Eavesdropping at The World

[rsoxguy]

We do this whenever possible and one of us will also yell out Random Dancing from ICarly just to watch our 15 yr old daughter want to melt into the cement.:ROFLOL: So much fun!

You may now join me in my day of merriment. No Mickey ear hats needed.

 

[Nemo14]

How do you feel about skipping merrily when you first enter a park in order to embarrass your teenage daughter?

Doesn't everyone? Or have you ever yelled "Hey Minnie!" at the top of your lungs from the drop at Splash Mountain as the parade goes by. Teenagers really love that - they reward you with not speaking to you for hours!

 

[rsoxguy]

Doesn't everyone? Or have you ever yelled "Hey Minnie!" at the top of your lungs from the drop at Splash Mountain as the parade goes by. Teenagers really love that - they reward you with not speaking to you for hours!

There's never too many people in life. You are now on the list of invitees for my day of revelry. Keep the boot at home.

 

[Nemo14]

The boot has retired, and I shall follow in its "steps" in just a few short weeks!

 

[sweetpee_1993]

$100 bucks can add up quickly over the course of a vacation..... shoulda booked another room.

Have you looked at rack rates at the Contemporary? :lookaroun Even with a discount $100 extra per night might be a bargain these days. :lol:

 

[wilkeliza]

My group can be pretty bad about the things we shout. We are 20 somethings who aren't quite ready to grow up so if someone in the group gets lost we will yell one of two names (Flo or Florence) because it just sounds funny and they aren't any of our names. Also my friend has a tendency to yell things like "My baby" or "Oh My Wig" on the faster rides. It just makes it really funny and I always love other peoples reactions. Our favorite thing to do is something ridiculous in ride photos. Someone out there has a ToT picture from January of my friend with his foot up to his ear. He wanted to do something crazy and somehow in the split second of the drop he got his foot out and up. We are also the 20 somethings that will dance through the main gate and stand in lines for characters.

 

[sublimesting]

Those ladies rooms are only in big department stores in malls. You hardly ever see them anymore. I think maybe the purpose was to give nursing mothers a place to do that privately. I always thought that reason made sense since you frequently find the ladies room so near the little kiddies department in those stores. Nowadays the loungy areas aren't as commong. Nursing mothers can get those nifty drape things and tops with hidden openings so nursing in a quiet area that's still visible to the rest of the world isn't a guaranteed peep show. Can't speak for myself so much since nursing didn't work out for me with my babies but I remember my sis-in-law would nurse pretty much anywhere anytime. :shrug:

Nursing mothers!!!! Of course! Makes perfect sense now. In 37 years I could not fathom why they would have lounges.

 

[sweetpee_1993]

Nursing mothers!!!! Of course! Makes perfect sense now. In 37 years I could not fathom why they would have lounges.

Glad to have shed some light. Hey, we're the same age! Well, not much longer. I'll be ticking off another bday in June...:zipit:

 

[Patrick_Ears]

I am, by nature, an observer. Consequently, I find WDW to be a sociological wonder as I get to see and meet people from all over the Globe. One day, while dining at The Crystal Palace, my wife and daughter left me at the table alone as they visited the ladies’ room. (As a side note, have you ever noticed that females like to go to the ladies’ room together? Why? Can’t they converse elsewhere? Can’t they handle potty-time alone? What’s going on in there? Men go in alone, do their business without talking, and depart with a knowledge that their bodies are now in a more relaxed state.) Anyway, where was I? Ah yes, the Crystal Palace story. Because I was left sitting alone, I started paying more attention to my surroundings. There was a couple sitting right next to me, as the tables were situated very close to one another in the section where I was seated. They were probably in their early to mid-fifties, and by their accents and appearance they seemed to be stereotypical Midwestern American. They seemed to be a very nice couple, and they had no children with them.

Tigger came to their table, and the husband started to talk to him as though he was real (I know, I know, but it fits the story.) The husband exhibited a strong childlike quality in his enthusiasm. In the process of gushing over Tigger, the husband said, “Hey Tigger, have you been in the woods with your Tigger girlfriend?” When Tigger walked away from the table, the husband said to his wife in a very matter-of-fact way, “You were mortified when I said that, weren’t you? You’re looking at me as though you were disgusted with me.” She then proceeded to scold him for his words because she believed that they intimated something of a sexual nature. He then started to defend himself in a similar fashion to a twelve year old kid and said, “What, it’s Tiggers, in the woods, playing…” He honestly was innocent, but the exchange between the two of them made me have to turn my head and laugh. The poor guy was being treated like a pervert by his wife, and he had nowhere to go.

Has anyone heard conversations at the world that made you think that someone else’s vacation was long overdue? Do share.

:lol: i love stories like this. I bet Tigger heard alot worst than that before. :ROFLOL:

 

[PineapplePrincess]

I would have chastised him for asking a stupid question! Doesn't he know "the most wonderful thing about Tiggers is he's the only one?!"
People watching & listening is my favorite thing to do! One woman proceeded to tell me everything she knew about WDW on our bus ride. I couldn't get a word in edgewise to tell her that it was my 11th trip, so I just let her inform me (not all correctly, I may add). It probably made her day to think that she helped a newbie out!

 

[DznyGrlSD]

Sometimes I go out of my way to BE the guy that says the weird things that make people eavesdrop.

Just dopey stuff like that, and it only gets worse if I know someone is eavesdropping.

My friends and I are the SAME way. 2 of the 3 of us used to be castmembers so we'll say things like:

(On the peoplemover) - is this the ride to Harry Potter?

(on the monorail) - is this the ride to Sea World?

(when they are setting up the ropes for the parade) - what are the ropes for? Is there going to be a parade or something? followed by: what time is the 3 o'clock parade??

:lol:

 

[BrittanyRose428]

Nursing mothers!!!! Of course! Makes perfect sense now. In 37 years I could not fathom why they would have lounges.

I always thought they were for nursing mothers & bad period cramps. Every girls room in my high school had one, so I assumed thats what it was for. Not that I'd want to sit in a public bathroom because of cramps, I'm too afraid of germ. :lol:

 

[marni1971]

I've said this one before...

Whilst riding the TTA in Sep 2009 the guy in front was telling his party how this is where they (as in we) were ripping all the Space Mountain track out and replacing it with new and it was going well...

 

[rsoxguy]

I've said this one before...

Whilst riding the TTA in Sep 2009 the guy in front was telling his party how this is where they (as in we) were ripping all the Space Mountain track out and replacing it with new and it was going well...

Wait, you mean that the smooth, modern feel of the ride has nothing to do with a new track? Wow, I'm shocked and chagrined.

 

[Kelsybelle]

I overheard a Mother at the end of her rope with her nagging, whining child say "We are in the Magic Kingdom, SHUT UP!" Best Mom quote out there! (I'm a Mom so I get it)!

 

[scheat]

Dad and mom with two young kids at about 1030am about to board the monorail at the contemporary asking a cm this question.

"Does this monorail go to the animal kingdom, we got in a little late last night and I didn't have time to plan too much this morning?"

"No, it would be best if you board a bus downstairs," states the cm.

"Ok, states the dad, as he starts to gather everyone to head down to board the bus. "Don't worry," he assures his family, "we are going to be here all day, so we have plenty of time to see everything."

That is word for word, no exaggeration. My wife and I stood there speechless for about 10 seconds.

 

[Sweet Melissa]

I overheard a Mother at the end of her rope with her nagging, whining child say "We are in the Magic Kingdom, SHUT UP!" Best Mom quote out there! (I'm a Mom so I get it)!

I heard a mom once tell her crying child, "What are you doing? There's no crying in Disney!" I loved that one because it's always been our mantra.

 

[mergatroid]

Mine was in a Sizzler round the corner from DTD on a day we were having breakfast before visiting the parks. It was fairly quiet and we were sat nearish this woman on her mobile phone with her back to us, apparently unaware of our presence. She was chatting to somebody about her vacation and by the sounds of it was looking after some teenagers on the trip. I almost choked on my breakfast as she said to her friend "I can't go out with him and leave Darlene with her cousin Trey as last time we did that they tried playing hide the sausage"

 

[Kelsybelle]

I heard a mom once tell her crying child, "What are you doing? There's no crying in Disney!" I loved that one because it's always been our mantra.

That's awesome!

 

[Innkeeper's Club]

A couple of years ago I was waiting for the Resort Monorail at the Grand Floridian and I overheard these two girls asking this question. "Is this where I can get on the Bus to Downtown Disney?" The only thing I thought to myself is did you not see any of the signs in the area saying it was the area for the Resort Monorail and there was no possible way for the Buses to go there.