times ten! I go happy and behave well, and I think people tend to respond to positive actions. I know that I do.

 

[Merx]

Thanks everyone for their good tips. I'll keep them in mind

 

[NuttyDisneyDad]

Just avoid me and u will be fine.... I hang out in Tomorrowland quite often lol

 

[rastahomie]

I must say, I appear to have been extremely fortunate in that, in three week-long trips to WDW as a married adult, I've encountered rude guests only twice (and on the same day no less). One was a father and son who, for some reason, I managed to get in line behind on like five different attractions. Long story short, they were cutting in line, and at Jungle Cruise I'd had all I was going to take and gave them an earful. Of course, they didn't speak a word of English so they had no idea I was chewing them out.

Then a few hours later, I was on Backlot Tour behind a group of teenagers who were conversing with each other really loudly, and I couldn't hear the narration. I gave a stern "Excuse Me!" and worked up my meanest look. They got the point and quieted down.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

3) People standing next to you at a counter service table waiting for your table and staring at you to make you "leave" faster.

This would actually make me eat slower.

 

[Disneymom1126]

The time I have been most likely to encounter rude people is at MK around castle stage shows...don't ever assume that people will think of others in that environment, because mostly (in my experience) they are only thinking of how they (or their kids, or their iPads) can see the show, not how their actions are affecting those around them. If I'm going to stand anywhere near the stage I assume I will end up frustrated with someone, so I avoid that area now. Also don't assume people who are sitting down along a parade route will remain sitting during the parade...best way to avoid crowding with parades is to watch in frontier land/Liberty square. Other than that you will have other minor irritations with people, but I find if I focus on enjoying my time with DD and generally ignore how others are acting it helps!

 

[UncleMike101]

We were in a local table service restaurant recently and observed a woman walking around the tables looking at the diners.
She stopped and stared at a table near us.
The people at that table had finished their meal and were enjoying their coffee.
The staring woman went to the check in podium and spoke to the lady there.
My thoughts on the incident were, if she was in that much hurry she either should have arrived earlier, or went to a drive through burger joint.
Rude people are everywhere and I've developed the attitude that if they want whip themselves into an apoplectic fit that's there business.

 

[JoWilly]

Hi,

I'll be going to Disney World with my family in October. Just wanted to get a gauge as to how common I would be encountering rude guests at Disney World.

The background is that 10 years ago at Hong Kong Disneyland, it was a bad experience for me because of rude guests

1) Lots of pushing in lines
2) A guests elbowing my mum when entering to see a show to "fight for a good seat"
3) People standing next to you at a counter service table waiting for your table and staring at you to make you "leave" faster

I'm a bit older and wiser now (I think) and I know I can't control other people's behaviour, and being in a crowded place, I understand I can't avoid these situations.

But what I want to control is my own reaction to these situations, I don't want to get upset when I see these behaviour, because if I get upset, my family might get upset and it might affect our vacation.

So I'm hoping to get some tips from everyone here as to how to handle these situations so i don't get upset and enjoy the vacation.

Thanks.

I wont take physical intrusion so elbowing me would be a bad idea as I will at least call them out or at worse return the favor. People staring can stare till the cows come home, in fact if I notice it I will make a point of lounging even longer just to tick them off. If I am on vacation I will move at my own pace and just because someone else is in a tad of a hurry it doesn't get to affect my vacation.

 

[JoWilly]

Taking even longer to eat your lunch because you know someone wants your table is the rude behavior I was referring to. Just like when people see that someone wants their parking spot they will take longer to leave. Feels good to many at the time, but only makes you rude as well.

Don't let people rush you, but don't slow down trying to prove some point either. Odds are the ones waiting on you won't get the point anyway.

I completely disagree with your comment on how long it takes someone to eat. If you think that we should meekly crumble to attempted peer pressure then I am very sad for you.

 

[maxiesmom]

I completely disagree with your comment on how long it takes someone to eat. If you think that we should meekly crumble to attempted peer pressure then I am very sad for you.

Who said anything about meekly crumbling? Enjoy your meal, but don't stretch it out to somehow punish those waiting for the table. I never said anyone had to hurry thru their meal so they could give their table away. Just don't be a jerk and sit there as if you are making some sort of statement.

 

[JoWilly]

Who said anything about meekly crumbling? Enjoy your meal, but don't stretch it out to somehow punish those waiting for the table. I never said anyone had to hurry thru their meal so they could give their table away. Just don't be a jerk and sit there as if you are making some sort of statement.

I guess we will disagree. I don't consider it being a jerk to make the impatient jerks trying to vulture people out of their seats wait longer.

 

[mefordis]

Hi,

I'll be going to Disney World with my family in October. Just wanted to get a gauge as to how common I would be encountering rude guests at Disney World.

The background is that 10 years ago at Hong Kong Disneyland, it was a bad experience for me because of rude guests

1) Lots of pushing in lines
2) A guests elbowing my mum when entering to see a show to "fight for a good seat"
3) People standing next to you at a counter service table waiting for your table and staring at you to make you "leave" faster

I'm a bit older and wiser now (I think) and I know I can't control other people's behaviour, and being in a crowded place, I understand I can't avoid these situations.

But what I want to control is my own reaction to these situations, I don't want to get upset when I see these behaviour, because if I get upset, my family might get upset and it might affect our vacation.

So I'm hoping to get some tips from everyone here as to how to handle these situations so i don't get upset and enjoy the vacation.

Thanks.

i"ve never experienced any of that at WDW or DLR. I think You will be pleasantly surprised.

 

[redsbe]

Long lines and crowds sometimes brings out the worst in some people, most of whom I would simply ignore. Parades and fireworks when you have a place along the sidewalk can present the biggest challenge when someone steps right in front of your view or pushes into space - in those cases I will ask them to move, usually I am no the first person there to say something to them. But in most cases people will ask me first if they can move in and I try to help especially with kids and the elderly as I have been in their situation in the past trying to find spaces for those who need assistance. If we focus on the actions of others rather then simply focus on our experience, it can be all too easy to notice others acting rude, I prefer to simply ignore them or give in because rarely is it worth my time and energy and does not impact my aim to enjoy myself and that of my party.

 

[loves to dive]

Anywhere there are crowds there will be some people who are impatient and different cultures are going to have different ideas of what is rude. We are southern so polite is what we do. If someone cuts in front of us, we just go with it, we are never in that huge of a hurry that in the big scheme of things it matters. I have been known to say "excuse me" to someone if they push me or step on my foot but never in a mean way, almost 100% of the times the other person has then apologized to me after. Smiles bred smiles, politeness can be contagious. We always say please and thank you to cast members, it goes a long way.

 

[Mainemama]

In all my trips, I have only noticed a few bothersome behaviors. We travel during peak, crowded times, but typically aren't partaking of really crowded attractions. I guess as a positive person, I notice polite behaviors and remember them. The only things I can remember that were rude are swearing (never at other guests, but within groups often oblivious to the young children right behind them), removing shirt on Splash mountain (CM chewed out this guest. I figured the guy was just hot, but the CM said he had ruined our photo. Yeah, he did. Gross naked chest behind my kids' heads.) and this isn't really rude, but it isn't polite... Not offering up a bus seat to someone who needs it more (parent trying to hold sleeping child or pregnant lady or elderly). I have, however often witnessed people doing just those things, and even helping me on the bus when I had a stroller and three kids. I have never been pushed, and if anyone has been eyeing seats, we share ours or let them know we will be awhile.

 

[Parker Clan]

We see a decent amount of clueless, entitled, rude guests but it's my vaca and I just brush it off and move on. Not going to let those ppl ruin my amazing vaca.

 

[MHSweb79]

If someone is hovering over your table, all you have to do is say politely, "I'm sorry, but we're going to be awhile." They should shuffle off to bother someone else.

I have seen lots of rude behavior at parades/ fireworks, but otherwise everyone seems to do their best to behave. I wouldn't worry too much.

 

[scrapquitler]

Hi,

I'll be going to Disney World with my family in October. Just wanted to get a gauge as to how common I would be encountering rude guests at Disney World.

The background is that 10 years ago at Hong Kong Disneyland, it was a bad experience for me because of rude guests

1) Lots of pushing in lines
2) A guests elbowing my mum when entering to see a show to "fight for a good seat"
3) People standing next to you at a counter service table waiting for your table and staring at you to make you "leave" faster

I'm a bit older and wiser now (I think) and I know I can't control other people's behaviour, and being in a crowded place, I understand I can't avoid these situations.

But what I want to control is my own reaction to these situations, I don't want to get upset when I see these behaviour, because if I get upset, my family might get upset and it might affect our vacation.

So I'm hoping to get some tips from everyone here as to how to handle these situations so i don't get upset and enjoy the vacation.

Thanks.

I can't think of any specific incident when I have experienced any of the examples you listed in all my visits (about 15 trips) to WDW.

I can tell you that based on other countries I have lived in, it is possible that some of those behaviors are cultural differences between the USA and Hong Kong (I'm not positive of that, but I can for example tell you that the foreign countries I have visited have a very different idea of 'personal space' than we do here the USA....meaning that it is common and accepted in many places for people to stand much closer to one another than we here in this country are comfortable with).

If I ever see a behavior that I think might be on the borderline of rude, I usually just try to ignore it and go on doing my own thing. This is my vacation and there's no point in confronting someone else or getting upset about something so trivial and risking a bad confrontation. I'd just step aside and carry on.

 

[Amore Disney]

Agree with parades/fireworks as the prime-time for rude guests. We arrived an hour early for fireworks and sat down to wait. The grumpy family next to us proceeded "accidentally spill" a drink on our family as an attempt to make us leave. No apologies whatsoever. That awful family almost ruined our Disney trip forever. BUT as karma would have it... Since we were already standing due to the spillage, we got towards the front of the crowd when CM's made everyone stand. That rude family were so caught up in being mean that they didn't even notice people standing. They got stuck in the very back, their views blocked by layers of people.

I hope that there aren't too many of these people, but undoubtedly there are always a few sour apples. Just hoping we won't encounter too many!