I am quite tolerant to chatting, standing, and generally being a nuisance so long as it does not take time away from me or occlude more than 50% of what I am trying to take in, but those airhorns actually hurt my ears. You blast an airhorn within 10 feet of me, and there will be salty words exchanged.
"cringe-worthy"... that is exactly what it makes me do!!
This can never be posted enough.It's much worse when Cheerleader parents are there during the late winter even if they are doing some small routine in the parks for something...Holy heck they go berserk if their daughter does a backflip....
It's Disney! If you want acceptable audience behavior then you obviously need a change of venue. And let's not forget that the Candlelight Processional is a rather boring affair therefore it is perfectly understandable that the audience will leave long before its completion. The American Gardens Theater is an amphitheater right on the main drag of the walk around the world showcase. And the fact is that people are free to come and go from the theater as they please. It's much like the other boring free shows at Epcot in that people will leave before boredom causes their eyelids to close.
Agree, it has gotten so ridiculous on Broadway that I just rationalize it as "well, we all have to stand up to leave anyway...".
I just did that at my Daughters Masters graduations. I usually don't do that, but just minutes before when a name was called out, someone in the crowd yelled out... "THAT'S MY BOY". So really more of a reflex then a thought out plan, but when about 10 people later my daughters name was called I was forced to yell out... "THAT'S MY GIRL". Believe me, that was calm and just funny in both instances, however, the hooting and hollering, in some cases noise makers were brought, was almost deafening at times. Some of those graduates must have come from large families and every single Aunt, Uncle and every degree of Cousin must have shown up. Except for the whistles that were actually hurting my ears, it was a very joyous occasion.
I had been a Catholic for 46 years and that is news to me! If it is it is since I left some 25 years ago. That said, I think there is entirely to many occasions when a standing ovation happens. Other then the national anthem I have never encountered any piece of music that "required" people to stand. If it is an organized service in a church or appropriate location and is part of the service, I agree. However, outside of a structured religious service or mass, standing is to show appreciation for the quality of the performance. It is the prime example of the group mentality. One person stands and everyone else feels they should as well. I don't! If it is exceptional, I will. A group of people, dressed in robes, entertaining at WDW, does not a religious event make.
You've never been to a Rolling Stones concert.
But at least in the parks, you have plenty of room to escape. But when the cheerleaders start their routines on a bus, the rest of us are a captive audience! I'm sort of concerned that a small group of cheerleaders might start their routine on the Skyliner when it's stalled.It's much worse when Cheerleader parents are there during the late winter even if they are doing some small routine in the parks for something...Holy heck they go berserk if their daughter does a backflip....
Most graduations benefit from more cowbell.
Or if you are from my family, your sister decides to bring you a hopeful for dating during your grandmother's funeral.You never get this %&*# at funerals do you?
Sadly, a true story.
