Where have you experienced rude people at WDW?

[Rohais]

My answer was resort and it was this past visit at the GF. The CM did not want to touch anything that I tried to give to him ( check-in desk) and everything I handed him, he made sure to put it on the counter and not my hand which was out. Then when my credit limit came back, he seemed shocked that I was awarded a higher charging limit for the hotel. I could have hit him with my o2 tank, but instead I just let it go and got my husband on him. He told him that it was very rude of him to place my Items on the counter when I had in fact placed them in his hand. He also made him pick up my ID and CC and place them back in my hand. You could tell that he did not want to either.

It may have been that he had a problem, such as OCD. I have it, and when I'm extremely bad I can't touch anything that has been touched by anyone else let alone touch them. I'm not saying that thats it, but it could be a possibility instead of pure rudeness

 

[reiella]

My answer was resort and it was this past visit at the GF. The CM did not want to touch anything that I tried to give to him ( check-in desk) and everything I handed him, he made sure to put it on the counter and not my hand which was out. Then when my credit limit came back, he seemed shocked that I was awarded a higher charging limit for the hotel. I could have hit him with my o2 tank, but instead I just let it go and got my husband on him. He told him that it was very rude of him to place my Items on the counter when I had in fact placed them in his hand. He also made him pick up my ID and CC and place them back in my hand. You could tell that he did not want to either.

Sidenote, it's also extremely rude in some cultures to directly hand stuff to another person [currency to hand, cards etc to hand]. In fact, that was my first assumption while reading it. Although after seeing the o2 tank comment, possibly just needlessly overcautious.

In anycase, in general, prolly not worth assuming that they are being rude .

 

[Tinkerbellie16]

It concerns me that there is a thread talking about rudeness. Like this is some sort of funny game or that because something wasn't to your liking so someone else is obviously being rude. There are definitely situations where people may have inappropriate behavior and there are other situations where there are cultural or just personal differences. But rather than coming on here and making a poll out of it, maybe rethinking how you would deal with that situation would be a better use of time.

If someone is trying to take a picture of their child and bumps into your chair, why don't you offer to take the picture for them so they can be in it? It might make their day and not be a terrible inconvenience to you. Perhaps the person doesn't realize they bumped into you or they really didn't mean to do it but they just can't find another spot to get that perfect photo. It doesn't necessarily mean that they are intentionally rude.

As for parades, these are crowded spots. People will take up all available space. If someone is kicking or hitting, that is unacceptable no matter what. Of course, many of these are children you are talking about. They need to be taught so let them know not to do that. As for the parents, why does everyone assume they can see every little thing their child does or that they condone it? I appreciate a kind word from someone rather than someone snapping at my child if they do something like that. In fact, the more you snap, the more you post 'rude thread polls', and the more self-righteous you behave, the more you will induce the perceived rude behavior in others.

So the next time a parade comes around, offer to share your spot, and enjoy the wonderment of the child next to you rather than sulking that someone is so close to you.

Of course, this is just my opinion. I will choose to be happy and spread the happiness in Disney and not sweat the small stuff. Yes, I'm the dorky mother with her kids that hand out stickers, glow stuff, bubbles, smiles, and lots of conversation to everyone. Disney makes me happy and I prefer to focus on that.

 

[Buckeye Princess]

I said it the other day, and I'll repeat it -- this is NOT the year to tick off Americans in one of their own theme parks. With the BP-enabled oil spill, Wall Street plundering our retirement savings, jobs flying across the ocean, wholesale invasion across our southern border, and continuing frustration over out involvement in southwest Asia, we're a pretty touchy group of people right now.

Disney, I hope, realizes this and will take stronger efforts to police and correct potentially disruptive behavior in the parks. Line cutting, flash-mob tour group mentality, stopping in the middle of the row, cutting in front of parade watchers -- any of these could be the flash point evoking a stronger than normal reaction from someone just like TiaMaria --- or me --- or you...

I hope we can keep it non-kinetic, as I don't want to go to jail over someone cutting in front of me. But I'm not going to let it happen without a loud and strong protest, one that might well escalate to managers getting involved.

I, too, am tired of the "advantage" rule breakers have over the rest of us that behave appropriately.

Biff hates manure. He had good reason to.

Two great quotes in one post!

 

[Lynn5700]

Rude people are everywhere. There is nothing you can do, so save yourselves a headache and just ignore them. Worry about you and your own family, and just laugh at the rude people. If they bother you or do something rude to you and your family, either walk away or go ask for CM or security if the situation is really bad.

This goes for anywhere. Just ignore people. If you ignore the rude, you will see all the good people out there. I have had more positive interactions with people in Disney than negative.

 

[WDSearcher]

The "rudeness" discussions are always interesting (repetitive, but interesting), but I think an addendum question should be added. We know where people find rude people (and read over and over again how some folks have chosen EVERY category), but it would be interesting to add perspective.

For those of you who do run into so many rude people, I'm wondering, how much of your Disney vacation is spent dealing with rude people? If you meet all these rude people, but those meetings only really honestly take up 3% of the time you're at Disney, well ... then ... a few rude moments amidst an otherwise trouble-free vacation doesn't seem like a big deal. If, however, those meetings take up 94% of your vacation, then I do have to wonder why you keep coming back!

I know that it's the one rude encounter that is remembered (as opposed to the thousands of other 'normal' ones), but someone coming in and reading threads like this might assume that WDW is filled with pushers and shovers and line cutters, and I don't think that's true at all.

I don't want to start another "rude survey", but was just musing about "quantity" of rudeness, not just "quality" of rudeness.

 

[mfd25wife]

On our last trip, we were in MK and leaving before the parade. I saw a man in front and to the side trying to maneuver one of those double strollers and no one would give him any room. I stopped to let him go. The lady behind me had a stroller and I mentioned to her I was letting him go. She got mad and huffed and used her stroller as a ram to push around me and anyone in her way. At some point, we got in front of her again. She rammed my foot not once, but twice. I finally asked her to stop hitting me. She did one more time. I just happened to notice a fire hydrant coming up so I stayed just in line with it and she couldn't see it. I sidestepped at the last second. She did not have a child in the stroller so I decided to give her a dose of her own medicine. The last I saw her, she had rammed the hydrant

 

[LilyWDW]

My answer was resort and it was this past visit at the GF. The CM did not want to touch anything that I tried to give to him ( check-in desk) and everything I handed him, he made sure to put it on the counter and not my hand which was out. Then when my credit limit came back, he seemed shocked that I was awarded a higher charging limit for the hotel. I could have hit him with my o2 tank, but instead I just let it go and got my husband on him. He told him that it was very rude of him to place my Items on the counter when I had in fact placed them in his hand. He also made him pick up my ID and CC and place them back in my hand. You could tell that he did not want to either.

And the big deal is?

After too many times of me standing there waiting for someone to pay attention while I try to hand them something, I started to simply lay it in front of them. There is NOTHING rude about doing that. You are still getting your item back. I guess I just don't get it. It's not like he was throwing it at you and making faces.

 

[gnome1b]

This is one of the things I really hate.
I travel frequently by myself, and it happens all the time that 8 or 10 people will be filing by me to get in front.
Whats wrong with letting one person get in front of you instead of all 10 of you trying to get in front of me!!

I would say many times in line. Especially when walking a good length of the que a kid or two run ahead passing people and then the rest of the family has to push by to catch up.

 

[BarbieGal457]

Unfortunately, I think a more appropriate title for my experiences would be "Where haven't you experienced rude people at WDW?" As magical as it is, sadly rudeness exists everywhere. By living in a major city my entire life, I'm no stranger to it, but it's still upsetting. Sometimes a crabby mood does get the best of me, but at least in WDW, I try to stay happy and positive, even with a six-year-old repeatedly kicking me after I've politely asked his parents to make him stop. After all, he could be kicking me on my subway ride home, and then I'd be much less inclined to be happy and forgiving!

For every rude person at WDW, however, I've met at least 50 nice ones in return!

 

[everylastbreath]

Parents, please plan ahead so you don't have to block someone else's view putting your kid on your shoulders!

I really should know better than to reply to these types of threads, but within the first page of reading, I had to! I didn't read the whole thread, so I don't know if this has already been covered, but I expect to probably be flamed for my opinion.

Sorry, but Disney is for the children, and nothing bothers me more than to see adults stand in front of a child @ a parade, seriously people, how many parades have you probably seen in your life! You have no clue if this is that child's first or only trip ever to Disney and wouldn't you want to just let them see the parade? A little 3ft person in front of you isn't going to obstruct YOUR view! Parents HAVE to put children on their shoulders so they can see ANYTHING! and for those of you who say "we waited 30-45 min. for that spot" Well if you have ever tried to keep a toddler in any one spot for 30/40 min. you would understand that WE WOULD GLADLY wait, if that was possible! so the only option is to take whatever view we can get when the parade starts, so would it kill you to just let the kid stand in front of you, or "in your space"

Another pet peeve is adults who block the view of a child on a ride, in honesty this took place in Universal, but we were getting on the "Simpsons" ride and my GS is only 4, so his view is better in front of the ride, there were 3 adults who announced, "oh, hurry and get the front" how rude, 3 adults, who could CLEARLY see the same thing from the back seat, I would have gladly said to put the child up front. Another time on the same ride, a family with 3 children (little ones) and us with 1 child, said to us, "let's put all the children in front" How nice was that, and the children were perfectly happy and the adults watched from the back row.

Sorry Adults, but being in Disneyworld does not give you the right to ACT LIKE A CHILD, try and look at things from their VIEW - and remember, not everyone gets to take their kids often, some it's a once in a lifetime trip.

Flame away, I don't care....

 

[vroomagain]

Funny, I never had to hoist my kids on my shoulder so they could see anything. But then again we also waited with our 2 and 3 yr old 30-40 minutes before the parade started.

 

[wtccheermom]

I really should know better than to reply to these types of threads, but within the first page of reading, I had to! I didn't read the whole thread, so I don't know if this has already been covered, but I expect to probably be flamed for my opinion.

Sorry, but Disney is for the children, and nothing bothers me more than to see adults stand in front of a child @ a parade, seriously people, how many parades have you probably seen in your life! You have no clue if this is that child's first or only trip ever to Disney and wouldn't you want to just let them see the parade? A little 3ft person in front of you isn't going to obstruct YOUR view! Parents HAVE to put children on their shoulders so they can see ANYTHING! and for those of you who say "we waited 30-45 min. for that spot" Well if you have ever tried to keep a toddler in any one spot for 30/40 min. you would understand that WE WOULD GLADLY wait, if that was possible! so the only option is to take whatever view we can get when the parade starts, so would it kill you to just let the kid stand in front of you, or "in your space"

Another pet peeve is adults who block the view of a child on a ride, in honesty this took place in Universal, but we were getting on the "Simpsons" ride and my GS is only 4, so his view is better in front of the ride, there were 3 adults who announced, "oh, hurry and get the front" how rude, 3 adults, who could CLEARLY see the same thing from the back seat, I would have gladly said to put the child up front. Another time on the same ride, a family with 3 children (little ones) and us with 1 child, said to us, "let's put all the children in front" How nice was that, and the children were perfectly happy and the adults watched from the back row.

Sorry Adults, but being in Disneyworld does not give you the right to ACT LIKE A CHILD, try and look at things from their VIEW - and remember, not everyone gets to take their kids often, some it's a once in a lifetime trip.

Flame away, I don't care....

 

[henderkm]

I agree that I have also run into rude people, mostly while waiting in line for rides.

As far as the parade is concerned, me and my two DD's have sat on the street corner for an hour in the hot sun waiting for a parade when others have come up and tried to shove us out of the way. It's tough. Since kids are so short, they do need to be in front to see.

 

[mfd25wife]

I really should know better than to reply to these types of threads, but within the first page of reading, I had to! I didn't read the whole thread, so I don't know if this has already been covered, but I expect to probably be flamed for my opinion.

Sorry, but Disney is for the children, and nothing bothers me more than to see adults stand in front of a child @ a parade, seriously people, how many parades have you probably seen in your life! You have no clue if this is that child's first or only trip ever to Disney and wouldn't you want to just let them see the parade? A little 3ft person in front of you isn't going to obstruct YOUR view! Parents HAVE to put children on their shoulders so they can see ANYTHING! and for those of you who say "we waited 30-45 min. for that spot" Well if you have ever tried to keep a toddler in any one spot for 30/40 min. you would understand that WE WOULD GLADLY wait, if that was possible! so the only option is to take whatever view we can get when the parade starts, so would it kill you to just let the kid stand in front of you, or "in your space"

Another pet peeve is adults who block the view of a child on a ride, in honesty this took place in Universal, but we were getting on the "Simpsons" ride and my GS is only 4, so his view is better in front of the ride, there were 3 adults who announced, "oh, hurry and get the front" how rude, 3 adults, who could CLEARLY see the same thing from the back seat, I would have gladly said to put the child up front. Another time on the same ride, a family with 3 children (little ones) and us with 1 child, said to us, "let's put all the children in front" How nice was that, and the children were perfectly happy and the adults watched from the back row.

Sorry Adults, but being in Disneyworld does not give you the right to ACT LIKE A CHILD, try and look at things from their VIEW - and remember, not everyone gets to take their kids often, some it's a once in a lifetime trip.

Flame away, I don't care....

I can understand adults putting kids on their shoulders in the back, but no where else. As for Disney is for the kids, yes, but it is for everyone. I'm always surprised people think it is only for kids. While we have taken ours, I just don't agree. If it was, why would they encourage Honeymooners to go there? We went to WDW on our honeymoon 14 yrs ago. Were we not supposed to enjoy it as much as the kids? Why have all those wonderful TS meals available? The kids prefer hamburgers, nuggets, and mac & cheese, etc. Those adults pay more to go since they don't get child prices. Why should they give up seeing a parade. And, the Disney parades are not like any other parade so I don't take the view that I've seen parades before. While I would let a child sit in or stand in front of me for a parade, I don't think I would let the entire family squeeze in front of me just because they didn't want to get there earlier. I have offerred to let children get in front of me, but only them. On our last trip, a family came up literally as the parade was starting. I let the kids in front of me and even one parent since one was in a stroller, but did I feel the need to let the other parent push through just because? Nope.

Just adding, that I do agree on the shows though unless the adults are short. I am and many times I can't see over people's heads. But, in any case, no the adults shouldn't act like kids. But, they should be able to enjoy themselves also.

 

[LilyWDW]

I really should know better than to reply to these types of threads, but within the first page of reading, I had to! I didn't read the whole thread, so I don't know if this has already been covered, but I expect to probably be flamed for my opinion.

Sorry, but Disney is for the children, and nothing bothers me more than to see adults stand in front of a child @ a parade, seriously people, how many parades have you probably seen in your life! You have no clue if this is that child's first or only trip ever to Disney and wouldn't you want to just let them see the parade? A little 3ft person in front of you isn't going to obstruct YOUR view! Parents HAVE to put children on their shoulders so they can see ANYTHING! and for those of you who say "we waited 30-45 min. for that spot" Well if you have ever tried to keep a toddler in any one spot for 30/40 min. you would understand that WE WOULD GLADLY wait, if that was possible! so the only option is to take whatever view we can get when the parade starts, so would it kill you to just let the kid stand in front of you, or "in your space"

Another pet peeve is adults who block the view of a child on a ride, in honesty this took place in Universal, but we were getting on the "Simpsons" ride and my GS is only 4, so his view is better in front of the ride, there were 3 adults who announced, "oh, hurry and get the front" how rude, 3 adults, who could CLEARLY see the same thing from the back seat, I would have gladly said to put the child up front. Another time on the same ride, a family with 3 children (little ones) and us with 1 child, said to us, "let's put all the children in front" How nice was that, and the children were perfectly happy and the adults watched from the back row.

Sorry Adults, but being in Disneyworld does not give you the right to ACT LIKE A CHILD, try and look at things from their VIEW - and remember, not everyone gets to take their kids often, some it's a once in a lifetime trip.

Flame away, I don't care....

You are misinformed if you think Disney is just for kids.

If Disney was just for kids then why do they:

Have thrill rides? Kids are not the focus for Tower of Terror, Rockin' Roller Coaster, Space Mountain, Expedition Everest, ect.

Offer wedding planning services? Kids are not getting married.

Offer convention services? Kids are not going to these things.

Have a restaurant like Victoria and Alberts? The minimum age there is 10.

Offer the food and wine festival? Kids can't drink.

Need I go on?

And yes, I have had to keep a toddler in one spot for an extended period of time. They were able to do so. I have seen other parents expect their children to wait for something they want and they seem to have success. Sorry, but it's a really bad excuse.

Besides, even Walt Disney himself didn't view his parks as only for kids. See the quote in my signature.

 

[lilwhiterabbit]

Last summer, I took my son (who is ten) to WDW for the first time. We had dinner at Tony's in the MK so we could get good spots on the porch for Spectromagic afterward. Well, we staked out our spot next to the railing on the far side toward the gate, with my son up front against the railing, me behind him and my parents to one side and behind me. Shortly after the parade started, this very tall man pushed through my parents and tried to squeeze between my son and the people who were standing to his right, squashing my son into the corner of the porch!

I got angry and pushed my way in front of the man, making him step back, and spent the rest of the parade standing with my arms and legs spread as wide as I possibly could, using my body as a shield around my son, in case the man decided to do any more shoving.

I mean, seriously, at what point does an adult (particularly one who could easily see over my head--I'm barely over 5ft. tall) think it's okay to push a child out of the way so he can get a better view of a parade?

 

[maxiesmom]

Sorry, but Disney is for the children, and nothing bothers me more than to see adults stand in front of a child @ a parade, seriously people, how many parades have you probably seen in your life! You have no clue if this is that child's first or only trip ever to Disney and wouldn't you want to just let them see the parade? A little 3ft person in front of you isn't going to obstruct YOUR view! Parents HAVE to put children on their shoulders so they can see ANYTHING! and for those of you who say "we waited 30-45 min. for that spot" Well if you have ever tried to keep a toddler in any one spot for 30/40 min. you would understand that WE WOULD GLADLY wait, if that was possible! so the only option is to take whatever view we can get when the parade starts, so would it kill you to just let the kid stand in front of you, or "in your space"

Sorry Adults, but being in Disneyworld does not give you the right to ACT LIKE A CHILD, try and look at things from their VIEW - and remember, not everyone gets to take their kids often, some it's a once in a lifetime trip.

Flame away, I don't care....

Ok, I will!

First off, it is very rude to put your child up on your shoulders, blocking the view of whoever is behind you. If you want your child to see a parade, then get there early. Disney themeselves have things right on Main Street designed to keep your kiddies occupied. I have seen hoola hoops, bucket bonanza, and red light green light all being played. So saying you can't keep a child occupied is a pretty lame excuse for not trying to get a spot.

Second, Walt designed Disney World for everyone, big and small kids. As has already been pointed out there are many things for us young at heart big people to do that small kids cannot do.

Honestly, if you go to the parks with an attitude of your kids are the only ones important and everyone else can go hang it doesn't suprise me if you don't get any pixie dust flying your way. The best way to get joy is to give it. Not to try to force everyone to give it to you.

 

[maxiesmom]

double post

 

[summerlady]

"Disney is for the children"