Okay, I may seem like a grouch starting this thread, but I am sure we have all experienced people at Disneyland that need etiquette training....



I will start the list....

1 - If you must stop to look at the map or get something out of the stroller, move to the side!!! Don't stop and park in the middle of the path!

2 - If my stroller is not moving fast enough for you, don't race around me, trip on the stroller and give me a dirty look!

3 - Oh my gosh! Is that Mickey Mouse?? If you see Mickey on Main Street, most likely there is a line of people that are waiting to see him too! Look for the line and don't push your kids from the side to have their picture taken with him!

4 - Fast Pass.. There is an entrance and there is an exit. Don't try and shove your way in front of other people by going in the exit!

What are YOUR suggestions for the list????

Don't run to the tram.

There's more than one tram.

I just know that I will come up with more, but for now:

When they are loading Soarin' and the CM tells you to "please move all the way down to the end of the row," that's a hint that you should actually move all the way down to the end of the row. All seats are great seats and perhaps I would like to be able to sit together with my family as well.

When someone is taking a picture, the polite thing to do is either:

wait until the photo is taken
walk behind the person with the camera, so as not to disturb anyone

Please don't storm your way through my photo, especially while rolling your eyes and mumbling comments about tourists. If I wanted a picture of you looking and acting like a great big grump, I would kindly ask for one.

Easy! If it's three o'clock and your kids are crying and you've turned into "Mean Dad" take a nap, time out, deep breath, or whatever you need AND GET A GRIP. It's hard for the rest of us to enjoy the Happiest Place on Earth when you're so obviously unhappy.

You don't have to do it all at once. Disneyland will still be here for your next trip. We promise. :)

conversely when I stroll through your picture as I am looking around taking in DL, please don't snarl at me, I'll even be happy to stop and get a picture for your whole group :).

others:

1) Kids are people too, keep an eye out, my seven year old has nearly gotten run into the ground on more than one occasion.

2) Its okay if someone stays to hold a place in line if you are doing something necessaary, snack,s drinks, bathroom for the kids, please dont hold a spot so the rest of the party can continue to ride more rides and then herd the ten of them into line with you.

Service animals frequent Disneyland also.

1. Please do not grab or pet the dog without asking.
2. Please do not make sounds to distract the dog.
3. They use the various garden areas to relieve themselves. There is no need to stop and stare. This is not an attraction.
4. Please don't take pictures of our dogs without asking, we don't take pictures of your kids...

1) Just because your name isn't said specifically with the "no flash pictures" announcement, that doesn't mean you don't have to listen (that means you POTC/HM/Peter Pan rider).

2) Just because I don't have any kids with me, does not mean I'm not entitled to have a meet and greet with Mary Poppins -- so don't make a rude comment or I will say something back.

2) Its okay if someone stays to hold a place in line if you are doing something necessaary, snack,s drinks, bathroom for the kids, please dont hold a spot so the rest of the party can continue to ride more rides and then herd the ten of them into line with you.

I'm going to disagree slightly. If you're already in line, then it's ok for one adult to take the child to the restroom and come back. But snacks and drinks aren't a necessity that can't wait until after the ride is over. The only exception I've seen to that has been the Nemo queue when it was hours long. And if the child already has to go to the bathroom before your entire group gets in line, your group should wait until the child has had a chance to go to the bathroom before you all get in line.

If you see a wheelchair or ECV coming head on, it would be nice if the people who can manuever with ease would move to the side rather than playing chicken with the handicapped person. (I tell my parents not to move!!)

Agree with 1st post -- Don't just stop in the middle of the walk way to check the map, chat or whatever without checking behind you first. There are people behind you who may want to continue walking. Please move to the side.

If you are done eating, please do not sit at the table for hours and chat. Other people need a place to sit and eat too.

If the DLR has requested no flash photography in a ride (HM, PTOC, SOC, etc...) Please DO NOT use your flash. It disrupts the ride for the rest of us who respect the rules.

Teenagers -- I hear so many teens swearing and having conversations that children should not here. Remind teens where they are, who's around and how they should behave. (I am 28 and don't want to hear that stuff...)

PDA -- I have a broken heart right now and don't need to see it! (I know, it's mostly my issue, but still the whole world doesn't need to see some of the things I've seen...!!!)


Other than that, I love DL and can't wait to go back. Planning another trip now because it's been 3 weeks!!

To add on to things some others have said:

As for the waiting in line while others do other things -- if my 2 and 4 yo can wait 20 minutes for Dumbo patiently, so can you. I *do* think its o.k. for an emergency potty break with kids or those who just can't hold it, because the alternatives are worse... ;)

If you don't want to wait for a show, chances are, you aren't going to get a seat for the show at the last minute. Don't hop a fence, slide under a roped off area, or squeeeze yourself into someone else's spot because you now realize you want to see the show.

When the CMs tell you to stay to the right, stay to the right. We are ALL trying to get somewhere in the park and they are trying to organize travel. If you go against their directions, we have no organization and a bunch of traffic jams.

If someone disobeys a CMs instructions, it is o.k. to point it out, ONCE. Don't spend the entire ride making snarky, loud, comments. Then, not only did that person who took a flash photo at the BEGINNING of POTC ruin a part of the ride, but so did you by commenting on it the whole entire ride. (This happened just a few days ago --- guy in the back of the boat began screaming anytime anyone within 100 feet took a flash photo... I could ignore the flashes - he was screaming in my ear!).

Talk to your neighbor in line. Its fun and you can learn interesting things while you wait.

Say thanks to CMs and ride operators. It goes miles and it makes you feel better, too. If you put on your good attitude cap in the morning, its amazing how much better a trip you will have.

Last, but not least, don't teach your kids to cheat the rules. Don't run them in the exit of the carousel when the CM is looking the other way. Don't let them leave their lunch trash on the tables. Don't let them on rides they are too short for. Seriously, it makes you look really ugly and misses the point of DL. It will always be there for you! There is a great experience to be had for everyone! Don't cheat to get what you think you want.

Okay, I may seem like a grouch starting this thread, but I am sure we have all experienced people at Disneyland that need etiquette training....



I will start the list....

1 - If you must stop to look at the map or get something out of the stroller, move to the side!!! Don't stop and park in the middle of the path!



Actually, this is my pet peeve at most places, malls, theatres, sporting events, etc. What are these people thinking?

To add on to things some others have said:
Say thanks to CMs and ride operators. It goes miles and it makes you feel better, too. If you put on your good attitude cap in the morning, its amazing how much better a trip you will have.


This is also an extremely good point. I am always super kind to the CM's because they are a part of the Disney Magic!! Thanks to any CM's out there who help make DLR the Happiest Place on Earth!:D

To add on to the "be nice to CM's" thought, remember, the Cast Member did not set the height requirements for an attraction, the Cast Member did not set the high prices on the merchandise, the cast member did not cause your child to be tired, grumpy, hungry, etc..., so don't take your frustrations out on them. They aren't paid enough to be the brunt of everyone's anger all day long.

The correct place to deposit your gum/trash is in a trash can, not a bench, a wall of an attraction, the ground, or anywhere else that is NOT a trash can.

As someone said earlier, when a character is out for a meet and greet, we have these nifty things called LINES to stand in. I understand when a 4 year old wants to run up and hug Mickey, but when the parents of the 4 year old are shoving their child up there ahead of others who have been patiently waiting, it is sickening. Start teaching manners at an early age, by demonstrating them as an adult!

Lastly, please walk, don't run. The attraction will still be there if you arrive 15seconds later

Such good posts!!!

1. If you are in a ECV and going fast realise that some of us are clumsy and feel like a deer in headlights. Please slow down when it is crowded. Also do not use grandpa in a wheelchair to bulldoze your way through. Me and grandpa have nothing aggainst each other.

2. When a CM says have a nice day at the end of a ride say something nice back. No one likes to be ignored as if they were animotronic.

3. If you are at a photo op spot and see people waiting try to hurry. Taking a million pics and saying things like "oh my hair was weird in that one" "I looked fat in that one" makes it frustrating for others.

4. If your kids hands are dirty clean them before they walk through a crowd touching everyone and everything on there way. (This is why we always make a bathroom break after eating with the lil neice)

5. OH!!! And if they have a dirty diaper change them. No one likes to smell that through the whole line. Plus that can't be fun for the little one.

5. But when you do change them, don't do it on a freezing day in December sitting on the wall in the front of Snow White's Scary Adventures, where everyone who wants to ride will have to walk by, and one think you are very tacky and two feel sorry for your poor baby's naked freezing butt! (Yes really and truly happened, not off to the side, actually obstructing entry)

Please step aside to hold your telephone conversation and keep it to the absolute minimum. I do not want to overhear your personal details and you are really rude when you're not paying attention to what you are doing. If this is an important conversation, take a break somewhere private to have it.

(This is my #1 pet peeve of all time, inside the parks and outside, too!)

Do not push in next to me at the last minute to watch the parade. I have been here for an hour to save my spots- and you are now blocking my kids view. Grab a piece of pavement an hour before the parade and you, too, can have front row seats!!!

If you see someone in a wheelchair please don't climb over them. Go around or wait your turn.

When passing wind please do it in the opposite direction and not in my face or any child or wheelchair bound person and laugh.

I love Disneyland more than anywhere else in the world...and it makes me sooooooo mad to see someone just breaking the rules. Don't stick your hand in the water....don't try and reach out to touch something. Argh.
Please, please, please don't use your flash in the rides. Pirates is supposed to be dark!
I agree with being nice to the CMs.
Be considerate with your strollers and wheelchairs...don't stop in the middle of the road (especially in Adventureland) :) Just everyone be nice and have fun!

Be nice. Mean people suck.

I have to agree with the stroller comment in the first post. My rule would be:

-> There are a lot of distractions at Disneyland, but try to remember to look down when you're walking. There are a lot of obstacles (strollers and children) that are rather low to the ground!

I thought before I became a parent that I'd be a good mom who would never run into people's ankles with my stroller. But what can you do when you're walking along and someone steps right in front of the stroller, and slows down or stops? My reaction time just isn't that fast!

My son likes to walk on his own now, but he's only 36" tall, and we're constantly having to shield him from being run over.

And then once there was the distracted guy who walked into our stroller, tripped and collapsed on top of it. He had the most horrified look on his face, and was extremely relieved to see that the stroller was empty, that we'd been carrying the baby at the time. We thought it was quite hilarious at the time, but it would have been scary if the baby had been in the stroller!

Sadly, I think the very people who NEED this education in etiquette will never read these:(

I agree with all of the above. Lack of manners or respect is rampant everywhere but I expect people to be a bit nicer at DL.

Our main gripe is the parents who push their kid ahead in lines or for parades & the ADULTS who cut ahead. We try very hard to teach our kids (8 & 4) manners & respect & it's hard for them to see not everyone tries the same.

I hate saving a piece of pavement for 1 hour or more to have some rude parent push their kid in front of mine at the front. Then the same kid/kids are just as rude as their parent by spilling a drink on us or not watching where they put their big sticky lollipop.

Last trip we had an adult cut from the side of a huge line to see Cinderella at DCA. Our daughter was next but this woman jumped right in & had a friend take her picture. Cinderella was so apologetic to us & kind as she could be after she saw it all happen.

It always bothered me before we had kids when people would just stop in front of me at the mall or wherever so I vowed I would never be that rude. I always make sure no one is behind me if I need to stop & I try to find someplace without traffic to pull over to-this should apply everywhere-not just DL IMO.

And I also hate going through a ride with someone talking the whole way through. If I'm on POTC I don't need to know what happened at your sister's birthday party last week. Also, if you are on what could be a scary ride & you see a kid is nervous don't freak them out on purpose. Have some consideration for a nervous looking child.

Hold your horses! Pushing me, breathing down my neck and coughing in my hair is not going to make the line move any faster. If the line moves one inch, don't think that forcing five inches of progression is going to result in getting on the ride sooner or receiving your ice cream cone any faster.

but wouldn't it be grand if they had designated cell phone use areas (for non-emergencies, of course), like the designated smoking areas, for those idiots who just want to yak away? My last trip there I saw a woman ON the Alice in Wonderland ride, yes ON IT, yaking away as the caterpillar vehicle was making its way down the leaves outside the castle. I'm sure there's a 99.9% chance that call could have waited til she was OFF the attraction. Poor cell phone ettiquette is my personal pet peeve. No. 2 would be PDAs between people- kissing, hugging, feeling up & hanging on their significant others as they're standing in the queue (or elsewhere in public)! Man, I feel ever so much better!

No. 2 would be PDAs between people- kissing, hugging .... their significant others as they're standing in the queue (or elsewhere in public)! Man, I feel ever so much better!

Sorry -- I'm so guilty of this.... (but as others would vouch for, DH is so sweet, he's hard to resist). :D

Speaking of cell phones on rides: When checking the picture of my hubby & daughter for California Screamin there was a woman on the her cell phone in a row behind them. Is this a new thing? Calling someone while you are on a coaster? I don't get it....