Rude People in the ques for rides?

[Minky]

I have a problem, I love Disney and generally like people but NOTHING kills a day for me like mean rude people in line for the rides...now regular lines like Space Mountain, Peter Pan, all those are fine....BUT the rides with a staging area like RnR, Dinosaur, etc...where the doors open and people will trample over you to get ahead....how does everyone else dael with it? I have actually had families seperate my partener and I so we end up being like 20 people apart in line....is this just me?

 

[RyMickey]

I think that you either:

A) Squeeze your way to the front of the room, ever so slowly so that those around you don't notice (This works great for Dinosaur - Everyone tends to crowd towards the front and you can just sneak across the back wall and be right near the exit doors)

or

B) Let them go by. Who cares if 30 people get ahead of you?

It all depends what kind of mood you're in. I agree that the whole situation can be scary...especially if you have young ones.

RyMickey

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Oh my goodness--I am so thankful for the "rude" people at WDW...that are much more polite than the que-ers in DP--we were there in March and these people do not know how to wait in line--once you got in line you were fine (except at astro-orbiter where a child had to do his business and mom climbed up into a planter with him, dropped his drawers and had him go in a bush--YUCK!!!)....

Problem was to get to the line--crowd of people everywhere not knowing what to do as they waited to get a fast pass--it was like they were having a social, sort of waiting, but not really moving kind of thing going on....

Heels stepped on left and right--people cutting off the stroller we were pushing--and oh yeah...people cut in line.

I wish I knew more french than I did.

 

[kilee]

(except at astro-orbiter where a child had to do his business and mom climbed up into a planter with him, dropped his drawers and had him go in a bush--YUCK!!!)....

I generally linger to the back of the pack. I can wait the extra 90 seconds I might get delayed by not going in the rush. I don't let them ruin my trip. We always use this method. It also works really well when exiting some of the shows. Especially Fantasmic. I mean why put yourself through that!!! We wait about 5-10 minutes. Then the crowds are really light. We walk right out-- no hold ups.

 

[webmomom]

I don't let them bother me. Most of the time I know that when they get into the attraction they are going to be sent to the far side of the room and the people who are coming in last will get the better seats. I just chuckle inside of myself.

If it is an attraction with a ride , I just feel if it is that important for them to be ahead of me, so go ahead it is not important. Many a time at Disney or other places when the Cm sees people cutting in front of us, we have been called forward and gotten awesome seats.

 

[TZMOM]

I've tried smiling and using the "Disney point" and say, "Please, go in front of us, you seem to be in much more of a hurry than we are." Sometimes it's worked and kind of "slapped" the people out of it where they realize how idiotic they're acting. Other times they just rush to get in front of us. Either way, we usually get a big grin out of the whole thing.

I agree, waiting another 90 seconds is not going to ruin my day when I don't have to be anywhere doing anything but getting on a ride.

 

[GaryWT]

Rude people at Disney, what are you talking about? Wait a minute, I just got back and I do remember a rude person or 2 million.

Like others said, if it is a show let them rush in, guess where you need to be to sit in the middle of a row and go. As for breaking up the family my wife would just say loudly if someone was cutting, let them go as we would not want to break up there family so they could realise that is what they were doing to us.

More than the ride lines them self, people who just stop as everyone in the world is walking in one direction gets to me. We always try to plan a pull over to the side to stop but so many just stop in the middle of everything and pull out the map.

 

[Minky]

So Im not the only one at least....

Dont get me wrong, I have no need at all to go first....I love letting other people go....BUT its the attitude....We go as a couple, and the last thing I would want to do is start a fight with a family who is behaving badly in front of their children...I would NEVER want to ruin the magic for anyone, especially kids and I know that sometimes families get very excited and may not even realize that they are cutting ahead.....I will just never forget we were at MVMCP and we were literally the only people in fantasyland...and the ONLY people at the pooh ride...once we were already seated in the ride and waiting for it to pull off...another couple walked up to the cart and said, "Oh, the CM told us we were sitting in the front seat!!"...and they were serious...mind you there was noone else around and about 10 empty carts right behind us...and this was after a day of pushing and shoving and stroller mania...BUT I maintained calm.....

Sorry Im harping so much, just last trip this family of 10 split us up and actually said very rude things while doing it...now with a return trip planned I get heated just thinking about it

 

[Local Boo]

People pushing in and being thoughtless at Disneyland Paris?! Well there's a surprise. This is a sweeping generalisation - but people from mainland Europe don't queue (sorry don't know how you say it in America - line?) they push in - they have no concept of what it is. The British, on the otherhand are the masters of queueing. Stand 3 people in a line and a British person will have to stand and be the fourth - we can't help it.

So - big tip for Americans - if a British person ever pushes infront of you - just say (in a very loud voice) "oh how rude, pushing in" - 99% of Brits will crumple immediately and apologise profusely (and most probably won't have realised they were pushing in.)

I'll be at WDW in October - I'll be the one apologising to people as they walk into me!

 

[sunking]

i like the people that crowd to get into something like muppets 3d or HISTA and the push their way to be in first and then think they have the right to stop in the middle of the row...only to have the CM begin announcing that they need to move all the way to the end of the row....serves them right...i just hang back a few minutes and get the seat in the middle of the theater...
hope i don't run into too many rude people when i'm there in june...
sunking

 

[CharlesandCamilla]

Bring a bruiser with you. I'm 6'2" 270. All I have to do is give them one of my teacher looks that I use in the classroom and people just calm down. I also smile and say please a lot. "Please stop kicking me." "Please stop pushing." "Please try to have fun, I know we are."

Now with my own kids I scowl and say "stop kicking people, before I kick you", "stop pushing, it'll be real funny when you're on the ground", and my favorite "I'm trying to have fun, don't make me regret bringing you along".

People are only rude if you let them.

 

[CRSNDSNY]

Originally posted by sunking
i like the people that crowd to get into something like muppets 3d or HISTA and the push their way to be in first and then think they have the right to stop in the middle of the row...only to have the CM begin announcing that they need to move all the way to the end of the row....serves them right...i just hang back a few minutes and get the seat in the middle of the theater...
hope i don't run into too many rude people when i'm there in june...
sunking

Oh! That's one of my favorites. I giggle at that.

It's so incredibly difficult to not get upset at these rude people. I know this is my own fault, but I take it personally and start to feel sad for people like that. I just close my eyes and say a prayer for them.

 

[blowinbubbles]

Rude people. . .and experience that happened to me last week. . it was our last couple of hours at WDW, and I was taking my boys for one last ride on Pirates of the Carribbean. We were walking single file, I was *exhausted*, trying to see where I was going and trying to *not* lose my 7 y/o, when I stepped on the heel of this little 3-4 year old boy. Actually it was only his shoe that I stepped on--he didn't fall or get hurt him at all.

I immediately told the parents, "Oh, I am *so* sorry!! Are you ok?" Sheesh, you would've thought I had purposely pushed their son on the ground, the way they looked at me with disgust! Then in the queue I heard the mom talking to the dad about me, giving me dirty looks. I kid you not!

Guess some people can be jerks. . .it was pretty crowded and busy that day, and I guess people get cranky. Too bad. . life's too short to sport a bad attitude!

 

[daystar]

My family had the same problem with people in lines....Especially at the Haunted Mansion and It's tough to be a bug....My family became seperated my older son and my husband were together.... My youngest and i were together....The sad thing is that people wont think twice about trampling over the smaller children i had to pick my five year old up because he was becoming pushed around and trampled on.....Some people are just plan out rude and don't care....I had one lady yell at me for trying to get back to my family in It's tough to be a bug....Her family split my family up so when i tried to get back i was accused of seperating her family so i had to wave my husband down so he could make his way back to us.....It's very easy to lose anyone in such crowds and with people cutting into your family it doesn't help.....It's like hold on tight to your children or they will get swept up with the crowds.....This is the only complaint i have a about WDW....

 

[stinkerbelle]

Originally posted by sunking
i like the people that crowd to get into something like muppets 3d or HISTA and the push their way to be in first and then think they have the right to stop in the middle of the row...only to have the CM begin announcing that they need to move all the way to the end of the row....serves them right...i just hang back a few minutes and get the seat in the middle of the theater...
hope i don't run into too many rude people when i'm there in june...
sunking

Oh I totally agree! DH and I ALWAYS hang back and enter the theaters last...then we are almost smack dab in the middle of the theater (that is - if everyone has moved all the way to the end as instructed.

we usually hang back at most of those "unload the room" rides like TOT, TT, etc.. We're not in a rush - we're on vacation...we don't do commando in the parks (unless we are there for a short trip - but even so - we still take our time)

 

[ktulu]

Rude people really bother my wife, and it really takes alot for me to get upset, but I tend to just have fun with it and start acting like they do, as if I'm the only one there, or I will be really nice to a family that is not being rude and hold up the line with rude family behind me, that really gets them, it works well in traffic, I had a guy who would not let me over despite our lane blocked by an accident, and my turn signal on forever (alternate people, it's amazing how well that keeps traffic flowing!) I drive a Jeep Wrangler (TJ for you Jeep geeks!) and it's small size allows me to slip in front of rude driver, and I stopped and let about 5 cars go ahead before I started again. He wasn't happy, but I felt better.

Same goes in line at any theme park, someone is rude behind me, I just start going slow and using my size to block them in If it's a kid or teenager, I turn, make eye contact and just give them the stare. That usually works wonders

Makes me wonder, how scary can a bald fat guy be in a hawaiian shirt?

darrrren

 

[blowinbubbles]

If people would only live by the Wisdom of "Bill & Ted", then all would be good!

"Be Excellent to everyone, and Party On Dudes!"

 

[goofy4tink]

Originally posted by ktulu
Rude people really bother my wife, and it really takes alot for me to get upset, but I tend to just have fun with it and start acting like they do, as if I'm the only one there, or I will be really nice to a family that is not being rude and hold up the line with rude family behind me, that really gets them, it works well in traffic, I had a guy who would not let me over despite our lane blocked by an accident, and my turn signal on forever (alternate people, it's amazing how well that keeps traffic flowing!) I drive a Jeep Wrangler (TJ for you Jeep geeks!) and it's small size allows me to slip in front of rude driver, and I stopped and let about 5 cars go ahead before I started again. He wasn't happy, but I felt better.

Same goes in line at any theme park, someone is rude behind me, I just start going slow and using my size to block them in If it's a kid or teenager, I turn, make eye contact and just give them the stare. That usually works wonders

Makes me wonder, how scary can a bald fat guy be in a hawaiian shirt?

darrrren

Oh, I don't know about that...could be the 'hairy eyeball' you're giving 'em??? My 6'4" dh really comes in handy in places like the HM stretching room exit. That's one of the few places I get really nervous about losing my dd. She's pretty tall, about 5' now, but I still worry we'll get separated. We hold hands, form a human chain, with me in the front, dd in the middle and dh bringing up the rear. On only a few occasions has someone tried to cut him off!! I tend to turn into a mama bear when this stuff happens. Don't mess with my cub (so to speak). Yes, we're all there for family fun and magical memories. But there is just no need for rudeness and shoving. Is your world going to stop spinning on it's axis if you have to wait an addtl. 4 minutes to get on that Doom Buggy???

 

[ktulu]

Originally posted by goofy4tink
Is your world going to stop spinning on it's axis if you have to wait an addtl. 4 minutes to get on that Doom Buggy???

Yes! I like lingering in the hall and checking everything out, last time I was there, there was an endless line of empty Doom Buggies, makes you wonder why you board it at all...

darrrren