"You know...the line starts back there!!"

[Michelle2]

I don't think your cousin was rude at all! If someone were stepping on my hand (or that of a loved one) I would certainly tell them to knock it off and back out of my personal space! Seriously, one shouldn't be expected to tolerate unwelcomed physical touching by anyone.

I totally agree. I cannot or will not tolerate this.

 

[ls1222]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one this happens to (sometimes, I feel trouble must follow me - even at WDW). Last year at Fantasmic, we (DH, 11yr, 8yr, 6yr and myself) had shown up for seating an hour before the start time. We found a first row seat towards the middle/left of the stadium but it was a short bench - just enough room for our family of 5. These goofy people behind us tell their one little boy to come and squeeze between us on our bench. I said "I'm sorry but there is not enough room (as he is squeezing himself between me and my son) he was seriously stepping on us. The mother started yelling and telling her kids how rude I was and that she just could not believe that I would not let her sweet little boy sit with us.

What a nutcase!! I had to really hold back, I would have loved to let her have it. Why is it that people think they are entitled to whatever they want and when they want it?

 

[goofyernmost]

I guess I must be different then most because there is NO WAY that I would waste 60 to 90 minutes of my valuable life just to watch a parade. There is nothing that I am going to see that would be worth that to me.

That's not to say that I don't see the parades, it's just that I don't care enough to feel the need to be "up front". I'm not the tallest person in the world, in fact I am probably below average but I still manage to see the parade even from 6 or 7 rows back. If I can't get a good spot, oh well, there will be another one just like it tomorrow and the next day and the next day.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

We watch the parades when we can.
One thing I've noticed is that people will ask the front row'ers if their "little one" can slip up front to see the parade. Then all of a sudden you have mom, dad, grandma and aunt Bee all "slipping up front" so they can "watch little Junior". Screw that!

Last time I had a woman ask me if her 8 year old could stand in front of me because he was shorter than me and we were on the front row. I said "no". She got all miffy about it, but then again, she had ran up there at the last 10 minutes and we had waited for an hour. She pushed herself ahead of so many people to get behind us. We take up 2 spaces. Me with DS in front of me and hubby with DS in front of him. I ain't giving up my spaces to anyone, especially when I've earned it by waiting for an hour. If they want to be up front, they should get there early like others do.

I always let little ones up front. But Mommy and Daddy stay to the rear. I let em know right off kids only and that the kids will be right there when the parade ends and they can watch from behind us. And they simply aren't getting by me.

 

[Devil_Dog99]

DW and I actually make a game out of it. We stake out our parade spot early (gee - what a concept), then if I have to go get popcorn or othe refreshment, we place everything we have (knapsack, camera, water bottles, souvenir bags) to save my place. Every single time, DW will tell me at least one person tried to take my spot. We laugh, cuz what else you gonna do???

Line watching has become a spectator sport for us. We have learned you gotta roll with the punches - what's a few extra minutes?

BTW - I am not condoning it - just got fed up with years of getting ticked off. I could fill an entire thread with line stories. Like the time at sea world...................................

 

[brer rabbit 28]

this last trip,mum and i joined the back of the queue for small world only to get yelled at by a family who were having a huddled discussion a good 15 feet away from the end of the queue.They didn't look like they were in the queue as we were outside of the queue barriers (it was that long).They were so rude i actually found it quite upsetting.Honestly there was just no need and it was clearly their own fault if they hadn't noticed how far the queue had moved on without them.Well they pushed passed us,and glared at us everytime we passed them in the snaking queue.
Revenge is sweet though,as they has such a large party we were seated ahead of then to fill up a boat.Couldn't help turning to smile at them as we set off.
I am constantly amazed at how rude people can be in such a magical place.

 

[Robo]

DW and I were standing in the standby line for Test Track a few years back.
It was very backed-up as (as usual) SLOW.

There were a bunch of High School-age kids in the parks this trip and while we're standing there, a gaggle of teen girls walked by and saw that they KNEW a couple of the boys who were in line a couple of groups ahead of us.

Well, the girls (4, as I recall) manage to wiggle through the rest of us waiting and reach where their acquaintances were standing.
One of the girls kind of whispers to one of the guys to play along.
Then she starts speaking "cute" and loudly, "Hi, I'm Cindy and we're from Orlando, where is everyone else from?" A few other guests chime in with the usual info.
DW and I are now fuming because these "little dears" think they have just pulled-off a fine "line-cut" in front of everybody.
At this point I chime in (in a loud voice), "Hi, Cindy, I'm Rob. I'm from Kansas City and I'm one the folks you just crowded in line ahead-of!"
While I'm talking, I take my DW's hand and we step right up ahead of the girls AND their coconspirators.
Now that the worm (mouse?) has turned, "Cindy" starts getting huffy about how WE got in front of THEM and how WE adults were cutting in front of "young high school kids in line".
We just ignored their less-than-under-the-breath comments regarding us for the rest of the queue.
It wasn't a "pleasant" moment, but I'll always remember that for once, I actually cut-off some line-jumpers and I'll bet THEY think about what might happen if they ever so flagrantly attempt it again.

 

[SheenaXena21]

RoBo, you rock! I have done that before, but not at DW.
I'm the type who is not going to say much, but when a bunch of brats jump ahead of me, IT'S ON!
And I agree with goofyernmost, I'm not wasting 90 minutes of riding time to be pushed around or bumped into just to see a few characters wave at me! The only parade worth waiting for was at the MNSSHP. It was totally worth waiting for!
If a few people cut in line, it doesn't really bother me. Waiting a few extra minutes is worth not getting into a big fuss over it.

 

[Merriwind]

I find staking out a spot for the parade (especially at MK) and trying to hold it very stressful. So, for the most part, we just don't do it anymore. We did get a good spot at the hub for the MNSSHP last year and with 9 of us there, we were a big enough group to keep the pushers out. But, I just hate standing there like we're on guard for the next group that wants our spot. It really has sapped the enjoyment of the parade for me.

I do miss the Epcot parade a lot. The WS is so big that there were always good spots for the taking, right up to parade time. (Granted I never saw it during peak season.) But, it was so easy to just find a spot and relax and enjoy the parade. If our area got too crowded, we would just wander a bit and find another. Bring back an Epcot parade!

 

[Pedler]

Really, they are going to continue and continue to do it either way. Those that are truly line-jumping have a "me-first" mentality, and calling them out really isn't going to change their mindset.

If we are going to talk about manners, though, it starts with not making assumptions, or at least not jumping on people based on assumptions. The OP didn't have a responsibility to explain what she was doing to each and every person in the line. If somebody felt the need to politely question her, that would have been fine.

I do agree that line cutters really don't care what the people they cut in front of think and nothing you say is going to bother them. Personally while I can't stand line cutters I wouldn't bother getting worked up about it or saying anything. The reason is that nothing you say is going to have any effect on the situation. All you are doing is letting the line cutters have even more control over the situation by letting them effect your mood. My feeling is that if you can't control it don't let it bother you.

 

[jjarman]

I can honestly say I can't remember a time at WDW when someone cut in line in front of us. But...at 6-Flags New Orleans we had an incident. It was a couple of years ago and we had taken our church youth group down for the day. I was chaperoning a group of about 4 teens and it being summer and New Orleans, it was very, very hot and very, very humid. Actually, it was miserable. Anyway, we were in line for one of the two rides that seats only about 16 at a time, one side shoots you to the top of the tower and you float down, one floats you to the top and drops you down. It is a very slow loading ride so the line can back up. We had waited for quite a while when this group of about 4 older teenage boys, gang looking types, jumps over the rail to cut in front of us. I was at the head of our group so I was right behind these losers. I tapped the first one on the shoulder and said, excuse me the line starts back there. Well, he and two others moved back. The last one tried to ignore me. I did not give up because I was hot and tired and not about to let some thug get in front of me. I didn't let up. I kept tapping him and finally said I know you can hear me and if you don't move when we get to the attendent I am going to tell him you butted in line and they will kick you out of the park. Well, he finally moved back with his thug buddies. The kids I was chaperoning were so scared but so glad I did that.

 

[sixcats]

It amazes me that people can be so rude. We just missed a bus out of Animal Kingdom so we started a new line. After a line had built behind us a family of Mom, Dad, two kids and a set of Grandparents walked up and stood in front of us. Another group came along and asked if it was the front or back of the line. Line cutter said she didn't know and I answered that it was the front. She dismissed it with a wave of her hand and a "What difference does it make" She ignored my comment that the people who had been waiting in line and would not make the next bus might care.

DH met a winner on the boat from BW to MGM one day. He was standing in the back of the boat when a man pushing a stroller comes on. He puts his finger in DH's face and tells him "I need that spot and you need to move". After a few quietly spoken(not disneylike) words from DH the man left his wife with the stroller and ran to sit up front. DH explained to the wife that if there hadn't been space for the stroller, or even if the man had asked nicely, he would have moved. DH was so amused that a bigger guy would turn tail and run.