What is the most annoying thing you have experienced another guest doing at Disney?

[Dizduke]

I think what we can take away from some of this is stick up for your fellow peeps. Just because something doesn't directly involve you doesn't mean you should let the other person handle it. Strength in numbers.
Also, anyone that lays a finger on you can get thrown out of the park. Find the nearest CM, report it, and get security involved. That's what it's their for. Shouldn't have to go home with a broken toe or heart.

 

[maxiesmom]

Never, ever force a child onto a ride, who are you doing it for anyway? You can guarantee it's a selfish parent, the same sort who drag a tired and grumpy toddler around when all the little wants is a kip. When I first took DD to DL Paris she was 7 and refused to see the dragon under the castle or go on Haunted Mansion, I didn't see the point of wasting time and effort forcing her on, fast forward two years she went in on her own volition and loved both, but, it could have been so different if I'd forced her.

That totally depends on the child and the parent. When he was young, we forced my nephew onto a ride in Dollywood that is a lot like Kali River Rapids. He was nervous the whole time we were waiting, saying he didn't want to go. When we were done, he wanted to go again.

Some parents do know how far to push their children.

 

[MissStitch626]

I actually stopped posting for a while after getting sniffy posts from posters claiming that they never saw people using phones, lets alone inappropriately, in the parks. It and flash photos on rides are my bugbears as they affect others. So to all of you who put me down with my posts about people and cell phones, why did you feel the need to contradict me when you know full well I made a good and valid point.

I think phones on rides are one of those things that you either notice or you don't - in other words unless you see it happening it probably doesn't seem like that big a deal but I can tell you that it was definitely something that has annoyed me on the last couple of trips. Occasional pictures I get - I just don't get someone spending an entire ride/attraction staring at Facebook, Twitter etc, and I saw this a lot more than just the examples above. There are plenty of places in the parks where this can be done without disturbing an experience for other guests. This drives me crazy at the cinema as well - someone sitting in front with their phone on constantly, lighting up the whole row.

I posted something similar in another threat about photography - I'm in favour of everyone doing whatever they want to do. If someone wants to spend an entire trip staring at their phone that's their business. The only issue I have with it is if it is impacting on other people's enjoyment.

 

[Peachkins]

That totally depends on the child and the parent. When he was young, we forced my nephew onto a ride in Dollywood that is a lot like Kali River Rapids. He was nervous the whole time we were waiting, saying he didn't want to go. When we were done, he wanted to go again.

Some parents do know how far to push their children.

Agreed. My brother's family went to Disney a year or so ago with my then 6-year-old niece. She put up a fight about almost every ride they went on- some were things that she had ridden the year before and loved and just had some hazy memories of. I'm sure to some people it looked like they were cruel parents forcing their child onto these rides, but they were things that they already knew she could handle.

 

[GovieMom]

I'm pretty sure dwarf is the preferred term, and that in fact is what they call themselves.

I agree.

 

[LBIJim]

If the choice is this or some disgusting, sweaty mess invading my personal space, I choose a large gap. . Even with the gap, you'll still get on the ride at the exact same time.

This.

Yeah, I know it might be frustrating when people leave a large gap, but in the end the wait time is exactly the same. It just SEEMS longer if you're not inching along.

 

[LovetheVillians]

We MIGHT have annoyed some people while we were there on August 20th for a 1 day trip to the MK. Some people laughed, some rolled their eyes, and some gave us dirty looks. My husband has an odd/quirky sense of humor.

My husband had been watching YouTube videos, this one gave him the idea;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7oGk-ozhKI

He attached a bicycle bell to the stroller. When we approached the groups that stopped to decide what they were going to do (instead of moving to the side to decide), he would ring the bell. It actually worked, LOL, they moved over.

 

[PeterPanic]

Another time my mother was stopped in her ECV on the side of the walkway and a nine or so boy walked right into the front of it because he wasn't looking where he was going. His mother was angry at my mother and told her to watch where she was going. We had to laugh about that one after they left since she wasn't even moving at the time. But my mom was a bit frazzled because people kept stepping right in front of her and stopping suddenly, so she was afraid she really would end up hitting someone. Thankfully that never happened, but sometimes I wonder if some of the people complaining about the wild ECV riders are the ones that step right in front without paying attention. I know there are bad drivers out there, of course, but it's also important to look where you're going and not jump or walk directly in front of an ECV.

If I had to guess I would have to say that 99% of the time that is exactly the case. I know that 100% of the incidents I have seen were the fault of the person that got hit.

I know that there is a lot of distraction in a place like WDW, but, seriously if you are hit, you are the one that is going to feel the physical pain. PAY ATTENTION TO WHERE YOU ARE AS OPPOSED TO EVERYTHING AROUND YOU! I have made 43 trips to WDW over a span of 31 years and have never been hit but a stroller or an ECV. I have seen posts from people that say that they have been hit multiple times. Guess what? They are the common denominator in this little story.

I do know that due to a temporary injury, I had to use a ECV in a public event. I can tell you that people, if they see you decide that they should be able to go ahead of you or if they stop quick and they are accidentally hit by one, guess who they blame. The time I used it I had quite the enlightenment concerning them. The first is that they don't have mechanical brakes. They stop by releasing the acceleration button. In a panic moment ones natural instinct is to hold it on even harder. When you do release it, there is a second or two time delay until the machine will stop moving forward and the engine brake takes over to lock it in place. Not to mention the fact that you have to spend the entire time face high to everyone's butt.


Moral of the story... Stop being an idiot and pay attention. And second, if an accident should happen, you are probably to blame for it. At least allow the benefit of the doubt and not make the actual "victim" feel guilty for something that the chances are were caused by you to begin with.

 

[txnana]

If I had to guess I would have to say that 99% of the time that is exactly the case. I know that 100% of the incidents I have seen were the fault of the person that got hit.

I know that there is a lot of distraction in a place like WDW, but, seriously if you are hit, you are the one that is going to feel the physical pain. PAY ATTENTION TO WHERE YOU ARE AS OPPOSED TO EVERYTHING AROUND YOU! I have made 43 trips to WDW over a span of 31 years and have never been hit but a stroller or an ECV. I have seen posts from people that say that they have been hit multiple times. Guess what? They are the common denominator in this little story.

I do know that due to a temporary injury, I had to use a ECV in a public event. I can tell you that people, if they see you decide that they should be able to go ahead of you or if they stop quick and they are accidentally hit by one, guess who they blame. The time I used it I had quite the enlightenment concerning them. The first is that they don't have mechanical brakes. They stop by releasing the acceleration button. In a panic moment ones natural instinct is to hold it on even harder. When you do release it, there is a second or two time delay until the machine will stop moving forward and the engine brake takes over to lock it in place. Not to mention the fact that you have to spend the entire time face high to everyone's butt.


Moral of the story... Stop being an idiot and pay attention. And second, if an accident should happen, you are probably to blame for it. At least allow the benefit of the doubt and not make the actual "victim" feel guilty for something that the chances are were caused by you to begin with.

THIS! I use an ecv at home and at WDW so I am a very experienced driver. I try to leave a few inches between my front tire and the crowd in front of me, but people see that as an invitation to wedge themselves or their small child into that space. Stopping the ECV in those instances is very difficult as I have no brakes.

 

[abbadackerygirl]

I think it's funny that you were outraged that they called him a midget and you called him a dwarf

You think that's funny? Ask any little person, the term midget is offensive, but saying someone has DWARFISM is the term that describes a MEDICAL CONDITION.

 

[freckles04]

We MIGHT have annoyed some people while we were there on August 20th for a 1 day trip to the MK. Some people laughed, some rolled their eyes, and some gave us dirty looks. My husband has an odd/quirky sense of humor.

My husband had been watching YouTube videos, this one gave him the idea;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7oGk-ozhKI

He attached a bicycle bell to the stroller. When we approached the groups that stopped to decide what they were going to do (instead of moving to the side to decide), he would ring the bell. It actually worked, LOL, they moved over.

This is funny.

Your husband is probably a fun guy to hang out with!

 

[themouseforme]

Yep, people are human. We all know that. So why do a buzzkill thread about the happy place, op.

 

[abbadackerygirl]

This is funny.

Your husband is probably a fun guy to hang out with!

I'm gonna attach one on the front of the stroller for DD to ring........*snickers*

 

[MPB82]

You think that's funny? Ask any little person, the term midget is offensive, but saying someone has DWARFISM is the term that describes a MEDICAL CONDITION.

Yeah I do think it's funny. Dwarfism is a medical condition, a dwarf is a disney character. I believe "little person" would be correct. As a test go up to one and see if you feel comfortable saying dwarf, chances are you wouldn't be. Mental retardation is a medical term, but those who have it are not retards.

You didn't say "a person with dwarfism" you said "a dwarf"

 

[emeraldmom]

We MIGHT have annoyed some people while we were there on August 20th for a 1 day trip to the MK. Some people laughed, some rolled their eyes, and some gave us dirty looks. My husband has an odd/quirky sense of humor.

My husband had been watching YouTube videos, this one gave him the idea;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7oGk-ozhKI

He attached a bicycle bell to the stroller. When we approached the groups that stopped to decide what they were going to do (instead of moving to the side to decide), he would ring the bell. It actually worked, LOL, they moved over.

I got my Dad a horn for his ECV. It's a bicycle horn, sounds kinda like the old time clown horns at the circus. He uses it when people stop or step right in front of him. They do tend to move. The looks he gets are great! Everything from amused to outraged.

My mother is so embarrassed by it. But she is also one of those people that almost never uses the horn in the car.

 

[emeraldmom]

If I had to guess I would have to say that 99% of the time that is exactly the case. I know that 100% of the incidents I have seen were the fault of the person that got hit.

I know that there is a lot of distraction in a place like WDW, but, seriously if you are hit, you are the one that is going to feel the physical pain. PAY ATTENTION TO WHERE YOU ARE AS OPPOSED TO EVERYTHING AROUND YOU! I have made 43 trips to WDW over a span of 31 years and have never been hit but a stroller or an ECV. I have seen posts from people that say that they have been hit multiple times. Guess what? They are the common denominator in this little story.

I do know that due to a temporary injury, I had to use a ECV in a public event. I can tell you that people, if they see you decide that they should be able to go ahead of you or if they stop quick and they are accidentally hit by one, guess who they blame. The time I used it I had quite the enlightenment concerning them. The first is that they don't have mechanical brakes. They stop by releasing the acceleration button. In a panic moment ones natural instinct is to hold it on even harder. When you do release it, there is a second or two time delay until the machine will stop moving forward and the engine brake takes over to lock it in place. Not to mention the fact that you have to spend the entire time face high to everyone's butt.


Moral of the story... Stop being an idiot and pay attention. And second, if an accident should happen, you are probably to blame for it. At least allow the benefit of the doubt and not make the actual "victim" feel guilty for something that the chances are were caused by you to begin with.

I think this is a combination of both. My father uses an ECV, and I push my ds in a transport wheelchair. I can't tell you the number of times I have had people step in front of us, or stop right in front of us. I've even had people step/hop over my ds's legs. That one makes me MAD! We also get rammed with strollers regularly.

On the flip side, my mother rented an ECV for herself once when we were at Seaworld. OMG she is just scary! She almost got me several times. The was one point where I had to hop up over a curb and into the shrubbery to get away. She slammed into the curb right where I had been standing. The past couple of trips, if she wants a seat, we have her bring a rollator.

So, having seen both sides, I think it is both sides fault. I beleive that your average guest is completely oblivious to ECV's and wheelchairs, and step/stop in front of them all the time. That said, some ECV drivers do not use them regularly, and are just unsafe.

What we usually end up doing is me pushing ds in the front of our group, with my Dad on his ECV behind me. Sometimes older ds is between us. I can stop the wheelchair faster than he can the ECV. He tries to leave space, but older ds and I get bumped once in a while. I basically try to clear a path for him with the wheelchair. Ds knows the keep ALL body parts within the confines of the chair in a crowd. We get bumped, jostled, rammed by strollers, and sometimes people almost land in his lap.

 

[LovetheVillians]

On behalf of some of us, I apologize. Can't believe I'm saying this, but I believe I am one of the people you're complaining of. I'm a heavy sweater, and once I start, my clothing looks like I've been swimming within a couple of minutes. In that situation, no matter how much deodorant you put on and how many baths you've taken, you are going to stink.

This may sound strange, but to me there is a difference in regular same-day sweat odor and someone hasn't bathed in 2 days and been sweating both days. Some people are heavy sweaters and that isn't offensive, it can't be helped. But to stand next to someone in line with STALE body odor will make me gag. That is just NASTY.

 

[hattrickmom]

This is funnier than it is annoying. My husband calls it the Disney stare. When people are staring off at something but are still walking and walk right into you!! Last time we were there he got a full on body hug from an older woman when she ran into him!! Pretty hilarious!!

 

[acciodisney]

Yeah I do think it's funny. Dwarfism is a medical condition, a dwarf is a disney character. I believe "little person" would be correct. As a test go up to one and see if you feel comfortable saying dwarf, chances are you wouldn't be. Mental retardation is a medical term, but those who have it are not retards.

You didn't say "a person with dwarfism" you said "a dwarf"

I was curious so I googled it and found this quote on the Little People of American Foundation website:

"Such terms as dwarf, little person, LP, and person of short stature are all acceptable, but most people would rather be referred to by their name than by a label."

 

[LovetheVillians]

This is funnier than it is annoying. My husband calls it the Disney stare. When people are staring off at something but are still walking and walk right into you!! Last time we were there he got a full on body hug from an older woman when she ran into him!! Pretty hilarious!!

Similar happened to my husband on the bridge towards Adventureland. He put his hands up to stop the woman and accidentally got a handful of ****. He was so embarrassed and apologized but she was just in her own world LOL. Gave us all a good laugh.