You're on line and DD has to go potty....

[sanibelsettler]

My kid REFUSED to go poop for a long time. besides, in that instance I would bag it up the same as a diaper. People pitch diapers all the time. Whats the difference?

Changing a poopy diaper in line would be rude too. Having them poop in a common area is beyond disgusting. Just because your kid had issues didn't give you the right to be offensive. It sounds as though you were being manipulated by a master.

 

[WantToGoNow]

I disagree. If you're already waiting in line and then leave to take a little one to the bathroom you are not line jumping, you are simply resuming your place in line.

Read the signs posted at the attractions. It says otherwise. Here's an article written about this very topic at WDW:


This issue was made famous last year by the "Tea Cup Rage" case, in which one woman beat up another for allegedly jumping the line at the Mad Tea Party ride in the Magic Kingdom. You can find the news story at http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,340229,00.html. If you go by a strict definition, line cutting or jumping means moving in front of someone else for any reason whatsoever, whether you left the line to take your child to the bathroom and are returning or simply think you're better than everyone else and shouldn't have to wait. But with people there are always gray areas, and most are understanding of a toddler bathroom emergency. The question becomes, where do you draw the line?

 

[ScotsMinnie]

So, what happens to the "make?" And, if the line is so crowded that jumping out and going to the restroom is impossible, people are too close to not notice some kid toileting. Or smelling it. If you are talking about being IN a ride, that is nasty. And unsafe.

Firstly I wasn't talking about a poop. I think that is easier to hold in.

And if you look at the link I posted then you will see where the make goes. Its a hygienic process. Millions of parents can't be wrong about them.

 

[sanibelsettler]

I'm sorry. I was speaking regarding the poster above me.

And, really, millions of parents think far more of themselves and thir little angels that the comfort, and safety of others.

 

[dlyn88]

I know this isn't the most pleasant thing but our life saver during potty training was a portable potty with disposable liners. IT folds flat and you pull out the legs and have in it a little liner which has a pad on the bottom to absorb liquid. The child sits on it - wees - and then you just tie up the bag and pop it in a bin. Or put in a nappy sack (just in case!) and keep it till you are next to a bin.

I know its not great to do in a line but there may be situations where it may be needed. Actually if you have bags to put down by you and use it very discreetly most people don't even notice you are using it.

It may take away the worry of her not getting to a toilet in time and also maybe she could wear proper pants without the panic of her wetting them.

portable travel potty

This would bother me way more than any "line jumping"...ick. I wouldn't be bothered if you just discreetly left the line, had your DD do her business, and came back. No problem here.

 

[ScotsMinnie]

This would bother me way more than any "line jumping"...ick. I wouldn't be bothered if you just discreetly left the line, had your DD do her business, and came back. No problem here.

As I have already said if you bother to read back:

Clearly the comment about letting them wet the floor was sarcastic and not meant seriously.

Let me be clear - at no point do I suggest letting a 4 year old use a potty . I thought the child was younger - about 2.

I have said in an EMERGENCY.

I do not and never will allow my children to wee on the side on a path or whatever. In a portapotty only. Anything else is disgusting.

I'm sure a small child (aged 2) using a potty does not break any bylaws.

For all your information I took my 2 year old last year and also the portapotty but never had to use it. I took her to the restrooms regularly and that was enough. We had no accidents.
I have never used a portapotty in line or anywhere else in public in the states. But I wouldn't judge someone who did.

It was a suggestion to the parent who was concerned about her LO not making it to the toilet in time.


I am going to leave this thread now and let you all get on with it. Its getting ridiculous as you are all taking posts out of context and I don't come on the dis for this type of chat. I haven't ever had an argument on here with anyone and I don't plan to start now.

So go ahead and continue to pour scorn in my absence.

 

[kevgraub]

I do not and never will allow my children to wee on the side on a path or whatever. In a portapotty only. Anything else is disgusting.

This brings me back to the point I was trying to make about different cultures. To you, having a child go to the bathroom on the side of the street is disgusting and completely inappropriate. To the Chinese, it is perfectly acceptable.

Similarly, to you it seems fine to have a child use a portable potty, in a very shielded and discreet manner, while standing in line at WDW rather than get out of line to go to the bathroom. To the VAST majority of Americans, that is going to be considered disgusting and completely inappropriate.

You simply have a different view of it, and my guess is that it has more to do with a different culture than anything else.

I'm willing to bet most people from Boston would think that it is horrible to pee on a tree in your own backyard. I'm also willing to bet most people rural Texas think it is a waste of time and water to go inside and use the toilet when there is a perfectly suitable tree right there next to them.

The thing is, when the Texan goes to Boston, he should probably try to adhere to local views on the matter and let mother nature water the trees when it rains rather than taking on that job for himself.

 

[fireflymedic]

I think it would also depend on which ride it is, if it is like dumbo were you can step over the rope at a corner and not have to walk buy a lot of people it would go over better than a line that you have to pass people in line.

 

[mjkacmom]

This brings me back to the point I was trying to make about different cultures. To you, having a child go to the bathroom on the side of the street is disgusting and completely inappropriate. To the Chinese, it is perfectly acceptable.

Similarly, to you it seems fine to have a child use a portable potty, in a very shielded and discreet manner, while standing in line at WDW rather than get out of line to go to the bathroom. To the VAST majority of Americans, that is going to be considered disgusting and completely inappropriate.

You simply have a different view of it, and my guess is that it has more to do with a different culture than anything else.

I'm willing to bet most people from Boston would think that it is horrible to pee on a tree in your own backyard. I'm also willing to bet most people rural Texas think it is a waste of time and water to go inside and use the toilet when there is a perfectly suitable tree right there next to them.

The thing is, when the Texan goes to Boston, he should probably try to adhere to local views on the matter and let mother nature water the trees when it rains rather than taking on that job for himself.

Bingo! If I was at a park, and I saw a mom set up the potty chair behind a tree, I wouldn't think anything of it. On the other hand, if I was waiting in line, and saw a toddler on a potty chair, I would think it was really weird. Lots of parks don't have bathrooms, but there's so many at WDW. Would someone use a potty chair in the mall? Movie theater? A parade? I do think it's a cultural thing.

 

[Ela1972]

We have a rule when at disney when mummy says it's time for a restroom stop we all go!! This is usually every time we pass a bathroom (unless we have just been).

We have never had a problem in lines. BTW I would not have a problem with someone with a young child returning to the line but teenagers NO WAY!!!

 

[kevgraub]

We have never had a problem in lines. BTW I would not have a problem with someone with a young child returning to the line but teenagers NO WAY!!!

Yeah, I guess that gets back to the original question. For me, I would have no problem at all with someone taking their small child out of line to go to the bathroom and then returning where they were.

If there is no CM nearby to ask, it might also not hurt to ask those right behind you in line before you do it. My guess is that most people would not have a problem with it, especially if you ask them before hand.

I don't think many people would say "no" if you turned to the handful of people behind you in line and said "My 3 year old really needs to use the restroom. Would you all mind if I took her real quick while my husband holds our place in line? I'd really hate for her to wet her pants while on the ride, especially since one of you might get that seat next."

 

[lil mermaid]

This brings me back to the point I was trying to make about different cultures. To you, having a child go to the bathroom on the side of the street is disgusting and completely inappropriate. To the Chinese, it is perfectly acceptable.

Similarly, to you it seems fine to have a child use a portable potty, in a very shielded and discreet manner, while standing in line at WDW rather than get out of line to go to the bathroom. To the VAST majority of Americans, that is going to be considered disgusting and completely inappropriate.

You simply have a different view of it, and my guess is that it has more to do with a different culture than anything else.

I'm willing to bet most people from Boston would think that it is horrible to pee on a tree in your own backyard. I'm also willing to bet most people rural Texas think it is a waste of time and water to go inside and use the toilet when there is a perfectly suitable tree right there next to them.

The thing is, when the Texan goes to Boston, he should probably try to adhere to local views on the matter and let mother nature water the trees when it rains rather than taking on that job for himself.

LOL, I have lived both in Boston, and Texas, and I believe that you are right.

 

[EpcotSweetHrts0512]

To the OP, my husband usually holds our place if our 4 year old daughter really has to go. I usually ask the people around me if they mind if he holds our place since we have a potty emergency. Nobody has ever said no.

This past January, I was waiting outside one of Disney's bathrooms for my husband, and a family pulled out one of those little portable toilet things and the child went there, right outside the bathroom. THAT was odd... they were obviously from another country, so maybe it is common in other places.

 

[luvsJack]

When dd was 4, we just stopped by the bathroom before almost every line or at least every other line. When she was 7, we discovered we still needed to do the same thing because getting excited or nervous would make her have to go NOW.

But we only started after an emergency run while in line for RnRc (when she was 7). Her dad and brother were all the way at the front when we got back; I called him on his cell and he came back and got her. No problem.

 

[Leajess99]

I'm sorry, I don't see how a child pulling down their pants, exposing their naked rearend could be discreet - I wouldn't want to expose my child's naked private areas to that many strangers.

It is sad but I have actually seen parents change their children at pool sides like it was no big deal. One little girl was not even being covered at the time. I agree that i would not be allowing my children to ue that in a line or anywhere else in public.

 

[Leajess99]

Read the signs posted at the attractions. It says otherwise. Here's an article written about this very topic at WDW:


This issue was made famous last year by the "Tea Cup Rage" case, in which one woman beat up another for allegedly jumping the line at the Mad Tea Party ride in the Magic Kingdom. You can find the news story at http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,340229,00.html. If you go by a strict definition, line cutting or jumping means moving in front of someone else for any reason whatsoever, whether you left the line to take your child to the bathroom and are returning or simply think you're better than everyone else and shouldn't have to wait. But with people there are always gray areas, and most are understanding of a toddler bathroom emergency. The question becomes, where do you draw the line?

After doing a search and reading some of the other stories to include how the "victim" sued Disney saying that security/CMs did not respond quick enough, I have to wonder if she had really not done something to start the incident so she could get some money out of it. It just seems odd and then to later claim her kids were assaulted as well. Some people will stoop to low levels for a quick payday.

 

[Honor]

I would not mind at all one parent staying in line while the other parent and child leave to go potty and come right back, just like they never ever left.

Now this bothers me! A potty chair in public. NO WAY!! You say people haven't noticed. Trust me, they've noticed. They have just been too shocked to say anything. DON't DO IT ANY MORE!!!

 

[jzzikamarie]

This happened to us while we were in line waiting to see Mickey in Epcot. Thirty minutes into standing in line, DD 4 says she has to go. We weren't even half way through, but I didn't want to waste another half hour, so I had my DH escort her to the restroom while I stayed in line. Upon returning, everyone happily stepped aside for them to get back in line. Not sure if people really didn't mind, or they just didn't want any trouble from a 6'5" 300 plus pound man.
Seriously though, I don't see why there is a problem, especially since someone will be waiting in line holding the place. It happens and most people have been there done that.
As for the portable potty thing, believe me...people noticed! I'm sure it's just differences in culture. I would think it odd too. As the saying goes, When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

 

[princessmom29]

It is sad but I have actually seen parents change their children at pool sides like it was no big deal. One little girl was not even being covered at the time. I agree that i would not be allowing my children to ue that in a line or anywhere else in public.

I have a problem with using the portapotty in line, but not with changing a kid poolside. The potty is just gross and I don't want to see that.It is a bodily functions/sanitation issue. Changing a child's clothes is just a nudity issue and if we are talking about a toddler I don't see what the big deal is. I personally would have used a towel as a sheild, but I have changed DD poolside when she was little. In other palces adults do the same thing. In Nice I was once sitting on aq public beach at lunch time and the shopgirls came pouring out of the shops and changed into swimsuits on the beach to sun themselves for an hour. I realize that the argument will be that this is a different culture and everyone should assimilite when here, but I just had to point out that to lots of people it is perfectly acceptable even for adults.

 

[allison443]

Somehow I raised three kids without ever purchasing or using a travel potty despite extensive traveling. I just can't see why it's necessary in WDW? Take the kids to the potty before you get on line I understand accidents might happen-so use pullups or bring extra wipes/clothes. I guess I just can't understand why people wouldn't leave the line to take their kid to the bathroom. Talk about commando touring!!
As for getting out of the line and getting back in, I don't think most people would object in a potty emergency.