AIBU to hold place in line for the kids?

This has got to be a wind up. No one would geuinely come on MN declaring that they allowed their kids to queue jump and asking if it was ok. If it happened I hope someone had a (verbal) go at you.

Big signs alton towers classify it as queue jumping.

This.

It is not ok to do this, children should be taught to queue, whatever their age.

At an amusement park. It's a timed entry so as many rides and things you can do for 2 hours.

One ride that the 3DC (5,3,3) wanted to go on, the bunjee trampoline one (whatever it's called). There were 4 trampolines. Quite a long queue as each kid is on the trampoline for 5 mins each. There were maybe 5 or 6 kids in front of us, so I guessed around a 20 min wait.

So I said to DH and the kids, I'll wait here and you carry on with the other rides with less/no queue and I'll call you over when we are near the front.

Then when we got close to the front, the 3DC came over and jumped on the trampolines.

It was only afterwards that I wondered if i should have waited with 3DC, missing out on the other rides out of principle that we are queuing up for this one? AIBU or would you also do the same to make the most of the time in the place?

My twins are summer babies so they were 2,only a few weeks ago.
At these ages I'm teaching potty training and how to stay in their bed at nighttime. These kids can't remember what they did at nursery the same day, let alone being instilled "life lessons", surrounded by distractions and rides.

Delayed gratification is something that even adults don't have, which is why so many people buy things on finance /klarna etc because they can't wait to afford anything.

Anyway I appreciate many think IABU.

I also think there is also some contradiction in what you are doing. You are happy to do this but wouldn't want others doing it..you yourself counted the number of children in front to estimate the 20 min wait. Therefore you yourself are expecting that those in the line are those going on the trampolines.
As others have said, how would you have felt if these children in line got closer and then beckoned siblings/friends to join them? I expect you would feel annoyed at having waited 20 mins to realise you would be waiting longer because of this.

My twins are summer babies so they were 2,only a few weeks ago.
At these ages I'm teaching potty training and how to stay in their bed at nighttime. These kids can't remember what they did at nursery the same day, let alone being instilled "life lessons", surrounded by distractions and rides.

Delayed gratification is something that even adults don't have, which is why so many people buy things on finance /klarna etc because they can't wait to afford anything.

Anyway I appreciate many think IABU.

Why? What difference does it make to the other people in the queue?

Why? What difference does it make to the other people in the queue?

Does 3 child plus one adult increase the time spent on the trampoline significantly? For example is it five minutes for one child, or twenty minutes for the four of you?

or does it make no difference if one person rather than 4 waits in the queue, the time spent on the ride will still be the same?

This!
A quick loo trip is one thing. What you did is teaching kids to be spoilt and not suffer any boredom or discomfort.

My twins are summer babies so they were 2,only a few weeks ago.
At these ages I'm teaching potty training and how to stay in their bed at nighttime. These kids can't remember what they did at nursery the same day, let alone being instilled "life lessons", surrounded by distractions and rides.

Delayed gratification is something that even adults don't have, which is why so many people buy things on finance /klarna etc because they can't wait to afford anything.

Anyway I appreciate many think IABU.

Why? What difference does it make to the other people in the queue?

Big signs alton towers classify it as queue jumping.

But why?

People are saying it's because they don't know how many people are in front. but if they do know, or I tell the few people behind "BTW there's 3 going during my turn" then it solves the problem and people can choose to wait (with or without their kid).

It sounds like the issue is more that they want all the kids in the queue, unnecessarily instead of continuing to enjoy themselves elsewhere to earn the right to go on the ride. Misery loves company and all that.

I'm stood in front of you at a supermarket with my trolly of shopping, there's 2 people in front of me, we wait probably thinking we've better places to be. The 2nd one is just finishing their packing ready to pay and I then call my 2 DC, who both shop separately out of another longer queue to go infront of me with their shopping, would you find that acceptable?