WDW pet peeves-no bathroom discussions please

[Mortlives]

Back to the backpacks going down slides without accompaniment, I have never seen this. Are you sure there weren't people attached who were abducted by aliens or picked up by giant storks on the way down?

Ciao,
Mort.

 

[disneyjunkie]

One of my son's friends stayed at the Luxor with his family last summer. Now my son wants to go to Vegas. The Luxor looks like a lot of fun, but I like the prices at Circus Circus better. (ok,when it comes to hotels I'm CHEAP)

 

[4greatboys]

disneyjunkie--weekday statys the Luxor, Excalibur and the like are actually pretty reasonable, though a little high on the weekends. When we stayed at the Luxor we had friends that stayed at Circus Circus and and refused to stay in the roomonce they saw it because they said it was nasty. Lots of stains and very unclean looking. Of course that was a little while back and hopefully they have refurbished the rooms. Sorry to get OT.

 

[Dznefreek]

The Luxor is great!

Make sure you try out the elevators that travel at an angle up the pyramid's incline.

 

[dcentity2000]

"A rolly-poly there, everybody!"

I HATE it when people start discussions about pet peeves - it's a pet peeve of mine you see. It really peeves me off when things like this happen, like when my pet (the dog) stole the sausages. It's just irrelevant to anything. Pet peeves should not exist. Bwaa haa. But this is a pet peeve. So is replying to a thread without meaning to make a point. That's a pet peeve. Ditto people who just go on and on and on and on and on and on and on and aren't me. It's just all a pet peeve. Like this. Bwaa.

Rich::

 

[dcentity2000]

"A rolly-poly there, everybody!"

And when people reply to their own posts. That's a peeve. I mean, doesn't it peeve you too? It peeves me all over the place. Like the pictures people keep posting, like anyone cares. And animated gifs.

And when people never shut up and go on and on and on and never stop like they don't know how annoying they are and just keep going on and on and on it's a real peeve, doncha think? Hwaaa.

Rich::

 

[catwho]

Originally posted by Chim Chiminy
As has already been stated, smelly people (yuck!) and people who leave trash on the tables.

Sometimes people who are smelly don't notice it. Maybe they have become sensitized to it. My brother has this problem. he doesn't realize when he has B.O.

Also, I know this isn't true of all people who leave their trash on the tables, but I have noticed that people from other countries than the USA don't know that they are expected to clean up after themselves at fast food/counter service restaurants. Of course there are those lazy inconsiderate Americans as well.

My biggest pet peeve actually has to do with parents who push their children out in front of my kids who are interacting with characters or parade CM's. It's like their child has more rights to interaction than all the other children. My younger dd was dancing with one of the puppets during TOD (wah!) and some parent was actually encouraging their child to push my child out of the way so that he could get a picture of his dd with the puppet.

Related to that are the families that get upset when their children aren't chosen for things like Sword in the Stone ceremony or to be in Belle's storytime. I witnessed a family get up and leave Belle's Storytime because their child wasn't chosen. The dad said, "What's the point is staying if she can't be in it?" My kids have never been chosen for anything like that and even they understand that everyone can't.

 

[meeko_33785]

Originally posted by Blueberry
my pet peeve is that some adults think if you are there WITHOUT KIDS that they have more rights ....My all time favorite is the parents who feel if you are at a character dinner without kids then the characters should not bother to talk to you at all. We have twice had parents tell kids to come to our table and bring the characters over there when we were trying to get photos of ourselves with them...grrrr

I absolutly agree with you. It doesn't bother me when a child runs at the character while I'm taking a characters picture or getting an autograph, but when thier parents encourage them to do it, that really bugs me. Respect and manners should not be thrown out the window while on vacation.

Originally posted by disneyjunkie
- People who have been going to disney for years and complain about all the changes. "I remember when....."

That's a big one with me. I know that sometimes people are disappointed when things they like close or change, but it seems pointless to still be complaining about it now. It seems to me that you should enjoy the here and now insteed of complaining that the here and now is not perfect or exactly what you wanted.

A few more of mine that haven't been mentioned so far 1) People who let their children/ grandchildren take joyrides in the motorized wheelchairs. I have no problem with people who need them using them in the parks, but letting a child who has no idea how to drive it hot-rod around the parks is not acceptable IMO. And 2) People who have arguments in the parks. I was walking through AK one time and came across an entire family in the middle of a heated argument of who was going to take the baby somewhere or something. Anyway, the entire family was screeming and yelling extreemly loud just in the middle of the street, even blocking part of the already congested pathway! Unbelievable.

 

[elemusing]

Please no flames, I understand that people do need to use the scooters, but on this last trip we made a couple of weeks ago, we got beeped at alot by people on scooters trying to get through the crowd. It got to be joke as we started beeping ourselves. ha We know that the scooters can be difficult to get around on, but it is really frustrating when I can't get through the crowd on foot, either. We all just have to wait out turn, and beeping at me with your horn on your scooter is not going to help as I can't get out of the way any faster.

BEEP BEEP!

 

[KyStitch]

I agree that those beeps are pretty annoying. Probably the same people that honk their car horns all the time in rush hour traffic.

 

[C.Ann]

Rather than type it all out, two words pretty much covers it..................................................................

"Entitlement mentality.."

 

[lilallybean]

Mine has got to be the kids who play on/swing on/or slap in to me the chains when waiting in line for rides or shows. Then the parents who some how NEVER seem to see these children!!! GRRRRRRR they are right there and just expect others to tolerate there kids twirling on the bars and being kicked by their kids acrobatics? Ok, that said and done...Happy New Year gang!

 

[monarchsfan16]

people need to be more considerate of where their elbows are. not all of us are 6+ feet tall and for some of us our eyes are being jabbed when people are flapping their elbows around (and to avoid being flamed i am NOT talking about ordinary arm movement)
backpacks. it's one thing if they're hanging from a wheelchair. it is another thing entirely if they are on someone's back. if you have to wear one, watch wear it's swinging. like I said before, some of us are well, vertically challenged, and have been knocked over by out-of-control backpacks.
cell phones in the middle of a show. at least turn them off for the duration of the show. out in the crowds i won't argue with but when they interupt a show it's just not right.
people beating their kids. a) it's not right. b) the rest of the world doesn't want to see it. i feel so bad for those kids, dont beat them.
old, fat men in speedos. and these have definitely been american men too. it's just wrong. i don't enjoy seeing it.

 

[kevind65]

EsmereldaX: I stayed at the Luxor back in March...this is a really cool hotel..If you like the whole Egypt thing; you will love this place...great pool area....the sports book was really cool(free beer; need I say more)....as an added bonus while I was there: the lion king was playing in the omnimax theatre...man did I catch alot of grief from my teammates over that one!!! They had a really good buffet style restaurant downstairs...and of course, plenty of black-jack tables.....also, check out the Mandalay Bay hotel next door....pretty cool....

 

[jeffemy]

My 2 biggest pet peeves:

1. When adults (and I use that term begrudgingly) intentionally push children out of their way. I've had people put their hands on my DD and "move" her forcibly off to the side so they could get by. I will let a lot of rude behavior slide without making comments, but do not touch my kids!

2.People who think by using the phrase "excuse me" that entitles them to physically push their way past you.

 

[welovedis]

I did post something about this on the other thread, but don't know if it got lost in the bathroom debate.

Some people on the other thread & someone on this thread mentioned people not moving to the end of the row in a theatre setting. I know the person who posted here mentioned "foreigners" but just wanted to post again so everyone here saw this info.

When a hearing impaired person attends a show at WDW like Fantasmic or ITTBAB, etc.. they can use reflective captioning. The technology used a screen at the back of the theatre and a small plexiglass screen to reflect the spoken words, narrative and lyrics from the performance. My DH uses this since he is profoundly deaf and we are made to enter the theatre before the rest of the crowd so he can be positioned properly to use this feature. Unfortunately that means we are in the middle of a row most of the time and while it is inconvenient to those trying to get by, it is necessary. We do make sure we stand up until the row to the left is full and then sit down and arrange the glass so he can see both the words and what is happening on stage.

Anyway--most people seem pretty aggravated when they have to get around us and we've heard everything from swearing to just plain rude comments. Once the people sitting right next to us see the captioning they are usually full of questions and lots of people say they have never seen it before, etc.... We are more than happy to explain what it is and how it used, why we are sitting there and everyone always says "gee sorry I said something about you not moving".

Just thought I would post again for those who have never heard of this--maybe *some* of those people who aren't moving are there for a reason and can't hear the remarks made either.

Anyway--if you will be there from the 7th to 18th and see some people sitting in the middle of a theatre it might be me, Dh & DS-say hi!!

 

[CheshireVal]

Originally posted by lilallybean
Mine has got to be the kids who play on/swing on/or slap in to me the chains when waiting in line for rides or shows. Then the parents who some how NEVER seem to see these children!!! GRRRRRRR they are right there and just expect others to tolerate there kids twirling on the bars and being kicked by their kids acrobatics?

Ooooh this reminds me of yet *another* pet peeve (I promise I'm not really all that grumpy! )

I hate it when a parent behind me in line is holding a baby in their arms, and the baby keeps reaching out and grabbing my hair. And the parent thinks it's cute!!!! THere are times when I can appreciate the cuteness of babies, but if I wanted to be grabbed by them all the time, I'd have one of my own by now.

 

[KFISCHER]

1) Strollers. Sorry, Mommie. Sorry, Daddie. Your stroller isn't a weapon, battering ram, or an automatic green light for you to push ahead of anyone. For those of you who use strollers responsibly, bless you.

2) Some parents of kids in strollers. Uhhh, if you've been in the park since 9 am, and it's now 11 or midnight, and your child is either zonked out or crying bloody murder, that's just wrong, and very selfish.

3) Rude people. Wide category. You know the crowd. Will wait until the parade starts and then try to squeeze into the 3 inches in front of you, won't move all the way down the aisle, people who talk during the pre-shows, people who sit on the floor when they've been told 18 times to stand up, people on busses who put a bag down on the sit next to them so no one can sit there, etc.

4) Rude CM's. Doesn't happen often. When it does, it really sticks out, and makes a horrible impression.

and finally,

5) Anyone who walks into the Rose and Crown pub in Epcot, orders several extremely light beers, and leaves a few coins for a tip. No clue.

 

[Tiggernut_jadie]

Can I just put forward the opposite 'arguement' about strollers? - after all they say there's two sides to EVERY arguement!!!

What really annoys me - not just at the parks but in shopping malls, supermarkets (when busy) and other crowded places - is the people who seem to think they have a right to push in front of my stroller or step over the front. And heaven forbid I should bump them........of course it's ALWAYS the fault of the person pushing the stroller!!!!!!!!!

And for every one of the people on here moaning about being hit by a stroller, I can probably list numerous times that people change direction or, even better, stop dead right in front of me! Can all of those people moaning honestly, hand on heart, say that they ALWAYS make sure there isn't a stroller behind them before they change direction or stop to look at something?!!!

I had one incident when a stupid woman, tried to literally CLIMB over the front of my daughters stroller in a shop and ended up sitting on top of my six-month old daughter (thankfully she wasn't hurt!!!) - and lo and behold - it was MY fault apparently as I shouldn't have my stroller in the shop! (This wasn't at disney but just indicates my point!)

Whilst on the subject of children - people walking around with lit cigarettes should be thrown out of the parks IMO!!! My friends little girl has a scar ON HER EYELID where some idiot hit her with their cigarette! The person was sorry afterwards - gave my friend a lift to the hospital - but the burn was literally 1/8 inch from burning her eye!!! Somewhere like Disney should be a place where kids can wlk around without this hazard!!!!!

There I feel better now after that rant!!!!!!

 

[MaryKatesMom]

Tiggernut_jadie is on the money with the stroller. I used to wear myself out jerking the stroller to a stop or dodging people that cut me off until a family stopped dead on Main Street causing me to fall off the curb and into the street. Then they gave me a dirty look like I couldn't control the stroller! Arrrgh.

No-more. If you put your ankle where it shouldn't be (in front of a moving stroller) there is a good chance all I'll say is a sing-songy "Careful".