Rude Behavior At Disney

[tink621]

If you see someone sitting waiting for the bus, then the ONLY polite thing to do is to let them go first. As the bus pulls up you say "You were here first, and you go ahead". and then civilized people stop and wait. It's sort of like when you're waiting for an elevator - everyone knows who has arrived first and you just take your turn. And above that - you give the exiting people a chance to get off first, which people do not do.

There are benches at the bus stop for a reason, so you can sit and wait. I get to the bus early enough to sit and wait and others come running in at the last minute YOu know who was there first, and you should let them board first.

I actually like how some of the bus lines have a queue - I think that makes it a lot easier - you just get in line. But when there is no queue, make no mistake, people know which order they arrived in. And if you arrive and there are people already there, then they get on the bus first.

I assume you are referring to there not being alot of people waiting in the same area for the bus. If I walk up and see people sitting on the benches and the bus pulls up and there isn't a crowd of people that has formed with the people still sitting on the benches then I always step aside and let them go first. But if alot of people have shown up and the people on the bench are still sitting then I feel like it's their problem. I have also been at a bus stop at my hotel waiting and when I see many people coming we always get up and stand to assure we have a seat. I wish all bus lines had a queue, but the resort bus stops usually don't. When alot of people start showing up then no you don't remember who was their first.

 

[DISNEYNV]

Oh...and on the same trip in December we were watching the Finding Nemo show with the kids all the way in the back row by the exits. The seats were not the best but we had the eisle in front of us so there was plenty of leg room until about five minutes BEFORE the show ended anyway! Since we were near the exit people gathered before the show ended in the aisle in front of us! We could not see a thing. I thought this was a very rude thing for people to do. Disney should give an announcement about stating seated until the show has ended completely. Even if you have seen a show before please think and do NOT ruin others enjoyment just so you can be the first to exit a theatre! You will get out eventually. My rant

 

[Cindaddy]

Oh...and on the same trip in December we were watching the Finding Nemo show with the kids all the way in the back row by the exits. The seats were not the best but we had the eisle in front of us so there was plenty of leg room until about five minutes BEFORE the show ended anyway! Since we were near the exit people gathered before the show ended in the aisle in front of us! We could not see a thing. I thought this was a very rude thing for people to do. Disney should give an announcement about stating seated until the show has ended completely. Even if you have seen a show before please think and do NOT ruin others enjoyment just so you can be the first to exit a theatre! You will get out eventually. My rant

That's bad.

 

[buffettgirl]

When alot of people start showing up then no you don't remember who was their first.

yes, I do remember who was there first. if I show up and there are already people waiting then I do not try to get on the bus first. That's the problem. People show up and they know they weren't the first waiting, yet they try to push on the bus first.

In any case, we do stand up if a big crowd comes, of course, but often that isn't the problem - it's the people that come running up at the last minute as the bus is pulling up, see everyone standing around, and still feel it is their right to be the first person on the bus.

This is just common decency, which seems to be lost on a lot of people. If you arrive at the bus stop and you see others waiting then you do not get to go first on the bus. End of story.

 

[neilsalop]

When we were waiting for the BPB parade at the Studios, we parked ourselves on Hollywood Blvd by the shops. DD12 was sitting on the edge of a wall, while DW and me leaned against it. Just as the parade started a rather large lady (and I use the term loosely) came up and stood right next to me, blocking DDs view completely. I mentioned to DD about some peoples lack of manners, but this 'lady' just kept staring straight ahead. DD squeezed in between DW and myself, while I kept forcing myself to my right until the 'lady' had no wall to lean on, she then stormed off in a not very magical way

Just before the end of the parade a woman turned up with a double stroller and parked it behind the people at hte front of the kerb, OK, but to park it sideways on a narrow sidewalk was just dumb. I can put up with dumb, but rude makes my blood boil.

Good job I'm quite non-confrontational and would rather go with the flow than cause trouble.

ps I really need to sort out my ticker

 

[Stacerita]

OK. How about this.... We get married at "Sunset Point". We are having pictures taken by the staff photographer. They have specific areas that they want us for the photos. One of those areas is the "Grand Staircase" at The Grand Floridian Resort. We are in place, and there is a ribbon across the top of the stairs. I am in a "tux" (no big thing) and my wife is in a "wedding gown" (big thing !) on the first landing... the lights are set, the camera is ready, the photographer is ready to snap... and, as he does, three children (all between the ages of 3 and 8) come running down the steps, and run into my wife... followed by the parents, who had taken the ribbon off to allow the children to run down the steps. Now, if this isn't bad enough, as the adults walk past us, the male says, "you shouldn't be taking pictures here - it's a public place !" As they pass the photographer, he said something to them about an apology, and their response, "go to hell !" By the way, we got divorced six years later... maybe they actually knew something I didn't !.

 

[Jenvenza]

When we were at Magic Kingdom in September, we were getting ready to go find a spot for Spectro and we had just left CRT. We were walking out of the castle and as soon as we got outside we heard this man yelling and screaming at another man. One of them them came right up next to me and my DD and started screaming at the other one that "he was lucky they were in WDW, because if they werent, he would have **Insert your word of choice here** stabbed him." We were in shock listening to this man cussing and screaming and saying terrible things in front of so many children. We actually got a little nervous and tried to get away from him as quickly as possible. I didnt see any CM's to tell. But we saw the man and his wife a few minutes later and the wife was obviously mad that her husband was acting this way and I heard them say that they were leaving the park. Thank goodness!!

 

[Jenvenza]

Haha... good luck with the giving a mom holding a sleeping child a seat thing.

We went in April 2007 when DD was 18 months old and I was 7 months PG. DH and I got split up on the bus and I happened to be the one holding DD asleep at the time. Did anyone offer me a seat??? Nope! I was trying to hold on to a bar thing and hang on to DD sound asleep.

That was a hard trip because we had to get DD out of the stroller to fold it up and sadly DH is the only one who knows how to fold it so I would always be the one holding her.

Anyway... sorry OT rant.

This same thing happened to me in September 2008 - expect I was wasnt pregnant. My 13 month old DD was sound asleep and I got seperated from my husband, ended up standing up, trying to hold onto the bars and my DD at the same time. Even better, a man who had a seat gave me "advice" on how to hold onto the bars!

 

[honugirl]

Most of us in wheelchairs HAVE been personally attacked by people who think we should be able to stop on a dime.

For the record, you DO NOT GO TO THE FRONT OF A LINE with a wheelchair. In fact, I usually wait longer for the ride.

Amen to that! I've been attacked for being in an ECV. Outwardly, I look like a "healthy" but overweight 30 year old, on the inside, my body is destroying my muscles and causing my obesity. I can barely walk around the mall at home and in fact, am getting close to needing a scooter there too. Many people take one look at me and do not believe that I need the assistance and that I'm just lazy.

I've had to wait longer when I took my ECV in line with me than when I walked though the line.

my mother does not use a chair or scooter at home. She is in pain just to put her foot down and rarely goes out. We got her a scooter for that reason and never got to go to the front of the line. Don't assume the scooter is so gramma doesn't slow the group down-she probably needs it-a lot of elderly people can not do the walking required there. My mom was not experienced and because people are so nonobservant the scooter slowed us down because everyone was always cutting in front of her or just stopping.

This is what was constantly happening to me. Compared to what I was able to do the year before when I was able to walk, I did roughly half in the same amount of time.

Ok, you have to admit, a disability where you can walk for miles and miles but cannot stand for 10 min is unusal.

I'm not saying he doesn't have said disability. I just can't envision what it is. But I'm not a doctor.

Vestibular disabilities (inner ear problems) can cause this as can disabilities caused by a brain tumor like mine and even concussions (been there done that, got the t-shirt). I used to be fine when I was walking, but when I stopped I would get very dizzy and almost pass out. I still cannot stand for long periods of time, but when I'm moving I'm OK.

 

[maxiesmom]

If you see someone sitting waiting for the bus, then the ONLY polite thing to do is to let them go first. As the bus pulls up you say "You were here first, and you go ahead". and then civilized people stop and wait. It's sort of like when you're waiting for an elevator - everyone knows who has arrived first and you just take your turn. And above that - you give the exiting people a chance to get off first, which people do not do.

There are benches at the bus stop for a reason, so you can sit and wait. I get to the bus early enough to sit and wait and others come running in at the last minute YOu know who was there first, and you should let them board first.

I actually like how some of the bus lines have a queue - I think that makes it a lot easier - you just get in line. But when there is no queue, make no mistake, people know which order they arrived in. And if you arrive and there are people already there, then they get on the bus first.

But you see to me, the people sitting on the benches are not in line for the bus. If you want to be first on the bus you need to wait in line by the bus stop, not sit on the benches. Plus, you have no way of knowing which bus they are waiting for. And I am not going to sit there going "Is this your bus? Is THIS your bus? Or how about this one?"

I do like to sit on the benches at the bus stops, but I don't consider myself "In line". I'm simply sitting at the bus stop. As a previous poster said, what you and I consider rude are two different things. I think it is rude to sit there and expect that to be enough to get you a spot on the bus.

 

[tink621]

yes, I do remember who was there first. if I show up and there are already people waiting then I do not try to get on the bus first. That's the problem. People show up and they know they weren't the first waiting, yet they try to push on the bus first.

In any case, we do stand up if a big crowd comes, of course, but often that isn't the problem - it's the people that come running up at the last minute as the bus is pulling up, see everyone standing around, and still feel it is their right to be the first person on the bus.

This is just common decency, which seems to be lost on a lot of people. If you arrive at the bus stop and you see others waiting then you do not get to go first on the bus. End of story.

Obviously we are talking about two different circumstances. COMMON DECENCY is of course waiting for the people that are already there unless they keep sitting until more & more people arrive and then expect people to step aside. Which has happened quite a few times when we've been there.
When you see the bus coming people need to get off the bench and move to the front instead of waiting until the bus is there and expect the other people to roll out the red carpet for them to load This is the rudeness I was talking about.

 

[maxiesmom]

This same thing happened to me in September 2008 - expect I was wasnt pregnant. My 13 month old DD was sound asleep and I got seperated from my husband, ended up standing up, trying to hold onto the bars and my DD at the same time. Even better, a man who had a seat gave me "advice" on how to hold onto the bars!

How do you know for a fact that the man had no medical condition that prevented him from standing? You are making an assumption, but it could be a wrong one.

 

[Talking Hands]

You seemed to take this as a personal attack on you. If you have been using a chair for 10 years, then i am sure you are experienced enough for us non-observant walkers. The people I am directing my opinions at are the "day renters that have a older person with them and think it is a good idea to rent a scooter so they can get to the front of the lines and grandma wont slow down the rest of the group and we can throw all of our stuff in the basket and let a few grand kids ride" people. Believe me when i say that I have all respect for truly disabled people. But you have to agree with me that not all the people rolling around WDW really need to.

No not all those using ECVs really need to but I have no idea which ones and wounldn't try to figure it out. Also the is no front of the line access in a PWC or ECV. Often we wait longer as we go through the same line (or even a different line) and then wait for an accessible ride vehicle.
Children btw are not allow to ride on an ECV and no passengers are allowed so if a CM sees this they will tell them to remove the child. Only if you own your own ECV can you allow a passenger and if the CM feels it is unsafe you will be asked to stop.

I do not take anything personally but from the view of a person with multiple disabilities who is a longterm PWC user. If I can't see you and don't hear you.

If a person is crossing in front of a PWC or ECV they know you are there. If they cross less that 3 feet in front they take the risk of having their heels nipped. It takes 3 feet for the PWC or ECV to stop. There is no brake as a car or bicycle. You let your hand off the controller and no electicity goes to the motor and you stop. It is a passive system not an active one. Now if a person rams you from the back they are following too close and not taking control of their PWC. Following too close behind is the problem as well as people stopping abruptly in the middle of a walkway. For your safety always step to the side so people don't run into you.

 

[boakl]

" Once on POTC, a man was sitting in the row behind us with his small daughter (maybe 5 years old). Throughout the entire ride, he said to her in a very loud voice, "see the pirate," "see the lady," "see the dog," -- he felt it necessary to point out every prop on the entire ride and ask if she sees it. Why not just let the poor child enjoy the experience and take in whatever she sees? Not to mention that he was shouting in our ears for the entire ride."
I can see how that would be annoying --- BUT the child may have been special needs and the dad was using this opportunity as a language experience for the child. I have a child with a language deficit, and when I have his full attention, I use every second I "have" him to teach him new words. Just a thought ...

BTW --- by looking at my child you would never know that he has a disability

 

[Talking Hands]

Oh...and on the same trip in December we were watching the Finding Nemo show with the kids all the way in the back row by the exits. The seats were not the best but we had the eisle in front of us so there was plenty of leg room until about five minutes BEFORE the show ended anyway! Since we were near the exit people gathered before the show ended in the aisle in front of us! We could not see a thing. I thought this was a very rude thing for people to do. Disney should give an announcement about stating seated until the show has ended completely. Even if you have seen a show before please think and do NOT ruin others enjoyment just so you can be the first to exit a theatre! You will get out eventually. My rant

Also don't exit by walking in front of the sign language interpreters. Use the darn stairs. THe interpreters are not their to be a pretty addition to the show! They are there to allow the deaf and hard of hearing enjoy the shows music and dialog.

 

[tink621]

But you see to me, the people sitting on the benches are not in line for the bus. If you want to be first on the bus you need to wait in line by the bus stop, not sit on the benches. Plus, you have no way of knowing which bus they are waiting for. And I am not going to sit there going "Is this your bus? Is THIS your bus? Or how about this one?"

I do like to sit on the benches at the bus stops, but I don't consider myself "In line". I'm simply sitting at the bus stop. As a previous poster said, what you and I consider rude are two different things. I think it is rude to sit there and expect that to be enough to get you a spot on the bus.

Exactly! You explained much better than I did. Like I said before, maybe this thread will open people's eyes to things they didn't realize before was rude before.

 

[buffettgirl]

Obviously we are talking about two different circumstances. COMMON DECENCY is of course waiting for the people that are already there unless they keep sitting until more & more people arrive and then expect people to step aside. Which has happened quite a few times when we've been there.
When you see the bus coming people need to get off the bench and move to the front instead of waiting until the bus is there and expect the other people to roll out the red carpet for them to load This is the rudeness I was talking about.

But you see to me, the people sitting on the benches are not in line for the bus. If you want to be first on the bus you need to wait in line by the bus stop, not sit on the benches. Plus, you have no way of knowing which bus they are waiting for. And I am not going to sit there going "Is this your bus? Is THIS your bus? Or how about this one?"

I do like to sit on the benches at the bus stops, but I don't consider myself "In line". I'm simply sitting at the bus stop. As a previous poster said, what you and I consider rude are two different things. I think it is rude to sit there and expect that to be enough to get you a spot on the bus.

Exactly! You explained much better than I did. Like I said before, maybe this thread will open people's eyes to things they didn't realize before was rude before.

I explained this in post #127.

rude is getting to post 256 and rehashing something that's already been explained 100 posts back.

Good grief. How hard is this? You say "excuse me, are you waiting?"

 

[Cinderella94]

nevermind

 

[ntsammy5]

rude is getting to post 256 and rehashing something that's already been explained 100 posts back.

Happens all the time here......

 

[Glencora]

I thinkwe need a new thread - Rude Behavior on the DISboards!