luvindisneyworld said:
Walt would have been more likely to set up a few little roped-off "non-smoking sections" and put more ashtrays out all over the park.
DiszyDeanette said:This is one area where nobody brings up "Walt would have wanted it that way!"
TinkerbellMama said:Same here, so here goes!
Honestly, though...my personal feeling is that smoking should not be allowed in ANY of the parks, period. However, I realize that this would be a terrible business decision and would also create a hardship for some families. So it drives me CRAZY that the smoking areas aren't enforced. I will complain to the offenders and CMs when I see it happening, and probably write a letter after my vacation if nothing is done on the spot. I cannot breathe when people are smoking. Period. If other people are going to be selfish and inconsiderate and try to disease MY lungs (and my child's!) as well as their own, then they can stand a mild tongue-lashing from the likes of me!
Because when when I've tried to nicely ask someone to not smoke in an area where they are not supposed to be smoking, I've gotten the nasty replies and the "smokers have rights" speech. Most people smoking in a non-smoking area are well aware that they are doing so-they don't care that THEY are being obnoxious and inconsiderate of those with asthma or allergies. Like I said, when dealing with these types of people, sometimes you have to stoop to their level, because that's the only way they'll get it.lil mermaid said:Now this is what I don't understand - instead of being all dramatic and passive aggressive, why not just tell the person that they are not in a smoking area and ask them to extinguish their cigarette? Or why not just go to the nearest cast member?
Why be obnoxious?
You're forgetting one thing- That was life back then. Times have definately changed. We now know the dangers of smoking, and don't want to be subjected to second hand smoke. It causes asthma in some,repeated inhalation can cause cancer, it just plain reeks, and although it doesn't ruin the whole trip, it does taint that period of time you have to deal with it.
It's not a childrens' theme park, its for everyone. And apparently you DON'T understand the addiction of smoking, or you wouldn't have made this statement. Remember, the issue in this thread is smokers smoking IN the parks but OUTSIDE the designated smoking areas.
You don't know what the smoker knows or doesn't know. Again, instead of 'pitching a fit' (or obnoxiously and exaggeratedly fanning the air and being overdramatic), in an adult manner point out that smoking is not permitted in that area, or find a Cast Member to handle it.
Not your concern - it's THEIR money to "waste" (and since nicotine is an addictive substance, I bet most smokers consider the cost a necessity - not a waste).
)! Your kids stink! Yuck!"lil mermaid said:Now this is what I don't understand - instead of being all dramatic and passive aggressive, why not just tell the person that they are not in a smoking area and ask them to extinguish their cigarette? Or why not just go to the nearest cast member?
Why be obnoxious?
Why don't people just FOLLOW THE RULES?!!!kaytieeldr said:It's not a childrens' theme park, its for everyone. And apparently you DON'T understand the addiction of smoking, or you wouldn't have made this statement. Remember, the issue in this thread is smokers smoking IN the parks but OUTSIDE the designated smoking areas.
You don't know what the smoker knows or doesn't know. Again, instead of 'pitching a fit' (or obnoxiously and exaggeratedly fanning the air and being overdramatic), in an adult manner point out that smoking is not permitted in that area, or find a Cast Member to handle it.
But really, "Please don't smoke in this area, it's not permitted", is going to be FAR more effective than "Ugh, you stink! Your cigarette stinks! Your clothes stink (although why you'd get close enough to a smoker to sniff their apparel is beyond me
Maybe you would encounter a nice person here and there but I would have to say that overall you are going to be met with a less than warm greeting. Also- YES- I don't have to be on top of you to smell your smoky clothes etc. I happen to know a family of smokers and you can smell them from at least 10 feet away. I am not the only one who notices this. They also wonder why their son has respiratory problems but that's a whole nother thread. 
Personally, I don't care what you chose to do (smoker vs. non) but I would like it if we could all follow the rules. Now it won't ruin my vacation, but it is very annoting to have to always walk in a different direction so my kids don't get sick. I don't feel like I need to be the police on vacation. The rules should be enforced. Oh- and as a former smoker, if you are walking in a throng of people at an amusement park it doesn't take much to figure out that even if it is allowed, it is not the best place to have a smoke. It could actually bother people and a person could get burned. That's just courtesy and common sense. I am not trying to be rude so please don't take it that way. 
LadyOmega said:I have to respectfully disagree with the statement that any smoker caught smoking in a non-smoking area knows that it is not allowed, and doesn't care. I agree that for the majority, that is probably true. But I know that my mother had to ask me what she needed to do about smoking in the hotel and the parks during our Oct. trip. She has never been to Disney before, and honestly didn't know, and she definitely doesn't want to bother anyone with her smoking. If she hadn't asked, she would have had no idea of the rules, and although she is the kind of person that would take the time to find out once at the park what the rules are, many others would assume that since it is outside, then there must not be a problem with it. Yes, I know that common sense would tell anyone that if there are smoking areas in the parks, then logically that means that the rest of the park is non-smoking. But some folks fail to notice sometimes, especially in a place like Disney - basically sensory overload, and it's often hard to be truely aware of your surroundings. So I don't think I could automatically be rude to someone who was smoking near me - I think I would either tell them nicely that smoking is not allowed in the parks except in smoking areas, and if that didn't work, get a CM. I won't be hateful to someone unless they are hateful to me first, produces bad karma. But to each their own.......
kaytieeldr said:
princess sparkle p said:IMO It is only common sense that if there are designated smoking areas noted everywhere, ie on the maps, on the Disney tv channel in the hotel room and many other places I observed in April, then all other places are designated as non-smoking. When we checked in the CM told us that the resort was non-smoking and there were smoking areas clearly marked throughout the resort.
