Worst Queue Experience

[KBLovedDisney]

I figured since I just saw an old thread about the worst ride experience, I said, "Well hey, what about a worst queue experience?" Parents to bad smells, to crazy electronics going wacko, I want to hear your tales of queue lines and their craziness.

One time when we were waiting in the long queue line for 7DMT, this couple in front of us was not only oblivious to their surroundings, but also their kids. The man was constantly talking on his phone (I guess on business), and the woman was painting her finger nails (that's a first). The kids...oh gawd...were running around, cutting the line, swinging on the ropes, running into people...ugh.

There's one of my experiences. I will probably add more as they come to mind.

 

[ghosthostess31]

The last time my family went on Winnie the Pooh, the kids in front of us would not stop playing with the different toys and interactive screens to keep the line moving. And the family they were with did barely anything to encourage them to move on. My family constantly wasn't sure if we should walk right passed them or try to not be rude. We all obviously made it on the ride eventually, I just always get bothered seeing a gap in a queue because parents can't just take their kids' hands and say "We have to move up now!"

 

[Tsk126]

I've had kids running around bumping into everyone and swinging on things that clearly says not to and the parents just don't care I assume. I know Disney is for everyone but guess I'm just way too nice and it's common courtesy. Also in Epcot was on a ride man woman and his teenager he freely just answered a business call smh, I mean if you didn't want to ride the ride then stay off because your ruining the ride for everyone else.Also on Everest while I was waiting in row 1 these teenagers come barreling into me I almost fell and then when the cm told them he did not tell them those rows and to go to the right ones they pretended to not know English even though they clearly was talking it 5min before smh smh. Then teenagers in HS on Aerosmith ride constantly screaming and singing at the top of their lungs the whole way through the line even till we were being seated on ride. I've honestly never been to Disney where I can say a day wasn't ruined for me because inconsiderate people.

 

[corxxgold]

My favorite is Peter PAN Q-- Guy in front of me and my daughter has the backpack on that hangs about 3 feet off his back and every time he turns in place he smashes my daughter in the face with the bookbag, when I tap him on the shoulder to ask him to take the backpack off he fully turns around and practically knocks my daughter out,, these people have no situational awareness

 

[Goofyernmost]

The worst queue I have ever been in was at "Back to the Future" in Universal. Hidden queues that go on forever and just when you thought you were there you took another turn and almost started over. The problem is that you are so deep in the line by then that it was next to impossible to leave it physically and emotionally because you had already invested time, that you will never get back, so you stay and melt. You melt because a lot of the queue was in the open, no shade, nothing.

Spoiler

I will put in the disclaimer. This was very early in BttF's life. Later the lines were not as bad, however, back then it was the way Universal dealt with queue lines. They would hide huge areas, some tented that actually went backstage, but, was set up to be invisible until you were almost to the backstage entrance. King Kong was another of the awful ones. And when you actually got into the building, it was filled with massive amounts of humanity that moved at the speed of snail.

 

[DisneyPrincess5]

We took a Disney trip in January 2010 and the particular week we went they experienced record lows. We wore our winter coats from home for 6 out of 7 days of our trip, the top news stories were local stores running out of warm clothing and accessories like hats and gloves, stores running out of heaters, crops dying.

Anywho, we were at AK one of the coldest days. There were heaters around for the greenery and it was so cold that Fastpass machines were locking up, Everest was suspended, other things were closed, and we found ourselves in line for Primevil Whirl (PrimeEVIL Hurl) as it featured a 5 minute wait time. We figured, "hey we've never ridden this, might as well as not much else is working".
We waited in a halted line in the freezing cold because the ride wouldn't run, barely moving for an hour with CMs walking up and down the line repeatedly saying it would be running in 5 minutes. An hour later, we finally rode and I was a popsicle and wound up nauseous. Now that I am looking back, I have no idea why we waited in the line outside when we could've been in a warm store or restaurant. Lesson learned!

 

[RustySpork]

The worst queue I have ever been in was at "Back to the Future" in Universal. Hidden queues that go on forever and just when you thought you were there you took another turn and almost started over. The problem is that you are so deep in the line by then that it was next to impossible to leave it physically and emotionally because you had already invested time, that you will never get back, so you stay and melt. You melt because a lot of the queue was in the open, no shade, nothing.

Spoiler

I will put in the disclaimer. This was very early in BttF's life. Later the lines were not as bad, however, back then it was the way Universal dealt with queue lines. They would hide huge areas, some tented that actually went backstage, but, was set up to be invisible until you were almost to the backstage entrance. King Kong was another of the awful ones. And when you actually got into the building, it was filled with massive amounts of humanity that moved at the speed of snail.

To add to this, Simpsons continues this painful might I say worst queue experience ever once you reach the final outdoor chokepoint. When the sun is out, you could cook eggs using nothing but sunlight as you wait. It also offers the worst express experience, since you don't bypass it. Often the express and standby wait times are within a couple of minutes of each other.

 

[KBLovedDisney]

My favorite is Peter PAN Q-- Guy in front of me and my daughter has the backpack on that hangs about 3 feet off his back and every time he turns in place he smashes my daughter in the face with the bookbag, when I tap him on the shoulder to ask him to take the backpack off he fully turns around and practically knocks my daughter out,, these people have no situational awareness

Oh gawd, this happens to me a lot. I am 5' 3" and guys in front of me with backpacks don't really care of their surroundings (my husband is guilty in this as well; he has hit me a few times accidentally with the backpack)

 

[KBLovedDisney]

We took a Disney trip in January 2010 and the particular week we went they experienced record lows. We wore our winter coats from home for 6 out of 7 days of our trip, the top news stories were local stores running out of warm clothing and accessories like hats and gloves, stores running out of heaters, crops dying.

Anywho, we were at AK one of the coldest days. There were heaters around for the greenery and it was so cold that Fastpass machines were locking up, Everest was suspended, other things were closed, and we found ourselves in line for Primevil Whirl (PrimeEVIL Hurl) as it featured a 5 minute wait time. We figured, "hey we've never ridden this, might as well as not much else is working".
We waited in a halted line in the freezing cold because the ride wouldn't run, barely moving for an hour with CMs walking up and down the line repeatedly saying it would be running in 5 minutes. An hour later, we finally rode and I was a popsicle and wound up nauseous. Now that I am looking back, I have no idea why we waited in the line outside when we could've been in a warm store or restaurant. Lesson learned!

Disney...Florida...freezing?? (I have never been to Florida when it was cold)

 

[DisneyPrincess5]

Disney...Florida...freezing?? (I have never been to Florida when it was cold)

Yep. It was awful. DH and I have dubbed it "The Trip We Must Not Speak Of". It was in the 30s and 40s most of the time.then our last day was like 70s.

 

[KBLovedDisney]

Yep. It was awful. DH and I have dubbed it "The Trip We Must Not Speak Of". It was in the 30s and 40s most of the time.then our last day was like 70s.

Wow! That is crazy!

In all honesty though (if you knew it was going to be cold and had packed for the temperature), do you think Disney would have been neat during the cold weather or still miserable like comparable to excruciatingly hot?

 

[RustySpork]

Disney...Florida...freezing?? (I have never been to Florida when it was cold)

It gets cold here one or two days a year. It's easy to miss it. It never stays in the 30s and 40s for more than an hour or two after sunrise in the mornings, and after sunset.

 

[KBLovedDisney]

Yep. It was awful. DH and I have dubbed it "The Trip We Must Not Speak Of". It was in the 30s and 40s most of the time.then our last day was like 70s.

I just re-read your post and realize that you guys wore winter coats. I guess it was beyond freezing to the point where it just wasn't enjoyable. Eesh.

 

[DisneyPrincess5]

Wow! That is crazy!

In all honesty though (if you knew it was going to be cold and had packed for the temperature), do you think Disney would have been neat during the cold weather or still miserable like comparable to excruciatingly hot?

Honestly, we had a really hard time. It was still our vacation so we figured out how to have fun and laugh about it now but it was rough.
We live in the Northeast so part of the point of a January trip was to escape the cold and at least experience 60s at the least. It was such a fluke. I remember packing warmer clothing being January and all, but it was way colder than expected and what was predicted.
It's a good thing we wore our coats on the plane because we'd be lost without them. We even went to the local Nike store to buy affordable sweats.

Hey, if someone enjoys the cold, maybe it would've been great for them to have a beak from the heat and crowds. But we were looking for warmth.

 

[KBLovedDisney]

Honestly, we had a really hard time. It was still our vacation so we figured out how to have fun and laugh about it now but it was rough.
We live in the Northeast so part of the point of a January trip was to escape the cold and at least experience 60s at the least. It was such a fluke. I remember packing warmer clothing being January and all, but it was way colder than expected and what was predicted.
It's a good thing we wore our coats on the plane because we'd be lost without them. We even went to the local Nike store to buy affordable sweats.

Hey, if someone enjoys the cold, maybe it would've been great for them to have a beak from the heat and crowds. But we were looking for warmth.

Completely understand, like where I am from, it rains a loooottt! So, going to Disney is like "Yay, sunshine!" (for about 2 hours and then Blam! Rain Showers).

 

[KBLovedDisney]

There are rides that you have to wait like bumper to bumper traffic, but then there are lines like HM and yet people have trouble understanding spaces and what not.

To give you an example, I have had experiences with regular stand-by lines where people will get in your personal bubble just to get "further" in the line. BUT at the same time, "Please fill in all open spaces!" said at the HM comes by as "Oh, let's leave gaps." We experience this every trip and it still boggles my mind (and drives my hubby mad).

 

[The Mom]

It gets cold here one or two days a year. It's easy to miss it. It never stays in the 30s and 40s for more than an hour or two after sunrise in the mornings, and after sunset.

In general, that is correct. But I have lived here long enough to experience days when the temp did not get above freezing. I think that was the day when the outflow on the washing machine froze - which I discovered the hard way!

 

[DfromATX]

It gets cold here one or two days a year. It's easy to miss it. It never stays in the 30s and 40s for more than an hour or two after sunrise in the mornings, and after sunset.

I'm curious, does everything shut down like it does in Texas? We definitely get more than one or 2 days, sometimes it even snows, but mostly we get that horrible freezing rain and schools close and disaster sets in. And of course by 10:00 all is well again.

 

[RustySpork]

In general, that is correct. But I have lived here long enough to experience days when the temp did not get above freezing. I think that was the day when the outflow on the washing machine froze - which I discovered the hard way!

I've been here for most of my life myself so I'm with you on that. It does happen but it's so rare though that it's our great white buffalo.

The outflow on your washing machine sounds like no fun. I'd rather wait in the sun for Simpsons.

 

[KBLovedDisney]

In general, that is correct. But I have lived here long enough to experience days when the temp did not get above freezing. I think that was the day when the outflow on the washing machine froze - which I discovered the hard way!

Yikes! When I was a kid, in one of the houses we lived in, the washing machine was in the carport. Not garage, carport. Imagine doing laundry out in the cold...