Would it be considered rude to allow a family of four we are travelling with to join us in line at the entrances to give them a bit more time to get ready in the morning? Or is this considered cutting and would be frowned upon by others in line? Don't want to offend anyone (some of us Canadians are funny that way).
Thank you for asking and for not wanting to offend. We are on the same page that it is important.
It is line cutting. I recognize we see it all too frequently. Good manners would be to either fall back to their position or wait for them on the other side. The “meet-up” should always be done without impacting other people’s position in line — even the kid with the need for a bathroom break.
I noticed some others said not to be “judgy.” Frown upon it? Yes. My feelings are legitimate without approval or disapproval by others. Their judgement of my legitimate and natural feelings as “judgy” is itself “judgy”.
However, I am not going to start anything because I do not want to have an unpleasant experience, an unpleasant day and I do not want to get into anything that might cause me to be banned from Disney.
They will do it without permission. If they ask for permission I will politely say no. It is possible to be banned from Disney for line cutting. I do not want to be an accessory to their line cutting violation by agreeing to it. They need that permission and agreement from Disney. Disney has decided what is acceptable line cutting with VIP tours, $ILL, paid
Genie+ and (official — not ad hoc)
DAS accommodations. Anything else is a violation and is subject to control by Disney. Technically someone who agrees, including the people farther ahead in line, are just as guilty of the violation by aiding and abetting the violation.
So, the right thing to do is when parties want to meet up, either have the front party fall back or wait until the rear party catches up.