Annoying guests on vacation...Do you say something?

[armyfamilyof5]

Aww accord99cutie, I hope you can kick the habit sometime soon, I know its a struggle to stop, my father has been battling that habit most of his life, its hard, no matter what anyone else says. Good luck.[/QUOTE]

As a former heavy smoker I can say Chantix works! I've never been happier to not smoke, my children are thrilled as well. Each time my infantry soldier deployed I'd smoke more and more, finally at 2 packs a day it was time to quit, with Chantix I was able to as was my sister in law, that was over two years ago. PM me is you have any questions I'd be happy to relay my experience.

Our family cannot tolerate line jumpers and will not allow people to pass us, we are military and are use to waiting our turn and we feel others should wait their turn too. I agree, Disney needs to post signs and get tough on this issue, it would certainly make for a more magical experience if there were ramifications for this behavior that made people unwilling to risk doing it. We are not large intimidating people but have not yet had problems because we wouldn't let someone bypass the line. We did have one woman from England attempt to give us a tongue lashing but we just pointed her to the end of the line and she gave up in disgust.:lol:

 

[Nicole220]

I have no problem opening my mouth and saying something.

 

[KYfriedPanda]

kudos to those of you who, much like i do, take action... i find generally in places like disney that you have support of just about everyone around you if you need it... your fellow guests included... don't wait to see if anyone else is going to speak up first though, since a lot of people are shy to be the first to act... say something to the rule-breakers, say it loud, and people around you will usually be on your side.

 

[Courtney1188]

There are WAY too many annoying guests at Disney to let them all get under my skin...I'm on vacation, there to relax and have fun! If anything, I'll make a sarcastic/joking comment to whomever I'm with, since that's the type of sense of humor I have, then I let it go.

Now the name calling and all that would be a different story. But unless it's an extreme situation like that, I'll roll my eyes and forget about it.

 

[eddiemcgarrigle]

Don't you find it strange that those who selfishly smoke, cut-in or plonk themselves down in the middle of rows suddenly don't speak English when confronted about their behaviour even though they've been chatting in English prior to being told off?

Smokers - Just stand beside them and make a big thing of placing your hand near your crotch saying 'Oh so you couldn't be bothered going to the designated smoking area? I don't think I can be bothered looking for a toilet. You don't mind if I urinate here do you? Oh, mind your shoes don't get splashed'. Works like a charm.

Queue Jumpers - I don't mind if it's only one or two people as I'll put that down to a family being split up but any more than that and they have to pyhiscally push me out of the way and heaven help them if they bump into my young son in their act of selfishness. If they complain about me blocking their way I will loudly ask why a four year old can wait in line and they can't.

Seat Blockers - Jsut do as the CM's do and ask the to move all the way across except do it at 100 decibels at around an inch from their ears. You can also remind them that if they hadn't pushed everyone out of the way to get to sit down first, they wouldn't be sitting at the end of the aisle. Centre aisle seats require timing and patience.

 

[LucyintheSky]

Don't you find it strange that those who selfishly smoke, cut-in or plonk themselves down in the middle of rows suddenly don't speak English when confronted about their behaviour even though they've been chatting in English prior to being told off?

Smokers - Just stand beside them and make a big thing of placing your hand near your crotch saying 'Oh so you couldn't be bothered going to the designated smoking area? I don't think I can be bothered looking for a toilet. You don't mind if I urinate here do you? Oh, mind your shoes don't get splashed'. Works like a charm.

Queue Jumpers - I don't mind if it's only one or two people as I'll put that down to a family being split up but any more than that and they have to pyhiscally push me out of the way and heaven help them if they bump into my young son in their act of selfishness. If they complain about me blocking their way I will loudly ask why a four year old can wait in line and they can't.

Seat Blockers - Jsut do as the CM's do and ask the to move all the way across except do it at 100 decibels at around an inch from their ears. You can also remind them that if they hadn't pushed everyone out of the way to get to sit down first, they wouldn't be sitting at the end of the aisle. Centre aisle seats require timing and patience.

That one just made me snort out loud! :ROFLOL: I like it! Though I tend to be more passive aggressive myself, and in that situation will usually just roll my eyes or make loud comments to my family or friends about "the idiots who can't follow simple instructions" as we approach them. Not that kind of thing phases people like that... but it makes me feel better!

If the Seat Blockers are extra rude and don't even attempt to scootch back in their seats to let people by, or act like we're inconveniencing them by trying to get around them... THAT'S when I start "accidentally" smashing toes or knocking them in the head with my bag as I climb over them. Ooops! So sorry! Shouldn't have stopped in the middle!

 

[Goofygirl07]

It seems like I always see people trying to sit in the middle of the row at phillarmagic more than any where else

 

[Jimmy Thick]

What people don't realize apparently is that there are no bad seats at Philharmagic. Damn Disney for actually doing something right.


I'm almost 6'8 and my feet are the size of snowshoes, I need the whole isle when I walk down it at Philharmagic, I usually end up stepping on peoples feet if they are stupid enough not to move to the end. Sometimes I step on feet to teach people lessons.

I figure, even though I'm on vacation, I'm always willing to teach life lessons for those in need. Chalk it up to experience, wise words.

 

[Juliaz3]

Don't you find it strange that those who selfishly smoke, cut-in or plonk themselves down in the middle of rows suddenly don't speak English when confronted about their behaviour even though they've been chatting in English prior to being told off?

Ha ha! They can't pull that with me and my husband. He speaks Portuguese and Spanish, and I speak basic French, so we've got those covered. Maybe if they're German... still, if someone was being very offensive and I knew they understood English but were pretending not to, I'd just speak LOUDER and sloooower in English and treat them like the idiots they are.

 

[Laura]

You can also remind them that if they hadn't pushed everyone out of the way to get to sit down first, they wouldn't be sitting at the end of the aisle. Centre aisle seats require timing and patience.

I always roll my eyes at the people who have to immediately fly through the doors as soon as they open. We always hang back a few seconds to get the center seats. Doesn't take a genius to figure that out.

 

[Innoventions]

The faking coughing fits make you look like a complete fool as well, hope you guys know that. It likes doing the "shush" sound to have someone be quite. That annoys me more than the people smoking.

 

[Bigeagle]

Maybe I'm misunderstanding the "cut in line" concern...

Cheaters are one thing and official, disciplinary steps may be appropriate, but I have absolutely no problem with a mom and child politely "cutting in line" to catch up with family members (presumably after a potty break), or a Dad (like me) asking to catch up with the rest of the family already in line after taking care of something dads do at WDW (like fetching drinks or ice cream). I'll GLADLY let them in front of me with a smile, and have had others do it for me too! It's one of those intangible pieces of Magic I get when I visit.

Please tell me that we're never going to get to a point where we would expel guests from the park for requesting a little consideration. No ride is worth that.

 

[Dads 2 Boys]

I am generally a non-confrontational type of person and let morons go about their mornic life unless it really affects me or my kids/family. BUT when someone stops in the middle of the row that I'm walking in, I will look right at them and say (pretty sarcastically) "get up and move so the rest of the six thousand people can come in and sit down". I sometimes get dirty looks but rarely will anything get said back and they almost always just get up and move.

The other is of course when you have a 9 yr old with a broken sensor sometimes who say....."Daddy, why are some people stupid and don't follow directions?". :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Those people feel pretty damn foolish and sometimes actually move.

 

[chenzo]

Parades, Parades, Parades, Why is it that some people think that 5min before the parade starts they could just walk right up, and through everyone that has been there for 1/2 hr. or more, and sit on the curb. Everyone wants the best seat, that's why you have to SACRIFICE something to get something. We don't go on one more ride before the parade starts, we get a good spot and we sit are buts down and WAIT!!! We have two kids, they sit, we stand. It gives more curb space for other kids. I have no problem even with someone ASKING if their kids could sit in front of me, as long as mom and dad stay behind. I have to stop. My BP is starting to rise.

 

[E P C O T]

Void.

 

[Laura]

Maybe I'm misunderstanding the "cut in line" concern...

Cheaters are one thing and official, disciplinary steps may be appropriate, but I have absolutely no problem with a mom and child politely "cutting in line" to catch up with family members (presumably after a potty break), or a Dad (like me) asking to catch up with the rest of the family already in line after taking care of something dads do at WDW (like fetching drinks or ice cream). I'll GLADLY let them in front of me with a smile, and have had others do it for me too! It's one of those intangible pieces of Magic I get when I visit.

Please tell me that we're never going to get to a point where we would expel guests from the park for requesting a little consideration. No ride is worth that.

See no offense, but I think what you're doing is wrong. I highly disagree with people who send their family to "hold their spot" in the line while they go off and grab snacks or ride another ride or check out a gift shop...and then catch up later. Either the entire family needs to wait outside the line until EVERYONE is ready to enter the line, or they need to save their little errands and such until after the ride. It's one thing to pull a small child who has ALREADY BEEN WAITING IN LINE out out of the queue for 5 minutes for a potty emergency, and then allow them to pick up their original spot in line. That does not affect the wait times of anyone behind them. It's another thing altogether to send half your party into the queue for a head start while the other half runs off to get snacks. I 100% consider that to be cutting in line because you never established your spot to begin with.

I can't remember how much of a problem this is at WDW, but it drives me crazy at DL. During an average 15 minute wait, I must have 30-40 people from various families playing "catch-up" with the rest of their party, because they were off getting snacks or who knows what. The funny thing is, they NEVER have a small child with them. These are full grown adults who couldn't be bothered to take care of whatever their business may be before they entered the queue. That adds a significant amount of time to MY family's wait...which is unfair.

 

[draybook]

The faking coughing fits make you look like a complete fool as well, hope you guys know that. It likes doing the "shush" sound to have someone be quite. That annoys me more than the people smoking.

As opposed to the person standing there smoking next to their kid, giving them both cancer in the process. Yes, I strive to be that cool in life......

 

[CBug88]

I USUALLY don't say something, unless someone is talking all the way through an attraction like A Bugs Life- where you should obviously be,... quiet... that really irks me.....

However, when it comes to cutting in line, I have little patience!

My family has an 'alert' phrase if you will...."family band line"......... For example, when waiting in line for POTC a few years back, my parents, sister and I had a family who was cutting SEVERAL other families in line behind us. When they got up to us, we went '4 wide and shoulder to shoulder' across the aisle like a "marching band line", to try and NICELY portray we were not going to step aside for the 10 of them to get ahead. When they tried to cut us off, my Dad said "I'm sorry, I don't think so"... the family looked at us shocked that we told them 'no'...

Apparently another family caught wind of the line-cutting family as well, as they too, addressed the issue and a fight almost broke out between the two families. Luckily, no one was harmed and the line-cutting family was escorted out by a Cast Member- but, not without a 'talking too first'..... so... hence now, anytime we see a line-cutter/family and someone blurts out "family band line"-- we assume position.

 

[Innoventions]

As opposed to the person standing there smoking next to their kid, giving them both cancer in the process. Yes, I strive to be that cool in life......

Ask then to move, dont have a fake coughing fit.

 

[protiius]

in the real world i would definetly pull people up on acting obnoxiously and inconsiderately...however, in wdw i never let the stresses of reality affect me and never allow myself to get wound up by people acting out of order...i wouldn't personally draw attention to it, simply because i don't want to affect my experience by concerning myself with negative minutia of ignorant people...