mikeymouse
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This is one of my biggest pet pieves (sp) with WDW in general. My family even stops in the middle and then I have to yell at them. GRR!! At CoP is the only one where we didn't care cuz no one was in the theater.
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Dumb Park Guests and their False Sense of Entitlement
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mattb said:I think the woman was southern. I could've sworn I heard it when she was talking to her husband.
I'm too passive to do stuff like that. It's too much of an uphill battle to bother, in my view, though it's still annoying.
I think that's why people "walk all over me" (or so my friend says. I refuse to believe it :lookaroun)...
I guess I was not paying enough attention to her.
Any....for everyone else, please welcome Mattb to the forums......he is a good guy....and was witness to the situation.
Nemmy
New Member
When I was a roller coaster operator, there were so many people not following directions, I don't have enough skin cells to count them.
Anyway, I was at Disney a couple years ago, in the single rider line for Test Track, and I'm stuck next to this fat woman who's in the front. I'm 6 foot 5, so she obviously felt a bit discomforted as well. Since there was an empty seat on the right of the back row, and she couldn't get her seatbelt on, she decided to move to the back to see if the other seatbelt had more slack. So, she stands up, climbs over the headrests, and plops her (fat) rear end down on the seat. This entire time, the car was moving to the seatbelt check! She could've easily fallen out and ruined the day for many guests. Or, at least that's what I think happened.
Anyway, I was at Disney a couple years ago, in the single rider line for Test Track, and I'm stuck next to this fat woman who's in the front. I'm 6 foot 5, so she obviously felt a bit discomforted as well. Since there was an empty seat on the right of the back row, and she couldn't get her seatbelt on, she decided to move to the back to see if the other seatbelt had more slack. So, she stands up, climbs over the headrests, and plops her (fat) rear end down on the seat. This entire time, the car was moving to the seatbelt check! She could've easily fallen out and ruined the day for many guests. Or, at least that's what I think happened.
WDWShawn
New Member
Good for you!
I am in the parks every week trying to have fun, yet constantly run into stupidity at every turn. Same thing happened last week to me, except I did not get the opportunity to step on the toe. Instead I cupped my hands over my mouth and proceeded to loudly reiterate the fact that guest were supposed to move to the end of the row. This resulted in warm smiles and agreement from those around me attempting to move through the row, who also felt I should be a CM in the attraction since I did such a great job getting them all to move LOL. Speck, I have to agree with WDWKat, I should have you around to help me keep my sanity, this last incident was the one that almost put me over the edge!
Oh, and as a former prosecutor here in Orlando, I can tell you our office never would have prosecuted the incident...though I cannot say a civil suit wouldn't have cost you the price of a package of Band-Aids for her poor little toe.
I am in the parks every week trying to have fun, yet constantly run into stupidity at every turn. Same thing happened last week to me, except I did not get the opportunity to step on the toe. Instead I cupped my hands over my mouth and proceeded to loudly reiterate the fact that guest were supposed to move to the end of the row. This resulted in warm smiles and agreement from those around me attempting to move through the row, who also felt I should be a CM in the attraction since I did such a great job getting them all to move LOL. Speck, I have to agree with WDWKat, I should have you around to help me keep my sanity, this last incident was the one that almost put me over the edge!
Oh, and as a former prosecutor here in Orlando, I can tell you our office never would have prosecuted the incident...though I cannot say a civil suit wouldn't have cost you the price of a package of Band-Aids for her poor little toe.
WDWShawn said:I am in the parks every week trying to have fun, yet constantly run into stupidity at every turn. Same thing happened last week to me, except I did not get the opportunity to step on the toe. Instead I cupped my hands over my mouth and proceeded to loudly reiterate the fact that guest were supposed to move to the end of the row. This resulted in warm smiles and agreement from those around me attempting to move through the row, who also felt I should be a CM in the attraction since I did such a great job getting them all to move LOL. Speck, I have to agree with WDWKat, I should have you around to help me keep my sanity, this last incident was the one that almost put me over the edge!
Welcome to the forums Shawn!
Jekyll Baker
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Way to go Speck, from another member of the Non-Warm, Non-Fuzzy, Nice and Polite Yet Sarcastic Club.
Maybe when the man accosted you after the show, you could have asked to seen her toe and offered to cut it off for her. (Personally, I once had an ingrown toe nail for nearly 3 years, and during that time I wore steel-toe shoes to avoid such a predicament).
And welcome Mattb. You said the accent sounded Southern? Which Southern - every southern state has one or two very distinct accents (except Florida, which is now mostly a Yankee state
- don't worry my dad's from Florida and he agrees) Also some of the British accents can sound similar to some Southern or New England accents.
Maybe when the man accosted you after the show, you could have asked to seen her toe and offered to cut it off for her. (Personally, I once had an ingrown toe nail for nearly 3 years, and during that time I wore steel-toe shoes to avoid such a predicament).
And welcome Mattb. You said the accent sounded Southern? Which Southern - every southern state has one or two very distinct accents (except Florida, which is now mostly a Yankee state
- don't worry my dad's from Florida and he agrees) Also some of the British accents can sound similar to some Southern or New England accents.
O'Malley
New Member
I completely agree about the "entitlement" aspect. I guess some people feel that they paid X amount of dollars, and they should be able to do whatever they wish to do inside the parks. Same mentality goes for the person that spends $200 on a pair of tickets to a MLB game, and that gives them the right to throw batteries, pop, or beer at players? :fork:
When we're at Epcot, I notice that people tend to let their kids run all over the grass areas around Test Track/Mission Space/Mouse Gear. I realize there are no railings here, and there are no "keep off the grass" signs, but it just seems strange that people allow kids to play all over these perfectly manicured lawns. I've seen teenagers playing tackle football here before. I know if it mattered to Disney, they would put up railings, but to me, seeing a lawn manicured like a putting green, it just seems natural to me that it's for looks and beauty, not for football. If every Epcot visitor allowed their kids to walk on these lawns, the grass would be dead in a week. Unless this isn't real grass.... :hammer:
When we were walking past the Mexico pavillion, a mother told her two kids (probably 7-10 years old) that they were going to get Margaritas, to which the kids jumped up and down and said, "Margaritas, margaritas! Yessss!!" Hmmmm.... :veryconfu
I think we could have a 1000 post long topic on bad behaviour in Disney. :brick:
When we're at Epcot, I notice that people tend to let their kids run all over the grass areas around Test Track/Mission Space/Mouse Gear. I realize there are no railings here, and there are no "keep off the grass" signs, but it just seems strange that people allow kids to play all over these perfectly manicured lawns. I've seen teenagers playing tackle football here before. I know if it mattered to Disney, they would put up railings, but to me, seeing a lawn manicured like a putting green, it just seems natural to me that it's for looks and beauty, not for football. If every Epcot visitor allowed their kids to walk on these lawns, the grass would be dead in a week. Unless this isn't real grass.... :hammer:
When we were walking past the Mexico pavillion, a mother told her two kids (probably 7-10 years old) that they were going to get Margaritas, to which the kids jumped up and down and said, "Margaritas, margaritas! Yessss!!" Hmmmm.... :veryconfu
I think we could have a 1000 post long topic on bad behaviour in Disney. :brick:
barnum42
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I'm pretty familiar with British accents (being British) and can imitate many of them. I can't think of one that could be confused with a Southern States accent (which I recently had to fake for a stage show). Mind you, many an American has confused the Australian accent for British :lol: Though the australian accent is not too far removed from the Boston accent - particularly with the removal of "R"s and their replacement with "Ahhh"sJekyll Baker said:
mattb
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I couldn't tell you specifically. It doesn't really matter, now, does it?Jekyll Baker said:You said the accent sounded Southern? Which Southern - every southern state has one or two very distinct accents (except Florida, which is now mostly a Yankee state
The gentleman (I use the word lightly) was definitely British, not Australian or Southern (Southern...? That's a new one--confusing British and Southern). I'm decent at picking up accents, but really stink at speaking them. :brick: And I know a good Southern accent when I hear one. They do still exist in Florida--you just have to get out of the city. In the country, where my parents live, you would be shot for calling Florida a Yankee state.
Thanks, all, for the welcome.
iluvstitch
New Member
I ALWAYS make a point to intentionally step on people's feet who sit in the middle of the row while says Excuse Me! really loud.
Another pet peeve of mine is when you are waiting for an attraction where you aren't supposed to be in a single file line like Haunted Mansion and the CM's keep saying over and over to please move forward and fill any empty spaces. So, when I move forward, people give you a dirty look like you are butting in line!
This happened on my last trip at HM- they have two lines open but no one pays attention- they all stand single file in the left line. The CM's are telling people to move forward and use both lines but no one listens, so my bf and I cruise right down the line on the right. All these people start yelling "That's the fast pass line!!!!". I turned around and yelled "NO, its not!" :lol: -Stephanie
Another pet peeve of mine is when you are waiting for an attraction where you aren't supposed to be in a single file line like Haunted Mansion and the CM's keep saying over and over to please move forward and fill any empty spaces. So, when I move forward, people give you a dirty look like you are butting in line!
This happened on my last trip at HM- they have two lines open but no one pays attention- they all stand single file in the left line. The CM's are telling people to move forward and use both lines but no one listens, so my bf and I cruise right down the line on the right. All these people start yelling "That's the fast pass line!!!!". I turned around and yelled "NO, its not!" :lol: -Stephanie
Epcot82Guy
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The worst I have seen at Epcot was while I was doing some OT, counting people enter and exit WS by various pathways (THAT WAS A BLAST, let me tell you!) Gotta keep it magical... Anyway, my counting partner and I were sitting across the walkway to the Odyssey Center, and a group of young teenagers (no more than 14) were standing along the walkway (that goes over the small lagoon). Well, my partner and I were talking, doing our job, and we look over a few minutes later, and two of the kids have the other two dangling over the side, holding the metal railing. It is December now, and that metal was cold and wet. My partner immediately got up and told them to get back on the walkway side, that they could fall and get seriously hurt (b/c finding someone in the darkness in there would be very difficult). They refused, and she told them she was a cast member and could have security here in 30 seconds, so they complied. No parents were around, no respect. Was bad. She came back, and we went back to our work, and about 10 minutes later, they were back, trying it again. She told them she was calling security, and they ran off toward Test Track, but I really wonder about requiring a base level of IQ before entry is given.
Nemmy
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Were they ever found? The Test Track pavillion is pretty complicated to weave around, especially if they get into the line. And at night, it's pretty popular. If anyone's ever been at 65 miles per hour while it's pitch black outside, with the track all lit up, you know what I'm talking about.Epcot82Guy said:
Figment1986
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I second the idea of having abase level i=of IQ to enter the park.... or sign a waver that says if you get injured or Die... your or your family cannot sue...... (that would also solve alot..)
But ignore what i said..... I know i seen each otf these things... except the dnagling off the bridge... thats idiotic... and politely asked for them to move.... (unless in Wheel chair section.....)
But ignore what i said..... I know i seen each otf these things... except the dnagling off the bridge... thats idiotic... and politely asked for them to move.... (unless in Wheel chair section.....)