What bothers you ?

[Grumpy92]

Forgot this one:

Groups and families who cant seem to keep their party together when they get in a line. Then there are one or two members who have to catch up by climbing over and requesting to go past you in line so that they can get with the rest of their party. Please before you get in line get all your party together. It really is rude to everyone else in line when you ask to cut in later.

These are just things that I have noticed over the years and numourous trips. It is just some simple courteousy that guest should pay to other guest. I too have stopped in the middle of the walk and then said we are doing exactly what I think is not nice behavior.

As for strollers maybe disney should do a stroller lane.

 

[lilred]

I said "raise my voice". I didn't say screaming, ranting, and raving like a lunatic. We all do it at some point or another. Disney parks are not hallowed ground and it doesn't make a person a horrible parent. "Happiest Place on Earth" is a PR phrase...not a fact. I have seen other people "lose their cool" a bit and I completely understand. I don't flash them condescending looks or interfere. It is not my place.

As far as the people being inconsiderate of the others who have been waiting for a bus and decided to take a seat? It IS possible to tell. I can. When the bus pulls up and people stand up from the bench and proceed toward the queing spot....big clue that the bus that is approaching is theirs. I personally would let them in front of me in line. I am not talking about standing room only bus stops. I try to be observant of such things and considerate of those who came before me.

lilred

 

[C.Ann]

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 .

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Well considering this is the one thing that I find extremely annoying, I just have to jump in here and say that unless you're the President of the United States, it is highly unlikely that your job is so important that a call can't wait 5 minutes or so until a ride is over.. And if the call should come in the middle of a show and you feel you absolutely, positively can not wait until the show is over because you're dealing with a life and death situation, then get up and move to the back of the theater in some secluded corner..

If you are under the threat of losing your job (and therefore your home, car, etc.) over a 5 or 10 minute delay in responding to a cell call, what on earth would happen if your battery went dead? If you lost the cell phone? If you dropped it and it broke? If you suddenly found yourself in a "dead zone"?

Sorry, but I find it very hard to believe that your calls are that urgent - much less subject to job loss for a 5 or 10 minute delay in responding..

 

[Aidensmom]

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Well considering this is the one thing that I find extremely annoying, I just have to jump in here and say that unless you're the President of the United States, it is highly unlikely that your job is so important that a call can't wait 5 minutes or so until a ride is over.. And if the call should come in the middle of a show and you feel you absolutely, positively can not wait until the show is over because you're dealing with a life and death situation, then get up and move to the back of the theater in some secluded corner..

If you are under the threat of losing your job (and therefore your home, car, etc.) over a 5 or 10 minute delay in responding to a cell call, what on earth would happen if your battery went dead? If you lost the cell phone? If you dropped it and it broke? If you suddenly found yourself in a "dead zone"?

Sorry, but I find it very hard to believe that your calls are that urgent - much less subject to job loss for a 5 or 10 minute delay in responding..

I never said I gabbed away on a ride or in a show. Actually, it is fairly rare for me to get a call. However, if I do get one, it is because it is an emergency and does need to be tended to right away. Without going into all the details of my job, my response time affects how long it is going to take to resolve an issue for my customer, and, besides the fact that we are contractually obligated to respond within a certain amount of time, if it takes to long to resolve the issue for my customer, it is going to cause a hardship on all of their customers as their "business" essentially has come to a halt. (This problem is actually caused by societies over-dependence on computers.) If you don't have to carry a cell phone for work, consider yourself lucky, but there are some of us who do. I am grateful that the cell phone allows the freedom that I do not have to be in my office 24 hours a day. I do not think it makes me important to have the phone, just a consequence of the way business is done these days.

 

[C.Ann]

I never said I gabbed away on a ride or in a show. Actually, it is fairly rare for me to get a call. However, if I do get one, it is because it is an emergency and does need to be tended to right away. Without going into all the details of my job, my response time affects how long it is going to take to resolve an issue for my customer, and, besides the fact that we are contractually obligated to respond within a certain amount of time, if it takes to long to resolve the issue for my customer, it is going to cause a hardship on all of their customers as their "business" essentially has come to a halt. (This problem is actually caused by societies over-dependence on computers.) If you don't have to carry a cell phone for work, consider yourself lucky, but there are some of us who do. I am grateful that the cell phone allows the freedom that I do not have to be in my office 24 hours a day. I do not think it makes me important to have the phone, just a consequence of the way business is done these days.

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I'm sorry if I misunderstood your position regarding the phone calls.. I thought you were saying that due to the importance of your job, engaging in a telephone call during a ride or show was perfectly acceptable.. The comparison I made of being the President of the United States was in terms of the importance of the job (not the person) and as I previously stated, anyone in a lesser position can certainly wait 5 minutes to return a call or move to the back of the theater in a secluded area where they won't disturb others - even when contractual obligations are involved..

 

[ton80]

People that do not know of Deodorant,while standing in line

 

[MamaLema]

Way to lighten the mood, ton80

 

[welovedis]

For those who get aggravated by the people who sit in the middle of the row, please be aware that reflective captioning is offered in many WDW attractions and in order for the deaf/hard of hearing guest to utilize this feature they have to sit in a certain area, which usually falls in the center of the row.

They also utilize handheld captioning and other methods to assist those with hearing impairments too.

Although I'm sure the reflective captioning doesn't account for all of those who plunk down in the center of the row (busy season or not) it may help you understand why some people do this.

 

[CAD3655]

I'm sorry, I know it's not funny, but I can't help it.

Did they make the popping cork sound when they popped out?

Oh YEAH, there was a popping sound, but it was the steam escaping from Dad's ears.....

 

[SqueakyMouse]

Groups of 5 or more who stroll along side-by-side, stopping frequently to figure out where they are going and glare at the other guests trying to pass them.

Young adults who refuse to give up their seats on buses for mothers holding young children.

Adults on above mentioned buses who glare at young children who have difficulty standing up without falling over during the ride.

Parents who blatantly push their children ahead of others in the lines to see characters.

Slightly older women with no children in tow telling other parents how to deal with their children. (Fortunately for them, none told me how to handle my own children; but I witnessed this WAY too many times.)

The large number of cigerette butts on the ground. Yuck!!

 

[EsmeraldaX]

I'm not debating the cell phone thing anoymore. I have my opinion. You all apparently have yours. I just hope I don't have to sit next to someone on a phone (or carrying on a conversation at all out loud that doesn't pertaining to oohig and ahhhing at the rides).

How about couples who feel the need to go at it on the rides. We were seated next to a couple on dinosaur last Dec. who made out the entire time, and spent the rest of the time when they came up to breathe talking loudly ( I mean so loud you could hear them clearly in a very loud ride) about their dinner plans for the following night. We didn't buy our ride photo because it featured them kissing.

welovedis - Deaf and hard of hearing people are usually directed by a CM to the middle of a row and that is totally understandable and a completely different situation than the people who for some reason seem to think that mid row is special and that they must sit there.

 

[Tiziminchac]

People that do not know of Deodorant,while standing in line

Oh how true!

 

[Troy08]

1-people who shove old ladies and young kids to get somepleace two seconds faster
2-line crashers-
3-people who curse in the parks, especially the F word
4-people who litter when there is a trash can right there
5-smokers!!!!!!!!
6-teens and able bodies adults who won;t give up their seats on a crowded bus to people who need it more
7-adults who can;t control their kids in either the hotel or the resort pool!

 

[KJal1]

...except for the "smokers" comment. I am a smoker and can actually manage to make it to the designated areas AND use the ashtray!! Smokers aren't all bad...just think, non smokers litter too! However it does irritate me to see the tons of cigarette butts in the sand (read: CBR beach areas) and people walking around in the parks with a butt in their hand. But it also irritates me to see soda bottles, wrappers, food, etc. on the ground too. Part of this problem I think is the cutbacks Disney is seeing, but a big part is laziness on the guests part. I actually found myself picking up other peoples trash on our trip this past weekend (I won't pick up their cigarette butts though, yuck!).

Another pet peeve is the way people feel they are entitled to dress in the parks, especially women...and yes I am a (twenty-something) woman. Since when is it ok to walk around MK (or AK, Epcot or MGM) in extremely short shorts and a bikini top? I wouldn't let my son walk around shirtless in swimming trunks at the MK. I'm not strictly talking about young girls either, I saw many grown women wearing clothes that didn't leave much to the imagination.

I don't consider myself a prude...if you're over 21 and going to PI (at night) then by all means dress as you wish, however when you know you are going to be around a population that consist mainly of families with young children use your brain when getting dressed the morning. And please, please, please be aware of what your daughters are wearing, I'm sure some of these girls would not be allowed to walk around there hometown like this. Just because your on vacation doesn't mean you should let all rules slide.

Sorry just had to vent, other than the instances listed above we did have a great trip

 

[LindsayDunn228]

On the cell phone in theaters note: PLEASE don't move to the back of the theater to take your call. Usually that's where the handicapped seating is!!!

 

[Jakesmom1]

Ok, one more note on the smoking issue.

I happen to be a smoker, and last I knew it is still legal to smoke. I happen to only smoke in designated areas, I do not throw my butts on the ground, but I do take exception to the non smokers who come into the designated smoking areas and give me dirty looks or actually ask me to extinguish my cigg, because they have decided to sit in a smoking area and the smoke bothers them !!

I fully understand and respect the rights of non smokers, but I too have rights and I do follow the rules. I get just as angry at smokers who abuse the park grounds.

But what I am surprised at is no one seems to mind (or at least commented on this thread) about the tons of adults who drink to much (usually at Epcot or MGM), and stumble there way thru the parks, with no thought of the children around them.

I will always love WDW but some of the behavior of other folks can really take away part of the magic for me. I guess I still get surprised at some people's general disregard for other people, as far as rights go and the lack of manners.

Oh well, a bad day at Disney is still better then a good day at work lol

 

[faecrafter]

I agree with just about all that has been mentioned. Unfortunately, wherever you have crowds you'll have these things. Common courtesy and respect just doesn't exist much anymore. I just returned from a week at WDW. My mother has to use a wheelchair whenever much walking is involved. She is in extreme pain if she has to walk even a small distance. This pain of course can't be seen so she gets lots of nasty looks from people. One thing this trip left me with was a feeling of how awful it must be for people who can't get out of the chair when they want. People were so incredibly rude and disrespectful. She got out of the chair to board rides and so on but we still got the looks and comments. The busses were the worst. All but two drivers were great. One evening there was my mom and another young woman who was in an ecv. The woman in the ecv had to use the lift and the comments I heard were unreal. Her husband turned to the line and informed the jerks that if they didn't want to wait a couple of mins his wife would be glad to trade her disease for waiting in line with them. I was so proud of him. I looked at the situation much differently after that. My mom and I had spent most of the trip going out of our way to stay out of the way, not hold up lines and so on while being trated badly. We still respected those around us but we relaxed and enjoyed the trip without worrying about the jerks so much. Another thing those who don't have to deal with a wheelchair should know...if you see a chair coming down a ramp...stop and let it pass please. Those things are NOT easy to stop on a dime! So many people would cut in front and I'd have to yank the chair backwards to keep from hitting them. I was walking pretty slowly too. Anyway, sorry for the rant.

 

[Jakesmom1]

faecrafter- Thank you for that post. My sister had MS and although you wouldnt know it to look at her, she was in constant pain for years. Yet she would always be a trooper not wanting to hold any one else back from enjoying Disney. She had lived in Florida for over 30 years, and I lived in NY. When ever I would come down for a visit she always made sure I got my fill of the Magic ( as if that could ever happen lol). But just looking at her you would not know of her disease. She needed a wheel chair so my 69 yro mom and I would take turns pushing her around the park ( much to my arguing with my mom) . People were always amazed that my mom wasnt the one in the chair. The remarks and looks from other people would curl your hair. Well now I live in Florida and my mom and my sister have both passed to a better place, where no one gives them dirty looks. And when I go to Disney I just remember the laughs we would have and remember with pride that my sister never held any one back.

 

[EsmeraldaX]

I agree with just about all that has been mentioned. Unfortunately, wherever you have crowds you'll have these things. Common courtesy and respect just doesn't exist much anymore. I just returned from a week at WDW. My mother has to use a wheelchair whenever much walking is involved. She is in extreme pain if she has to walk even a small distance. This pain of course can't be seen so she gets lots of nasty looks from people. One thing this trip left me with was a feeling of how awful it must be for people who can't get out of the chair when they want. People were so incredibly rude and disrespectful. She got out of the chair to board rides and so on but we still got the looks and comments. The busses were the worst. All but two drivers were great. One evening there was my mom and another young woman who was in an ecv. The woman in the ecv had to use the lift and the comments I heard were unreal. Her husband turned to the line and informed the jerks that if they didn't want to wait a couple of mins his wife would be glad to trade her disease for waiting in line with them. I was so proud of him. I looked at the situation much differently after that. My mom and I had spent most of the trip going out of our way to stay out of the way, not hold up lines and so on while being trated badly. We still respected those around us but we relaxed and enjoyed the trip without worrying about the jerks so much. Another thing those who don't have to deal with a wheelchair should know...if you see a chair coming down a ramp...stop and let it pass please. Those things are NOT easy to stop on a dime! So many people would cut in front and I'd have to yank the chair backwards to keep from hitting them. I was walking pretty slowly too. Anyway, sorry for the rant.

For the life of me I can not imagine making a rude comment or a giving a dirty look to a person in a wheelchair just because loading the chair on the bus takes an extra few minutes of my time.

 

[kristielee]

My apologies if this has already been stated...

My #1 pet peeve is people who just can't tell when their kids have had ENOUGH! When it's time to leave the park because the kids are overtired, overheated, and overstimulated, but because they've spent their hard earned money, by God, they are Hell bent on doing Disney commando style!!!