What is the most obnoxious thing that has ever happened to you in a WDW eatery??

[WDW LOVR]

We've had 3 experiences that probably fall under this thread.

First, my wife and I were on an adults only trip (kids were at camp) and we went to Nine Dragons for an early dinner. There was a good sized (what looked like extended) family seated right across the aisle from us, but there was no Mom. Dad sat in the chair like the king of a small country and grown son and GF/Wife felt it was necessary to disipline the young son of (I'm guessing here) sister. The kid was obviously tired and probably hot and probably not excited about eating at a Chinese restaurant so we had to spend our whole meal listening to "if you don't quit cryin, I'm going to take you outside and give you somethin to cry about". And comments from other family members to "take him outside and give him a good one!" It totally wrecked the meal for us. We couldn't wait to finish and get out of there.

Second one was a total accident, but the CM at Matsanoma Lounge dumped a whole sprite down my DS back. He was a very good sport about it (it was hot out that day and he liked the cold). The CM apologized over and over and the manager apologized a couple times. It almost got anoying that they were apologizing so much. They ended up giving us some amount off our bill which was fine. At least is was a clear liquid so it didn't stain.

Third was dinner at CG last year. There was another extended family (of ~12) who were letting their young kids do whatever they wanted. Two of the youngsters crawled under the table next to them where the family had 2 well behaved kids enjoying dinner. These same 2 kids were climbing on the chairs and jumping off. The floor around their table looked like a hurricane had just gone through with all the food, linens, silverware laying around. The whole time the couple sets of parents and grandparents just sat there smiling while the kids did what they wanted. It obviously made a number of tables not enjoy their meals like you hope to expect at a place like CG. Thank goodness they were 3/4 way done with their meal when we sat down, so at least we got to enjoy most of our meal.

 

[nibby]

Mine was at Prime Time Cafe last time we visited MGM. We had the rudest waitress who wouldn't stop picking on our family. She made my son eat his greens, she yelled across the room at us, she even fed my husband the remains from his plate all the time telling him he wasn't allowed pudding unless he ate it all up. Still it wasn't only us - she told the girl on the next table to stop chewing her hair and made her BF wear a bib
........................................ can't think why we've made an ADR for our visit there in a couple of weeks!!!!

 

[D&R love Disney]

The worst we experience was a few nights before our wedding. We were dining at Tony's in the MK. We were seated next to two families with about 5 kids between them all under 8. The kids were out of control. The 2 Dads left and it was just the Moms talking and ignoring the kids. The kids started throwing spaghetti at one another. Still Mom's ignored them. Then they threw more spaghetti at the waitress and across at another table.

The waitstaff was so glad to see them leave. No apology for the mess either

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

These are great keep them coming. I too have to agree the butt digger is the worst with a close second by the tank licking children. Another funny that I saw many years ago, and childless, was kid who took a tantrum in a cs restarant by space mountain. He threw himself on the ground kicking feet and all and in the end was covered in mustard and hotdog. Me and DH deemed we were never having children. We did eventually but that was a true TEMPER TANTRUM wow I hope my kiddo never does that. The poor grandpa looked like he wanted to crawl under a rock. Kids....gotta luv um.

 

[PatriciaH]

I really think the manager sould say something if chairs are being thrown at waitstaff or food is being flung around! Those kids need their heads checked. I shudder to think what these people's homes look like. Changing a diaper at the table is SO unsanitory as well. Would SHE go to the bathroom at her table??

 

[GDUL]

Copied from a post that I wrote in the "Have You Ever Had a Shock" thread:

My wife, 2 daughters, and I were seated with another family of 4 (didn't know them - maybe mother, daughter, son, and grandmother) at a table at the Teppanyaki Dining Room. The son and daughter were probably in their mid-teens. As we were served the salad, etc., we were somewhat surprised at how fast these 4 could eat their food - but we didn't know that a new land speed record for eating dinner was about to be set when the main course was served! I kid you not, from the time the main course arrived to the time that they paid their bill and left the table couldn't have been more than a couple of minutes. During "dinner," all 4 of them put their heads down by the table, tipped their plates towards their mouths, and proceeded to shovel (literally!) the food in. I was afraid that they were going to singe their lips on the cooking area of the table. All the while they were "eating," they continued their conversation which resulted in rice, chicken, etc. being sprayed all over their end of the table. I don't believe that my family began to eat our dinner until several minutes after they left, not because we were shocked, but more amazed at what we had just witnessed (a "did you see what I just saw" moment). We still laugh about it even though this occured years ago.

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

Gary that is a riot.

 

[CoolDisneyCat]

On our last trip my DD24 and I had lunch at LTT, and we were tucked into a small table in the corner. Behind us was a party of four adults and a baby, and at a large round table in the middle was probably 5 or 6 kids that belonged to the adults. During the course of the meal the baby was getting fussy, so the kids were squeezing back and forth between my chair and the adults' table to carry the baby around, bring her food, etc. One little girl kept appologizing, but it was beginning to get old! It was a very small space and I was constantly being bumped and jostled, and plus the kids were yelling back and forth to the parents...we were relieved when they were finished eating.

We ordered the griddled poundcake for dessert, but when the waiter brought our bill it wasn't on there. The restaurant hadn't taken it off our bill - one of the couples from the table behind us had! Not the parents of the baby, either, but the other couple! They appologized for bumping us so many times going back and forth between tables and for their kids being so loud, and they said it was the least they could do. We were really surprised and impressed.

 

[2kidsnutsfordisney]

I had never had anything gross happen at Disney until our recent trip. This just happened last Sat. we had just sat down at Flame Tree BBQ in AK and were waiting on my dh to bring the napkins, etc. when I look two tables over and see a little boy about 4 or 5 with his pants down around his ankles and taking a pee right there in the dining area the mom turns and looks at him and then proceeds to go right back to what she was doing - GROSS!! Although this is not food related it shocked us just the same. While waiting for the fireworks in Epcot we were sitting by the fountain in front of Morocco when a boy about 12 began playing in the fountain and splashing water everywhere. As my dh and I watched him he then began picking up coins out of the fountain. When we spoke up and told him that he really should not be doing such a thing and that it was stealing he just ignored us and went right back to what he was doing. I would say that he got away with at least a couple of dollars worth of change. My dd who is 8 and ds who is 5 just sat there stunned saying "that little boy is stealing wishes". I eventually saw the boy meet up with his father and against my better judgement did not say anything to the father (still kicking myself over not speaking up) but as my dh said "it is not my responsiblity to discipline the world". What are people thinking??

 

[Lesley]

I'd have to say my worst experience was in January at The Plaza. The waitress was extremely inattentive and slow, insisted that my 11yo order off the adult menu (this was the last day of our trip, we were not on the dining plan, and no other server all week insisted on this!), then on one of her infrequent visits to our table complained to us that the people at the next table left without paying their bill and that she was going to be forced to pay it herself. While I agree that the behavior of the people at the next table was wrong, it wasn't our problem and I could understand why they left (they just should have paid)....and its totally inappropriate for her to bring it up to us as an excuse for her poor service. I think I sat for a good half an hour after we were finished eating so that I could pay our bill..unfortunately I didn't have cash with me.

Our ds did throw up in LTT once when he was 5yo....but it wasn't a horrible experience, really. The waitress was really nice about it and I don't think there was more than another table or two who were able to see and know what happened. We got things cleaned up and all was well.

Oh, I forgot about our luau experience....not so much obnoxious as uncomfortable. We were seated next to a family with a teenage son who had Down's Syndrome. I would say this young man's eating abilities were about the same as a toddler. My ds, who has issues with seeing people eat in a messy way (the above incident was partially the result of his view of his baby sister eating a banana...), was sitting next to this young man. Unfortunately the young man took a bite that was too large for him and gagged on it, then vomited a bit.....actually he seemed to have a bit of a problem regulating his eating throughout the meal, quite a bit of gagging and such. We quickly switched our seating positions so ds would not immediately throw up too....but he was feeling very sick from seeing it, and crying trying to hold himself back from throwing up too. It was just a bad situation from having 2 boys with conflicting special needs seated next to one another...and there really wasn't much we could do about it. Luckily we didn't have to leave and our ds calmed down after switching seats.

Oh, and a comment on the diaper changing facilities....there are quite a few restaurants that do not have changing tables in their restrooms. I've had a few uncomfortable changes either with a changing pad propped on a sink counter or on the floor (yuck!...and sorry about the sink but given a choice between that and the floor I'll use that and wipe it down afterward). Le Cellier is one that comes to mind....I haven't eaten at Marrakesh yet, so I can't comment. On the floor in full view of other diners is not a good place to do a change, but perhaps the mother was just extremely flustered with being unable to find a changing table and wasn't thinking it through.

 

[ducklite]

I had never had anything gross happen at Disney until our recent trip. This just happened last Sat. we had just sat down at Flame Tree BBQ in AK and were waiting on my dh to bring the napkins, etc. when I look two tables over and see a little boy about 4 or 5 with his pants down around his ankles and taking a pee right there in the dining area the mom turns and looks at him and then proceeds to go right back to what she was doing - GROSS!!

Sorry butt driller, move over, this one takes the cake.

Anne

 

[cinjoe22]

My obnoxious thing was actually very upsetting. On our last trip, my DS was pushed by a running adult guest and cut his head open on a display case in the AK. Disney offered us a courtsey ride to the Celebration hospital but the driver didn't know where it was and after 1 hour in the car riding around Celebration I lost it. Looking back now (after calming down for 3 months) what a nice town I would have never seen!

 

[hmp2z]

Changing a diaper at the table is SO unsanitory as well. Would SHE go to the bathroom at her table??

We've also seen a woman breastfeeding her baby at her table - I forgot about this one. She had the entire breast out & visible, nipple included. I was shocked but not as much as I would have been before becoming a teacher; I had a parent do the same thing during a parent-teacher conference. I am a bit squeamish about breastfeeding in public, but if someone is doing so, I would prefer not to see her nipple - yikes...
Cheers!
Heather W

 

[ducklite]

I have no problem with women breastfeeding in public, but I think it's something that needs to be done discreetly rather than to make a statement.

My sister and SIL have all breastfed at WDW, but have done so with a light blanket tossed over the baby/mom so it looked like they were shielding the baby's eyes from the light while they slept.

I'd rather have a mom breastfeed at the table than in a bathroom--yuck! I do'nt eat in the bathroom, I do'nt expect a baby too.

I do think it's on the rude side to breastfeed an older child in public, by the time a child is about a year they are on a schedule and eating enough solids to not need a boo-bah in the middle of mom's dinner.

My two cents.

Anne

 

[misslissa]

We've also seen a woman breastfeeding her baby at her table - I forgot about this one. She had the entire breast out & visible, nipple included. I was shocked but not as much as I would have been before becoming a teacher; I had a parent do the same thing during a parent-teacher conference. I am a bit squeamish about breastfeeding in public, but if someone is doing so, I would prefer not to see her nipple - yikes...
Cheers!
Heather W

Wow... I guess in the States you don't see that kind of thing a lot. I'm imagining that the lady was European. Or something.

Even in Canada now, women are allowed to go topless.

 

[haydenct]

We were seated near but not next to the far left wndow...it being our annivesary, don't you know.

Seated next to us was a mother in her 40's and her early and mid teens sons.
So, we're enjoying a sparkling wine when THE MOTHER picks up her cellphone
and begins to chat, repeatedly! The 2 sons, bless their hearts, tried at various points to get THE MOTHER to lay off the phone...and they'd succeed, for about 5 minutes then she'd be back on it.
I figured she had to be in real estate and REALLY had to make/take the calls or else wouldn't you assume that she would've left the phone in the off position and her purse for the 1 1/2 hour that she spent embarrassing her 2 sons???

 

[ducklite]

We were seated near but not next to the far left wndow...it being our annivesary, don't you know.

Seated next to us was a mother in her 40's and her early and mid teens sons.
So, we're enjoying a sparkling wine when THE MOTHER picks up her cellphone
and begins to chat, repeatedly! The 2 sons, bless their hearts, tried at various points to get THE MOTHER to lay off the phone...and they'd succeed, for about 5 minutes then she'd be back on it.
I figured she had to be in real estate and REALLY had to make/take the calls or else wouldn't you assume that she would've left the phone in the off position and her purse for the 1 1/2 hour that she spent embarrassing her 2 sons???

Wow. I hate that. I'll admit that I've sometimes gotten a call I've had to take while at a restaurant--such as when my brother was in surgery and I was waiting for updates. But I keep my phone on vibrate, answer it with a whispered "Hold on a moment please" and excuse myself to the lobby or outdoors. I would never sit in a restaurant and chat on a cell phone--Not even Mc D's!

Anne

 

[Poohbear123]

Boo-bah?? I haven't heard that one!

 

[afr117]

I thought of another one - an old one. We went to MK in 1982ish and ate at Pecos Bills. My dad and my friend's dad went to get food while we got a table with our moms. There were several young boys at the next table playing with ketchup and mustard packets. One of them put one of the mustard packets on the ground and stomped on it - shooting the contents of it onto my mom! She was wearing a green polo short with a yellow Jordache horse on it, and instead of apologizing, the kid pointed and said "Hey look it landed in the shape of a horse!"
I asked my mom today what the kid's mom said/did (since I can't remember) and she said that all the mom did was tell the kid he really shouldn't do things like that - no apology or anything. I guess unconscious parents and rude children are nothing new at the World.

 

[GDUL]

Gary that is a riot.

It was pretty amazing to sit there and watch it unfold! The chef at the table
stopped what he was doing to watch.