Waiting at entrance gate strategies/etiquette

[WebmasterMaryJo]

HydroGuy's profound response #1.

HydroGuy's profound response #2.

HydroGuy's profound response #3.

These profound responses made me

 

[RweTHEREyet]

Ahhh the Brazilian Youth Groups ......I remember them well at WDW.

(Were there other South American Youth groups? or was it just the Brazilian groups.....irregardless, they cut a mega wide swath of singing & smiling teen age anarchy at any park that they visited. )

Well, I am mostly familiar with the Brazilians, but I didn't want to single them out in particular, for fear of someone jumping on my case about it.

 

[RweTHEREyet]

Having not personally experienced the South American youth groups or American as apple pie cheerleaders, is there a huge difference? At first blush it seems any large group of teenagers is likely to be annoying at some point. That is the definition of teenager in Websters I believe.

Well, I have to say that I have witnessed a lot of teenage groups at WDW in my several hundred trips. However, the Brazilians are not limited to teenagers and were far more boisterous than anyother group I had ever encountered. I would never leave a park because of the cheerleader groups or Pop Warner groups that I have seen there, but the Brazilians will make me leave in a heartbeat--maybe that is there goal. If so, it sure works on me.

 

[swamp_mule]

Well, I am mostly familiar with the Brazilians, but I didn't want to single them out in particular, for fear of someone jumping on my case about it.

Well, I think singling out South Americans was bad enuf ... I wasn't looking for opinions on which ethnic groups to avoid ... let's keep this civil

 

[RweTHEREyet]

I'm curious if anyone else responds HG.......but the Hound has personally experienced both.

It has nothing to do with the gender of the group... or the language spoken. (Although the cheerleaders can pierce an eardrum at the Screamin' take off or on the Splash drop).

It's the size of the Brazilian groups & the loudness & singing/chanting (even in line). 20-30 teenagers (definitely having fun)....but not mindful of personal space & as the previous poster mentioned.....they have no problem hopping into a line (20 kids hopping at the last minute of a 45 minute line) to join 2-3 friends.

The cheerleaders are like a group of non-speaking monks compared to the Brazilian youth groups.

Sitting here nodding my head up and down so hard I am afraid it will fall off. You said it far better than I could express it, and you hit the nail on the head perfectly.

You got the singing and chanting, but don't forget the jumping up and down, too.

 

[Mugglemama]

One of the things that bothers me about the situation is I get in line thinking I am maybe three groups from the front. Then a bunch more people come in because someone is holding a spot for others. And then someone has an issue with their entrance pass and we have to wait until they get it resolved. Or maybe they have e-tickets which takes time to figure out at the gate. All the while the other lines are streaming into the park. I know it is only a couple minute delay but when I have made the effort to get to the gate early I want to get in as soon as possible.

yeah, that would really frustrate me, too. Personally, we always just have regular tickets that don't cause any hold-ups, so I know we're not causing anyone to get in any later.

I'd really LOVE to be first in one of the gate lines! I've never made it there that early before. At this point, I'd probably have to get there 2 hours before opening to be 1st.....maybe we'll try that sometime now that our kids are older.

 

[bumbershoot]

Well, I think singling out South Americans was bad enuf ... I wasn't looking for opinions on which ethnic groups to avoid ... let's keep this civil

Just in case you don't know, youth from that particular country come in HUGE groups to WDW during certain times of the year. It's not saying anything bad or bigoted to comment on the huge groups that come from that country, or to help others be aware that at certain times, there will be large tour groups who, I've read, all stick together and feel they MUST ride altogether with no one in between their group. I don't think I've ever read anyone saying inflammatory or "people from that country are..." things, but it is a fact that they do go there, are in large groups, chant, clap, etc.



I personally think it's fine for a proper family group to have some early morning space-holding at the gates. The again, I'm usually chatting with those around us, so if I were the placeholder they would KNOW that others would be coming. On the other hand, if you can all get there together, the other family can come and go, roam around, etc, checking in every so often, and that would help people know what to expect as well.


FWIW, my experience with e-tickets is that they are generally faster to be dealt with than my AP ever was! (just mine...DH and DS's were fine...mine had issues) But e-tickets were simple. Scanned and out popped a ticket!