What bothers you ?

[DebbieB]

Smoking

People who walk 5 across on a narrow pathway

People and cellphones. There was a girl in the stretch room in Haunted Mansion on our last trip kneeling down and talking on her cellphone in the dark.

 

[spereira]

The one thing that makes me nuts is....

***When people have no magic and all they do is complain and complain LOUDLY!!!!!! Hello people you are in WDW, you knew there would be waits and it would cost $$$$, no the bus will not be there everytime you are ready to leave. People need to remember that they are on VACATION as are the other thousands of people there, so sit back relax and enjoy the ride.... The only way WDW will be able to stay "The Happiest Place On Earth" is if people let the magic just happen and stop expecting so much and complaining so much!!!!!!

O.K now I feel better.....

 

[epcotfan]

Okay, thought of another one. People who complain constantly about waiting for a bus, monorail, or boat. Do they really expect it to be waiting for them at their every whim? Does everyone drive these days? Sheesh I take the bus and subway all the time and the waits here can be much worse than at Disney. I think some people have no concept of patience.

 

[EsmeraldaX]

What bothers me...is....

The people who tripped my daughter at the Downtown Disney Lego display on Monday, May 23, at 11 .am. and walked away. She req'd 14 stitches between her eyebrows.

OMG that is horrible.

 

[Beach_Bound9]

People who give me dirty looks because I have raised my voice at my child or spouse. You have no idea what it's like to walk in my shoes. Raising one's voice is not a crime, nor will it do irreparable harm when one is inside the gates of a Disney park. It happens, we got over it...why can't you?

 

[m&m's mom]

OK, I just got back yesterday so these are pretty fresh.

People who get in front of you in line for a parade or show and then proceed to put their kids on their shoulders. If it is that important for your child to see the show/parade- Get there earlier!

The smoking thing is a huge one for me. I am still battling the effects on my sinuses from being around so much smoke. I just love the "considerate" folks that smoke outside of their rooms to keep their rooms non-smoking. Hello ! I have to walk through you to get to my room.

I lost count of how many people got in front of me in line. Happened everywhere. Characters lines, getting in the gates, parades etc.

Poorly dressed people. I don't mean Wal-Mart vs. Ralph Lauren but dressed vs. being half naked. I know this will sound tacky but my DH said WDW is getting more like the state fair.

People disrespectful of the performers at WDW. I personally think if you are on a tight timeframe, ask how long the performance is before you go in and plan accordingly. It also is rude for all of the rest of us that you are walking in front of to get out.

I did see the "dreaded tour groups". I was holding my breath but they were off to the side and were quiet.

I noticed more irritating behavior than usual this trip (just got back yesterday).

 

[Aidensmom]

Just a note to those who are annoyed by the "cell-phone" people. I agree that it is annoying to have someone carrying on a personal conversation on a ride. However, some of us have to carry a cell phone for work, and we have to answer it if it rings. No offense, but when the choice comes to "Do I want to lose my job, and therefore my house, car, and when I am living on the streets, possibly my child, not to mention cause my customer and all the people they serve to have some major problems" or "I might slightly annoy these people behind me", well, I am going to choose to keep my job. I don't like it either, but it is just one of those things. And if you live in FL, you should be grateful I am answering it, because otherwise your property tax bill could be very, very wrong .

 

[Gymbomom]

My hubby is one who lives with his cell phone to his ear. It is the nature of his buisness and how he provides for our family. He is self employed, the boss, so he is never "off" the clock. Of course I would rather have him with me than not at all, so I put up with the cell phone conversations.
Usually he goes off by himself so he can concentrate. I wouldn't see him anwsering his phone in a ride, more like getting back to them afterwards.
I would expect him to leave as well if he had to take a call during dinner or a show.
But, I will say casual phone calls should NOT be done on rides, movies, restaurants, shows, etc. Very rude.

 

[Wendy*Darling]

People who think that because I'm pushing a stroller and am leaving a LITTLE bit of space between me and the person in front of me (to avoid that stroller on the heels thing) that they can cut in front of me to try and speed on by. This is especially true at Epcot during REALLY crowded times like a Friday night during Food and Wine Fest.

People who stand in line for Dumbo cursing like sailors while crammed into the queue with 150 children under age 7.

People who finish the jokes for the boat captain on the jungle cruise

Teenagers (or worse ADULTS) who ride TTA and grope each other the whole ride like they think those of us sitting in the car behind them can't see them!

Smokers who insist on walking through the park trying to "sneak a smoke" rather than going to the smoking area.

The people in the room next to us at the WL in a NONSMOKING section who smoked on their balcony every night.

Teenagers riding IASW and making fun of it and complaining about the song (you knew it would be playing, if it bugs you that much why did you bother getting on it????)

People who say "we were at Disney World yesterday, today we're going to Epcot" meaning we were at MK yesterday....

Seeing parents who allow their children to harass the characters. We've witnessed pulling Tiger's tail, trying to pull off Mickey's gloves, pulling on Donald's tail and beak etc.

Fathers who stand there commenting on Ariel or Jasmine's chest while standing in line with their kids. Have you no tact at all?

When adults are pushing and shoving to get into an attraction. Like the preshow rooms for RnR or ToT. Everyone in this library will get on the same elevator, there is no need for shoving to get to a certain spot. I understand that some 3 year old just NEED to ride in the pink Dumbo but this is full grown adults shoving for a certain spot in a preshow.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Good, sit where you want, but don't get upset when people walk pass you, and step on your feet.

When we saw the Muppet's last month, the show wasn't crowded. The CM asked everyone to move the end of the rows. Of course several families stopped dead center. That fact that there was a line of people behind them didn't matter one bit. You should have seen the look on their faces when the whole line started chanting MOVE ALL THE WAY DOWN, MOVE ALL THE WAY DOWN. Meanwhile the CM's on the mike saying "Please pick a row and move all the way down."

After awhile the ploppers got up, moved to the end and everyone around them started clapping.

I've never seen that happen before. I assume the people involved just had enough of stepping across people and decided to take a stand.

That is too funny. Most of what I see is that people pretty much deliberately tromp on em. The thing is when someone sits down in the middle, it holds up the line. Think of the chaos that would ensue if everyone just chose any seat they want at random rather than following directions. The throughput of the shows would drop dramatically. Not to mention there'd be a heck of alot more feet stomped on, etc.

 

[Deb & Bill]

If you need to conduct business on your cell phone at the parks, get the voice mail option. Then when you leave the attraction, not in the line, not on the ride, you can find a quiet spot and answer your phone. 5-10 minutes is not going to send you to the poor house. If it does, you are either in the wrong business or you don't need to be at WDW. I really, really don't want to hear your conversation on the phone. I feel sorry for your family that they don't get some of your time while on vacation.

The people who want to take a photo of the family with the castle as the backdrop on the bridge near Sleepy Hollow. Only they are on one side of the bridge and the family is on the other. And they expect all traffic to stop while they focus, turn on the camera, align it, etc.

 

[spereira]

The other thing that gets as stated above by Wendy Darling....is when people call the MK "DISNEY" or "DISNEY WORLD" and they do not realize that Epcot, MGM, Typhoon Lagoon, DTD..etc...is ALL DISNEY!!!

 

[GEM]

It doesn't bother me at all to hear people talking on their cell phones in lines, walking around the park, sitting by the pool, on the bus, etc. I don't really get why it's any more annoying than hearing them talk to the person next to them or whatever. A conversation is a conversation. What do I care who they are talking to or how they are doing it?

Now, a cell phone conversation during a ride or show is totally rude. I don't want to hear that. Of course, I don't want to hear you talking to the person next to you either. Talking loud enough to disturb people around you during a ride or a show is just obnoxious - whether you're talking on a phone or to the people you're with.

 

[EsmeraldaX]

That is too funny. Most of what I see is that people pretty much deliberately tromp on em. The thing is when someone sits down in the middle, it holds up the line. Think of the chaos that would ensue if everyone just chose any seat they want at random rather than following directions. The throughput of the shows would drop dramatically. Not to mention there'd be a heck of alot more feet stomped on, etc.

My point exactly.

 

[EsmeraldaX]

Fathers who stand there commenting on Ariel or Jasmine's chest while standing in line with their kids. Have you no tact at all?

We saw quite a bit of this. It was really sad. We also saw groups of 20 something males doing this right in front of little girls dressed like princesses. Nice. Great example.

You know, I find the guy who plays Tarzan to be quite attractive but I'm not going to stand in a line full of small children and make suggestive comments about it. Honestly, some people have no self control.

 

[EsmeraldaX]

But, I will say casual phone calls should NOT be done on rides, movies, restaurants, shows, etc. Very rude.

I firmly believe people should turn their phones off for rides, shows etc. You better believe if I've just waited an hour to get on a ride or into a show and you start yapping during it, I'm going to tell you to shut up and if you don't, I'm going to find a CM and ask them to suggest you remove yourself until you can stop talking during the attraction.

To all you people whose lives and liveliehoods depend on cell phones, however did you survive before they were invented.

I'm sorry but there is absolutely no reason to ever answer a call during a ride or a show. Nothing can't wait 20 minutes.

 

[Laurajean1014]

I don't like when people are bored and they look to you for entertainment!

 

[JudicialTyranny]

Parents who yell at their kids about not wanting to ride something after they've paid all this $$$ to bring them down.

I have to admit I was guilty of this (but just once....)

At one point, I just got frustrated and blurted out "You kids are going to have fun whether you like it or not!".

Sometimes they just don't realize that there is only so much time in the day and on our trip, and that if they want to skip something because they have their mind set on doing something else (like a different ride or even worse, going back to the hotel pool ), we are usually not going to have time to go back and do it later.

 

[letterdavidman]

Just a note to those who are annoyed by the "cell-phone" people. I agree that it is annoying to have someone carrying on a personal conversation on a ride. However, some of us have to carry a cell phone for work, and we have to answer it if it rings. No offense, but when the choice comes to "Do I want to lose my job, and therefore my house, car, and when I am living on the streets, possibly my child, not to mention cause my customer and all the people they serve to have some major problems" or "I might slightly annoy these people behind me", well, I am going to choose to keep my job. I don't like it either, but it is just one of those things. And if you live in FL, you should be grateful I am answering it, because otherwise your property tax bill could be very, very wrong .

You know, I was going to post a reply that this is, in every situation, unacceptable. That people should turn their cell phones off altogether when in the parks. And then I remembered back three years ago to my last trip, in October of 2002. It was my fourth trip and my DW's first. My previous three trips had all been as a kid with my parents. At that point, I hadn't been back since 1988.

Anyway. My mom, who was a huge fan of everything Disney, had, at that point (Oct., 2002), been fighting a long battle with mesothelioma, a rare type of cancer, for seven years. It was, just that year, really beginning to take its toll on her physical health. And yet, my wife and I had had this vacation planned for about eleven months. My choice was to cancel the trip and go some other time. My mom wouldn't hear of it. She insisted, heck, she made me promise her that I wouldn't cancel it. I tried to see if she and my dad would come down with my wife and I, but she said she didn't quite feel up to it. So, DW and I reluctantly went.

Now, understandably, I was carrying my cell phone with me, and it was on. And, just as the Enchanted Tiki Bird show was starting, I (barely) heard my cell go off, yet I didn't get to it in time to answer it. For some reason, it wasn't showing who the call had been from, so I, in a near panic, called my mom to see if it was she (or my dad) who had phoned. Thankfully, they hadn't. It was just my hillbilly-goober father-in-law checking to see if we were having a good time (as I found out later that night back at the hotel).

To make a long story short, we did have a marvelous time, and, unfortunately, one week after we returned home, my mom passed away. It still both haunts me and fills me with profound love and admiration for my darling mom that she, through sheer will power, held on long enough for her son and her daughter-in-law to go to the most magical place on earth. I love my mom.

Point is, I did commit the sin of having a (very brief) cell phone conversation not only in a WDW park, but right in the middle of an attraction! So I guess there are situations in which it is excusable. But, at the same time, I just can't see having a lazy conversation with anyone during a ride or attraction. Not only is it rude, it's unnecessary, to boot.

Anyway. JMO.

--Jeff

(Oh, and I don't think anyone heard my very, very brief conversation with my mom, as I could barely hear myself. )

 

[maxiesmom]

the people who want to take a photo of the family with the castle as the backdrop on the bridge near Sleepy Hollow. Only they are on one side of the bridge and the family is on the other. And they expect all traffic to stop while they focus, turn on the camera, align it, etc.[/QUOTE]

There was alot of this last week at EPCOT! It seemed everyone wanted their picture with the flower Mickey by the enterance, encluding me! But to stand there and chat with the poser, tell them to move 2 inches to the right, and get mad because people are entering the park and getting in your way is ridiculous! You are not going to get an alone shot with Mickey that is studio quality! Hop up, take your picture, and be done!