Holding place in line...Yea or Nay?

[Champion]

Need more poll choices.

It really depends on the number of people that are 'cutting' you. If its 3 people in line and one was behind because they went to the bathroom, thats a lot different than 1 person in line and then 3 joining after getting a snack.

 

[it398]

i tend to be weather and time dependant on whether i mind people saving places in line.

If i'm cool and relaxed then i don't tend to have a problem (usually), but if its at the end of a long and hot day (and particularlly if its a long queue) then yes it does bother me a lot.

 

[lilclerk]

A guest needing to go to the bathroom or something similar.... no problem. A single person saving a place for an entire tour group or family...big problem.

That's my feeling on the subject.

 

[HollyBelle]

Count me in with all those who have a problem with it. Especially when it is adults who allow their children/teens to take advantage this way-and I'm not referring to the occassional toddler who needs a sudden bathroom break-that's different. I'm refering to all the others.

It's only teaching these kids to believe that rules don't apply to them. If there's a line... there's a line for a reason...so you wait in it like everyone else.

I get mostly upset about this with Character meet and greets, because it always causes someone who has been waiting patiently in line to be cut off when the character needs a break. It's not necessarily like rides where you will get your turn anyway.

Many of the characters do short sets so we have to choose who we want to meet most. Nothing is more frustrating than having someone hold a place in front of you for a person/group who is off meeting another character, only to have them jump in front of you, meet the character and then the line be cut off just before it's your turn.

 

[Eyorefan]

I've never seen this being done for reasons related to children or disabled people. It's always been for the convenience of inconsiderate, thoughtless adults and/or teens who weren't with their party like they should have been to start with.

I have seen this with kids, but I agree with you that I think it is more often with adults and teens and in those cases, I find it to be very rude. I'm sorry, but you're time is not more important than mine.

At the same time I'm on vacation and so generally I just live and let live. The only time it actually bothered me enough to say something was instance at AK. While we were in line for KS a group of 5 or 6 teens were cutting through the line and when they tried to squeeze past my family I just said, "I'm sorry, but you need to wait in line like the rest of us." They said they were catching up to their group further up in the line. I said, "Too bad, next time catch up with them before they get in line." And they were stuck me behind me, grumbling about how stupid I was, for the rest of 10 minute wait. :wave:

 

[PintoColvig]

If you have to get out of line, too bad--go to the back just like everybody else. "Holding the line" is just another way of saying "I'm the most important person here and everyone should cater to me."

BTW--my group is not allowed to cut. If we get separated, we wait for the last group, not bring them up to where we are.

That's our philosophy. Why others don't adopt it as well, I don't know. Perhaps it is way too courteous and makes way too much sense . :shrug:

 

[H20Babie]

My DS and I have done this, once. We were standing in line for the safari, halfway through, when he tugs on my hand. He has to go. Can he hold it, I ask? Nope! So I asked the family behind me if they would mind holding our spot. They said, no problem. On the way back in, I said my excuse me's and profusely apologized to everyone.

That being said, travelling with a younger child as a single parent, I ask every hour on the hour if he needs to use the restroom. If he hasn't gone in a while, I make him. But, there are the rare times when it does "sneak up" on a child.

BTW, if the family hadn't held our places, we would have gone to the back of the line or a different attraction altogther.

 

[sublimesting]

Depends, the DW and I are pretty forgiving as sometimes something comes up. Even the wife has had to step out of line to tend to unforeseen issues. There is no real harm in letting a person here or there through. Here's the problem.....TOUR GROUPS!

The DW and I will literally get into hand to hand combat mode if a tour group tries to bust through. Which actually happened last year on RnRC when about 25 Brazilians attempted to shove us aside physically. A girl and a guy barrelled around us holding arms like a chain with the rest of their big group. They got a nice karate chop to break the chain, then a physical blocking and the 2 that got by were snatched up by the back of their shirts and returned from whence they came. The DW and I linked arms and those little monsters tried to pull our arms apart! Now, pulling my arm is one thing, it makes me hoppin' mad, but when you're pulling my wife's arm, s**t's goin' down! Awesomely enough the rest of the American/courteous foreign crowd was also shuffling their little mob to the back of the line. It was pretty cool, we stopped them and the rest of the crowd put them against the back brick wall about 200 people back. Oh, they were hooting and hollering like outraged monkeys... they couldn't believe they were set straight.

 

[jjgoo]

I voted yes it bothers me. My only real exception is for a child that has an emergency. That is mainly because the parent is usually very apologetic and moves back through the line with care not to shove or step on toes and is polite.

Otherwise I have found for the most part other people getting to saved spots push and shove, never bother to say "excuse me", and usually continue to be rude when they reach the spot that was being saved.

I wait for the rest of my party when getting on line because I am respectful to other guests. Why should I expect anything but the same treatment?

All that said, in most cases I try to just let it go because I don't want to wreck my vacation and good time.

I do have to say though I appreciate hearing stories about people waiting properly in line uniting to block the pushers and tour groups.:sohappy:

 

[bluejayx]

if it bathroom it one thing but a group i another. i stop a girl and her group once at rock n roller coaster from climbing over the wall to meet with the rest of her group. it was fun the rest of the time i heard them rumbling under there breaths. it was great!

 

[DisneyPirate85]

I would say NO, thats why they have FastPass! :shrug:

 

[bgraham34]

I have no problem holding someones spot if its 1 or 2 people. I have done that before. I dont like when 20 people walk past me because a group was together and sent 1 person ahead.

 

[rimousefan84]

i have a problem with line cutting if it is a group of teenagers or adults w/o small children. If a parent skips line for a potty break it is one thing but skipping line to go get fastpasses for the rest of your group is another. They should absolutely wait until they get back from getting fastpasses before entering the line. I often go to WDW with a large group of people and never once have i thought about having someone save a spot for me in line. It is extremely rude to do this in the wrong situation, as some people think that their vacation enjoyment is far more important than yours. They are wrong.

 

[sublimesting]

I have to admit, I cut once for real. I was at Typhoon Lagoon and walking past the raft return to get in line and return mine. Well on my way past the person trying to put their raft in was so uncoordinated they were very slowly picking up their raft and maneuvering it about and were about 10 feet back from where you put the raft down anyways. I thought "this is ridiculous" and in about 1 second had my raft on the conveyer belt and on its way while she still bumbled about. Oh, God this lady about 15 people back in line went bananas and came running after me. She was screaming at the top of her lungs calling for a CM. I ignored her and went on my way. I guess I should have waited in line but it didn't make efficiency sense as I held up no one for even a mere moment. Thinking back I should have immediately admitted I was wrong and then told her she would be equally wrong for getting out of line to chase me down and yell and then getting back in line.

Actually thinking even more about this as I type...I was right and would do it again...I can't wait around while someone holds up the line and I take advantage of the situation at no cost to anyone else.:king:

 

[daliseurat]

I have a 5 year old. We've been to WDW twice and DL once. Before we get in line we use the potty. That's the rule. If for some reason she needs to go while in line, she either has to hold it, or we get out of the line. And she won't get to go on that attraction that day. No saving our space. I cannot stand anyone cutting in line. I don't care what the reason is. I find too often that one member of a family gets in line and then the rest of the family barges through the line to catch up later. No, sorry. It's rude and not fair. I will not let you past. Disney should have cast members preventing this. If you have kids who ned to ______, I'm sorry, but that's just tough. I have one as well. I don't enjoy getting out of line, but fair is fair. And every time you do it with a child, you are teaching them that the rules do not apply to them. And as for anyone who asks someone to save your place, you need to ask everyone behind them as well, because your going in and out of the line inconveniences everyone twice. All that said, I try not to let the line cutters that I see who are no where near me ruin my day. But if I see a cast member, I will tattle on them.

 

[Laura]

We always enter the queues as a family but it never fails that when we get near the attraction one of our kids will say "I HAVE TO GO POTTY!". If it's an emergency I don't see a problem with one of us getting out of line to run to the bathroom and then getting back in line. After all we all waited in most of the line together, and it doesn't affect anything for 2 of us to step out and back in. And yes, we always ask the kids before getting into a long line if they have to go to the bathroom, and they always say no.

I do NOT agree with one person waiting in the whole line and then having the rest of the group join them at the end.

 

[PeoplemoverTTA]

There have been times where other guests mumble that I or someone in my party is "cutting," and ironically, I am extremely anti-cutting. Here's some examples:

-the old HM queue. CMs would yell across to fill in all the space. After waiting, nudging, what have you, and people not moving, yes, I would indeed fill up the space, as the CM said to. People would really grumble about that. How 'bout you pay attention to the CMs and prevent hard feelings, hm?

-Pre-show areas like Stitch, HISTA, Philharmagic, etc. People tend to stand in a line, and follow those in front, instead of filling in the huge rooms (my former-CM friend used to refer to all guests as sheep, whether that's fair or not is in the eye of the beholder). Again, CMs will say to fill in all the space. I do so, and have gotten comments. First of all, we're all going into the same theater, folks, there's no such thing as cutting anyway. Second, again, it's about listening to the CMs. I can only imagine how some CMs who do spiels in preshow areas feel like beating their heads against the wall because guests can't take 10 seconds to listen.

- Lastly, I have gone to many counter service locations only to see guests stand in one side of the line, when the CMs take orders on both sides. I have pointed out to people that both sides are open, which is nice of me, but not necessary, IMO. I have been ignored oftentimes when trying to be nice and do this, only to be heckled when I actually go up to the other register.

I don't have a problem with a mom taking her child to the bathroom, as I anticipate extreme emergencies like that being quite rare (I've actually never seen that happen in 30+ visits).

I have, though, seen a mom hold a spot while her husband and 3 kids (between say 9 and 13) come into the line and cut everyone. I heard her tell the woman behind her, "They just get so bored in line." Um, yeah.

 

[PanfanAL]

It really depends on the situation with me.I don't have a problem when there is a small child of course. I don't even mind letting people catch up to their group as long as it is just a few spaces. But when one person holds a spot in line, or the group is really scattered yes that is a problem. I have had to catch up to my group before when something was left in a stroller (camera, sunglasses, etc.)or something like that. And I always ask if the people in front mind if I pass tehm to catch up to my group, if it was a real problem, the group would move over and wait, or go on without me.

 

[sublimesting]

There have been times where other guests mumble that I or someone in my party is "cutting," and ironically, I am extremely anti-cutting. Here's some examples:

-the old HM queue. CMs would yell across to fill in all the space. After waiting, nudging, what have you, and people not moving, yes, I would indeed fill up the space, as the CM said to. People would really grumble about that. How 'bout you pay attention to the CMs and prevent hard feelings, hm?

-Pre-show areas like Stitch, HISTA, Philharmagic, etc. People tend to stand in a line, and follow those in front, instead of filling in the huge rooms (my former-CM friend used to refer to all guests as sheep, whether that's fair or not is in the eye of the beholder). Again, CMs will say to fill in all the space. I do so, and have gotten comments. First of all, we're all going into the same theater, folks, there's no such thing as cutting anyway. Second, again, it's about listening to the CMs. I can only imagine how some CMs who do spiels in preshow areas feel like beating their heads against the wall because guests can't take 10 seconds to listen.

- Lastly, I have gone to many counter service locations only to see guests stand in one side of the line, when the CMs take orders on both sides. I have pointed out to people that both sides are open, which is nice of me, but not necessary, IMO. I have been ignored oftentimes when trying to be nice and do this, only to be heckled when I actually go up to the other register.

I don't have a problem with a mom taking her child to the bathroom, as I anticipate extreme emergencies like that being quite rare (I've actually never seen that happen in 30+ visits).

I have, though, seen a mom hold a spot while her husband and 3 kids (between say 9 and 13) come into the line and cut everyone. I heard her tell the woman behind her, "They just get so bored in line." Um, yeah.

Or when they yell "I need 2!" and no one moves. Then you do and everyone gets all upset, or worse, they see you taking advantage of being able to hear and realize they weren't listening then race you to the CM.

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

No chance, its Theme Park natural selection, the weak bladered, the slow walkers and the young whinney kids, if you fall behind your on your own.