Disney Parks Pet Peeves
In the immortal words of Frank Costanza, I’ve got a lot of problems with you people, and now you’re going to hear about it! This blog is normally sunshine and rainbows, but it’s time for you to hear what I really think. It’s time for my annual “Airing of Disney Parks Guest Grievances” in honor of Festivus. (Updated December 23, 2023.)
This is a companion piece, of sorts, to our new Top 10 Guest Complaints About Walt Disney World. Those are all of the grievances that you have about the parks. Here, it’s time for all of the issues the parks have with you. Well, not “you” as an individual, and theme parks are inanimate objects so they don’t really have grievances to air. I think you get the idea, though. That list was grievances of guests; this one is grievances about guests.
In our Essence of the Disney Magic post that discusses what makes the parks so special, we share a Walt Disney quote about it taking “people to make the dream a reality.” Clearly, he was referring to the exceptional Cast Members, as all other guests do at Walt Disney World is clog up walkways, obstruct views, make noise during attractions, and lead to longer wait times. 😉
Fair warning: this post is in no way helpful to Walt Disney World, Disneyland, or other park trip planning. Actually, it’s not really helpful to anyone, anywhere at all. Think of it as a junk food blog post that you shouldn’t waste your time reading. That is, unless you don’t really care about wasting your time on the internet, in which case, read away!
I want to underscore that this is meant in good fun and with a lighthearted sense to it. No one is perfect. While these things do bug me, I’m sure I do plenty of things that bug others, and I certainly don’t have any malice towards anyone who does these things. We’ve both been guilty of some of the “offenses” here!
Most of the time, I don’t think people are doing any of these things intentionally, or at least with the express purpose of inconveniencing others. While this could be a helpful heads up to let you know what behavior might be unintentionally obnoxious, it’s mostly just some lighthearted venting.
With those caveats out of the way, I’ll let my inner Frank Costanza (I’d like to think he’d be proud of this list…but at the same time would be its biggest offender) take over and share a few of my Disney theme park pet peeves…
Screens Up! – I don’t know who needs to hear this, but YouTube exists. Joking aside, it’s such an odd phenomenon to see the fireworks start and hundreds of screens go up over heads. Wanting to capture a small snippet to share on social media is one thing, but some people are out there recording the full show with shaky hands from an off-center angle behind a shoulder kid (see below) on a phone with a busted screen. There’s a 100% chance that video will be worse than 100,000+ videos already on YouTube, freely accessible to all.
Don’t get me wrong: having your own photos and videos–even subpar ones–is important. Documenting experiences and having tangible reminders of lasting memories is far better than any souvenir you can buy. What’s key is making them your own. Don’t take photos or video of JUST the fireworks or JUST the stage show or JUST the food.
After recording a few seconds of pyro, pan back to capture the wide-eyed wonder of your child as the glow of the fireworks washes over their face. Take a snapshot of your significant other about to devour a dessert the size of their head. Obtain photographic evidence of grandpa falling asleep during MuppetVision as a future reminder of their distinctly unpatriotic gaffe.
Flaunting Disney Knowledge – Let’s level with one another: I write a Disney blog and you read at least one. We both clearly have too much free time on our hands and probably know much more about Disney than John Q Public.
This is neither a Scarlet Letter, nor is it a badge of honor. Some Disney fans don’t seem to understand this. They share their Mad Park Smartz with their friends in the parks. There’s nothing wrong with this by itself, but when it’s done in painfully loud voices that are clearly for the benefit of those around them in a queue, that’s where I draw the line. You know what I’m talking about.
I’ll be honest with you: it’s possible I’ve become part of the problem. As a frequent photographer of construction walls on both coasts, I very frequently overhear other guests wonder whether Splash Mountain is being converted into a restaurant. If they seem the friendly type, I’ll respond: “I don’t know if you were kidding or not, but it’s actually going to be a similar ride based on The Princess and the Frog. Kinda funny and confusing that they have signs that say ‘Tiana’s Foods’ and nothing about a ride, but that’s what it’ll be.”
That is the script I have “perfected” in my head that is, in my opinion, a good mixture of disarming and not too know-it-all-y. At least, that’s my hope. I’ll let you be the judge as to whether I’m being helpful or have become part of the problem!
Rudeness to Cast Members – Don’t like the quality of the beef patty in your burger at Cosmic Ray’s? Having yet another issue trying to book Genie+ Lightning Lane reservations? Think lines for everything are too long? Yelling at the nearest Cast Member seems like a totally reasonable solution that will absolutely fix the problem.
Oh wait, no it doesn’t. At all. Frontline Cast Members are about as much to blame for those problems and decisions as the McDonald’s burger flipper is for Hamburglar’s many crimes. The Cast Members you see in parks don’t create the unpopular policies, even if they are tasked with enforcing them. Yelling at any of these people is wholly unreasonable. What exactly are guests expecting to accomplish?
Spending a lot of money on a Walt Disney World vacation does not entitle guests to be jerks to anyone who gets in their way or prevents them from having a “perfect” trip. Cast Members go out of their way to put a smile on kids’ faces and make magic for guests, and should be treated accordingly.
This is especially true now. Cast Members are under increased stress, having had to play babysitter and rule enforcers to adults for the last year, while also seeing thousands of their colleagues lost during mass layoffs. On top of that, they also bear the brunt of ever-increasing guest complaints about reduced entertainment, Genie+, and other policy changes and cuts made by people at a way higher pay grade. None of this is their fault–being rude to Cast Members only exacerbates problems and degrades the guest experience for those who visit later, as Cast Member burn-out worsens.
A good rule in life is to follow Wheaton’s Law. If that’s too tough to follow, a lower standard is: “don’t be rude to people regarding situations that are out of their control, especially when they are doing their best to be nice and help you.”
Walking Etiquette – I walk at an extremely brisk pace. I have no time for shenanigans such as meandering aimlessly. However, I understand not everyone desires or can maintain my pace, and I certainly don’t expect it.
What I also don’t expect is a convoy of 4 double-wide strollers walking side by side taking up the entire walkway so no one can pass. Instead, observe the rules of the road. Allow sufficient room for oncoming traffic. Leave open space next to you for a “passing lane.”
On a highway, you wouldn’t aimlessly zigzag from lane to lane without regard for traffic behind you, so don’t do the same in walkways. Likewise, just as you wouldn’t come to a dead stop in the middle of your lane when driving 70 MPH, don’t stop in your tracks to look at a map in the middle of a walkway. Navigate the parks like it’s not your first time walking in public.
Filling In All Available Space – I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you’re at the end of the extended queue in Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and the wait time is 180 minutes, standing as close as possible to the person in front of you won’t make the line move any faster. Spacing way back in line has no bearing on efficiency at load, which is the only thing that really matters. You can leave a little breathing room for comfort farther back in the line.
To be sure, there are times when filling in all available space is necessary. If a Cast Member makes the request, do it–there’s likely an operational reason for it (like getting enough people into the Haunted Mansion Stretching Room to ensure a steady flow in the queue afterwards). Moreover, no one should expect 6′ in all directions at this point. But most of the time, there’s no reason to invade the personal space of the strangers around you. There’s a happy medium.
Disproportionate Line Jumping – I’m a reasonable guy. If you’re a large family with a herd of small children, I get that a trip to the parks is a veritable Detrol commercial. Bathroom breaks are a frequent, time-consuming part of the theme park experience. One parent taking a child to the bathroom while the other jumps in line with the rest of the pack is absolutely reasonable.
What I don’t appreciate is when one member of a multi-generational party of 27 jumps in line, and then slowly the other 26 members trickle ahead of me. That’s not meeting the “rest” of your party, it’s thinly-veiled line-jumping. I never say anything to these people, but you better believe the back of their heads receive a contemptuous glare.
A fair rule: unless 51% of your party is farther forward, the rest of the party moves back. Fair enough?
Talking on Attractions – Again, I’m reasonable. I understand that parks are a social environment. They aren’t a library or a movie theater. Some small, quiet comments here and there are totally fine.
Now it’s everyone else’s turn to be reasonable and understand that the rest of us waited 45 minutes in line so we could enjoy an immersive attraction, not so we could hear you talk about that epic party from last night in excruciating detail as if it has all the drama of the Iran-Contra Affair.
Quoting Attractions – Continuing on the ‘talking’ subject, here’s my biggest pet peeve: quoting lines from attractions in the attraction right before the line is said in the attraction. This is a variation of Flaunting Disney Knowledge, but it’s so annoying that it deserves its own spot.
I don’t mind people quoting attractions in general. I’d like to think the wisdom gleaned from Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree can be applied to all facets of life. What I mind is people beating the attraction to the punch, showing off their own knowledge as if this gives them some sort of ill-gotten street cred. It doesn’t.
Just try and go on the Jungle Cruise without someone saying the words ‘backside of water’ before the skipper, or to the Haunted Mansion without someone saying ‘there’s always my way’ before the Ghost Host. A few words is mildly annoying but relatively harmless–let’s just avoid trying to quote entire paragraphs of the attraction script.
Stroller Etiquette – This has become less of an issue in the last couple of years due to a rule change last year. There was a brief period when Walt Disney World turned into the wild west for strollers, with huge wagons, royal carriages, and Star Wars spaceships. No joke–there were businesses renting out “themed” strollers!
If you operate a stroller, please be mindful of the heels in front of you. Let’s again use the roadway analogy: strollers are like cars–yield to pedestrians. Don’t use your stroller as a battering ram to help you plow through crowds when Walt Disney World walkways are a bit congested with traffic!
Shoulder-Children – Are you 6′ tall and want to put your kids on your shoulders for the fireworks? No problem! It’s not as if there are hundreds of people behind you who also want to see the show or anything. I really am curious as to what line of thought can justify this?
Kids have a tough time seeing a show from the ground and parents have a difficult time holding them at normal eye level. This leaves parents with a conundrum: put them on shoulders or don’t. If you put them on your shoulders, they can see but you’re blocking the view of countless people behind you. This effectively says, “my children seeing the show is more important than anyone behind me seeing it.”
Fair rule: if you want to put your kids on your shoulders, do it from a location where there are not people behind you. Alternatively, choose a viewing location where there are not obstructions in front of you. Both exist, particularly when it comes to Happily Ever After in Magic Kingdom or Luminous: The Symphony of Us in Epcot.
Shoulder kids could really fall under a general penumbra of “Selfish Guests” that would encompass everything from sitting in the middle seats of what clearly will be a packed theater (despite directions from Cast Members to move all the way down), throwing trash on the ground or not cleaning up the trash at your table for counter service meals, smoking wherever you feel like, waving around your selfie stick without regard for others, and a myriad of other things. Again, that $100+ per day ticket is not a license to do whatever the heck you want because, “YOU PAID A TON OF MONEY FOR THIS VACATION.”
Have you steered clear of my airing of Disney theme park grievances thus far? Well, I have a lot more that you are doing! You couldn’t smooth a silk sheet if you had a hot date with a babe…ah, I lost my train of thought. 😉 (I’m sorry, a lot of the references in this blog probably don’t make sense if you’re not a Seinfeld fan. Then again, I’m not so sure I want people reading this blog who aren’t Seinfeld fans.)
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Your Thoughts
What are your Disney theme park pet peeves? Are you so high on the magic of pixie dust when you visit the parks that nothing annoys you? What do I do that annoys you (this is the airing of theme park grievances, after all)? Feel free to vent in the comments. You won’t change anything about how other guests behave at Walt Disney World, but at least it’s therapeutic!
Festivus for the rest of us! Now that we’ve had the airing of the grievances, it’s time for feats of strength!!
I can carry a 15lb daypack for 12-16hours on my feet while occasionally holding one of my 4 children or carrying them while I walk on a long day at Magic Kingdom! Beat that. 🙂
I live far enough away that while WDW is my happy place, it is not a place I can visit often. With COVID we have missed a trip already in 2020. I still count myself lucky enough to have visited with my family a good amount. While I ‘m sure I have encountered everything on this list it just doesn’t seem to phase me while I’m in the parks.
Stroller convoys, annoying maybe, but I also pushed my kids around when they were small. People talking or singing….I suppose.
It comes down to the fact that you can’t control the actions of others. Lead by example. Treat others with respect. It will all wash out in the end.
I wholeheartedly agree with you, Step. Others’ actions (though sometimes annoying) are not my responsibility – but my own actions most certainly are. And how I choose to react to such annoyances is also my responsibility. I can be part of the problem or part of the solution.
Taking on attractions is my biggest pet peeve. It’s at its worst in Anaheim, where too many guests are obviously locals hanging out at Disneyland with nothing better to do. I don’t want to hear about your life drama while I’m on Pirates. Too often I do.
“TALKING on attractions…”
Perhaps you subconciously wanted to say “TAKING pictures with a flash on attractions” … which is one of my top pet peeves ….
Thank you once again for publishing this list. Though there is much truth in most (if not all) of the listed ‘grievances’, you present them in a positive and informative manner that is fun (if grievances can be considered ‘fun’) and well-received. And though I would have to say I have encountered each of these scenarios you identify, I truly believe that WDW guests are for the most part considerate and courteous. I only hope that I (and other members of my party) are ranked by others to be among this majority at all times.
I am nearing the realm of “senior” and walk with a cane due to a medical condition. I much prefer walking with “Ralph” (my cane) around WDW than taking advantage of power mobility. I can’t tell you how many times I have been knocked over walking in the parks by a stroller driver in a hurry or not paying attention. The stroller hits right across the Achille’s tendon causing a face plant. The incident is not only painful but humiliating, especially if my fall makes the person in front of me fall and the person in front of them…you get the idea, Dominos. To add insult to injury the errant driver acts as if it was the victims fault, offering a curt comment or nasty look. For stroller drivers, whether it’s a grandma or an Olympic athlete you hit…stop, apologize, make sure they are ok. Remember this is suppose to be the “happiest place on earth” and we who are fortunate enough to enjoy it need to treat each other with a little kindness.
I second this, my blind friends’ cane was broken on Disney property by another guest. These are examples of how uncivilized and self centered people can be.
My hubby’s moniker is the “stroller brigade “ when they are three or four wide! Our other peeve is TWITs…Texting While In Transit… look up and live! Step off to the side to use your phone, don’t walk into others.
Guilty! Not at Disney (where I try to be on my very best behavior), but here in the city and in the park. I’ve been known to try to teach an oncoming walker/jogger who doesn’t adhere to the stay-to-the right “rule of the road” a lesson with my stroller…I try to give the benefit of the doubt, because it’s absolutely USA-centric, but a huge annoyance nonetheless. Keep to the right people! It makes the flow move so much better!
My 5:
1. During parades, castle shows, fireworks or dark rides, people sticking up their camera phones blocking my view. There is plenty of nice quality near professional videos on YouTube of the particular show/attraction so put the stupid phone down.
2. Shoulder children
3. Loud chanting or excess screaming on rides from high school aged kids
4. People who stop in a crowded walkway to take selfies
5. When you stake out a spot for a parade, people try to cut in last minute when cast members start clearing the walkways
If you are strong enough to hold your child on your shoulders, you are MORE than capable to hold them on your hip at eye level. I’m a very small woman and I held my then 6 yr old on my hip to watch Happily Ever After.. worked fine. And she was also at the perfect height for me to see her reactions and for us to oooh and ahhh together and make excited comments to each other every time a new character popped up.
My pet peeve is that it used to be “in the old days” that the Disney Employees really played their part when loading guests onto rides. For example, at the Tower of Terror, the employees would talk really spookey and this enhanced the fear and the ride itself. Anymore, the employees don’t play the part and don’t seem to care, and this is a real loss for the guests.
My absolute most hated pet peeve? Using your cell phone to shoot photo or video on dark rides. At this point, I rarely see anyone using their flash, (either on phones or cameras,) during the rides, but it seems as though people either don’t understand or don’t care that turning the screen brightness all the way down does not mean your screen light is not visible.
NO ONE IS GOING TO WATCH YOUR BAD CELL PHONE VIDEO OF A RIDE. So do the rest of us a favor and please stop doing it. Just enjoy the ride you just spent 30 minutes waiting to get on. It’s truly distracting during rides like Pirates or Haunted Mansion, and anyone who does it will be getting nasty looks from me.
Oof!! Some positivity came from this post! Thank you Carrole! I am guilty of this because I assumed it was so dark that my phone screen would also be dark and not a distraction. Lesson learned! Will be securing that phone in my pocket. P.S. it was bad quality!
Jane, I have to agree with you about the scooters. The last time I went to WDW I had to use a scooter due to one knee being recently replaced and the other one completely trashed and needing to be replaced in the near future. Everyone has to work their way through the crowds as best they can but I found many walkers paid absolutely no attention to to my scooter. I was trying to be extremely careful to go slowly and safely and not follow closely behind someone, but if a walker abruptly steps sideways right into my path I can’t stop on a dime. One woman did exactly that and then gave me a truly hateful glare because the scooter bumped her. Not all scooter problems are caused by the scooter.
This is when I would have profusely apologized and said, “IÊ»m so sorry are you Okay? IÊ»m not use to driving these things and I canÊ»t see to find the stop on a dime feature. IÊ»ll try to be more on the lookout for people stepping in font of me. Have a great time today.” But I am snarky like that.
That’s ok. I get snarky with the idiots who say things like “Gee you are so lucky to drive everywhere on that cool machine, and not have to walk like the rest of us.” This happens often. Now I just say be careful what you wish for; you too could win the disease lottery!
Totally agree!
That was awesome!!!! I read your blog because you call it like you see it and usually they’re pretty close to my own thoughts about things in the Magical World, or not so Magical World, of Disney. I have never commented on your blog before, but when you called out “those who shall not be named” for “acting like a dick” I literally spit up my coffee and laughed so hard I think I pee’d my pants. Those were almost my exact words used on our last trip to Disney World in November. I called someone out for being horrible to a cast member who had nothing at all to do with his plight. I said, “Shame on you, you self absorbed ENTITLED prick”. A family of 27-ish were in the Test Track single rider line and demanded to all be seated together on the ride once they got to the front. The cast member explained they were not in the appropriate line and it wasn’t fair to all those who had waited their turn for the past 90 mins. The guest lit the cast member up, it was jaw dropping. So once his kids were out of ear shot and on the ride, I lit him up like a Disney Christmas Tree, backed by all the other guest behind me. Thanks for keeping it real!
I was at the Magic Kingdom this past August and had to sit through the most annoying ride of Pirates of the Caribbean. The family in the row in front of me clapped their hands and sang the song as loud as they could through the whole ride. Unfortunately there were young children in the group so they clearly won’t be learning any etiquette from their parents. Oh, and the cherry on top? One of the girls had light up ears on which she kept on, lit up for the whole thing. I wanted to be hit by a cannonball.
I also wish they would ask people to kindly remove their mickey ears at any theatre shows.
I never thought about the mickey ears at theater shows! Makes sense now that I think about it. 🙂 I will definitely remove them and ask my group to do the same. Hopefully others will follow. 🙂
As a 20-something without kids who generally goes by myself or with (1-3) friends, I have zero tolerance for the strollers or the shoulder-sitting. (And yes, I realize that I’m opening myself up to criticism from people who would say that Disney is for families, not for me, but I go out of my way to be kind to everyone, CMs especially, and to be as unobtrusive as possible.) I will admit that I have been a quoter…but I limit it to very very late at night or at DVC events where everyone is doing it and the cast members are in on the joke. It makes for good stories and interactions sometimes.
Perfect list! These are precisely the things that bug me the most, and the things that make me mumble curses (not obscenities, but hopes for warts to grow on noses and taxes to be audited) when I’ve been repeatedly assaulted. Thanks for the vicarious venting.
Pet Peeve? – How is Disney Orlando allowed to throw 35,000 paying guests out of the Magic Kingdom at 5:00 pm so they can charge 35,000 new people to enter for “Mickey’s Magical Christmas Party”?
nailed it!
The same way they can throw out 35,000 people at 9:00pm. That’s what time the park closes. On party days, the park closes at 5:00pm. Choose another park that day!
People feel the need to point everything out to the little ones on its a small world. Let them take it in themselves. It can be overwhelming enough without having to look here, see that. Chances are they have NO clue where you are pointing
Related: the parent who spent the entirety of Na’vi River Journey pointing to every. single. animal. and exclaiming “Look! That’s an Avatar-[insert animal]!” Obnoxious on multiple levels, and I honestly cannot comprehend why that person felt the need to incorrectly identify a slew of aliens for their child at full volume.
That was the one and only time I got to ride NRJ on that trip, too, so double super thanks for that one, stranger.
That’s what happened to me on my first and only time I got to ride avatar. This mom yelled close your eyes every time before something scary was going to happen. It almost became constant. It truly took away a first time experience I will never have again.
As an older person who must walk with a cane due to a degenerative nerve disease, I’m astounded by the lack of courtesy displayed by others. On buses, I’ve encountered numerous Millennials with young children who just sit and stare at their phones – ignoring their children – and don’t offer me or any other elderly or disabled person a seat. My husband will often ask if they’d mind letting me sit. The most common response is, “My kids are tired.”
As for strollers, any normal, healthy child over the age of three should not need a stroller. If your child gets tired walking around a theme park, then your child is not getting enough exercise at home. A normal child will have more energy than an adult, but only if the child isn’t being raised by parents who let TVs and electronic devices raise their child. If your child really can’t walk all day, then you need to take the child to the hotel to rest. We had triplets, so strollers were really unmanageable. Our kids never sat in a stroller by the time they were three. We’d take them to the parks in the morning, go back to the hotel for a nap after lunch, then come back later in the day.
i’ve noticed this too on my mom’s behalf. i ask every time for someone to let her sit if there isn’t something open, thankfully they usually oblige.
I’m sorry to disagree, but I use a stroller with my children to age six, and with my Asberger’s spectrum child age 7, and it is entirely necessary. I am very crowd conscious, though. The problem is not travel within the parks; it is the fact that when we depart, there is still quite a distance to walk to transportation and a long wait in line for transport, followed by the trudge to the hotel room. It has nothing to do with exercise. Adults are tired; how can we expect a child to be any less so?
What are you disagreeing with? It doesn’t say no one should use strollers. The only point is dont bring monster truck size strollers that exceed the size limits and dont run people over with them. If your not one of those people there is nothing to disagree with.
To Jeff, Tom didn’t say no strollers but I believe she’s disagreeing with Suzanne who said no child over 3 should use a stroller. I’m with momma rose on that one. My kids were completely stroller-less by 5 but it all depends on the kid. I’m all for encouraging kids to get in the exercise but if I’m exhausted after a day walking in the parks, my 3 yr old would be even more exhausted. I say if you need one, use one but be courteous:)
Agree!
If you’re following a touring plan you can and should use a stroller with older kids, provided it’s a reasonable size. If the choice is an extra hour waiting in line or using a stroller, choose the stroller.
My kids (3/5/7) can hike 4 miles in the mountains, the older 2 much further, and the oldest can backpack on a short (3-day) trip, carrying his own pack (granted it’s pretty light since he’s not quite 50 lbs) but a day in the parks will do them in. We bring a stroller. We are conscious of others, and park it a lot, but we certainly use it and will bring it on our next trip. We take breaks. We don’t rope drop and stay until closing every day. And they still are physically exhausted. It’s not purely an exercise thing! It’s the physical strain, the standing, the heat (we are notherners), the mental energy required to deal with all the excitement in a proper manner – it all adds up and they just need to sit and ride sometimes.
I agree with the bus thing, but would point out that parents holding sleeping children usually try to cram as many on their laps as possible. I’ve had a stranger next to me let my kid sleep on her so we could give a seat up for someone. Don’t judge everyone. I’ve also been standing, pregnant, holding a sleeping kid (my husband was standing with the stroller and other child) and had some young-ish person sucked into their phone the whole time. On that trip another passenger called out that phone-addict. I would say that overall, passengers on the bus are pretty courteous. We can let the few bad apples ruin the trip or be thankful for all the nice people out there.
My little mama is 78 and I have to ask people daily to allow my mom to sit. I’ve asked people to hold their child so my mom can sit. I’ve given up my seat many times to allow mom’s holding sleeping kids a seat. People surprise me, ( not really) they line up 5 kids, mom and dad taking up 7 seats and it never crosses their mind that they could hold a couple kids and the kids could double up or dad could stand. Chivalry is long dead. I won’t sit if elderly people or moms holding kids are a a standing
Just came back from Disney World people are still using huge strollers and nobody stops them what a disaster when they bring them on a crowded bus
I agree about the strollers. I was there a few weeks ago and it was bad.
Can I add purposely overacting PDA for ride photos. Half of the ride photos in my last purchase of the memory maker had photos that were not appropriate to print and save for my family because of what other people thought was a funny photo. Come on!
I was in Disney World the week before Thanksgiving and let me tell you that the amount of motorized scooters was a MAJOR issue! One was going so fast that if I had not been pulled out of the way he would have hit me. Another one was blowing his horn the whole way through Adventure land, there were too many people. Everyone was moving just not fast enough for this man. Then I can’t even tell you the amount that would hit my chair and push me into the table while I was eating!
Someone is going to get hurt and it feel that it needs addressed by the park.
I use my own scooter because I cannot walk. I try to watch my speed and be courteous, but my biggest problem is unattended little ones. By that I mean little kids who are walking way ahead or behind their adults, running in random circles, or who think it’s funny to jump in front of me. I had no accidents last trip, but for sure some near misses. My scooter is small and agile, but cannot stop on a dime. If you stop abruptly, you might get an accidental bump.