I went to wonderland with my boyfriend last summer and I cannot stop thinking about it, call it intrusive embarrassment if you will. My boyfriend and i were lined up at the second row gate, where the staff member told me to go, no one was lined up at the first row gate. At least not until I was already in the front row seat and my boyfriend started getting mad at me, asking what was wrong with me, if I was trying to ruin other people’s day here, whatever. I was so confused then looked over to see 2 kids, no older than maybe 12, looking distraught. I immediately got out and got into the second row but people were staring and my boyfriend was still getting a slight attitude with me when I tried to tell him I had no idea they were even there, we were the first in line and they jumped to the gate after it was already opened, and ultimately, i got out and apologized the very second I noticed. He wasn’t having any of it. A mother even caught up to me afterwards and asked if I "felt joy trying to destroy those children’s time at the park". The entire mood of the day was brought down and my boyfriend refused to pick up his mood and said that I had embarrassed him. I just want to hear from others perspectives on whether I did something wrong or if I fixed it properly and everyone else was the issue. Im still thinking about it half a year later and id like to squash this beef I clearly have with myself. I just felt so targeted and like everyone was severely overreacting.
EDIT: so sorry. Forgot to mention im 23 and this was my first time ever on rollercoasters. I’ve always been so scared of them. Maybe why the excitement came over me like that. I feel i should also mention I have never worked at a fun park. Their magical seating standards are unknown to me. This is all new information.
NTA. You followed staff instructions, and the moment you realized there was an issue, you fixed it and apologized. That’s all anyone can reasonably expect. The continued anger afterward feels disproportionate, especially since there was no malicious intent.
Damn. I think NTA. I mean your boyfriend can be embarrassed but he was a little too embarrased for comfort. Also that lady’s comment was unnecessary.
NTA it was an awkward moment.
You might look like an asshole but the reality is this world is not kind, act fast, and if it’s not hurting anyone or costing anyone, assert yourself.
Accidents happen. You apologized and tried to fix your mistake. All you can do NTA
Wait the staff member told you to line up at the second gate and then you went into the front because you didn’t see anyone there? Am I getting that right?
Unless you were in Alice’s Wonderland, people in Canada are usually not so extremely over aggressive. I have a hard time seeing a stranger calling u out over a 3 second mishap.
NTA. If you genuinely didn’t notice them there and no one was at the first row gate, it was an innocent mistake. You would only be the asshole if you intentionally took the spot knowing someone else was waiting for it.
nta. you followed staff instructions, didn’t see the kids, and fixed it immediately once you realized. everyone else overreacted, especially your boyfriend. you didn’t do anything wrong.
YTA. The staff member directed you to the second-row gate, which means you were meant to sit in the second row. If you wanted to sit in the front row, you should have asked to go to that gate instead.
Huh? This is a ridiculous overreaction from everyone. Mistakes happen…and you moved seats.
I think NTA. Had you known people were at the first gate, it would have been a total a-hole move, but you didn’t. You corrected the mistake immediately and apologized. That’s where the situation should have ended.
YTA. There is more than just who is waiting in line that goes into rider placement. They instructed you to go into the second row; sit in the second row. You don’t just get to help yourself to some other seat because you want to.
Yup. There’s a lot that goes into “grouping” a coaster. If a lot of people ask for the front row, there’s often a specific area they put people off to the side to wait. They’ll then tell those people to head to the front row.
Or sometimes they have to accommodate people coming in from the exit side for some reason (disability, VIPs, parent swap for families with a kid too short, an exit pass as customer service for a poor experience elsewhere, etc). Or maybe the restraints in that row on one train aren’t working so they don’t load people in that row.
For all those reasons, if an employee tells you to go to a specific row, there’s a reason they’re telling you that. If you want to sit elsewhere, ask.
NTA, you tried your luck, overstepped a bit and it didn’t work out, no harm done.
Even if if comes back as YTA, it was months ago, it was resolved in seconds. It’s not worth thinking about.