The expectation versus reality of a theme park day can be quite stark. Think: blazing sun, massive crowds, line-cutters with no remorse, selfie sticks getting conspicuously close to your eyes and people filming videos everywhere you try to move.
And then there are the folks who just stop suddenly right in front of you to check their phone, causing a five-person pileup. And that’s just the first hour. Etiquette experts say these kinds of moments are far too common but entirely avoidable.
“Keep in mind, whether for a day or over a week, theme parks are an escape from reality, but not from other humans,” Jodi R.R. Smith, the president of Mannersmith Etiquette Consultin...
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