talk about rude people

[FloridaMom]

do I have a story to tell....

We just came back from a great weekend at Disney for my daughters birthday, but there was one man who almost ruined it all..

On Saturday night we managed a great spot for Spectro Magic and Wishes at MK, and we were so happy that our kids were able to enjoy this beautiful end of the evening with us... then everyone decides to leave, and for some reason people think that they can trample over others in order to get to the gate first.

So, as we are moving with the crowd, and trying to protect our kids in the stroller from getting bumped, a man comes out of nowhere and falls on top of me and onto the floor in the middle of Main Street... I cannot tell you the pain I felt, but I was glad he fell on me instead of my 11 year old daughter.
I am sad to say that the idiot was trying to pass us, and tripped on something on the curb which made him fall... I basically broke his fall.

Now, the worst part is this, do you think he apologizes? No, he starts to laugh... He could have broken my neck, but he is amused at the whole thing. He is laughing, his friends are laughing, and no one even offers to apologize while I am standing there in pain. This makes my husband soooo mad, he starts to yell at the man and his wife, who then starts to apologize for her husbands behavior, saying, he didn't have any drinks, etc...

I tell you, he is lucky he didn't cause harm to my children with his reckless behavior... while we are being careful not to run into anyone with our stroller, there are scum like these that run around the park without any concern for anyone else...

So, it almost ruined our weekend, but thank God, apart from some back and neck pain everything is well....

 

[Deedee]

Some people are so rude sounds very much like he had been drinking. Glad to hear your children were ok though

 

[jann1033]

or maybe he tripped on something and fell and was embarrassed. it's called an "accident" and they happen quite frequently. sorry the apology wasn't enough for you. since he "came out of nowhere "you really don't know why it happened now do you? maybe someone fell into him, tripped him, pushed him ectectect

 

[DianeV]

I'm sorry but i dont "get" how that would even be funny? If it was an accident you wouldnt apologize?

We dealt with the same thing years ago when our kids were in strollers and trying to get onto the monorail. My husband was yelling at some of the people because they were in such a hurry they were falling over our kids. Security had to be called in

 

[2Xited4Disney]

after wishes it gets CRAZY... and trust me I am not exception. We scurry through just like everyone else, and for what. Each night after we run at the closing I think,"I just paid a huge amount of money to come to WDW and I ran away the second everything was over."

 

[jann1033]

i'll clarify >>>i have balance problems and fall a lot. it is very embarrassing to fall in front of a crowd full of people and usually out of embarrassment i will initially laugh..it's bad enough to fall but to be screamed at like you did it on purpose is even worse. she said her husband started immediately yelling at the guy and his wife apologized, maybe the guy was still a little shaken from hitting the pavement ya think?

this has happened with us before (except substitute the wife an husband roles obviously).immediatley afterward usually i am trying to figure out how to get up( not easy as my legs do not work well) and not get trampled. once i get up if they haven't walked off in a huff i will apologize also( after my husband has) but if the op continued on her way how does anyone know how the guy felt? it was in a congested moving crowd so how reasonable is it to assume that even if no other issue is involved he intentionally flung himself at her or her kids or that automatically he is a "scum", an "idiot" or whatever choice words were used? more likely he tripped

 

[Lulu's Mom]

I understand laughing out of embarassment but apologize first, so pepole do not think that you are being completley rude. Accidents do happen and I have ran into people and have had people run into me. The point is that you apologize, I always apologize, even if it is not my fault. Maybe you DH screaming was a little much, if he was actually screaming...

Far too often though people do run into each other and either never acknowledge it or apologize.... I do think it is sad that people these days just do not have basic respest or manners towards others and how to behave in public.

I am sorry that that happened to you and sticks out in your mind as a memory of your trip, to The Happiest Place on Earth

 

[FloridaMom]

My husband did not immediatelly yell at him.... not only was this guy laughing, his friends were laughing with him, even after my husband made the following comemnt to him: " This is hardly a funny situation"... he continued to laugh, this other girl continued to laugh with him, and then the wife started apologizing... the guy never apologized, never even acknowledged that he fell on someone. Why anyone would even think this is acceptable is beyond comprehension...

He did fall because he was trying to pass us, we were walking near the curb, and he tripped on something while trying to pass us...

 

[Ride Junkie]

If I bump into someone, I always say sorry, even if it wasn't my fault (everyone knows this always happens in the herd exiting the park). If I accidentally pushed someone over & landed on top of them in the street, not only would I apologize, but I would also make sure they were okay! He should have had some manners, especially knocking down a woman. What a jerk.

 

[Ladyhawke10]

I got clipped in the back of the ankles very badly at AK once--it was by a man pushing a double stroller and didn't seem to be looking when he decided to turn the stroller around w/o making sure there was room to do that--OUCH! Still remember the pain...not that great when you expect to be needing your ankles for walking around on your WDW trip!

Oh well...hopefully, these accidents that happen to us are pretty much isolated, and yes, sorry goes a long way--makes it twice as bad when the person doesn't acknowledge they hurt you

 

[Horizons16]

Some people are so rude sounds very much like he had been drinking. Glad to hear your children were ok though

Maybe if they brought their own drinks in... they arent served at Magic Kingdom.... didnt know that until last summer. Never really noticed.

 

[julia & nicks mom]

Unfortunately people running into others at WDW seems pretty common -

last week DH was pushing stroller and some man was walking backwards and tripped over our stroller and falling on top of DH - I wasn't with them and DH wasn't mad more amused by the guy walking backwards - so I imagine the guy felt bad - but it amazes me how many people cut off a stroller and then glare at us for running into them

my stroller is heavy with the two kids in it I can not stop on a dime - someone walking in front of DH at MGM stopped short in front of us for no apparant reason and DH twisted his ankle stopping the stroller so he would not run into them

DH gets mad at me b/c I apologize for any run in - regardless of who was at fault - - there is never any reason to laugh before an apology is issued and you are sure the other person is okay - it is just common courtesy!!!

 

[Sammie]

This is the very reason I "never" leave the park with the crowd, it is simply not worth the extra minutes.

I stay where I am, move away from the crowd and enjoy the beauty of the park, while the idiots stampede to the gates.

Then I leisurely move to the exit.

 

[mdgoofy]

People are very rude. About 3 years about, my DD (10 at the time) and I were at MNSSHP. After the parade we were on the walkway across from Tom Sawyer Island heading towards splash mountain when a man pushing an older lady in a wheel chair ran his wheel chair into this poor little girl who was about 12 and then grabbed the girl by the arm and yelled profanities at her telling her she should watch where she was going and get out of the way of the wheel chair. While I felt bad that the lady was in the wheel chair it certainly was no excuse for his behavior. The poor little girl was scared to death, believe you me, I couldn't find a CM fast enough!!! What an idiot!!

 

[We-Luv-Disney]

Sammie you are right, waiting to leave any of the parks is a good idea. we usually wait around about an hour after the parks close to leave. Besides getting to take pictures without anyone in them we avoid the pushing and shoving! We did the exit after wishes one time, we were almost crushed by a human wave, since then we wait around until its all clear!

 

[phisigprincess]

I really don't understand situations like this!! We were sitting down waiting for Spectro last year and this guy walked by and kicked my mom (not very gently) in the ribcage. Now maybe he wasn't looking where he was going (I prefer to believe that) but instead of apologizing, he goes "maybe you should watch where you're sitting" murmers an explitive about my mom and walks off. My dad was LIVID!! We actually needed to hold him back from chasing the guy down. Whatever happened to being embarassed about something when you cause another person pain????

 

[Mom of Sleepy Bashful and BabyDoc]

This is the very reason I "never" leave the park with the crowd, it is simply not worth the extra minutes.

I stay where I am, move away from the crowd and enjoy the beauty of the park, while the idiots stampede to the gates.

Then I leisurely move to the exit.

We do the same thing, Sammie. It's just not worth going with the crowds. We drive our van, so we don't need to wait for a bus or anything.......and if we were catching a bus, that's all the more reason to not hustle out of there.......no need to wait in a long line forever when you could be sitting somewhere in MK (or shopping ) waiting for the lines to go down.

I'm sorry that happened to you. I just don't get how some people don't use common courtesy. I'll just never understand.

 

[Lulu's Mom]

I really don't understand situations like this!! We were sitting down waiting for Spectro last year and this guy walked by and kicked my mom (not very gently) in the ribcage. Now maybe he wasn't looking where he was going (I prefer to believe that) but instead of apologizing, he goes "maybe you should watch where you're sitting" murmers an explitive about my mom and walks off. My dad was LIVID!! We actually needed to hold him back from chasing the guy down. Whatever happened to being embarassed about something when you cause another person pain????

That is so horrible..... it is so sad that people act like this. I just wonder what ever happened to being polite? My DH jokes about how polite I am, and sadly a lot of people take advantage of politness and mistake it for weakness. I sometimes worry about how people will be when me DD is older.... the thought sometimes even freigtens me.

 

[maxiesmom]

You guys are scareing me! I don't have any children, but I am sure I would freak if something like that happened to my nieces or nephew.

I remember on my first trip to Disney my nephew was 4 yrs old. Thinking to keep him safe above the crowds rushing to the exit, my b-i-l puts him on his shoulders. Then promptly bashes his head into some low-hanging sign. Sometimes it seems you can't win!

 

[Joanna71985]

Me too! I learned that it's better to wait after Wishes to leave because it's a LOT safer. During the summer, when Wishes was between 2 Spectros, the amount of people leaving after Wishes was crazy! So when people leave after Wishes, wait. Like someone else mentioned, you can take photos without anyone else in them. Also, you can enjoy the Kiss Goodnight (the Castle lighting). It's really beautiful, and I always feel like the voice is talking to me!