cw1982
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Ever had a awkward encounter at Disney?
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cw1982
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Fox&Hound
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I am a teacher and I told my students I would be away for a family reunion. Kinda true- I was reuniting with family I do not see often- in Disney World =) Well I am in Epcot, in Mousegears, and from across the massive store I hear "Mr. _________?" (name omitted). I was shocked cause it was a student I was teaching that year. The mom had emailed me saying they would be out for a few days (I thought nothing of it) and the mom sees me and is mortified and tries to explain how she NEVER takes her child out of school and this was a one time thing and on and on. And I'm like "Who am I to judge? I am here too" =) Then I made the kid promise that he never saw me. Of course by the time I got back to work my cover was completely blown. Hahaha.....
cw1982
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I mean...the family reunion was at Disney. Why should that be an issue?
It's always hard when we run into our students while on vacation though!
THE 1HAPPY HAUNT
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They slack a lacking lolNothing yet.Lol
AlishaMisha
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When I was a teenager I was at the Garden Grill with my parents. Pluto pinned me up against that center wall with both arms on either side of me and my head completely inside his mouth...which is where his "friend's" face is. He kept going at it and was gesturing for my parents to take a pic, but I think that might of bee him buying more time to do what he was doing. My parents thought it was weird, I thought it was weird, and I do have a pic somewhere, but I hate looking at it.
Another time when I was a teen, Heelys were popular. I attended one of those pin trading sessions in the villains room of World of Disney. Us pin traders were gathered around the table waiting for the CM and one of the men who was there alone started talking about Heelys and how he hopes to see a kid fall and hurt themselves. But then he kept going further and said he means like to a serious level where they have to go to the hospital. We just stayed there in an awkward silence until the CM came.
I had a bf with me. No indication we were even dating, just normal people in the queue. A CM at the TTA took us out of line and (not in a friendly manner and not quietly) was informing us there were night vision cameras on the ride.
Another bf another time: We were walking in the Oasis holding hands. Did a quick peck while walking on our way into the park. A CM behind us made a short angry scene.
Another time when I was a teen, Heelys were popular. I attended one of those pin trading sessions in the villains room of World of Disney. Us pin traders were gathered around the table waiting for the CM and one of the men who was there alone started talking about Heelys and how he hopes to see a kid fall and hurt themselves. But then he kept going further and said he means like to a serious level where they have to go to the hospital. We just stayed there in an awkward silence until the CM came.
I had a bf with me. No indication we were even dating, just normal people in the queue. A CM at the TTA took us out of line and (not in a friendly manner and not quietly) was informing us there were night vision cameras on the ride.
Another bf another time: We were walking in the Oasis holding hands. Did a quick peck while walking on our way into the park. A CM behind us made a short angry scene.
You see, this is a prime example of when you should have used your clout as his teacher.
"Ten points added to your next quiz says this encounter never occurred."
Raineman
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He should keeps his hands off of other people’s kids-that would anger me, as a parent. He should be looking for Iger or Chapek walking around the parks and work his “healing hands” on their heads.
SirWillow
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There are a lot of us teachers that don't blame a family a bit for taking a kid out of school to go to WDW/ Disneyland on vacation. We did it with our kids when we lived in California, and the teachers always totally understood (and gave our kids some special "homework" to make up for it). Oh, I should add my wife and I were both teachers at the time as well and totally got it when we had our students do the same thing.
But then that may be because we've been lucky in that most of our kids teachers were like us- they "get" Disney.
Fox&Hound
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There are a lot of us teachers that don't blame a family a bit for taking a kid out of school to go to WDW/ Disneyland on vacation. We did it with our kids when we lived in California, and the teachers always totally understood (and gave our kids some special "homework" to make up for it). Oh, I should add my wife and I were both teachers at the time as well and totally got it when we had our students do the same thing.
But then that may be because we've been lucky in that most of our kids teachers were like us- they "get" Disney.
Oh yeah- I never give my kids grief over taking a vacation. You only live once- might as well go to Disney World when you can =)
NickPytlinski
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I know exactly how you feel. My story was when I was in my 30's with a friend, our 12 y/o daughters. It was a best friends trip
We ended up visiting in an expensive area, and we were very hungry. We saw a sign for a restaurant. Nothing stood out as being a high end place. So, we went in and encountered marble everywhere, waiters in tuxedoes, crystal. We stopped at the entry and decided it was not for us and tried to turn and run
It was an embarrassing situation, but we laugh about it today wondering if the waiters were gigilos? (sp?)
wow. glad you can relate
. gigilos would be a different story for a different board lol
graphite1326
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awesome shirt
KikoKea
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We were in the Star Wars Launch Bay and met a Fett. I'm not up on SW universe details, so wasn't sure if he was Jango or Boba, so I asked him who he was. Guy said, "I don't think anyone in the galaxy has ever asked me that before." I tried to explain and lifted my arm just as he turned, which whacked his backpack, and he spun around, pointed, and said, "We are done here!" and walked away.
My DH thought it was funny, but I was sort of embarrassed.
My DH thought it was funny, but I was sort of embarrassed.
PeoplemoverTTA
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I’ve got a few 
It was winter, and my grandma was wearing an embroidered, light fleece with Winnie the Pooh on it. A photopass photographer was taking our picture and said, “You’ve got Pooh on your shirt!” To which my grandma, not recalling her coat, was aghast and yelled, “I DO NOT!” This went back and forth a few times before she realized what he meant and turned beet red
I was in my 20s and taking a short trip with my mom. We were waiting for HoP when a CM got way too cozy, asking where we were staying, what I was doing for dinner and what plans I had that night. Um, I was with my mom and while I was flattered, it was creepy and we were on vacation!
I’m sure I can come up with more
It was winter, and my grandma was wearing an embroidered, light fleece with Winnie the Pooh on it. A photopass photographer was taking our picture and said, “You’ve got Pooh on your shirt!” To which my grandma, not recalling her coat, was aghast and yelled, “I DO NOT!” This went back and forth a few times before she realized what he meant and turned beet red
I was in my 20s and taking a short trip with my mom. We were waiting for HoP when a CM got way too cozy, asking where we were staying, what I was doing for dinner and what plans I had that night. Um, I was with my mom and while I was flattered, it was creepy and we were on vacation!
I’m sure I can come up with more
SirWillow
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I’ve got a few
It was winter, and my grandma was wearing an embroidered, light fleece with Winnie the Pooh on it. A photopass photographer was taking our picture and said, “You’ve got Pooh on your shirt!” To which my grandma, not recalling her coat, was aghast and yelled, “I DO NOT!” This went back and forth a few times before she realized what he meant and turned beet red
I used to love to do that to guests. Who knows, depending on when that was (2006-2011) that photographer might have even been me, though I would usually only say it once or twice and if someone didn't get it I would just point at their shirt.
It almost always made for a good laugh. Almost always.
danyoung56
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Oh pulleezzzeee! He didn't say anything derogatory about them being gay - it was just a descriptor that helped to paint the picture. I'm so sick of political correctness run amock, and people getting offended where no offense was intended.
Club Cooloholic
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Not a Disney story but a Uni one, and not really awkward but great. Years ago my wife and I rode the jaws ride and had a boat captain named Voltaire. He was hilarious, very dead pan in delivery and sarcastic, we always remembered him and was sad when Jaws closed. Fast forward about 8 years and 2 kids later and we are walking around the Jurrasic Park Dino Institute area and look and behold out walks Voltaire dressed like a researcher. We told him about how we had remembered him Jaws, he was flattered and picked my daughter to name the hatching dino in the incubator presentation they do.
PeoplemoverTTA
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I used to love to do that to guests. Who knows, depending on when that was (2006-2011) that photographer might have even been me, though I would usually only say it once or twice and if someone didn't get it I would just point at their shirt.
It almost always made for a good laugh. Almost always.
It was 1999 when my brother was a CP -- but that would have been too funny if it was you!
SirWillow
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That would have been well before Photopass then. Kodak still ran the photographers at that point. Photopass was brainstormed until 2004 and didn't really appear in the parks (Epcot, then Studios) until mid 2005.
but yes, that would have been hilarious if it had been me. I used to also tease kids about playing with Pooh when they were eating at Crystal Palace.
PeoplemoverTTA
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Oh good point - I didn't think of that. We must have just asked a cast member to take our picture! It was definitely when my brother was a CP, and that was spring 99.