What not to do at Disney?

[lilmissbehaved]

1. People that don't mind their own biz and feel the need to judge the action sof everyone else.

We all try do our best for our families.

Sometimes, that may mean putting a large child in a stroller. Sometimes it may mean sitting them down and give them a good yelling at even when we don't really want to. Sometimes that may mean trying to coax our kids onto rides they are unsure about.

What kills me is that such a large chunk of people are so judgmental. Don't listen to my conversation. Don't be a busybody. Pay attention to your family and worry about how you are behaving. You have no idea of what is really going on. Ignore the little voice in your head that tells you that you are so superior and would never do that. Resist the temptation to whisper to your spouse.

2. Strollers as battering rams.. ugh.

 

[Bembol_Rocco]

This is sure to irritate people, but here it is: I don't have kids. I don't want kids. I understand that Disney is for kids, and I have no problem with that, at all. It's fun for everyone! I like kids just fine, but your kids are not mine. I'm not impressed with whatever shrieky thing they're doing because they're hot and tired. I don't want to have to direct your kid back to you because you're busy taking photos (eating a turkey leg, getting a fast pass, asking a question, arguing with your spouse), or because you think they're doing something so adorable that every stranger in the immediate area should admire. Your kids are YOUR responsibility, you should know enough to rein them in.

Also, and this is something else parents get up in arms about: there are, in fact, some restaurants at Disney that aren't really kid-friendly, no matter what the family dining plan says. There are times of the evening that it's not ok to bring your now cranky, sunburned, overtired kid out to a meal that's costing me more than 200 dollars. I made late dinner reservations so my husband and I are able to celebrate our anniversary without hearing a recap of every single thing your Precious so and so saw from the moment you dragged them out of bed so you could be at the gate for early rope drop until 9:30, when they really ought to be asleep, at the top of their lungs, 3 feet away from me.

I'm sorry if that all sounds snotty, but I definitely think that people with kids forget that there are adults vacationing on the property who aren't interested in the shenanigans of your family.

Having said all of that, the whole BREAST FEEDING IS YUCKY AND INSULTS MY SENSIBILITIES thing is beyond puritanical. If your child is so shocked and dismayed about seeing a woman's cans, I pity the time when you have to have the birds and the bees conversation. Perhaps you can tell them they were hatched from a jar!

I think someonw needs a hug.

 

[delaneyc52]

We just returned from a week at AK Kidani and I'll just go straight to basics:

Please don't dead stop in the middle of the walk, road, etc. to read your map with 8 family members. Please...just move to the side so others can freely pass.

Please don't spit. Ugh gross gross. And it is obviously not just a man thing (sorry guys!). I was leaving MK and this woman is walking in and just spits this big wad to the ground. I seriously almost lost my Dole Whip.

 

[Chloesmom]

1. People that don't mind their own biz and feel the need to judge the action sof everyone else.

We all try do our best for our families.

Sometimes, that may mean putting a large child in a stroller. Sometimes it may mean sitting them down and give them a good yelling at even when we don't really want to. Sometimes that may mean trying to coax our kids onto rides they are unsure about.

What kills me is that such a large chunk of people are so judgmental. Don't listen to my conversation. Don't be a busybody. Pay attention to your family and worry about how you are behaving. You have no idea of what is really going on. Ignore the little voice in your head that tells you that you are so superior and would never do that. Resist the temptation to whisper to your spouse.

2. Strollers as battering rams.. ugh.

I could not agree more! I cannot believe the number of people who obviously are ignoring thier own traveling party because they seem to be more fascinated/disgusted by everyone elses goings on. Just do your thing.. enjoy YOUR trip... this is mine and unless I am bumping into you or preventing you from doing something keep your attention focused on YOUR trip. I honestly am oblivious to most of what goes on around me because i am focused on my daughter, where we are, and what we are doing.

 

[Christyo72]

PLEASE don't forget to bathe daily and use deodorant!
Last year my family and I were watching Beauty and the Beast behind a group of three adults that practically had flies buzzing around them. It was a packed house and we were blocked in on both sides. The worst moment was when one of the females raised her arms to capture the moment on video. (She had on a tank top). My husband was directly behind her and was literally gagging into a handkerchief.

 

[thetallone]

Yep, cutting is a BIG thing I personally saw in WDW. I mean its annoying and very unfair. We are all waiting the same amount of time as everyone else for rides and don't push us to the limits.

 

[ratlenhum]

Cutting at WDW is so minimal compared to what we're used to. For 6 summers in a row we took our son to Sesame Place in PA for 3 days. We go mid week to avoid the crazy weekends but then you deal with the bus loads of inner city kids being bussed in from camps. They have 1 kid get online and when they get close to the front 20 kids come barging through the line. Finally my husband stopped them and said "there's 20 of you and one person upfront? I'm sure your ONE friend won't mind coming back here to join you" and he blocked the line with his arms. My husband is 6'2" and is a police sergeant, so he puts on that tough cop face and talks in his gruff voice and oh boy do they step back!

 

[rosebud4]

I have one that I haven't seen posted yet...

Please don't take pictures of the characters when my children or grandchildren are with them. I know you want pictures but don't need to have my children or grandchildren in them. This happened several times while at WDW in April with the grandchildren. I don't know where those pictures may end up and I prefer you don't have pictures on my grandbabies.

 

[livndisney]

I have one that I haven't seen posted yet...

Please don't take pictures of the characters when my children or grandchildren are with them. I know you want pictures but don't need to have my children or grandchildren in them. This happened several times while at WDW in April with the grandchildren. I don't know where those pictures may end up and I prefer you don't have pictures on my grandbabies.

I just had a woman fuss at me because I was taking pictures of MY child with a character and I got in her HER way while she was trying to take the same pic.

 

[TPG]

Just wanted to say thank you! You guys have opened my eyes up! I am guilty of a couple of little things on here, but now I will be more mindful when I'm at the parks and resorts. 99% of the time I make sure I'm having a good time and am courteous to other families/fellow theme park travelers. But there is that 1% where I get irritated about something or make a snarky comment to myself, not realizing that other people may be able to hear me.

Next time I will take extra caution and be sure to take care of that 1%.

Thank you all!

 

[bdoyledimou]

I have one that I haven't seen posted yet...

Please don't take pictures of the characters when my children or grandchildren are with them. I know you want pictures but don't need to have my children or grandchildren in them. This happened several times while at WDW in April with the grandchildren. I don't know where those pictures may end up and I prefer you don't have pictures on my grandbabies.

Is there a market for "Disney characters posing with strangers kids" somewhere? Where do you thnk they would end up?

(this always cracks me up.. you and or your children are going to be in 1000000's of pics while in disney world.. there is a whole thread on these forums of "is this you" pics)

 

[gatormommy07]

(this always cracks me up.. you and or your children are going to be in 1000000's of pics while in disney world.. there is a whole thread on these forums of "is this you" pics)

I personally think that there is a huge difference between taking a posed pic of SOMEONE ELSE'S kids with a character and taking a crowd pic, or just happening to be in the background. Which I have noticed is what most of the "is this you" pics are, crowds and backgrounds.

 

[mfd25wife]

I have one that I haven't seen posted yet...

Please don't take pictures of the characters when my children or grandchildren are with them. I know you want pictures but don't need to have my children or grandchildren in them. This happened several times while at WDW in April with the grandchildren. I don't know where those pictures may end up and I prefer you don't have pictures on my grandbabies.

While I agree, I will mention that someone may think I have done this when I didn't. For example, yesterday I wanted pics of some characters but not necessarily with me or DH in them. I kept my camera up and ready while pics of kids with the characters were being taken. Then, I would snap really quick as soon as the kids left the scene before the next one got in it.

 

[hffmnheidi]

Here are a few of mine...

1. I'm fat, I know I'm fat. I don't really need to hear your comments about my weight and what you think is right regarding my weight/dietary habits.
-you don't know what my history is, so please don't comment on something you really don't know anything about
-you don't know what's in my cup-regular soda, diet soda, lemonade, or water. I don't comment about what you're drinking or eating, so extend me the same courtesy

2. If you wear white pants, please wear underwear or take "precautions". We were at AK and it started to rain heavily. A woman who was walking toward us had white pants and no underwear on. If you want to do this, that's your choice, but no one wants to see your hoohah in the front and ladies-you know what I am talking about. My mom and I just shook our heads and walked on. We certainly didn't comment to the woman-it was her choice and certainly doesn't top the most "interesting" things we've seen at Disney World.

3. I don't care if you paid good money to stay at the Grand Floridian or other deluxe resorts. I paid my hard earned money to stay at the Port Orleans. I really don't want to hear that you paid x amount of money and have to stand in line. It's Disney-they do lines the best. Everyone had to pay and everyone has to stand in line. I'm not a second class citizen because I stay at a moderate or value resort. I just choose to spend what I can afford. I know I have to stand in lines, so suck it up or go somewhere where there are no lines.

4. I am an adult with no children and I choose to vacation with my parents. Please don't assume that I don't want to get my picture with the characters either. I have been plowed down by many families who want to get their kid's picture with the characters before they go on a break. I stood in line patiently for my picture and everyone else should have to do the same. There is usually a line for a reason and as much as the cast members try, they can't be watching everything every moment. I simply let these pushy families go first and watch them rush through the interaction and I enjoy a calm time with refreshed characters when they come back from their break.

5. Please don't expect me to give up my seat on the bus for your children when you are running like a mad family to catch the bus at the last minute instead of walking calmly and waiting for the next bus. My feet are tired just like yours at the end of the day and I just want to sit quietly and get back to the resort.

6. If you hit someone with your stroller, at least apologize. My mom was hit with a stroller wheel on the bus and the man looked at her and walked past without a word. My mom's leg began to bruise immediately because of the force of the hit. An apology can go a long way, even when it is an accident. We saw the same family(hard to miss with a lime green and neon pink stroller) do the same thing to an older couple and knocked the woman down with the force of the hit.

7. Please don't make snide comments about what I choose to buy in the gift shops. Yes, I am an adult with no children, but I have a niece and 2 nephews that I buy for. If I want to buy a doll for my niece-it's my money, so please mind your own business and quit saying "She's too old to be buying dolls. There must be something 'funny' about her going on".

8. I am an addicted scrapbooker and love to take lots of pictures on the rides. I turn off my flash so I am not bothering other people. I don't need to hear the comments about 'got enough pictures yet?'. I love to take photos and it's my business, so please just leave it alone.

9. Please don't tell me I need to wash my hands before I eat(referring to other patrons in the restaurants). I am a grown woman with parents. I always carry a bottle of anti-bac lotion that I use before I eat so just because you didn't see me use it, doesn't mean I didn't take precautions. That would be like me telling you to change your child's diaper.

10. If you don't want to stand on a crowded bus, wait for the next one. We always sit(my mom has a shoulder condition so she can't hold onto an overhead bar on the bus). When we get to the front, if it is standing room only-we simply move aside and let those who want to stand, stand and wait for the next bus. It is so much easier to wait than complain the entire ride back to the resort and have to have everyone listen to it.

 

[PrincessMom4]

Here are a few of mine...

1. I'm fat, I know I'm fat. I don't really need to hear your comments about my weight and what you think is right regarding my weight/dietary habits.
-you don't know what my history is, so please don't comment on something you really don't know anything about
-you don't know what's in my cup-regular soda, diet soda, lemonade, or water. I don't comment about what you're drinking or eating, so extend me the same courtesy

Seriously?? Someone commented on your weight?? Sorry to hear that. Sounds like something my parents did/do.

2. If you wear white pants, please wear underwear or take "precautions". We were at AK and it started to rain heavily. A woman who was walking toward us had white pants and no underwear on. If you want to do this, that's your choice, but no one wants to see your hoohah in the front and ladies-you know what I am talking about. My mom and I just shook our heads and walked on. We certainly didn't comment to the woman-it was her choice and certainly doesn't top the most "interesting" things we've seen at Disney World.

White pants need underwear. Can I add another concern related to clothing. My pet-peeve is shirts that are too small. I don't care id someone is a size 2, make sure the clothes fit. I have seen all sizes wearing shirts way too small.

3. I don't care if you paid good money to stay at the Grand Floridian or other deluxe resorts. I paid my hard earned money to stay at the Port Orleans. I really don't want to hear that you paid x amount of money and have to stand in line. It's Disney-they do lines the best. Everyone had to pay and everyone has to stand in line. I'm not a second class citizen because I stay at a moderate or value resort. I just choose to spend what I can afford. I know I have to stand in lines, so suck it up or go somewhere where there are no lines.

Totally agree with you. However I have never run into anyone that has talked like that in front of me.

4. I am an adult with no children and I choose to vacation with my parents. Please don't assume that I don't want to get my picture with the characters either. I have been plowed down by many families who want to get their kid's picture with the characters before they go on a break. I stood in line patiently for my picture and everyone else should have to do the same. There is usually a line for a reason and as much as the cast members try, they can't be watching everything every moment. I simply let these pushy families go first and watch them rush through the interaction and I enjoy a calm time with refreshed characters when they come back from their break.

That is a very sad for anyone pushes and shoves like that. As a mom of 4 under 11, it is embarrasing to hear what other parents do. We have had people run into us with their stroller and look at us like its our fault that our heels ran into the front of their stroller.

5. Please don't expect me to give up my seat on the bus for your children when you are running like a mad family to catch the bus at the last minute instead of walking calmly and waiting for the next bus. My feet are tired just like yours at the end of the day and I just want to sit quietly and get back to the resort.

We usually try to let our younger kids sit (they are small and two of them use one seat) and the older kids love standing and helping out other families. There have been times where its as if these families expected those seats. Not even a thank you...those go a long way.

6. If you hit someone with your stroller, at least apologize. My mom was hit with a stroller wheel on the bus and the man looked at her and walked past without a word. My mom's leg began to bruise immediately because of the force of the hit. An apology can go a long way, even when it is an accident. We saw the same family(hard to miss with a lime green and neon pink stroller) do the same thing to an older couple and knocked the woman down with the force of the hit.

7. Please don't make snide comments about what I choose to buy in the gift shops. Yes, I am an adult with no children, but I have a niece and 2 nephews that I buy for. If I want to buy a doll for my niece-it's my money, so please mind your own business and quit saying "She's too old to be buying dolls. There must be something 'funny' about her going on".

I think that is totally awesome that you are buying either for your niece/nephew or yourself. Nothing wrong with spoiling or treating yourself.

8. I am an addicted scrapbooker and love to take lots of pictures on the rides. I turn off my flash so I am not bothering other people. I don't need to hear the comments about 'got enough pictures yet?'. I love to take photos and it's my business, so please just leave it alone.

[/QUOTEI love phototaking and I scrapbook too. Nothing wrong with lots of pictures to help you remember your memories with something visual.]

9. Please don't tell me I need to wash my hands before I eat(referring to other patrons in the restaurants). I am a grown woman with parents. I always carry a bottle of anti-bac lotion that I use before I eat so just because you didn't see me use it, doesn't mean I didn't take precautions. That would be like me telling you to change your child's diaper.

Hey as long as your hands are "clean" there shouldn't be any problems. I have seen tons of women NOT wash their hands after going to the bathroom.

10. If you don't want to stand on a crowded bus, wait for the next one. We always sit(my mom has a shoulder condition so she can't hold onto an overhead bar on the bus). When we get to the front, if it is standing room only-we simply move aside and let those who want to stand, stand and wait for the next bus. It is so much easier to wait than complain the entire ride back to the resort and have to have everyone listen to it.[/QUOTE]

 

[Ecboyd]

hffmnheidi = Sorry you had to listen to / put up with that.

We get more snide comments when its just my Hubby and I than we do when we have the kids. Its like some people have this assumption of what Disney is supposed to be, and there is no other possible way it can be enjoyed.

: ) Take all the Pics you want sister, as long as the flash is off your all good.

I'm very impressed you had so many icky things tossed at you and you have such a great attitude. I'll hang with you anytime!

Have a GREAT trip on your next trip. If ya ever make it to DLR drop me a note : )

 

[Brit_Jude]

PLEASE don't forget to bathe daily and use deodorant!
Last year my family and I were watching Beauty and the Beast behind a group of three adults that practically had flies buzzing around them. It was a packed house and we were blocked in on both sides. The worst moment was when one of the females raised her arms to capture the moment on video. (She had on a tank top). My husband was directly behind her and was literally gagging into a handkerchief.

I don't know if you knew if there were American or not? Personal hygiene is relative to each culture with different standards. There are some cultures that believe that people in the US have become a bit obsessed. Americans use more soap than any other country. That American's smell too "chemically". Have we been oversold by companies wanting to make a profit? Have we become disconnected and disgusted by our own bodies?

Anyway not saying these people didn't need to shower just we have to be tolerent that what is normal to us is not to other cultures.

 

[Luv Bunnies]

When you're standing in a sea of people waiting for the fireworks, please don't hoist your child up on your shoulders as soon as they start. The people behind you waited just as long as you did and suddenly they can't see a thing. The only way they'll be able to see is to encroach on someone else's space and they're probably too polite to do that. If you need to pick up your child so he or she can see, hold them so their head is at the level of your head. The child will be able to see just fine and so will the people behind you. If you really have to put your child on your shoulders, please choose a spot where no one is behind you.

 

[scarlet_ibis]

When you're standing in a sea of people waiting for the fireworks, please don't hoist your child up on your shoulders as soon as they start. The people behind you waited just as long as you did and suddenly they can't see a thing. The only way they'll be able to see is to encroach on someone else's space and they're probably too polite to do that. If you need to pick up your child so he or she can see, hold them so their head is at the level of your head. The child will be able to see just fine and so will the people behind you. If you really have to put your child on your shoulders, please choose a spot where no one is behind you.

Try not to juggle seats in a theater once you have been seated and do not encourage your children to stand or "kneel tall" on the seats once the show starts. Some (most) of them are not "Stadium" sloped, and we try to put our own kids in seats with shorter people in front of them.

 

[the7thAve]

It's just me and my wife at WDW, we don't have any kids, and we get funny looks all the time from people who apparently think that WDW is just for kids. We get tons of comments from people at home, too. It does not matter to us, though. Someone else could be going somewhere on vacation that I think is stupid, but I wouldn't tell them that, because they are probably excited about it.

One of my pet peeves is one that I can sometimes be guilty of: the all-knowing Disney "expert" who talks loudly about everything, showing off exactly how much he/she knows about WDW. Whether it be rides, shows, extinct attractions, or whatever, it gets on my nerves when people do that. The same goes for when people recite, word for word, the attractions. My biggest example of this is the Stretching Room in the HM. I know every word of that attraction from beginning to end, but I'm not about to cheapen the experience for someone near me who may be there for their first time.

I have also heard Disney "experts" in the parks (and elsewhere) talk very condescendingly to people who, obviously, aren't quite as obsessed as they are. Here's a quick example:

A person at EPCOT asks a stranger, "This is nice, but where is Disney World???" (obviously referring to MK)
Our local Disney "expert" proceeds to berate them and talk down to them, explaining in minute detail how the whole deal is "Disney World" but that MK is blah blah blah...

That is lame.