Has anyone ever had another guest start an issue with you?

[Pixie VaVoom]

Don't you know anything? On the one hand, AK has nothing to offer so that you leave mid-day. On the other hand, when WDW does offer something (i.e. Avatar) to make it an experience so that you'll stay into the night, it doesn't belong there. Oh, and the only reason that FotLK is closing for 6 months is so that Disney can fire all of the cast. Because, we all know that after constructing a new building in another area of AK and putting in and testing new equipment, Disney wants untested talent when the show resumes.

"untested"...should read "CHEAPER" or "NON-UNION"

 

[G00fyDad]

A few trips back we entered DHS and once the "rope drop" was complete we walked down to TSMM. As we were just about to go in a woman came running past us on the right (yes.... running) and stopped in the entryway and turned around. It sort of brought us up short and I must have looked at her funny because I get "Don't look at me like that!" from her. I replied with a soft and quiet so no one else could hear "Go to hell." and we walked past her. I hear her shout "Eric! Hurry up!!" from behind us. Once we were in the line the woman approached the two families behind us and said "Excuse us. We are supposed to be up there (pointing ahead of them)." and the families actually moved. When they got to us she tried pushing past us but I failed to let her through. She told me that we cut in front of her outside and it was her spot in front of us. I informed her that we did not "cut" in front of her and if she tried getting past us she might wake up a while later looking up at the ceiling. I turned around and put my back to her and tried to ignore the "F*** you."'s and "Piece of s***." comments from her. Someone must have notified a CM because one showed up and told the woman that she needed to watch her language or she would be asked to leave. That CM then took us from the line and escorted us to a side door that led straight to the disability queue so we could ride right away. That woman was so mad you could have cooked eggs on her face. I saw her a couple more times throughout the day. She was nasty each time and all I could do was openly laugh at her.

 

[AndyS2992]

A few trips back we entered DHS and once the "rope drop" was complete we walked down to TSMM. As we were just about to go in a woman came running past us on the right (yes.... running) and stopped in the entryway and turned around. It sort of brought us up short and I must have looked at her funny because I get "Don't look at me like that!" from her. I replied with a soft and quiet so no one else could hear "Go to hell." and we walked past her. I hear her shout "Eric! Hurry up!!" from behind us. Once we were in the line the woman approached the two families behind us and said "Excuse us. We are supposed to be up there (pointing ahead of them)." and the families actually moved. When they got to us she tried pushing past us but I failed to let her through. She told me that we cut in front of her outside and it was her spot in front of us. I informed her that we did not "cut" in front of her and if she tried getting past us she might wake up a while later looking up at the ceiling. I turned around and put my back to her and tried to ignore the "F*** you."'s and "Piece of s***." comments from her. Someone must have notified a CM because one showed up and told the woman that she needed to watch her language or she would be asked to leave. That CM then took us from the line and escorted us to a side door that led straight to the disability queue so we could ride right away. That woman was so mad you could have cooked eggs on her face. I saw her a couple more times throughout the day. She was nasty each time and all I could do was openly laugh at her.

All that fuss to save herself two minutes more in line, what an idiot.

 

[FrankLapidus]

The only thing I can remember clearly happened in 1996. The Magic Kingdom was very busy on the day and my family had waited in a small line to get a photo with the Partners statue. When it was our turn we went up and stood by it, at which point an American man nearby practically exploded because he wanted a photo of the statue without anyone near it and quickly became quite aggressive, not only with my party but with others who pointed out that a line had formed to get a photo and we had waited our turn. Thankfully a cast member working on one of the confectionery stands in the courtyard heard the outburst and managed to calm things down. The man stormed off, we got a very nice family picture and that incident still stands out in my mind all these years later.

 

[Uncle Remus]

"untested"...should read "CHEAPER" or "NON-UNION"

oooookaaaaayyyy........

 

[Phonedave]

I don't seem to have many confrontations - maybe it is because it is not worth my time, or maybe because I am 6'4" 220lb a lot of people tend to avoid it.

However, there was one, many years ago (geeze, 10 - 12 years ago). We had camped out in the Tomorrowland Terrace to watch the fireworks (long before there was a dessert party there). A bunch of other people had the same idea. In the spirit of Disney, the 5 or 6 totally unrelated families there arranged it so it was adults in the back, kids on the ground in front, and nobody at the railing, so that all could see. Other families would come up, see the open railing, stand by it, then notice what was going on and join the plan. It was great. Everyone was comfortable, and had a great view.

The show started, and 2 minutes in, a husband and wife with three kids walked up and stood at the railing. Somone explained to them (nicey) that they were blocking the view of about 25 people, and they were more than welcome to join everone else. The husband went to move with the kids and the wife said something along the lines of "That's their own fault for sitting back there, don't you move, we are standing here". The whole thing pretty much escalated. Every adult in the back was complaining to the woman (some made some really rude comments). The poor husband looked like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die - and the woman stool there steadfast - right in the middle. When it was over she turned around and said something like "I hope you are happy, you ruined the fireworks for my family"

-dave

 

[Beholder]

I don't seem to have many confrontations - maybe it is because it is not worth my time, or maybe because I am 6'4" 220lb a lot of people tend to avoid it.

However, there was one, many years ago (geeze, 10 - 12 years ago). We had camped out in the Tomorrowland Terrace to watch the fireworks (long before there was a dessert party there). A bunch of other people had the same idea. In the spirit of Disney, the 5 or 6 totally unrelated families there arranged it so it was adults in the back, kids on the ground in front, and nobody at the railing, so that all could see. Other families would come up, see the open railing, stand by it, then notice what was going on and join the plan. It was great. Everyone was comfortable, and had a great view.

The show started, and 2 minutes in, a husband and wife with three kids walked up and stood at the railing. Somone explained to them (nicey) that they were blocking the view of about 25 people, and they were more than welcome to join everone else. The husband went to move with the kids and the wife said something along the lines of "That's their own fault for sitting back there, don't you move, we are standing here". The whole thing pretty much escalated. Every adult in the back was complaining to the woman (some made some really rude comments). The poor husband looked like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die - and the woman stool there steadfast - right in the middle. When it was over she turned around and said something like "I hope you are happy, you ruined the fireworks for my family"

-dave

That sense of entitlement seems to be on an ever increasing rise and ruins things for quite a lot of other folks. Civility and common curtesy are endangered species.

 

[LongballMG]

I seem to recall a certain ALTERCATION at the Flower and Garden Festival....

 

[Dog Ate Mouse]

I never have encountered this issue. First my wife always says that she is Cinderella and waited in line to meet her and have her picture taken with her. It made her smile and feel good. For me I waited in line for Pluto and Tigger. So why did I the adult or my DW Lady Adult wait in line, because we are two big kids having fun, making memories and that to me all that matters. Far as I am concerned long as one waits in line and finally gets their turn, take all the time in reason if the Characters and cast members are giving you. It's fun and it's just down right enjoyable. Disney is for Adults and adults that think their big Kids (Wife & I) and children. I am sorry you had to encounter a grouch. What I would have done if I were in your place that day would have informed her to wait your turn, mind your own bussiness and yes get some patience and mannors and then nicely and politely walk away. Like I have said in other post's, I feel that some people go on vacation and leave their manors and civility at home. I am not into the I am on vacation and it's all about me thing. Disney is about smiles and laugh's and being goofy and acting like a kid, it also has another side like being the kind soul like my wife and stop and take a picture of a family with their camera or say hello to the person next to you that you have been standing in line waiting for the parade next to them. Or sometimes just letting a family that has children having the start of I am tired melt down on the bus or monarail in front of you or giving your seat up to an elderly person or a pregnant lady even when you are tired. Disney is suppose to be the happiest place on earth and should bring the best out in ones self and not the opposite. You would be surprised that at a large place like WDW that you will sometimes run into that person or persons again and would be surprised how a good deed is rembered and how they greet you and say hello and even a thanks thrown in. That is how I remember WDW as a Child and act to this day when I go back there.

 

[Pixie VaVoom]

I never have encountered this issue. First my wife always says that she is Cinderella and waited in line to meet her and have her picture taken with her. It made her smile and feel good. For me I waited in line for Pluto and Tigger. So why did I the adult or my DW Lady Adult wait in line, because we are two big kids having fun, making memories and that to me all that matters. Far as I am concerned long as one waits in line and finally gets their turn, take all the time in reason if the Characters and cast members are giving you. It's fun and it's just down right enjoyable. Disney is for Adults and adults that think their big Kids (Wife & I) and children. I am sorry you had to encounter a grouch. What I would have done if I were in your place that day would have informed her to wait your turn, mind your own bussiness and yes get some patience and mannors and then nicely and politely walk away. Like I have said in other post's, I feel that some people go on vacation and leave their manors and civility at home. I am not into the I am on vacation and it's all about me thing. Disney is about smiles and laugh's and being goofy and acting like a kid, it also has another side like being the kind soul like my wife and stop and take a picture of a family with their camera or say hello to the person next to you that you have been standing in line waiting for the parade next to them. Or sometimes just letting a family that has children having the start of I am tired melt down on the bus or monarail in front of you or giving your seat up to an elderly person or a pregnant lady even when you are tired. Disney is suppose to be the happiest place on earth and should bring the best out in ones self and not the opposite. You would be surprised that at a large place like WDW that you will sometimes run into that person or persons again and would be surprised how a good deed is rembered and how they greet you and say hello and even a thanks thrown in. That is how I remember WDW as a Child and act to this day when I go back there.

The reason you act that way is because of 2 important things... 1) your momma raised you right !! and 2) you are a truly classy person !! IMHO

 

[bobm128]

Only once did I have a notably bad experience with another guest. He and his wife tried cutting in front of 4 groups to be seated at Boma. I told the gentlemen that there were people in front of him, to which he raised his voice and tried making me feel badly for telling him to wait his turn. Ah well, I hope the rest of his stay was more magical.

Other than that, I witnessed someone complaining about WDW letting in "all those gays" during the red-shirt weekend. But mostly any issues I've seen have been from tired people who push themselves too hard trying to have fun. Naps are EVERYONE'S friends at WDW.

I usually don't travel with kids (my niece and nephew occasionally) to WDW, and I absolutely will get my picture taken with characters! I'm a big kid when I'm at WDW and will darn well act like one.

 

[AndyS2992]

Only once did I have a notably bad experience with another guest. He and his wife tried cutting in front of 4 groups to be seated at Boma. I told the gentlemen that there were people in front of him, to which he raised his voice and tried making me feel badly for telling him to wait his turn. Ah well, I hope the rest of his stay was more magical.

Other than that, I witnessed someone complaining about WDW letting in "all those gays" during the red-shirt weekend. But mostly any issues I've seen have been from tired people who push themselves too hard trying to have fun. Naps are EVERYONE'S friends at WDW.

I usually don't travel with kids (my niece and nephew occasionally) to WDW, and I absolutely will get my picture taken with characters! I'm a big kid when I'm at WDW and will darn well act like one.

Welcome to WDWMagic

 

[DisJosh]

Sheesh, I'll admit that I've only been on these boards a few months, but it seems like the past couple of weeks, this particular general discussion thread has gone a bit bonkers.

If this is all to be believed , then "something" is going on with the Magic Kingdom, and now, on top of that, people will try to start something with you there, Epcot is falling apart at the seams, the Food and Wine Festival is packed daily with vomiting drunks, and the Disney Studios has no theme. I haven't read anything about Animal Kingdom yet, but soon I bet we're going to learn that the animals there are all really rude.

I'm the first to admit that I'm no little Mary Sunshine, but if the parks are really as bad as they have been described here lately, then why are we all here on a Disney World fan site, and why do we keep going back to the parks at all.

Anyway, I'll climb off the old soapbox now.

Folks who join this board have one thing in common, they LOVE WDW. When you love something, are you not critical of it? Don't you want it to be everything it can be? Or in the case of some Disney parks/attractions what they once were? Or do you generally take everything for face value?

We all go back year after year because we love it so much. Even the most critical of WDW fans. Real fans, dissect, discuss, praise and tear to bits the objects of their fan-dom. That's how it is. We take the good with the bad and converse about the bad until we get more good! This is after all a DISCUSSION board.

 

[Uncle Remus]

Folks who join this board have one thing in common, they LOVE WDW. When you love something, are you not critical of it? Don't you want it to be everything it can be? Or in the case of some Disney parks/attractions what they once were? Or do you generally take everything for face value?

We all go back year after year because we love it so much. Even the most critical of WDW fans. Real fans, dissect, discuss, praise and tear to bits the objects of their fan-dom. That's how it is. We take the good with the bad and converse about the bad until we get more good! This is after all a DISCUSSION board.

Being familiar with his posts I don't think he has an issue with negativity. I think he's just making an observation that as of late the amount of negativity has been greater. Especially over petty stuff.

 

[DisJosh]

Being familiar with his posts I don't think he has an issue with negativity. I think he's just making an observation that as of late the amount of negativity has been greater. Especially over petty stuff.

Lately? There has never been a shortage here! I suppose I'm calling out the "why is everyone being so negative posts." Just like those posters call out the critical or negative posts. Epically meta...

I guess the irksome thing is when folks do not actually contribute to the discussion but instead complain about the discussion, the discussion which they have already perceived as complaining. Complainers, complaining about complainers who complain? Why not just move along if you've got nothing to contribute to the topic at hand? No harm, no foul.

Anywho, I'll stop my thread drift here. I was enjoying reading up on rude encounters in the World!

 

[The Magical Genie 123]

This is something I've been meaning to mention for ages, but when my Ex and I went in 2011, we had a horrible run in with other guests.

We went to see Rapunzel. She was in the Fairytale Garden and meeting with Flynn Rider, so we waited the half hour to see her. When we finally get to see them, she spent a large chunk of time leafing through my sketchbook and Flynn and my Ex were smoldering at us. It was very nice to be able to spend a few minutes interacting with them. When we exited,The lady two people behind us gestured to me to come over so I did so. We stepped aside and she then began to insult me and tell me it was unfair that we adults took up so much of the character's time when there were kids waiting. To our credit, the characters were in complete control and no CM was hurrying us through, so we had fun with them. This lady was horribly rude to us and I couldn't believe it. All the kids had plenty of time with them and so I was baffled. I'm not allowed to have fun and be in awe of my favorite princess?

I just couldn't believe her audacity. She complained to the CMs as well and they just sort of looked confused as to why she was making such a fuss. Her kids had time with Rapunzel and Flynn, and true, we were the only 2 people without kids, but it's Disney World. If I want to wait to see a Princess, I'm going to. I never got to go as a child, so this is my childhood now.

Anyone else have this kind of problem? What do you do about it?

Gotta love some of these people at Disney World...

 

[BuddyThomas]

Being familiar with his posts I don't think he has an issue with negativity. I think he's just making an observation that as of late the amount of negativity has been greater. Especially over petty stuff.

Exactly. I have no problem with negativity, and again, I am far from a "la la la, everything is happy and perfect" kind of person. But I was just surprised the last few weeks to see on this specific general discussion board so many threads, almost one after another, about how the whole place seems to be going into the toilet. Not my viewpoint, but that's just me.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

I mentioned this in another thread recently, but I once had to yell at a fellow guest who would not sit down during an attraction despite the CM coming over the loudspeaker to tell him to sit numerous times. The best part was that he was holding a crying baby -- I think he wanted to leave because the kid was crying, but hello, you do not just stand up and try to bolt while you're on an attraction that moves, especially while holding an infant!

I make it a point to basically never engage the crazy people at WDW, because if I did engage every time I saw one I'd never have time to do anything else on vacation, but that time it was like a reflex. I saw him out of the corner of my eye and the next thing I knew I was yelling, "SHE TOLD YOU TO STOP!" without even giving it much thought.

I often wonder how some of those people I see who flip out over losing their "spot" (when of course no one is even taking their spot) for a parade or whatever function in real life, if at all. If a WDW fireworks show causes you to nearly come to blows with another person, you are doing life wrong.

Was this on COP? I swear the last time we rode it they had three people leave at separate times and the scene started over. Unfortunately it was the very beginning scene with just the logo and curtains. As it was finishing the fourth time someone yelled "Nobody get up and move!" Lol.

 

[FettFan]

Second one was we were in line for the Haunted Mansion and were forced down the interactive queue route which we never did, anyway the line was moving but a woman and her son were busy messing around with one of the interactive things holding everyone up, so tired of waiting with a large growing gap, my brother just walked past them but the woman quickly turned and grabbed his arm and was like 'Don't F'ing queue jump in front of us' If she is going to mess around with the stuff instead of moving with the line like everyone else then expect to lose your place.

Allegations of queue jumping at the Haunted Mansion would be rather amazing since once you get inside of the building, there really is no "queue". More like a giant octagonal mass of people.

Oh and F-bombs at Disney? Throw'er out.

 

[Alison1975]

This September..on the moving walkway up to the People mover.. older man.. behind us.. makes his way in front of us.. then proceeds to PUSH a little boy out of his way to rejoin his family. At first I thought it was his own child ( pushed the kid by his head) but at the top the mother went ballistic and the older man just ignored her and got on with his family. I was ed... the mom, child and grandmother got in the ride vehicle and never said anything to the CM.. I, however did! Not sure what happened but there was a few more CM's on the platform when we returned...