I met a really strange chap at Disney, have you?

WED99

WED99

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Zweiland said:
That's what I thought, too. But how did he get the free food???:confused:
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Here's my theory. He might be someone who is not considered to be medically disabled, but is just a little funny in the head. He might get a kick out of lying or making people believe he is someone he's not. He could have prepaid for the food and let the cashier know what was going on, then used up some fast passes he'd been saving.

I guess we'll never know until we find 'John' :)
 
AndyS2992

AndyS2992

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Strange but cool I guess. Could have just been an off duty CM/Manager and free food is a perk and he has access to distribute Fastpasses to guests. I dont't know, intrigued though..
 
wdwjmp239

wdwjmp239

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mergatroid said:
I was over in Orlando for a few days doing something for my dad (not a vacation) but luckily got a day spare so popped into the Magic Kingdom by myself. I was enjoying myself and decided to have a spot of lunch at Cosmic Rays. Anyhow as I was eating my burger this gentleman approached me, smiled and asked if I minded him sharing my table. I found it odd as there were other empty tables, but said "no, not at all" and he sat down. After a bit of polite chat about myself I asked him what brought him to Disney that day? And then the fun began :lookaroun

"Actually I own Disney World but don't tell everyone or they'll be wanting free stuff from me" was his reply.:
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By the time I got to the beginning of the second paragraph, I yelled out "WHATEVER!!" But, strangely enough your story gripped me into reading more. I'm not sure what to think other than I hope those Fast Passes came in handy and hope you had a good time! Great story....loved it! :)
 
mergatroid

mergatroid

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WED99 said:
Here's my theory. He might be someone who is not considered to be medically disabled, but is just a little funny in the head. He might get a kick out of lying or making people believe he is someone he's not. He could have prepaid for the food and let the cashier know what was going on, then used up some fast passes he'd been saving.

I guess we'll never know until we find 'John' :)
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That line just made my day. Probably the most unintentionally yet politically incorrect thing I've read in a while :D By the way this happened over a year ago, it's an old thread I had saved. Let's hope John is still bringing happiness to the parks though.
 
MOXOMUMD

MOXOMUMD

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I never ran into John but the first time I was at SWW, in line to meet Luke this lady came up to me and said stop staring at her husband. I said sorry because I wasn't staring at anyone and she just walked away but was hanging around the M&G area. I got closer and she came back and said the same thing then left before I could say anything. This lady was watching everybody during the M&G and I actually felt akward having my picture taken with Luke. On the way out I asked a CM who she was. They told me "That's Linda. Ignore her." Now if I see her I try to avoid her.
 
topher

topher

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Did John have long hair and a full beard like the traditional image of Jesus?
I'm guessing he isn't a CM because Jesus doesn't really fit the Disney look guidelines.
Which makes me wonder even more..

Awesome story!
 
Black Pearl

Black Pearl

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Loved this story lol. What makes me think it isn't a CM is the army and immigrant part though.

I saw a really skinny and flamboyantly dressed man that looked like Tobias from Arrested Development in cut off shorts dancing hilariously at DTD once. My wife wondered if he was a street performer regular but I haven't seen him since. To this day I imitate the dance he did.
 
rsoxguy

rsoxguy

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John here. Allow me to explain a few things beyond the conjecture offered within this thread.
1. The description of my appearance is mistakenly associated with the traditional Anglo-Saxon imagery of Christ. I actually look like Dennis Hopper in Easy Rider.
2. The free food confusion comes from the fact that Disney World owes me money due to a lawsuit involving annual passes, a broken Yeti, and refillable mugs. A deal between the lawyers doesn't allow me to get into any further details.
3. My meal with mergatroid was a matter of compassion. He was sitting alone and sipping ketchup packets at the time. A little empathy goes a long way, you know?
 
Darth Tater

Darth Tater

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topher said:
Did John have long hair and a full beard like the traditional image of Jesus?
I'm guessing he isn't a CM because Jesus doesn't really fit the Disney look guidelines.
Which makes me wonder even more..
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Maybe the man was, in fact, Jesus. Not meaning to get religious, but if I'd been gone for this many years, the first place I'd want to visit when back on earth would be WDW.
Okay, I'd actually want to visit Disneyland first, but that's a whole other discussion.
 
mergatroid

mergatroid

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rsoxguy said:
John here. Allow me to explain a few things beyond the conjecture offered within this thread.
1. The description of my appearance is mistakenly associated with the traditional Anglo-Saxon imagery of Christ. I actually look like Dennis Hopper in Easy Rider.
2. The free food confusion comes from the fact that Disney World owes me money due to a lawsuit involving annual passes, a broken Yeti, and refillable mugs. A deal between the lawyers doesn't allow me to get into any further details.
3. My meal with mergatroid was a matter of compassion. He was sitting alone and sipping ketchup packets at the time. A little empathy goes a long way, you know?
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John, long time no see. Hows it going buddy? Sorry to be pedantic but it was actually mustard packets not ketchup, there's a big difference and I don't want to be thrown in amongst those ketchup sipping weirdos ok :D
 
THEMEPARKPIONEER

THEMEPARKPIONEER

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IT'S WALT DISNEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D... Hes not dead after all, he just pulled a Rip Van WInkle, thats unless his hair grew while he was frozen. He doesnt want any one to know hes back so he called himself John. I bet hes ripping administration a new A%$ Right now.
 
toasty

toasty

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Different but related question -- I have seen, and I have heard other people mention, a guy that hangs around the WDW dressed up as Cap. Jack Sparrow. If approached, he'll decline to take photos, do autographs, etc. and indicates that he's not a cast member, but how do you get into the parks looking like that? I thought that was against Disney's rules?

Anyone have any intel on this dude?
 

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