Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I have seen it in the three resorts I have been to as well. It is interesting about queing. In Spain and Italy, they do not queue. They try to remember who was there before them and then try to get served when they think it is their turn. In the UK, Netherlands and Germany, they are very big on queing. It creates quite a tension at DLP.
Originally Posted By crapshoot <<Does it? I'm sure in the 50+ yeas that DL has been open it's happened, but I've never seen it and I've never heard of it.>> The last time I saw it was the mom holding onto her kid letting him go against the backstage gate 15 feet away from the restroom door. There are countless numbers of restrooms between the restrooms at D/L.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan It's the hap-pee-ist place on earth. (Happily, I haven't even witnessed anyone doing this at DL.)
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "The last time I saw it was the mom holding onto her kid letting him go against the backstage gate 15 feet away from the restroom door." It's still uncommon at DLR, which at HKDL is apparently not the case. I've also heard stories about people routinely taking naps on the park's benches at HKDL. lol.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>I've also heard stories about people routinely taking naps on the park's benches at HKDL.<< Hey, that's what Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln is for!
Originally Posted By fkurucz "It is interesting about queing. In Spain and Italy, they do not queue." Tell me about it! When I was in Spain I went to Mass once. Whe it was time to distribute Communion EVERYONE got up at the same time and mobbed the Eucharistic ministers. We don't need no stinkin' lines or order! LOL!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt If you've ever taken BART here in the Bay Area you probably know that the train doors align with markers on the platform in the stations. It's common during rush hour in downtown San Francisco for single file lines to form at each platform marker as people wait for the next train to arrive. When a French friend of mine visiting from Paris saw people politely lined up in rows waiting for train he said it was the strangest thing that he had ever seen.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Agreed, that would never happen in London either, and the UK think they cornered the market on queuing.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>When it was time to distribute Communion EVERYONE got up at the same time and mobbed the Eucharistic ministers.<< Sounds like they need to start "No host Hosts."
Originally Posted By gadzuux >> Sounds like they need to start "No host Hosts." << Post of the day! Good one.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>LOL, this would drive me nuts. It really would.<< A friend and I have mused that we could write a book on line culture. Americans have all sorts of unspoken cultural rules about lines and queues. A witty, clever, fun writer could actually make something out of it. In that mentality, it's amazing what a couple of feet means to a person.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Americans have all sorts of unspoken cultural rules about lines and queues.<< I started to make a list of my own, but at number 73 decided I might need professional help.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "A friend and I have mused that we could write a book on line culture. Americans have all sorts of unspoken cultural rules about lines and queues." Great idea! I hate waiting in line so a witty discussion about the American cultural perspective on queuing would be an interesting read for me.
Originally Posted By fkurucz Back to the original topic. I'm thinking that perhaps there is no "tipping point", but rather they are shifting to a different demographic, one that has more $$$$ to spend, especially in Anaheim.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>it's amazing what a couple of feet means to a person<< When you are in line with some like-minded folks at Disneyland, or the grocery store, or (God forbid) the DMV, it is like a silent ballet, a well-oiled machine. Each half-step forward represents PROGRESS and the promise that our suffering eventually offers reward. Person A (next in line) is ready to go when it's their turn. They move quickly and efficiently into their flying elephant, pirate boat, or license renewal window. Everyone else steps forward in turn. Person B focuses their attention, knowing they must be ready next, and their goal is to display even MORE efficiency and skill, so that everyone else will silently applaud and appreciate them, and make no mistake, when you do this people really do in that moment LOVE you and wish you a life filled with good fortune and happiness. Person C steps up to fill the space left by Person B after they stepped forward, carefully allowing a minimum of "dead space" while also respecting the invisible but critical space of Person B. Knowing the difference between dead space and personal space is crucial, this cannot be overstated. Everyone behind you in line knows if you're one who gets this, or if you're one of those people who leave big gaping gaps for no reason, or because you're one of those devil-may-care types who wants everyone else to chill out. CHILL OUT YOURSELF! JUST MOVE FORWARDED! THAT EXTRA 2 FEET OF SPACE IS KILLING ME! IT ALL ADDS UP!!!! Person D steps forward, then Person E. But Person F is texting (or tweeting, or standing backwards gabbing, or sitting on the railing, or having their stupid kid run back to the dairy aisle for cottage cheese or something.) Person F always ruins things. They just can't ever get in the groove of the queue. They leave big gaps, which make Persons G - T anxious, and in their heads they scream "MOVE UP, DAMN YOU, PERSON F!!! COME ON!!!! Can't you SEE that space???" This is why Disneyland stopped at E tickets and why no one wants an F on their report card.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Yes, put the same people in a car, and they'd just ride your a$$ or pass and cut you off. And no one ever flips you off in line.
Originally Posted By tashajilek "And no one ever flips you off in line." Could you imagine someone flipped you off in line and you were stuck with them for an hour lol.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "CHILL OUT YOURSELF! JUST MOVE FORWARDED! THAT EXTRA 2 FEET OF SPACE IS KILLING ME! IT ALL ADDS UP!!!!" My god, I can actually feel this statement reverberating through my body with bellowing agreement.
