What bothers you ?

[sue1013]

I must be very easy going or blind there is only 2 things that bother me. #1 getting hit by strollers, has happened everytime in over 20 visits. #2 people standing right on top of you in lines. Maybe I'm a little claustrophobic (sp) but that really bothers me. After a minute I turn around and ask them please move back I need some room. One I've seen mentioned many times in this thread is when people stop in a walkway. I don't get that one, it's not like the walkways are only wide enough for 1 person. Unless you are too close to the person who has stopped.

 

[DisneyMim]

Most of these I agree with, especially people who do nothing about their children's bad behavior.

My biggest peeve is (and this is for ANYWHERE), people who think they are really special, more special than the rest of us, the "I paid a lot of money and it's my vacation" people. Get over yourselves.

 

[cdrn1]

I don't get this? Why would I want to swallow down my food and bolt up because somebody with a tray is staring at my table? Often, I finish eating before I finish my drink and my ds and dh wait patiently for me to finish too. I may finish my drink and sit for 5 more minutes to digest my food.

I did not say that people should "swallow down" their food and "bolt".
I was referring to the people that have finished and are just sitting there while others are waiting for a table. I don't understand the "I had to wait so everyone else should too" mentality. Take your time eating. But if you are done, get up and let someone else sit down. Walk twenty feet and sit somewhere to "digest" that doesn't take up a table that you no longer need, and let someone else that needs the table, sit.

 

[crabmeal]

Me and DS rode the Indy Speedway in MK. There was a young child driving behind us while his mom and older brother were behind him. This kid kept slamming into us. I kept telling him to stop and even told a CM on the track. It was so annoying to be hit so many times and it wasn;t just a tap either. So please if your kid can;t drive alone don;t let him!

 

[Marseeya]

What really bothers me is I don't understand how people find so many things to annoy them. I can't even count the number of times I have been to WDW, and I never noticed most things people complain about, and if I have, it does not bother me enough to remember it by the time I get home. Everyone has some fault that is going to annoy someone - why let it get in the way of your life. .

Very well said.

I always know I shouldn't click on the peeves threads because I get so disheartened at how annoyed people get at every single thing a human can possibly do. A person's mere existence can be aggravating to a lot of folks.

 

[CAD3655]

For me it's all about the trams....

What is it about 5 and 5 ONLY to a row they don't get? Your entire tour group of 20 will not fit in one row of the tram with my 4 family members, no matter how you try to squeeze in.

Last time they popped my Parents out the other side of the tram.

 

[Marseeya]

Last time they popped my Parents out the other side of the tram.

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?

 

[CarolinaBlue]

People who cut right between you and your child and force you to let go of your child's hand.

People who put their stuff in the seat next to them on the bus and force others to stand.

People in your boat on POTC who say out loud through the entire ride, "The one at Disneyland is better than this."

 

[taximomfor4]

Well, I do some of these things and I am reading it -

Sometimes I yell at my son. He has a very stubborn personality and sometimes you just have to so he knows you are serious. (And if I didn't do this, well then I guess I would be considered one of those parents that doesn't discipline their kid.)

My son has cried in a restaurant. I am sorry that he is a normal child. Children cry for many, many more reasons than that their rude, uncaring parents have stayed out too long and made them too tired.

I have also accidentally hit people with my stroller, just as I have been accidentally hit. Most of the time it is because someone has backed into it, stopped suddenly in front of me, or jumped in front of me. It has happened because I was talking to my DH or DS or trying to find something so was slightly distracted. For that, all I can say is that I am sorry and I am not perfect.

What really bothers me is I don't understand how people find so many things to annoy them. I can't even count the number of times I have been to WDW, and I never noticed most things people complain about, and if I have, it does not bother me enough to remember it by the time I get home. Everyone has some fault that is going to annoy someone - why let it get in the way of your life. I will admit that smokers outside the designated area bother me too (only because I have asthma and smoke triggers it), but it happens everywhere, not just Disney, and I am on the lookout for it so I can avoid it and not let it ruin my day, or even ruin 2 minutes of my day.

I'm with you on this one, for sure. I have hit people's ankles with the stroller. But only because a surprising number of people think they can zip around us, with our stroller. They cut it too close, and I hit their ankles. Also, lots of people apparently think that as traffic bottlenecks, they can force my stroller farther and farther to the side to squeeze past us...I usually have a child hanging on to the side of the stroller (along with the child IN the stroller), so I cannot go anymore to the side. That person will get clipped on the ankles, because I was going straight and insist on keeping to that course.

I got really irritated (ok, almost irate) when a man decided to cut diagonally across the front of the stroller. right where my little boy was holding on and walking. He completely knocked my son flat down, in the middle of a mad press of people. He turned around, looked at my son crying on the ground, and said "Oops." Then kept walking. My son had to be taken to first aid, and well-bandaged. His knee was more than just skinned...it was a bloody mess.

HE did not make my day!! (Or my son's.)

 

[taximomfor4]

People who do not move down to the end of the row
People smoking outside of the smoking area

I should mention that, although this is probably VERY rarely the case, we are led to appropriate seating before the regular line, by a CM that correspond to my dd's vision field defect need...we are advised not to move over. Trust me, we got MANY glares at several shows for that. I sort of wish the CM at the aisle-ends could half-explain to people.

Like I said, I bet this is pretty rare, though...much of the time it is probably selfishness.

Beth

 

[maxiesmom]

People who get off of the bus and proceed to open their stroller right away, blocking anyone else who is getting off of the bus from going anywhere. For pete's sake, move out of the line first!

There. I feel much better.

 

[dizanimator]

Ppl who stand in front of me or my dd in our wheelchairs (for heaven's sake we are shorter than you!)

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.

 

[Worfthedog]

Am I allowed to answer...


D) All of the above.


Paul.

 

[nboicepardee]

We only went once so far, but while there, there were things that got to me:

1.) DS and I were in the Electric Umbrella (busy time) sitting upstairs at a small table, *almost* done, and this woman and her son came over and asked if we were leaving--I said, "yes, when we're done", as she hovered with her tray. I thought I'd be polite and tell her we're almost done, she can set the tray down (obviously she wanted dibs on the table). Well, as soon as she did, her DH came over and gave us a dirty look and asked really cocky, "Aren't you LEAVING now?" as he started setting their food out. Rude much! I told him "When we are done" and he proceeded to put Ds's remaining food on our tray and told him to take his cookie and drink with him! I was really shocked!!

2.)when ds was getting character autographs, and we were working our way to the next line, a really big (an unfriendly guy) pushed my son, and yelled that we couldn't pass until he was done looking at his daughter with the character--he wasn't taking a pic, we weren't cutting, we were passing through a huge space -- he wasn't in line either but was off to the side , so how people were supposed to know he was "viewing" his daughter was beyond me DS was freaked out, and so was I, the jerk pushed him hard! It takes a real man to bully a little boy and a woman 1/2 his size

Happily, they were the only jerk encounters we faced at the parks, and if I weren't such a pushover, I would have handled them differently...I think it was a combo of shock, and being easily intimidated. I didn't know I needed to toughen up to go to Disney though, lol.

I am so sorry these 2 terrible things happened to you on your first and only trip! I am happy to say nothing that rude and scary has happened to me or my family and I have been 10 times. Hopefully next time you will only encounter kind, gentle people! Your son is a trooper!

 

[nboicepardee]

The only thing that really bothers me is when I am in line and someone starts smoking. It bothers me everywhere in the park, but it especially bothers me in line because I have been waiting a long time and I won't just leave.

 

[Sherrilatte]

The only thing that really bothers me is when I am in line and someone starts smoking. It bothers me everywhere in the park, but it especially bothers me in line because I have been waiting a long time and I won't just leave.

You mean folks will puff on cigarettes in a line for a ride or show? I have never experienced this--thank goodness.

 

[CourtasanSatine]

Getting hit by strollers at ankle level

 

[pampam]

I know I'm going to get flamed for this one. Many people do not agree with me. That's ok. I know that not all disabilaties are visable. People have balance problems, arthritis, crohns disease, clostraphobia,and a multitude of other hidden problems. Of course I make exception for these people. I also realize many parents need a handicap stall to keep all their children together. Of course I make exceptions for these reasons. In this dangerous world we need to keep our children safe. Even sometimes, it may be the only stall available. Of course I would expect you to use it then. However, many times ables bodied persons select the handicap stall when there are 10-15 other stalls available to them. This I feel is wrong. These individuals have the choice of 10-15 stalls. I have the choice of only 1 or 2 at the most. Now, I realize these stalls are not designated by law for handicap persons, like a parking space is, so I suppose you may feel you are entitled to a larger stall. What we are talking about here are things that people do that bother us. Most of these things could be resolved if people were more courteous and thoughtful. Also, when people stop in the middle of the street, it inconveniences everyone. When someone uses a handicap stall when they don't really need it,it only inconveniences a few. I'm just trying to put it into perspective.

 

[Marseeya]

I know I'm going to get flamed for this one. Many people do not agree with me. That's ok. I know that not all disabilaties are visable. People have balance problems, arthritis, crohns disease, clostraphobia,and a multitude of other hidden problems. Of course I make exception for these people. I also realize many parents need a handicap stall to keep all their children together. Of course I make exceptions for these reasons. In this dangerous world we need to keep our children safe. Even sometimes, it may be the only stall available. Of course I would expect you to use it then. However, many times ables bodied persons select the handicap stall when there are 10-15 other stalls available to them. This I feel is wrong. These individuals have the choice of 10-15 stalls. I have the choice of only 1 or 2 at the most. Now, I realize these stalls are not designated by law for handicap persons, like a parking space is, so I suppose you may feel you are entitled to a larger stall. What we are talking about here are things that people do that bother us. Most of these things could be resolved if people were more courteous and thoughtful. Also, when people stop in the middle of the street, it inconveniences everyone. When someone uses a handicap stall when they don't really need it,it only inconveniences a few. I'm just trying to put it into perspective.

This doesn't directly relate to what you're saying, but you just reminded me of something that happened to us at Busch Gardens a few years ago!

It was really crowded and there were lines to all the bathrooms, but we actually found one with no lines so my DD (then 5) and I went into it and all that was left was the handicapped stall. Just as we headed towards it, someone came out of the stall next to it, so I pushed DD towards the open stall and I went into the handicapped one. At that exact point, nobody was in line.

Oh, and two things were going on right then -- she was doing the pee-pee dance and I'd just unexpectedly started, er, that "time of the month" so we both needed to go NOW.

Not that anyone could have known this, but at the time, I'd had a really bad back and I actually used the handicapped stalls so I could lower myself to the toilet without putting strain on myself.

When we came out of the stalls, a line had formed and this older woman (probably 70s) had a FIT and started ranting and raving about us using up the handicapped stall. I kept my mouth shut and she just went on and on while I was in tears over the whole thing and she stomped -- yes stomped -- into the handicapped stall. DD and I left really embarrassed and upset and then as I was telling hubby about it, the older "lady" came out of the rest room and proceeded to walk off with her family. On her own steam.

I could almost understand her fit if she'd been in a wheelchair, but she was up and about walking around (I saw her several more times after that) the whole time. So apparently she had an invisible disability (or was just plain nasty), but thought she was the only one entitled to any kind of consideration.

Some people are just mean.

 

[opal]

Most of the things I have seen listed on this post can be attibuted to crowds and people being distracted by their surroundings. I try to remember that many of the people that I encounter at the World may be on the first and may even only trip to WDW. I suspect on my first trip i stumbled into a lot of people with my mouth hanging open in awe!

I do have one pet peeve though.....people who lose weight at WDW