Today was my first visit to Disney since I was nine years old. It was an amazing day, although the lines felt much longer than I remembered—probably because I was just so excited back then.
My friend and I discovered the single rider lanes and decided to use them to save time since we didn’t mind riding separately. While waiting in the single rider line, a family of four (mom, dad, and two daughters) walked straight through the middle of the line, holding hands. Naturally, people in line began questioning their actions. The mom claimed they had “forgotten something” on the ride.
When they reached the area where single riders, fast pass riders, and the main queue merged, a woman behind me shouted, “What did you forget?!?” At that moment, it became clear they were just cutting in line to ride together. The single rider line was abuzz with frustration and disbelief at the audacity of this woman’s entitlement.
The family managed to enter the pre-ride movie area ahead of us. My friend and I couldn’t believe no one had reported them. While we waited, the single riders in line bonded over how brazen this woman’s behavior was. When we finally entered the pre-ride area, I decided to tell a staff member about the situation. He informed me that, since they were already near the boarding line, there wasn’t much he could do.
Once we reached the boarding line, there they were—mom and her two kids, right in front of us. I flagged down another employee and explained the situation again. She said she’d notify someone but walked off in the opposite direction of the ride operators.
Meanwhile, one of the kids ran back to a man standing directly behind my friend and me, tugging his arm and saying, “Come on, Dad!” It turns out Dad had been hanging back, likely overhearing everyone loudly complaining about what his family had done. He refused to join them and allowed people to pass him, his head hanging in shame.
At this point, the entire line was talking loudly about how entitled and selfish this behavior was. Everyone had been waiting patiently, some for hours—what made this family think they were special? Why lie just to get ahead?
When I saw how close they were to boarding, I decided to act. I asked the people in front of me if I could speak to the ride operators, and they eagerly stepped aside. I walked up to where Mom was blocking the path, tapped her on the side, and said, “Excuse me.” She glared at me but moved over silently.
I approached the ride operator and explained, “This woman and her two kids cut the entire line through the single rider lane, claiming they forgot something. You can ask anyone in this line.” Mom gave me a glare so intense it could’ve burned a hole in me. Another woman from the line immediately followed up to back my story, and Mom started arguing that we were lying.
But the entire line wasn’t having it. People began shouting, confirming the story, and making it clear they wouldn’t let her get away with it. Eventually, staff escorted her and her kids out through a side door, and the entire line broke into applause.
As for Dad? He stayed in line, looking thoroughly ashamed, as the rest of us happily moved forward.
TL;DR: Entitled Disney Mom and her kids cut the line, claiming they “forgot something.” I reported them to ride operators, got support from the entire line, and they were kicked off the ride. The whole line cheered as Dad hung his head in shame.
