The BAD About Our Recent Trip...

[Marie17]

Everyone needs to remember that while at Disney there are some things that will happen. What one person thinks of as rude might not be so rude in their "own world."

Recently there has been a promotion in China regarding "spitting in public" because China will be hosting the next Olympics and is trying to get people to not spit so much while it is hosting the games as most people think this is rude and will shed a negative light.

 

[disneypookies]

people who don't give up their seat on the bus for a mother/father holding a sleeping child. I know that I do, but sometimes if I am already standing or sitting in the way back, I just watch the people sitting close to the front, avoiding eye contact with the parent looking for a seat. the ole "if i can't see them, they can't see me" trick. come on now, it's what a 10 minute ride? sure, it's uncomfortable to stand, and you feel like you might fall over into someone's lap, but you're in Disney people! be nice!

We were lucky enough to ride the bus with the kindest of kind Disney visitors. My pregnant DW and I walked into a bus that was already packed from a previous pickup, so she had nowhere to sit. Luckily enough an older gentleman got up and asked her to sit. I was very happy to see the good hearts of some people. He immediately struck up a conversation with me and I made a new friend at Disney lol. (Along with many other nice people we met out of the blue)

 

[NeverlandClub23]

But the one thing that does stick out is how people have to torture animals every where they go. In AK I saw people knocking on glass, shouting at animals, chasing after the little wild bunnies that you occasionally see, etc.

This absolutely drives me crazy. Everytime I go to AK there are kids and adults banging on the glass or yelling at the animals if they're sleeping. I always think no wonder so many animals stay as far away from the viewing areas as possible.

I guess the thing that makes me most mad is a lot of people treat their vacation as they are the only ones on vacation at WDW and their vacation is most special. That's what causes the most inconsiderateness. It's my "once in a lifetime" trip so I can say and do whatever I want. Also, people that think you should always put their kids first. If we've been sitting and waiting for a long time for a firework show I can't stand when a family comes up right before the show starts and asks if we can move around or make ourselves uncomfortable so that their kids can see the show (this has happened 3 times). Going to WDW is just as special for me as it is for your kids.

 

[OurMsBrooks]

I mostly just get annoyed at people who block paths, whether they are stopped or just walking at a snail's pace. It's bound to happen in crowded places like WDW, but it's still a little annoying. We do walk quickly, but I'm always amazed at people who insist on walking side by side (5 wide?) at a snail's pace, blocking everyone else, so we have to stay behind them. We sometimes walk two by two, but we always leave room for people to pass us.

I had this happen two weeks ago. I was walking with DD3 in a stroller from near Pecos Bill's to the Dole Whip stand and got stuck behind a large family and I could not get around them. The mom in the family stopped every 10 to 15 steps (I started counting after a while, out of frustration!) to take a digital photo or three. She did this the entire time, just stopping dead right in the stream of foot traffic! I know this is no big deal in the grand scheme of life, but let me tell you I REALLY love Dole Whip!!

I have to say, though, that I encountered so many lovely, generous people on this trip that my faith in humanity is increasing. We had people give up seats on a crowded bus when the little one was asleep, another man hold our stroller while we stood with the kids, people hold doors, offer to carry trays, and just generally be nice. It's amazing how the one jerk can stick in our minds, but I'm trying to get over that little quirk of human nature. One especially nice family from Holmes County, Ohio, offered to let our kids stand in front of them at SpectroMagic, without us even asking. They were so kind and pleasant it just made our day.

 

[addicted2disney]

My biggest pet peeves at Disney are these..

1. The people thats stop in the dead center of the row of seats and sit down ... all the while, the CM is telling everyone to move all the way to the end! That drives me insane.

2. The people that show up at the last minute for a parade ( this was mentioned ) and start shoving their kids in front of you. Or they squeeze in behind you at the last second all the while hitting you in the back with their strollers and bags, etc. Its never an 'excuse me' or 'can my little kid squeeze up there with yours'. Its just a shove.. grrrrr

We were sitting in the curb on Main Street last year waiting for the parade. the kids were on the curb, the adults were sitting on the side walk behind them. We had people behind us standing.. it was pretty croweded as the parade was about to start. My daughter gets up to go get a drink in Casey's Corner, and this lady comes walking up the street and sits in her spot. I said excuse me, my daughter is sitting there, she just went for a drink. She looked at me and turned her head. We all were telling her to move, etc and she just sat there. I mean, she squeezed her self into the spot of a 9 year old.. and this lady wasnt little. When my daughter came back, I said again, can my daughter have her spot back? she said NO!!!!!! It wasnt like we were saving a side walk with bags and blankets.. the parade was about to start and she just walked over and plopped down!!

 

[CastMemberDWA]

basically folks it's like this....
Disney provides the magic, the custodians, the CMs.

Public provides the rudeness, the mess and some of the gross stuff. Some people think that they shouldn't have to clean up afterthemselves while at Disney and or don't care about anybody but themselves in general.

CMs who give you wrong information may have given you the info. they had been told. Perhaps most EMH nights don't have fastpass as a general rule.....
and then the higher ups decided to add it at the last minute for guest convenience w/o conveying the info to the CMs.

Relax folks and make sure you aren't the ones being rude or messy...and give the CMs a break if they misquote something......

 

[Syrreal]

I wanted to add that it seems like the seat giving up thing tends to be the norm. I don't think that I have ever been on a bus at disney when someone didn't try to offer up their seat to someone else. Actually, there have been several instances where people have offered seats and were even unable to give them away. Last time I was on the bus a gentleman offered me his seat, but he was older than me and I was taught that I have perfectly good legs so I didn't accept plus I figured that there would be people that would need his seat more than I would. The poor man asked 4 people before someone accepted.

 

[planning06]

I don't know why, but these threads always annoy me. It's like most people here expect others to be rude and to have ill-behaved children. Of course, they know how to behave and their children know how to behave even after an exhausting week at WDW when the fun is fading and everybody the thought of being home again sounds good.

A case in point. I was with my family at MGM earlier this year. We decided at the last minute to split up and I took my 2 year old to the afternoon parade. Knowing it was last minute I realized that I would not get the best view. I made do and found the best spot that I could without pusing in front of people that were already there. A few minutes into the parade a woman in front of me asked if I would like her spot since her toddler was asleep anyway. I thanked her and we switched places. About a minute later I started getting an earful from a woman next to me about how she had been there earlier to get a good view and I couldn't just come in and stand there. Apparrently, the angry woman was with the same party as the woman-who-gave-me-her-spot's and king woman told the angry woman that she had traded places with me. Nothing more was said.

My impressions leaving the parade are 1) there are some very kind and considerate people and 2) there are some people that fully expect others to be rude and can't wait to give them an earful if they think a person isn't following their "rules".

Yes, there are some shocking behaviors that people will exhibit. There are also many less shocking, mildly annoying behaviors. Just chill out and realize that nobody is perfect and nobody knows what exactly is happening in anybody else's life.

 

[hollyb]

OMG...someone has hit one of my all time biggest pet peeves... ...kids chasing the rabbits and ducks!! Grrrr....I just want to say, "Do you honestly think you're going to catch it?" or better yet, "Did you leave your parents at home today?"
I KNOW it is not my place to say anything to these kids, but I just can't help it. I will tell them to stop in a heartbeat, wait for their parents to come running and then tell them what I think of their classy kids too.
I SWORE that when we go back in Nov, I'm wearing a t-shirt that says "Stupid Kids Chase the Ducks..."

Do you have kids?

 

[AllyCatTapia]

Am I guilty?


My kids chase seagulls and other flocks of birds. They did it just this weekend while we were camping? Are people looking at me this way?

Does it harm the seagulls and if it does, do I really care since they are just rats with wings ?

 

[kjs1976]

The wait times were really off this past week when we went. It was, fortunatly,to our advantage...TOT said 20 min and we were on in about 7, Pirates said 20 and we were on in 10.

I was a CM once and even I don't trust a lot of them for info. One, they aren't always given info until later or are given specific info to tell the public. New CMs don't know the ropes and honestly don't know more than what they are told. We are always told when asked that there are no FP available during EMH...eventually, they always are available...usually an hour into EMH depending on the crowds.

People and the animals thing....yes, not very good at all. I see kids and adults feeding/chasing/harassing the animals. There are not many signs posted about this...there are reminders on the backs of the napkins, but who looks at that. I'll tell you one thing, if my mom or dad ever saw one of us three kids going after the animals, you can believe we would've been stopped in a heart beat. When we got older, we knew better not to have a reminder that they are indeed wild animals and we have no business interacting with them. Plus, we had a general respect for animals and people so it was not in our nature. Again, our parents had a major role in teaching us this.

I would say I was more annoyed with people not observing walking on the right side on any given distance and also stopping right in the middle of the flow of traffic. But this is nothing new...happens at malls, fairs, etc. I just noticed it more often at WDW.

 

[mickeyluv'r]

I agree with OurMsBrooks, overall, I am amazed at some of the good behavior displayed at WDW. I too, have seen lots of people willing to give up seats on buses. And other small acts of kindness. Manybe that's why the acts of rudeness stand out so much.

I think compared to other parks...people do a better job of cleaning up, etc. I think it relates to chaos theory...In a neat clean environment, people will act better. The messier the environment, the more likely they are to act badly. If the park is covered in trash, and there are no trash cans in sight, why clean up? If the park is spotless, and clean, empty trash cans abound, guests will help to keep it that way.

That's also why I wonder if some of the apparent acts of rudeness are less about rudeness, and more about people just not being accustomed to thinking about how to act in a crowd.

 

[btuftee]

I should consider myself lucky for never having seen unusual displays of rude behavior at WDW... well, except for the dreaded Brazilian Tour Groups. People seem to be generally nice, despite the crowds and heat. Maybe this means I'm overdue for some awful stuff on my next trip!

 

[poconoboatniks]

Disney seems to bring out the best and worst in people. So many people have been wonderful to our kids and some not so nice people have also interacted with my child.

Just a word of caution to those who feel the need to speak to someone else's children. My dd forgot to take her water bottle out of the tub before going through the line. I paid for the water, she walked out of the line and retrieved her water (which I paid for). We sat down and some guy was giving her the "eye". DD, 10 yrs old at the time, then tells me that the guy told her she had to pay for the water, that she was stealing it if she didn't pay for the water. DH & I missed this conversation. He never apologized to dd when I confronted him and told him that the water had been paid for when I was going through the line. The guy was misinformed and made my dd feel like she was doing something wrong . He was the adult and should have apologized to her.

Focus on the magical!

 

[lovesmurfs]

the guy told her she had to pay for the water, that she was stealing it if she didn't pay for the water. DH & I missed this conversation. He never apologized to dd when I confronted him and told him that the water had been paid for when I was going through the line. The guy was misinformed and made my dd feel like she was doing something wrong . He was the adult and should have apologized to her.

OMG - this happened to me as a kid. Remember the Brachs candy displays that used to be in the grocery stores? I picked out my candy, paid my hard-earned nickel (25 years ago....) and then changed my mind and chose a different piece. The grocer only saw me take the candy, not put the nickel in, and told me that if I ever stole candy from him again, I would be thrown out of the store. I tried to explain -- he said I was lying.

Still grates, even today.....

 

[BoopOopADoop]

One thing I've noticed about the parades that always surprises me is how many adults sit right in front (sometimes stand). Why is it such an inconvenience for them to let children sit in front. Being much bigger than the children it can't possibly be hard for them to see over the children. In my home town parades the front is always where the children sit, adults are always behind them. This being said, I have never pushed my child in front of anybody. We always show up last minute and are content to watch from behind everybody else. My ds does not like parades anyways.

I also have issue with something many others have mentioned which is the groups of people taking up the whole walkway. On one trip I noticed that nobody I encountered ever moved aside even a little for me to get by. I always had to fall in line behind my husband with our ds in between us. These were those large groups I'm talking about with 5+ people side by side. I said something to my dh about it and he said just keep walking and they will move. I told him i didn't think so but I gave it a try anyways. What ended up happening was the guy walked straight into me rather than step behind his large group. Yes I realize that I walked straight into him too, but I was just proving a point that we had to walk in single file to get by all these large groups because nobody else was being considerate at all.

 

[fan_of_small_world]

...But the one thing that does stick out is how people have to torture animals every where they go. In AK I saw people knocking on glass, shouting at animals, chasing after the little wild bunnies that you occasionally see, etc.

ITA!! Not at Disney, but last weekend we were at the shore and a horseshoe crab had come up onto the beach at the water line. DD4 and I were just standing around looking at it as most people were, but then one boy (about 11 or 12) said to another boy (about the same age) "I dare you to poke its eye" and the other boy started to. So I said "don't do that, you'll hurt it" and, luckily, they didn't. DD said she was "glad those boys didn't hurt the horseycrab." When I told the story to DS7 he couldn't believe that someone would try to do that. If a 7-year old knows that isn't right, why doesn't an 11-year old? (BTW, my DS7 looks to be about 9 or 10, so I'm very aware of kids looking older than they are, and we have neighborhood friends with kids around 10 and 11; I have no doubt that these boys were older than DS.)

 

[Marie17]

Note of defense for the Brazilian groups - they've never bothered us. I am always so amazed at how "few" people they lose at the end of the evening. I was talking to a tour guide one night about 30 minutes before the park was closing and he said he only had one person unaccounted for from his group of 50. I was shocked. He quickly found the person by walkie-talkie.

 

[Syrreal]

I do get peeved when people talk about the brazilian tour groups. You would get the same reaction if you put 50 teens from any country together, not just from Brazil. If you are truly that bothered by them, they are easily identified so you can steer clear.

 

[dyjama]

Thank you cslittle999!!!!