What is appropriate Disney etiquette? Ms. Emily Post Advocates welcome .

[LovePug]

Also, a bit of advice (not necessarily etiquette) a but personal safety issue
If you see a cleancut, 200lb plus, 30 something male at the Boma buffet, DO NOT GET BETWEEN ME...errr I mean ....HIM AND THE DESSERTS!

 

[MrsJ Henry]

Please don't yell what the ride or show is all about while waiting in line. There are people who have never been on it or seen it and may want to be able to experience it first hand.

When using towells at the pool please put them in the containers provided when you are done using them... don't leave them laying around.

Please don't treat the Castmembers at the resorts as if they are beneath you and are there to just serve you. Kindness goes a long way

Don't yell at your children and shame them in front of strangers (ie... "you are ruining WDW for all of us!")

 

[crazy4dizney]

Must agree with towels at the pool.Don't leave them on the lounge chairs if you are leaving the pool.Sometimes people are wandering around looking for a spot and think the chairs are taken because of used towels on them. Happens all the time.Oh yah! and parents don't shove your children to the front of lines waiting for carictures.

 

[tiggerfan58]

Remember why you came to WDW...for vacation!! Relax, have fun, be a kid. Afterall, it is the "Happiest Place on Earth" isn't it?? Use your manners, be respectful of others, and you can't help but have a great time. If you don't have a great time at WDW, then you aren't doing it right!

 

[eeyore0062]

What a Cute Thread!

Here is my list of etiquette rules:
1) Please bathe daily and use deodorant
2) Please do not allow children to run wild through hotel halls or restaurant ailses-- the last is particularly dangerous for staff as well as the children.
3) Please do not allow children to scream at all hours of the day or night in the hotel. There are others staying there that paid for peace and quiet.
4) Please change diapers in appropriate places. Those places DO NOT include table tops, the sidewalk or lines for attractions. There are Baby Care Stations in all parks, and men's and women's restrooms are both equiped with changing tables.
5) Please, if the child needs to go to the restroom, get out of line and take him/her. Do not allow him/her to releive themselves in the bushes next to the line (yes, this has been witnessed more than once).
6) Please remove a screaming/crying child from the restaurant until they calm down so others may enjoy their meals.
7) Keep an eye on the children and don't allow them to run into the gardens, pick the flowers or chase the animals.
8) Please refrain from arguing loudly with spouses, children, etc. around others. They are trying to enjoy their vacation and really don't want to hear what you are saying.
9) Please put proper swim diapers on little ones before allowing them into pools, hottubs or water parks. And don't let them run around naked.
10) Please be tidy and clear the table after eating in a counter service restaurant.
11) Please put towels from the pool in the proper recepticles when leaving.
12) Please do not decorate the restrooms with toilet paper and paper towels, and remember to flush and wipe the seat.
13) Please do not use profanity.
14) Please do not over indulge in alcohol. Alcohol and the Florida sun are a bad combination.
15) Please smoke in the designated smoking areas.
16) Please do not smoke in front of doors to shops, restaurants, etc. The smoke gets in and disrupts the non smoking working conditions that are required by state law.
17) Please do not throw cigarette butts, drink cups and napkins on the ground. There are recepticles for those.
18) Please be aware what is going on... stop so the other guest can take his/her picture.
19) Please do not wear something in the parks that couldn't be worn in front of your grandmother. If she wouldn't like it, it probably doesn't belong in a family park. This includes THONGS! (I don't mean the shoes)
20) Please remember that Strollers, Wheelchairs and ECVs are rented on a 1st come, 1st serve basis. One may be attainable at the 1st park of the day, but that doesn't guarantee one will be available at the next park or DTD. Yelling at the Castmember will not make one magically appear.
21) Please remember that Castmembers are people with feelings and please don't yell at them if something isn't going right. The Golden Rule... treat others as you would like to be treated!
22) Please don't throw things at the Castmembers, like those tickets that keep getting demagnitized (anything with a magnet, including the closure on a purse can affect the magnetic strip on the back of a ticket.)
23) Please don't stop in the middle of the walkway or street to read the map. It is asking for a collision! Move to the side so others can pass.
25) Please, in crowded situations, walk single file so others may pass more easily.
24) Please, strollers, wheelchairs and ECVs are NOT to be used as Battering Rams to herd the crowds in front of you, so please keep an adequate distance.
26) Please don't force a child on a ride... there is baby/child swap available at all attractions.
27) Please, DO NOT cut in line!
28) Please tip Bellmen, Mousekeepers, Valets and Wait Staff appropriately 1 dollar per bag, 1 dollar per person per day, 2 dollars for parking or retrieving your car, and 18% is now the customary tip for waitstaff at a full service
restaurant.
29) Contrary to popular belief, Disney has no control over the weather. If it rains, change plans or go anyway, it isn' the end of the world. Most attractions continue running even in the rain! And there are fewer crowds!
30) Please DO NOT feed any of the birds, animals, etc. They are on special diets to keep them healthy. Also, with birds, what goes in does come out, and oftentimes on a guest's head or clothing
31) Please do not display your over the top, lavish affection for your significant other. Disney does have a variety of resorts to choose from for those purposes.
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32) Please have a Wonderful Vacation!

 

[jewellmmc]

Obviously most of these are common sense. But the one that most people would not really classify as rude well, I would.I think it's absolutely horrible when you see a little girl in a bikini at the pool! It's not rude to us but she is a little girl! Why let her wear something so revealing?

 

[djm99]

What a Cute Thread!

5) Please, if the child needs to go to the restroom, get out of line and take him/her. Do not allow him/her to releive themselves in the bushes next to the line (yes, this has been witnessed more than once).

 

[disneygirl04]

Be polite!!!!! I work in retail and can not even count the number of times people have been rude to me because of their bad mood/day. I always try to be polite to everyone especially the cms. For instance, you are in the park on xmas day, you are tired, you are hot, you are hungry and you have a 2 year old with you who soooo needs a nap......there is a line at the shop where you have to have....(insert any given object here)....remember, that person waiting on you is at WORK(even if it is DISNEY), on xmas, no less. And that person has probably waited on at least 100 other people in your same situation that day. A simple hi how are you, please and thank you go a very long way. You could throw in a have a nice day, too.

 

[eeyore0062]

Be polite!!!!! I work in retail and can not even count the number of times people have been rude to me because of their bad mood/day. I always try to be polite to everyone especially the cms. For instance, you are in the park on xmas day, you are tired, you are hot, you are hungry and you have a 2 year old with you who soooo needs a nap......there is a line at the shop where you have to have....(insert any given object here)....remember, that person waiting on you is at WORK(even if it is DISNEY), on xmas, no less. And that person has probably waited on at least 100 other people in your same situation that day. A simple hi how are you, please and thank you go a very long way. You could throw in a have a nice day, too.

Thanks, that definitely goes a long way to make a Castmember's day!

 

[LindsayDunn228]

One big one I have to add. There are actually some people that don't stay up until 1 or 2 in the morning at the resorts. DO NOT stop in front of someone's door and yak your head off. This happened to me on my honeymoon this year. Me and my hubby fell into bed exhausted, and at around 10 or so a group of people stopped outside our door. They talked what seemed like FOREVER. They finally said "Hey, these folks have a "do not disturb" sign on their door. Maybe we should go to our room." My husband and I were like DUH!! Idiot inconsiderate people!! You may ask why we didn't get up and say anything, it was the day after our wedding- first day of our honeymoon. We were exhausted!!!!! GRRR!!!

Ok guys, I am a newbie and just now saw this thread. I have to comment on the handicapped bathroom stall discussion. I am a 26 year old T5-6 paraplegic, which basically means I am paralyzed from the waist down. I have to be able to transfer to a toilet from the side, which 99% of the time means I have to use a handicapped stall. For those of you who don't know, my injury also comes with the lovely problem of incontinence. I have to do what they call an intermittant cath. When I need a bathroom, I need it ASAP. I will never understand why someone not disabled would go into a handicapped stall when other stalls are available. Folks, using a regular stall is not an option for me and for a lot of other. Furthermore, being disabled means more than just having arthritis, a bad knee, being obese, or trouble breathing. Some of us are in custom-made wheelchairs because that's what we get around in 24/7/365 and we don't rent scooters or wheelchairs. Please please PLEASE respect handicapped stalls. Have the decency not to use an accessible stall unless you absolutely have to. Sorry to be rude, but if I really had to go and one of you marched out of a handicapped stall not being disabled, I would defintely say something. And unless you've walked a mile in my shoes (so to speak) you will never know how often this happens and how horribly inconvenient it can be, not to mention embarassing. *Rant off*

I will add to one of the points that was mentioned. DO NOT come to a dead halt in the middle of the street/sidewalk. If I am behind you, you will get your heels painfully run over and I won't apologize

 

[hdecker]

If your child is tired and screaming - he's NOT having a good time. I'm sorry if you've saved for this trip for two years and you expect your children to enjoy it, but he's not - take him to the room for an hour and let him wind down. There is no need to continue sitting in the restaurant and waiting him out - he's going to win. Also, if you must buy one of those adorable hats that are over a foot tall - sorcerer Mickey and goofy - please take them off during any show that there is someone behind you, and if you forget, please do not scream in foul language at my 7 year old to leave you alone!

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Amen on on points Hdecker!

 

[jewellmmc]

If your child is tired and screaming - he's NOT having a good time. I'm sorry if you've saved for this trip for two years and you expect your children to enjoy it, but he's not - take him to the room for an hour and let him wind down. There is no need to continue sitting in the restaurant and waiting him out - he's going to win. Also, if you must buy one of those adorable hats that are over a foot tall - sorcerer Mickey and goofy - please take them off during any show that there is someone behind you, and if you forget, please do not scream in foul language at my 7 year old to leave you alone!

I totally agree....and sorry about yelling at your kid...........No I'm joking, it wasn't me. Sounds like there is a story behind that one.

 

[disneyfreakjackie]

Obviously most of these are common sense. But the one that most people would not really classify as rude well, I would.I think it's absolutely horrible when you see a little girl in a bikini at the pool! It's not rude to us but she is a little girl! Why let her wear something so revealing?

WHAT!?!? My girls LOVE their bikinis!! They look adorable!! My 13 and 8 yr old won't wear anything but a bikini!!

 

[jewellmmc]

WHAT!?!? My girls LOVE their bikinis!! They look adorable!! My 13 and 8 yr old won't wear anything but a bikini!!

No. No .I mean little girls as in 3 year olds.

 

[hdecker]

I totally agree....and sorry about yelling at your kid...........No I'm joking, it wasn't me. Sounds like there is a story behind that one.

There is no story there other than what actually happened. We were in the 2nd row of beauty and the beast and this 40 something woman sitting in front of us put her sorceror hat on. We thought she'd take it off when the show started, but no, she left it on, and when we asked her to please remove it so that our daughter could see, she started shouting at her. Nice huh. I am just amzed every time we go of how many people have this we've spent so much money you had better enjoy yourself attitude. We love vacationing with our children. It really doesn't matter what it costs, we'll figure out a way to do it, but I want their memories to be good ones - not that mommy and daddy yelled at them the whole time.

 

[jewellmmc]

Nice. Some people are so inconsiderate. Especially the stroller road rages. *Vroom!* *Vroom* *Sreeeeeeeeeeeeeech!* *BANG*

 

[jgmklmhem]

Obviously most of these are common sense. But the one that most people would not really classify as rude well, I would.I think it's absolutely horrible when you see a little girl in a bikini at the pool! It's not rude to us but she is a little girl! Why let her wear something so revealing?

Ok this one I truly do not get.... Why does it really matter? A girl at that particular age is no different than a boy in the upstairs department...but you do not have a problem with all the shirtless 3yo boys running around. At least a 3yo bikini covers her up. It isn't like these things push clevage together and are thongs. We did it because it is sooooo much easier to get a kid out of a 2 piece to go to the bathroom than a 1 piece especially when wet.

 

[eculmone]

Ok this one I truly do not get.... Why does it really matter? A girl at that particular age is no different than a boy in the upstairs department...but you do not have a problem with all the shirtless 3yo boys running around. At least a 3yo bikini covers her up. It isn't like these things push clevage together and are thongs. We did it because it is sooooo much easier to get a kid out of a 2 piece to go to the bathroom than a 1 piece especially when wet.

Although it IS pretty cute to see a full piece on them. They can't slide down those cute little slides as the water parks if skin isn't showing. Our little toddler at the time got stuck over & over again down those slides in her cute and conservative sweet one piece BUT ABSOLUTELY NO FUN for her on that day. One of the cm lifeguards explained that skin makes them fly and thus the boys were yee hawing and girls in full pieces were not.

 

[jewellmmc]

Ok...let me make my post clearer by telling a story:

One time I was at WDW at the All-Star pool and there was a very young female child running around with a super tiny bikini on. The bottems were REALLY tight. Obviously too small for her and the top was too big. I didn't have a problem with the top but the bottems? It was pratically as bad as running around naked. What I'm trying to say is to parents: Don't let your toddler wear something that is too tight for him OR her. It isn't fair to the child or everyone else.

Clearer?