What bothers you ?

[MommytoMJM]

Do you mind if someone tries to stand behind you at a parade? I sometimes try to stand behind someone in a wheelchair or stroller to get a better view of a parade because the person sitiing there is most likely not going to stand up and block my view.

If I'm in the front for a parade, I may stand up until the parade starts but sit down when it gets there. As opposed to the people who are seated until the parade starts, but stand up to watch it when they are right at the curb. I'm short, so I don't care if someone wants to stand up, sit, or anything before the parade, but when the parade starts, if you're right on the curb, please sit.

Nope, don't mind this at all! In fact, I often ask parents behind me if their kids would like to sit in front of our wheelchairs for a better view! It is just the ones who stand directly infront of us when we have been waiting for soemthing to start..... we had it happen again at Wishes this weekend and had ppl ticked because I (politely) atold them we had been sitting here for X amount of time and we couldn't see past them....

 

[beautybelle]

Well I didnt have any peeves until this last trip. My absolute number one (this makes me furious)
1. Adults at WALT DISNEY WORLD of all places complaining about KIDS. Hello! Its DISNEY and DISNEY=KIDS!!!!!!!
2.People who skip lines. I could not believe the audacity of some people I saw this time start from the back of the line only to end up up front cutting off like 20 mins or more.
But all in all I can stand number 2 better than I can number 1.

 

[Snoopygirl]

OK.....my DH & I were just there (5/21-5/28). I don't know if it's just because I am a parent now.....but man o man....if kids are tired and whining or sleeping in a stroller, don't you think it's time to call it a night and go to bed???!!!! We saw so many children (including newborns!) out late at EMH nights. I couldn't believe it. The worst was Friday night. Just afer the Wishes fireworks show....it started to rain. We were walking to the bus stop and it just poured!! We were in line for our bus and this group comes into the line and they have a girl...maybe 3...in a stroller w/ no cover...just an umbrella stroller....and she is soaked (has on tank top and shorts) and she is crying and shivering. I was so mad at the mother or whoever it was pushing her. No brains!!! I would have stayed in the park in a building til the rain stopped or at least bought the child a poncho. My husband had to calm me down because I was so mad. I just felt so bad for the child.
We have a 5 yr. old and a 1 1/2 yr. old and we left them home. There is no way I would have taken them. We are planning on taking them in about 4 yrs. where they can both enjoy it and remember it.

 

[leighmidd]

I feel that I am going to be cruelly and unusually punished for this post, but here goes.

I love you all, I love Disneyworld, it is the most magical place in the world.

I realize that you want to bring your young, stroller aged children to experience the magic but please, oh please, can I ask you just one favor...

Before you leave for the happiest place on earth, to keep the rest of us sane and to keep me from having a stroke, invest in a small, easy to fold away stroller....PLEASE! I cannot tell you the number of times my husband and I have been waiting for the bus while mom and dad a few places in front of us in line are standing there, waiting, with their huge, SUV stroller and don't even CONSIDER folding down their stroller until the bus has arrived. Now this would include unstrapping the baby from the eighteen harnesses, handing mom/dad the baby, the diaper bag, the backpack, the sippy cup, the nine-thousand Disney merchandise bags they have gathered that day and JUST THEN begin to take down the monster, SUV stroller that they have OBVIOUSLY never tried to fold away before, therefore, taking at least 5 minutes to get it down. All the while my right eye has begun twitching and the vein in my forehead is beginning to throb. The audacity of these people is amazing. It's Disneyworld, I've brought my children, I don't have to consider anyone else around me because I am the king of me planet and anyone outside my bubble will have to suffer the wrath of the me-monster! But my very favorite moment with the huge-SUV stroller is this: they've finally disassembled it (I'm not sure where they found the screwdriver and bolt kit to help with that) and they're entering the bus, after they've blocked everyone in their path to move past them while they work on their small construction project. As they enter the bus the stroller is OBVIOUSLY too wide to fit down the aisles so they are smacking everyone in the face with whatever bag/backpack/sippy cup they can find and they STOP halfway in the bus and sit with their MONSTER STROLLER in the aisle glaring at everyone that passes who accidentally steps on one of the five-THOUSAND things they have gathered that day.

Please, if you're going to take this stroller, make yourself friendly with it before you leave. Learn how to quickly put it away before the bus arrives (you can hold your child for 5 minutes, thank you), manage your stroller as you're entering the bus, try not to give people a black eye as you pass, move to the back of the bus so that your stroller is not blocking everyone else around you and please, let others off before you start the whole process again when the bus gets to your stop.

I appreciate your time and your open ears. Have a magical day!

 

[disneyjunkie]

1. Adults at WALT DISNEY WORLD of all places complaining about KIDS. Hello! Its DISNEY and DISNEY=KIDS!!!!!!!

Why were they complaining?

I can understand people complaining if the kids were misbehaving and the parents weren't doing anything to correct them.

 

[epcotfan]

I feel that I am going to be cruelly and unusually punished for this post, but here goes.

No flames from me. I agree with you.

 

[disneyjunkie]

Before you leave for the happiest place on earth, to keep the rest of us sane and to keep me from having a stroke, invest in a small, easy to fold away stroller....PLEASE! I cannot tell you the number of times my husband and I have been waiting for the bus while mom and dad a few places in front of us in line are standing there, waiting, with their huge, SUV stroller and don't even CONSIDER folding down their stroller until the bus has arrived. Now this would include unstrapping the baby from the eighteen harnesses, handing mom/dad the baby, the diaper bag, the backpack, the sippy cup, the nine-thousand Disney merchandise bags they have gathered that day and JUST THEN begin to take down the monster, SUV stroller that they have OBVIOUSLY never tried to fold away before, therefore, taking at least 5 minutes to get it down. All the while my right eye has begun twitching and the vein in my forehead is beginning to throb. The audacity of these people is amazing. It's Disneyworld, I've brought my children, I don't have to consider anyone else around me because I am the king of me planet and anyone outside my bubble will have to suffer the wrath of the me-monster! But my very favorite moment with the huge-SUV stroller is this: they've finally disassembled it (I'm not sure where they found the screwdriver and bolt kit to help with that) and they're entering the bus, after they've blocked everyone in their path to move past them while they work on their small construction project. As they enter the bus the stroller is OBVIOUSLY too wide to fit down the aisles so they are smacking everyone in the face with whatever bag/backpack/sippy cup they can find and they STOP halfway in the bus and sit with their MONSTER STROLLER in the aisle glaring at everyone that passes who accidentally steps on one of the five-THOUSAND things they have gathered that day.

Those strollers are scary.

I had a similar incident happen to us last month while walking in line for the safari. I said excuse me and my son and I walked past. The mother was upset. How dare I not stand there until she and her husband were done with the stroller.

 

[Deb & Bill]

I feel that I am going to be cruelly and unusually punished for this post, but here goes.

I love you all, I love Disneyworld, it is the most magical place in the world.

I realize that you want to bring your young, stroller aged children to experience the magic but please, oh please, can I ask you just one favor...

Before you leave for the happiest place on earth, to keep the rest of us sane and to keep me from having a stroke, invest in a small, easy to fold away stroller....PLEASE! I cannot tell you the number of times my husband and I have been waiting for the bus while mom and dad a few places in front of us in line are standing there, waiting, with their huge, SUV stroller and don't even CONSIDER folding down their stroller until the bus has arrived. Now this would include unstrapping the baby from the eighteen harnesses, handing mom/dad the baby, the diaper bag, the backpack, the sippy cup, the nine-thousand Disney merchandise bags they have gathered that day and JUST THEN begin to take down the monster, SUV stroller that they have OBVIOUSLY never tried to fold away before, therefore, taking at least 5 minutes to get it down. All the while my right eye has begun twitching and the vein in my forehead is beginning to throb. The audacity of these people is amazing. It's Disneyworld, I've brought my children, I don't have to consider anyone else around me because I am the king of me planet and anyone outside my bubble will have to suffer the wrath of the me-monster! But my very favorite moment with the huge-SUV stroller is this: they've finally disassembled it (I'm not sure where they found the screwdriver and bolt kit to help with that) and they're entering the bus, after they've blocked everyone in their path to move past them while they work on their small construction project. As they enter the bus the stroller is OBVIOUSLY too wide to fit down the aisles so they are smacking everyone in the face with whatever bag/backpack/sippy cup they can find and they STOP halfway in the bus and sit with their MONSTER STROLLER in the aisle glaring at everyone that passes who accidentally steps on one of the five-THOUSAND things they have gathered that day.

Please, if you're going to take this stroller, make yourself friendly with it before you leave. Learn how to quickly put it away before the bus arrives (you can hold your child for 5 minutes, thank you), manage your stroller as you're entering the bus, try not to give people a black eye as you pass, move to the back of the bus so that your stroller is not blocking everyone else around you and please, let others off before you start the whole process again when the bus gets to your stop.

I appreciate your time and your open ears. Have a magical day!

Ohhhh, yeah. Good post.

 

[EsmeraldaX]

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. )

Not to sound heartless, as I am terribly sorry for your loss, but why not put your phone on vibrate and exit the theater if you needed to answer it?

 

[maxiesmom]

Maybe he has a cheaper phone (like me) that doesn't vibrate? And I think this just goes to show that we don't know everything that is going on in other peoples lives, all we can control is what we do, and we should try not to be so judgemental. Things will happen that upset us (even at Disney), but in the grand scheme of life how much impact does a phone ringing have on you? If I let all these things ruin my vacation then I would be misserable! Just something to think about

 

[Cyndirella]

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!

On the other side of the coin...

I cannot tell you how many times I was trying to take pictures and people just walked right in front of me! And no, I was not trying to take studio quality pictures, just quick shots. If I'm taking picures of the family, I have the camera on and ready to go before I have the kids get in place. Last Tuesday in Epcot, I was trying to get a picture of the Bambi topiary (no kids or people in the picture) when a family walked up and stood between me and the topiary. Husband sees me aiming the camera, moves about two inches over, and proceeds to stand there and look at me. So I moved over a little because I didn't want him in the picture, then he lets the kids start climbing all over the fence, right where I am trying to take the picture. Wife is pulling the video camera out of the bag, then they proceed to stand there and videotape while the kids are all over the fence. I finally had to hold the camera up a little higher, but I still have the top of one kid's head in the picture.

Here's a funny picture story...we were at MK late one night so while the park was emptying I went to the statue to take some pictures of it with the castle in the background. Of course, several other people were doing the same thing (I would say there were about 10 people taking pictures) and there was a couple sitting there on the ledge in front of the statue. Right in the middle. So, the people who were taking pictures of their kids and families were having to position them off to the side. I kept thinking they would get up and move in a minute, since they saw that people are taking all of these pictures that they are obviously going to be in. (There were several empty benches nearby) Well they kept sitting there and more and more flashes were going off. They looked like they were getting pretty annoyed and the woman actually started rubbing her eyes because of all of the flashes! But they continued to sit. I just aimed above their heads, and got some pretty good pictures, but I just couldn't figure out why they wouldn't just get up and move a few feet to a bench!

 

[EsmeraldaX]

Maybe he has a cheaper phone (like me) that doesn't vibrate? And I think this just goes to show that we don't know everything that is going on in other peoples lives, all we can control is what we do, and we should try not to be so judgemental. Things will happen that upset us (even at Disney), but in the grand scheme of life how much impact does a phone ringing have on you? If I let all these things ruin my vacation then I would be misserable! Just something to think about

Exactly. And while some of us are fortunate enough to go to WDW a few times a year, someone else might be trying to enjoy that show that they have waited for for years to be able to see, and they might only be able to squeeze it in once if they are only at WDW for a few days.

Why should their experience be ruined by someone who realizes they have a phone call coming in that they need to answer who is not willing to leave a theater.

I've had rides and shows become far less enjoyable because of people yapping on cel phones, and quite frankly, I don't understand why, however sad the reason for the call is, the person can not simply quietly excuse themself from the theater.

In the case of rides, most are very short and putting your phone on off means that you might only miss a call by a few minutes and if you are that worried, get voice mail. Call them right back.

Again, I'm sorry for people who are waiting for sad calls, or people who absolutely can not make a living without a cel phone strapped to their side 24/7 (again, I really am curious as to what these folks did before cels), but the rights of people who wish to enjoy rides/shows in quiet without hearing someone talk throughout wins out.

It just seems like common courtesy. If it annoys me, I can't even imagine how annoyed someone who is there for a "once in a lifetime trying to see as much as possible in 4 days" trip must feel.

By the way, I've never had to listen to someone yapping on a phone during a ride or show about anything that seemed important and trust me I didn't want to listen, but you can't help it when they are yapping right in front of you for all the world to hear. (They obviously don't care who listens). Most of the time it appears to be people making casual calls.

 

[letterdavidman]

Not to sound heartless, as I am terribly sorry for your loss, but why not put your phone on vibrate and exit the theater if you needed to answer it?

Oh, right. Sure, you do have a point, but, as I think I stated very clearly in my post: 1) The phone call (and I did the calling) took all of 20 seconds. If that. 2) The soundtrack to the show was loud. I mean loud. It was so loud, I could barely hear my own voice, let alone the voice of my mother on the other end. Heck, my wife, who was sitting right next to me, was totally unaware the whole cell phone thing had actually happened until I told her about it outside, after the show. And her hearing is better than mine. 3) I didn't mention this in the previous post, but you know, I panicked. Point is, I didn't even think about going outside and making the call. All that was going through my head at that very moment was, "Oh my god, what's happened, what's happened?!"

You know, I used to think exactly like you. And, mostly, I kinda still do. But, reading your post, I just realized what an anal retentive, by-the-book, stick in the mud I must have certainly used to come across as.

Not to sound heartless, or anything.

--Jeff

 

[EsmeraldaX]

You know, I used to think exactly like you. And, mostly, I kinda still do. But, reading your post, I just realized what an anal retentive, by-the-book, stick in the mud I must have certainly used to come across as.

Not to sound heartless, or anything.

--Jeff

Wow. Personal attacks much. Nice.

I'm sorry but there is no reason why you could not have left the theater if you needed to talk.

 

[Beach_Bound9]

I confess, I am at times very challenged not to let others inconsiderate and rude behavior cause me concern during my vacation. I am one who will stand up and say something afterward to people talking and being loud during the mermaid show, or stealing my clearly marked with my own beach towel chairs while I'm in the pool, or other rude behavior. Given it is vacation, I have to ask myself how much I'm going to let them cause me concern, and I don't always answer that question well. It is constantly surprising how rude some people can be.

 

[MamaLema]

This has probably been mentioned but it's the #1 thing that bugs me WDW: Parents who get really upset with their child because the child doesn't want to go on a ride or attraction and so they force them or say stupid things.

Once at Typhoon Lagoon I saw a man dragging his little boy through the water-park and saying "You don't want to swim, you don't want to go on the slides, why the hell did I bring you here?"

My middle DS was scared of water at that time and made sand castles all day instead. He had a lot of fun and really, that's all that matters

 

[GEM]

OK.....my DH & I were just there (5/21-5/28). I don't know if it's just because I am a parent now.....but man o man....if kids are tired and whining or sleeping in a stroller, don't you think it's time to call it a night and go to bed???!!!!

My little guy has spent quite a few hours sleeping in his stroller while DH and I have enjoyed evening EMH or just regular late night hours, etc. He's very good natured and is a night owl even at home. So, at Disney, he usually stays awake to enjoy as much as he can and then very happily falls asleep in his stroller. If he were crying, upset, etc. we would certainly take him back to the hotel - but that's never happened. I don't see any reason we should leave if he's comfortably asleep in his stroller. He just turned two and has his third trip coming up in June, and I bet we'll be pushing around while he snoozes on quite a few evenings, and even during some afternoon naps.

The first time we took him, he was 12 months old. Lots of evenings on that trip, we would go back to the hotel after dinner, give him a bath, dress him in his pjs, and head out to the parks. He'd fall asleep in his stroller and DH and I would enjoy the evening. Then we'd head back to the hotel and put him in bed. I don't see why that would bother anybody at all.

Of course, he doesn't always fall asleep in his stroller. Like I said, he's a bit of a night owl even at home. On his first trip at 12 months he enjoyed the full evening EMH at Epcot (until 11pm) and was happy as a clam for every bit of it. He LOVED it. And, on his second trip in December, he did the entire Christmas party from beginning to the very end. He never complained for even a second. He was having the time of his life!

I'm sorry if seeing my child out late at night (either having fun or sleeping in his stroller) annoys anybody.

 

[Aidensmom]

Again, I'm sorry for people who are waiting for sad calls, or people who absolutely can not make a living without a cel phone strapped to their side 24/7 (again, I really am curious as to what these folks did before cels), but the rights of people who wish to enjoy rides/shows in quiet without hearing someone talk throughout wins out.

I am the one that started this! Yes, I could make a living without a cell phone strapped to my hip, if I wanted a different job. I however like my job and would not consider changing it just because the fact that part of my job descriptions requires me to carry the phone and that there is the possibility it might ring at some time when I have dared to leave my home. I work in the software industry, and my particular job did not exist before there were cell phones. Our contracts with our customers require us to respond within a certain amount of time, as long with resolve the problem in a set amount of time, so I guess if the job existed before there were cell phones, the contracts may state a longer time range.

I would leave a show if I had to have more than a 5-second conversation, but if I am walking through the park, or waiting in line, or eating at a counter service restaurant (which tend to be quite noisy anyway), I would stay put and talk.

 

[tinkerbellmom31]

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.

That is unbelievable and inexcusable. I am so sorry this happened to your DD, I hope she is ok.

 

[Marseeya]

By the way, I've never had to listen to someone yapping on a phone during a ride or show about anything that seemed important and trust me I didn't want to listen, but you can't help it when they are yapping right in front of you for all the world to hear. (They obviously don't care who listens). Most of the time it appears to be people making casual calls.

How is a cell phone conversation any more bothersome than a regular conversation between two people?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds to me like this is something that you allow to annoy you far more than it's worth (even to the point of being a bit nasty to the poster whose mother was ill). People aren't going to change their habits, so don't you think it's worth it to try to let this go?