What's your pet peeve?

[wdwjunkie2005]

I hate when I see a parent forcing a child onto a ride that the child is obviously too scared to go on. Example: Last trip, I was waiting in line at Tot behind a mom and dad and their 8 year-old son, and the dad was actually making fun of the boy because the boy is crying that he doesn't want to go on ToT. Dad is calling him a sissy while the boy is obviously scared to death to go on. Dad actually got mad and yelled at his son for being frightened, and he threatened that the boy would have to spend the rest of the vacation in their room. I was so close to offering to sit on the sidelines with the boy while his selfish mother and father went on the ride.

To all those parents who don't respect their children enough to know when little Timmy is too scared to go on a ride: STOP BEING SO BLEEPIN' SELFISH and do the child swap!

 

[jcriket]

I'm not sure if this is a pet peeve, but its real close.
People who don't smell that good (B.O) and decide to get REALLY close to you in line! PHEWW

 

[AnaheimGirl]

Can someone please tell me why people bring newborn babies to the parks? How is this fun for baby or parents? I saw what had to have been a 1-2 week old baby last week in the hot sun. You waited 9 months, ate right, made sure everything was good and healthy, and now you're going to take your baby to frolic with the germs of hundreds of thousands of strangers?

I don't know for sure because I've never done it, but maybe they already had the trip planned before they found out they were pregnant. Maybe they're flying on miles and had to book flights 11 months out, or they have a job where they can only take vacation at certain times of year, so they couldn't change their plans. Better to bring the baby than leave him home with a sitter. Or, maybe the people live in Florida and just went there for a day trip. Most pediatricians no longer recommend that babies be kept indoors and away from people. Mine told me to take the babies anywhere I was comfortable doing so. Taking care of a new baby is hard work. It has to be done whether you're at home or on vacation, and it is much more fun for mom to do it at WDW with dh's help, than at home alone while dad is at work.

at "frolic with the germs..." It might seem that way, but how many tiny babies are touching handrails or doorknobs? Unless some rude, inconsiderate stranger touches the baby or leans over and breathes in her face (one of my pet peeves, BTW, albeit not a Disney one), the baby isn't going to be exposed to much more than she would be at home.

 

[lucy_love_]

I hate when I see a parent forcing a child onto a ride that the child is obviously too scared to go on. Example: Last trip, I was waiting in line at Tot behind a mom and dad and their 8 year-old son, and the dad was actually making fun of the boy because the boy is crying that he doesn't want to go on ToT. Dad is calling him a sissy while the boy is obviously scared to death to go on. Dad actually got mad and yelled at his son for being frightened, and he threatened that the boy would have to spend the rest of the vacation in their room. I was so close to offering to sit on the sidelines with the boy while his selfish mother and father went on the ride.

To all those parents who don't respect their children enough to know when little Timmy is too scared to go on a ride: STOP BEING SO BLEEPIN' SELFISH and do the child swap!

i saw a similar thing in a small theme park in the uk.

the dad was mean nasty and being an absolute bum hole to put it nicely. it was a small quiet ride and the boy didnt want to go on but he was forced. we all could hear the dad the whole ride telling him to stop being a baby and that he was embaressing him. when i got off i said to dh loudly if anyone was embaressing it was the dad. he made himself look like a complete fool by treating his child like that. i wanted to cry.

at wdw last year anything dd (5 at the time) didnt want to go on or was too small for we took turns with our other daughter. dd5 was amused with other things while waiting. there was absolutly no problem in doing this. in fact it was a welcomed rest for the none riding parent. often involving a drink, ice cream or some such

lucy

 

[sydprincess]

I have rose colored glasses on when it comes to everything Disney, but I had one negative experience that I would consider a pet peeve. It's along the lines of those who think they deserve special treatment. It was our first time there with DD2, and we spent our first full day of the vacation at Epcot. None of us had ever experieced Illuminations, so I followed the advice of this board and got there early for a good seat. We got a bench that fit the three of us comfortably, but could not have fit anyone else. First come, first serve, right? Well, there were two women in their 50's seated in an area that a CM later came by to rope off for those who hold the Illuminations reservations. I was watching them as he was asking them to move, and then I saw him look my way (DH and DD were off getting a snack). He then made his way over to me and did just what I expected him to do- asked ME to move so they could sit there. Now, normally I would not have had a problem moving, but it was obvious he asked me to move because they were having a fit. Too bad! If I would have been in their place, I would never have had the guts to ask someone else to move just because I had to. I flat out told him no and that I had been sitting there for 2 hours and was not going anywhere. Long story short, they squeezed in next to the people on the bench beside us. Low and behold, the crowd starts to gather and they realize they can't see from where they are sitting, so they get up and push their way to the front by the railing. I was so furious! I do not regret not giving up that seat. We at least used it. The audacity! Rude, rude, RUDE!

 

[jann1033]

that reminds me...why do people sit wayyyyy back from the parade or illuminations then expect no one to get between them and the curb or where ever? we saw this last time... 2 older ( ok close to my age) women, sitting on the planter bed bench things by the plaza rest a whole sidewalk away from the street giving the evil eye to anyone brazen enough to step into that 5ft by5 ft square of sidewalk in frontof them..did they really think no one was going to go between them and the street?their look of crabbiness was just priceless( picture wicked witch in wizard of oz giving toto her evil eyebrow raised stare)

 

[krbq]

hi
only one pet peeve but it ruined our mnnshp. a photograper who thought it was clever to be nasty to a brit. he told us we would not be so smug now about terrorist bombings as we came from london. i don,t think anyone from the u.k. had anything but profound sympathy and heartache during your terrible terrorist attack

There is no excuse whatsoever for such outrageous behavior from any American, especially a Disney CM. That photographer should have been fired on the spot! I hope you complained and, if not, it's never too late to let Disney know.

DH and I flew home from England 2 weeks before 9/11/01, and afterward we received many kind messages of sympathy from people we only knew briefly in England. It was very touching. And no one was ever "smug".

 

[Kitcat]

I dislike when people are right on my tail waiting in line. It's like hot enough without feeling someone's breath on my neck!!

 

[KeepSwimming]

Only one.....CELLLLLLLLL PHONNNNNNESSSSS!!!

Turn them on vibrate people!!! We rode POC with a man having a full blown conversation with someone. He kept YELLING into it and getting frustrated because the signal was poor. My DH turned around and said straight faced that it was very inconsiderate of Walt to have not buit the ride without making this guys needs a priority. This guy just shrugged and kept on talking...

Disney should change the ride policies...NO CELL PHONE CONVERSATIONS ALLOWED!!!

Breath in...breath out...I'm going to be OK.

 

[susan1]

There is no excuse whatsoever for such outrageous behavior from any American, especially a Disney CM. That photographer should have been fired on the spot! I hope you complained and, if not, it's never too late to let Disney know.

DH and I flew home from England 2 weeks before 9/11/01, and afterward we received many kind messages of sympathy from people we only knew briefly in England. It was very touching. And no one was ever "smug".

hi
thanks for everbodies kind words. no i did't complain i was too shocked and upset at the time and just wanted to salvage what was left of our mnssphp. i'm not sure if the photographers actually belong to disney or are contracted out by kodak; but your right its never too late to put in a complain. we have been visiting florida for the last 20 yrs and have always been made very welcome, even down to "gee i love your accent say something else" we certainly won't let one mean individual stop our love of the country and the people we have made friends with over the years
thanks again
susan

 

[GC&S]

Oh wait!! That reminds me of another one! What about when your own sweet angelic kids have been waiting so patiently for their turn to see a character and some other family rushes up and pushes their child forward saying "go on honey, your next"! Some characters have actual lines but others don't and people just sort of come and go. Usually the CM's try to control the situation and will motion forward whoever has been there awhile. But just the fact that these people do that is so irritating! Okay...just breathe. It's all good.

This happened to us recently at CP. We were one of the last tables for Pooh to vist and dd (3) had waited so patiently. Just as Pooh came up, this lady with three kids in tow almost knocks dd over, pushing her kids in front of dd to see pooh. I jumped up very quickly and politely told her it was my dd's turn. She sneered at me and proceeded to push her kids. The CM rushed over and escorted the lady back to her table. She was very rude to the CM and finally they asked her to leave. Our whole section started clapping!
What a jerk -and to act that way in front of your kids!

 

[stacy6552]

Ok ok I know I've already answered this. But I just remembered a bigger one......

Now my husband and older son and i will always offer to give up a seat on the bus or monorail to children and older passengers and people who could us it more. Well this past summer, we got on a bus and before I knew it we were boxed into the isle and my 5 yr old had nothing to hold onto. There weren't any seat backs and we were between verticle polls. We had to hold onto him and we werent very steady for him to hold onto. Nobody would move!

(And I'd bet money on it that some judgemental person was looking at my son's scared expression and my aggrivated one and was silently judging me as one of "THOSE" parents dragging their kids past the point of enjoyment!)

 

[Kristina]

Mine is hearing little kids getting smacked in the restroom stalls. It didn't happen often, no most often I heard the cutest sweetest conversations from the Moms and their little ones but a few times it wasn't pretty. What with the horrible heat and humidity that was going on when we were there, I think it would be amazing if the little kids wern't tired and cranky and acting up.

 

[wdwjunkie2005]

Mine is hearing little kids getting smacked in the restroom stalls. It didn't happen often, no most often I heard the cutest sweetest conversations from the Moms and their little ones but a few times it wasn't pretty. What with the horrible heat and humidity that was going on when we were there, I think it would be amazing if the little kids wern't tired and cranky and acting up.

I heard a very cute conversation once. The little girl told her mother, "Mom, I having a great time." Mom: I'm glad, honey." Girl: "Mom, you're pretty." So sweet! But, I digress.

 

[Rella Bella]

Boy... rude people can really spoil a day, can't they?
Not to hijack but maybe we should come up with some great DIS come backs for non-Disney-fun-stealers! It really would be great to have a funny way to get them to realize what they are doing. Or should I say STOP what they are doing.
Humm....

 

[ADisneygirl]

I dislike when people are right on my tail waiting in line. It's like hot enough without feeling someone's breath on my neck!!

This one is my biggest pet peeve at the parks anywhere. I absolutely hate the "line leaners" as I call them. No matter how often I move a few inches to get away from them, or give them dirty looks, or complain out loud about them, there they are leaning on my back again! I just don't get it. Do I smell that good? Are you that tired that you can't stand up on your own two feet? Do you really think you are going to get on the ride any faster by doing this?

 

[live and let live]

Hey

I've always found the children well behaved when i've visited Disney, indeed given the length of queues and the extremes there can be in the weather the children are extremly well behaved . The thing I find most frustrating though are the size of the Disney strollers, especially when lots of them are parked in front of entrances/exits and around food stops. I think they should have been designed more compact.

 

[Adora]

I hate when I see a parent forcing a child onto a ride that the child is obviously too scared to go on. Example: Last trip, I was waiting in line at Tot behind a mom and dad and their 8 year-old son, and the dad was actually making fun of the boy because the boy is crying that he doesn't want to go on ToT. Dad is calling him a sissy while the boy is obviously scared to death to go on. Dad actually got mad and yelled at his son for being frightened, and he threatened that the boy would have to spend the rest of the vacation in their room. To all those parents who don't respect their children enough to know when little Timmy is too scared to go on a ride: STOP BEING SO BLEEPIN' SELFISH and do the child swap!

Well I'm sure I'm one of those people who have gotten mean looks when we were there. Now my younger brother isn't 8 but he's in his teens. We would all wait in line for 45 minutes and then he'd be like "I'm scared I don't think I want to no no" and we'd force him on the ride. Especially me, get your butt in the seat. People must have thought I was the worst. Thing they didn't see was that he did this on every ride. And then get off the ride saying "That was the best ride yet, my favorite!!" haha, see! I wasn't the wicked sister of the west!

 

[Kimmielee]

Boy... rude people can really spoil a day, can't they?
Not to hijack but maybe we should come up with some great DIS come backs for non-Disney-fun-stealers! It really would be great to have a funny way to get them to realize what they are doing. Or should I say STOP what they are doing.
Humm....

Excellent idea!!! Like the people who barge up front after you've been waiting at your spot for the parade/fireworks/etc... Perhaps something like....

Excuse me, are we related? We must be because I'm saving this spot for my family that just went to the restroom.... We are collecting $50 per person for this years reunion... (and hold out your hand....)

Ok, not the best, but I tried!

 

[mattsdragon]

When there is a large mob waiting for something like a show, I am a big proponent of personal space, but at the same time, it bugs me when people feel the need to leave a space the size of the sahara between them and anyone around them. My wife is always someone trying to just fill in space to get everyone in, and people that stand there as the mob is surging, and don't feel the need. Boy, you don't want to be around her then.

I hate huge groups. Not 15 or 20 person groups, I mean the huge, 200+ groups, all dressed the same, wearing their stupid shirts. They think they own the park because their company is having a convention. I will never buy a pampered chef product because of how those people acted when we were at MK the same day they were. (I'm a big believer that if you don't like how a company advertises, you don't use their product, and Pampered Chef just shot themselves in the foot with me).

My final pet peeve is people who think their child is the most important person in the park, and to hell with everyone else. Their kid can just pass up that line to meet Mickey, their kid can splash everyone in the resort at the pool, their child can do no wrong. Between bratty children and spineless parents, I"m honestly surprised that there haven't been some horrific incidents at any of the park.