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

[DebbieB]

Teenage girls who think it's funny to scream at the top of their lungs on Tower of Terror. There was a row behind me one time. As soon as the elevator started to go up, the girl behind me started screaming. Her friend next to her said "nothing even happened yet!".

When a group of people walk side by side all the way across a walkway and you can't get past them.

 

[EastYorkDisneyFan]

So many choices, mostly at MK of all places, but one stands out for me.

I was walking through MK during one of the MVMCP last year and crossed the parade route shortly before it started. There was a man arguing with the CM as to why he couldn't stand up front in the middle of the walkway that was being kept open for people trying to cross (like me). I was behind him as he walked back towards his family, and I heard him say as he got to them "He thinks he such a big man telling people what to do. I'm gonna go back and kick his ***." Then he turns around, bumps me a little out of his way (not violent but enough to annoy me), and heads back to the CM. So I turn and follow him just to see what he does. Then he starts berating and threatening the CM, and using horrible language in front of all of the families waiting for the parade. I stepped in and had him yell at me for a bit instead of the CM, since I knew the poor CM could do nothing more than say "I'm sorry sir" or risk losing his job. The guest calmed a bit when I explained that the CM was just doing his job and told everyone else the same thing he told this man, and that if he went too far, he'd be having security escort him out of the park.

I just couldn't believe that someone would get that angry and vulgar and threatening because they didn't get a front row spot for the parade five minutes before it started.

That reminds me of the time when I was at the halloween party back in 2009 and it was just before the parade and someone was yelling at the cm about how they couldn't get to splash mountain or big thunder because the street was closed/ Me and several other poel told them about the path along the river that was till open and they didn't believe it until they came behind us a saw it.

 

[EastYorkDisneyFan]

another thing I find annoying is poel who say the attraction spiel along with the ride. All they end up doing is spoiling it for someone who doesn't want to hear them, plus it's kind of annoying too.

 

[Pookasaurus]

As the mother of an exceptionally tall little boy, one of my biggest "Pet peeves" is people, and especially other parents, who pass judgement on other children and parents because how they look - especially if they "look older than my child and were in a stroller!!!". Not at Disney but locally I was walking with my son in a stroller at an event and got multiple nasty looks and even comments about having a 5 year old in a stroller. The truth is he was hardly 2.

As for specific Disney events - We had lined up in frontier land over an hour before MSEP started - no one else had. We did this because we were traveling with my then 20 month old son and I knew it would be better to keep him in the stroller and in order for him to see anything, we wanted front row. The other option would have been holding him up, which would have blocked others. So we parked, waited, had some snacks, etc. About 15-20 minutes before the parade started, 2 grown adults came up and stood next to us and then slowly but surely inched their way using their feet to move stroller back until they were standing directly in front of him.

The worst was waiting for the monorail back to the poly mid day. We arrived early and waited. My 20 month old was out of his stroller and happily standing with us. A large group of adults came up a few min later and stood behind us. When the monorail arrived and the doors opened, the group of adults pushed through/past my husband, myself, my toddler, and my 4yo and rushed in knocking my toddler out of my hand he was holding, into the doors and on the floor face first stepping over him so they could get the seats. It was all I could do to stand over him and keep him safe.

We've taken steps to try and make sure we/our children/etc don't affect others' enjoyments of their own vacations (what is reasonably possible at least, I'm sure we've upset someone inadvertently at some point). Especially after reading these boards. Line up early, arrive early, stand back, leave, we do the best we can. These are just two examples of the results of our attempts.

My suggestion to all those who love to complain about small kids at Disney World - Perhaps if those people actually acted the way they expected little children to act then it would be a better experience all around. I've consistently seen much worse behavior from self-entitled adults than I ever have from children.

Oh, and it drives me absolutely bonkers when people get in the way of my monster stroller - Its rented, people! I'll have to pay for the damage your thick ankles cause

 

[TheLittleKatie]

All of these happened a few days ago as Hollywood Studios..

1. Family at the front of the 'loading line' at Star Tours decide they want the middle seats, sat themselves down and left everyone else to climb over them

2. Woman on the back row of Tower of Terror filmed the whole ride.. WITH THE FLASH ON

3. An older gentleman (who should know better) stuck his hand infront of a photopass photo being taken.. not so annoying for me, but CMs must get so sick of things like that.

Another thing I've had a lot of so far this trip, is men sitting with their legs so far apart that they are pressing up against me.. Sorry, in the Florida heat I don't want your sweaty, hairy leg touching me please, stranger!!!!!

 

[BuzzinDownToDisney]

another thing I find annoying is poel who say the attraction spiel along with the ride. All they end up doing is spoiling it for someone who doesn't want to hear them, plus it's kind of annoying too.

This, this and more this!!! On my recent trip I decided I would finally take on ToT because I love the Twilight Zone and hated missing the theming of the queue. I was standing in front of a couple of early 20s BF/Gf couple who recited every single word of the pre-ride show. News flash pimples, you don't sound like Rod Serling in the least. Then in my post-ride pics, I'm genuinely reacting to my joy of the ride, as they have their sunglasses on, arms crossed looking mad at the world.

 

[WuvEeyore]

I would have punched him in the face. People are unbelievable.

He was lucky that my husband wasn't standing there. The shock of it left me frozen. If he had lingered, I would have smacked him for sure.

 

[Miss Whimsy]

Another thing I've had a lot of so far this trip, is men sitting with their legs so far apart that they are pressing up against me.. Sorry, in the Florida heat I don't want your sweaty, hairy leg touching me please, stranger!!!!!

ha this is one of my pet peeves in life, not just at Disney. I've decided I'm going to start sitting on buses/trains with my elbows spread out really wide--these DDs need room to breathe, dude!

 

[crostorfer]

I had a group of Brazilians jump in my daughter's photopass picture with Snow White, after waiting for 45 minutes in 100 degree weather, with no shade, for the shot that was her last of the afternoon. They just snuck us in quickly because we had waited so long. I screamed at them. It was ugly.

 

[Disney Frenhines]

People with children who think it gives them priorities and rights over everyone else. people who don't get their own way from either a CM or other guest moaning 'That's hardly Disney spirit' or the old chestnut 'Disney is for kids'. I think all potential Disney guests should take time to listen to Walt's speech on the opening day of Disneyland. He built it for everyone, not certain specific groups.

 

[crostorfer]

People with children who think it gives them priorities and rights over everyone else. people who don't get their own way from either a CM or other guest moaning 'That's hardly Disney spirit' or the old chestnut 'Disney is for kids'. I think all potential Disney guests should take time to listen to Walt's speech on the opening day of Disneyland. He built it for everyone, not certain specific groups.

Oh! Thank you! You just reminded me of another one. At the Spirit of Aloha show, these families with very small children who sat in Tier 1 thought it was absolutely adorable to let said children dance in front of the stage before the performers. They put on their own show. In fact, they delayed parts of the actual show, the fire twirler in particular, because they wouldn't get out of the way. The main actor with the mic kept asking people to keep their kids away from the stage.

No one else thinks your kids are cute people, especially when they are disruptive. No one cares about your little Johnny and Sally but you. It's annoying.

 

[Disney Frenhines]

I had a group of Brazilians jump in my daughter's photopass picture with Snow White, after waiting for 45 minutes in 100 degree weather, with no shade, for the shot that was her last of the afternoon. They just snuck us in quickly because we had waited so long. I screamed at them. It was ugly.

They are a nightmare, well done for yelling at them, if you have never experienced these tour groups be grateful, thank goodness I never have to stand behind tour group leaders feeding ticket after ticket after ticket into FP machines ever again, then turning up at the FP entrance to see 60 Brazillians going in ahead of me

 

[Disney Frenhines]

I can't speak for anyone else, but since my umbrella stroller question seems to be involved in some of this, I'll say a few of my opinions:

1) I, personally, would not bring a kid under 1 to Disney because I don't think they'd appreciate it. If I could, I'd leave them at home with a relative or trusted friend and bring them back when they're a little older and I feel they can appreciate it better. However, I do understand that other people choose to bring children under the age of 1, and I don't fault them for that decision (I'm not saying they're not allowed, I'm saying it's not something I would do ... I also wouldn't go skydiving, but that doesn't mean I don't think other people should do it).

2) I believe that children should behave in a way that is not overly disruptive to others. I understand that kids will act like kids (which is great - you don't want them to grow up too fast), and you can't fault them for that, but if a kid does something that is inappropriate or disruptive to someone else (kicks someone, cuts in front of someone in line, vomits, etc), I believe that the parent should say something to kid to the effect that what they did was wrong, and the kid and/or parent should apologize.

3) If you're bringing a kid in a stroller (which I have no problem with at all), I don't understand why you wouldn't want to travel with a smaller, lightweight stroller (then again, people don't understand why I pack 4 pairs of shoes, so I probably shouldn't talk).

4) No matter what stroller you're using, I believe that you should be aware of your surroundings, try not to hit anyone with your stroller, and if you do hit someone by accident (which I know happens ... often because the someone who gets hit stops suddenly or isn't moving when they should be), apologize.

5) If you're paying more attention to your phone than to your kid, that's a problem. I once saw a kid climbing around and almost fall off and hit his head (he caught himself at the last minute) ... but I don't think his father noticed, because he was too busy on his phone call. I was so upset by that.

So, those are some of my opinions on Disney with kids. Note that these are coming from a young adult without kids, so I don't expect everyone with kids to agree with me. I just wanted to make it clear that I have no objection to kids at Disney World and absolutely no objection to parents who are courteous to others.
My question about umbrella strollers was just that: a question. There was a discussion about big strollers going on, and I don't remember seeing man umbrella strollers on my last trip, so I was wondering if it was something that just fell out of popularity, because when I was a little kid we traveled with an umbrella stroller for me.

Sarah, with regards to No.5, I posted about people and their mobile phones and got flamed because apparently I imagined that people actually used them, I was told that by quite a lot of other posters that they have never seen anybody using phones in the parks, I'm glad you noticed this too and I'm not going doolally.

 

[Leader of the Pack]

I'll be one of those people with a monster stroller at the next visit; I'll have a 4 year old and a 2 year old with me and I tried hard but couldn't fit both of them into the umbrella stroller. I promise I'll only ram people chanting, cutting in line, and holding ipads over their heads. Since they're so young I was going to leave them at home but the 4 year old can't get the hang of the microwave.

he-he-he

 

[JoeyEmmaMomma]

People yelling, being rude or nasty to their children.
We are all tired, it's hot. Don't expect your children to behave better than you are.

 

[chelseabun76]

Those people you hear in lines mumbling that they should have gone on vacation somewhere else. Yes, you should have. Next time, please do.

 

[brian95]

Not really annoying but shocking we were waiting for rd at the mk tunnel when this maybe 20 year old girl who had lets say some enhancement done was wearing an very revealing top had her boyfriend put sunscreen on her frontal area. We tried to distract the kids from this R rated scene. I tried not to watch but really couldnt believe what i was seeing

 

[tuckerkeys]

Riding IASW with my 2 kids & this man who we did not know sat in our row, and then proceeded to take his sneakers OFF to reveal the MOST disgusting smelly feet we've ever smelled!

I was sitting next to him & gagged the whole ride. I asked him to put his shoes back on & he just looked at me I did not think he spoke english….

My kids kept me entertained the entire ride with their comments! Noone else on the boat said anything….

 

[Princesca]

People with children who think it gives them priorities and rights over everyone else. people who don't get their own way from either a CM or other guest moaning 'That's hardly Disney spirit' or the old chestnut 'Disney is for kids'. I think all potential Disney guests should take time to listen to Walt's speech on the opening day of Disneyland. He built it for everyone, not certain specific groups.

Aaaaaaaaamen! This is kinda why I'm bummed about Maelstrom, too. I feel like it's just one more thing to cater to kids by taking away something more adult oriented that some kids already enjoyed. Add Frozen, but keep the dark, creepy Maelstrom!

 

[Princesca]

Parents not supervising their kids – While waiting in a very long bus line after MNSSHP, there was a young boy in the row next to me that hit me multiple times (including twice in the head) with a light-up toy sword. The parents saw him waiving the sword around as well as him hitting me with it and said nothing. I understand kids will be kids and that is why I let the first few times slide, but I was not happy by the time I got to board the bus.

I'm sorry, but I WILL correct kids like this. I'm not going to yell at them, or smack them upside the head with their own sword to give them a taste of their own medicine, but the words "Were you raised by wolves?" may well leave my lips.