What’s Up With All The Brazilian Tour Groups At Walt Disney World? (& Some Advice About Them)

Although tour groups come to Orlando from a lot of places (Argentina, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Asian countries, etc), the group that tends to gather the most reactions are the ones from Brazil. Those groups tend to be kids (girls more often than boys) in their mid-teens, they travel in groups of 25 or more and tend to have the same shirts, knapsacks, etc. They speak Portuguese, which sounds a bit like a cross between Spanish and Italian, but is not exactly the same.

A lot of the groups are girls celebrating their quinceañera, the Latinx coming-of-age-at-15 party; it’s the equivalent of a sweet 16 in the U.S. or a bar/bat mitzvah for Jewish kids. Years ago the all-important birthday was celebrated with a big party at home. But in the past couple of decades, trips to Walt Disney World have become all the rage for these young ladies who are turning “the big one-five,” and some families spend years saving for their girls to go on this once-in-a-lifetime trip.

These groups are huge, with tour groups bringing a few hundred to a thousand or more girls to Central Florida at one time. Fortunately, the groups are broken into smaller sub-groups of a few dozen, and each sub-group usually has at least one tour guide with them who carries a flag so their charges can see and recognize them.

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  • Chanting in a group to pass the time
  • Singing in a group because it’s fun
  • Personal space is not super important (so they may put their hand on your shoulder or back as they pass by you)

These are on top of what happens when there is a “group” mentality, not a whole lot of adult supervision at any given time (one or two adults in his/her early-mid 20s supervising maybe 25-35 15y/o kids?), and, let’s face it, the self-centered mentality of a bunch of girls who are 15 years old ;-). So the resulting issues wind up being:

  • Singing in the queues
  • Chanting on the rides
  • A group of 5 kids wanting to be with their friends, so the 5 kids in front of you in the queue, or sitting next to you at the parade are now 50 kids in front of or surrounding you.

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These situations can sometimes be, I know from my own experience, a little (or sometimes more than a little) frustrating. And it’s worsened because many of the kids don’t appear to speak English so most of us can’t really communicate with them. But to be honest, many the same kind of behaviors and “group mentality” are seen when groups of teenage American cheerleaders or dancers, school trip kids or even church trip kids are in the parks with what may or may not be enough adult supervision.

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So What Can You Do About Them?

At Walt Disney World, at least, the groups from Latin America are supposed to have a Cast Member from Disney’s Cultural Representative Program on hand. These bilingual Disney representatives have responsibilities that may include:

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  • Proactively seeking out guest contact
  • Acting as a translator for leaders and cast
  • Being able to work under pressure and overcoming guest objections
  • Assisting with audience control including parades

I’ve seen these representatives at work at parades, restaurants, etc. and they do help diffuse potential problems before they happen. But they’re a little less effective when you’re queued for the Haunted Mansion, you’ve got 25 kids in front of you, 25 kids who are 10 people behind you, they’re trying to get together into one big group, and they’re all chanting as they enter the stretching room. So I’m well aware that sometimes you feel like you need to take matters into your own hands.

The most important thing to remember is your ability to “fix” the situation will be limited. It would be nice if these groups, usually comprised of kids, would act like what we would consider being responsible adults, but reality is that they’re not adults, their level of responsibility reflects that, and their social/cultural norms may not be the same as ours (which, quite honestly, isn’t right or wrong – it just “is”). So frankly, the thought that “it is what it is” is probably a good thing to keep in your head.

If the behavior of these larger groups of kids bothers you that much, my first suggestion is to try to avoid them as much as you can:

  • Brazilian schools are out of session in the summer and in January, cheer and dance competitions have their own schedules and U.S. schools tend to have their trips at the end of the school year. You might not want to visit Central FL during those times, if possible.
  • Tour groups tend to stay at the less expensive Disney-owned hotels. Moderate-or-above level Disney resort hotels or staying off property might be alternate options.
  • If you see a tour group heading into an attraction or restaurant, go to a different one.
  • Plan to eat at “off” times, when there are fewer crowds and, most likely, fewer tour groups trying to eat at the same time.

If there’s a group of kids all wearing the same shirt/knapsack/etc. in front of you in a queue and a group behind you and they want to all stand in line together in the front group, hold your ground if their trying to get in front of you bothers you that much. Tell them no. Tell them that the group in front can go back to be with their friends, if they want – and if they don’t appear to speak English, pointing and hand gestures can work just as well as talking. So does making a barrier of your party and perhaps the parties around you (if they’re of the same mindset).

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Telling their group leader or Disney’s Cultural Representative, if possible, may have some effectiveness. If you can’t locate him/her/them, telling the cast member/team member/employee who works at the attraction/restaurant/etc. about the problem may be able to help to a point, but I would think their hands are tied to an extent – their job is to keep everybody happy, not just you.

The bottom line is these tour groups have as much right to be there as we do and as much as we might like to see them change their behavior, the only peoples’ behaviors we can really change is our own. Whether that means visiting at a different time or opening your heart to an “it is what it is and I’ll just make the best of it” point of view,  it’s up to us to ensure these tour groups don’t ruin our vacation.

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I’ve had personal experience with them at Kidcot stations. They tend to swoop in in large groups, shoving their Duffies at you to stamp and decorate, and sometimes pushing past families with small kids. They don’t intentionally, I hope, mean to be rude, but it’s sometimes hard to get them to form somewhat of a line and wait their turn. Most remember to say thank you, but not all. I do have problems with them moving in large clumps, blocking the pathways for other guests, and being quite loud. However, American cheer and dance teams do the same. So it’s not totally cultural. I do wish that the leaders of all these groups would be given some guidelines for park conduct, impart them to their groups, do daily reminders before they go off, and try to keep things under control.

That being said, I want them to have a good time, but not at the expense of other guests who have paid great sums of money to enjoy the parks too.

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It’s a fine line and really, there’s no clear answer. Everyone who is there has paid to get in and has the right to enjoy the parks (and the restaurants. and the stores. and the…). Unfortunately, some cultures’ sense of enjoyment is different from others. The same goes for peoples’ ages, backgrounds, interests, etc. So who’s right and who’s wrong?

I remember becoming aware of the large tourist groups from Latin America back in the 90s. There were more and more every year and I vaguely remember hearing sometime in the early 2000s that because of the various complaints, the tour operators were limited in how many kids could be in each sub group (50 is better than 100?) and were taught about U.S. customs and culture…but I don’t know if that’s still done (although the groups are indeed smaller) or if what I “heard” was fact or fiction (because really, how much can you trust from what you read on the internets LOL)

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At least at Disney they have staff dedicated to at least try and coral the inappropriate behavior. Down the street At SeaWorld it’s just a circus when they come. They are only concerned about the large amount of money they make off of these groups. They really don’t care about anything else. Having 500 people that don’t speak English and don’t care about anything but themselves in the same place is never a good thing. Nothing better than coming to work at a less than minimum wage job, at a place where the customer is always right, at a job you took because you are good at customer service only to feel alienated by guests and your fellow employees just cause you literally cannot help them if you wanted to. It’s is an absolute joke and it’s not getting any better anytime soon. Well… for us anyway. We don’t get massive tax, meal or lodging discounts or deals.

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My family and I used to take in exchange students, and we took in some from Brazil. They are very social, it was important for them to be together as a group. I would come home from work to a house filled with Brazilian kids having a “party” (their word)

You can see the same thing with the large Latin American families that come to the parks, Grandpa and Grandma, all of their kids, and all of their grandchildren moving through the parks like a herd of cattle. They stay together as a group because they all want to be together.

It’s just a part of their culture, they are very warm, friendly, and social people who want to be together as much as possible, not just the kids, the adults are like that too. It is actually kinda nice to see, I think life would be better if our society was a little more like theirs. I admit that it can be a little frustrating, but I tend to cut them some slack.

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“Having 500 people that don’t speak English”. It sounds like they all should speak English. I agree 100%. Being in the United States you should at least have a basic understanding of the English language. It is a matter of respect and reverence! At least a few words and phrases that helps you to communicate. Just remember to do the same when you travel outside of the US. As far as I know, less then 30% of Americans speak a second language, which is ashamed for one of the most powerful countries in the world! I’ve seen Americans in foreign countries behaving like: “Don’t these people speak English? Come on!” Seriously? It is amazing to be able to speak English, but how about you try a little bit of French, Spanish, Portuguese etc. At least try it! It is awesome! Please fellow Americans, don’t take it personal. This is a constructive critic. The USA is an amazing place with amazing people, but we are way behind the curve culturally.

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Just allow cattle prods in the parks. They want to act like a herd, treat them like one.

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I was at Disney recently and in fact there were large groups of African Americans all dressed with the same shirt, singing very loud and cutting lines . I was with two small children and 4 of them got in front of me and my family while we were in the line for 45 minutes. Then all of sudden, when we were about to go in, 15 more appreared and I didn’t let them pass anymore. There was also large groups of American teenagers singing loundly and dancing in the middle of the Park making very hard to walk , specially with a stroller. Off course this is not a “Brazilian” thing and much less cultural . Regardless I am certain that the parks are extremetely happy with all the large groups and the income they generate .

I’m sure they are, Candy – that’s why they have a whole division devoted to groups ;-). Their goal is to get as many people as possible to go to WDW. Our goal is to enjoy ourselves despite people who we find annoying. I hope some of the suggestions for the latter were helpful.

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I’m happy you said that, because I was going to say the same thing. I’ve seen white Americans act the same way at Disney, as well as other cultures and ethnicities. It’s not just the Brazilian culture to be in groups and act in this kind of manner.

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You’re a much better person than I am to be so tolerant, Sharon, although from your description, these kids can’t hold a candle to the mainland Chinese.

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The same should apply during Springbreak, when pretty much all the young americans are gathering, drinking, using drugs and causing trouble somewhere around Mexico, right? The fact that you directed this towards a group of people even while trying to be neutral at it display a rather racist and shallow approach tbh. I agree that one’s mileage may vary, but if I were you I would try to amplify it a little bit.

I’m not sure how often you go to Walt Disney World, but there are indeed a lot of Brazilian tour groups during the time frames I mentioned. If tour groups from Germany or Dubai or Uganda were the ones making difficulties for other WDW guests, I would have mentioned those. But they don’t.

But yes, when and if I ever write about Spring Breakers in Mexico, I will mention Americans causing difficulties there, the same as I did the American cheerleaders at WDW.

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I drive a bus for Disney, they are actually better behaved than when the groups of cheerleader from the us are here. I have a bunch of stories about the cheerleaders problems at the Disney resorts that are not so good. The Latin groups are more well behaved on the buses and at the resorts. I have no problems with them!

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I understand all sides of the topic. BUT…. when the tour groups are laying all over each other on Main Street sleeping waiting for a parade and or show… oh and when they get up and leave all their litter and garbage … THAT IS NOT RIGHT.

More than tour groups do both of those 😉

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Reeks of “white american” i am better than them teas…..smh!!

This land is not yours, so quit tryna be a culture police miss thing. American teens are actually worse in behavior.

And how dare you say most of the brazillian kids in attendance have parents dat saved for a once in a lifetime trip…you sound silly. Another entitled selfish woman.

Hi Polypoly and thanks for writing!

Actually, I did mention – in fact, I even included a picture of – American teenage cheerleaders, who offer their own challenges to other guests visiting WDW.

And yep, although some of the Brazilian kids who come to WDW are from well-to-do families, others come from a life of lower income. So just like Americans, some families scrounge for that once-in-a-lifetime trip, some don’t. In doing the research for this post, I spoke to 3 friends of mine here in Orlando who are originally from Brazil (there are a bunch of them who’ve made the move!), so I feel pretty solid in what I said.

Also, are you sure you read the article? A good portion of it was explaining that the Brazilian culture was different from ours and that it’s not right or wrong, but just “is.” I’m not sure how you interpreted that to be “culture police,” but….

But again, thanks for writing! 🙂

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Although she didn’t express herself in the most polite way, I do agree with one thing. The vast MAJORITY of kids attending those trips are from families that have good financial conditions. I speak as a Brazilian, and as someone who attended one of those trips when I was celebrating my 15th birthday. Also I kind of agree, their behavior can get a little bothersome sometimes, but I really do think you have to take into account most of those kids are traveling internationally, by themselves, for the first time. It’s a whole new level of excitement. And they’re just coming into contact with that sense of freedom and don’t really know how to express that. During my own trip, I often felt a little embarrassed about how over the top some of my friends acted, but at the end of the day, they’re just kids trying to have a good time.

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Not sure the need to label the tour groups as Brazilian – as if large groups/parties at Disney are limited to Latinos – it’s ugly and unnecessary. You could’ve easily communicated your “How to avoid large parties while at Disney” without labeling the groups’ ethnicity. Your words carry weight, and in this heightened frenzy of hatred towards immigrants, maybe be more mindful of the words you choose.

Hi Cjmarin and thank-you for writing! You’re absolutely right, I could have. However it’s generally not, for example, the U.S. school trip groups or the European groups that cause issues for other guests; it’s the large groups of 15y/o girls from Brazil, and the American cheerleaders. If I were to say “how to avoid large parties at Disney,” it would be putting any large group into that category. That wouldn’t be fair to all the groups that actually do follow the social norms of the U.S.

So with that in mind (it’s generally kids from the United States and from one particular country), what do you think would be a good way to handle it that wouldn’t batch everyone into one group of “groups”?

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I was in WDW once in July, never again. There were Brazilian kids galore there at that time, but I don’t remember them causing any commotion outside them nuzzling against you in line….which is annoying….they were no different than any other large group of kids would be. The reason we will never go again in July was the crowds and the unrelenting heat and humidity!

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I’ve seen pretty loud US teenagers at the parks too. Funny how Brazilians are the only problem .

So have I, Viviane. I did mention one particular group of those American teenage kids in the post – even included a picture 😉

Thanks for writing!

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Could somebody please tell me the schedule for these tour groups. I went on July 25 for the Villains After Hours party, and I saw them everywhere. Once while I was in Tomorrowland, a horde of them queued up for Space Mountain, WHICH WAS 128 MINUTES! Anyone with common sense should know this is not a good idea. I thought of hollering to them they’d be wasting their time, but I decided not to as they probably wouldn’t know or care.

Hi! I don’t know of any set schedule but:

“If the behavior of these larger groups of kids bothers you that much, my first suggestion is to try to avoid them as much as you can:

— Brazilian schools are out of session in the summer and in January, cheer and dance competitions have their own schedules and U.S. schools tend to have their trips at the end of the school year. You might not want to visit Central FL during those times, if possible. — Tour groups tend to stay at the less expensive Disney-owned hotels. Moderate-or-above level Disney resort hotels or staying off property might be alternate options. — If you see a tour group heading into an attraction or restaurant, go to a different one. — Plan to eat at “off” times, when there are fewer crowds and, most likely, fewer tour groups trying to eat at the same time.”

Oh yes, and people who cannot sustain a logic and fact-based argument always cry “Racism.” Lazy, self righteous dullards!

I have lived and worked in 65 foreign countries and before departing I ALWAYS study the customs and traditions and learn a bit of the language because I RESPECT the people who live there. We have a right to expect the same.

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Brazilian Tour Groups

OK - I’ve never experienced the Brazilian Tour Groups, but am reading a lot of people complaining about them online - and have a friend who was there last week and says horrible is a kind word for them. My question is - is there anyway to know when they will likely be in the parks? Or are there certain times they’re worse than other?

I’ve seen - heard - them and for the most part I didn’t find them to be all that bad. It’s frustrating when one beats you to a FPP return and you suddenly have 40 people ahead of you (I just find something else to do and come back 15-20 min later). The only time one really bothered me was on a bus when about 10 or 15 of them started doing one of their chanting/clapping things - very loud. I know there’s a one to two month period when they are most common, but I don’t remember off hand when that is…

Look up when the Brazilians have school in session. They were awful in late January…

I have been in the world with many different tour groups . I honestly prefer the Brazilian groups since they are usually chaperoned. In April there are often HS senior trips and often those groups are unchaperoned and running in packs (groups cutting lines , smoking, swearing).

Summer vacation in Brazil is January/February, between Christmas and Carnival, so I would imagine that’s when there are more tour groups.

The most interesting group is when you see a bunch of buddhist monks. Quiet, and not too bad.

It must have been my late Jan solo trip then…

January and July are the worst. If you get stuck behind them in a line they drive you demented with the clapping and chanting, they are so loud! But other than that they aren’t hard to avoid.

I believe Disney did lay down the law regarding the chanting/bouncing. I haven’t seen them doing it for a couple of years now. Thought we were going to be trampled one time waiting in the crush for Fantasmic. That was our single worst experience on WDW property.

Their economy has taken a huge dive over the last few years too, so that has reduced the overall number of groups.

@Jedilogray I’ll be on the look out for those rowdy monks next time!

Oh, there were monks! I thought they were sand people…

I have experienced them twice, and didn’t really find them to be a bother at all. Yes, they sometimes get in the way, but I’ve found them to be mostly orderly, and much better than roving groups of unattended teens, like @PrincipalTinker mentioned. They really seem to be aware of their surroundings and at often least look abashed if they realize they’re causing a problem. We were seated right amidst a couple of the groups for Fantasmic once, and the clapping and chanting was pretty festive. The nearest ones spoke passable English and they were teaching my niece (6 at the time) the chants.

I was reading yesterday about people saying they were chanting on the buses, etc. And read a lot about them cutting in lines (or have one person get in line and then the rest join them later). It’s nice to see a few people saying they aren’t that bad!

The line cutting is usually teenagers and not South America tour groups (I think groups from many countries are sometimes referred to, online, as “Brazilian” tour groups.

I think the people who are claiming they aren’t that bad have no actually experienced them. As a CM, I witnessed nothing but rude behavior and a complete disregard for others. But as a guest, I’ve experienced it as well. The chanting coming from every which way does not end. It’s loud and obnoxious… I’ve never witnessed linecutting from them. That’s usually small families who think they can sneak on the fastpass line without anyone looking. But you will be thoroughly annoyed if you share a park with more than one group of Brazilian Tour Groups.

Actually, I have in fact had multiple experiences- in the park, on buses, in DS. I stand by my post- I prefer their behavior to unsupervised high school groups.

I’ve definitely had experience with them twice, as I mentioned . Yes, they are loud, but loudness is not something I really can count as a defect… I don’t go to WDW expecting a serene, peaceful environment! No line cutting, they stayed with their guides, and as long as you were aware of your surroundings you could see them coming a mile away (they’re impossible to miss) so you could give them a wide berth in most cases… there are certain characteristics of being a large group that are unavoidable (like taking up space, causing a slightly longer wait if you get in line right after them, people trying not to get separated from the group, etc). They were also friendly with us. Maybe I just experienced only the rare nice people on both of those trips?

@JerrySkids , did you pop into this thread for a podcast topic? I am honestly interested.

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Ok, not trying to start a fuss about these tour groups, just trying to prepare myself for our upcoming trip. I've been reading that these tour groups are typically in WDW in Jan. and July. In my 15 or so trips I've never encountered any kind of tour group, but I've also never visited in July. I think we can handle them in the parks. I've read lots of people suggest if you run upon them just go in the opposite direction. We can do that. However, I'm more concerned with the resorts. We plan to spend tons of time at our resort pools. Lots of people chanting loudly at the pools is not what I had in mind for our mid day breaks. Just wondering if anyone knows where these groups tend to stay? Do they even stay on Disney property? Has anyone had issues at their resort, or at the pools?  

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Hate to burst your bubble, but YES. They stay at WDW resorts. I know they stay at some of the values. There was a trip report from earlier this month with horror stories of them at CBR. And I've heard of some being at the Deluxes as well.  

Sue M

Good plan to avoid them in the parks, they have a huge impact on wait lines. There is no one particular resort they stay in, but I think mostly values.  

minnie mum said: There was a trip report from earlier this month with horror stories of them at CBR. And I've heard of some being at the Deluxes as well. Click to expand...

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In July 2010 we stayed at the Poly and thank goodness there were no tour groups there!! A lady in line for ToT said that she was staying at AS-Movies and it was packed with tour groups.  

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ctl said: We usually go to WDW every Dec or Jan. I've seen a lot of Brazilian tour groups. They usually stay at POP or All-Stars (where we usually stay). They affect the lines at the parks, so if we see them we tend to go the other way. Some of them are not very polite, and tend to cut in line. They do have their own tour bus that transports them to the parks. At the resorts however, the only problem I've encountered is when they all hit the food court at once. They really are not any noisier than the cheerleaders we've had to deal with. I don't know about July,I hate the sun so I never go when it's hot. Click to expand...

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From what I've been reading they seem to stay at All Stars because they have the most amount of rooms in one place. Same with CBR because now POR has the royal rooms and POFQ is too small and CSR is a convention resort. That doesn't mean they won't stay anywhere/everywhere though.  

Kanga1

We just returned this week from POR and saw several groups in the food court for breakfast. We also saw a group of them at one of the park's bus stops heading for Boardwalk/Swan & Dolphin, so they must stay deluxe sometimes. Last year we stayed at CBR and they were there. We had wanted to stay in Jamaica, but they had that whole building blocked for them.  

4Spen

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We are at the airport after just checking out of the Poly. We were there July 11-today. There were Brazilian Tour groups at the Poly, two different that I saw. As for the pool, they weren't at the pool during the day but rather late at night. We didn't have any issues with them at the resort but they did clog up the parks. Like others have said, we just turned the other way.  

Mouseketeer

Am I missing something? Are Brazilian tour groups any different than other tour groups? I'm not looking to be confrontational; I'd really like to know why Brazilian tour groups are specifically singled out. Thank you.  

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sadiras said: Am I missing something? Are Brazilian tour groups any different than other tour groups? I'm not looking to be confrontational; I'd really like to know why Brazilian tour groups are specifically singled out. Thank you. Click to expand...
msmith07101 said: Well, I happen to work with someone from Brazil. So I asked her about Brazilians and the large groups of kids that transcend on the World. She said...July and mid December to early January is when the kids are out of school. And she said, that yes, many (not all) Brazilians tend to be loud... they are just known for being loud. So, as for singling them out... it is just what we hear, so we think they are all that way. Kind of like saying all teenagers are trouble, or loud, or rude, etc...you get the idea.[/ QUOTE] Yes, I get the idea. But...nevermind. Thanks for your honest feelings. Click to expand...

I'll add that I think they are singled out because they are usually easily identified and because they do travel in large groups. They only have a small number of chaperones to the group, so they tend to stay in larger groups when at the parks...this is what I was told by my co-worker.  

sndral

minnie mum said: If you really want to know what the big deal is with the BTGs I'd suggest that you check out some of the threads on the Theme Parks forum that have dealth with the subject. Just do a search for BTGs. Click to expand...
sndral said: Do a search on disboards and you'll find a lot of threads regarding the issues created by large groups of unruly teenagers, cheerleaders and pop warner football groups are also mentioned as problematic on occasion here's a recent discussion over in attractions http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2947598&highlight=tour+groups+brazil&page=10 You can also search on youtube and find videos of some of the conduct. Click to expand...

reiella

reiella said: You're not particularly missing anything. It's just a set of stereotypes. A lot of Brazilian Tour Groups are primarily teenage groups, and the baggage that come with that. Click to expand...

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  1. What's the deal with the Brazilian tour groups? : r/disney

    Ahhh Brazilian season. Groups come in no smaller than 20, but mostly about the size of 80 bodies or so. They come in, line up/huddle up and begin to clap. Groups of 80, yes multiple groups, in one location clapping. Then the cheering starts. Loud cheering. So loud that I'm sure Hercules' parents can hear it up in the heavens.

  2. Are the large high school age Brazilian tour groups driving ...

    Brazil doesn't have much of a middle class at all. You're either rich or you're poor. These are rich little brats who go to fine schools, and they definitely know how to speak English. If anything has changed about this in the past 25 years that I wasn't aware of, someone please enlighten me.

  3. TIL that rude Brazilian tour groups are a perennial problem at ...

    TIL that rude Brazilian tour groups are a perennial problem at Disney World. when i was younger we went to disney every christmas. one year, there were a bunch of brazilian tourists there being rude and whatnot. we had been waiting in line of the Aerosmith roller coaster for over an hour, continually being cut in line by - you guessed it ...

  4. Does anyone know when the Brazilian Tour groups usually show up?

    Oooiee. Well then there is no safe time to go because there are ALWAYS lots in the Summer, my friend. I remember being with the New York Film Academy summer camp in mid-june waiting for Thunder Mountain and our group was battling the Brazilian tour groups with chants while waiting in line. I hated both of em.

  5. How to Avoid the Brazilian Tour Groups?

    Mar 8, 2011. Mar 9, 2012. #5. You can't completely avoid them, no matter if they're Brazillian, Argentinian, Cheerleaders or Martians. If they're in the parks or at your resort you'll run into them sooner or later. All you can do is head in a different direction if they'll be ahead of you in a line...

  6. The Brazilian tour groups: is Disney taking action?

    The tour groups last year all went standby or single rider. This year I noticed that the group leaders had key to the world cards they were handing out to their kids with preselected rides. Going to Test Track and a group gets in the FastPass line kind of defeats the purpose of FastPass.

  7. What's Up With All The Brazilian Tour Groups At Walt Disney World

    Although tour groups come to Orlando from a lot of places (Argentina, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Asian countries, etc), the group that tends to gather the most reactions are the ones from Brazil. Those groups tend to be kids (girls more often than boys) in their mid-teens, they travel in groups of 25 or more and tend to have the same shirts ...

  8. Brazilian Tour Groups

    OK - I've never experienced the Brazilian Tour Groups, but am reading a lot of people complaining about them online - and have a friend who was there last week and says horrible is a kind word for them. My question is - is there anyway to know when they will likely be in the parks? ... Walt Disney World. bamabelle1982 July 18, 2017, 7:34pm 1 ...

  9. Brazilian Tour Groups--where do they stay?

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  10. Rant about Tour Groups : r/WaltDisneyWorld

    Rant about Tour Groups. I want to say this as a guest, not a cast member. I hate the Brazilian tour groups. Mind you as a cast member I can really see that they bring income to the Disney Company and show the Brazilians a taste of American culture and food. However, when I am not working, and instead a guest, I see the most disrespectful acts ...

  11. Brazilian Tour Groups at WDW

    Jul 11, 2005. #7. I understand where you are coming from. I have been to WDW when these Brazilian tour groups were there. And yes, they are rude and obnoxious. But so are the other guests at WDW. There are times I have been waiting on line for a ride and have been pushed by Americans.

  12. Brazilian tour group season is upon us : r/UniversalOrlando

    There are always Brazilian tour groups, but January and July are the busiest. January isn't quite as bad since it is more family groups. July is mostly the Brazilian youth tours. Put 5 18-20 year old chaperones in charge of 50 13-17 year old kids is a recipe for theme park employee nightmares.

  13. Brazilian Tour Groups

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  14. Nothing can spoil the magic of a Disney vacation.......EXCEPT

    This group is for anyone who has ever had to deal with the experience of being at Walt Disney World when there were Brazilian tour groups there. You know the ones, they all wear matching bright...

  15. Do Brazilian tour groups stay in Disney resorts?

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  16. Some Brazilian Portuguese phrases, to help deal with some tour groups

    View community ranking In the Top 1% of largest communities on Reddit. Some Brazilian Portuguese phrases, to help deal with some tour groups in a more Disney way. omniglot. comments ... Source: I studied in Brazil. Also, if you haven't heard of Brazilian jeitinho, it might go a long way to explaining why they act the way they do. ...

  17. Brazilian Tour Group Dates

    Brazilian tour groups-June thru Mid August & usually heaviest in July. Argentinian Tour Groups- Jan-March & usually heaviest in January. ... (and I work locations from I-Drive to 192, and on Disney Property). Reply. Post reply Insert quotes… Share: Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest Tumblr WhatsApp Email Share Link. Register on WDWMAGIC. This ...

  18. It's Tour Group Season! : r/disney

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  19. Brazil Tour Groups

    Original Poster. Jul 21, 2010. #1. Hey all, I just returned from a week's vacation at Disney World and although it was so much fun, these Brazilian tour groups made certain things miserable! They were loud, obnoxious, and beyond rude. They would push and shove their way to the front of theaters and lines. In one instance, they knocked my 1 year ...