pet peeves

[KorieDWnut]

Here's mine:

People who aren't ready with their order when they reach the counter. If I've been in line for five minutes..I've know for at least four of those minutes what I'll be eating. Even when I have a family with me, everyone is ready by the time we've reached the front!

Oh, I agree. In fact, we usually decide what we are getting before we even get into line. We will stand to the side and think about it and then when we are ready, we get into line.

 

[eeyoredude]

I think the worst for me is when the parents of some poor child continue to push hard, when it is obvious kid is flat out exhausted. I have been in so many lines when the kid is cranky, crying, and just plain tried and the parents scold the child and seem oblivious to the true problem. All it takes is a little down time so everyone can rest and everybody will be happier.

 

[disneyjunkie]

Here's mine:

People who aren't ready with their order when they reach the counter. If I've been in line for five minutes..I've know for at least four of those minutes what I'll be eating. Even when I have a family with me, everyone is ready by the time we've reached the front!

This drives me nuts as well. Not only do I have the order ready when we reach the CM, but I'm ready to pay for our food.

Why do people wait until they hear to total to start hurting around for cash, room key or a credit card?

And yeah, my son grabs a table while I grab the food.

 

[lacrosse_lady72]

This has to be the funniest pet peeve ever. Who knew! I never knew people DIDN'T do this!

DH or myself will continue to sit down with the kids while the other gets the food.

I completely agree.
It's all kind of absurd to me. Why would you WANT to take your kids and DH/W in to line with you?
As a person standing in line, why would I want a bunch of kids running around my legs while I tried to order, or worse yet, while I tried to bring my food to the table?
I like PP said, I have never heard of anyone NOT doing this.



I just don't like it when people sit at a busy CS when they're not actually dining there. I think that's annoying.

 

[pilesoflaundry]

What are your pet peeves concerning Disney??

One that comes to my mind is when 1 person waits in a long line for something (i.e. to see the Fairies), and when they get close to the front of the line, their family members join them! This is not fair to everyone else who has stood in the line for the entire time to have someone walk right past them and get in without waiting. What kind of example does this send to the kids who are waiting...that it is ok to cut in front of others?? It just irritates me to no end!!

We do this all the time, why does it matter if we all stood in front of you the entire time or half of us did? We were still in front of you. We do it sometimes if one of the little ones has to use the bathroom or my autistic son is having a fit in line. One of us stays and the other one takes the one that has to leave for a minute, then we get back in. Why should we waste all the time we already were waiting and start over every time someone has to pee. We would never get anywhere then .

I have let people in ahead of me that said they were waiting with someone up ahead. Yeah they could be lying and pretending to know someone but I'm willing to take that chance.

 

[lacrosse_lady72]

Oh, I agree. In fact, we usually decide what we are getting before we even get into line. We will stand to the side and think about it and then when we are ready, we get into line.

Unless the line is REALLY long, this is what we do as well. I need to make sure there's something I want to eat there before I jump into line.

 

[lacrosse_lady72]

My biggest pet peeve is when people think WDW is just for kids. Or that kids should get special treatment because of their age....... that's pretty agist if you ask me.

 

[nascarcheshirecat]

the couples screaming and yelling at each otherand or the kids and the whole line knows their sordid drama.

 

[nascarcheshirecat]

here i'll stir the pot

I hate it when I get stuck behind an ECV. ARGH!

I LIKE walking behind them. I walk slow with foot problems, and it is easier for me.i usually strike up a conversation with the rider and i have never had a rider NOT be happy that someone talked with them.
OR i just move to the side alot and say," go ahead, i walk slow." I always get thanks for that.

 

[miprender]

I always thought this was normal. We do it and will continue to do it. Where I'm from everyone does it. It's a PIA to stand in line with DH, the stroller, the kids, etc. DH or myself goes and gets a table, gets the kids settled in, hands cleaned and then I show up with the food.

Watch the next pet peeve be "I hate it when the whole family stands in line to order food. Can't they go and get a table and save us some room in those tiny lines."

ITA I can understand the poster that has a hard time finding a seat just for her and her DS, but it actually takes a while for us to get everyone seated and set up while DH goes and gets the food (we have to wipe every little thing down as DS3 likes to lick things )

 

[foreverlost]

Wow.. I'm at Disney RIGHT NOW... resting in the hotel room and I can say I've got a couple peeves now...

1) Teens and Adults who carry on ADULT topic conversation (sex related) while next to my child. I sat on a bus today from our resort to the Hollywood Studios listening (as I'm sure the whole bus was) to a teenager talk about having sex with some guy she met at a club. Loudly. People even said something to her and she continued to carry on the conversation.

2) People who are waaaay too nosey for their own good while I am trying to discipline my child. I was at Hollywood Studios and my son was acting like a beast ... and like the world revolved around that beast... and I took him off to a quiet corner near the restrooms and was having a stern talk with him .. he was crying and I had not 2 but 3 different STRANGERS ask him if he was ok and if I was his mother. What the crap? Since when does it become a strangers business? I wasn't yelling.. I was talking in a LOW voice.

and finally....

Pet Peeve #3 When I forget to bring a watch/cell phone with me!!!! All my very own doing!!!!!!!!

 

[triplejen]

I really don't understand what the difference is with someone waiting in line and then their family joining them? They will still take the same amount of time with the characters, at least in our case b/c one of us has stood in line for our DD at times. Why not, one of us take our daughter to check out other things while the other parent takes a break waiting in line. We've seen lots of people do it and it seems to be a common, accepted practice.

We do this all the time, why does it matter if we all stood in front of you the entire time or half of us did? We were still in front of you. We do it sometimes if one of the little ones has to use the bathroom or my autistic son is having a fit in line. One of us stays and the other one takes the one that has to leave for a minute, then we get back in. Why should we waste all the time we already were waiting and start over every time someone has to pee. We would never get anywhere then .

I have let people in ahead of me that said they were waiting with someone up ahead. Yeah they could be lying and pretending to know someone but I'm willing to take that chance.

. . . And while waiting forever in line to get on ToT my 16 yr old had to go to the bathroom. Bathroom-bathroom. We'd been there for almost 30 minutes already but he HAD to go. He left the line to RUN to the nearest restroom. after another 20 minutes we were still in line but inside finally. I call to see where he's at and he says another group would not let him come back to where we were waiting for him so he was waiting in the gift shop. We never made it back to ride ToT so maybe he'll get to ride it the next time we go, if we can ever afford to. Rule #2 wear adult diapers while on vacation so that when you are in line for an attraction others can enjoy your wunnerful aroma. Don't be selfish.

My peeve is poopy face ppl who don't smile near enough or slow down to enjoy their vacation.

I completely agree with the above posters. I find the notion that all members of a party (including small children, kids with special needs or the elderly) should be required to put in their time on the line merely so that the people behind them will believe that they've "earned" their photo with Mickey to be completely absurd, and overly judgmental to boot.

If 4 people are going to take their pic with Mickey ahead of Judgy McLinewaiter, it matters not a whit in terms of actual time to Ms. Judgy if all 4 stand on the line or if one designee does, as long as everyone rejoins the line before their turn is called. 4 people don't develop an ability to pose for a photograph faster due to their time served on a line.

And I see absolutely no point in forcing a 2 year old, or an autistic 12 year old, or an elderly grandparent to stand in a shadeless confined space for 40 minutes or more simply to appeal to some random McLinewaiter's arbitrary sense of line-standing justice.

And I think the pious little group that prevented the bathroom-emergency teenager from riding ToT completely suck. Though I'm sure they felt very proud of themselves for putting the poor kid in his "place" that day.

 

[d1gitman]

...2) People who are waaaay too nosey for their own good while I am trying to discipline my child. I was at Hollywood Studios and my son was acting like a beast ... and like the world revolved around that beast... and I took him off to a quiet corner near the restrooms and was having a stern talk with him .. he was crying and I had not 2 but 3 different STRANGERS ask him if he was ok and if I was his mother. What the crap? Since when does it become a strangers business? I wasn't yelling.. I was talking in a LOW voice...

unless it was a stranger who had your kid in a quiet corner, then it's not so bad that a stranger is nosey enough to make sure the kid was abducted...

 

[mi*vida*loca]

I have no problems with one person holding a spot in line for the whole family.

See I told you. I'm too happy to be upset while at WDW.

 

[foreverlost]

I certainly didn't see these same people asking any of the other parents who were disciplining their children if THEY were their parents. So yes, again, nosey people, like I said, are my pet peeve. Disciplining my child is my own business.

 

[maxiesmom]

I have 2 pet peeves. The first one is people who don't think the Disney Rules apply to them. You know who they are. The ones who stop in the middle of the rows in attractions like Muppet Vision 3D, and force you to walk around them. Probably accidentaly stepping on them in the process. Or the ones who think that "No flash photography" does not apply to them. Riding Pirates is a nightmare of flash flash flash flash. Really people, that is NOT the real Johnny Depp.

My second pet peeve is about the busses. If you have gone to Disney before, you know they like to pack them as full as possible. And if it is your first trip, you learn that pretty darn quick. So please do not get on a full bus and expect someone to get up and give you a seat. I have seen people offer up their seat to others who look like they need it more many times. Heck, I have even done that myself. But please do not get on a bus and start glaring at those sitting down, or making little sotto voice comments about how rude the other people on the bus are for not getting up so that you can sit. If you simply cannot stand on a bus, then don't get on a full bus. Or maybe be proactive and rent a car. That way you will always have a seat, and not have to stoop to trying to guilt others into giving you theirs.

 

[buffettgirl]

I thought there was a moratorium on bus threads?

 

[Quacktatty]

In the real world, everything bothers me, but in Disney it's mostly just two things:

CMs who automatically include you in the party ahead of you if you are traveling solo. Last trip I had it happen at DME, rides, character meets, you name it.

People who, when they find out you are traveling solo, act like you are the world's most pathetic person and how could you be having fun alone??? I actually had a family offer to let me join their group for the rest of the day because I must be so lonely

 

[inkkognito]

CMs who automatically include you in the party ahead of you if you are traveling solo. Last trip I had it happen at DME, rides, character meets, you name it.

People who, when they find out you are traveling solo, act like you are the world's most pathetic person and how could you be having fun alone??? I actually had a family offer to let me join their group for the rest of the day because I must be so lonely

DH and I visit WDW solo frequently. I work at night and he works during the day on many days so we do our own little trips on those days. I've never had anyone, CM or fellow guest, lump me with others or act strangely towards me. I've had people chat me up, but only when I'm wearing my monorail hat which is quite a conversation piece. If I want a quiet visit, I leave it at home. If I want to talk to people, I bring it with.

 

[connie1042]

Wow.. I'm at Disney RIGHT NOW... resting in the hotel room and I can say I've got a couple peeves now...

1) Teens and Adults who carry on ADULT topic conversation (sex related) while next to my child. I sat on a bus today from our resort to the Hollywood Studios listening (as I'm sure the whole bus was) to a teenager talk about having sex with some guy she met at a club. Loudly. People even said something to her and she continued to carry on the conversation.

2) People who are waaaay too nosey for their own good while I am trying to discipline my child. I was at Hollywood Studios and my son was acting like a beast ... and like the world revolved around that beast... and I took him off to a quiet corner near the restrooms and was having a stern talk with him .. he was crying and I had not 2 but 3 different STRANGERS ask him if he was ok and if I was his mother. What the crap? Since when does it become a strangers business? I wasn't yelling.. I was talking in a LOW voice.

and finally....

Pet Peeve #3 When I forget to bring a watch/cell phone with me!!!! All my very own doing!!!!!!!!

The people asking the child if he is ok, stems from telling children that if anyone disciplines you it is child abuse. I really think this is why some of the kids act the way they do. As a child we were disciplined. We were not beaten or anything, but we knew we could not get away with things. I have had kids say " you can't do anything about it or I will tell my teacher or the police!" It's scary out there.I know a child that after being pushed in the hall way, turned around and gave the kid a concussion. The parents are pressing charges. Now it was not right to push, but you don't turn around and punch someone that hard that you hurt him. He was suspended for 3 days and all he did was play game boy! I know this because he had to come to my daycare! The parents were not upset at what he did,were upset at the principle that he got suspended. We are talking 6th grade. The kids are friends. Why did the one kid hit, because his parents told him he could!! I am glad my children are raised and doing well. I guess the times we told them NO, didn't hurt them.