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Disney insists on Miss/Mrs title - should I complain? how?

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Parietal · 23/01/2015 13:00

today I booked tickets to disneyland paris. the website insists that everyone should have a title. the options are: Miss / Mrs / Mr.

No option for Ms. No option for Dr (my preferred title cos I earned it). No option to leave the title blank.

It is a silly little thing, but very annoying. can anything be done?

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DiddlyBiddly · 23/01/2015 13:37

TBH I'm surprised that somewhere like Disney isn't insistent on names on tickets matching passports/ID.

I don't see this as a 'battle'. I don't see any harm in spending a couple of minutes sending off an email. They may make a change, they may not. It's up to you how much time you invest in this going forwards, which given that this is likely to rate as a minor irritation rather than huge concern, probably wouldn't be much!

scallopsrgreat · 23/01/2015 13:37

But my title isn't Miss or Mrs DropYourSword so what could I do other than complain?

DropYourSword · 23/01/2015 13:27

Maybe Diddly Grin

I think if you want to make a comment to Disney that more title choices would be nice that's fine. But to complain about things like this, to me, makes people sound that they get offended by the littlest things and are ridiculously entitled and bored, with nothing better to do with their lives than to create issues and arguments out of nothing.

I'm with GoneGirl, choose your battles.
I have having to fill in online forms that have a stupidly long list of titles, (Right Hon. Admiral Seaman or whatever) for the sake of political correctness. Congratulations for earning the Dr title but does it really mean any more to you because it's printed on your Disney tickets?

DiddlyBiddly · 23/01/2015 13:22

Have you ever seen the Royal Opera House's options? Click on other in the first box, then look at he second Grin

SirChenjin · 23/01/2015 13:22

Ask them to drop all titles - they are utterly pointless things. Unless you go around generally introducing yourself as Ms A B, or Mr C D, or Dr E F in which case you're weird

GoneGirlGone · 23/01/2015 13:21

Complain? I've heard it all now. Choose your battles.

SconeRhymesWithGone · 23/01/2015 13:20

Interesting. The Disney World Orlando site has both Ms and Dr.

DiddlyBiddly · 23/01/2015 13:19

Forgive me if im wrong, DropYourSword, but that sounds a bit like a complaint there Wink

OP I'd drop them an email to point out they're missing a very commonly used title and that if they want to gather correct information from people then they should add it.

AbNormal · 23/01/2015 13:13

What, no Princess option? Wink

I'd contact them and politely encourage more options - doesn't have to be worded like a complaint.

DropYourSword · 23/01/2015 13:08

I'm getting a little tired of this 'complain' culture.

zipzap · 23/01/2015 13:07

Is it because they have a french system that they translated and don't have the equivalent in France?

Not saying that that excuses it but might explain why!

Definitely worth ringing up and asking and complaining. I'd also tweet them a question and leave it on their facebook page too, that often gets their attention...