Wow, you guys are confusing me. BTW, I just confirmed that I will be heading to WDW for the 2011 Princess Half Marathon in Feb. Let the training begin.
Sorry about that. And grats on the trip. Sadly I won't be getting to Orlando until March... and even then unfortunately i won't get to do WDW (even though I'm staying next door and within sight of Epcot, Typhoon Lagoon, and the Castle.) until my planned second trip of the year in November.
Now.... to try and clear the confusion, There are certain topics on the DIS you can expect to pop up like clockwork and start some sort of drama. to break things down a bit more
1. Wheelchairs/
ECV's loading first on Busses.
A common complaint you may see is , "Why do those Wheelchairs get to load first to the bus? i was waiting for 20min, and that stupid person in the wheelchair and the 5 people with them got there 5 minutes before me and got to get on first." You will sometimes see added to this a "there were no seats left when I got loaded because of them.".
As you can imagine... drama will ensue. You have the idiots complaining about wheelchairs/ECV's loading first, and the people calling them selfish inconsiderate idiots because they can't grasp the concept that a wheelchair isn't a 'get-on-the-bus-first' device and there are reasons the people use them and other reasons why they get loaded first.
2. Using your Mug from a previous trip
"Your mug should only be used for the free refills on the trip you got it on...." etc etc etc... Again... 2 factions that believe strongly and always bump heads.
3. Being an adult w/o kids trying to see the Parade/get an autograph
"Disney is for Kids! If you don't have kids you Shouldn't be there/Are a child molester/there's nothing at disney for you/ Should let my little princess sit up front/etc etc etc"
Readers digest version.... Some people think that because they have someone under the age of 18 with them they own the park or should get preferential treatment. They don't seem to care or realize that adults can enjoy the place too, and spent just as much to get into the gate as they did.
4. Getting in/drinking from the damned lake
"And remember, Stay out of the damned lakes!"
"I paid good money to stay at DELUXEHOTEL with the nice pool and slide. I hate all these idiots from VALUEHOTEL coming over and taking all the space up at my pool."
This tends to start some fireworks as well....
"I'm not letting those perverts see me/my kid naked or grope me/them!", also with the occasional "Disney should do something to stop this so I can go to the parks!".... you know, like Disney decided to put the policies in place in airports across the country. This is actually a case of a bigger issue spilling into the DIS community because of how much travelling in involved in our passion. (You know... for most of us who aren't spoiled brats like Funball or Darcy and live next door to the parks.....***grumblegrumble***
)
This can take a couple forms. There is a general "I don't want my kids to see people making out/kissing in the parks! This is a family place!".... and then there is a much more troublesome "I don't want my kids seeing two guys/girls all over each other! This is a family place."
As you can imagine, Either one can start some fireworks. The second one is basically throwing gasoline on the fire.
8. Enjoying a drink at the parks, or asking where you can do so. (Especcially during Food and Wine)
There are a large number of people who don't believe someone should be able to drink at the parks. They either fall into the "Drinking is bad!" camp, or the "Walt didn't want it" camp. You'll also see "I don't want my kids seeing people stumbling around" complaints. God forbid you even mention Drinking Around the World.....
During Food and Wine you'll see a LOT more of these complaints and threads. The perception among some people is that you'll see a ton of 'locals' who came to F&W simply to drink and they end up stumbling around, being loud and abnoxious, massive amounts of "PDA", etc etc etc etc.
So basically..... If you are around the DIS for any length of time, you start to see the same general threads and arguments contstantly resurfacings. You'll see ones that ask what you think are stupid questions that just got asked 2 days ago, and 3 days before that.... and you'll see others that you know you should just sit back, have some
, and enjoy the fireworks that should be starting any moment.
And then.... You'll learn to laugh at those people who got suckered into one of those napalm threads because you know it'll come back around and cause another big arguement in about a month.
Sooo... still confused?
, after all i am of age to drink.
