Originally Posted By ImTempest Just got back from a week at DLR - had a wonderful time! The Cast Members were all above and beyond helpful, the hotel great, the food amazing...so what's my problem? The "walking texters". Turn off your phones and please look where you are going!!!! I got walked into several times, and only once did I even get a half-hearted apology. Mostly I got a bad look, as if to say "You can see that I'm texting - why didn't you move out of my way?" I will say most were teenagers at the park on school trips (lots of matching t-shirts), but a few looked old enough to know better.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 It's unfortunately just part of our rude society these days. Personally, I COULD NOT imagine texting and playing on some stupid Japanese video game whilst at a Disney park(okay, maybe Walt Disney Studios or HKDL!). There's just TOO MUCH I want to look ta and take in!!!
Originally Posted By Dalia3001 Texting is sometimes helpful if you've run to get a FP and are meeting up with someone, but I would hope not to be running into someone when I did it. However, I may well be guilty of this, as I am usually the "runner" and in my psycho hurry to get back to the group and optimize our touring schedule I wouldn't put it past myself not to text and run. Lol, I will try to be more aware in the future, and I hope that if I ran into someone in the past I was aware enough to apologize. I haven't been there since last October though, so I'm not guilty in the past week. : )
Originally Posted By danyoung I've seen this bad habit in general life as well. The texter is totally absorbed by their screen and oblivious to his/her surroundings. Now, is that the state of mind you want to be in while inside a Disney park? It makes as much sense as those who wear earphones and listen to their blasting music in the parks, shutting out all of the wonderful sounds that make up the atmosphere of the place. Silly!
Originally Posted By SuperDry I'd much rather they be texting than doing what was more common 5 years ago and now is rarely seen: using walkie-talkies to communicate.
Originally Posted By pecos bill Or what they did way back in the old days with screaming dads waving their arms like madmen.
Originally Posted By friendofdd >>>Or what they did way back in the old days with screaming dads waving their arms like madmen.<<< OK, now you've gone to meddlin'.
Originally Posted By calgrl2490 I know! I saw mom's texting while pushing their strollers so it was a horrible combination because they just hogged the lane and slowed down to get their message. I only check my phone when we stop at a restaurant or in line for a ride, if that.
Originally Posted By avatarmickey115 if you were there yesterday, im sure you ran into one of my friends in my school's choir...they were there to record some mucic...do you remember any of the shirts and what they said?
Originally Posted By ImTempest Let me clarify - I have no objection to people texting. I have no objection to people walking. My problem is with the people doing it at the same time, totally unaware of where they are going. They walked into strollers. They walked into chairs. They walked into ME. One lady was so busy texting and walking that she dropped her toddler's hand to finish the message. Needless to say, I had to point out to her where her missing child was when she finally noticed that he was missing. And, yes, the t-shirts Friday did say something about music, but I don't remember exactly what it was. Blue shirts. The park was filled with groups all week.
Originally Posted By onlyme I'm always amazed at how far adults can walk without looking where they're going. Last week, a woman must have walked twenty feet while looking to her left the entire time. Of course, she was headed right for me. So, I did what I always do in that situation...make a loud, obnoxious noise in order to get her attention. I prefer that over, "Hey, look out, lady."
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight I like the people that talk EXCEPTIONALLY LOUD on thier cellphone while in close range of a people.. Ilike to "join" in thier conversation. LOL They seem to quite down after I do that.
Originally Posted By TMICHAEL ^^^LOL, not me, when I notice someone not paying attention to where they are going and heading in my direction, I just stop in my tracks and let them run into me. Then say, "excuse you!" or if they're really hot, "well, hello"
Originally Posted By 2001DLFan <<SuperDry: I'd much rather they be texting than doing what was more common 5 years ago and now is rarely seen: using walkie-talkies to communicate.>> There's a technology incorporated into those devices that many seem to be unaware of - They can actually TALK with the other person. With that technology, their hands can be free for other uses (especially if using a bluetooth earpiece) and their eyes can be used to WATCH WHERE THEY ARE GOING and actually view the environment they just paid a bundle to experience.
Originally Posted By Dole_Whip_Adventure I don't even attempt to text while walking (and I'm a teenager!!) I just don't have the coordination, so I'll pull over to the side of the walkway and stop to finish a quick text. But honestly, unless you're with a huge group, phones aren't too necessary in DL, I've found. I feel like people who are constantly attached to their devices are missing out on the real DL, which is more than just rides, its the whole experience.
Originally Posted By danyoung >I feel like people who are constantly attached to their devices are missing out on the real DL, which is more than just rides, its the whole experience.< You preach it, DWA, and I'll turn the pages!!!
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 I don't even bring my phone into the park with me. I leave it at the hotel. When I am there I want to be in the moment and could really care less about anyone trying to get a hold of me.
Originally Posted By tashajilek ">I feel like people who are constantly attached to their devices are missing out on the real DL, which is more than just rides, its the whole experience.<" Its not only DL. Have you seen groups of people in a restaurant texting on their phone during the entire meal. I dont have a cell phone even after i lost mine. I look like the type who would be a texter but couldnt be bothered.
Originally Posted By iamsally You tell 'em Dole Whip Adventure!!!! I am with you 100%. And to hear that you are a teenager with this attitude is like a breath of fresh air. We do take our phones into the Parks in case we separate but I usually miss calls cuz I am too busy taking in everything I can around me. I do, however, have one call I ALWAYS have to make. I call my daughter in Seattle and say, "I'm in Disneyland; and you aren't!" Oh, and I am so poor at texting that I have to find a spot to sit if I do need to text someone.
