"You're too old to be here...."

[Dive Bar Casanova]

I've sat at the Disney Ships bar watching a Raiders game or to play trivia while the wife sleeps off one of her 20 hour sleep-a-thons as we are at sea. Wife's hobbies are sleep and Botox and German Shepard's.

So often people in their early 20's accompanying their senior Grand Parents on the cruise want to break away join me. Older ladies in their late 80's with thick makeup, red hot red lipstick, Ombre Rose perfume' and dressed beautifully with the genuine, honest fun conversations are the best ever with the best people ever.

 

[goopysolelady]

Wasn't there a very famous Disney speech about age and youth? Oh, yeah...

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If the show hadn't started yet, I might loudly have played a clip of it on my phone.

The mom was very wrong to say you didn't belong there. I hope she was just tired from a long day at the parks and doesn't usually talk to people like that.

In general, I do offer to let little kids in from of me, since I can see over them, but the pushing would definitely have dulled that instinct.

And you can't even get a cast member, because leaving to find one would give them just what they wanted.

I'm glad you still got your picture, but sorry they tainted the experience for you.

Maybe, as Disney Seniors, we need to copy that to business cards! Not say a word...just hand it out!

Yes...I will always let a little kid stand in front of me IF I'm asked nicely; the pushing and "entitlement statement" quickly put me in the defensive mode and I will not respond to rude behavior under any circumstances. And what can a cast member do? Bless their hearts, they have to deal with that type of behavior day in and day out which I why I always try to be EXTRA nice to them. Thank you for pointing that quote out to me again.

 

[goopysolelady]

In South Hampton England we shared a Taxi with a SUPER couple and headed to our DCL cruise. The cab driver hated Americans and made it clear immediately.

As we pulled into the ships unloading zone the cab driver said "These cruises are for kids!"
The lady riding with us responded pointing out the several hundred passengers lined up to board "Look at the cue, not one child amongst them boarding the ship."

Driver was dumbfounded.

Narrowminded people that talk through their stinky orifice.

But,, returning to the Southampton Airport after the DCL cruise our Taxi Driver was a fabulous, fantastic Brit with native British humor and keen on History.

He asked if I was "familiar with the WWII Spitfire." (That's World War 2 to you Zoomers, not world War Eleven). I responded "You mean the Mitchell designed Super Marine Built airplane?"

Cab driver lit up and drove us past the spot where the factory was bombed out by the Nazis, then we headed up to Mitchells grave.

I love that story! That was really a SUPER response directing the driver to check out the passengers lined up! We had similar experiences in England too. In fact, I was told by a fellow Disney visitor that I'd met on our Disney trip a few months before we journeyed to Liverpool to visit our granddaughter, to tell no one we were from the USA. She suggested we just say we were from Texas. We followed her advice and were greeted warmly everywhere! Our UBER driver was a "jewel" too. He used to live on the same street John Lennon lived on...his grandmother used to have him over for cookies and milk when he was a young man. He did the same thing; detoured us so we could see the Lennon home, actually stopping and making us get out so he could take a picture of us in front! We talked WWII history our entire trip to the airport in Manchester!

 

[FastPasser.]

Bless their hearts, they have to deal with that type of behavior day in and day out which I why I always try to be EXTRA nice to them.

Thanks for being extra nice, fortunately for us there are a lot more Guests like you than the less than magical type.

The Guest like the one mentioned on this thread are not that common. And experienced crowd control CMs learn how to deal with sticky situations very quickly so it’s not as bad as people imagine it to be. It’s all part of the job.

 

[kylenne]

I’m younger but go solo/adults only and have gotten this from time to time. I have no problems standing my ground but I’m a New Yorker with a loud mouth when I need to have one! But between this stuff and the shoulder dads we skip the Hunger Games for MK fireworks and just view from the resort or book a dessert party. Especially with my partner as she’s 5’3”. Parades seem to be less of an issue I find, maybe because tempers aren’t quite as bad in the morning as at the end of the night.

As everyone has been saying though, the parks are for everybody. We all have to share this space and the entitled Disney Mom demographic that thinks the parks revolve their little darlings can go kick rocks. We all paid to be there and have a good time.

 

[weewuvvdisney]

Our dd was terrified of the fireworks so we would leave MK before they started. We watched them while waiting for our bus (would only take one when they were finished). We have a wonderful large view of the fireworks up in the sky. Worked for our daughter. At home, when our amusement park would have their fireworks, we would head over to the "Saloon" which was empty and had loud western music playing. We would dance and have fun. Thankfully she outgrew that.

 

[Dive Bar Casanova]

I’m younger but go solo/adults only and have gotten this from time to time. I have no problems standing my ground but I’m a New Yorker with a loud mouth when I need to have one! But between this stuff and the shoulder dads we skip the Hunger Games for MK fireworks and just view from the resort or book a dessert party. Especially with my partner as she’s 5’3”. Parades seem to be less of an issue I find, maybe because tempers aren’t quite as bad in the morning as at the end of the night.

As everyone has been saying though, the parks are for everybody. We all have to share this space and the entitled Disney Mom demographic that thinks the parks revolve their little darlings can go kick rocks. We all paid to be there and have a good time.

Well said, love this.

 

[Dive Bar Casanova]

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"People grow up with Disney in their heart doesn't mean you can't still enjoy it with kids." ... AMEN ... and, I might add, as long as I'm physically able to get on and off a plane and make my way to the parks I will do so...no matter HOW OLD I am.

My favorite ride is still Peter Pan and every time I get in the Matterhorn cue I remember Mike Seastrom describing it turn by turn, drop by drop, lift by lift to us kids perfectly after he rode it in 1959.

 

[Dive Bar Casanova]

It's so hard to think clearly when someone like that is so rude and entitled. What I would have liked to do was turn to crowd around me and ask if I was to old to enjoy the parade as this person here says I am? She says I'm taking a spot a child should have? Of course the words never come when they should, right?

Yes.
Entitled people double down on their selfishness when confronted.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Yes.
Entitled people double down on their selfishness when confronted.

Personally I wouldn't say what the person you quoted was thinking because you run the risk of too many people agreeing with the person who confronted the OP, given the environment of it being Disney while you might hope that others come to your defense it could backfire in an even worse way.

I agree the person who confronted the OP was entitled but others around them may actually agree with them unfortunate as it may be. Most especially if that added part of asking the crowd "I'm taking a spot a child should have". I think the other person was going for shaming in a crowd but you have to really know the audience in order for it to work.

 

[Dive Bar Casanova]

Be above it, say nothing is often the best actions to take.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Be above it, say nothing is often the best actions to take.

depends IMO. A look can speak so much more than words but sometimes a firm, not hostile statement is more apt. But the person you quoted (which was from the first page) is more akin to egging on the situation which is what I was speaking to. I don't think just saying nothing is always appropriate nor is saying something always appropriate.

 

[Dive Bar Casanova]

When the Iron Curtain fell, Eastern European people were making it to the Disney Parks.
The few we encountered we got the impression it was culture shock to them how friendly Americans are and how pushy and belligerent and disrespectful of seniors they are/were.

A wake up call. We aren't the big bad 10 ft tall bully giants their propaganda taught them.

 

[goopysolelady]

Thanks for being extra nice, fortunately for us there are a lot more Guests like you than the less than magical type.

The Guest like the one mentioned on this thread are not that common. And experienced crowd control CMs learn how to deal with sticky situations very quickly so it’s not as bad as people imagine it to be. It’s all part of the job.

YOU are the ones that make our trips magical!

 

[goopysolelady]

Our dd was terrified of the fireworks so we would leave MK before they started. We watched them while waiting for our bus (would only take one when they were finished). We have a wonderful large view of the fireworks up in the sky. Worked for our daughter. At home, when our amusement park would have their fireworks, we would head over to the "Saloon" which was empty and had loud western music playing. We would dance and have fun. Thankfully she outgrew that.

Our youngest granddaughter was the same way; have many photos of her with her hands over her ears while Dad was frantically trying to get on an attraction like Under the Sea! She's now a dance performer with music so loud I often have to take my hearing aids out!

 

[FastPasser.]

YOU are the ones that make our trips magical!

Thanks, that’s our goal.

 

[snowwite]

I’m sorry that happened to you.
She sounds like an ignorant idiot.
Next time someone is behind you complaining, fart.

This cracked me up. Reminds me of Billy Connolly. He said when someone asks , Do ye mind if I smoke? He says Do ye mind if I fart?

 

[StormyCA]

What can you do? Someone like that is probably inured to anger, sarcasm, wit, or even the word 'No'. I've never had it happen to me (I don't 'do' fireworks or parades), but I expect I'd roll my eyes, go "Phffft", and turn away. If she kept carping I might say loudly to no one "It is better to remain silent and be thought a jerk*, than open one's mouth and confirm the fact".

*I know the original quote is 'fool', but a little poetic license is acceptable in these situations.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Walt’s vision was that kids and adults could enjoy his park(s). I would’ve told her that and to stuff it.

 

[Dive Bar Casanova]

depends IMO. A look can speak so much more than words but sometimes a firm, not hostile statement is more apt. But the person you quoted (which was from the first page) is more akin to egging on the situation which is what I was speaking to. I don't think just saying nothing is always appropriate nor is saying something always appropriate.

Always best to decide if taking it to the next level is a wise decision. Often just deny oneself the luxury of being right and move on. The world is full of selfish, ignorant jealous people. Why waste time educating them?