Meltdown !!!

[wdwstateofmind]

My wife has used vacation as an excuse to stop taking her meds (she has some anxiety issues that can literally derail her life for months if she lets them)...sometimes we have to get into fights for her to get the idea through her head that her not taking her medication can be seriously detrimental to her health and our relationship (she's the main bread winner and extremely successful but I usually pay for vacations and I have the 24/7 responsibility of making sure she is okay)...one time I was REALLY peeved about it to the point someone got their two cents in (which did not end up very nicely)...but she knows it's out of love and it sucks but getting in a fight with her is the only way to get the take you medication point across...as I'm writing this I'll make sure to Kiss and Make up for any past disagreements...

 

[SyracuseDisneyFan]

I've never experienced any meltdowns at Disney World or witnessed any.

 

[RedBaron]

I've never experienced any meltdowns at Disney World or witnessed any.

Either you are very lucky, capable of being oblivious like my hubby, or have not been to WDW that often. I have actually seen many melt downs, but the one I posed above was my most recent and memorable from this trip, but I have seen many others. Some are sort of funny and others kind of scary .

 

[englanddg]

Either you are very lucky, capable of being oblivious like my hubby, or have not been to WDW that often. I have actually seen many melt downs, but the one I posed above was my most recent and memorable from this trip, but I have seen many others. Some are sort of funny and others kind of scary .

I can tune them out as well...doesn't really bother me.

Some other person freaking out isn't going to ruin my time. And, if it's an adult, I'll allow them to throw their temper tantrum and if it's something I can help with (like letting them cut in line) I will do so.

I'm not at Disney to raise my blood pressure or focus on people behaving badly.

 

[RandomPrincess]

Have a meltdown? My wife and I did on our first visit together in '87. I'm a ride person she is not. Once we started going off on our own (not for the whole vacation) we both enjoyed our time at WDW much more.

My husband I were the same on our first trip together. We had to learn how to vacation together. My husband is not a fan of parades but I love them! Back then they had parades in each park with MK having two. This was a nightmare for him. Caused many arguments among other things. Now we learned to separate and meet back up we don't have to be together 24/7.

 

[rsoxguy]

We never have meltdowns, although we do require cold drinks whenever the temperatures rise above 90. I think that it's more the humidity than the heat.

 

[Raven66]

OK, I admit my husband and I had a huge meltdown in Morocco. It wasn't pretty and not my best moment. I don't even remember what the fight was about. I do remember that a bad word flew out of my mouth. Our daughter was only 6 at the time and she was like mommy that is a bad word. Our fights don't ever last long. We've never had another fight at WDW at least not that I remember.

 

[Soarin' Over Pgh]

No meltdowns for me, but did witness a nuclear fuse blown by a three year old girl in the Emporium over a plush. She threw herself on the ground and screamed bloody murder for a solid minute. The cashiers just looked around nervously- the kids parents pointedly ignored the meltdown and kept shopping. However the rest of us ("us" being every single person, fly and bee in the entire store) couldn't NOT notice.

 

[graphite1326]

Nope, we never have had even a little fight at WDW. We love doing the same things and seem to have a great time everytime we go.

 

[Irie]

Never with each other, came close in 2010 at MK when the colts won the superbowl the place was jam packed we where trying to leave before the rush at the end just couldnt move anywhere and still waited ages for the bus lol

You mean February of 2007, b/c the Colts lost to my Saints in February of 2010!

 

[sgtmgd]

I've seen quite a few actually..afterall day 4 or 5 into the trip and tempers start to soar..I have noticed several arguements around TS restaurant's it generally deals with folks wanting to find somewhere to sit down and eat but did not know they needed reservations..or assumed they could walk in..I see it almost every trip..either party is frumpy witht he other that they didnt know or should have known they needed to make reservations..

 

[luv]

Heat, lack of sleep and lack of food/water...it sets nerves on end. Throw in the fact that you're now with these people 24 hours a day and can't get a breather when you get upset...people argue. It happens.

I always advise friends to make sure they get enough sleep and drink a lot of water. Those two things will improve the vacation SO much.

 

[Anotherfaceinthecrowd]

You mean February of 2007, b/c the Colts lost to my Saints in February of 2010!

Maybe it was the saints that won lol I'm from UK but I know it was busy lol

 

[Allym146]

I don't remember witnessing any. On the last day of our most recent trip my husband got upset because he said he was going to get something specific with his last treat on the meal plan and I used it for my breakfast. Oops! He was annoyed, I got upset (I blame last day in Disney emotions) and I quietly cried into my Mickey waffles lol. Not exactly a blowout.

 

[Anotherfaceinthecrowd]

I don't remember witnessing any. On the last day of our most recent trip my husband got upset because he said he was going to get something specific with his last treat on the meal plan and I used it for my breakfast. Oops! He was annoyed, I got upset (I blame last day in Disney emotions) and I quietly cried into my Mickey waffles lol. Not exactly a blowout.

Sounds like a thing my wife would do lol

 

[Britt]

We never have meltdowns, although we do require cold drinks whenever the temperatures rise above 90. I think that it's more the humidity than the heat.

That is exactly true. The heat and humidity, especially for those of us who live in dry climates have a hard time adjusting. I live in Colorado where not only is the heat a dry heat, our air is WAY thinner....we see tourists out here struggling all the time to get acclimated. We have had to remind people that altitude sickness is a REAL thing.

Same for US when we go to FL. Not only are we going through the elevation change, but then the humidity is INSANE. You want outside and you're instantly sweating. Not a fan of that feeling and it makes me....snappy. HAHA

 

[Glasgow]

I think the empirical definition of meltdown can easily be summed up by this handy formula :

[(number of kids) * (ambient temperature)] ^ (wait time at PPF) / (# of fastpasses remaining at TSMM + Soarin)

In summation, family frustration increases exponentially until TSMM and Soarin are out of fastpasses, then anger becomes incalculable

 

[jkl2000]

^ I have a feeling the one thing you need to add to that is number of family members aside from your own spouse and kids. We learned early on that a vacation with other family isn't a vacation.

It's been a while since our last vacation, but we always do pretty well. I think we're all so happy for the change of scene and routine that it's just fun and different even if it isn't all smooth.

 

[Spikerdink]

Didn't actually witness this one, but it happened to my father's coworker many years ago, and it must have been classic...

Apparently, 'Joe' had been drinking throughout the day and the family went back to MK for some rides. The happy family (Joe, Mrs, two kids) got on Pirates. Now since Joe was a bit uninhibited from his imbibing, at one point on the journey, he grabbed his son's sword, jumped out of the boat and started to battle with the pirates. Needless to say, ride stops, security comes, escorts Joe out of the ride and out of the park. From what I understand the resulting argument could be heard all up and down the eastern seaboard when Mrs. Joe caught up with him. And there was no kiss and make up either - she went and hired Mr. Lawyer and Joe kissed half his assets goodbye....

The only meltdown I saw was one evening in the MK. Being a meticulous planner, I had all my ADRs laid out and my friends and I would meet for our appointed reservation times. We all knew to meet at the restaurant and we were waiting patiently for our table when a harried wife, husband and small children entered Liberty Tree Tavern. I don't know if the wife thought she had an ADR, or didn't know she needed an ADR, but the CM at the desk told her that they were fully booked and couldn't guarantee anything. Well, hubby and wife start to go at it. I guess they were all tired and hungry. Words were exchanged. Dad took kids outside, and mom burst into tears. Part of me wanted to walk up and tell them to take our reservations...I hate tension of any kind....apparently the mom's tears had a healing effect and the helpful CM said, 'let me see what I can do'. Not sure how the story actually ended as we got seated at that moment...but seeing dad storm off, mom in tears and no one happy was sad....

I have one more, not really a meltdown, but one of my favorite stories from one of my friends. She and her bf at time (husband now) were at WDW for a vacation. Rich wanted to take a photo of Loni by one of the icons and had her pose. He wasn't happy with the pose and kept saying 'turn more left, move your hand, look right....' Finally, Loni lost it and snapped, "Rich, would you take the F%$^ing picture?" Rich looked at her with his mouth wide open and said, 'There's no cursing in Disney!' He took the photo, they laughed, and it's still a great story all these years later.

 

[KCheatle]

The DH and I got into a tiff a few years back. It was on the 3rd trip with my family to WDW in as many years (a trip he had asked if we could take as just our immediate family prior to booknig, which I didn't have the heart to tell my family they weren't invited). Things got a little heated between us because of it. Nothing huge. But, at one point, he actually threatened to leave the property and stay elsewhere until it was time to go home. My DH does a pretty good job tolerating my family. But, I think he was pushed past his limit on that trip. Needless to say, we're going with just our immediate family this trip.