No running in Disneyland?

[angelhair45]

Someone posted on a Nemo thread that running in DL is against the rules. Is this true?

My most absolute favorite part of DisneyWorld is the mad dash to Space MT when they open tomorrowland. The CMs know everyone will run, they make us stand behind a rope and then they get the heck out of the way when the drop it. Every takes off running to the Space Mountain entrance running as if it's an Olympic race. Seriously it is more fun than the ride. I'm assuming this doesn't happen at DL if there is a rule against running.

 

[blackjackdelta]

People seem to get hurt when they run to attractions. Fast walking has been OK.

Jack

 

[victorandbellasmom]

The morning we rode Nemo, there were lots of people who ran after getting into DL and CMs were quick to yell at them to stop running. A couple of men were running down Mainstreet and security made a point to walk in front of them to tell them to stop. The cms had no problem with fast walking though.

 

[angelhair45]

Bummer. It's not really that I want to run to get to an attraction first, it's more the thrill of the race. Part of feeling like a kid again. Disney magic. I mean it's not like running races is a part of my normal adult life.

 

[LittleWoodenHead]

Thankfully, DL is much better than WDW when it comes to trying to curtail actual running at rope drop. As blackjackdelta points out, people can get hurt when running. It can be especially dangerous for little kids.

I frankly couldn't believe the mad dashes I experienced at WDW (not just to Space Mountain, but to TOT/Rock 'N Roller Coaster at Disney/MGM and Mission:Space and Test Track at Epcot). The WDW CMs just stood there and watched the crowd running by, without even saying a word.

I really can't understand why people would rather run and not care about other people's safety (not to mention their own). For what? To get on a ride a few minutes quicker?

 

[angelhair45]

Thankfully, DL is much better than WDW when it comes to trying to curtail actual running at rope drop. As blackjackdelta points out, people can get hurt when running. It can be especially dangerous for little kids.

I frankly couldn't believe the mad dashes I experienced at WDW (not just to Space Mountain, but to TOT/Rock 'N Roller Coaster at Disney/MGM and Mission:Space and Test Track at Epcot). The WDW CMs just stood there and watched the crowd running by, without even saying a word.

I really can't understand why people would rather run and not care about other people's safety (not to mention their own). For what? To get on a ride a few minutes quicker?

Like I said before, I think it's the thrill of the race vs. actually getting to the ride first. It's exhilarating to an extent. When I was there I never saw any young kids participating, or strollers. It was usually older teens and adults. I never saw any injuries, but I guess that would sour the experience a bit.

 

[Albort]

ITs a safety precaution. If everyone runs and one trips, that one person will get runned over by A LOT OF PEOPLE.

 

[brenda1966]

I saw one little girl, probably age 5, trip over the curb and do a face plant as everyone was running down mainstreet to try and get to Nemo.

I too recall the past when they'd let you run to Space Mountain, but I think even WDW has tried to curb this. For Exp Everest they rope walk you one direction and the other one has CM's standing, telling you to walk.

 

[goofyforlife]

The last few times i've rope dropped in one of the DW parks the CM's actually walk with the rope to discourage running and will yell if someone gets ahead of them.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Thankfully, DL is much better than WDW when it comes to trying to curtail actual running at rope drop. As blackjackdelta points out, people can get hurt when running. It can be especially dangerous for little kids.

I frankly couldn't believe the mad dashes I experienced at WDW (not just to Space Mountain, but to TOT/Rock 'N Roller Coaster at Disney/MGM and Mission:Space and Test Track at Epcot). The WDW CMs just stood there and watched the crowd running by, without even saying a word.

I really can't understand why people would rather run and not care about other people's safety (not to mention their own). For what? To get on a ride a few minutes quicker?

My experience at WDW is much different. Over at MK, there isn't one ride that draws everyone and none of the biggies are new. The biggies are well spaced. So there really isn't any supervision. But there isn't any real advantage to running either. At Epcot, however, the cm's walked the crowds to Soarin, Mission Space, and Test Track. The crowd was so thick and alternate routes too long to have any advantage to running. Over at AK, similarly, the crowd was escorted by CM's over to the safari and to Everest. Alternate routes were blocked. At MGM again, the crowd was walked over to the Rnr and Tot area.

Despite the precautions at all locations, people still ran on occasion. On several occasions, I've seen a face plant or other similar tumble because of it. If everyone's running, all it takes is one clip of a foot and people are going down. Breaking a bone or losing a tooth is not my idea of a fun way to start a Disney trip.

 

[LittleWoodenHead]

My experience at WDW is much different. Over at MK, there isn't one ride that draws everyone and none of the biggies are new. The biggies are well spaced. So there really isn't any supervision. But there isn't any real advantage to running either. At Epcot, however, the cm's walked the crowds to Soarin, Mission Space, and Test Track. The crowd was so thick and alternate routes too long to have any advantage to running. Over at AK, similarly, the crowd was escorted by CM's over to the safari and to Everest. Alternate routes were blocked. At MGM again, the crowd was walked over to the Rnr and Tot area.

I can only report what I experienced this past February at WDW. There was certainly NO walking of the crowds to the rides at MK, Epcot, or MGM. The rope dropped and the race began! (Since they announced that Everest was not open at rope drop, the situation was different at AK. I headed to Dinosaur, so I have no idea if there was a rush to Safari.)

It was particularly bad at Disney/MGM. The first day I went, I was at the front of the crowd and in the middle of the street at rope drop. The CMs just moved out of the way, and I was practically run over by the stampeding horde behind me! When I returned several days later, I had learned my lesson: I held back and stuck to the sidewalks near the buildings. (Of course, if I had really learned my lesson, I would've headed in a different direction entirely. ) Even then, I still could not believe that the CMs were doing NOTHING to curtail the running by the crowd.

Because of this bad experience at WDW, when I went to DL a month later, I made particular note of the CMs standing between Main Street and Space Mountain constantly telling people to WALK. A group of them were even spaced across the path between Star Tours and Buzz to act like a human breakwater to slow the tide of people down. (This was during the height of the "Rockin' Space Mountain" promotion, so traffic to SM was more intense than usual.)

If everyone's running, all it takes is one clip of a foot and people are going down. Breaking a bone or losing a tooth is not my idea of a fun way to start a Disney trip.

Agreed!

 

[Pirate-Emery]

Thrill of the race?

Excuse me, sir/maam, but I happen to hold the medal for Space Mountain Speed Walking.

But seriously, for the past 4 years I have been on our school's Cross Country team. I know footraces. I know the thrill one gets from them.

However, nothing I've ever done comes close to speed walking to Tomorrowland. The thrill of speed walking, where you MUST curb your abilities, is the best part.

 

[angelhair45]

Thrill of the race?

Excuse me, sir/maam, but I happen to hold the medal for Space Mountain Speed Walking.

But seriously, for the past 4 years I have been on our school's Cross Country team. I know footraces. I know the thrill one gets from them.

However, nothing I've ever done comes close to speed walking to Tomorrowland. The thrill of speed walking, where you MUST curb your abilities, is the best part.

We are going to DL in October so I will be able to try out the thrill of speedwalking then.

 

[Pirate-Emery]

We are going to DL in October so I will be able to try out the thrill of speedwalking then.

I wish you the best of luck!

As for me, I think my speedwalking days are at an end: the train from UCSB to Anaheim gets in at around 10, well past opening.

 

[heatherleigh]

I don't remember running taking place before, but I don't think we ever got there early either. However, I did notice people trying to run the last time we went to Disneyland. I was floored that people even did that (I am still pretty amateur when it comes to Disney.)

 

[Califgirl]

Apparently folks on the ThemePark Attractions and Strategy board think running in a theme park (pushing strollers, no less) is perfectly fine.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1532235

Oh my! When did common sense go out the window in favor of having a 'thrill' or 'making memories' for your family? I'd hate to see a memory of a hospital visit be a part of anyone's Disney vacation.

 

[heatherleigh]

Unbelieveable.

 

[alicenwonder99]

People were running last week Tuesday to Nemo when I was there. The younger people (not me), took off running right away. Us older people, those with strollers, and the out-of-shape were more like jogging. Then there were those who walked fast.

I didn't hear any CM tell people to stop running, but I was with the "jogging" group. I did hear one CM say to be careful because the ground was wet.

 

[TheZue]

After reading that other thread that was linked, running at rope drop seems tame though haha. Racing through crowds to get back to a car quickly seemed pretty dumb to me. The big concern with running is that there are little kids and they are unpredictable. I've almost tripped over a ton of kids at disneyland while walking and had a heck of a time stopping because they walked almost right under my feet. Had I been running I'm sure it would have been ugly. But still the person who posted they didn't know that people would be running who was at the front is a good example of why it's not the best idea even at rope drop.

 

[noryglory]

Obviously safety is a primary factor. But one of my all-time favorite memories is racing to the Matterhorn with MY GRANDMA at rope drop. We would have been the first on the ride, but two boys my age were unencumbered by an "oldster"-- ha ha--and since they just beat me out, we would have been in the seats behind them.

This is where the story gets even better...the two 11-year-old boys GAVE UP the front of the car to my grandma and me.

HOW NICE IS THAT!? I hope they grew up to be gentlemen out there somewhere still doing good deeds.