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mkt

When a paradise is lost go straight to Disney™
Premium Member
The grammar ain't so hot either.

I never knew that "Expectant Mothers" was a condition. "Oh, you're due in six months?! Why, I didn't know you had Expectant Mothers condition!!"

Not to mention the unnecessary capitalization of "Guests."

At least "restraints" was spelled correctly. And props to the Oxford comma.
It’s not classified as a medical condition in a legal sense, but depending on insurance context — and likely based on whoever approved the phrasing at UO — it can be treated as one.

Also, based on a previous deep dive into UO’s branding and tone guidelines, I’m fairly certain that capitalizing Guest and Guests is a deliberate brand choice outlined somewhere in their internal documentation.
 

MisterPenguin

President of Animal Kingdom
Premium Member
"Being pregnant" is a condition that a person can be in 🤷‍♂️

It’s not classified as a medical condition in a legal sense, but depending on insurance context — and likely based on whoever approved the phrasing at UO — it can be treated as one.

My point is, as I mentioned -- the grammar of it all.

Not at all a statement about those who are pregnant excluding themselves from riding the ride.

Of course "pregnancy" is a "condition." It is a "state of being," that is, a "condition."

But "Pregnant Mothers" isn't a "condition," it's a "class."

No one ever says, "Oh, do you have the condition of 'Pregnant Mother'"? Instead, we say, "Oh, are you pregnant?"

The sign doesn't say "being pregnant." It says "...persons with the...condition: ...Pregnant Mothers."

The point it wants to make it makes by using bad grammar.


Are you all secretly aliens or A.I. bots having trouble with colloquial language? ;)
 

UNCgolf

Well-Known Member
My point is, as I mentioned -- the grammar of it all.

Not at all a statement about those who are pregnant excluding themselves from riding the ride.

Of course "pregnancy" is a "condition." It is a "state of being," that is, a "condition."

But "Pregnant Mothers" isn't a "condition," it's a "class."

No one ever says, "Oh, do you have the condition of 'Pregnant Mother'"? Instead, we say, "Oh, are you pregnant?"

The sign doesn't say "being pregnant." It says "...persons with the...condition: ...Pregnant Mothers."

The point it wants to make it makes by using bad grammar.


Are you all secretly aliens or A.I. bots having trouble with colloquial language? ;)

Obviously they meant if you are a child, and your mother is pregnant, you shouldn't ride. Then the sign makes sense!
 

lazyboy97o

Well-Known Member
I take it you never visit regional parks at all. The signs at those parks are similar.

Most guests probably don't care that the language on a sign is not proper.

My suggestion is those that are nit picking things like this, go back to The Mouse.
So Universal is the equivalent of a poorly run regional park even though they pay an entire staff of lawyers and graphic artists to put together warning signs?
 

Lil Copter Cap

Well-Known Member
My suggestion is those that are nit picking things like this, go back to The Mouse.
Expecting signs to be printed without error is nitpicking? Besides, Disney has also had errors on their printed signs too.

Yo, but it's not just the consumers that are nitpicking. Internal teams have to deal with this nonsense and it causes headaches. During Team Member previews, every duplicate sign posted at the park entrance near security had a typo with double wording ("the the"). That's extra money coming from some budget to fix. I assume these signs have been fixed, but I haven't been since March.

And I don't even know if this has been posted in this thread, but this screenshot comes from a vlogger's video capture.

One or two typos? Fine. But we are seeing quite a few at this rate. And, in my opinion, brings into question the level of care that has truly gone into this park.
 

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Jrb1979

Well-Known Member
So Universal is the equivalent of a poorly run regional park even though they pay an entire staff of lawyers and graphic artists to put together warning signs?
Regional parks are not poorly run at all. Dollywood is run very well and use the same language same with Knotts.

My point is while it it's not worded properly, most guests don't make that big a deal about it.
 

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