The mindless walking cell phone zombies in the parks has got to stop!!!

[DSLRuser]

This is the one thing that stood out this trip.

It is bad enough walking down main street and dodging strollers, photopass people, and clueless "lets stop here" people. But I cant tell you how many times some one just walked straight into me because they were face down in their phone while walking.

Several times, I saw this coming and just stopped, hoping they would look up and adjust course. But BAM, walked right into me. It really stood out as a problem we as a society have created.

Everywhere you looked, if there was an outlet, someone was hovering trying to charge a device. Portable chargers and wires coming out of every pocket. At the American pavilion in EPCOT, they had to ask 8 times before the show for people to turn off their devices to respect the show and its guests, yet I still saw dimmed phones popping up all during the show.

Sorry for the rant, but if you are walking, put your dam phone away and walk already.

 

[Mitzicat]

Agree, but Disney kind of contributed to this issue by creating My Disney Experience App. It's a sign of the times...

 

[mom2rtk]

Agree, but Disney kind of contributed to this issue by creating My Disney Experience App. It's a sign of the times...

Yeah, that ship sailed away forever when they put FP+ on phones.

 

[js]

Agree, but Disney kind of contributed to this issue by creating My Disney Experience App. It's a sign of the times...

I agree with this! I HATE having my cell phone out and using while I am on vacation and I take trips without my dh and adult kids too and STILL don't like always having my phone. I HATE that I have to look on my phone to remember my ADRs and FPs and I use my phone for pictures. I think when we go in December, I am just going to print out my little itineraries like I use to do.

 

[DWillowBay]

I just yell "LOOK UP!!", which usually works. Saves me being bruised. They get the point...it's all good.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

The people who stop in the middle of the path are far more annoying to me.

 

[serenitynow]

I was on my ECV, parked against the wall by Plaza Resturant in MK, waiting for my guys to exit the rest room, when a man staring at his phone rammed into me. Then he started yelling about me watching where I was going and a passing CM said "She wasn't moving, you weren't watching where you were going, sir." He then gave us the finger and marched into the Men's room. I guess that was his way of apologizing? The CM just shook her head, checked to make sure I was okay, which I was and said they have lots of people going to First Aid with mobile phone related injuries.
As hard as he rammed into the scooter, I am sure he had a few bruises the next day.
Later it was funny, I guess. He got mad at me because he wasn't paying attention. Whatever

 

[ELSA711]

I agree and even I found myself on my phone this past trip to check wait times, etc
Hated it.
Do you think those watches that link to your phone alleviate that problem? Because I may invest for my next trip.

 

[OKW Lover]

Now if their cell phone just somehow happened to get jarred lose in the collision and hit the hard pavement....

 

[Minnesota!]

Agree, but Disney kind of contributed to this issue by creating My Disney Experience App. It's a sign of the times...

I agree. I hate the cell phone zombies. But, Disney makes it so you "have to" have your phone on and available at all times. It's frustrating.

 

[Minnesota!]

I was on my ECV, parked against the wall by Plaza Resturant in MK, waiting for my guys to exit the rest room, when a man staring at his phone rammed into me. Then he started yelling about me watching where I was going and a passing CM said "She wasn't moving, you weren't watching where you were going, sir." He then gave us the finger and marched into the Men's room. I guess that was his way of apologizing? The CM just shook her head, checked to make sure I was okay, which I was and said they have lots of people going to First Aid with mobile phone related injuries.
As hard as he rammed into the scooter, I am sure he had a few bruises the next day.
Later it was funny, I guess. He got mad at me because he wasn't paying attention. Whatever

Some people are just...stupid. I am glad the CM called him out on it...super KLASSY of him to flip you off!!

 

[kittyab]

I just bump into them. I had a lady walk into me at Epcot and me and pissy with me, I told her to put away her cell phone while she is walking around.

 

[Anesthesia Fine]

Some people are just...stupid. I am glad the CM called him out on it...super KLASSY of him to flip you off!!

Ugh, seriously. Super tacky.

(I am really tired of the flip side of this, too, where I apologize for getting in someone's way or similar clueless thing and they just roll their eyes or in one case, snidely answered, "well, you should be." WHAT. WHO EVEN RAISED YOU.)

 

[Epcot242]

It's super frustrating and has become such an issue on dark rides. People end up more concerned about their posts, tweets, or pictures to be considerate of other people riding. It seriously boils my blood and I really try to take deep breaths. My fiance will sometimes just yell out, "no flash!" on rides like that (when people have their phones out taking those super delayed flash pictures)--I always hope people will also put their stupid phones away, too.

This cellphone zombie problem also is a huge pet peeve for me as I ride the subway for my daily commute. Can't tell you how many people I end up behind on the steps, walking up the middle at a snail's pace because they're scrolling Facebook, looking at email, or just reading something on there.

 

[OZMom]

As much as the cell phone zombies annoy me, I agree that Disney has kind of contributed to it. DH and I make a point to leave our phones in the hotel room when we're on vacation. I have a habit in getting caught up in taking pictures of the kids and not exactly experiencing things, and he's a serial FB / email checker. The last trip, I found myself needing to check things on the MDE app, or to change a FP. The whole trip I felt like I had to have my phone on me. It kind of took away from the "disconnected" vacations we try to have.

 

[ELSA711]

As much as the cell phone zombies annoy me, I agree that Disney has kind of contributed to it. DH and I make a point to leave our phones in the hotel room when we're on vacation. I have a habit in getting caught up in taking pictures of the kids and not exactly experiencing things, and he's a serial FB / email checker. The last trip, I found myself needing to check things on the MDE app, or to change a FP. The whole trip I felt like I had to have my phone on me. It kind of took away from the "disconnected" vacations we try to have.

That is how I felt. We are not connected to twitter, facebook etc. but dammit Disney has me hooked with MDE, lines app etc. I am not doing it next year, leaving phone in room and bringing my index cards then winging it

 

[kittyab]

when we were at the parks last fall, we only took out our phones to check/change adrs and fast passes. This was done out of the walk way.

Here in Alberta we have distracted driving laws, (you can not be on your cell while driving) so we keep to that standard LOL!

 

[BonnieA]

I've had the same experience. I use an ECV. When I see people coming at me (on cell phone or otherwise distracted) I just stop. At least I won't be moving when they hit me and that would probably be worse.

 

[Mitzicat]

I was on my ECV, parked against the wall by Plaza Resturant in MK, waiting for my guys to exit the rest room, when a man staring at his phone rammed into me. Then he started yelling about me watching where I was going and a passing CM said "She wasn't moving, you weren't watching where you were going, sir." He then gave us the finger and marched into the Men's room. I guess that was his way of apologizing? The CM just shook her head, checked to make sure I was okay, which I was and said they have lots of people going to First Aid with mobile phone related injuries.
As hard as he rammed into the scooter, I am sure he had a few bruises the next day.
Later it was funny, I guess. He got mad at me because he wasn't paying attention. Whatever

Aww...he was telling you guys you were number 1.

 

[Shir Kahn]

I just walk right through those people. My wife knows this and gets behind me!