What is YOUR Pet Peeve When Traveling @ WDW??

[The Edge]

Originally posted by Talking Hands
She will also tell one to get the HELL out of the ladies room and tell he has no business in there and he should be ashamed. She can get quite nasty in such a situation and I wouldn't want to be the boy's mother or the boy.

You're kidding me. Why would an adult yell at a young child like that? If she has this problem in the future, I suggest she take it up with the child's parents and she better hope that the parent is not me! My 5 yo goes into the restroom with my wife when I am not around. Do you not realize that little boys could be molested too?

 

[Metallicat]

I understand the fears of having a child kidnapped, but how far are they going to get in WDW? I mean you have to go through turnstiles to enter or get out of the place. those entrances can be allerted in a heartbeat..also, the original pet peeve was about 11 and 12ish yr old boys hanginging around the sink while mom is in the stall. not handicapped boys or mentally challenged children who need assistance. boys that big should be big enough to yell for help at that age. and what are they going to do when they go to school? go to the bathroom with the teacher? ...
and another thing, you don't have to peep under the stall to see anything. the doors to the stalls don't fit snug and you *can* see a person in the stalls through the gigantic cracks around the doors without even hardly looking. I have came out of the stalls on more than one occassion to see a half grown boy standing in front of my stall and I have to do a double take and wonder if I didn't go into the mens room by mistake. I still say pre-teen boys have no buisness in the ladies room. if a boy that big cannot go to the restroom by himself without his mommy, he will never be able to survive in the "real"world by himself and it sends a message that all men are bad and might "get him" and he may carry those fears the rest of his life then we will have full grown men in the ladies room. is that acceptable? I think not.

 

[Mskanga]

Originally posted by Talking Hands
Disney has Companion bathrooms. These are for people who need to accompany a handicapped person to the restroom. Perhaps this is where mother's who insist their son's over the age of 6 or 7 ought to go. My brother never accompanied Mom and I to the restroom after the age of 6 and we travelled all over the world.
My daughters are victims of rape and molestation and are both extremely uncomfortable with boys in the women's rest room. In fact, they are so much so that my oldest will leave and find a companion restroom to use rather than be in the same restroom with one. She will also tell one to get the HELL out of the ladies room and tell he has no business in there and he should be ashamed. She can get quite nasty in such a situation and I wouldn't want to be the boy's mother or the boy. And no I will not stop her because I agree with her attitude completely and she has good reason for it.

Excuse -me , but the world today is not the world from 40 years ago. 40 years ago I was able to go outside with my friends to play and my mother didn't have to worry about a thing, today my kids cannot go outside to play past my yard without worrying about someone kidnapping them, very different today!
I have two girls , but if I had a boy I would be taking him with me too , I would try to protect him from what you obviously and for whatever reason couldn't protect your daughters from, rape.
Rape and abuse happen both ways , to girls and boys and if protecting my child makes me an overprotective mother, then I am darn proud to be one of them.
Your daughters can get as nasty as they want, but I tell you one thing, they would not want to mess with me or my family unless the kids did something to them other than just using the bathroom, they would be the ones ashamed of screaming and their behavior after I got done with them, and shame on you if you support that, you better than anyone should support any parent who try to protect their children from abuse, something that obviously couldn't do yourself.

 

[WhispyPixie]

FINAL REQUEST!!

Once again this is the PET PEEVE THREAD....please take this discussion to the debate board as I do NOT want to see this thread closed due to people NOT STAYING on topic and flaming one another opinons!

Many of us have enjoyed this thread and are using it to learn from so that we dont make the same mistakes!

Thanks, Pixie, Orginal Thread Poster

 

[HughJackman'n'me]

....I'm probably gonna be called "Toast" after this one but, has this ever happened to YOU:

We were on line (unfortunately, without FastPasses!) for the Safari at AK. There's the deal: we were waiting, so far, approximately 45 minutes in the sweltering August heat, as was everyone else, when suddenly a party of about 12 or 13 people "rejoined" the woman right in front of us, who had been "holding" their spot!! ARRRGGGHHH!!! Like, "HELLO", do you see the rest of the coiling line of sweaty people, who are standing there patiently waiting their turn??!?!? Now, one or 2 people is no biggie, but, c'mon, a dozen extra people basically CUTTING THE LINE!!

Okay, let the flame-throwing begin......

 

[4greatboys]

Mrs Hugh I would have been mad too. I dont mind people holding a spot while 2 or 3 others go to the bathroom or something and then rejoin the group but a dozen people is way to many.

 

[Metallicat]

how about those who block the entrance to a ride (example RnR) and have to ask questions. people should move over to the side and let others through if they are unsure about riding. I would think the CM's would say something about blocking the entrance

and parents shouldn't lie to their kids about rides. I stood in front of a man yelling at his son saying " I told you a hundred times, this ride does not go upside down!" at the Rock N Rollercoaster. I felt so bad for the kid but dared not say a thing.

 

[Bojangles]

I hate it when people block the fast pass entrance while they are waiting for their time to go in.

 

[Mskanga]

Originally posted by HughJackman'n'me
....

We were on line (unfortunately, without FastPasses!) for the Safari at AK. There's the deal: we were waiting, so far, approximately 45 minutes in the sweltering August heat, as was everyone else, when suddenly a party of about 12 or 13 people "rejoined" the woman right in front of us, who had been "holding" their spot!! ARRRGGGHHH!!! Like, "HELLO", do you see the rest of the coiling line of sweaty people, who are standing there patiently waiting their turn??!?!? Now, one or 2 people is no biggie, but, c'mon, a dozen extra people basically CUTTING THE LINE!!

Okay, let the flame-throwing begin......

No flaming from me, this happened to us but on the line to the Contemporary bus. We had just left MGM and of course my dd says , mom I need to go to the bathroom, I said the bus is coming you will be able to go in a few minutes. We wait for the bus about 15 minutes, the bus gets there and guess who comes from way behind us running? a group of like 15 people to join one of their buddies on the line ( like the second person to get on the bus ). We all looked at each other and thought what the heck? Then I see the bus driver is helping a disabled person to unload the bus, I walked up to the bus driver and told him what had happened, he says and what do you want me to do? I said not letting them on the bus and making them go to the end of the line would be nice! He goes to them, explains to them that they must go to the end of the line....you should have heard them cussing at us....by then all the guests are yelling back at them , security was called , they got scorted out as we all clapped when they were taking them away. I don't know if CM's can always do anything about it , but I sure open my mouth when this happens, if I can wait , so can they!

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by Metallicat
I understand the fears of having a child kidnapped, but how far are they going to get in WDW? I mean you have to go through turnstiles to enter or get out of the place. those entrances can be allerted in a heartbeat..also, the original pet peeve was about 11 and 12ish yr old boys hanginging around the sink while mom is in the stall. not handicapped boys or mentally challenged children who need assistance. boys that big should be big enough to yell for help at that age. and what are they going to do when they go to school? go to the bathroom with the teacher? ...
and another thing, you don't have to peep under the stall to see anything. the doors to the stalls don't fit snug and you *can* see a person in the stalls through the gigantic cracks around the doors without even hardly looking. I have came out of the stalls on more than one occassion to see a half grown boy standing in front of my stall and I have to do a double take and wonder if I didn't go into the mens room by mistake. I still say pre-teen boys have no buisness in the ladies room. if a boy that big cannot go to the restroom by himself without his mommy, he will never be able to survive in the "real"world by himself and it sends a message that all men are bad and might "get him" and he may carry those fears the rest of his life then we will have full grown men in the ladies room. is that acceptable? I think not.

well that is nice that they cannot get out of the park, so, any abduction that did not result in an escape from a park would not traumatize anyone. Right?
Pet peeve:
People who don't MYOB when it relates to parenting.

 

[kbkids]

Originally posted by GAIL HAYDEN
Pet peeve:
People who don't MYOB when it relates to parenting.

Amen Girl!! People who have been standing next to you for all of 30 seconds have no idea what has been going on or how a child has been acting for the past 4 hours. Sometimes, a very loud and firm, "ENOUGH!!" is warranted. I don't agree with constantly yelling at a child either, but it takes a loud voice to get through sometimes.

And on the subject, you were actually probably referring to, I'm going to do whatever it takes to keep my children safe, and I really don't give a flip what a total stranger who I'm never going to see again thinks about it.

 

[Mskanga]

I saw a 12 year old boy at the doctor's office the other day, by the looks you would not know there was anything wrong with him, yet he was autistic.
Gail, you didn't know that child abuse does not go on inside the parks? neither did I, but I will not take any chances.

 

[kevind65]

I will also vote for the 1 person holding spots for 10 or 15 people. this drives me crazy!!! not only in the lines for the shows or rides, but, also for the parades and fireworks....I understand that sometimes mom or dad have to take a little one to the potty or something like that, I'm not talking about that situation. most of the time, you have one person who gets in one line while the rest of the group goes and rides another; then they all go join the one who's been holding a spot in the other line for them. "we have to get up there with our friend or parent or whatever" hey, I have an idea: "instead of the 15 of you cutting in front of everyone, how about the 1 person comes back here and joins you guys?" I've actually said that to some of these groups before...as far as the parades go; I hate it when 1 person stakes out half of main street 2-3 hours before the parade and tries holding spots for the other 25 people in their group---if you want to hold 25 spots; then have 25 people waiting....

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by kevind65
I will also vote for the 1 person holding spots for 10 or 15 people. this drives me crazy!!! not only in the lines for the shows or rides, but, also for the parades and fireworks....I understand that sometimes mom or dad have to take a little one to the potty or something like that, I'm not talking about that situation. most of the time, you have one person who gets in one line while the rest of the group goes and rides another; then they all go join the one who's been holding a spot in the other line for them. "we have to get up there with our friend or parent or whatever" hey, I have an idea: "instead of the 15 of you cutting in front of everyone, how about the 1 person comes back here and joins you guys?" I've actually said that to some of these groups before...as far as the parades go; I hate it when 1 person stakes out half of main street 2-3 hours before the parade and tries holding spots for the other 25 people in their group---if you want to hold 25 spots; then have 25 people waiting....

ITA!!!

 

[FatCow]

agreed! you don't line-up, you don't go on rides.

 

[lulu71]

Originally posted by Mskanga
I saw a 12 year old boy at the doctor's office the other day, by the looks you would not know there was anything wrong with him, yet he was autistic.

Funny you should mention this. Not quite a pet peeve, but related nonetheless. We stood behind a family who was sitting on the curb on Main Street waiting for the parade. A boy in his late teens who was with the group sitting on the curb decided to lay down backwards and his head was on top of my feet. I was wearing sandals and his hair was actually between my toes!! When I looked down he just stared at me grinning. At first I thought he was annoyed that we were standing behind him and was trying to make a point. I was in shock and he just kept grinning up at me. He finally sat upright and after a few minutes of watching him interact with his family, I could tell he was autistic but he looked normal otherwise.

 

[C.Ann]

Another pet peeve of mine is the people who "pretend" they don't speak - or understand our language - as they are pushing and shoving to get to the front of any given line and after staking out their sacred spot, proceed to speak english fluently..

I had this happen to me in 2001 while I was standing in line for a Meet and Greet with my granddaughter, who wasn't quite 3 years old at the time.. Actually, one of the "ladies" almost knocked me down! I wanted SOOOOO badly to "get into it" with her, but out of consideration for my ganddaughter - and consideration for the other people who would have had to witness a VERY ugly exchange - I just bit my tongue and didn't say a word..

I'll never understand why people can't simply wait their turn - just like everyone else has to..

 

[djm99]

My biggest pet peeve when traveling to WDW is actually waiting on time to go by to actually get to the dog gone place. I feel like a child waiting on Christmas.


Would Time Move Already!!!! - Look how long I have wait!!!!!

 

[Metallicat]

Gail, it is MY buisness when it is an invasion of MY privacy. You might not mind having a pre-teen boy staring through the cracks of the door when you go to the bathroom, but I do.
For all the mommies of teenage boys in the ladies room, don't worry about me yelling at you. next time, I will happily find security and let them handle the situation instead. I would get far more happiness watching them escort these boys out than any yelling I could do.

PET PEEVES: RUDE KNOW IT ALLS!

 

[C.Ann]

Originally posted by Metallicat
Gail, it is MY buisness when it is an invasion of MY privacy. You might not mind having a pre-teen boy staring through the cracks of the door when you go to the bathroom, but I do.
For all the mommies of teenage boys in the ladies room, don't worry about me yelling at you. next time, I will happily find security and let them handle the situation instead. I would get far more happiness watching them escort these boys out than any yelling I could do.

PET PEEVES: RUDE KNOW IT ALLS!

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What ages do you consider to be "preteen"?