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Wckd Queen
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Im glad Im not the only one whos experienced these things.
Back in 1976, I witnessed someone step over the railing to stick his camera under the water at 20,000 Leagues to take a picture. He hadnt snapped the shutter when several CMs removed him bodily and "escorted" him away :lol:
In 1997, we were happily munching on lunch in the Crystal Palace while talking to a lovely family from England seated next to us. All of a sudden, the fathers mouth dropped open and a hoopla ensued behind us. Aghast, the man started to point and shout "HES PUNCHED POOH!!" Yep. Someone suckerpunched poor Pooh right in the kisser. Of course he was "escorted" out.
Parades and shows are just such a bear to have to deal with. I have gotten to a good spot on the curb early, only to have people come and sit IN FRONT of me. Not even on the curb..in the STREET. When the CMs told them to move, they turned to me and said "Can you move back, please?" Umm...NO! Another time, we were standing in front of the Castle watching the show when this woman with a baby carriage with balloons tied to the handle pushed her carriage in front of me. Naturally, her balloons went in front of my face, so I moved them. She starts SCREAMING at me. I said, "Look, sweetie, I was here first. If you keep this up, I WILL have you removed from this park for assaulting me with your balloons." I mean, you had to hear this maniac SCREAMING at me for moving her balloons!!
The best was the Easter Parade in 2000. There were several families that got there early to stake out our spots. We were standing and talking and as usually happens, people come and it starts to crowd in. Somehow, the woman next to me's kids got displaced and were behind people who had come later. They wouldnt let the kids back in because they were there first (insert eyeroll here) so I turned around and grabbed the kids and shoved them in front of me. They were like 8 or 9. 2 little ones. Naturally people grumbled. So as we are watching the parade, I had kindly removed my wide brimmed straw hat so as not to block the views of those behind me. Suddenly I get shoved from behind and someone starts yelling "MOVE!" The woman next to me turns around and sees two woman trying to shove between us. "NO! We have been here for an hour! Go somewhere else!" Well, they kept trying to push past us and complained that they couldnt see if we wouldnt let them thru. The woman looked down at my hands and looked up at me...and I proceeded to put my big, wide brimmed straw hat right back on my head :lol:
You dont want to have to be unkind or spiteful, but we all pay the price of admission and we are all entitled to see a parade or a show or see a character at a breakfast. Everyone knows what time a parade starts. Its your responsibility to get there in time to get a good spot. Dont be thinking other people have to move because you came late. Grr. This sort of thing just frosts my cupcakes!!
Sorry for the long post, but I had to get that out of my system! :lol:
Back in 1976, I witnessed someone step over the railing to stick his camera under the water at 20,000 Leagues to take a picture. He hadnt snapped the shutter when several CMs removed him bodily and "escorted" him away :lol:
In 1997, we were happily munching on lunch in the Crystal Palace while talking to a lovely family from England seated next to us. All of a sudden, the fathers mouth dropped open and a hoopla ensued behind us. Aghast, the man started to point and shout "HES PUNCHED POOH!!" Yep. Someone suckerpunched poor Pooh right in the kisser. Of course he was "escorted" out.
Parades and shows are just such a bear to have to deal with. I have gotten to a good spot on the curb early, only to have people come and sit IN FRONT of me. Not even on the curb..in the STREET. When the CMs told them to move, they turned to me and said "Can you move back, please?" Umm...NO! Another time, we were standing in front of the Castle watching the show when this woman with a baby carriage with balloons tied to the handle pushed her carriage in front of me. Naturally, her balloons went in front of my face, so I moved them. She starts SCREAMING at me. I said, "Look, sweetie, I was here first. If you keep this up, I WILL have you removed from this park for assaulting me with your balloons." I mean, you had to hear this maniac SCREAMING at me for moving her balloons!!
The best was the Easter Parade in 2000. There were several families that got there early to stake out our spots. We were standing and talking and as usually happens, people come and it starts to crowd in. Somehow, the woman next to me's kids got displaced and were behind people who had come later. They wouldnt let the kids back in because they were there first (insert eyeroll here) so I turned around and grabbed the kids and shoved them in front of me. They were like 8 or 9. 2 little ones. Naturally people grumbled. So as we are watching the parade, I had kindly removed my wide brimmed straw hat so as not to block the views of those behind me. Suddenly I get shoved from behind and someone starts yelling "MOVE!" The woman next to me turns around and sees two woman trying to shove between us. "NO! We have been here for an hour! Go somewhere else!" Well, they kept trying to push past us and complained that they couldnt see if we wouldnt let them thru. The woman looked down at my hands and looked up at me...and I proceeded to put my big, wide brimmed straw hat right back on my head :lol:
You dont want to have to be unkind or spiteful, but we all pay the price of admission and we are all entitled to see a parade or a show or see a character at a breakfast. Everyone knows what time a parade starts. Its your responsibility to get there in time to get a good spot. Dont be thinking other people have to move because you came late. Grr. This sort of thing just frosts my cupcakes!!
Sorry for the long post, but I had to get that out of my system! :lol:
disneyfamily
New Member
I for one would like to thank and give kudos to the fine men and women of the WDW Security force. They have a much tougher job in these times.
I remember once my lovely wife and I were sitting in the old Main St. bakery, during the spectromagic parade so the place was empty except for a couple of CMs. We have both seen the parade so many times that like most regulars we would either take this time to ride the thrill rides or relax in a restaraunt. Oh, it was in August so you know it was like 90° . I don't know how it started, probably a case of too much heat and too long of a day or someone waiting 2 hours on a curb to watch the parade and then right before it starts another family getting in front of them. Either way this brawl breaks out, not just the men, but the women too. There must have been no less than 6 people in the melee. We could see it from the back of the bakery, it was cool. Now, I didn't notice any WDW security around before the fight, but I can tell you without exaggeration that within 20 seconds they were coming out of the woodwork. They just swarmed in, broke up the fight and escorted everyone out lightning fast.
So I say much props to WDW Security. You guys do and have one helluva job.
I remember once my lovely wife and I were sitting in the old Main St. bakery, during the spectromagic parade so the place was empty except for a couple of CMs. We have both seen the parade so many times that like most regulars we would either take this time to ride the thrill rides or relax in a restaraunt. Oh, it was in August so you know it was like 90° . I don't know how it started, probably a case of too much heat and too long of a day or someone waiting 2 hours on a curb to watch the parade and then right before it starts another family getting in front of them. Either way this brawl breaks out, not just the men, but the women too. There must have been no less than 6 people in the melee. We could see it from the back of the bakery, it was cool. Now, I didn't notice any WDW security around before the fight, but I can tell you without exaggeration that within 20 seconds they were coming out of the woodwork. They just swarmed in, broke up the fight and escorted everyone out lightning fast.
So I say much props to WDW Security. You guys do and have one helluva job.
Yellow Shoes
Well-Known Member
Just wondering...
When people are escorted out, are their passes confiscated so that they cannot go to any other park any other day?
In other words, is their Disney vacation over at that point?
(I sure hope so.)
When people are escorted out, are their passes confiscated so that they cannot go to any other park any other day?
In other words, is their Disney vacation over at that point?
(I sure hope so.)
disneyfamily
New Member
I hope their entire vacation isn't over. What if it happened on the first day of the vacation ? I hope that they just couldn't go to another park that day, that way they could go back to the hotel and cool down.
Being a Florida resident, we go for day trips or weekend trips all the time. But, I can imagine the pressure that some families feel, spending all the money and time to get to WDW. Trying to make it the perfect trip. Kids crying, wife nagging.....the horror, the horror... :lol:
Then when things aren't going their way, and the vacation diviates from the perfect picture they had in their minds of what the vacation was supposed to be like, we have meltdown.
I think Disney commercials build up expectations so much that no vacation there could ever live up to it.
I just thought of a new reality series. Send a family to WDW and follow their exploits.
Dandyboing
New Member
I'm absolutely nuts...
This has made being a cast member sound even more fun for me (I've got this "Not my problem, jerk" attitude from my mom)
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The only time something bad happened was a couple of adults thought they could push ahead of my bother and I at Space Mountain...
You probably don't want the details...
This has made being a cast member sound even more fun for me (I've got this "Not my problem, jerk" attitude from my mom)
...The only time something bad happened was a couple of adults thought they could push ahead of my bother and I at Space Mountain...
You probably don't want the details...
BenS
Member
My event happened in the line for The Land. Our Fastpasses became valid and we walked up to the fastpass entrance. When we got there some middle-aged man was yelling at this cast member that looked to be 18-25. He was yelling "YOU'RE A JERK! YOU'RE A JERK!". A female cast member who seemed to be in her 30's then walked up and asked what the problem was. The guest then said "He was extremely rude to me! He needs to apologize!" Both of them tried to calm him down. The female cast member then showed him a security badge and said that if he didn't stop holding up the line that he would be escorted out. Guess what? He didn't move, and she wasn't bluffing. He was escorted out of the pavillion (shouting about how he payed good money to be here). We later found out in the line that he came with his Fastpass, and it wasn't his time slot for 20 minutes, so the cast member (politely) told him that he would have to come back in 20 minutes. They got into an argument (in which the cast member was extremely polite) and that's about where we walked in. Forking down the money doesn't give you the status of "Omnipotent". I don't think I'd last long as a CM because you have to be nice and polite all the time. Some people. 
Invero
Well-Known Member
When you are escorted out, you are no longer allowed inside the parks. In fact, if you have stuff in a locker, you have to wait outside the gates for Security to retrieve your stuff.
For minor situations, Security might just escort the people away from the "hot zone" to cool them down. For major things, like physical violence, they will be escorted out of the park, and their Disney vacation will sadly be over. If you read the fine print on the back of the ticket, I beleive it explains that the tickets can be revoked. It sucks, and is embarrassing to the kids... however, violence isn't the answer to the often times small situations.
We had a situation awhile ago where a guest got very heated, and threatened one of our monorail cast members. Orange County Sherrif's Dept had to be called, in addition to Security. All this was over the Front Cab of the monorail... what a way to ruin a family vacation.
The moral of it all... Don't be stupid. It sometimes takes a bigger man to suck it up, and just walk away.
Sketch105
Well-Known Member
I once saw a car in the MGM parking lot that:
1.) the engine was on
2.) the lights were on
3.) the windshield wipers were on
4.) the doors were wide open
5.) the radio was on and blaring
and there was not a soul within earshot of it.
Now either someone was really excited or somebody broke into their car. (I did report the car license plate, but no announcement was made over the PA. I don't think they even have a PA, except for that stereo system for the parades.)
Does anybody know if someone has ever jumped into the 20,000 Leagues lagoon? I've heard about it happening at Disneyland, when they had "live mermaids" in the Submarine Voyage lagoon, but did it ever happen at WDW?
1.) the engine was on
2.) the lights were on
3.) the windshield wipers were on
4.) the doors were wide open
5.) the radio was on and blaring
and there was not a soul within earshot of it.
Now either someone was really excited or somebody broke into their car. (I did report the car license plate, but no announcement was made over the PA. I don't think they even have a PA, except for that stereo system for the parades.)
Does anybody know if someone has ever jumped into the 20,000 Leagues lagoon? I've heard about it happening at Disneyland, when they had "live mermaids" in the Submarine Voyage lagoon, but did it ever happen at WDW?
Invero
Well-Known Member
They do have a PA system, it's wired into all the speakers in the park. HOWEVER... Disney has a very strict policy of NOT using it to page anyone. The ONLY time you will ever hear it is in case of death, or extreeeeeme medical emergencies. So if you ever hear anyone being paged... it's NOT good.
MKCustodial
Well-Known Member
Yeah, I remember getting that on my prep class... And I remember one day, the manager suddenly listened intently on her earpiece, and then said "oh, boy, somebody's being paged". Funny how you're so into the thing that you actually feel bad for a person who's, theoretically, "only" being paged... At least it's a way to protect other Guests, and I kinda like it.
BenS
Member
I'm glad they use the pager sparingly. I mean think about it, you're walking down Main St., when all of a sudden, "Would the owner of the green Saturn, license plate 993-PED please return to their vehicle, your lights are on,". It would sota spoil the magic having reminders that "this is still the real world".
DixieBelle97
New Member
Re: OH
That's so true. When I was in WDW last summer, some really rude foreigners were acting like they owned the place. I got really sick of it. When I go back, I won't go in August. I'll stick with July. (NO OFFENSE TO FOREIGN PEOPLE!!!!):wave:
That's so true. When I was in WDW last summer, some really rude foreigners were acting like they owned the place. I got really sick of it. When I go back, I won't go in August. I'll stick with July. (NO OFFENSE TO FOREIGN PEOPLE!!!!):wave:
DixieBelle97
New Member
Re: Re: Re: OH
Totally. My dad and I were standing in front of some foreigners for Spectromagic and they were yelling and screaming at us!
We got there at 7:30PM and they got there at about 9:00PM. Did they expect to get a good seat at that time?? Let's just put it this way....it was NOT a pretty sight.:lookaroun
Totally. My dad and I were standing in front of some foreigners for Spectromagic and they were yelling and screaming at us!
We got there at 7:30PM and they got there at about 9:00PM. Did they expect to get a good seat at that time?? Let's just put it this way....it was NOT a pretty sight.:lookaroun
Dandyboing
New Member
Re: Re: Re: Re: OH
Don't need to tell me about it. People yelling about silly things is bad enough, but as silly as that?
*shudder*
Originally posted by DixieBelle97
Totally. My dad and I were standing in front of some foreigners for Spectromagic and they were yelling and screaming at us!
Don't need to tell me about it. People yelling about silly things is bad enough, but as silly as that?
*shudder*