What not to do at Disney?

[jkstewart1800]

I will never use a pool towel again at POFQ, after witnessing a woman change a child's diaper, while laying on a pool towel ( on a lounger). Plus.......wait for it...... she used the pool towel to wipe the "doo-doo" from the child's behind. Double Gross!!!!!!

Do you use the resort towels from the room? I can only imagine what those get used for....

but really in the end, hot water and bleach takes care of everything!

 

[jkstewart1800]

I was surprised when I read this I don't see it as offensive.. its natural to breast feed.. you don't hide when you eat...

Some people should hide when they eat

Man, there are some TERRIBLE table manners out there!

 

[DisneyDorkORama]

Actually that is a good idea.... we should start a breastfeeding thread of moms nursing .... I think other moms would benefit in seeing.... where the good nursing spots are, and how other moms handle nursing in the parks... like what (if any) kind of special shirts or things like that they might wear.

I remember being at the pool at night at WL in 2004 and a woman was sitting on the steps in a bikini nursing her toddler while she watched her older daughter play.....

we should totally start a thread!!!

I'm game!!

 

[PureTcrazy]

Personally, I could care less if someone who is coming through the smoking area waves there arms and coughs. If they choose to come into the smoke, that is there problem!

My suggestion covers many areas I think, "Don't be selfish or feel entitled!" We have all paid to be at our Magic Place and I want all of us to be able to relax and enjoy it!

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

Since breastfeeding seems to be the hot topic, I'll give my $0.02. I have seen many moms breastfeeding and only once that was shocking/indiscreet. This particular mom literally had NO shirt on at all and was feeding her approx 1 year old baby in the exit ramp of Rock N Roller Coaster. First of all she picked a ridiculous spot to even sit, let alone breastfeed, because we almost tripped over her. Then to see that she was topless was a shock! However, I have seen many moms with a nursing-compatible top or a small cloth feeding babies and never thought anything of it. Of course, they were all usually seated in chairs or benches, not in a ride exit ramp!

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

I was just making my list for our upcoming trip and I got to the personal items,
Here another of what not to do.
Don't forget your deodorant(lots of deodorant), Please oh please use it and if you perspire heavily please bring an extra shirt and deodorant into the parks with you. Its no fun being in a cramped line with someone smelling like last weeks fish or garbage,
Its hot and humid and yes everyone needs it.
I don't know how many times we have gotten out of line because the smell was so potent. I know that some cultures do not use it. But when in Rome do as the Romans do or when in Florida do as the Floridians.

Yes, some religions/cultures do not use deodorant. I am a teacher in an unairconditioned high school and I suffer from this predicament from about this time of year on.

 

[LockShockBarrel]

To the poster who said they don't close posts because some random person asks for it:

All this jazz above is what I was hoping we could avoid. I felt at that point the thread had served its purpose and was just turning into another arguement, and do we really need another one of those around here?

 

[tpholland]

I think I'm going to make a concerted effort to get DH to take a picture of me every time I breastfeed our son on this trip. Then I'm going to post them and y'all can be appalled. Or not. I care not.

 

[skiingfast]

I thought of another one. It's not so much of an annoyance more than anything else.

Stay on the designated walkways. Don't walk through the gardens.

 

[OhMari]

I feel all cell phones should be banned from the parks at WDW.

I have used my phone, to find my dh when I walked out an opposite door from the bathroom, and I couldn't find him. But I get so mad, when I find my dh checking his work phone. It is so nice on Saturday and Sunday, when he doesn't have to deal with work, and I also notice how much more relaxed he is, when he isn't dealing with phone messages all day.

Maybe I should restate that "no work related phone usage at WDW".

 

[skiingfast]

I feel all cell phones should be banned from the parks at WDW.

I have used my phone, to find my dh when I walked out an opposite door from the bathroom, and I couldn't find him. But I get so mad, when I find my dh checking his work phone. It is so nice on Saturday and Sunday, when he doesn't have to deal with work, and I also notice how much more relaxed he is, when he isn't dealing with phone messages all day.

Maybe I should restate that "no work related phone usage at WDW".

That's a good call, hehe.

I think it is one of the places were standing next to someone having an obnoxious conversation is in no way nessecary. While I'm waiting in line or eating lunch I don't care to hear you call a friend about what you are doing at the moment or about what you will do when you get home.

 

[ophelia2002]

Maybe I should restate that "no work related phone usage at WDW".

Amen! My hubby is a bit of a workaholic and there's nothing that gets in my craw more than when he's checking work emails when we are on vacation!

 

[smidgen21]

Please don't knowingly trade counterfeit pins.

Amen!

 

[SouthernExplorer]

Please remember NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY on dark rides - Disney plainly states about a million times that you are not to do it. However, nothing is more annoying than having some idiot in front of you taking a flash picture constantly throughout the ride.

There is one thing that is more annoying and that is when the idiot is taking pictures of herself and her boyfriend and blinding you with her flash If you don't want to go on the ride then don't

If you have a medical need that involves drawing blood/needles, etc. then please go to the infirmary, etc. ~ some of us have weak constitutions. To put this another way, don't get upset when my lunch ends up on your table.

 

[livndisney]

There is one thing that is more annoying and that is when the idiot is taking pictures of herself and her boyfriend and blinding you with her flash If you don't want to go on the ride then don't

If you have a medical need that involves drawing blood/needles, etc. then please go to the infirmary, etc. ~ some of us have weak constitutions. To put this another way, don't get upset when my lunch ends up on your table.

Thats a bit harsh.

I have NEVER seen anyone "drawing blood". If you are speaking of someone checking their sugar levels before they eat, I suggest you look they other way. If they NEED to eat they need to eat and a trip to FA (so you feel comfortable) is not in their best interest.

 

[Chloesmom]

If you have a medical need that involves drawing blood/needles, etc. then please go to the infirmary, etc. ~ some of us have weak constitutions. To put this another way, don't get upset when my lunch ends up on your table.

My dd11 is type 1 diabetic.. yep.. she needs to test her blood sugar and give herself insulin... We can never tell when we will need to check her sugar.. sometimes in line for a ride.. sometimes waiting for a parade.. and always before she eats. The amount of blood used for this is literally a drop and the needle used in concealed in the lancet. In the amount of time it would take us to go to the " infirmary etc" my Dd could be in a siezure due to low sugar...then you would get to see THE BIG NEEDLE I would have to jam in her thigh to keep her alive and then on her way to the emergency room...sounds like a fun ending to vacation to me. Oh and if I gave her insulin in the " infirmary etc" and then treked to whatever place we were eating.. and then waiting for food... guess what? By the time she got food in her the insulin would be taking effect and we could very well be back in the whole big needle scenario.
My 2 bits of advice...(1) mind your own business and dont watch other people do thier business and (2) be thankful you dont have to deal with this awful disease that affects literally every aspect of my little girls life.
I have had people make comments to me in Disney.. and frankly it never fails to surprise me. We are very discreet mainly because DD doesnt want her business broadcast so anyone who sees it is plain nosey. This is a little girl who has a disease that will effect her life until the day she leaves us. She didnt ask for it.. she didnt cause it... have a little compassion and stop being so selfish.

 

[danagirl]

My dd11 is type 1 diabetic.. yep.. she needs to test her blood sugar and give herself insulin... We can never tell when we will need to check her sugar.. sometimes in line for a ride.. sometimes waiting for a parade.. and always before she eats. The amount of blood used for this is literally a drop and the needle used in concealed in the lancet. In the amount of time it would take us to go to the " infirmary etc" my Dd could be in a siezure due to low sugar...then you would get to see THE BIG NEEDLE I would have to jam in her thigh to keep her alive and then on her way to the emergency room...sounds like a fun ending to vacation to me. Oh and if I gave her insulin in the " infirmary etc" and then treked to whatever place we were eating.. and then waiting for food... guess what? By the time she got food in her the insulin would be taking effect and we could very well be back in the whole big needle scenario.
My 2 bits of advice...(1) mind your own business and dont watch other people do thier business and (2) be thankful you dont have to deal with this awful disease that affects literally every aspect of my little girls life.
I have had people make comments to me in Disney.. and frankly it never fails to surprise me. We are very discreet mainly because DD doesnt want her business broadcast so anyone who sees it is plain nosey. This is a little girl who has a disease that will effect her life until the day she leaves us. She didnt ask for it.. she didnt cause it... have a little compassion and stop being so selfish.

Well said!!

 

[LockShockBarrel]

Can we maybe agree that if you CAN do things like bloodtesting or whatnot in a private setting that you should? Certainly if it's an epi pen shot or something that needs to be done immediately by all means, do it, but I'll agree that it might be weird to see someone give an injection at the table in a restaurant. And before anyone freaks out or flames me, I grew up with a type 1 diabetic, I've given injections, I'm not freaked out by needles or blood but I still get annoyed when my father whips out his insulin pen at the dinner table and injects himself. I wouldn't want to watch someone change a bandaid when I'm eating either.

 

[tinkerbell198530]

Can we maybe agree that if you CAN do things like bloodtesting or whatnot in a private setting that you should? Certainly if it's an epi pen shot or something that needs to be done immediately by all means, do it, but I'll agree that it might be weird to see someone give an injection at the table in a restaurant. And before anyone freaks out or flames me, I grew up with a type 1 diabetic, I've given injections, I'm not freaked out by needles or blood but I still get annoyed when my father whips out his insulin pen at the dinner table and injects himself. I wouldn't want to watch someone change a bandaid when I'm eating either.

Lets put in another way if you would not do it OUTSIDE of disneyworld don't do it INSIDE of disney world

 

[Pink_Belle]

If you have a medical need that involves drawing blood/needles, etc. then please go to the infirmary, etc. ~ some of us have weak constitutions. To put this another way, don't get upset when my lunch ends up on your table.

Okay, most comments that I hear in passing like "oh my goodness what IS SHE DOING?" or even like the freakazoid comments don't bother me. I know that not everyone is knowledgable of my situation. But look, sometimes I check when I'm low, and sometimes when I'm high. I have to check before I eat ANYTHING. Therefore I do not believe that it is plausible for me to trek back and forth to somewhere to do a five second test 10-15 times a day!! One time I was in the 50's when I checked. Had I WALKED and used SUGAR for ENERGY to get to an infirmary, my mother would have had to pull out The Big Red Shot where the needle is this long: _________ instead of being concealed. I'm not on shots though, I DO wear an insulin pump, so no syringes here. I DO try to test under the table when I can, or off to the side where most people can't see. I can't help it though when you're looking for it. I understand the "OMG!" comments, but not someone saying that they will puke on my table over a drop of blood that is the size of the ballpoint on a pen. Your puke is WAY bigger than that drop of blood, and therefore far more offensive. Besides, you see the blood for all of about 3 seconds. Your puke will be on the table for several minutes. Please do not get upset if I feel the urge to puke back, for I also have a weak stomach and a slight gag reflex that is more activated by sight and smell than anything else .