Confession: I’m a crowd grouch. If the parks are too crowded, I get crabby. But I recognize it and deal with it. And I tend to go at slower times. We all have our moments on any vacation, but the thing about a crowded, hot park is that it can bring out the worst in some people. Take these guys, for example:
1. Your brother-in-law, the one who hates Disney, the one who’s part of your grand gathering. He’s going to spend the whole trip complaining about everything, from the cost to the heat to the rambunctious kids. A shop full of souvenirs inspires a lecture on child labor in Third World countries. He’ll gleefully tell you the exact fat content of that turkey leg you’re eating. And heaven forbid you actually enjoy Disney World; he’s probably going to accuse you of being childish. How to make this guy happy? You can’t. And you really can’t short sheet his bed either, because that will make your mother-in-law mad. Just point him in the direction of the golf course and go to the parks without him.
2. The Line Cutter. Oh, that guy. He gets annoyed when you stop to take a picture of Mr. Potatohead in Toy Story Midway Mania, menacingly sneering at that three feet in front of you that needs to be filled right now! He goes around the side of the bus line at deluxe resorts. He stands in front of you when you’re watching the parade from a spot you’ve been saving for an hour. You know what? It’s not worth it. You’re on vacation. Turn the other cheek and be glad you know how to enjoy your vacation without going completely Type-A about it.
3. The Sweaty Guy. I know The Sweaty Guy can’t help it, but you know the moment I’m talking about: You’re walking in the parks on a hot day and you feel it, that point when The Sweaty Guy brushes up next to you with his clammy, wet skin. Yeessh! I have one word for you: Purell.
4. The Perfectionist. This guest, whose first cousin is “Mr. Free Upgrade Guy,” expects Disney to be perfect and if they aren’t, he’s gonna want to be compensated. He’s not your problem unless you’re at the table next to his or in line behind him, but when he is, he can really mess up your day. Avoid him and his “Happy Birthday” button at all cost. By the way, his birthday was three months ago.
5. The Angry Parent. She’s yelling, he’s reminding the kids how much they’re spending. If we’re honest as parents, we’ve all been The Angry Parent at one time or the other. What to do? Well, if it’s you, step back and remind yourself that no one has to ride Space Mountain and that sometimes, it’s best to leave the parks and go back to the pool. If it’s not you, open the door, offer a seat. Magical moments at Disney can happen at times like this, just by offering a helping hand.
Can you think of any other annoying guests? Let us know in the comment box below.
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It’s like right around that time all the kids start crying in Fantasyland because they can’t have a 3 buck slushie in a Tinkerbell cup lol.
hehehehe………memories
Sometimes it’s impossible not to be the “Excuse me” person. I have a 3 and 4 year old and if I’ve stood in line for an hour and right before we get to the end one of them tells me they need to use the potty, you can bet that I’m not standing in that line again. I’m going to excuse my way back to the front. 🙂
The guests who are so large that they cannot walk around the park and ride those scooters! Most times they are completely oblivious to anyone trying to walk around them, go too fast, as to run over anyone in their path, or go excruciatingly slow, so no one can get around them.
Did not know this existed but its extremely well written Chris!!
One of the most annoying guests to me, are the ones who are too large to walk around the park, and ride the motorized scooter. Most are totally oblivious to those around them, and you cant get by them! And a lot of times, they don’t care who they displace, or if they almost run over you!
You described my BIL down to a T!!!! Right up to the golf course! Thankfully, we only had to deal with him on 1 park day and the rest of the time he did spend at the golf course.
The most annoying Disney park guest is the one who has a double wide stroller a couple of other kids and Grandma & Grandpa too, and they are all standing side by side taking up every available space in a walking area going very slowly… or worse yet stopping!
Next most annoying guest stops right in front of you in a swiftly moving walkway area to look at a map, you nearly run into them!
Next annoying guest is a “left walker”. This is the United States, we drive on the right, we walk on the right. But there are those guests that in a walkway where people are flowing the “right” way in both directions that just have to buck the traffic and walk in to you coming from the left side!
LOL I have been the Angry parent….. LOL Especially when the afternoon meltdown comes. You know sometime between 3:00 and 5:00 when it seems all the kids have a melt down…. LOL. Luckily our son didn’t have one last visit. The one good thing about our babies growing up.
Guests to add to the list: Included with the line cutter should be the guest who cuts in line by saying, “Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me. My party is up ahead” while working his way up the line, passing everyone. They should all stay together or the people at the front of the line should step aside and wait for the missing member.
Large groups of tourists who chant obnoxiously.
PS – these people can be added to the line cutters as they are known to do this.
Finally, runner guy. You know him, the one who runs to be first in line, weaving and dodging dangerously at park opening.
Guests to add to the list: Included with the line cutter should be the guest who cuts in line by saying, “Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me. My party is up ahead” while working his way up the line, passing everyone. They should all stay together or the people at the front of the line should step aside and wait for the missing member.
Large groups of tourists who chant obnoxiously.
PS – these people can be added to the line cutters as they are known to do this.
Finally, runner guy. You know him, the one who runs to be first in line, weaving and dodging dangerously at park opening.
Guests to add to the list: Included with the line cutter should be the guest who cuts in line by saying, “Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me. My party is up ahead” while working his way up the line, passing everyone. They should all stay together or the people at the front of the line should step aside and wait for the missing member.
Large groups of tourists who chant obnoxiously.
PS – these people can be added to the line cutters as they are known to do this.
Finally, runner guy. You know him, the one who runs to be first in line, weaving and dodging dangerously at park opening.
Guests to add to the list: Included with the line cutter should be the guest who cuts in line by saying, “Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me. My party is up ahead” while working his way up the line, passing everyone. They should all stay together or the people at the front of the line should step aside and wait for the missing member.
Large groups of tourists who chant obnoxiously.
PS – these people can be added to the line cutters as they are known to do this.
Finally, runner guy. You know him, the one who runs to be first in line, weaving and dodging dangerously at park opening.
Guests to add to the list: Included with the line cutter should be the guest who cuts in line by saying, “Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me. My party is up ahead” while working his way up the line, passing everyone. They should all stay together or the people at the front of the line should step aside and wait for the missing member.
Large groups of tourists who chant obnoxiously.
PS – these people can be added to the line cutters as they are known to do this.
Finally, runner guy. You know him, the one who runs to be first in line, weaving and dodging dangerously at park opening.
Guests to add to the list: Included with the line cutter should be the guest who cuts in line by saying, “Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me. My party is up ahead” while working his way up the line, passing everyone. They should all stay together or the people at the front of the line should step aside and wait for the missing member.
Large groups of tourists who chant obnoxiously.
PS – these people can be added to the line cutters as they are known to do this.
Finally, runner guy. You know him, the one who runs to be first in line, weaving and dodging dangerously at park opening.
Guests to add to the list: Included with the line cutter should be the guest who cuts in line by saying, “Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me. My party is up ahead” while working his way up the line, passing everyone. They should all stay together or the people at the front of the line should step aside and wait for the missing member.
Large groups of tourists who chant obnoxiously.
PS – these people can be added to the line cutters as they are known to do this.
Finally, runner guy. You know him, the one who runs to be first in line, weaving and dodging dangerously at park opening.
Guests to add to the list: Included with the line cutter should be the guest who cuts in line by saying, “Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me. My party is up ahead” while working his way up the line, passing everyone. They should all stay together or the people at the front of the line should step aside and wait for the missing member.
Large groups of tourists who chant obnoxiously.
PS – these people can be added to the line cutters as they are known to do this.
Finally, runner guy. You know him, the one who runs to be first in line, weaving and dodging dangerously at park opening.
You missed the “Happiest Place on Earth” parents. They’re the ones who have overtired children who really just need a nap, so they’re crying and the parents are yelling at them because they’re crying in the Happiest Place on Earth.
You missed my personal fave; The parents who drag their terrified child on a ride the kid does not want to go on, or — worse yet — who try to guilt their child into it.
In a slow moving crowd, the guy behind you that keeps bumping, no actually ramming, you with a stroller as if to make the crowd move along more quickly….yeah, that’s gonna work!
Love it Love it. I also have a brother-in-law just like that lol
The guests that get me are the ones that absolutely INSIST on taking 50 pictures of the same pose- say with Mickey Mouse. Their child(ren) are standing there with stupid smiles on their faces because mom NEEDS to have 50 pictures of the same pose while everyone else in line is standing in the heat just to get one picture and an autograph. Take the picture maybe two and move on! The other one that gets me are the parents that HAVE to have a picture with Mickey even though their child is screaming and crying in fear. If the child doesn’t want to be near Mickey or any other character for that matter, walk away! And one more, the pushy parents that push their kids in front of yours to get the picture and autograph so they can run to the next one and do the same thing (when of course there’s no real line for the character). Look my kid was waiting just as long so just hold your horses. It’s just plain rude!
I have two types of annoying guests:
#1 The flag family. Even though technically they arent a “family” but ever been “mushed” out of the way by a huge tour group in line for a ride. Then the all-mightly leader with the flag, for some reason, has the right to put all of her followers in line, in front of you and we are just supposed to accept the fact that since they are tourist we have to let them go ahead.
#2 The High School Trip from Hell: I go to WDW every Feb/March. Last year i had the unpleasant time being there when numerous high school kids were on vacation to WDW. THey are loud, they make fun of the little kids with Mickey Ears on and they ruin your time and money that your spent. To them its a time to act immature and act “cool” in front of their friends. They dont seem to realize we spend thousands of dollars to have a good vacation not to have to discipline some kids from high school
Hilarious and SO true. On our recent trip, I watched a man try to bribe the hostess at La Hacienda San Angel so that he and his wife and teenage son could sit by the window to see Illuminations. It made me sick to my stomach, and embarassed the hostess, who refused the cash.