A potty pass?

[TheJonesys]

:shrug:Having just taken my DD aged 3 to a local theme park, I've learnt a lesson that I need to ask her if she needs the bathroom before we go on rides with longer lines.

However, does anyone know what CMs do if you've been standing in a line for an hour and your child says they urgently need the bathroom and you leave the line to go and find restroom, do they allow you back on without lining up again?

Thanks for your help

 

[Alexx]

I don't think they do anything, if you leave the line then you have got to wait again.

Im not sure though.

 

[RogueHabit]

I doubt they would, far too easy to abuse.

There are, unfortunately, some parents who will happily use there kids as an excuse to cut lines, amongst other nasty habits.

I guess, if you take your kids to WDW at a young age then you need to be prepared for such minor inconvieniences like queuing for an hour then having to leave the queue 3 minutes before you would have gotten on the ride cos junior needs a ______....

Has happened to me many times with both our kids and we just had to suck it up, grin and bare it....:zipit:

 

[H20Babie]

Is it just you and DD going? If so, you may be out of luck.

However, I was in that situation once, but with other family members. I very politely asked those waiting behind me if they would mind if I took DS to the restroom and came back, with the other two family members still waiting in line. It was no problem, but should the guests behind have said no, we would have been out of luck.

 

[TheJonesys]

Thanks for your replies, DH and DS are also going so I could try asking the people behind if they mind us coming back....but I think we could be visiting every restroom in Disney!!!!:ROFLOL:

 

[Monty]

A few years ago this happened in the Test Track line, DS swore he didn't need to go and then when we were lined up in the row to get into the car, he desperately needed to go!

The CM told us to walk through the load car and talk to the CM on the other side. We were told to return to the exit and there's a waiting spot there. We returned and the CM came to get us and we were about to load from the exit side when the ride went 101! They gave us re-entry passes to use at some other time. We were leaving the next day. I still have the re-entry passes, but don't know if they'd be accepted anymore :shrug:.

The CM said the Gods just didn't want us to ride that day! :lol:

 

[sbkline]

Is it just you and DD going? If so, you may be out of luck.

However, I was in that situation once, but with other family members. I very politely asked those waiting behind me if they would mind if I took DS to the restroom and came back, with the other two family members still waiting in line. It was no problem, but should the guests behind have said no, we would have been out of luck.

I can understand being out of luck if you leave the line with no other party members to hold your spot.

But if you're with at least one other person and that person (or people) remain in line while you take the youngster to the restroom, I wouldn't even see the need to ask (much less receive) permission from the person behind you to come back into the line, since a member of your party remained there to hold your place.

I know the whole "holding places in line" issue is yet another of those controversial issues around here. But I'm not talking about having one person stand in line alone the whole time just so the other 10 people can butt their way up at the last minute and join the other person. I'm talking about one person needing to leave the line that he/she was already waiting in, to take the tot to the restroom, and leaving another person to hold their place. I don't see a thing wrong with that.

 

[DisneyMusician2]

I can understand being out of luck if you leave the line with no other party members to hold your spot.

But if you're with at least one other person and that person (or people) remain in line while you take the youngster to the restroom, I wouldn't even see the need to ask (much less receive) permission from the person behind you to come back into the line, since a member of your party remained there to hold your place.

I know the whole "holding places in line" issue is yet another of those controversial issues around here. But I'm not talking about having one person stand in line alone the whole time just so the other 10 people can butt their way up at the last minute and join the other person. I'm talking about one person needing to leave the line that he/she was already waiting in, to take the tot to the restroom, and leaving another person to hold their place. I don't see a thing wrong with that.

I agree. The only time I have a problem with this rule is when one person is holding the line and an enitre group of 8 peo-ple tries to tell you that they were standing there.

Then I get a little annoyed.

But one parent with a small child? Anyone who has kids would understand, and I'm pretty sure most people who don't would as well.

 

[figmentmom]

Very often, lines are configured so that it is just about impossible for a Cast Member to allow a parent and child back into the line easily. While I personally have no problem with allowing folks who left the line for legitimate reasons (like a bathroom break) back in ahead of me, very often other people in line get very angry. It's not always simply up to the Cast Member.

 

[crazydaveh]

I'd let you back in line, but I'm not a CM, just a soon to be dad who will most likely face this situation in the years to come... And hopefully you want people to treat you as they would want to be treated with a lil' one who has to go!

As for the Brazilian tour groups who send one person to stand in line and then the 50 others try to join in... NO WAY!

 

[Yellow Shoes]

The easiest solution is the most obvious.

You do not ASK a 3 year old if they need to go to the bathroom; you TAKE them (frequently!)

My kids learned that even if you don't think you need to go, you sit and give it a try. (they always managed to produce)

Wait times are clearly posted--if it's more than 5 minutes, you'd better head for the restroom before you queue up.

 

[BiggerTigger]

This is going to be an interesting trip this September as my partner just received a kidney transplant early this year and is required to use the restroom whenever he feels the urge. Since his bladder has not been used in over 4 years, he gets the urge quite frequently. I can see the strange looks as a 46 year old man has to run for a potty break while waiting in lines. :lookaroun

I know most people will be understanding if a member of a party must leave for a potty break. Just realize that there are those out there that have an "attitude". As they say, choose your battles wisely. Most lines have a cast member "greeter" as you enter, allow them the opportunity to guide you when you leave the line and if it would be appropriate to reenter the line after you run off and take care of "business". I know on a few occassions I have seen a castmember escort a family to meet their other family members while they waited in line. No one dared make a comment, but if someone tried to catch up even after hearing them ask "permission" to leave for a second, other guests would cause a "scene", be it grumbling or full out argument.

 

[Goofycanuck]

:shrug:Having just taken my DD aged 3 to a local theme park, I've learnt a lesson that I need to ask her if she needs the bathroom before we go on rides with longer lines.

However, does anyone know what CMs do if you've been standing in a line for an hour and your child says they urgently need the bathroom and you leave the line to go and find restroom, do they allow you back on without lining up again?

Thanks for your help

Not trying to reverse any toilet training progress your child has made, but would diapers be out of the question for the day?
My 3 year old DS still wears them when sleeping through the night.
I'm pretty sure nobody will point and laugh.

 

[Yellow Shoes]

It depends on the kid, but once mine were in regular underwear, they refused to wear diapers.

I vividly remember trying to put a diaper on my 2 1/2 year old "just in case." I told him that he couldn't wet his big boy undies.

He said, "OK" and that was that.

Disclaimer: I understand that all kids are different and that mine were exceptionally easy to train (I had 3 boys).
However, diapers, pullups, whatever are not going to be accepted by all kids.

Just take them to the bathroom every 2-3 hours.

 

[Scooter]

I can understand being out of luck if you leave the line with no other party members to hold your spot.

But if you're with at least one other person and that person (or people) remain in line while you take the youngster to the restroom, I wouldn't even see the need to ask (much less receive) permission from the person behind you to come back into the line, since a member of your party remained there to hold your place.

I think under this situation, I would ask both the people in front of me, and the people behind me if they minded if I ran to the restroom with my child and came right back.

It's not necessary, but it is the courteous thing to do. I bet 99.9% of people you asked would say "No problem"

It's like when lived in an apartment and I wanted to have a party and I knew that it might get loud. I always invited all my neighbors even though I knew they wouldn't show up.

If you ask those around you, they are appreciate the fact that you cared enough to discuss it with them....and btw...no one EVER called the police on me for my loud parties.:animwink:

 

[DABIGCHEEZ]

I can understand being out of luck if you leave the line with no other party members to hold your spot.

But if you're with at least one other person and that person (or people) remain in line while you take the youngster to the restroom, I wouldn't even see the need to ask (much less receive) permission from the person behind you to come back into the line, since a member of your party remained there to hold your place.

First snow in Fla and now must be a heat wave in the Arctic.... I agree.

In fact we have had to do this a few times in recent years while already waiting 1/2 hour in the queue...... my wife or I stay in line and the other take the child to the restroom. I didn't need to ask anyone permission to do that .. sorry. Upon returning some were giving the evil eye to us but somehow it doesn't really bother me. The people in front and back of me knew my kids were there before they left so why do I need to ask permission???

Now waiting on line for Splash while other ride BTMRR and then cut the line is a different story altogether.

 

[wayneway]

I doubt they would, far too easy to abuse.

There are, unfortunately, some parents who will happily use there kids as an excuse to cut lines, amongst other nasty habits.

I guess, if you take your kids to WDW at a young age then you need to be prepared for such minor inconvieniences like queuing for an hour then having to leave the queue 3 minutes before you would have gotten on the ride cos junior needs a ______....

Has happened to me many times with both our kids and we just had to suck it up, grin and bare it....:zipit:

I recently saw a CM letting someone cut in line at SE, she opened the chain so the guest could cut in line and advance. The CM told everyone that the guest was trying to catch up with her family. This guest was not a child and she was let into the last stretch of line leading up to the entrance. I guess all CM's are different on this rule.

 

[Laura]

But if you're with at least one other person and that person (or people) remain in line while you take the youngster to the restroom, I wouldn't even see the need to ask (much less receive) permission from the person behind you to come back into the line, since a member of your party remained there to hold your place.

I agree. And if someone has a problem with one of the people in the party ahead of them taking a little one out of line for 5 minutes to go potty and then rejoining the party in the line then that person needs to have their attitude adjusted.

It is definitely not something I'd ask permission for as the people behind you in line are not your authority figures.

 

[kimmychad]

I think under this situation, I would ask both the people in front of me, and the people behind me if they minded if I ran to the restroom with my child and came right back.

It's not necessary, but it is the courteous thing to do. I bet 99.9% of people you asked would say "No problem"

It's like when lived in an apartment and I wanted to have a party and I knew that it might get loud. I always invited all my neighbors even though I knew they wouldn't show up.

If you ask those around you, they are appreciate the fact that you cared enough to discuss it with them....and btw...no one EVER called the police on me for my loud parties.:animwink:

this reminded me of overtime i receive at work. i'm in a union, and although it's not my place to ask more senior employees if they would like to work in my place when i know overtime will be available, it helps to smooth the waters.

 

[Bluewaves]

I've never experienced it in a Disney line but I know where I work part time, a local Cedar Fair park, no one is let back into a line if you left, doesn't matter what the excuse is, had one lady tell me once that she had to leave the line that was 20 minutes long to get her kid a soda. I personally dispise line jumpers but for a little kid I could completely understand if it was a legit thing like a potty break , not that in the past 3 or 4 trips to Disney I have ever been in a line for more than half an hour or so.