Dumbest Thing You've Heard a Guest Say: Florida Edition

EvanAnderson

EvanAnderson

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GryOrlando said:
The dumbest thing I heard was said by me. It was meant all in good fun and as a joke, but it quickly backfired and almost landed me and my family in some hot water. About 2 years ago we were visiting MK on a crowded Sunday, and in line for Pan. It was crowded, I was not in the best of moods, but was there for the wife and kids. Behind us in line was a very chatty couple. They were pleasant people and I am sure meant well. I just wasn't in the mood that day for small talk in a crowded queue. Well the husband taps me on the shoulder and asks where we were visiting from. I didn't want to say Orlando, because this would start the onslaught of questioning "Oh, so how do you like it down here?" "How often do you go to the parks?" So I just shot out a smart-**** response as quickly as I could. I said to the man "We are actually a homeless family who were given free park tickets by some church, and are visiting for the first time." Then I smiled. This shut the man up in a hurry. No more questions, no more small talk. My wife looked embarrassed, and she quietly scolded me later on the ride for making up a jerk answer.

Well, then it all backfired. As we were exiting the ride, I notice not one, but two WDW security waiting just outside the ride exit. At first, I thought they were checking out something across the way at IASW, as they were standing closer to it's entrance. But no, they were staring directly at US. As we walk toward the Tangled and HM area, they begin to follow us. We don't make it to Columbia Harbour House before one tells us we need to come with him. Next thing you know, we are in a WDW security office, myself wife and kiddos. Security tells us just to wait, and would not tell us what this is all about. About ten minutes later 2 OPD officers show up. One tells me I need to show proof of my residency or face possible park eviction or arrest. He says they have been tipped off anonymously that we are homeless. I breath a sigh of relief, and tell them no we are not at all homeless, show my driver's license with address, and explain I made a poor taste joke while in line earlier. Then the officers and security become friendly, apologize for any inconvenience, and let us on our way. It made for a scary few minutes at first, but as my wife tells me I should always think before opening my mouth. :hilarious:
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Did you threaten to take pictures of everyone involved, ask to see a manager, and/or shake your head in disbelief while you took your ID saying "This is a ridiculous procedure and I'll be sure to write a letter" and take everyones name?
 
brb1006

brb1006

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allymonkey said:
My family must get a lot of double takes when people hear us talk while we are there. My son was only 2 for his first trip and he could not understand the concept of Walt Disney World until we told him it is where Mickey lives. From then on he told everyone he was "going to Mickey's house." At 6 years old (and 5 trips later) he now knows that the proper name is Walt Disney World but to our family it is affectionately known as "Mickey's house!"
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Should we tell him about the fate of Mickey's House? ;)
 
brb1006

brb1006

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CaliforniaFigmentFan said:
This happens occasionally when I’m wearing my Figment cap and backpack to Disneyland... but on some occasions, I’ll have 2 guests ( or sadly even a couple CMs ask me), “OMG!! Is that Dragon Tales??!! That was my childhood!!” or “OMG, Spyro!!”
Of course I always correct them and explain who it actually is and where he’s from. But yeah.. that always bugs/baffles me. Lol! 😆 I can somewhat understand Spyro due to the similar color scheme... but Dragon Tales?? Really?? They look absolutely nothing alike!
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At least they didn't call him "Barney".
 
KBLovedDisney

KBLovedDisney

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PeakSeason said:
We've talked about this. You know I prefer to be called Muffin.
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ThanksPhoenicians

ThanksPhoenicians

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I read through the rules, it doesn't say anything about not allowing homeless people into the park. All that's there is a little blurb about how they reserve the right to refuse admission to anyone for any reason they choose.
 
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allymonkey

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brb1006 said:
Should we tell him about the fate of Mickey's House? ;)
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Ehh... like any good parent, I'm sure I've already done plenty to scar him for life, so why not????

The worst thing you could tell my son is that he's going on vacation to a place that is not WDW. The first time we took a road trip that was not to WDW, we got about 2 hours from home when he suddenly started crying in the backseat and said "I forgot it! How will we get in our hotel room!" I asked what he forgot and he said "My blue bracelet thing!" (aka Magicband). He honestly believed that every hotel required a Magicband.
 
CoreNovawarAMM

CoreNovawarAMM

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This wasn’t in a park, but it’s Disney-related:
My family and I went to a theater back in 2016 to see Rogue One. While we were sitting, waiting for the movie to start, my sister (sitting next to me) started laughing quietly. I asked her what was so funny; she said she over heard the teens behind us talking, and one boy had asked something to the effect of, “So, what are those glowstick sword things called?”
 

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