What are the "must-not do's" at WDW? (unDisney like)

[disneyfav4ever]

GO SEE FINDING NEMO the MUSICAL!!!!!!!!!! It's GREAT! I may be a little prejudiced, because I am a HUUUGE Nemo fan.... but it's so worth it! I loved it!

I agree. I go to AK just for Nemo, FOTLK, and Kilimanjaro Safari.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Also, do not stand way too close next to/behind someone if they're playing a game or something that you want to do (at Innoventions, DisneyQuest, etc.) Standing closer to me will not make me stop any sooner, and it makes me very uncomfortable to have someone staring over my shoulder like that.

I hate when people do that! And that's not just at Disney. When I use self-checkout at the grocery store that happens. Once some guy even started scanning his stuff before I was even done.

 

[WDWtinkbell1982]

Don't pet, tease, get close to the alligators in the Rivers of America in MK. They are REAL!

p.s. if you see one...aleart a CM immediatly!

 

[MaryKatesMom]

Don't stop short in the middle of a walkway, and accuse the fam who bumped you with their stroller of plowing

That is my personal favorite. After two days of my arms being tired from yanking the stroller to a dead stop because someone else wasn't watching where they were walking I couldn't manage anymore and now bark a loud "CAREFUL!" and hope they realize a double stroller with two 40 lb toddlers is not equiped with air brakes and will NOT stop on a dime.

Although the clueless in the CS line is a classic.

 

[krismom]

Don't bring a child you gave birth to like the day before. Seriously.

 

[BaBeeCee14]

If you are waiting for your fast past time to approach, DON'T stand in front and block the fast pass entrance while other people are trying to get in. Move to the side!!

 

[IwasatWDWforamonth]

Dont talk to the birds at the Animal Kingdom, it not allowed

 

[northie]

Don't refer to Magic Kingdom as Disney World.

So many newbies think that Magic Kingdom has no name.

My friend who went last year keeps telling me how much they loved "Disney World" and Animal Kingdom, but that Epcot and MGM/Disney Studios weren't that great.

Sometimes that's more a sign of an "oldbie" rather than a newbie. In the beginning, Walt and then Roy created Disney World, and all that was there was what is now known as "The Magic Kingdom", so a lot of people that have been going since it opened still think of "Magic Kingdom" as "Disney World" rather than the whole resort complex.

Sara

 

[naynay80]

Dont talk to the birds at the Animal Kingdom, it not allowed

I don't often talk to birds, but if I wanted too why can't I

 

[dawn8226]

Don't STEAL ketchup from another table at Whispering Canyon instead of asking for some from your waiter/waitress.

 

[tinkgurl]

Don't bring a child you gave birth to like the day before. Seriously.

I've seen this numerous times on trips and we go in July! How the heck could you bring a baby days old to somewhere like there in the blistering heat all day? I could understand if you were in just the shops or hotels all day but c'mon!

 

[IwasatWDWforamonth]

I don't often talk to birds, but if I wanted too why can't I

my mom was yelled at by a cm because she was talking to the macaws. She said that my mom was ruining their training. Unbelievable.

My mom still talks to the birds.

 

[RVGal]

That is my personal favorite. After two days of my arms being tired from yanking the stroller to a dead stop because someone else wasn't watching where they were walking I couldn't manage anymore and now bark a loud "CAREFUL!" and hope they realize a double stroller with two 40 lb toddlers is not equiped with air brakes and will NOT stop on a dime.

I'm right there with you. Those humongous formed things that they quaintly refer to as "strollers" are not easy to get moving and even more difficult to get stopped. I use same theory as a semi (or a truck pulling an RV) on the roadways. I always leave plenty of room in front of me when I'm pushing, but then there are some people who seem to think that I just didn't notice there was all this space in front of me and cut right across it. Of course, there are people who pull their cars over right in front of 18 wheelers and RVs too... then wonder why the get honked at...

It's so easy to get caught up in the little annoying stuff, however, so I just shrug my shoulders and let it go. Some of the funniest stories that my family and I trade at gatherings involve "Do you remember when _____ happened at Disney World?"

One of my favorites is when my brother, who is over 6 feet tall, was standing directly behind a significantly shorter woman that was holding a Mickey balloon. We were all grouped together on the ramp leading up to the monorail and it was nearly closing time, so we were all really crammed together. The woman looks back and notices that the balloon she is holding is occassionally blowing back and hitting my brother on the shoulder and face. Hey, we're in a crowd. He's not that concerned, but she says, "Sorry" and proceeds to hold her arm up over her head so the balloon will float above his head. Get that picture in your head. Shorter woman on a ramp holding her arm high above her head directly in front of my brother. Pause for about 3 seconds. My brother suddenly whips his head around and stares right at me with this look on his face that says, "The SMELL. Dear heavens, THE SMELL!" I tried not to laugh out loud while I watched him try not to breathe through his nose for the next few minutes. When we finally moved (and moved away from B.O. Balloon Lady), my brother leaned down and said, "I'd have rather had the balloon bopping me in the face!"

What we always remember is that she was trying to be nice... and we have a great story that we still laugh about many, MANY years later.

 

[Lilnickyboy]

Don't try to cut in line in front of me
Don't beat or scream at your children at the happiest place on Earth in my view

Oh my gosh this reminds me of incident between my mom and an abusive mother at disney. While my mom was in a bathroom at AK, she heard a little boy screaming crying and and the sound of someone smaking him in the stall next to her. She heard a woman screaming and cursing at the boy. My mom, (being a concerned mother) got out of her stall, kicked down the door of the womans stall, and told her that she better stop beating her child, and that she was calling security. The woman went on screaming at my mom that it was OK to beat her child because she brought him out of the publics eye, and that because she was beating him with a shoe and NOT her hand, that it was ok. She also said that IT WAS IN THE BIBLE. Anyway, she called security, and I dont know what became of the woman.....​

My question, how can you do something like this is the happiest place on earth? This poor little boy, trying to have fun at disney.... its sad​

 

[princesskelz]

When at Blizzerd Beach, if you get flipped in the lazy river make sure that your pants are not down to your butt so the whole lazy river can see!!!
this happended to one of my guyfriends last summer. shhhh he dosnt know im posting this!! lol

 

[mill4023]

Don't be in a stream of walking traffic and just stop all of a sudden with no warning making me run into you.

OH, and add to that, don't walk in one direction and look in another... like, behind you....

This irritates me more than anything else at WDW.
COME ON PEOPLE!!!
It's not a hard concept. If you need to stop and look at the map or take a picture or something, move off to the side of the path. There are only about 10000 people behind you who want to keep moving.

 

[Amy5000]

Don't STEAL ketchup from another table at Whispering Canyon instead of asking for some from your waiter/waitress.

Alright...I give...what's the deal with Whispering Canyon and ketchup? Will the waitress freak...? Is it like putting ketchup on sushi or some other finer cuisine?

 

[dawn8226]

Alright...I give...what's the deal with Whispering Canyon and ketchup? Will the waitress freak...? Is it like putting ketchup on sushi or some other finer cuisine?

Sorry, I can't ruin the fun. Just go there and try it, see if you get a reaction. Someone above already mentioned if you ask for ketchup you get alot, so some people think they are smart and just go take it from another table so they don't end up with 15 bottles, and all I can say is that is a mistake. Its all a part of the fun of this restaurant. Now, if you don't enjoy a loud (sometimes embarrassing) meal, then I do not suggest going to this restaurant.

 

[xyzabc33]

Alright...I give...what's the deal with Whispering Canyon and ketchup? Will the waitress freak...? Is it like putting ketchup on sushi or some other finer cuisine?

We cant tell, It's a secret and we will be banned from Disney for life if we do. Seriously if you want to know go check out some of the restaurant revieews on allearsnet.com Somewhere among them they tell lots of spoiler stuff. Personally I like spoilers but dont want to ruin it for others.

Loving this thread BTW
OH! I have one..........

DONT ask what time the 3 o'clock parade is.
If I was the CM this was asked of, I would have no choice but to say something like 2;59 and 60 seconds just to warp someones brain. Or if they were a real jerk about it--- Oh you missed it, it was at 12;45

 

[Lilnickyboy]

1. Dont show up to a resteraunt without ADRs and expect to sit down right away in the middle of busy season.

2. NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER EVER wear a wet bathing suit to a park, and walk around with it all day. You legs could become so chap you cant even walk, and you'll probably ask for a wheelchair but not get one. Then you'll probably walk around the park with your legs spread apart and not bending your knees. Then people with probably look at you like your crazy. But i dont know what kind of idiot would do this................

3. Dont wear a brand new, $20 hat on splash mountain. IT WILL FALL OFF.