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Meanest Attraction?
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Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
normaly Id say physical violence always works, however this is a bad idea with people who have unrestricted access to your food and an area out of sight.
Not "mean", but an odd CM remark
My girlfriend and I were at WDW (staying at the All Star Resort) right before AK officially opened, and we managed to score two free passes to "preview" the park. It was probably the best time I'll ever have in the park because there was hardly anyone there and we walked onto everything. Also, the CMs at all the attractions, restaurants, shows, everywhere seemed to be trying extra hard to please, so we just thought it was great.
The next day, we were in the food court at All Star and we mentioned to a CM that we got to visit AK the day before. She asked us how we liked it and we said we thought it was the most beautiful of all the Disney parks. Her response was, "Well I think it's worse than Epcot...and I HATE Epcot!"
I remember both of us just kinda walking away saying, "This woman probably won't go far in her career unless she gets a little more savvy about promoting the company she works for." :lol:
My girlfriend and I were at WDW (staying at the All Star Resort) right before AK officially opened, and we managed to score two free passes to "preview" the park. It was probably the best time I'll ever have in the park because there was hardly anyone there and we walked onto everything. Also, the CMs at all the attractions, restaurants, shows, everywhere seemed to be trying extra hard to please, so we just thought it was great.
The next day, we were in the food court at All Star and we mentioned to a CM that we got to visit AK the day before. She asked us how we liked it and we said we thought it was the most beautiful of all the Disney parks. Her response was, "Well I think it's worse than Epcot...and I HATE Epcot!"
I remember both of us just kinda walking away saying, "This woman probably won't go far in her career unless she gets a little more savvy about promoting the company she works for." :lol:
Maleficentesq
New Member
worst attraction for those with disabilities
Bugs Life- It is very difficult to manuever a wheel chair through that queue. When I asked about a better way to bring my mother in (she is definitely disabled and has some serious spinal issues that causes pain) I was informed (I felt rudely)that the only way in is through the main queue. I understand it must get old with people who "fake" disabilities but Disney in all other aspects is so disabled friendly I was a little suprised. (For those in the know we did have a GAC)
Bugs Life- It is very difficult to manuever a wheel chair through that queue. When I asked about a better way to bring my mother in (she is definitely disabled and has some serious spinal issues that causes pain) I was informed (I felt rudely)that the only way in is through the main queue. I understand it must get old with people who "fake" disabilities but Disney in all other aspects is so disabled friendly I was a little suprised. (For those in the know we did have a GAC)
LucyintheSky
Active Member
I used to work at PP (back in 2000-01) and I never let in people early. Like other people have said, it's the policy for all FP attractions. I mean, 5 minutes might not seem like a big deal to you, but then other people will hear, and be like, oh, well, "mine starts in 5 minutes, too. Let me in, too." Then others are like, "well, you let them in 5 minutes early, you can let me in 10 minutes early, right?" And it just kinda snowballs. So I don't think that CM was being mean at all, just doing his/her job.
I was told off at once in the 50's prime time dinner for not eating my veg... Should have expected that one though.:hammer:
The only other time i've seen a slightly bad experiance with a CM was on test track. There were a couple of girls in the single rider line. When the first was asked to take a seat she said that she would wait till the next car so she and her friend could sit together. The CM simply said "No, your in the single rider line". It wasn't like it was rude, just perhaps a little short but I guess she was under pressure. She was right to say it though, if your in a single rider line you expect to ride on your own.
I went to DLP a couple of years ago and whilst the CM's weren't as friendly as those at DW, they were still better than you find in other places.
I would personally give rewards to all the CM's if i could. DW just wouldn't be the same without so many helpful, friendly and patient people.
The only other time i've seen a slightly bad experiance with a CM was on test track. There were a couple of girls in the single rider line. When the first was asked to take a seat she said that she would wait till the next car so she and her friend could sit together. The CM simply said "No, your in the single rider line". It wasn't like it was rude, just perhaps a little short but I guess she was under pressure. She was right to say it though, if your in a single rider line you expect to ride on your own.
I went to DLP a couple of years ago and whilst the CM's weren't as friendly as those at DW, they were still better than you find in other places.
I would personally give rewards to all the CM's if i could. DW just wouldn't be the same without so many helpful, friendly and patient people.
DisneyChik17
Well-Known Member
FotLK. Your foot placement while watching the show is very important. If it is not directly in front of you or under you, you are trying to kill everyone walking the stairs. I was amazed that though my foot was not in the stairwell the woman asked me to move my foot four times (and I have it on video). She didn't ask nicely and them got down right rude. She nearly ruined my whole vacation. Luckily Epcot saved the day.
LucyintheSky
Active Member
Pooh was another one of my attractions. That ride is EXTREMELY slow loading. That's why the line is usually so long. You didn't mention how long the FP line was, but there is alot of pressure on the CMs to keep the FP line down. The wait for the FP line is supposed to be kept until 20 minutes. And the Cms at the "merge point" are instructed to alter the FP/standby ratio if the FP line starts to back up. I know it stinks when you're in the standyby line like that, but, well, that's the joy of FP.
Working the merge point can be rough. It's quite normal to have the standby guests yelling at you, or making rude comments about you, but you can also have the FP line snarling at you too if they don't get on fast enough. Especially at attractions like Pooh or Pan, that load veeeerrrrry slowly.
That being said, I don't know what happened in your particular situation, maybe the Cm was just inexperienced. :shrug: But it is normal for the Pooh line to go that slowly.
Tim G
Well-Known Member
Same thing here...
6 months ago, some CM blamed me for opening the doors of the pre-show, which went automaticly... he really started shouting at me, and afterwords when I didn't pay attention to that he called me a four letter word name...
They re-assigned him to custodial...
Eastsider05
Member
They open automatically, if you lean on them or touch them. So if you touch the door, even if you didn't "try to", you did probably open them.
Tim G
Well-Known Member
I know how they work...
The issue was this jerk CM... with his yelling and cursing...
Slightly off topic since it's not 100% an attraction, but I've stayed at the Port Orleans- French Quarter twice now and have found the older ferry boat captains who take guests to Downtown Disney to have a bit of an....extra crusty demeanor. I thought I might just be hearing things wrong due to being overly tired from running around the parks, but when it happened again on the second trip, kind of struck me that it might not be that rare to get this much attitude from them. Some of the younger guys were nice and did silly Disney trivia when there were kids on board. But the older guys....I'm not going to repeat it but while exiting the ferry at the Downtown Disney dock, in front of all the people waiting to get on, one captain made a comment about my appearance and it being Halloween that eventualy got me an apology phone call from a Disney rep when I got back home. I know Disney hires a lot of seniors and retired people, and they can be the ones you usually get the best service from, but there's something about these guys..
Yellow Shoes
Well-Known Member
It's not just the heat and noise, it's that you walk
and walk
and walk
and walk
and walk
at least a quarter mile from the entrance to the grandstand.
Unlike other "queue" areas, there is absolutely nothing of interest to see on the journey.
(Am I remembering correctly that there were BENCHES scattered around because it's such a blasted long way??)
then you walk
and walk
and walk up stairs
and walk up more stairs
and walk up even more stairs
for the pleasure of sitting on an aluminum bench.
It wasn't the worst of summer heat, but it was a hot miserable experience.
I would definitely call it the cruelest ride.
LoriMistress
Well-Known Member
That's for pointing out something I already knew.
LoriMistress
Well-Known Member
If you followed the instructions that's written on your FP in the first place, you wouldn't have had a CM that had to explain why you're not the exception to the rule. Probably yourself or another party started to debate with the CM about letting you in five minutes early. FP CM have to argue and debate with guest on a daily basis because no one is willing to follow the rules that's printed on the FP ticket.
EpcotServo
Well-Known Member
Tarzan Rocks. Nothing against the Cast Members, but to me that show was just awful.
Just plain awful.
After that, Peter Pan. It's a fun ride and all, but that wait is murder.
Just plain awful.
After that, Peter Pan. It's a fun ride and all, but that wait is murder.
Actually, we had not synchronized our watches to Disney time, and by our watches were actually a couple minutes late.
Probably not. When we handed our FP to the CM and he brought to our attention that we were five minutes early, we gladly stood there and waited, until the FP clock clicked over to the appropriate time.
So again, I say, are they trained to do it rudely?
:wave:
JML42691
Active Member
Same here. I know that the CMs at that resturaunt are supposed to do that (as they have done it to me for not eating peas) but it is annoying and embarrasing. But I do not like that resturaunt at all. Just my own feeling.
CThaddeus
New Member
I'm with you on this, too. Until it was thankfully removed (I love the movie, though), and LMA came along, IT was the only attraction at Disney World I never wanted to see again. At least it was shaded...but thank you Disney for Nemo!