Excuse me! Is Not a License to Cut Through the Queue

[Goes4FastPass]

Here's a phrase I'd rather not hear from young people in queues at WDW attractions: "Excuse me!"

It too often means some 6 foot tall kid is about to knock our 4YO down moving up through the queue. And those tall brats can make "Excuuuuse me" sound very unpleasant.

So a few times last week I had an exchange like

Him/Her: Excuse me!
Me: (still blocking the way) OK.
Him/Her: I need to get by!
Me: I need everyone to wait in line.
Him/Her: My friends are up there.
Me: They'll wait for you.

At this point the would be queue-cutter would sometimes say something unrepeatable - but we all waited to enter the attraction.

[Missy_Mouses_Dad]

Much to my wife's dismay, I will usually say:

"What did you do.." followed by some embarrassing bodily function.

Dw doesn't like it one bit, but it makes my day.

[MNNHFLTX]

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[Mousemates]

gee...sometimes it would be nice if folks would just say, "excuse me."...at least the cutters you refer to are being moderately polite...I'd actually be inclined to give them a pass and step aside.

[Hazmat]

Personally, I would wait for the rest of my party before even attempting to queue, but that's just me. I usually stop queue jumpers with my family. Human chain across the line. :p Most take the hint and wait patiently. Only ever been pushed out the way with colourful language once. Such a shame..

[Ian]

I usually handle situations like this by politely stepping aside and letting the person join their party up ahead. Typically this is accompanied by something to the effect of, "Sure thing ... enjoy the ride!"

I'm certainly not going to get all in a twist about one extra person in front of me in line. I'm pretty sure there are better things to complain about.

[Gator]

I guess it depends on how long I've been waiting in line. If I'm tired of waiting and I see someone barreling through the line, I might purposely position myself in the way so that the line jumper at least says "excuse me" or "can I get by" and looks me in the eye. I've seen too many teenagers just hauling through the line and I stop to wonder if they're just abusing the generosity of others. For the most part, though, I'll just let them by.

Only once did I ever say, "What's your friend's name?" They said, "Uuuhhhh...". Pretty sure they were just line jumping.

[rubato]

I try to always think positively of others and tend to just let them by. Hubby always thinks negatively of others and thinks they're cheating the system. Either way you look at it, we are still at WDW and standing in line to ride an awesome ride or see some amazing attraction. I do have to admit the term "excuse me" is overused by these teens in their attempt to get ahead. But, at least they aren't saying " Hey, get out of my way!"

[Scott C]

As has been stated before on this board -- It seems that most people understand if it is just 1 person or perhaps a parent with a child -- but when it is a larger group -- we do start to lose it. I certainly wish that Disney would take a firmer stance on this -- I have been witness to more than one fight over the years from this behavior. One of these days we will be discussing a major tragedy resulting from this indifference.

Thanks
Scott C

[DisneyFr33k]

I have been witness to more than one fight over the years from this behavior. One of these days we will be discussing a major tragedy resulting from this indifference.

Wow! A fight? Really? This has happened a handful of times over the past 7 trips we've had at WDW. I our experiences it wasn't a teen, but an adult. Mainly they would say, "I'm sorry, I'm not cutting, I had to go to the bathroom" or another situation when a mom had to leave the line with her 2 year old (you know "mommy, I have to go NOW" situation) and she cut back through the line to get with her husband/son.

Overall, our experiences haven't seemed negative. I guess I view it like the Golden Rule.

However, if there are rules set forth by Disney about this, they need to be sure thier cast members enforce them.

[Scott C]

Wow! A fight? Really? This has happened a handful of times over the past 7 trips we've had at WDW. I our experiences it wasn't a teen, but an adult. Mainly they would say, "I'm sorry, I'm not cutting, I had to go to the bathroom" or another situation when a mom had to leave the line with her 2 year old (you know "mommy, I have to go NOW" situation) and she cut back through the line to get with her husband/son.

Overall, our experiences haven't seemed negative. I guess I view it like the Golden Rule.

However, if there are rules set forth by Disney about this, they need to be sure thier cast members enforce them.

I totally agree -- there any many legitimate circumstances in which someone may need to move through the queue. But on occasion I have seen people just moving to the front of the line -- that where I see that a problem could develop -- I hope it never does -- but my gut feeling is that it eventually will.

Thanks
Scott C

[BellesRose]

I usually handle situations like this by politely stepping aside and letting the person join their party up ahead. Typically this is accompanied by something to the effect of, "Sure thing ... enjoy the ride!"

I'm certainly not going to get all in a twist about one extra person in front of me in line. I'm pretty sure there are better things to complain about.

I completely agree. I do get aggravated when I'm standing in a long line and the parents behind/in front of me do not control their children, which leads to the children running into me and bumping me a thousand times. Other than that, I've learned to not let anything else bother me at Disney, if I can help it. If a few people want to go be with their family or friends on the ride, go for it! I would want to be with mine as well, even though we wouldn't separate and then try to cut everyone out.

[Daisy'sMom]

But remember everyone, you are at Disney. Nothing should bother you at such a wonderful place. Just smile and let them by, they have so many problems if they are cheating you and the system.

[LandFan]

But remember everyone, you are at Disney. Nothing should bother you at such a wonderful place. Just smile and let them by, they have so many problems if they are cheating you and the system.

[minnesotafreeze]

So a few times last week I had an exchange like

Him/Her: Excuse me!
Me: (still blocking the way) OK.
Him/Her: I need to get by!
Me: I need everyone to wait in line.
Him/Her: My friends are up there.
Me: They'll wait for you.

I guess I do not understand the issue. Why hassle the young person? Let the person go by and catch up with their group.

[PopPhan]

I guess I do not understand the issue. Why hassle the young person? Let the person go by and catch up with their group.

The issue is: RESPECT

Respect the people that are already in line. If you did not get in line with 'your group' either they will wait, or you will catch up with them later. If you were really so interested in being with them, you would have gotten in line with them and waited like everyone else.

[minnesotafreeze]

The issue is: RESPECT

Respect the people that are already in line. If you did not get in line with 'your group' either they will wait, or you will catch up with them later. If you were really so interested in being with them, you would have gotten in line with them and waited like everyone else.

PopPhan I think you hit the nail on the head with "Respect". I respect the person enough asking to catch up with their group that I would let them by.

I think the difference is I see this from a different perspective than you. A couple of years ago my son had to go to the bathroom after standing in line for 30 minutes to see Mickey. My wife ran him to the bathroom and came back 10 minutes later but a lady a few people behind me would not let my wife and him move up to where I was. I felt like punching the lady but then I looked at her and realized she is just an angry person who life has beaten down. Since I was in Disney and and was not going to let this get to me I walked back to where my wife and son were and waited for Mickey.

[bostonsam]

I am guilty of doing that myselfI wouldn't say anything if a person left a line and came back to their party so doesn't bother me...I mean would a person(want to)wait all over again?I think not

[Goes4FastPass]

To clarify, I was not describing a person being in any way polite but using the words, "Excuse me". What we encountered was that expression delivered in the most impatient and sarcastic manner possible - as if the intention was, "Get out of the way. Now."

I didn't let any of it bother me or interrupt our fun day.

[MississippiDisneyFreak]

Letting one person in who went to the bathroom does not bother me...what really did bother me was one trip we encountered folks with walkie talkies who had one person wait in line and just before they were to board the ride they would call their buddies and a dozen or more folks would appear and cut in front of you to board the ride.....