So irritated on Splash the other night. Vent.

[Mme. Leota]

I had seen "The Shocker" from my very mature 30 year old brother-in-law, and was informed of its (totally gross) meaning. My DH and I almost got in a fight about the Steven Tyler thing when we next went to Disney! I think it is a coincidence too, but DH thinks Mr. Tyler is guilty. Who knows. . . I did see a few sneak through the photos, though, unlike the more well known "Bird" which always gets the washout treatment. I think that is just due to nice cast members not being up on the hip new obscene jesture. We do live in a sad world when Disney has to teach their CMs all the new obcenities just to make sure other guests aren't exposed to this kind of behavior.

 

[JoeEpcotRocks]

When kids are misbehaving, I feel free to speak up.

Many years ago, my 2 very young daughters were at a neigborhood playground, when a young teen girl was swearing up a storm. I said "hey potty mouth, clean it up!" Her teen friends gave her a hard time, and we never saw her at the park again. (I suspect her parents caught wind of it, via word of mouth of her friends' parents.)

 

[Rebecca12345]

One night a few years ago, while waiting for a parade, some horrid behavior was stopped abruptly, after I quietly told security about it. Sometimes, when you are with young children, alone, surrounded by thugs, that is the best way to handle inappropriate, dangerous, offensive behavior. CM are not trained or should have to deal with dangerous situations. Use your judgement when to confront someone or when appropriate, have someone else do it for you

 

[Sammie]

When you read the forums and see how adults act and the comments some make here about morality, manners, etc. are you surprised that our youth acts no better.

I'm not.

 

[momrek06]

TO THE OP:

I am confused are you saying that the reason (possibly) that the picture was a "wash-out" is because WDW checked it before posting it overhead and saw the boys with their "gesturing"!!! HHmmm...I REALLY LIKE THAT...I WAS NOT AWARE WDW DID THAT but now that I have read this entire Thread, a very good idea or a very important NECESSITY!!!!

Also, in Feb I was on another Disney Message Board and some kids were carrying on at EE (very much like this) as well as destroying some of the "props" at EE that you see while you wait in line...well this person on the boards TOOK THEIR PICTURE and posted it on the Disney site, but did put like a black line through their eyes. Then this person wrote a whole Thread about these out of control teens defacing Disney property and right along with the Thread were their picture....quite interesting. If these kids had seen the Thread (if) they sure would have recognized themselves due to size, clothing, time of year, hair color, backpacks....it was interesting to say the least.

 

[RescueRanger]

When you read the forums and see how adults act and the comments some make here about morality, manners, etc. are you surprised that our youth acts no better.

I'm not.

Thank you Sammie. When a parent doesn't even know what is socially acceptable, how are there kids ever going to learn? It is not appropriate for others to swear around children. And for the record "boxer", my children have never heard worse than "dammit" come out of my mouth. Some of us have self control. From the looks of your previous post, you obviously don't.

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

the boys thought they were "so cool" for being like that no doubt. i hate it when obnoxious people like that are on rides, it ruins the whole thing. you probably could have told a cast member and they might have let you ride again without a wait

 

[Mickey Fliers]

TO THE OP:

I am confused are you saying that the reason (possibly) that the picture was a "wash-out" is because WDW checked it before posting it overhead and saw the boys with their "gesturing"!!! HHmmm...I REALLY LIKE THAT...I WAS NOT AWARE WDW DID THAT but now that I have read this entire Thread, a very good idea or a very important NECESSITY!!!!

Momrek06 - Yes, much to my excitement, it seems that a CM does screen all ride photos before releasing them for public viewing. Someone on the thread pointed that out earlier. Evidently, every ride with a photo op has a different term for when the pic when it is less than satisfactory. And I am not just talking about making weird faces
On SM, it is called a Washout and that appears in the little screen where your picture would usually appear.

 

[boomhauer]

I HATE kids like that. Whenever (wherever) I see punks acting like that, I make a comment to my wife about how much they make me sick. She says to me "You were a kid once too, and you probably acted the same way."

Wasn't too long ago that I was a kid that age, and I can assure you, I would have NEVER acted like such a disrespectful, disgusting person.

I think Disney should post a rule board outside saying that anyone who acts disrespectful of others or doesn't follow thei rules, WILL be ejected from the park.

 

[boomhauer]

There were several small children, including my not-so-small DD7, who was riding it for the first time. As we entered the stretch room, they started cutting up and when the lights went out, they all screamed at the top of their lungs at the same time.
:

OH MY GOD - THAT IS SO FUNNY!!!!!!!!



Seriously, what the hell is wrong with these kids?

 

[BoPeep]

In December, we rode the TTA with some really obnoxious kids. There were 4 or 5 kids who were all maybe upper elementary age and they were with 2 adults that I assumed were their parents. Everytime we would go through a dark place (Space Mountain, Buzz, etc.), they would scream at the top of their lungs. The parents would laugh hysterically at this.
I just tried to remember that it wasn't the kids' fault they were so dysfunctional after seeing how the parents acted.

 

[boxer]

Posted by MoralRanger:

Thank you Sammie. When a parent doesn't even know what is socially acceptable, how are there kids ever going to learn? It is not appropriate for others to swear around children. And for the record "boxer", my children have never heard worse than "dammit" come out of my mouth. Some of us have self control. From the looks of your previous post, you obviously don't.

ummm, is that word not a swear word then? I'm not that old, but it was a swear word 12 years ago when I was in high school? But I guess you have a 'pass' to yourself because you don't view that as a 'bad' swear word. I guess your kids don't watch TV either, since they say those nasty words on there too. Maybe you should write a letter to NBC and tell them of their dirty-word TV shows, and your high moral values-----well, except your exlusion of 'dammit' from your dirty word list. Wouldn't that be funny if one of your children blurted out 'dammit' at school, then you could explain how you don't view that as a 'bad' word.......and you don't use foul language at home...

As for your self control, I guess that was the same self control you used when you replied to a post on an anonymous message board to go out of your way to preach your values.........I'm sorry, I'm still laughing at the 'you better not swear like that in front of my kids' line you used. lol. I'm still worried about that one....

 

[KittyKitty]

Funny thing, this happened to me also.

I also am a teacher and see behavior like this. Since I know this could turn into an accident where someone gets hurt, I didn't hesitate to use my "ole time teacher voice" to tell the boys to stop. And they did. Most kids just don't think things thru. .....

 

[CheshireVal]

I hate getting stuck on a ride with obnoxious teens. I do realize that they are having fun, but I know that they are quite capable of having fun in a way that isn't going to annoy other guests.

I got stuck on Dinosaur once with a teenage girl right behind me who insisted on screaming at the top of her lungs during the whole ride. I mean SCREAMING-- but kind of laughing, too, so obviously she wasn't that terrified. It ruined the entire thing for me.

If I happen to be in line behind a potentially irritating group like this, I'll ask the CM if I can stay back a few when it's time to board so that I don't have to ride with them. Usually the CMs are pretty understanding about that-- I'm sure they've seen it enough times to totally sympathize!

 

[boxer]

I surprised that more people aren't bothered by the line-cutting as much as the swearing? I've been in lines where kids have literally 'pushed' their way to the front to meet their friends.....that bothers me MUCH more than swearing (and I'm talking general swear words---not a series of F-bombs).

 

[Anesha Lester]

THis not excuse the behavior of the teenagers, but so is the world of teens
now. Have you ever watched ******* on MTV or BAM Margera. These shows are what our teens are modeling their behavior after. It's a sad statement about our culture.

 

[TinkerbellMama]

See, I would have said something to them... But then again, I'm a high school teacher, so I get to see this behavior from teens all the time. When I see teens being so rude and obnoxious the teacher in me kicks in and I can't help it. Now, that being said if I see teens acting this way and there aren't younger kids around, my teacher-senses don't go off as much. It just annoys the crap out of me when it happens around my kids who are 5 and 6. I often embarass my DH since I can't keep my mouth shut, I always tell them what immautre snots they are being.

Same here. I would've said something and they probably would've shut their nasty traps in a heartbeat, because any of us who've worked with juvenile delinquents before have "the voice"...hee hee! I also would have insisted that we be allowed to ride again due to the fact that our ride was ruined by these hoodlums.

While I do find it very sad that teenagers will do things like this in public, in front of younger children, what I find even sadder is that MOST adults WILL NOT SAY ANYTHING TO THEM. Folks, that's why they act this way in the first place! NO ONE SAYS A THING.

 

[TinkerbellMama]

I'd be really interested to hear about what kind of response you get when you do speak up (and good for you -- I'm inspired!). Do they kids back down, or ignore you? I guess either one of those would be better for me than having them get worse or personal (that is, really directing their bs at me and my child more than before). Also, thank you for being a teacher; we are all in your debt!

I'm not the person you asked, but since I replied to her post agreeing with her course of action, lol, I will say that I have NEVER had a kid talk back after one of my "interventions"...they are just too shocked. They usually either say something lame like, "Uh...I wasn't throwing rocks!" (then they stop) or they just stare in shocked silence. I don't even yell at them, since I don't like yelling. It's just the authoritative "teacher/authority figure" voice that gets 'em everytime! Many kids who behave like this either don't have parents who discipline them (and by that I mean simply guiding them in proper behavior), or they DO and are snapped back into reality when they see that although Mom and Dad might not be there, SOMEONE is noticing their crappy behavior. If they were truly bad apples and continued the behavior, I would certainly seek out a CM (preferably right in front of the offenders) and make a detailed complaint about their unacceptable conduct.
As for the poster who feels sorry for these kids...while I understand your intentions, overlooking their behavior is NOT going to help them. If they have terrible, neglectful parents, that is definitely unfortunate...but what they need is FIRM guidance and to understand the limits of civil society. Pity won't do a thing for them. Help them help themselves! Stand up to teenage bullies!

 

[basas]

Maybe a year or so ago at Splash, two parents pushed their kids under the rope at the entrance to the barn and ran off leaving their kids cutting about 55-60 minutes of weaving around the outside line. By the time everyone around us noticed how they had just suddenly 'appeared' (the parents were long gone), there wasn't much we could do as the kids were maybe 6-7 years old tops (wouldn't want to just throw them out into the crowded paths only to get lost...it's their parents who should be ashamed).

Fortunately, I haven't had to be on a ride with swearing/screaming groups...if I was, however, I would definitely speak up.

 

[ImaDizneyNut]

See, I would have said something to them... But then again, I'm a high school teacher, so I get to see this behavior from teens all the time. When I see teens being so rude and obnoxious the teacher in me kicks in and I can't help it. Now, that being said if I see teens acting this way and there aren't younger kids around, my teacher-senses don't go off as much. It just annoys the crap out of me when it happens around my kids who are 5 and 6. I often embarass my DH since I can't keep my mouth shut, I always tell them what immautre snots they are being.

I don't think it has to do with you being a high school teacher because i would have said something to them if it was me. If I was alone, with huuby or with my 4 yo I would have opened my BIG mouth lol

I think it's rude the way some of these kids act today. God knows I wasn't an angel growing up but I sure knew how to act in public, if not I got my head handed to me when I got home LOL.