Things I learned from my most recent trip...

[ntsammy5]

LMAO​

 

[allysmom1218]

When we were there in April (during Spring Break....CROWDED)Please everytime you see someone pushing a stroller, jump in front of them while walking then suddendly stop, then give the person pushing the stroller the evil eye and act like they did something wrong. People are sooo inconsiderate of people pushing strollers, esp. people without children. Hey we all (atleast most of us) have had small children and babies at one time, it's not their fault for being little and unable to walk the whole park.

The others post are way too funny, we leave in 16 days and hope our crowds are better. Maybe some people need to go to the budget board and go the THE FREEBIE THREAD to sign up for some samples of free deodorant!!!!

 

[phisigprincess]

I admit, that my first trip with my DH (who smoked at the time), I was unaware of the smoking rules in the park since I never needed them before. Well, he lit up on the path to Dinoland USA and someone made a snarky remark behind him about smoking. I seriously wanted to crawl in a hole!!! I started yelling "put it out!!! put it out!!!" He thought I was nuts, but I breeched Disney etiquette for the first time ever and let me tell you, that lighter never came out unless it was in a designated smoking area that a kind CM told us about.

The rest of those are hilarious, yet oh so true. It seems the bigger the crowds the more stories we bring back.

 

[Chuck65]

Oh these are too funny!

 

[goofydad621]

Loved the humor but sadly all to true

Also lets add

If you are a electric cart it is ok to repeatedly hit somebody if you keep saying sorry.

Thanks for the post

 

[emnrich]

Please make sure you grope your teenage girlfriend in inappropriate ways while in line at same Speedway.

WOW! I didn't know I was supposed to bring a teenage girlfriend. I will get right on this one. Can you get this plan approved with my wife? Thanks!

Seriously, I love sarcasm. I hope that KickSave is a woman, cause with the combination of hockey and sarcasm, I am in

Great job, KS! Thanks for the laugh.

 

[T-i-double-g-err]

It's sad that these "rules" are only too true. At least, we can find some humor in them after the fact because it's very frustrating at the time they are followed. The only thing to do them is to start looking for hidden mickeys to put you back in the right frame of mind and move on.

 

[jjarman]

And why should your children have to mind you while on vacation? It's Disney World. They should be free to express their joy by screaming in your ear on the bus, standing on the monorail and not holding onto the bar which makes them fall onto other guests but those guests should be understanding and catch the little darling, running like free spirits through the gift shops, expressing their creativity by knocking items off of the shelves. And when they continue to scream at you, the parents, we all understand they are just asserting themselves. It's good for them.

And while you are at it, it is perfectly fine to let them run joyously up and down the hallways at the resort at 1:00 in the morning. What an exuberant child? We all know you are just letting them blow off a little steam. We can sleep some other time.

 

[StacyPop]

My favorite is when people step over the front of your stroller with your young child in it, in order to cut in front of you.
I still wonder how they can give me a dirty look when I clip them on the ankles after that with my stroller.
I guess they didnt see me there in the first place, even though they practically needed a pole vault in order to get over the stroller.

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Love all the observations from your trip. I know all about the smoking one. It seems like on our last trip every time I turned around someone was smoking.

 

[Zippa D Doodah]

- Deodorant is optional. Yes, it's 90+ degrees and we're in Florida where the humidity is 140%, but that bath I took before I left home should do the trick.

As a large man (6'3", 260) prone to sweat profusely, I find this hilarious but poignantly insightful. Yes, its no problem for me that a person sweats (that would be "glow" for you ladies), but in the name of Mickey.... PUT ON SOME DEODORANT!

 

[Disney's Fab 4]

 

[Texa]

- If you have a party of 5 or more people, make sure to walk shoulder to shoulder down any and all pathways, and under no circumstances should you move for oncoming traffic, even if the oncoming traffic is already single file and turning sideways against the bushes to avoid you.

We had a huge problem with this back in June, especially in AK. Enough that I thought it actually was a rule!

 

[ainmama2001]

Make sure you sit in front of the castle on the cobblestone when it's over 100 degrees outsides and watch the castle show.

 

[Threeriversdisneyfan]

Very funny. I have had some of the same learning experiences you have also.

For one I have a cure (works even better ANYWHERE if you have an umbrella. In fact, I taught my husband and we call it the umbrella trick)

- If you have a party of 5 or more people, make sure to walk shoulder to shoulder down any and all pathways, and under no circumstances should you move for oncoming traffic .....

As they come TOWARDS you hold your umbrella (elbow works too) at an angle slightly front and forward and give a good jab to the oncoming person who is crowding you. You may need to practice a bit -- eventually you get them right in the gut, arm, hip, SOMEWHERE ... with little damage to yourself. Apologize (sincerely!) as you watch them either a) double over or b) glare at you ... while you look innocently at them! I swear people can tell I am using the UMBRELLA trick cause they seem to give me my single file personal space and if not ... I TRUELY get some satisfaction. Hope this works for others!

As registered Ice Hockey Official, I must issue you a 5 MInute Major penatly for elbowing, please sit at the closest bench for 5 minutes, hang head , feel shame.

How about this one with the umbrella. If someone stops suddenly in front of you, imediately lower it, start to close it up, at that point the angle of umbrella should be at the perfect angle for an early XMAS goose (if you know what I mean )

Love this thread.

 

[Race the Reaper]

- When leaving the park in the evenings, after departing the tram and looking for your vehicle, be sure to walk down the middle and ONLY the middle of the lane between the cars. That line of cars behind you going 4 MPH as you walk to the far end of the row will be fine as you're doing them a favor by making sure their AC is cold before they get to the park exit. (If you can feign a slight limp because your feet are tired, the effect is even better because you have the ONLY two tired feet in the greater Orlando area at that moment.)

I love this one!

 

[ejhall]

Subbing and cracking up!!!

 

[2002Disneybride]

We have pretty much the same observations from our most recent trip (8/18-8/21)

 

[Family Fun Mom]

While riding Disney transportation, under no circumstance are you to give up your seat for the elderly, pregnant, or exhausted young children. You're just as tired as they are. They can stand.

In the event that a young child begins to cry because they are exhausted and cannot sit, glare at the parents. Glare harder and make crude remarks if said parent accidentally bumps into you while trying to balance on a moving bus while holding the aforementioned child.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Earlier this month we had the "pleasure" of receiving the stink eye from 2, count 'em, 2, middle-aged couples who had the nerve to start by having one couple say "excuse me", to our family to bypass us in the line for Spaceship Earth, as if they were joining members of their party already in line. We couldn't have cared less about letting them move around us & were completely shocked when they passed us, only to stop in line immediately before us -- without meeting up with anyone!

The real jaw-dropper happened when the second couple came up through the line behind us & went through the same routine -- to join the other couple who had already made sure they wouldn't have to wait in line behind the likes of us! When they saw the shocked looks on our faces, we were then treated to a full performance of stink eye, as if we had done something to them!

Oh man. I have resorted to letting mother or father and small child through only. If someone had to take a kid to the bathroom and needs back, I'm ok with that. They were in line, had an emergency. Yes technically they probably should lose their spot but I realize it's a bit of give and take. But Anyone else stays behind me. They simply don't get past. I told one that didn't like it if he tried to bump past me again I would be glad to have someone request security to sort out the impasse.

Here's what I learned.
When going to an eatery and tables are full, it is best to send a hovercraft over to the tables before getting in line. That is, hover over someone that's just half way through their meal, staring and drooling if necessary. If that doesn't work, turn around and place your buttoxe in their face. Fart if you have to. That will really hurry em up. And when they get up, sit down, claim the table and all those suckers with trays that didn't think of being rude, well that's their problem.