Surprisingly Nice

[SelfEmployedDebtFree]

We were sitting on a resort bus once (POP I think) and a girl (maybe 9 or 10 years old) sitting across from my son did something that stuck out in my mind as super nice.
She had purchased some sort of Disney World art kit. She was over there just a drawing away and she looked like she didn't have a care in the world. Then she (out of the blue) tore the page off, and handed it to my son. It was a REALLY good drawing that she had did of Mickey Mouse. It was VERY nice. We were all very impressed and thanked her several times.

I've mentioned this many times, but we always bring extra glow bracelets and we hand them out to any kids near us while we wait for Illuminations.

 

[Belle5]

Nice thread...
My kids have lost a couple of wallets over the years and had them returned with all the money intact!
We have met some really, really kind people at WDW over the years--at parades, on buses, etc...

It is easy to forget how nice people can be when you are irritated by chanting groups of girls, etc., but the truth is--it seems like the majority of folks who frequent WDW are really great people!

 

[MentalVacation]

This is a great thread!

I will say one of the neatest things someone did for us at Disney was to hand us RnR fastpasses as they were leaving the park. This was back in 1998 and I don't even know if we fully understood what they were before our little fairy godmothers were gone. We walked right on the ride. It was great! And a nice thing for someone to do.

 

[ryanshana]

One night we were on the way back from MK to POP and the bus was PACKED and I mean PACKED! W/ us we had DS 2 & DS 1 (just turned one), double stroller, DH, me and a backpack. We were at the end and it was standing room only. So I am holding DS 1 and holding the hand of my DS 2 probably looking tired and nervous of my DSs and the crowd. When this sweet older gentleman picked up DS2 (which dont' get me wrong freaked me out a bit at first) and put him on his motorized scooter to sit on and play w/. I think he said he was for Oregon. He was so sweet. I don't know what I would have done because I ended up needing to hold DS 1 w/ 2 hands cause he was squirmy!

I have given away fastpasses, helped a lost child (God that broke my heart), entertained children on the buses when their parents looked like they were going to lose it (mainly cause that has happened to me several times LOL), and other little things.

 

[SelfEmployedDebtFree]

My kids have lost a couple of wallets over the years and had them returned with all the money intact!

Not trying to throw a negative tone to this, but it CAN be the opposite. Someone stole my son's lanyard when he left it in the bathroom at the Contemporary. It had all his pins and even his personalized Cast Member style nametag. What's worse is he is Autistic. He cried all night. We checked with lost and found for weeks afterwards. It was a clean theft.
Examples like that one make the quote above even better. Because YES, bad things happen too, but it's sure nice when they don't!

On our last trip we met a dreamteam guy who showered us with pins and free drinks! He was just walking around, and we spotted him and remembered him from a past trip. We just stopped him to say Hi, and he talked to us for quite a while about all things Disney. I think he retired last week. He was telling me he was going to retire in the next week or two. He sure was a nice guy.

 

[ryanshana]

It is easy to forget how nice people can be when you are irritated by chanting groups of girls, etc.,

 

[The Sweetness]

In '07, we took our tot (2 then) to WDW for the first time, and were overwhelmed by how cranky and clingy she was for the entire trip. (she's usually not like that, and it really took its toll on me and DH) One day at DHS, we put on some sun block early in the day, and must have forgotten to put the tube back in our bag. Mid- afternoon, we were waiting to get into the LMA show, and the sun was really blazing down. Once we were finally seated, another mommy (very observant, and considerate) noticed that DD was beginning to burn, and asked me if I had any sunblock. After realizing that Id lost it, she gave me a huge handfull of hers (enough for DD, DH, my girlfriend, and me as well. She didnt have to spare us the agony of sunburn, but she did

Odly enough, I was in the opposite situation once, about 10y ago at Ariel's Grotto, with my DD17, who was closer to 7 then. I noticed an adorable pair of twins in front of us in pigtails with their scalps getting all red. I shared my sunblock that morning. As a mom, I think it's just an instinct

 

[disneydreamer1970]

In 2002, our oldest son (about 11 at the time) was really into pin trading....While sitting on a bus to MK and talking to an older couple, he showed them his pins and how they were organized. They noticed that he had quite a few pins that were firefighter related and they had asked about those. He told them that his daddy is a firefighter and that he wanted to be one too when he was older. Well, before they got off the bus they handed him a beautiful pin of the fire truck on Main Street. He offered to trade and they explained to him that it brings them good luck to give pins away! That boy slept with that pin that night!

Later on in the trip, he was wearing his lanyard while in the food court at AKL and the CM was looking at his state pins that he was trading and mentioned that she was from New Hampshire....unprovoked, he took the NH pin off of his lanyard and passed it to her. She was shocked, and needless to say I was so proud. The next morning when we went back to the food court for breakfast, we heard a woman calling our son's name. It was the same CM from the morning before and she handed to him 2 CM pins, one from their Millenium celebration and one that is an anniversary pin from AKL...both in thier original plastic. He told her that he could not accept those and she insisted, stating that what he did for her meant so much to her. The are both still in their origianl packaging and is so proud of them.

During MVMCP in 2006, our daughter (6) had fallen asleep on the bus on the way over and that quick nap threw her for a loop. She was crying while on Main Street and out of the blue another guest came over to her with a balloon, stating that he was waiting for his wife and children to come out of one of the gift shops and that it was killing him to see her crying. She calmed down right after that and was so happy. On the flip side, when we were leaving the resort, she knew that she could not take the balloon on the plan and took the balloon outside and handed it to another child that was just checking in so that she could enjoy the balloon as much as DD did.

During the same trip DD was given 2 tink pins for having wonderful manners while in the fire station on Main Street...they were the sets that had one to keep and one to share. She immediately went out onto Main Street and handed one of her pins to a little french girl....who was so very excited.

We always give up our seats to those with little ones, and love to hand out glow sticks, bracelets to children, etc. I also am a firm believer that you get back so much more in return!!

This was a great thread and thank you to the OP for staring it!!

Trish

 

[dolphindan1]

In 2002, our oldest son (about 11 at the time) was really into pin trading....While sitting on a bus to MK and talking to an older couple, he showed them his pins and how they were organized. They noticed that he had quite a few pins that were firefighter related and they had asked about those. He told them that his daddy is a firefighter and that he wanted to be one too when he was older. Well, before they got off the bus they handed him a beautiful pin of the fire truck on Main Street. He offered to trade and they explained to him that it brings them good luck to give pins away! That boy slept with that pin that night!

Later on in the trip, he was wearing his lanyard while in the food court at AKL and the CM was looking at his state pins that he was trading and mentioned that she was from New Hampshire....unprovoked, he took the NH pin off of his lanyard and passed it to her. She was shocked, and needless to say I was so proud. The next morning when we went back to the food court for breakfast, we heard a woman calling our son's name. It was the same CM from the morning before and she handed to him 2 CM pins, one from their Millenium celebration and one that is an anniversary pin from AKL...both in thier original plastic. He told her that he could not accept those and she insisted, stating that what he did for her meant so much to her. The are both still in their origianl packaging and is so proud of them.

During MVMCP in 2006, our daughter (6) had fallen asleep on the bus on the way over and that quick nap threw her for a loop. She was crying while on Main Street and out of the blue another guest came over to her with a balloon, stating that he was waiting for his wife and children to come out of one of the gift shops and that it was killing him to see her crying. She calmed down right after that and was so happy. On the flip side, when we were leaving the resort, she knew that she could not take the balloon on the plan and took the balloon outside and handed it to another child that was just checking in so that she could enjoy the balloon as much as DD did.

During the same trip DD was given 2 tink pins for having wonderful manners while in the fire station on Main Street...they were the sets that had one to keep and one to share. She immediately went out onto Main Street and handed one of her pins to a little french girl....who was so very excited.

We always give up our seats to those with little ones, and love to hand out glow sticks, bracelets to children, etc. I also am a firm believer that you get back so much more in return!!

This was a great thread and thank you to the OP for staring it!!

Trish

Bravo to your children and to you as you are obvioulsy doing a great job with them...

My oldest is the giver and sharer but not my youngest....there is no way he would give something away.... I guess we are not doing such a good job. He is very sensitive and careing but stingy...LOL...his mom is stingy too....LOL...ssshhhhh I didnt say that

 

[drnriordan]

This is such a nice thread, thanks so much for starting it! When my best friend and I were there in 2002 or 2003, we definitely discovered that when you spread some pixie dust it comes back to you too. We had secured a prime table viewing spot for late dinner and watching illuminatinos at the outdoor cantina in Mexico. We were at one of the larger tables and the place was pretty well packed. A man and a family was trying to find a table and a small two-person table popped up diagonally from us. The larger party all tried to pack into the samll table. My friend and I offered to swap our larger table for their smaller table. We all swapped and went about our conversation. A few minutes later, the man came over and explained that he was a veternarian over in AK and had his sister and her family in town visiting. He thanked us for giving up our table and gave us his AK business card and told us to call when we were at AK and he'd arrange a tour. So, a couple of days later, we called and he gave us a great behind the scenes tour of the animal hospital area at conservation station/rafiki's planet watch (or whatever they're calling it now). We really loved it! So just a small act of kindness benefited us a hundred times more. I love Disney!

 

[ShannonMB]

This thread is giving me the warm fuzzies!!!

On our last trip (1st since the 80s), I was shocked by how many gentlemen gave up their seat to me, a fully able-bodied woman. I bet it happened 5 times during our week there. So nice!!

While at AK, we had an older couple give us 3 fast passes for EE. What a treat to get to ride one more time with no wait.

I can't wait to get there in Feb and look for opportunities to "pay it forward"!

 

[savvy?71]

I just wondered the other day, in one of the complaining threads, if there was one of these kinds of threads

I do believe the default Disney population is generous, happy, fun, and kind. The minority of 'nasty' behavior witnessed is just that, the minority--but perhaps it's just so mind-boggling, some of that questionable behavior, that it helps to vent about it.

I just posted about this little thing--and it's not a huge event, but something that made me stop in my tracks and comment positively when it happened:

Right outside of the Buzz ride in MK, a little boy (@6 or 7?) bumped into my daughter (3). She didn't fall, but sort of fell back into me, rubbing her arm (had dropped her toy as well). The boy and his dad were racing to the Buzz line. The dad didn't say a word but his son? He stopped, turned, picked up my daughter's light toy she was holding, and said 'sorry about that, here you go'.

I made a point to thank that boy for his actions and told his dad what a good boy he was (to acknowledge the act as well as have my kids see that good behavior gets noticed too!).

I think the dad was a little embarrassed that *he* didn't stop like his son did. Sometimes we learn from the little ones more than anyone else

 

[EPCOT is a verb]

Thanks so much for this thread! We, too, have seen many examples of nice people and behaviors over the years. I look forward to our trip in 5 days, where we look for ways to share "niceness" with others!

 

[BunsenH]

No wonderful kids in my story, but it's the only one I remember at the moment.

My DW and I were eating at the Flying Fish counter (our favorite) and watching the organized mayhem of the kitchen. We were trying to guess the roles of the staff and who was the leader. After making our guesses, we asked a nearby chef to piont out who was in charge. He said, "Let me check" and disappeared into the activity. A few minutes later, the head chef came out, introduced himself, and discussed our meal and the resaturant in detail. He gave us his card and suggested we contact him before our next visit.

A year later, while preparing for another trip, I found his card. On a lark, I sent an email. He responded that he was now running the Jiko kitchen. I told him that we had ADRs there and gave him the details. Unfortunately, he had a family holiday obligation that night, but alerted his assistant and the wine steward to look for us. The came over, explained the entire menu, suggested a (pricey!) wine, and made us feel like celebreties.

 

[CruiserMom]

We were at WDW Dec 13-21. On our first park day, outside of the gates at Epcot, a nice lady came up to us and offered us 4 tickets to that night's Candlelight Processional, saying she had been given them, but they had planned to be at a different park that night, and couldn't use them. The guest speaker was Monique Coleman (High School Musical), which made my DD10 very happy!

 

[Suellen]

Nice! I love all the upbeat stories!! keep them coming!!

 

[mickeyluv'r]

Hmmm...Well on our last trip the ladies at MCO car rental booth were really nice. I specifically had picked a slightly more expensive category because it said you could get a certain car. (Dollar) Well, the initial car I was slotted for was a truly dull car. The indoor lady wouldn't budge when I asked nicely one time...so I tried again at the outdoor booth. This time I made a small joke of it, talking about how much my husband would appreciate the difference. I had to wait a few minutes, but the lady who helped me was really nice. She was very sympathetic. While I was waiting we struck up conversations with the rest of the outdoor crew, and they were all very nice.

I always appreciate the Mousekeepers who do fun things with toys left out. It is such a treat to come back to your room to find Cinderella reading a book on the bed!

There is a certain chef at Boma who will go out of his way to be nice. I make a point to say hello each time I see him. He probably doesn't remember me, but most of the time, when I see him, I have to wait. He's either helping someone or there is someone else also saying hello to him!!!

 

[preschoolmom]

My son has a mild disability and he LOVES the Indy Speedway. Early one morning, our family of five got in line to go on the Speedway (it was our second day in the MK). My son and husband got in a car, and then my daughters and I were going to hop in a car - but when one of my twins saw the other was going to be "driving" and she would be on the other side of me, she refused to get in!

A very kind cast member put a washcloth on our car, and said that she would let us go around twice, so each of my girls could drive.

When we got around to the front, they had my girls switch spots, and then, I saw that they allowed my son and husband to go around a second time, too.



It was a seriously kind and wonderful moment for our family... My son is the one that LOVES the Speedway so much, and his reaction, if the girls and I had gone around again without him, would have been very unmagical...

I was sure to wave and say thank you to the very kind cast members that made that happen for us!

 

[Suellen]

that was a nice thing for the CM to do!

 

[LindaBabe]

I have a disability, so I and my scooter and my dh get to board the bus first. The bus from AK was crowded, and it was VERY cold. There was an older lady (83) standing, so my husband gave her his seat. I could see she was cold, skinny little thing, so I put my arm around her to share my heat, for which she was grateful (as was her standing daughter). her Hands were like ice though, so I gave her my gloves to put on. She tried to give them back when we got to ak, but I told her keep them. It WAS cold. My husband scolded me gently for having given away my gloves - but the glow in my heart kept me warm, and I told him he would have done the same thing. Which he would if he didn't wear those darn expensive ski gloves, lol. I would warm the world, if I could.