Dumbest Thing You've Heard a Guest Say

[Rich T]

(In line for Matterhorn) "Is this Splash Mountain?"

Actually, I've heard that one more than once, so I guess it's a reasonable question for a first-time "normal" guest. The Matterhorn's a mountain...you can see bobsleds going splash...

 

[NobodyElse]

I'm sure it is urban legend. It probably started off innocent like you said, then through telling the story many times over it got butchered into what it is now. Basically the Disneyland version of the "telephone" game.

BUT, it's also possible that the guest meant what I wrote, but just blurted out the shortened version, assuming the CM would understand the intent. If that was the case, and I was the CM, I'd have a hard time not replying with "3 O-clock".

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

(In line for Matterhorn) "Is this Splash Mountain?"

Actually, I've heard that one more than once, so I guess it's a reasonable question for a first-time "normal" guest. The Matterhorn's a mountain...you can see bobsleds going splash...

To be fair, they're both thrill rides through fake mountains with splashing water.

 

[Californian Elitist]

A guest asked me where the dinosaur ride was once. Confused, I pointed them to the Disneyland Railroad. I later realized they were looking for Jurassic Park at Universal Studios Hollywood.

When I worked at Universal Studios Hollywood, I had multiple guests ask me where Disneyland attractions were. “Where’s Indiana Jones?” “Where’s Pirates of the Caribbean?” After a few times, I got so tired of it that I started answering their questions by giving them directions to DL from USH.

“What you’re gonna wanna do is leave the park, get into your car, and start by taking the 101 to the 110...”

The confused faces I got were priceless.

 

[JD2000]

I once heard "they're building Avatar Land over there" in reference to Galaxy's Edge construction site.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

I wish that were so.

 

[Deleted member 107043]

Person 1: "Where is The Indiana Jones Ride?"
Person 2: "Oh it's over there [pointing], in Jungleland."

To this day I cringe a little inside whenever I think about this conversation.

Edit: I once heard a guest at Epcot ask how to get from the park to "Disney World". Um, you're already at Disney World, dummy.

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

*outside DL’s Haunted Mansion*

“What is this?”
“I think this is uh... Luigi’s Mansion”

Also I was at TDL last weekend and an Asian man came up to me while I was waiting in line at the Tomorrowland Terrace to order food and asked me (in English) “Excuse me, um, do you have hamburger here?” No idea why he thought I worked there.

 

[Nonsuch]

I wonder if this qualifies as an urban legend by now. It would be interesting to try and trace it back to it's origins, but that's likely impossible.

To play devil's advocate, what if the guest was down by City Hall, and they were really asking "What time does the 3 O'clock parade (that starts up by Small World) usually make it's way down to this point?"? It seems less silly in that context.

While this is an old joke (or urban legend), the more important question is why always "3 O'clock"?

 

[Nonsuch]

The Partner Statue contains Walt Disney frozen in Carbonite

 

[Disney Irish]

No idea why he thought I worked there.

Because you looked informed and in-charge....

I'll wear a polo shirt with a team logo, and I'll always get asked "Do you work for xyz team?". Its happened even at DLR.

 

[westie]

This was actually a CM at WDW at the restaurant in Canada pavillion. I ordered prime rib and got a pan fried mistake of the worst proportion. When questioned the CM said,"That's how we do it in Canada." I waited for the "Eh?" But never got it.

 

[UncleMike101]

Female to Male at CSR on the bridge to El Centro one May evening in 2016:
"Is that a real alligator?"
Male to Female:
"Probably not. Real ones are too dangerous."

 

[lazyboy97o]

Because you looked informed and in-charge....

I'll wear a polo shirt with a team logo, and I'll always get asked "Do you work for xyz team?". Its happened even at DLR.

I was once yelled at by a guest in the Germany Pavilion in World Showcase because I was refusing to do my job and make the “rude” Cast Member go to the back and get the extra stock of merchandise that was not really sold out. She repeatedly stated I was lying and she knew I was a manager because of the way I was dressed.

 

[Californian Elitist]

I was once yelled at by a guest in the Germany Pavilion in World Showcase because I was refusing to do my job and make the “rude” Cast Member go to the back and get the extra stock of merchandise that was not really sold out. She repeatedly stated I was lying and she knew I was a manager because of the way I was dressed.

Wow.

 

[Disney Irish]

I was once yelled at by a guest in the Germany Pavilion in World Showcase because I was refusing to do my job and make the “rude” Cast Member go to the back and get the extra stock of merchandise that was not really sold out. She repeatedly stated I was lying and she knew I was a manager because of the way I was dressed.

That's what we get for dressing nice and having a commanding presence. Lol

 

[Kram Sacul]

On more than one occasion, while watching MSEP (both in WDW and in DL), when Elliott came around the corner: "Oh look! It's Puff the Magic Dragon!"

This also happened at Epcot during the Food & Wine festival with Figment merchandise. I guess all dragons look the same to some people.

 

[Driver]

Among the thousands I hear this one is fresh from tonight. As she was getting off my bus ( at AK)a woman asked " where are all the rides?"

 

[Phroobar]

"I hear Florida's Star Wars land will be bigger."

 

[nevol]

This one I didn't hear in person but it can be overheard on a dca soarin around the world 4k pov on youtube. During the scene with the Great Pyramids, a middle aged woman said to a fellow passenger, "The Taj Mahal." The very next scene was the actual Taj Mahal and she couldn't recall what she was looking at. Americans...

One I did hear from my friend while entering dca is "is this the park with harry potter?" LOL nobody has a clue what goes on at dca.