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I don't get to see parades unless I'm solo and I do stand for the parades.
I also try to get Front row but I'll be standing the whole time including before the parade so anyone behind me would know I'll be standing. I get sore and can't sit on the curb for long.
If kids are behind me, I do let them in front of me so they can see.
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I have to say, in the same situation, I think I would've asked the family in front if it was okay if our kids moved to the rope so they could see. Generally, I've found people willing to allow this.
However, they staked out the front row spot so they'd get the best view -- and that generally can be had when standing. (You get an odd angle of the floats when seated.) If they refused to sit down, I would've just dealt with it and tried to get whatever view I could.
I never thought about it before, but it might be a good idea to ask (when choosing a spot to wait for the parade) if the people in front of you will be standing once the parade starts....
People at the rope probably got that spot early and it makes no sense to stand until the parade starts. That is usually what I do - get there early, sit while eating a snack and stand just before the parade. And I agree, photo's from the sitting position would come out skewed.
I am very considerate of those around me even late comers. I let them know that I'll be standing when the parade starts.
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I am also one of those people that gets my spot before the parade starts in the front and watch the parade standing up. When I was at MNSSHP with friends, we found a great spot right at the rope in Frontier Land. While the 3 children who were with us never stood up, the 3 other adults and myself never sat down even while we waited 45 minutes for the parade to start. Once the parade started, people who had squeezed in behind us (adults) but in front of people sitting on a wall behind us got very upset because we would not sit. They actually got quite rude with us asking us multiple times to sit down so that they could see. We had never planned on sitting, and had secured our spot when the area was still pretty clear so that we could watch the parade without having to constantly look up to see what was going on. These people squeezed in minutes before the parade started and expected to have a perfect view. Since we had secured our spot well before the area got crowded I felt we had every right to view the parade however we wanted.
I am also one of those people that gets my spot before the parade starts in the front and watch the parade standing up. When I was at MNSSHP with friends, we found a great spot right at the rope in Frontier Land. While the 3 children who were with us never stood up, the 3 other adults and myself never sat down even while we waited 45 minutes for the parade to start. Once the parade started, people who had squeezed in behind us (adults) but in front of people sitting on a wall behind us got very upset because we would not sit. They actually got quite rude with us asking us multiple times to sit down so that they could see. We had never planned on sitting, and had secured our spot when the area was still pretty clear so that we could watch the parade without having to constantly look up to see what was going on. These people squeezed in minutes before the parade started and expected to have a perfect view. Since we had secured our spot well before the area got crowded I felt we had every right to view the parade however we wanted.
We have always waited early to get a spot up front - the kids sit on the curb and hubby and I stand behind them...I never sit down and when the parade starts the kids stand up too - if there are small kids behind me I will let them in front or try to squeeze over a bit to let them in.
Next time you need to contact a Cast Member to see what the rules are for standing along the parade route. I have watched parades on both coasts. I remain seated when ever possible. I am the person who lets kids sit in front of me. I have moved my mother over a bit to squeeze another wheelchair onto the route viewing area. In Hyperion Theater at DCA we have moved to make room for shorter persons in wheelchairs.
Part of DLR and WDW magic is how most guests go out of their way to help other guests. I have seen people let kids stand in front of them and make room for wheelchairs. I have seen guests help a person load a stroller onto a tram or train. It is part of the Disney magic to take into consideration other guests. I am so sorry you did not get a good parade view. If you were near me then you would have gotten a view behind me or sitting in front of me. Remember that for each bad time in the park there are many good moments and acts of kindness.
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Disneyland was fun with flag retreat and pickles. I have a home here, thank you. GAC is NOT a "front of the line pass".
She is gone but keeping signature. Laundry is getting done. My purpose in life is to help poor people in FL. Farewell, will miss you.
Part of DLR and WDW magic is how most guests go out of their way to help other guests.
Oh so very, very true. A few of DGF's fondest memories from our '09 trip were giving trading Pins to children; once, we struck up a conversation with the family waiting next to us for dinner, and learned that it was their little girl's birthday (5th or 6th, IIRC), so DGF gave her two pins, right on the spot. Another time, DGF had dropped something, and didn't notice; a young girl - maybe 8 or 9? - picked it up for her. DGF rewqarded her (and her younger sister, so there'd be no envy or jealousy) with a pin apiece.
And most people in the parks are either that nice themselves, or at least, reasonably neutral in terms of niceness; they may not go out of their way to help, but they do go out of their way not to be a problem.
It's the tiny minority who're stinkers, and who I wish would just ... go away, find somewhere else to be stinkers at.
totally rude!!! when we go (reg parade, not MVMCP or MNSSHP), we stake out a spot on the curb like 30 min ahead of time and we sit the entire time so the people can see behind us. If you're in the front there is no need to stand up, especially when there are children behind you.
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People at the rope probably got that spot early and it makes no sense to stand until the parade starts. That is usually what I do - get there early, sit while eating a snack and stand just before the parade. And I agree, photo's from the sitting position would come out skewed. 
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