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

Yes, I do know what u mean. When clothing doesn't fit properly...well...sometimes...it's just not nice. I hear ya, but if you want dd's toddlers of all shapes and sizes to slide at Typhoon Lagoon or BB; then bikini is the way to go...Of course, one that fits. Hee hee :)
 
hdecker said:
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 cannot believe that someone would be SO RUDE and do this!! Not only to a child . . . but ANYONE!!! Disney might have to consider a "not large hat" rule on the attractions and in the shows! Really it should just be common sense!! Your poor daughter!! :guilty:
 
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Originally posted by LindsayDunn228
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.




I'm sorry but i would take GREAT OFFENSE at this. Just because someone is not in a wheelchair does not mean that they do not have some special need that requires a handicapped stall. personally, i am SEVERELY claustrophobic and after being LOCKED in a stall that i couldn't get out of for over an hour in college (and having someone turn the lights out knowing I was in there), I REFUSE to use anything but an HC stall. I would allow someone in a wheelchair to go first if they were waiting but otherwise I'm using the stall.

Handicaps come in many varieties, both seen and unseen. Don't judge others until you take your own advice and "walk a mile in their shoes."
 
I know that disabilities are not limited to people in wheelchairs. That was an ignorant thing to insinuate. I am fully aware that there are unseen disablilties. Step off your high horse sister.

If your claustrophobia is THAT bad, may I suggest some counseling for you?

Try feeling the need to go, having to find the nearest bathroom with a handicapped stall, finding it occupied and then proceed to piss in the floor while someone NON-disabled comes out of the stall while others are free. Tell me, has THAT ever happened to you?
 

the restrooms are there for anyone who needs them. as i said, if there were someone who was visibly handicapped, i would let them go first but otherwise i will use it. if someone was not there when i went in and can't hold it for 30 seconds until i am through then they wouldn't have made it to the stall anyway. and furthermore ALL public restrooms are handicapped accessible not just "finding the nearest bathroom with a handicapped stall" and also at WDW most of them have at least 2 hc stalls!

AND....you are the one who is on a high horse. plenty of people have special needs that are not related to mobility! GET A LIFE!
 
Wow, first I have to say thanks for the great reading at this thread. I passed over it so many times and today I just had to add my comments...some good, some bad....

So here I go with my input:

* Please don't change your toddler at the side of the pool and then leave the dirty diaper at the pool side (I saw it happen twice at POP and had to contact the lifeguards and manager, totally nasty, and they were grossed out too)

* Don't shout at each other, speak at a normal tone, especially in line, remember you're not alone at Disney

* Don't ram your stroller into the ankles, legs, etc., we'll move by saying excuse me, try it, it works

* Don't cut in front of someone to see a parade, etc., just so your child can see better, ask, it might help you out and won't annoy the people around, they want to see too, be courteous

* Don't wear a bikini top to the parks, especially if you shouldn't be wearing one (if you know what I mean)

* Trash cans are everywhere, use them

* Don't ask for a non smoking room at the resorts and then decide to smoke in them, the smoke seeps through the walls and its annoying to the non smokers

* Please and thank you really work well

* Be polite

* Treat people as you want to be treated

* And dear God, after partying like a rock star at PI until 2am, please don't sit behind me and sing at the top of your lungs all the way back to the resort, I don't need that, unless you're Jon Bon Jovi ..... enough said!
 
**Tinker*Bell*7** said:
the restrooms are there for anyone who needs them. as i said, if there were someone who was visibly handicapped, i would let them go first but otherwise i will use it. if someone was not there when i went in and can't hold it for 30 seconds until i am through then they wouldn't have made it to the stall anyway. and furthermore ALL public restrooms are handicapped accessible not just "finding the nearest bathroom with a handicapped stall" and also at WDW most of them have at least 2 hc stalls!

AND....you are the one who is on a high horse. plenty of people have special needs that are not related to mobility! GET A LIFE!

That's ABSOLUTELY CORRECT!! ::yes::

Quote:
Originally posted by LindsayDunn228
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.

**Tinker*Bell*7** said:
I'm sorry but i would take GREAT OFFENSE at this. Just because someone is not in a wheelchair does not mean that they do not have some special need that requires a handicapped stall.

I would also take GREAT OFFENSE to this (and to be perfectly honest WOULD ABSOLUTELY NOT stand quietly and let ANYONE comment on mine or DD's use of the hc stall!!) As I stated on a previous post my DD will not go into a stall without me. That stall is for HER USE TOO!! You really have NO BUSINESS telling ANYONE which stall they can or cannot use! Nowhere does it state that you must be in a wheelchair to use a hc stall; therefore, we will continue to use it . . . SORRY!

THIS IS NOT DIRECTED AT ANYONE IN PARTICULAR . . . so please don't take offense to the following comment, just my suggestion. I am not being sarcastic here, but if anyone has a problem with "holding themselves" they really should think about using "depends" especially in public situations. This would save them (and others) from being embarrassed.
 
PrincessCandaceMarie said:
* And dear God, after partying like a rock star at PI until 2am, please don't sit behind me and sing at the top of your lungs all the way back to the resort, I don't need that, unless you're Jon Bon Jovi ..... enough said!

GOOD ONE! LOVE MY JON!! Imagine what a TREAT that would be!! I would NEVER get off the bus!!
 
Let us stay friendly dis'ners - we are all different with different views - we can't all agree - So agree to disagree!

We ALL have good points -

To use or not to use the HC stall is the question!!!

The Answer: you yourself can only answer!!! No one else can answer that for you! Be it offensive or not!
 
I'm not going to post on the HC stall issue after this one. A good 95% of the population knows nada about spinal cord injuries and I'm not going to waste my time educating folks on it. You will never know the frustrations of having a spinal cord injury until you have one. I'm allowed my frustrations. If I am in a public place and need to make a clothing adjustment (bra strap is twisted or whatever) and I can manage to fit into a regular stall and close the door, I will do it, and leave the HC stall for someone who truly needs it. It's called respect for others. Use the HC stall or not. Whatever. There is no winning this arguement. I do agree to disagree.

Believe me folks, I'm not a *****y person. I have truly gotten a lot out of this site in just the short time I have been here. I'm not any kind of enemy.
 
LindsayDunn228; I HEAR YOU. I would never want to walk a mile in your shoes (no pun intended). I was diagnosed 11 years ago with multiple sclerosis. I feel truly blessed. I loss the use of my legs ONLY TEMPORARILY as I have Remitting Recurring MS, so it comes and goes. Kinda gives me a taste of what life will be like and then gives me back the use of my legs for periods of time (For that I am blessed). I currently am not disabled (Thank God for that) and if you and I met in a washroom, I would definitely forfeit the hc stall FOR SURE. I do however have some permanent disability with my left side and sometimes have trouble and need the use of a hc stall. When I come out, please, it's those stares that make me want to say "I'm hc too", but in no way am I at that stage (as you are) Nor would I ever take it from you if I saw you heading towards the washrooms. I believe this is a very hot topic and to those who use it for convenience sake God Bless you, may it always only be for convenience sake. I also don't believe they are there Just for severely hc'd individuals, but I'm sure NO ONE WHO HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE SO BLESSED AS TO VISIT THE MK WOULD BE SO CRUDE OR RUDE ON PURPOSE. Honestly, I do hear you and so do others. We're just not so vocal. God Bless
 
Thanks a bunch Eculmone :D

For the record, I'm not severely disabled. Just have to have a HC stall :D Here is a link to some of my honeymoon pics in DW: Honeymoon in Disney
 
One issue about the HC stalls that I haven't seen addressed here yet, and I know there are some of you out there. Some restroom stalls will not comfortably allow - shall we say - larger women. Some have those huge toilet paper dispensers on one side and that lovely silver disposal box on the other, or even better yet, there is only a foot between the toilet and the door. Now, I am not extrememly overweight, but I have encountered stalls that were for the size 5 crowd (no flames please) and have had to wait and use a HC stall. Do I consider myself handicapped because I'm overweight - no - but I do need to be able to get in the stall.
 
They are going to close this thread if we continue to argue something that is not winnable (if that’s a word)!

I think even I will think twice before entering a HC stall from now on - I guess I never realized how many people really need it - and thank goodness I'm not one who really needs it - but I still stand on if its open........ but I will be more conscious of my decision to walk in a HC stall!!!

Please let it go!!!!
 
To get back to the etiquette question other than the HC toliet, I think $1 per bag to the bellman is not enough. I pay $3 per bag and $5 per night to housekeeping for the duration of my stay. I read all of the previous posts and can't believe, unless I overlooked it, that no one mentioned moving all the way across the theaters without stopping in the middle to plop your lazy butt down so everyone is forced to stomp over you, your kids, and all of your souveniers. I mean come on, you hear it all day...at every show...every day you're in the park...move all the way across!!! Sheesh!
 
What shocks me is sooo many people tip mousekeeping. I've only stayed onsite once (for two nights) and since the 2 nights onsite was a last minute decision (and I didn't get a chance to read the resort thread (we decided 2 days before our departure to stay onsite) tipping them never crossed my mind. Now after a year of reading the threads I realize that its normal, but I was under the impression that tips were for "extra" room work or when I've left a big mess. Since I'm working on etiquette (in 2005) I'd like to know if I'm the only one who feels this way?

Let me say that I will tip during my upcoming trip, but prior to reading these threads I probably would not have even thought about it!
 
Tipping's become out of hand in our society! I mean I've always tipped people I was supposed to like waiters, bartenders, food delivery people, valets, etc., but it seems like every few months there's new people in your daily life you're expected to tip. I saw a news report the other day that said that not enough people are tipping their mailmen, doormen, gardeners, etc. Service people have crappy jobs at times, but to expect tips from everyone all the time for everything you do is getting out of control for those of us not made of money. I actually had no idea that it was expected for you to tip housekeepers in hotels. Glad I always keep the do not disturb sign up cus I can't afford to be tossing money around constantly (I stay in hotels quite a bit). Plus I always carry my own bags and sometimes have to fight the bellhop off. I rather do things for myself that are so simple than pay people, but that's just me. I guess living in a metropolis in a highrise I have to deal with service people way too much that tipping every single one all the time just seems ridiculous, about as ridiculous as giving a dollar to every begger I pass on the street (which would be at least 20 every time I walk down the street!) /rant off

I'd just like to see people clean up after themselves at parks (or in the world in general). Nothing bothers me more than people who can't throw their garbage into the garbage can or those who won't clean off their table after dining at a counter-service restaurant. I don't expect anyone to scrub their table down, but at least toss the garbage. It's very unappetizing to eat food at a dirty table.

The same goes for the bathrooms. If you drop paper or whatever on the floor, pick it up and flush it. If you're one of those people who ridiculously squats over the toilet and pees all over the seat and themselves cus they're afraid of germs (I guess you're not bothered by the pee that dribbles down your leg or by the pee that someone else is going to sit in cus of you), at least wipe down the seat. And please flush the toilet! Oh and PLEASE wash your hands!!!! You're going to be touching many things throughout the day, no one wants to touch what you've touched after you used the bathroom and didn't wash your hands.

Please don't stick your gum on anything, this includes the ground and especially places to sit! Just throw it in the garbage please. Do you want to touch, step on, or sit on someone else's gum?

If your kids are picking their nose or doing other gross things like spitting, throwing their garbage around, vomiting, etc., please stop them from doing this and then attempt to clean it up or tell a CM about it so they can at least clean it up. Leaving your child's vomit, urine, diapers, etc. anywhere in the park other than the toilet or garbage can is just disgusting. I've seen people or kids vomit and just keep on walking or the parents just ignore it and tell their kids to keep walking, that's just so gross. At least get someone to clean it up and warn others who might end up sitting or walking in it.

If your kids are crying at shows (especially movies!), please take them out! I know your viewing experience might be ruined by having to take your child out of a show, but letting them stay at the show while they scream and cry is ruining hundreds of other people's experience.

Don't stop in traffic, move all the way across the aisle, don't intentionally bang people with your wheelchair, ecv, or stroller unless you are trying to handicap them as well. I've had people almost knock me over and really hurt my legs banging into me with strollers and stuff. I know it's not usually on purpose but there have been some times where I think it is. And not when I'm standing in anyone's way, just walking with the flow of traffic. Sorry I can't go any faster than the person walking in front of me and the person in front of me can't go any faster than the person walking in front of them, etc.

The whole polite thing to CM's is fine, but I'd just settle for people who don't berate CM's. Verbally abusing some teenager who probably doesn't have anything to do with what you're upset about is just so wrong. I've worked in retail enough to have experienced this way too many times and it makes me sick to see people being extremely mean to those serving them.

If you or your kids tends to get sick on rides, please skip it so you don't ruin the ride for everyone by not only perhaps getting sick on other people but by making the ride slow down or stop for a time so they can clean that car or have to skip the car or take it off the track.

No cutting in line, duh! Please don't hold the place in line for the rest of your party of 10 until you're at the front and then have them all cut in right before you get on the ride.

Don't try and sneak through the fast pass line or something like that. It's just a waste of time for people behind you and the CM's who have to tell you no. I can't tell you how many people I've seen try and sneak through the fast pass line and it just never works.

Please don't get wheelchairs or ecv's if you don't need them. And no I'm not questioning anyone's need, but I've literally known people who have gotten wheelchairs when they did not needed them and even laughed about it. I've never gone to a park with one, but I've had people tell me about doing it. How they avoided so many lines with their wheelchair. I've gone with people who needed the wheelchair and sometimes the line is not faster or more convenient, especially in Epcot...

Don't take up more space than you need...

Don't smoke in line.

And most importantly, DON'T eat the wrap at the counter service restaurants! Whatever the stuff is inside it (tofa maybe?) is nasty!
 
Tip the housekeeping? To be honest, I hadn't thought of doing that unless we left a mess or something.

I will agree on the movie theater point. Furthermore (sorry to jump on the wheelchair wagon again) if there is a cutout for a wheelchair at the end of the isle, don't sit in the chair right next to it. Move down a few seats please. People in wheelchairs who use the cutouts (especially so they won't get rammed into by people walking in the isles) usually have someone with them like would like to sit with. So leave a seat or two.
 















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