Dumb guests doing dumb things.....

[TheDuke]

We were staying at the Boardwalk and I walked into the restroom next to the lobby and there was a man washing a pair of kids trousers that the child had obviously pooped in. The sink was filled with dirty, brown poop water and was overflowing ALL over the counter and the floor. The water was running full stream and the man continued plunging the small pants in and out of the water and scrubbing them with paper towels which he kept discarding onto the counter and floor as well. It was disgusting.

It seemed pointless because even if he succeeded in cleaning the pants they would be soaked and the kid would have to wear wet pants.

I can't even describe how horrified my face looks right now

 

[danyoung56]

Finally the driver stops and says " you are not Rafikki, your child is not Simba you don't need to present him to the safari".

Excellent response, although probably outside of the officially condoned Disney book!

 

[FettFan]

We were riding KS last year and this man kept standing up and holding his kid up to see, of course we kept having to stop while the driver asks everyone to sit down. Finally the driver stops and says " you are not Rafikki, your child is not Simba you don't need to present him to the safari".

"That's not very magical" - KatieBug101

 

[Raineman]

"That's not very magical" - KatieBug101

If good ol' Katiebug was in that situation, she'd probably want a personal, 3 hour guided safari included with her park admission, and denying her of it would be unfair and "unmagical".

 

[Roakor]

Back when I was an EPCOT CM the parking team always said the first things guests did after parking their cars was put their brain in the glovebox for safe keeping. Some of the stories they would tell would blow my mind. Usually just people not paying attention and getting or almost getting clipped by cars, trams, buses. The stupidest thing I personally saw was a mom who handed her daughter (probably 12) her half finished beer to chug when I told her she couldn't take it out of the park. I got security's attention just in time for them to witness it too. Pretty sure that lady spent at least the night in jail...

Were they foreigners? Many European countries don't have drinking ages and thus handing her 12 yr old a beer would have been perfectly normal to her.

 

[MomofPrincessGrace]

Kids are issues Chromebooks in 3rd grade here. They are the bane of the school year. At least once a week I get a call DD8 was distracted by games on it.

All of our kids have them too. We're just getting them up now at the h.s. this year. I'm expected to use them as if they were life support.

I never liked our "BYO device" policy that the district had in place before. I didn't allow students to have their cell phones out during class. I was told, though, that the district wouldn't back me up if there was an issue.

My issue was kids on social media or google translate who just wanted a grade without having to learn. The district didn't care about that. It didn't gel with all the bragging of "technology in classrooms" on their school Twitter and Facebook accounts .

My daughter just started 2nd grade and they were issued school-use Chromebooks. She tells me all the time about the YouTube videos that she watches at school. Im assuming they arent really monitored about what they can and cannot look up on them. I mean, obviously blocked websites wouldnt be able to be visited, but what is keeping the kids from watching YouTube all day.

I was in elementary school in the mid 90's. The only thing we were allowed to do on the computers was typing and math games. By the time I got to middle school we were only allowed to use computers during computer lab and that time was spent learning how to use Microsoft office products. It's a completely different learning environment than it was even 10 years ago. I had my good old flip phone when I was in high school. If it was seen in class, it was taken away. We werent even allowed to use it in the hallways. If we needed to contact our parents we had to use the office phone. I couldnt imagine the frustration that teachers have when dealing with smart phone addicted teenagers.

 

[Disney4family]

My daughter just started 2nd grade and they were issued school-use Chromebooks. She tells me all the time about the YouTube videos that she watches at school. Im assuming they arent really monitored about what they can and cannot look up on them. I mean, obviously blocked websites wouldnt be able to be visited, but what is keeping the kids from watching YouTube all day.

I was in elementary school in the mid 90's. The only thing we were allowed to do on the computers was typing and math games. By the time I got to middle school we were only allowed to use computers during computer lab and that time was spent learning how to use Microsoft office products. It's a completely different learning environment than it was even 10 years ago. I had my good old flip phone when I was in high school. If it was seen in class, it was taken away. We werent even allowed to use it in the hallways. If we needed to contact our parents we had to use the office phone. I couldnt imagine the frustration that teachers have when dealing with smart phone addicted teenagers.

It's hard. Honestly, it's part of the reason why I'm changing how my students learn language. They'll be sitting or standing in a circle with their materials underneath them. They'll actually use the language to learn it. (It is a communication tool after all.) They'll still get the details of grammar & vocab, but it'll make sense since they'll be communicating - not filling in blanks conjugating a verb or translating a word. All dittos I used to hand out for help (that were shoved in the desks and never looked at) and resources will be online for them.
Now nobody can hide behind their desk to play on their Chromebooks or their phones or do someone else's homework or vape (yup, that too).

 

[ninjaprincesst]

We were staying at the Boardwalk and I walked into the restroom next to the lobby and there was a man washing a pair of kids trousers that the child had obviously pooped in. The sink was filled with dirty, brown poop water and was overflowing ALL over the counter and the floor. The water was running full stream and the man continued plunging the small pants in and out of the water and scrubbing them with paper towels which he kept discarding onto the counter and floor as well. It was disgusting.

It seemed pointless because even if he succeeded in cleaning the pants they would be soaked and the kid would have to wear wet pants.

And it's really bad it was at a hotel so there is a laundry room.

 

[HMFan999]

Were they foreigners? Many European countries don't have drinking ages and thus handing her 12 yr old a beer would have been perfectly normal to her.

She definitly didn't have an accent. She was sluring her words a bit though.

 

[Dave B]

Two days ago at MK I saw a girl who appeared to be about seven walking on the railings in line for Splash Mountain while her father held the tips of her fingers. Not her whole hand; just her finger tips. That girl was lucky if she didn't fall of and crack her head open, and the father was a moron.

Or she is in gymnastics and very skilled at what she was doing and they were just having a good time, it's hard to assume without knowing

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Or she is in gymnastics and very skilled at what she was doing and they were just having a good time, it's hard to assume without knowing

Gymnasts work over mats, not concrete. Doesn't matter; it really wasn't safe.

 

[Willmark]

The thread title of this gave me the answer "Dumb guests doing dumb things"?

Arguing over a mega corporation based on a mouse on the internet?

 

[Michael T]

Oh man. I have a good amount of crazy stories. One happened on my last trip. I was in line for Kali River Rapids. (We had FP. Give me a break.) And we got to the ramp that leads to the loading area. The family right in front of us had two boys. The youngest was 5-6 years old. The youngest needed to go to the bathroom. So the dad took him out of the line and brought him to the side fence. The kid took a wiz on the (bamboo) fence. Then, the Cast Member shows up. She came over and said to the mom that they could have just left and went to the bathroom. And the mom was saying that she was sorry. The Cast Member just fake smiled. After that, she had to get a custodial CM to clean it up. I felt so bad for the custodial CM. On top of that, the family was on my raft. It took every nerve not to say something or to make jokes. But I realized that it wasn't the kid's fault. It was the parents. I just can't believe how crazy some people are.

 

[AndyS2992]

Or she is in gymnastics and very skilled at what she was doing and they were just having a good time, it's hard to assume without knowing

Shouldn't be walking on the railings whether she was a gymnast or not. Stupid thing to do.

 

[Chef Mickey]

I bigtime enjoy drinks around WS, but it does bug me when people do it too much to the point where they ruin the magic for others. Cursing loudly, bumping into people and such. You can enjoy yourself without ruining enjoyment for others.

I have no problem with drinking, but this is why it has no place at a Disney park.

 

[HMFan999]

The thread title of this gave me the answer "Dumb guests doing dumb things"?

Arguing over a mega corporation based on a mouse on the internet?

I bet you're real fun at parties.

 

[Willmark]

I bet you're real fun at parties.

I’m a hoot.

 

[Willmark]

It’s a joke guys... wow.

 

[Willmark]

I mean, isn't this whole discussion forum devoted to arguments over a major corporation with a mouse mascot?

You’ll note I’m on the same site participating in numerous discussions so what does that say about me?

And hence my whole point, Disney is reaping a ton of mindshare and cash without doing much in this sense.

 

[MomofPrincessGrace]

She definitly didn't have an accent. She was sluring her words a bit though.

So she did have an accent, she obviously speaks drunkenese.