Settle an argument- Disney Parade

[Helpmewithteen]

Third world problem and very light hearted, but I was just interested and wondered what others think.

I work with a lady (let’s call her J) who travels to WDW alone. She’s 45 and a big kid when it comes to Disney.

She was at the Mickeys Halloween Party and was waiting for a parade to start. J said that she found a great location to watch the parade from. She was about 60 mins early and sat on the kerb to stake out her spot.

About 15 mins before the parade began a family with three children stood behind her. The children proceeded to try to stand in front of J which annoyed her, but the Disney worker moved them back off the road. Then the children now behind J started to bop her on the head with a ballon and drip water or soda from a cup onto her head.

At this point J was really getting cross and stood up to watch the parade, and loud complaints of not being able to see ensued from the children and parents.

After the parade was over, one of the parents told J that she was spiteful not letting the children got in front of her. To which J responded by calling them entitled.

J was telling us about this incident and it caused quite the debate at work.

So is J being unreasonable or not?

Of course J isn’t being unreasonable

Disney is the worst place for parental entitlement though so not surprised to hear that happened to her.

Not unreasonable at all. At WDW if you want a front row spot for a parade you HAVE TO get there early (like an hour before - like your friend did) and just sit and wait. This happened to me aswell when people with kids tried to push in front 🤬

You want to see - get there early. If you're late, tough.

The parents should have stopped their children behaving badly. Entitled parents tend to create children who then feel entitled to behave badly and still get whatever they want.

You're using a false premise, its not a childrens event and its not a childrens amusement park

I'd find it a bit wierd not letting smaller people/ children in front of me to get a better view. I've let children who I dont know go in front of me when watching parades and what not. Dh is 6 ft 2 and often stands towards the back to allow shorter people a better view at things/ swaps seats at the cinema when needed. That's just polite isnt it?
Taller at the back shorter in front if possible means everyone gets a good view. Unless she is 4 ft nothing and children 6 ft teenagers...
If the children were deliberately dropping stuff on her then that's obviously not on.

Actually explain and justify your answer
You might want to consider what everyone else has said. But it's obvious that's just not your way

In what way is this a 3rd world problem

I think that’s what most normal right minded people would do it Disney at the end of the day it is for children. I find the adults there unaccompanied a bit weird.

Sorry, I meant first world smh 🤦‍♀️

Disney world isn’t a childrens amusement park?

Disney regular. The other cheeky trick is they push 1 or 2 small children to front so people let it go then at last minute push adults in front so person has waited an hour gets pushed out. Children can’t just stand in front as the road needs to be clear for safety. The parade is the big draw. It’s a 5 hour event 7pm - 12am more suited to adults and older children than toddlers anyway. I’ve also been in (paid) vip area and been flabbergasted at lengths people went to to get in when they shouldn’t.

No it’s for all ages. The after hours events like Halloween party on until midnight are popular with adults.

She was there first. They were entitled expecting her to move. I’ve been to Disney a few times with my kids and it’s first come first served. It’s brutal. People won’t move for kids - so every man for themselves!

I’m surprised adults without kids are permitted to be honest, I’m pretty sure they aren’t at centerparcs and places.

Nope Disney do nothing to support people in behaving reasonably so if you start letting kids in front, inevitably you have no recourse when parents squeeze to join them and you get shoved back. Likewise Disney don't care who stands where so considerate tall people are in minority. I'd sort me and mine out only.
Still fucked off about the man who arrived at the front and shoved my small kid out the way of cruella who was approaching him because 'he'd been there originally' - not in the last fifteen minutes and not justifying shoving my kid. Or the massive group in the disabled area who all arrived late and surrounded disabled dc separating them from me.

You what?

Why? There’s lots of adult themed entertainment there. Epcot food & wine. The toddlers aren’t there to drink around the ‘world’ and listen to 80s live bands 😂

😯

Wtf?

how ignorant can you get

That sounds really good actually! 😆

Why would she be unreasonable? She got there first and saved her spot.

You don’t get to just rock up near to the event time and expect to get a front row viewing just because you’ve got kids.

If they wanted front row, they should have done the same.

No. Why would you imagine it was?

Sorry, but I would think it creepy if I saw a grown adult man at Disneyland, on his own in the daytime.
Maybe different if they were at an adult themed evening event I guess.

Then maybe you should seek some help

Three quotes from Walt Disney

“Why do we have to grow up? I know more adults who have the children’s approach to life. They’re people who don’t give a hang what the Jones’ do. You see them at Disneyland every time you go there. They are not afraid to be delighted with simple pleasures, and they have a degree of contentment with what life has brought – sometimes it isn’t much, either.”

“You’re dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway.”

”I do not make films primarily for children. I make them for the child in all of us, whether he be six or sixty. Call the child innocence.”

Disney isn’t my first choice but I know of a lot of adults who love it.

To @Helpmewithteen your friend was totally in the right to stand her ground.