people calling thing the wrong name at wdw

[wizards8507]

"Magic Mountain" seems to come up a lot, oddly, considering it doesn't really resemble the names of any of the actual mountains. That's sometimes a popular name for the Matterhorn at Disneyland, with guests wanting to give it a name to match the other mountains, but I don't know what it could refer to at WDW...

Isn't Magic Mountain the name of an actual theme park somewhere? Six Flags, I think.

 

[NiarrNDisney]

I have to admit it does annoy me! However I try to restrain myself from correcting those who make the mistakes.

 

[Texas84]

"I bought a 4-day hopper. Why do I have to buy another ticket for Universal?"

FastPass = FastTrack

FastTrack = TestTrack

 

[steamboat_tyler]

Tuesday while at hollywood studios someone called tower of terror the "terror of the tower"

 

[LudwigVonDrake]

Last July while on line for The Haunted Mansion, a family in front of me were discussing that after they were done riding "The Haunted House" they were headed over to "Splash Waterfall".

This isn't calling something the wrong name but on the same trip we were in DHS, on a very hot day, and a father said to his wife regarding their daughter: "Before we do anything else we have to get her to the water rides..." Hmmmm :lol:

 

[Martian Crab]

doesnt it drive you crazy when people call things at disney the wrong thing or say it right but add somting weird to it......for example

spaceship earth:the golf ball, the big ball
the tree of life: just a tree, the big tree
magic kingdom: disney world

it also annoys me when people who go for the first time say i just want to go to disney world not the other places(other places meaning other parks and disney world meaning mk)

Since you asked, I'm actually more bothered by spelling errors and lack of capitalization.

 

[Rinx]

Since you asked, I'm actually more bothered by spelling errors and lack of capitalization.

Wow.

 

[disneypearl]

It doesn't bother me too much if the average guest calls something by the wrong name. It did bother me once when a cast member, in epcot, told me I could pick up my photo up at a store near the giant golf ball. I did ask her if she meant Spaceship Earth. I thought it was a little bad for a cast member to talk down to me but I didn't get upset about it or anything. I did feel good that I spoke up and let her know I knew the real name. I think cast members should use the correct terminology.

 

[DeaverTex]

Noob here, but it seems as though the purpose of naming/describing something is to communicate information about it. If both parties understand what's being talked about (e.g., the giant golfball AKA Spaceship Earth) then it works. No reason to get wrapped around the axle over the details.

I can see how it might get irritating after a while for someone who knows all the correct terminology to hear others call some feature by the wrong name, but come on! How many of the people doing that are very likely on their one and only trip EVER to WDW? They're at the happiest place on earth, and so are you. Relax and enjoy yourselves.

 

[ArtieJim]

It's like verbal shorthand sometimes, I don't mind. To each his/her own.

 

[SMRT-1]

It absolutely irritates me, I can't stand it. It won't kill some people do a little research before they go on vacation. When I was a CM I had guests ask me questions that I had no idea what they were talking about and THEY were the ones that got irritated because I couldn't understand or help them. I would try and correct them and ask if they meant this or that and they'd look at me and roll their eyes like I shouldn't be working there.

My favorite:
Guest: (at TTC) I can take a boat from here to Universal Studios, yeah?
Me: Oh do you mean Hollywood Studios?
Guest: No, I'd just take the monorail there. I want Universal.
Me: (slight hesitation) Ok, Universal is another theme park in the Orlando area and is not affiliated with Disney. You may take a taxi from here though.
Guest: (getting edgy now) No, no I'm not leaving Disney and I'm not paying for no cab! I just want to show my kids the Pokemon thing!
Me: You're in the wrong place.

I didn't no what else to say or do. I just knew I couldn't reason with this guest.

haha... i don't even think a pokemon "thing" exists really.

 

[JIMINYCR]

Don't know how anyone can get that upset when they're in Disney over something that others say, just enjoy what you're doing and smile to yourself about it. Unlike us some people are just visiting a theme park that they have little prior knowledge of, let's be honest there's a heck of a lot of attractions throughout the parks. If I or you went to Alton Towers (a theme park in England) then I wouldn't expect us to know the exact names of the attractions and there's a lot less. I'm sure the cast members have problems with it, but as guests we shouldn't care what others say unless it's offensive :shrug:

WELL SAID. I think most people go on vacation somewhere because the commercials interested them or they have a prior impression of what they will encounter there, but I don't believe they put in thousands of hours researching every detail and like we Disney fanatics do. When I hear someone make a slip I correct them politely enough so they are not offended and they learn from their mistake.

 

[The Duck]

I can relate to the people who call the Magic Kingdom, "Disney World". On my first visit in 1975, the Magic Kingdom WAS "Disney World". Epcot was just a rumor and the rest of the parks, hotels etc. weren't even being considered. Even now, a lot of older WDW guests call MK, Disney World. Old habits can be hard to break.

 

[Rinx]

haha... I don't even think a pokemon "thing" exists really.

Exactly!!:ROFLOL:

 

[Crockett]

insults and threats were directed at a local Canadian reporter for getting the name of the 'Teacups' wrong.

Not surprised. That's like saying you enjoy an attraction at Universal over something Disney has. Duck and RUN!!

 

[sbkline]

I may get a little chuckle out of it, but why get irritated? Now granted, when I talk to people at work about Disney and they get the terminology wrong, I'll correct them (usually they're calling it DisneyLand instead of WDW), but again, why get annoyed? It's just a vacation destination folks, it's not a religion. Some of you act as if Disney is your god and that people are blaspheming your deity if they say something wrong. So what if they call it the big ball, or the big tree, or whatever. Some people are just casual visitors to WDW, on their first ever trip, and they haven't spent hours on messageboards talking about it like we do. They just decided this is where they want to go on their family trip, learned as much as they needed to to book the trip and now they are just there with there family having fun and they haven't poured hours of study into the place. Some of you act like you should have to complete a class on WDW and pass a test before you're allowed to visit.

We're going to Mackinac Island in July and I haven't done a bunch of research on it. Just enough to know where to stay and how to get there and that's about it. The rest we'll just figure out once we get there. That's how many people do WDW. You can't expect them to say everything perfectly.

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

No because Im not a sad act.

 

[catnrob]

We're going to Mackinac Island in July

Welcome to my neck of the woods. Gorgeous place to visit! I only live a few hours from there and should go more often. I haven't been in almost 5 years but I used to go every year. Bring or rent a bike for a nice trip around the island and don't forget to get off the beaten path! There may not be any thrill rides but a horse drawn carriage is fun too. Don't forget the fudge!!!

 

[greebomusic]

Welcome to my neck of the woods. Gorgeous place to visit! I only live a few hours from there and should go more often. I haven't been in almost 5 years but I used to go every year. Bring or rent a bike for a nice trip around the island and don't forget to get off the beaten path! There may not be any thrill rides but a horse drawn carriage is fun too. Don't forget the fudge!!!

As a Michigan "troll" (I live south of the Mackinac bridge)... Hope you enjoy your visit to our state.... It's much more beautiful than most think!

 

[Mickey_777]

No it doesn't annoy me. We were all "new" to this at one point. Plus it's logical to call Magic Kingdom "DisneyWorld" when you consider that the west coast Magic Kingdom is called DisneyLand...