Yes, I was VERY frustrated and disappointed that Matterhorn and Space Mountain were closed during Magic morning yesterday (and stayed closed). Yes, I was sad I missed seeing all of the Long Lost Friends since they switched out before the whole line went through. Yes, I was frustrated when RSR broke down during our FastPass return time, an hour before our Ariel's Grotto reservation (but they still accepted our FP 3 hours later). But the absolute worst part of an otherwise great trip were mean people!
I know folks have high expectations for a Disney trip, may be tired and cranky from pushing themselves too hard, or might just be oblivious when they cut in line. But you can still be apologetic when you realize your mistake instead of lashing out in anger at the person who tells you the line is in the back over there.
We were in the "secret" Dole Whip line and I know the Tiki Room waiting area gets crowded but this man (who had a 3 or 4 year old daughter with him) called me a despicable disgusting person for telling him the line was back there. He insisted he was in the right place and I replied no, you cut and he went off on me. I looked him straight in the eye and didn't blink. He then said he was going to look for someone to complain and I said,"yes, please do. I want to hear what you tell them."
He stared blankly at me for a second and then said, "I'm not going to put up with this. " He stalks off to the CM, points to us and walks out.
The CM looked at us but did not walk over. I was very curious what he said but didn't want to lose my place in line. After he left, the 2 ladies in front of me said, "wow he is such a bad role model for his daughter."
Anyhow I was pretty shaken but glad I stood up to his bullying tactics and it was a good life lesson for my 6 year old. We discussed it for a few minutes after he left, explaining that he was angry and embarrassed to have been caught cutting and lashed out at me in anger. I also emphasized that we should always follow the rules and think about what our actions say about us.
Then we each enjoyed a delicious Dole Whip Float. Later on his same trip 2 other groups of people cut in front of us. One group left when confronted, the other group just ignored us. Other than the Dole whip line incident, we had a great trip.
I know folks have high expectations for a Disney trip, may be tired and cranky from pushing themselves too hard, or might just be oblivious when they cut in line. But you can still be apologetic when you realize your mistake instead of lashing out in anger at the person who tells you the line is in the back over there.
We were in the "secret" Dole Whip line and I know the Tiki Room waiting area gets crowded but this man (who had a 3 or 4 year old daughter with him) called me a despicable disgusting person for telling him the line was back there. He insisted he was in the right place and I replied no, you cut and he went off on me. I looked him straight in the eye and didn't blink. He then said he was going to look for someone to complain and I said,"yes, please do. I want to hear what you tell them."
He stared blankly at me for a second and then said, "I'm not going to put up with this. " He stalks off to the CM, points to us and walks out.
The CM looked at us but did not walk over. I was very curious what he said but didn't want to lose my place in line. After he left, the 2 ladies in front of me said, "wow he is such a bad role model for his daughter."
Anyhow I was pretty shaken but glad I stood up to his bullying tactics and it was a good life lesson for my 6 year old. We discussed it for a few minutes after he left, explaining that he was angry and embarrassed to have been caught cutting and lashed out at me in anger. I also emphasized that we should always follow the rules and think about what our actions say about us.
Then we each enjoyed a delicious Dole Whip Float. Later on his same trip 2 other groups of people cut in front of us. One group left when confronted, the other group just ignored us. Other than the Dole whip line incident, we had a great trip.