What do you do with people that cut in line to meet up with group?

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I can't believe how upset people get over this? :confused3 I'm not even meaning you personally but is it really THAT much of a big deal? I never realized people cared this much about what other people are doing. I'm not saying 50 people should be able to jump in front of you BUT 1 or 2 people? It's not even holding you up, except for perhaps 60 seconds or less!

I do not let it bother me, I am on vacation, but if we going to be technical, on something like Buzz, it will not make much difference but on Soarin, just one person can push you to the next show.
 
I'm not saying 50 people should be able to jump in front of you BUT 1 or 2 people? It's not even holding you up, except for perhaps 60 seconds or less!

And in all honesty, if the choice is to have 50 fidgety; giggly; can't-keep-up-with-the-rest-of-the-line-because-they-are-too-busy-texting; swinging-on-the-handrails; hand-slap-game-playing kids in front of me for 70 minutes, or having them join the leader at the end of the queue, I'll take the latter every time. It doesn't change my place in line, and it would improve my dispostion immensely.
 
And now I'll drag out my old pet theory:

I travel solo. From now on, I'm just going to take potty breaks, snack stops, rest breaks, FP runs, etc. as necessary.

Then when I get to a ride, I'll excuse myself through the queue up to the point where I feel that I theoretically would have been had I not made all the stops along the way. I'll skip ahead past all of those people who went ahead and got in line earlier than me.

That's only fair, right? Why should I be punished because I don't travel with a warm body to be sent ahead as a scout in line?

Heck, this is a great idea. I'll ride Peter Pan after lunch to make the most of it. So the plan is: think about riding Peter Pan at 12:30 (this is when my imaginary placeholding touring companion enters the queue), instead go to CHH for lunch and finish about 1:00, go back to Peter Pan where the standby wait is at 45 minutes, push past 2/3 of the people standing in the queue for an overall 15 minute wait time. This is GENIUS!! :rotfl2:

Not fair, you say? Then how is it fair for dad to make a FP run & catch up to his family in line later? Or for Junior to go potty and get a Coke while the rest of the family enters the queue & then push his way through later?

I have absolutely ZERO problem with someone who is already in the line, exits it for whatever reason up to and including sudden-onset hair fires, and then rejoins the line. But just hardcore walking-up-and-skipping-the-line is gross. Even if you think you have a reason.

Note: I'm exempting any queues that Disney has already set up to accomodate "placeholders" like the Merida M&G, etc. They've clearly thought of a better way to run those lines.

If and when Disney sets up the rest of the ride lines so that no one has to wait, and we all take a virtual number and come back when it's our time to ride, then I'm all for that. Bring it on. But right now? Right now, you are supposed to wait your turn. All of you. Not just the ones who feel like holding a place for their entire family who are roaming the park elsewhere, plus those of us schmucks who are flying solo.

Now, am I going to do anything about it other than give you stinkeye and possibly stick pins in a little you-shaped voodoo doll later that night? Nope. But rest assured that, as you squeeze your sweaty body past me in the narrow queue with that ice cold Coke and the look of someone who has recently peed, I'm thinking really bad things in your direction. REALLY bad.

ETA: clearly this entire post is tongue-in-cheek. Evidence: a) I would NEVER show up at a CS restaurant at 12:30 haha what am I crazy?!? and b) I'm not getting in a 45 minute standby queue for anything other than solid-gold bars. But I absolutely do have the voodoo doll of you so watch out. Just sayin'. *eyebrow waggle*
 
I do not let it bother me, I am on vacation, but if we going to be technical, on something like Buzz, it will not make much difference but on Soarin, just one person can push you to the next show.

...where you can then be first in line and ask the CM for the best seat!:cool1:
It's called karma, baby!:goodvibes
 

So why am I thinking that the ones who says it's not a big deal and that everyone is overreacting........ are the ones who actually cut in line???? :cool2:
 
...where you can then be first in line and ask the CM for the best seat!:cool1:
It's called karma, baby!:goodvibes

Or they could wait for all of them being ready and they can choose their seats and I do not have to wait longer in line, esp. that I do not care for better seat!:)

BTW, after enforcement those extra 10-15 min can really screw up your next FP appointment.
 
And in all honesty, if the choice is to have 50 fidgety; giggly; can't-keep-up-with-the-rest-of-the-line-because-they-are-too-busy-texting; swinging-on-the-handrails; hand-slap-game-playing kids in front of me for 70 minutes, or having them join the leader at the end of the queue, I'll take the latter every time. It doesn't change my place in line, and it would improve my dispostion immensely.

:thumbsup2 I've done this and cannot see the big deal. Never for a ride but for a character meet and greet and only did this once. There was NO way I was going to lose my place in the Belle and Beast line at EPCOT! My sister waited, I went and came back. :confused3 Had we both gone, we couldn't have met them and I wasn't bothering anyway. We had already been lining up for 15 minutes or so and the line was at least another 30 deep when I left the line.
 
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So why am I thinking that the ones who says it's not a big deal and that everyone is overreacting........ are the ones who actually cut in line???? :cool2:

They probably are. :) but I NEVER cut in line at rides but have never had an issue with other people doing it. I'm on holidays, there is no way I'm going to get myself bothered and upset over something that is costing me about 30 seconds time. :confused3 I'm in line for a ride or a character, not my last change at a kidney transplant. :rotfl2:
 
I can't believe how upset people get over this? :confused3 I'm not even meaning you personally but is it really THAT much of a big deal? I never realized people cared this much about what other people are doing. I'm not saying 50 people should be able to jump in front of you BUT 1 or 2 people? It's not even holding you up, except for perhaps 60 seconds or less!

It's the DRAMA! Some must have drama in their day.....yes, even at Disney.
 
I can't believe how upset people get over this? :confused3 I'm not even meaning you personally but is it really THAT much of a big deal? I never realized people cared this much about what other people are doing. I'm not saying 50 people should be able to jump in front of you BUT 1 or 2 people? It's not even holding you up, except for perhaps 60 seconds or less!

Because if you allow the 1 or 2 then you should allow the 50. And if 1 or 2 do it, then what is to say more wont do it and then it dominos. It is rude plain and simple and it is something that Kindergarteners know not to do. Once again barring emergencies being the exception, but as I stated early we saw a mom who used this to her advantage and cut in line with her and her child claiming the bathroom and catching up with her family, and yet when they finally decided to stop there was no family they caught up with. And why would it be fair for me to hold a spot with DS15, while DH takes DS9 to the bathroom when a single parent doesnt have that advantage, if one has to go then they all have to go and they lose their spot, or the solo traveler who needs to get out of line for a "valid" reason. They dont have the luxury of someone holding their spot. They would need to reenter the line. Plus for me the lines are a pain in the neck to begin with and I dont need someone pushing through to get to their family when it would have made more sense for them to wait the 5 minutes it took to buy the water or use the bathroom and enter together.

For example we were entering TSMM in the morning. There was a large family in front of us as we were entering, they were trying to decide who was going to ride or not. This was something that should have been decided before entering but alas it wasnt. So about half the group 10 or so went in. Many other filed in after them including us. About 5 minutes later, here comes Uncle Bob, and Grandpa, and little cousin Joey etc, about 5 more. They then excused me through the line to catch up bc they all wanted to ride together. I can appreciate that they didnt have their act together, and I can appreciate they all want to ride together, it is a family vacation. But if you are going to cause that much disruption to the line, why not let people go ahead of group 1 until group 2 catches up. Why does my wait time, even if it isnt that long, need to be pushed back. It should be the group that couldnt enter together that should sacrifice that, not my family who entered all together.

Once again the Kindergarten teacher is not going to allow Joey to cut in front of Billy, bc Joey took longer in the bathroom and now wants to stand next to his BFF Timmy.
 
This might be annoying BUT I'm positive that this is not the norm. Usually 1-2 other people would be joining the line, usually a parent and child which isn't really holding anyone up.

I'm not even saying it's not irritating, however why get upset over it? You're only ruining your own time/day/holiday by getting upset. It's only a ride or a character. :confused3




Because if you allow the 1 or 2 then you should allow the 50. And if 1 or 2 do it, then what is to say more wont do it and then it dominos. It is rude plain and simple and it is something that Kindergarteners know not to do. Once again barring emergencies being the exception, but as I stated early we saw a mom who used this to her advantage and cut in line with her and her child claiming the bathroom and catching up with her family, and yet when they finally decided to stop there was no family they caught up with. And why would it be fair for me to hold a spot with DS15, while DH takes DS9 to the bathroom when a single parent doesnt have that advantage, if one has to go then they all have to go and they lose their spot, or the solo traveler who needs to get out of line for a "valid" reason. They dont have the luxury of someone holding their spot. They would need to reenter the line. Plus for me the lines are a pain in the neck to begin with and I dont need someone pushing through to get to their family when it would have made more sense for them to wait the 5 minutes it took to buy the water or use the bathroom and enter together.

For example we were entering TSMM in the morning. There was a large family in front of us as we were entering, they were trying to decide who was going to ride or not. This was something that should have been decided before entering but alas it wasnt. So about half the group 10 or so went in. Many other filed in after them including us. About 5 minutes later, here comes Uncle Bob, and Grandpa, and little cousin Joey etc, about 5 more. They then excused me through the line to catch up bc they all wanted to ride together. I can appreciate that they didnt have their act together, and I can appreciate they all want to ride together, it is a family vacation. But if you are going to cause that much disruption to the line, why not let people go ahead of group 1 until group 2 catches up. Why does my wait time, even if it isnt that long, need to be pushed back. It should be the group that couldnt enter together that should sacrifice that, not my family who entered all together.

Once again the Kindergarten teacher is not going to allow Joey to cut in front of Billy, bc Joey took longer in the bathroom and now wants to stand next to his BFF Timmy.
 
This might be annoying BUT I'm positive that this is not the norm. Usually 1-2 other people would be joining the line, usually a parent and child which isn't really holding anyone up.

I'm not even saying it's not irritating, however why get upset over it? You're only ruining your own time/day/holiday by getting upset. It's only a ride or a character. :confused3

Ruining my time, no it wont, but it is the detoriation of manners in our society that is completely evident. It is the prinicple of the thing!

And we have had the teens who have tried to join up with their buddies, and like I mentioned before the mom who was teaching her child to lie about the bathroom.

As just like gator girl posted and soon as we find a way to do this for those solo travelers or single parents who cant leave a child alone in a line, then it does matter, bc it is no longer fair and courteous, which is what we should all strive to be when in line.
 
life is too short to worry about a few people cutting in line..whats 30 more seconds to wait..when you have already been in line for an hour anyway.. A large group no..but a couple is ok,,dont sweat it ,, i did it once or twice..by wife and one child went ahead of me to soarin..i took other child to bathroom..i just wanted to get with them..and I thought me and my child were going to be be-headed over this,, I was like are you serious? whats the difference if i go in with them or 5 minutes later..its still my spot in line..chill!!
So, what's the difference if your wife and child went when they did or five minutes later with you and your other child?
 
Annoying yes but it's going to happen. There are always going to be people who are rude, irritating, acting foolishly. :confused3 But I'm not going to become rude to them, stop them from getting past ect, that's lowering myself to a level I'd be uncomfortable with. I just shrug snd move on. They're not costing me any time and for me, it's not worth being bothered over. :confused3

Ruining my time, no it wont, but it is the detoriation of manners in our society that is completely evident. It is the prinicple of the thing!

And we have had the teens who have tried to join up with their buddies, and like I mentioned before the mom who was teaching her child to lie about the bathroom.

As just like gator girl posted and soon as we find a way to do this for those solo travelers or single parents who cant leave a child alone in a line, then it does matter, bc it is no longer fair and courteous, which is what we should all strive to be when in line.
 
So, what's the difference if your wife and child went when they did or five minutes later with you and your other child?

What's the difference if they don't wait? :confused3 ;) They weren't actually really costing anyone time in a line. Maybe 30 seconds. And actually 5 minutes can make a huge difference in certain lines, especially character lines. I've seen character lines go from 5 people to 50 in about 3 minutes.
 
If it were really only one or two people total, in a day, it wouldn't matter. But if it happens five or eight times at every attraction (not inconceivable, if you're in the same park with the same people) it could be the difference between you getting on eleven attractions, or twelve.
 
Ruining my time, no it wont, but it is the detoriation of manners in our society that is completely evident. It is the prinicple of the thing!

And we have had the teens who have tried to join up with their buddies, and like I mentioned before the mom who was teaching her child to lie about the bathroom.

As just like gator girl posted and soon as we find a way to do this for those solo travelers or single parents who cant leave a child alone in a line, then it does matter, bc it is no longer fair and courteous, which is what we should all strive to be when in line.

Oh, that a good lesson for a kid, manipulate and lie to get what you want, so sad.:furious:
 
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