Best Experiences in Line/On Rides

[Mr Anderson]

After noticing I had several additions to provide to the Worst people to be in line next to thread, I thought I'd start an opposite thread to put a more positive spin on things. What is your favorite way to kill time while in line? What have been some of your favorite or funniest unique memories from waiting in line or on a ride? Here's one of mine; I've told it before in the forums, but it fits the topic. So enjoy!

On our first Disney trip together back in Sept' 11, my DW and I went on ToT for the thousandth time and when we got in the cart, the approx. 40-yr old gentleman sitting on the other side of my DW was freaked. the heck. out. He said he was afraid of heights, but his family had been bugging him to go on ToT all day, saying he'd have fun and he said he finally gave in just to shut them up. Little did I know, my normally subdued, shy, and super sweet DW decided it was time to have a little devious fun.

We get to the part where the elevator breaks away from the shaft and starts going down the hallway. DW looks over to all the electricity on the sides and says "Oh my GOSH that's not supposed to happen! Something is wrong!!! SOMETHING IS WRONG!" Mr Terrified is white-knuckling the bars at this point, and then the lights go out and its pitch black. The last second before the drop, a few other guys in the cart and I simultaneously decide to join in on the fun and start screaming like girls at the top of our lungs in ridiculous fashion. I happen to glance over when the doors open up over the park and Mr Terrified is ghost white. I think at some point, he joined us in our over-the-top girlish screams, but his were genuine! When the ride ended, he was literally shaking and mumbling something like "Never again." over and over. His family was waiting in the gift shop and all had a BIG laugh as he told them what happened. I laughed so hard I cried.

 

[hull327]

I was on ToT with my daughter and sitting next to me was some little 4 year girl that was apparently tall enough to ride. The ride starts and the girl's mother is screaming and has her head in her 4 year old's lap. The little girl looks over at me with this nervous look and next thing I know she's holding my hand with a death grip! Ride finishes and the little girl says, "Thank you" and the mother was hysterical with laughter and relief that it was over.

 

[WondersOfLife]

After noticing I had several additions to provide to the Worst people to be in line next to thread, I thought I'd start an opposite thread to put a more positive spin on things. What is your favorite way to kill time while in line? What have been some of your favorite or funniest unique memories from waiting in line or on a ride? Here's one of mine; I've told it before in the forums, but it fits the topic. So enjoy!

On our first Disney trip together back in Sept' 11, my DW and I went on ToT for the thousandth time and when we got in the cart, the approx. 40-yr old gentleman sitting on the other side of my DW was freaked. the heck. out. He said he was afraid of heights, but his family had been bugging him to go on ToT all day, saying he'd have fun and he said he finally gave in just to shut them up. Little did I know, my normally subdued, shy, and super sweet DW decided it was time to have a little devious fun.

We get to the part where the elevator breaks away from the shaft and starts going down the hallway. DW looks over to all the electricity on the sides and says "Oh my GOSH that's not supposed to happen! Something is wrong!!! SOMETHING IS WRONG!" Mr Terrified is white-knuckling the bars at this point, and then the lights go out and its pitch black. The last second before the drop, a few other guys in the cart and I simultaneously decide to join in on the fun and start screaming like girls at the top of our lungs in ridiculous fashion. I happen to glance over when the doors open up over the park and Mr Terrified is ghost white. I think at some point, he joined us in our over-the-top girlish screams, but his were genuine! When the ride ended, he was literally shaking and mumbling something like "Never again." over and over. His family was waiting in the gift shop and all had a BIG laugh as he told them what happened. I laughed so hard I cried.

Other than my smart phone??? People watching is usually pretty fun.

Funniest moment.. When the boats were backed up on It's a Small World and EVERYBODY was waving their hands in the air with the music!! XD


(^^^first 10 seconds of the video!)

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

This didn't happen at WDW but at DL, we were in line for our first ride on Radiator Springs Racers and the gentleman behind us started chatting with us. He was a local guy that had been going to DL since he was a young boy, it was fun to hear his stories of the parks and stories about people he knew who worked at Disney. He was an artist too, he made birdhouses to resemble Disney buildings and showed a some pictures of his work. They were really nice, if I was into birdhouses I might have wanted to buy some.

 

[Lucky]

This may sound a little strange, but I like to talk to tourists from the UK, and hear about where they're from and their impressions of Americans and the US.

 

[Disneydreamer23]

This wasn't at Disney but as US We were on our honeymoon in line for a Haunted House and A couple from England walked up to us with these Shots but they were in a bag

^^^^ These , they had 4 of them the couple told us they seen our " Just married Buttons ( Universal Does have Buttons now Well this was 2011.) They gave us 2 of the Blood Sucker Shot things ha ha. They were literally the nicest Couple I have ever Met they told us they go every year around that time and I hope one Day I run into them!

 

[COrunner]

We were waiting for ST and the CM needed a single to fill out and was asking people if they were a party of one. The 2 or 3 groups ahead didn't so she asked:

"I need a single passenger! If you are an Obi-ONE-Kenobe, A Jed-"I" Knight, Han SOLO..."

By that time someone had raised their hand and everyone was laughing.

 

[epcotisbest]

I was on ToT this one time freaking out...

 

[bethymouse]

I was on Kali River Rapids, and I got soaked. The guy with us had noticed my "pink" panties through my shorts. I was so embarrassed, and in another park that same day ( I believe EPCOT), he noticed me and shouted "Hey! There's the lady with the pink panties".

 

[bethymouse]

That video- I can't believe they filmed Stitch! Splash shut down. Boo Hoo.

 

[bethymouse]

Best experiences were when my boys had ridden Test Track about 4 times- waited in line and used fast passes. The CMs allowed my boys to stay on the ride instead of getting back in line ( they were 5 yrs old). Also- when they were 4 ( 1st time to ride TT), we got stuck. We were able to get back on, but my one son was scared to death. They took him up to the control room, calmed him down, and then we got back on.
One year, we had waited in line for TT for 1 1/2 hours, and we had to "evacuate" the queue line. We went over to Mission Space, and told the CM what had happened ( my boy was 6 at the time). The CMs gave us a VIP tour, which included the control room, signing a book, and getting directly on the ride.
I have so many wonderful CM stories! I have also run into so very many nice and kind people at WDW, especially at the resorts.

 

[Bluewaves]

A year or two before there were fast pass, waiting in line for Splash Mountain they had a character actor working the line, the group in front of me had a young child 10-12 ish and the actor approached them and started to talk to them and asked them where they were from and this kid tried to ignore them, he got them to respond that they were Canadians, he quickly retorted with a "oh so not speaking the right language" Then tried again, " Where ya from ahhh?" The whole line was cracking up except for this kid, even his parent were laughing like crazy.

 

[JIMINYCR]

Waiting in line, slowly advancing to the load sites I frequently get into conversations with guests next to me. One time while waiting in line for Space Mtn there was a young boy with his dad in front of me. The boy was noticeably nervous about going on and I could hear him discussing with his dad whether he would ride or not. We talked about the ride and I told him about my DS being nervous too when he was his age but now after trying it he counts SM as one of his favorites. By the time we were being loaded the boy decided to take the plunge. I was seated a car behind him. After the ride I caught up with him and his dad. Asked him how about it? He was ready to go again. I had a SM pin on my lanyard and gave it to him as a memory of his first SM ride... fear conquered.

 

[Dwarful]

We were at Uni ( I know...I know) and I was on Jurassic Park ride with my daughter and niece who were 4 & 6 at the time. We were sitting in the second to last row. On the very last incline hill before the big drop the ride broke down. We were stuck there for about 45 minutes....about 30 minutes into the break down the girls start saying how they need to use the restroom.....NOW. In the meantime we are stuck on this hill with water rushing around us...and the girls are near tears needing to use the restroom. Then all of a sudden the man in the seat behind us says out of nowhere..."Girls if you can wait until we get off this ride without wetting your pants I'll give each of you $20!" He clearly didn't want to be the recipient of their accident. lol. Well, they made it and he honored his word...although we only let the girls pick a small stuffed animal that was about $10 at the time.

 

[zurgandfriend]

I have mentioned this before in past posts however I’ll post it again. Waiting in line at the Main Street bakery I saw a buddy I served in Vietnam with. We hadn’t seen each other in, at that time, 35 years but we knew each other right off. We let our respective families go off by themselves and sat and talked for a long time.

 

[epcotisbest]

I have mentioned this before in past posts however I’ll post it again. Waiting in line at the Main Street bakery I saw a buddy I served in Vietnam with. We hadn’t seen each other in, at that time, 35 years but we knew each other right off. We let our respective families go off by themselves and sat and talked for a long time.

Wow, that must have been an amazing reunion. Thank you for your service.

 

[Bluewaves]

I have mentioned this before in past posts however I’ll post it again. Waiting in line at the Main Street bakery I saw a buddy I served in Vietnam with. We hadn’t seen each other in, at that time, 35 years but we knew each other right off. We let our respective families go off by themselves and sat and talked for a long time.

That honestly just brought a tear to my eye. Thank you for your service, I hope you were able to stay in contact with after that.

 

[TB4244]

This may sound a little strange, but I like to talk to tourists from the UK, and hear about where they're from and their impressions of Americans and the US.

It works well the other way around too, I have had some lovely conversations in the parks from those on the other side of the pond. We met a lovely family on the Undiscovered Futureworld tour last year and they were fascinated to hear all about the UK and how it differs from the States. Plus you guys have great accents!

 

[Mr Anderson]

Once, while waiting in line for Pirates of the Caribbean during a late EMH, my wife and I got stuck behind some people who wanted to capture a photo of just about everything in the queue. They told us to pass by since they wanted to take so many pictures and we happily accepted their offer. A couple of minutes later, they caught up, and we struck up a conversation with them, and shared some laughs. When we got to the boats, we told them to go ahead first since they were in front of us to begin with, and the look on their faces just made my day. They were so shocked, and obviously touched by our simple gesture. It rarely works out where the picture-takers catch up with you like that; so if it happens again I want to be sure to go for a repeat because their smiles made my day.

 

[connie254]

On the second trip at WDW about 1998, I took my son to the Hunchback theater at DHS. I just wanted out of the son and my son liked this show anyway. I tried to sit in an area that we could leave quickly if my son had a meltdown. Seated about 2-3 feet away was a mother trying to breastfeed her baby. But the baby and my son really enjoyed each other's company and kept looking at each other. I tried to tell my son that the baby needed to eat, but the mother intervened and said it was okay. Then out of nowhere, she asked if my son was autistic. I was shocked that she picked it up so quickly and we had a nice conversation while our sons played (my son was about 7, and loves babies to this day). We ran into each other repeatedly over the next few days and that is a good memory to keep.