a salute to stupid guests

[Mrs. Jobson]

It *could* have been the rear half.

WDW new menu offering A__-O-Chicken. Feel the magic

-dave

Awesome! I loved that.:ROFLOL:

I had someone to ask, "What time will it stop raining?"

As I was setting up for the parade someone asked, "Is this for a show or a ride?"

"Are those animals real?"

"Are you really driving this truck?"

 

[RiversideBunny]

I enjoy the stupid guest stories also.

There are, however, people who are legitimately and innocently at WDW for the first time and don't know all the facts. Now, they could have studied travel books or asked someone beforehand but, not realizing how complex WDW is, they didn't. Maybe they are visiting FL or relatives in the Orlando area and went to WDW while they were there.
Everybody has gone for the first time even if it is now many years and many visits later.

Last December we were in Disney's Hollywood Studios at night.
I overheard a guy, who was pushing a small stroller and walking with his wife, say, 'Oh. Look, Honey. There are lights over on that other street'.
They then headed in that direction.

My initial thought was 'Duh. Yeah. It's the Osborne lights. Only the biggest Christmas attraction in the Studios'.
However they seemed like intelligent, nice people who were just exploring WDW for the first time. So my second thought was quickly 'Yes. Hope you enjoy them. Have fun on your first visit.'

I think we have to separate the true first time explorers from those who have patterns of not learning.

IMHO

 

[mouse_luv]

My favorite is those who have "been there before" yet stand there and ACT like they know what they are talking about while they wrongly HELP others.
Like, yes there is a monorail that goes everywhere..including downtown disney. Etc Etc Etc...GAH!:brick:

 

[kapeman]

Younger than 6 and you won't remember the experience.

Based on that statement, it seems you don't have kids.

 

[Tubes]

Based on that statement, it seems you don't have kids.

Nope, and I'm sure I'll drastically change my mind about it once I do.

 

[Jim L Clifton]

At the front counter at the Poly..Guy asks...How do I get to Universal!:ROFLOL:
Jim

 

[kapeman]

Nope, and I'm sure I'll drastically change my mind about it once I do.

That was not intended as a slam.

It is just that kids can REALLY surprise you.


To echo what others have posted, my youngest has brought up several events from the trip when he was 2 1/2 that I had forgotten about or had trouble recalling. And his 5 yo (at the time) brother remembers EVERYTHING!

 

[Uncle Lupe]

Smarter alternative, just calmly say ok ok, drag them back to the hotel, leave them with the babysitter in the room people (sorry idk the name of those CM's), and make sure to rub it in that when you act like a child your vacation sucks, but when your ready to walk around the park like an adult you can join the adults.

If you leave them by themselves in the room, they learn to behave faster.

 

[Tubes]

That was not intended as a slam.

It is just that kids can REALLY surprise you.


To echo what others have posted, my youngest has brought up several events from the trip when he was 2 1/2 that I had forgotten about or had trouble recalling. And his 5 yo (at the time) brother remembers EVERYTHING!

Mine wasn't intended as a snarky comeback either. I just realize that perspective of things change once you become a parent. My only reference at this point is my own 15 odd year old memories and for all I know, I just have a bad hard drive up there.

Well, that and I didn't go to Disney until I was 8. I'm sure the impression of Disney gets larger than life the younger you are.

 

[dixiegirl]

LMAO!!!!! oh thats good!

 

[toystory 3]

love love love this thread!

 

[Flower'sChild]

One reason why some guests ask when the 3:00 p.m. parade starts is because it does not start at the same time everwhere. For example when the parade in the Magic Kingdom starts in one area of the park at 3:00 p.m. it will be after 3:00 p.m. when it starts in another area of the park.

 

[Rabflmom]

Just from personal experience, I can remember up until I'm around 5 years old and even then it's pretty spotty. A couple things from 4, a few from 3 and one distinctive memory of my crib. That's why I think the "magic sweet spot" is between 6-10 years old. Younger than 6 and you won't remember the experience. Older than 10 and you want more extreme rides. Then, once you hit college, you go retro for childhood and head back to all the things you loved when you where younger.

Excuse me, but Doug is on.

do du do du do do do du do du Badabap bap badada badabap bap badada

A pet peeve of mine is when people think kids under a certain age shouldn't be taken to the MK<VBG> So what if my son doesn't remember that when he was 6 months old,Captain Hook came up and scared him and then got him to smile from ear to ear. He sees the pictures and knows we cared enough about him to want to spend our time with him and take him places that stimulated him. Can't have hurt him at all-his dream as a young adult is to be an imagineer and he has gotten his degree and is working on another in creative writing to attain that goal eventually.

 

[goodtimes5286]

Some of the comments here about beating up dads, hip-checking kids and such, it's just uncalled for. Just witnessing something like this would take the magic right out of my trip. Of course little kids are going to run around and sometimes get upset: They are kids, that's what kids do. And it is WDW; there are going to be kids there. If anyone expects kids to be well behaved 100% of the time, and can't stand it when they are not, then I suggest vacationing somewhere where there won't be kids. :brick:

LMAO it was a joke, and said for this reason. cmon now put your thinking cap on...

OK I agree about negative reinforcement. But expecting a child to act like an adult while on vacation in WDW???

It's one thing to behave appropriately, but a child should never have to act like an adult, especially while on vacation.

Maybe I'm a lucky parent or just have a lazy child. Either way, she'd rather be pushed in a stroller (4 at time of last visit) than walk. And not once did she act out or throw a temper tantrum. Two times she ran from us and that was when she met the princesses and then when she met Mickey. And...get this! She acted like a well behaved child our entire vacation. Not like a well behaved adult.

Do you always act like a well behaved adult all the time? By the sounds of your posts, I think I know the answer.:wave:

I knew the word was wrong right off the bat but for whatever reason i couldnt think of an alternative. MATURE or RESPECTFUL we're the terms i was looking for. If my kid cant act mature and respectful after laying down all of that jack to create happy memories for them, they can enjoy the wall paper in the hotel.

I dont know why we're changing the subject from rowdy kids to my posting habits, but oh well here we go. No i dont like an adult ever as a matter of fact. I'm probably the most immature 22 y/o you've ever talked too, but I know where the line is between when I should and shouldn't act certain ways (although I do cross the line just to get funny reactions from time to time).

If you leave them by themselves in the room, they learn to behave faster.

or they learn how to use the toilet to make marlow and how to use the disney transportation system to there advantage while spending the cash they stole from your wallet :O!

 

[magicmaya]

Kid:Hey mom! what kind of animal is mickey mouse???

Mom: I'm not sure honey.Go over to the giant golf ball and ask your father!

Kid:What's inside the golf ball

Mom: I think it's that roller coaster called space mountain

Kid: Why would they put 2 space mountains on the resort?

Mom:So the lines would be shorter,dear.

:fork: It's called space ship earth

 

[talfonso]

REAL MEN OF GENIUS!
REAL MEN OF GENIUS!!
Tonight we salute you Mr. Stupid Theme Park Guest.
MISTER STUPID THEME PARK GUEST!!
No question is dumb enough for you!
I CAN'T FIND THE CASTLE!!!
No one can convince YOU Bugs Bunny isn't a Disney character
I KNOW I SAW HIM!
Most guests just see a railing. YOU see a bench!
I GOTTA SIT MY BUTT DOWN!
forget the safety of you, the cast member and the other guests, you need that shot of the
dark ride with your napalm flash of a camera
I CAN'T SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
So we tip our hats to YOU M. Stupid theme park guest.
YEAH!!
Because you never know just when the 3 o'clock parade is going to start
MR. STUPID THEME PARK GUEST!

Oh my, that's too funny! XD

 

[plaz10]

had a woman in front of us at everest FP and she was complaining that her machine was "broken" and would only give pieces of paper that said "not valid" and was yelling at the CM. "uh ma'am, you can only get a certain amount of fastpasses in a certain time frame. you already have 2 fastpasses for this attraction and cannot get 2 more until the time stated on the pass" ..."well thats just stupid! i'll go over to the castle and complain to walt himself!"

haha no joke. that will be a tough trick finding a castle in AK and finding walt himself.

also...after leaving "fantasmic" a white girl was walking next to us and a black family (group of about 10) was behind her. she began to say some phrase that included a very rude, racist, and not acceptable word when a group of black people were right behind her! i wouldnt be shocked if they didnt rough her up outside the park for talking that way!!

 

[agent86]

also...after leaving "fantasmic" a white girl was walking next to us and a black family (group of about 10) was behind her. she began to say some phrase that included a very rude, racist, and not acceptable word when a group of black people were right behind her! i wouldnt be shocked if they didnt rough her up outside the park for talking that way!!

You make a remark like this and yet accuse the other GUEST of being racist??

 

[agent86]

A pet peeve of mine is when people think kids under a certain age shouldn't be taken to the MK<VBG> So what if my son doesn't remember that when he was 6 months old,Captain Hook came up and scared him and then got him to smile from ear to ear. He sees the pictures and knows we cared enough about him to want to spend our time with him and take him places that stimulated him. Can't have hurt him at all-his dream as a young adult is to be an imagineer and he has gotten his degree and is working on another in creative writing to attain that goal eventually.

Yeah so what if your kid is terrified and miserable all day in a hot, noisy place with all kinds of strangers' faces looking at him? After all, you'll have pictures to show him as proof that you love him and the experience will cause him to grow up to be an Imagineer (because of course the two are connected). :hammer:

 

[Ralphlaw]

We brought my 2 year old daughter last year because the rest of us wanted to go. She had a great time, we never bought her anything to shut her up other than a snack, she still remembers parts of it, and we knew we had to get her away for breaks before she had meltdowns.

By the way, I like asking stupid questions just for the fun of it, and hopefully to bring a smile to a CM during a long day. For example:

1. At the entrance to Small World, "Do they serve beer in there?" Actually, I like asking this question all over the place.

2. At Spaceship Earth, "Has it ever come loose and started rolling around?"

3. At Everest, "Who cleans up the Yeti doo doo?" And, "Does Yeti doo doo make good fertilizer?"

4. At the Norway Pavilion, "Mind if I take your Viking Ship out for a spin?"

5. When ordering food, I ask alot of dumb questions, like, "How much is the __________, for me." (As if I was someone special.) "Does that dessert come with cheese? Or ketchup?" When the counterperson or waitress asks, do you want anything else, I'll often respond, "Yeah, do you have any money?"

Hopefully my stupid questions aren't too irritating.