Meltdown !!!

[Mr Ferret 75]

Howdy y'all,
Today is national Kiss and Make Up day so,my question for you is ;
Have you and your partner had any explosive meltdowns(or close) at the Happiest place on earth.Or have you witnessed anyone else exploding ?

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

Never been that big a fan of Kiss with or without make up. Too pop for my taste.

 

[Anotherfaceinthecrowd]

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

 

[luv]

I've heard adults fight. One couple even brought up divorce, lol.

But mostly, I see children that have been pushed so hard physically that they just lose it. They aren't even throwing temper tantrums. They're just crying because they've been pushed so hard physically that it has broken them. They are basically out of their little minds and have completely lost control of themselves.

It's so sad.

 

[Anotherfaceinthecrowd]

I've heard adults fight. One couple even brought up divorce, lol.

But mostly, I see children that have been pushed so hard physically that they just lose it. They aren't even throwing temper tantrums. They're just crying because they've been pushed so hard physically that it has broken them. They are basically out of their little minds and have completely lost control of themselves.

It's so sad.

was going to like your message but didnt want people to like it, I more agree to what you are saying

 

[pixiesteno]

I have also witness disagreements in the parks. I think it is related in many situations to the incredible amount of walking that is involved touring the place. Even adults can get to a melt-down place and not realize that they are exhausted and overwhelmed. I think in adults it just manifests itself in a different way than with kids. Wdw provides a great deal of sensory stimulation, all a wonderful part of immersion in the magic, but there reaches a point when one is tired that total overload occurs. It is sad to imagine that sometimes people bring the animosity with them wherever they are.

 

[DVC4bestvacations]

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.

 

[tare]

Yes we have witnessed quite a few and had a few little spars ourselves but not really any public outbursts.

 

[Britt]

Not really!! My husband is really touchy feely and likes to put his arms around me, hold my hand, hug me or whatever, but in the Florida heat and humidity.....I want NONE OF IT! Haha! So after the millionth time of brushing him off me, I might get a little snappy! In Colorado, I don't care...Florida...don't touch me! Haha

But we've never argued or anything out there

 

[KatMaria]

I was on the boat from Wilderness Lodge to the Campgrounds and the couple beside me decided to get into a full blown fight about their trip. The wife seemed very annoyed at him for not making dinner reservations and he was just not having it. They just kept arguing, quite loudly and everyone on the boat was trying to pretend it was not happening. It was awkward to say the least because the boat took a long time to get to the campgrounds.

 

[rob45]

I've seen some good melt downs at the bus areas. One was a impatient guest and the bus driver, and of course tired children.

 

[LivFreeorDisney]

A couple of years ago my wife and I took her entire family so we were 14 people walking around AK and it was hot that day. I was charging along with my kids while the rest of them would just sit on benches and complain about the heat (We went in September but that day it was in the upper 90's). So I asked them if they wanted to go back to the hotel to go swimming instead and everyone answered no. After lunch I thought it would be a good idea to go on Kali River to cool off and at that time everyone agreed. Getting 14 people to one area is a hard thing to do since some stop at shops and the kids need potty stops and so on. By the time we got there no one wanted to go on except for my brother in law. I told the rest to go find another ride and we'll meet up with them later since it was a 45 minute wait. So my brother in law and I had a good time and got to cool off a little on the ride. When we got out the entire family was still just sitting there talking about how hot it was...so I dropped a told my wife to take them back to the hotel and took my oldest daughter and I kept on going. I had a great time with my daughter and she got to do what ever she wanted and as many times she wanted.
Once I got back to the hotel room everyone had a chance to cool off and we hugged it out. But after that point I told them that I would be going to the parks with my wife and kids and the rest could do what they wanted so we couldn't get in each others way or plans.

The year after I took my family and had a much better time.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Hubby and I don't fight much but there is always one point about 1/2 way through the vacation where we have a little spat mostly. It lasts for about 5 mintutes and then it is over. And we are pretty passive aggressive about it as not to fight in public. It is usually because he did something dumb.

 

[reptar77]

Witness a couple fighting in front of contemporary. Apparently husband got caught with mistress at the valet stand. It was not pretty.

 

[marni1971]

You mean at Disneyland, right?

 

[The Empress Lilly]

Not really!! My husband is really touchy feely and likes to put his arms around me, hold my hand, hug me or whatever, but in the Florida heat and humidity.....I want NONE OF IT! Haha! So after the millionth time of brushing him off me, I might get a little snappy! In Colorado, I don't care...Florida...don't touch me! Haha

But we've never argued or anything out there

Totally! In that heat I just can't have anything or anyone near me! It's all too hot and too sweaty and too sticky - stay away from me!

 

[Disvillain63]

We witnessed a mom lose it with her 4-year old son and it was her fault. The little one was walking down the ramp to the right of the castle from Fantasyland and was looking around. Mom was looking around too, and she practically tripped over her son. Well, she started laying into him...telling him to watch where he was going and to walk faster. The dad tried to calm her down and she went off on him. He dropped further back and mumbled, "Happiest place on Earth my @$&!"

 

[acishere]

We have rules to prevent this:
- Once we complete a certain % of a park we go back to the room for a break and a snack.
- If the heat is driving us up a wall and the crowds are too unbearable we leave
- If someone else in the group not staying in the same room as us is getting mad about something, we break off and do our own thing.

I know my family can't deal with being in the parks non-stop, but insist on doing it anyway. I know about 3-4pm they are going to start having meltdowns. So last year me and my girlfriend book a room separate from them. This year I stayed with them and got stuck in the parks non-stop and the heat along with hunger, I was snapping along with them.

 

[IWantMyMagicBand]

Ha! My dad put me in a timeout last time we went. I was 34 at the time lol. First off, we had spent over £10k on getting to WDW. Literally the minute we got into MK my eldest, instead of just being happy as to where she was, on main street, in WDW, had a meltdown because I refused to buy her a balloon. I was one of those parents saying "we are in DISNEY, you do not need a balloon, do you know how many of your friends never even get to go to Paris, let alone on a plane to America! blah blah blah". My dad bought her a balloon on the way out. I let HIM explain that we couldn't take it with us everywhere we went.
Then a few days later, we were in Epcot, and my youngest (14 months) hadn't pooped since we arrived. I needed to get some veggies into him, other 2 kids were fussy then, World Showcase is huge! Hubby made a flippant remark about it doesn't matter if son doesn't eat and I blew up at him, cried "you mean your son doesn't matter?!?!" I was like a child, seriously. Since then I carry grapes, raisins, oranges and if we are away a few days then I pack some kiddie laxatives. When we got home he started and is yet to come out or a stage where he will only poop at home. That was fun (not) on our last 5 day Disney Paris trip.
Lots of lessons learned on first FLA trip. The main one being that mummy, after not sleeping a week prior to the trip because of planning/packing, then enduring a 10 hr flight (where I look after all 3 kids as "hubby is on holiday"), then helping the kids through their jet lag etc, well the main one is that mummy needs to schedule the first couple of days for everyone to relax into the holiday.
oooh that was a mini rant, apologies!

 

[RedBaron]

I saw a major meltdown last week at the MK. We were at Pinocchio's Village Haus for lunch and at the table next to us, I heard a little bit of a disagreement between a mom/dad/3 kids and suddenly I saw the mom start to cry and she left the restaurant rather dramatically and sat at the tables outside for a while to wipe her tears and calm down. I heard the dad talk to the youngest kid about not eating his meal and it was quickly resolved and hugs and maybe 10 minutes later mom came back to the table?