Pardon me, but your on my sidewalk...

[Raven66]

Once we were at a parade in AK. My husband was leaning against a tree and this man was pushing a wheelchair and he stopped behind and to the side of him. I don't know why he didn't go all the way up to the rope. There was a reason I just don't recall what it was. Anyway, he told, not asked my husband to move. So my husband moved further behind the tree and the man said "your elbow is still sticking out so you need to sit down" normally my husband would have sat down, but his legs were bothering him and he told the guy that he couldn't sit and then he actually got super angry with my husband. My husband would never be rude to someone in a wheelchair but the man taking care of him was just being unreasonable. My hubby just finally turned around and told him he's done everything he could to help but he was just going to have deal with it or move.


And the same time this lady with a camera shoved some little kids out of the way to get to the front and she actually had her arm stretched in front of my face with her camera taking pictures like that. I asked her to please stop and she just looked at me and started talking in spanish. The kids behind were crying. A CM walked right over and told her to hit the bricks. Ok maybe not in those words. She finally left but not before saying something in spanish that my hubby later told me was bad. The kids behind us were not happy and because they got shoved way back I let them get in front of me and the parents were so nice, they just kept thanking me for letting the kids get up there.

I will always let a child in front. And now that our daughter is taller then me I don't have to worry about her not seeing anymore.

 

[sorcerergoofy]

Last time I waited 2 hours for anything I was at Six Flags!

I was at Six Flags Over Georgia last weekend. I know what you mean. 3 hours for Goliath? I don't think so!

 

[HouCuseChickie]

This is the one thing I truly dread with a visit. We all paid the price of admission and we all have a right to a good view and a pleasant time, but not at the expense of any other guest. That goes for the family of 5 who got to their spot 2 hrs early and staked out a place big enough for a small army as well as the person who pushes and shoves last minute with total lack of respect for those around them. And with everyone having this sense of entitlement and sheer exhaustion from a day in the parks- you feel like you risk starting a physical altercation if you stand your ground in any fashion- let alone calling someone out on their poor behavior.

 

[mickey2008.1]

Wile i willnot waste two hours of my time waiting for a parade or fireworks, iwll be respectful to the people who do. What i cant stand is when you get a spot, one person squeezes in, and then the rest of their group comes in, this doesnt fly with me. iF people could just use a little common sense. What about seating at fantasmic? is it fair that one person holds 10 seats? I dont do it, and have never come late and got peeved like some i have seen.

 

[marni1971]

Depends. everyone is different. Some like the parades and shows more than rides. Imagine if you loved Test Track but had 3 6ft people sat infront of you and you got the centre rear seat?

If someone has waited for a show or parade for a while and reserved space personally - space enough for the party - fair enough. But not a space for 12 people and certainly not by leaving a bag or towel there. If I see a bag unattended I get security to remove it.

What gets me are the people who show up 5 minutes before ROE and expect to get to the railing. Tough. I`ve been there for half an hour. I`ll let kids stand infront of me, but not groups of people. Same for Wishes et al. If someone comes along as the show starts and hoists a kid onto their shoulders right infront of me I go and stand in front of them. With common courtesy and respect everyone can enjoy things.

 

[blackthidot]

Let em have it...They waited...

 

[wm49rs]

Sounds like another typical JT thread to me...

 

[draybook]

We pick spots that only give enough room for one person to be behind the rope. On our first trip, an American family of about 6 people tried to wedge their way in front of us and stood in front of my daughter. Not only did I move them but I used some very English words towards them and they got the point. We show up about 45 minutes before a parade and we don't move for anybody. We have no problem letting kids get up front with us, but not adults.

We actually met a nice couple last year using this method. I asked if their son wanted to come up front with our kids to watch and we struck up good conversation.

 

[memster]

I think there has simply been a decline in common decency these days. Part of that is due to a more prevalent "It is all about me!" attitude and I think some comes from formerly nice people getting sick of having their better nature taken advantage of.

I have to say you have a point there!:animwink:

 

[Jimmy Thick]

My opinion is, Iam not in that much of a hurry, I just roll with it, I don't need to push anyone unless I deem them in need of a push, and I would most certainly not step in front of someone who has been waiting all day, and some people really do wait hours, just for a better view.

Its not that important, its the process of being there, at Disney World, thats the special part.

 

[Horizons1]

If I waited two hours in that spot, no one is going to mess up my view. If you waited two hours for that spot I'm not messing up your view.

 

[TRONorail10]

I always allow a bit of extra space around us early on because I know we will get squished no matter what. But I've never grabbed a space early for fireworks..not even on special nights...MVMCP, P&PP, etc.
Slightly off topic:
We were at the studios the Friday night Easter. We got a spot about an hour early to watch the Block Party Bash parade. The CM's kept coming by to make sure no one was off the curb as they might get hit. About 20 minutes before parade viewing this group of people comes squeezing in, one woman was clearly off the curb and on the street. Everyone kept telling her she'd have to move, the rest of her group moved, she wouldn't. The CM came by and told her to move, she said "No English" and stayed put. A few minutes later another CM came by and said she'd have to move, she said "No English" and stayed put. Pretty soon a group of CM's come walking up and told her she's have to move, she said "No English" and refused to move, well then one CM starts in spanish and you can tell he is pretty annoyed and he starts talking to the family as well...I don't speak spanish,so I have no idea what he said, but the whole group moved on.

I am so glad somebody posted this scenario. I used to work parade audience control and foreigners were one of our biggest problems. They think that just because they have flown half-way around the world to come to Disney, that they are free to do whatever they want and not follow the rules. WDW is very strict when it comes to safety regulations, especially during parades and fireworks. The whole "No English" is bullsh*t! It doesn't matter what language you speak, if a cast member is motioning you to back up, then you are going to understand, even if you don't know what they are saying. Disney cast members are taught to talk with their hands for this specific purpose. If anyone is on vacation and encounters a problem with a foreigner not following rules and safety regulations for ANYTHING... find a cast member, and I guarantee they will do one of three things, usually in this order to resolve a problem: 1) Find another cast member who speaks that language 2) Find a manager or coordinator 3) Contact Disney Security to remove the individual from the park. So no worries, if you have a problem, the cast members are on YOUR side, we deal with these situations everyday and know how to handle them! :wave:

 

[mp2bill]

Why not just switch places with the height offender? Just because someone decides to waste a portion of thier day "camping" doesn't mean they get a 5 foot buffer zone.

Too true!

 

[mp2bill]

I am so glad somebody posted this scenario. I used to work parade audience control and foreigners were one of our biggest problems. They think that just because they have flown half-way around the world to come to Disney, that they are free to do whatever they want and not follow the rules. WDW is very strict when it comes to safety regulations, especially during parades and fireworks. The whole "No English" is bullsh*t! It doesn't matter what language you speak, if a cast member is motioning you to back up, then you are going to understand, even if you don't know what they are saying. Disney cast members are taught to talk with their hands for this specific purpose. If anyone is on vacation and encounters a problem with a foreigner not following rules and safety regulations for ANYTHING... find a cast member, and I guarantee they will do one of three things, usually in this order to resolve a problem: 1) Find another cast member who speaks that language 2) Find a manager or coordinator 3) Contact Disney Security to remove the individual from the park. So no worries, if you have a problem, the cast members are on YOUR side, we deal with these situations everyday and know how to handle them! :wave:

Go back to Arizona foreigners!