ya um... I think it just got a bit awkward in here :lookaroun you are serious right??:lookaroun
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ya um... I think it just got a bit awkward in here :lookaroun you are serious right??:lookaroun
yankspy
Well-Known Member
Do I need to remind everybody what the date is tomorrow.:ROFLOL:I only wish I was still in middle school.
yankspy
Well-Known Member
I could not resist. However, I do sympathize. I was in MK a couple of weeks ago and I was looking forward to a nice relaxing night ride on TTA. There I was listening to the sounds of Tomorrowland and some kids were screaming and yelling. I usually try to ignore them because I do not like the idea of letting someone else ruin my good time.
withasmile
Member
about 3 years ago, me and my family were waiting in line for astro orbiter and the people in front of us had like 5 kids and all of them just kept yelling and screaming about nothing the whole time. Even when they were talking they were hollering, it was so annoying. Also all the kids were sitting, jumping, and standing on the rails. A cast member asked them 2 times to calm down and to not play on the railings, but they just ignored her
LCK123
New Member
On a recent trip my husband and I were waiting in the bus line with our 3 young children. We didn't make it on the first bus because the line was too long. As the second bus arrived, the line started to board. As people were boarding a woman (in a wheelchair) arrived at the handicapped bus entrance with her husband and two teenaged children. As the driver attempts to help her, she very rudely demands that a group of about 8 or nine people, all adults and teens who were weren't even near the bus stop yet, be allowed to ride THIS bus, which would quickly fill up with people who had been waiting in line.
Anyway, as we are watching from the line, my husband and I were beginning to think that we might be waiting for a 3rd bus, if the driver allows all these people on. It appeared that the driver told her that they would have to wait in line, because she got irate. THEN she stands up from the chair, folds it up and gets on the bus with the chair...walking up the steps.
Seeing this, the people (me included) still waiting in the line get mad. My family made it on the bus. For the whole ride back to the hotel, the woman was whining (loudly, I might add) about how the other people didn't make it on the bus and how it wasn't fair, etc. She got many stares from the other passengers. As we arrive at our resort, the woman also gets off the bus....and get this, she gets the wheelchair off the bus, hands it to one of her kids and she and her husband sprint from the bus stop to the resort lobby....not walk, not jog, but SPRINT!
Rude behavior and lack of respect are one thing (not to belittle bad behaviors) but can you imaging pretending to have a disability to get to the front of the line? And NOT CARE if anyone realizes you're faking it? THE NERVE!!!!
Anyway, as we are watching from the line, my husband and I were beginning to think that we might be waiting for a 3rd bus, if the driver allows all these people on. It appeared that the driver told her that they would have to wait in line, because she got irate. THEN she stands up from the chair, folds it up and gets on the bus with the chair...walking up the steps.
Seeing this, the people (me included) still waiting in the line get mad. My family made it on the bus. For the whole ride back to the hotel, the woman was whining (loudly, I might add) about how the other people didn't make it on the bus and how it wasn't fair, etc. She got many stares from the other passengers. As we arrive at our resort, the woman also gets off the bus....and get this, she gets the wheelchair off the bus, hands it to one of her kids and she and her husband sprint from the bus stop to the resort lobby....not walk, not jog, but SPRINT!
Rude behavior and lack of respect are one thing (not to belittle bad behaviors) but can you imaging pretending to have a disability to get to the front of the line? And NOT CARE if anyone realizes you're faking it? THE NERVE!!!!
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
Anyone wearing a nylon green and white (well itll be grey actually being the only shirt they own) hooped football top wandering aimlessly looking for a future pitch to sell the Big Issue and wondering why theres no Irish pavilion so they can check whereabouts in Ireland Glasgow is.
Disneybub
Member
I live in a town, that is closer to the city that the country, we don't see them around here, Now I wouldn't try to feed or pet them and I don't condone it, maybe he hadn't seen one before, and its not like he was a teenager trying to hurt it. If the squirrel was that bothered he would have ran away.
Disneyfanman
Well-Known Member
I guess we fall into the feeding the animals problem. We can be sitting outside and the birds come straight up to the table and beg like dogs. It's hard to resist. They always remind me of the pelicans hanging out by the docks near the ocean, waiting for people to dump fish guts to them after cleaning. On the positive side, we never toss trash or gum, we never abuse the park decor, and we are the most polite and happy group of people you will ever see! Do we get any points for that?
tinkerbell24
Active Member
rlaeromech
Member
These are Six Flags fans that won free tickets to WDW.
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
Too obvious? :animwink:
tinkerbell24
Active Member
PeoplemoverTTA
Well-Known Member
I don't mean to sound like I'm picking on you, because your intentions are honest enough, but feeding the animals can have serious effects on other guests.
Wild birds can't tell which guests "want" to feed them and which don't, all they know is that food can be taken from humans. As a result, birds in WDW (such as a very large egret, as you're about to read) can try to take food from guests who have no intention of sharing.
Sounds funny, but it's really not. My sister purchased a churro in Frontierland and while walking to a bench to enjoy it, an egret divebombed her (they are large birds, for those who haven't seen them...although if you've been to WDW, you definitely have), took the churro, and hit my sister in the head full force with all its weight. She fell to the ground, and luckily she did not have a concussion (although she did lose out on the rest of her day due to the monstrous headache resulting from being slammed in the head by a bird at full speed).
First aid told me that incidents like these are becoming very common, and I've seen detailed accounts on other boards where similar things have happened. Someone could be seriously injured by this, which is not lost on first aid...they said they could not understand why people would feed wild animals.
WDW has a message on their napkins not to feed the animals...I know people don't think they're doing anything wrong, but WDW placed the message on there for a reason (Disneyfanman, I don't mean to sound like I'm picking on you. I just thought your post provided an opportunity to educate people on the serious ramifications of feeding the birds).
sweetpee_1993
Well-Known Member
I've seen lots of signs posted around the outside eating areas not to feed the birds. People will sit in front of the sign and still feed them. I know it's hard to resist. How often in everyday life does a wild bird or animal come right up to you and act like it wants to be your buddy? I know. My sons beg us to let them feed the critters but we will not relent. It's unhealthy for the animals and there's a sign right in front of you telling you not to do it. I'm not about to teach the kids that it's okay to ignore the rules anywhere. In addition to people getting hurt by the bold birds the swarms of them lead to...uh...bird bombing incidents. My son was the lucky recipient of a lovely 'gift' from above in December. We took pics. I'm glad he had a sense of humor about it. Poor guy. I would have totally freaked. :hurl:
sublimesting
Well-Known Member
What is wrong with you!!!
Honestly, bunnies enjoy 1000 Island dressing more than anything and that you deprive them of?!? For shame!!!
daliseurat
Member
I agree. It's two very different problems. People who intentionally cause harm to the parks or interfere in the enjoyment of others should be booted from the park. A zero tolerance policy should go into effect.
But the critter feeding is a different issue. It's been bugging me. Why does it bother me that they do it? The don't actually mean any harm. They probably just don't realize that's it's a bad idea. Then it hit me. It's a case of people should know better. And today I find that so many people are doing all kinds of things that they should KNOW BETTER about. Like arguing with a castmember over your child not being tall enough to ride something. By trying to put a child that is not tall enough on a ride with a restriction you are endangering your child. You should know better. And I find ignorance to be a poor excuse. Yes we're on vacation, but we do still need to use our heads. I'm not meaning to bark at anyone who does feed the critters occasionally. It's just that so many people just don't consider what they are doing and what might be the negative effect before they do it. The critter feeding is an easy problem to solve. Just post some polite and funny signs to tell people not to, and have castmembers politely ask those doing it to stop. And I don't think we need a punishment for this, it's unintentional and isn't going to ruin anyone's vacation. Unless of course an alligaot comes running after for your turkey leg.:slurp:
daliseurat
Member
Didn't see this before I posted. If there are signs and people are feeding them, then they have no excuse and are moving into the category of willfull bad behavior. So sad. Perhaps if a castmember was dressed as a clown he could go around with a hose and spray people who do it in front of the sign.
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WildLodgeFan
New Member
There in lies the ultimate problem - parents not making children accept responsibility for their actions. A HUGE pet peeve with me. I had an experience in Chuck E. Cheese's one time that made me say enough is enough. There was a group of kids standing on a skee-ball alley, putting balls into the 10,000 point hole - basically cheating the company and I was AMAZED no one was stopping them. I stepped over and told them to get off and that what they were doing was wrong. And who knows where the parents were, because I didn't find any of then. Then I informed the staff what they were doing and to be honest they didn't seem to care that much. So I took my kids who were unbelieving that anyone would consider doing this and left. I'm not saying my kids are angels, because they aren't, but they have respect for other people's property and doing what is fair and right, not only because I've pummeled into their heads, but we lead by EXAMPLE!