Respect for other guests

[Granny square]

Again. It isn't about you. They just want a pic of the character and you count for nothing. Yes, the random dude in the picture.

Ds was at comicon this weekend and they had a no picture rule just to stop this. Otherwise my dear 19 year old would have snapped pictures of the walking dead dudes with whomever rather than waiting in a two hour line. And yes they would have totally discounted any peripheral (in their view) people.

 

[Sheilby]

I'm talking about people taking a picture of me or someone else standing next to a character for a posed shot. Someone snaps photo walking by of me and tigger I'm pretty much in their pic if its a far away shot. If they zoom in on the character alone it's an awkward pic but ok for them. I know a guy was taking pics of me with Jack Sparrow my partner saw it on his camera screen.., again if they share pics from their trip with others how are they explaining me or someone else to the people their showing. " oh here's jack sparrow and some random dude" really???. Again not really their moment or memory it's mine. I get people do it I just think its very weird .

Maybe they thought you were hot.

 

[tony609]

It's still weird to me. But to each their own.

 

[dtats]

Originally posted by tony609

..." oh here's jack sparrow and some random dude"...

That's so funny! "Random Dude" is exactly the name my DD uses to describe any stranger she sits with or near on the rides. Often, these random dudes (and dudettes) often do something or have a look that makes them more noticable than the average tourist. The random dude is usually commented on when looking at the pics we buy from WDW for rides like Expedition Everest or Splash Mountain, where she comments (often sarcastically), "Oh look, here I am riding with Random Dude!"

In all the videos I've shot and the pics we've taken ourselves, we really don't pay much attention to all the random dudes and dudettes that appear. Unless they do something funny or strange. And, we ALL do some funny and strange things at times. I can't imagine how many home movies that folks have shot while done at Disney have me on them. I'm sure there's somebody somewhere watching it, pointing at me, and telling the person next to him, "Geesh, take a look at this dork? They actually let people wear shorts like that?"

 

[Magpie]

Then I would get in line and get one. I still don't get it.

I have a friend who is a HUGE penguin fan. She collects all kinds of penguin paraphernalia. When we were visiting Universal Studios, I saw the Penguins of Madagascar out for a meet and greet. I had to take a picture, to show my friend.

We ran up to the line, only to be told that it was closed and only the people already in line would get pictures. And this was the last meet of the day.

So yes, I stood off to the side and grabbed a quick picture of the Penguins with some random kids belonging to another person. Then when we got home, I said to my friend, "Look what we found in the parks! Just for you!"

The picture's not on a wall, or anything. It was just something we took to show our friend we were thinking of her while on vacation. Our memory is of the Penguins, not the kids.

 

[101disneyfan]

I'm really glad to hear everyone's input in both the posts and the poll!

Thanks!

 

[DRDISNEYMD]

I have been to Disney at least 8 times in the past 6 years and have never encountered these "rude" photography people on rides. Not sure if I just don't notice it--I choose my battles -- or if people aren't doing it. Of course, you will see the sea of phones recording and photographing Wishes, but seriously, who doesn't want to take THAT home with them??!! Regardless, no rule, no complaining person, no nothing will stop rude people from being rude. It is how YOU choose to react to it that makes the difference. If someone is in your way, politely ask them to move. If someone is taking multiple flash photos and it is truly bothering you, ask them to stop. If these people say NO, that is their right. OR---you can choose to not let the "little" things get under your skin. I have a very low tolerance level for stupidity, lack of common sense and annoying people. What I have been able to do over the last few years is TUNE THEM OUT. I don't give them any recognition, no attention, nothing. It has made my life more blissful than ever. No matter how many times you ask someone to "change their behavior", if they are simply a jerk, they won't change. Don't let that stuff ruin your day. YOU are in charge of YOUR day--not someone else.

As for photography, sometimes I take the big SLR to the park with multiple lenses, sometimes I stick to the iPhone. I shoot in RAW so I never use a flash. That little flash on top of the camera is worthless anyway, so I don't use it. I adjust my settings so I can take awesome pictures in the darker rides. Shoot in Aperture setting and you can control everything. A crappy flash can ruin a good picture in a second. Do your pictures a favor and just turn it off!

~Fabulous comment, I totally agree! TUNE THEM OUT! I have come to the conclusion that ignorant people should be ignored. I don't want any confrontation with rude people on vacation. And honestly, I haven't encountered anything at Disney that prompted me to say something. I feel that people who display that kind of aggressive and obnoxious behavior are just looking for confrontation -- they want you to acknowledge their existence and they want you to say something to them, just so they can unleash their hostility on you and ruin your day. I don't give them that power.

I know the two different times I saw FoTLK this year on separate trips, they did not ban flash photography, only external video lighting. As far as I can recall, in all the times I have been in the past, that is the way it has always been, I can't ever recall them saying NO FLASH photography.



Agreed...




maybe!! but maybe not... and I have been enough to know what I want pictures of. I tend to look for obscure things to take pictures of.
I also look for opportunities that are one time deals... not always the run of the mill photo. And on top of that, you have to spend the time scouring the internet looking for the picture and it is 'possible' that the photographer has put a copyright on their photo if it is a really good one. That's why I prefer to shoot my own. I know what I want. Plus it is a part of my trip trying to find different angles of WDW thru a photo lens, but not at the detriment of other guests!



My annoying one is the parent wanting to take a picture in the ride queue of something like Buzz Lightyear. And the kid won't cooperate...won't look at them, smile, etc... either let people go past you, or GIVE UP!!! But do not continue to hold up the line! That is rude!! Plus it is too close to the boarding area!!

~I hear you! The queue at Star Tours was empty and we were just flowing through the line and then suddenly everyone stopped because one guy was obsessively taking photos of the gold robot from Star Wars. He was so rude. We seem to enounter this a lot in the Dinosour and TSM queues, too. I don't have any "flash incidents" but at Fantasmic! there was the girl with the cowboy hat that had been bedazzled with a million bright white LED lights flashing for the entire show. It was so bright you could see her big hat from Mars! Anyway, I've never witnessed any of the flashing incidents, maybe people are just too hot in August to take flash photos!

 

[larryz]

Now that I've had time to think about it, I believe Disney should strictly enforce a "no photography" rule in every park for the following reasons:

1) They own the trademark and copyright on everything in the parks
2) They provide a for-fee photography service in direct competition with all the amateurs
3) Once in the park, WDW can not control what people do with their cameras, leaving those with malicious, ulterior motives free to collect and exploit photos of unsuspecting victims
4) The uncontrolled use of photographic devices in the parks can cause a serious disturbance in the local space-time continuum matrix, resulting in a trans-dimensional rift that could very well allow a mini-black hole to enter our universe and end life as we know it.

 

[APiratesLifeForMe2]

4) The uncontrolled use of photographic devices in the parks can cause a serious disturbance in the local space-time continuum matrix, resulting in a trans-dimensional rift that could very well allow a mini-black hole to enter our universe and end life as we know it.

Best post in the entire thread!

 

[dtats]

Originally Posted by larryz
4) The uncontrolled use of photographic devices in the parks can cause a serious disturbance in the local space-time continuum matrix, resulting in a trans-dimensional rift that could very well allow a mini-black hole to enter our universe and end life as we know it.

And this would be a bad thing?

Maybe it is time to start over. I'm mean, look at how nice the "Living Seas" is again now that they added Nemo and friends. Then again, a fresh start could also end up as "Journey into Your Imagination!"

 

[emilily88]

On a related note, I wish people would learn how to use their photography equipment, whatever it may be, before taking it somewhere... I was at a middle school band concert recently, where obviously there are going to be a ton of proud parents taking pictures, but there were quite a few people who had NO idea how to work their camera or iphone. They didn't know how to turn the flash or sound off and they had to lean over and ask for help every 10 seconds and it was so distracting!

 

[DRDISNEYMD]

Now that I've had time to think about it, I believe Disney should strictly enforce a "no photography" rule in every park for the following reasons:

1) They own the trademark and copyright on everything in the parks
2) They provide a for-fee photography service in direct competition with all the amateurs
3) Once in the park, WDW can not control what people do with their cameras, leaving those with malicious, ulterior motives free to collect and exploit photos of unsuspecting victims
4) The uncontrolled use of photographic devices in the parks can cause a serious disturbance in the local space-time continuum matrix, resulting in a trans-dimensional rift that could very well allow a mini-black hole to enter our universe and end life as we know it.

~Who are you, larryz? You're such a show off, but I love it!! And I agree, just ban errithang!!! Yay! Now, I will vote for that!

 

[1000HappyWishes]

I don't mind wanting to record some things to make a decent vacation video or take pictures to make great family memories. I love to take pictures. However, it never occurred to me until I joined the DIS that people take pictures on rides. Honestly, it bothers me. I will say something about it, too, though most don't take a 15 year old 5'3" girl very seriously. I was raised a lot better than that. If I'm taking a picture, then I don't take a picture in dark areas where the flash could be bothersome to others. I always make sure I'm not stopping in the middle of a walkway or directly in front of somebody.

I'm short. I wait for a spot for parades and such. If a person stands in front of me purposely, then I stand right in front of them. If they wish to hold up their big, clunky iPad to video tape, I politely ask them to lower it. If not, then again, I'll stand in front of them. I rarely let others stand in front of me for a spot I've staked out unless they are younger and shorter than me and I know I'm blocking their view. My dad would have killed me if he saw me behaving the way some people in this thread have described.

 

[mom2rtk]

I was raised a lot better than that. If I'm taking a picture, then I don't take a picture in dark areas where the flash could be bothersome to others.

You do know you can turn the flash off, right?