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IWantMyMagicBand

IWantMyMagicBand

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catfury said:
We also were curbside at the MSEP and a Hispanic family next to us got very excited over Alice in wonderland... "Alicia! Alicia!" So a little girl - maybe 8 years old- corrected them "it's not Alicia, it's Alice in Wonderland"
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Both could have been correct. We were in Paris and my eldest corrected a child calling for Tigrou and Lapin :)
 
sweetpee_1993

sweetpee_1993

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On a bus from POFQ to a park in May 2008 we overheard a very proud, boisterous lady telling another woman with another family how she needed to go get her First Visit button right away because, according to her friend who knew eeeeeeverything about Disney, the best Year of a Million Dreams prizes were given to First Visit people. Castle stays, DVC memberships, trips to other Disney resorts were reserved for the new guests because Disney wanted them to keep coming back. My husband just smiled biting his lip trying not to laugh because he knew I'd say something. After the last part I just couldn't stop myself. I said, "Your friend must not have read the Terms & Conditions for the promo or know anything about how the entire thing works because the high dollar prizes are awarded using a very specific procedure that the CM's awarding them have absolutely NO option of selection or opinion. So the buttons don't play any role." I invited both ladies to visit Guest Relations and ask. I also went onto explain that existing repeat visitors were more likely to return than happy noobs. When we stepped off the bus DH giggles and says, "You had to do that, didn't you? You just crushed that woman's dreams. I think you ruined her trip." Well, how ruined would her trip be if she walked around waiting for her badge of honor to win her something and it doesn't happen?
 
Dotheneedful

Dotheneedful

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sweetpee_1993 said:
On a bus from POFQ to a park in May 2008 we overheard a very proud, boisterous lady telling another woman with another family how she needed to go get her First Visit button right away because, according to her friend who knew eeeeeeverything about Disney, the best Year of a Million Dreams prizes were given to First Visit people. Castle stays, DVC memberships, trips to other Disney resorts were reserved for the new guests because Disney wanted them to keep coming back. My husband just smiled biting his lip trying not to laugh because he knew I'd say something. After the last part I just couldn't stop myself. I said, "Your friend must not have read the Terms & Conditions for the promo or know anything about how the entire thing works because the high dollar prizes are awarded using a very specific procedure that the CM's awarding them have absolutely NO option of selection or opinion. So the buttons don't play any role." I invited both ladies to visit Guest Relations and ask. I also went onto explain that existing repeat visitors were more likely to return than happy noobs. When we stepped off the bus DH giggles and says, "You had to do that, didn't you? You just crushed that woman's dreams. I think you ruined her trip." Well, how ruined would her trip be if she walked around waiting for her badge of honor to win her something and it doesn't happen?
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Made you feel good to do that did it?
 
sweetpee_1993

sweetpee_1993

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Dotheneedful said:
It's all in the delivery! and as long as you weren't rude, you were doing her a favor.
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I was def nice. I explained in detail the big prize award process and how truly random it is. I'm not sure she was convinced but that's okay. I did share an experience we had where chatting up the Dream Team CMs did result in us getting something but it was just ears which other people don't necessarily value the way I do. ;)
 
Tuvalu

Tuvalu

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My son and I were in the underwater observation area for the hippos in AK. A man loudly announces to his party: "Those hippos aren't real! They are just AA's for the enjoyment of the people."

Years later, we still laugh about this.
 
The Mighty Tim

The Mighty Tim

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Not a Disney one, but one from another trip.

My brother and I were on a trip to Philly and we decided to take a bus out to the King of Prussia Mall. We spent a lot of the day there and when it came time to catch the bus back, it was still raining heavily. Nonetheless, we had to walk briefly outside to get to the bus stop. As we reached the exit, there was a guy there who was voicing his displeasure at the rain to his nearby friend. The guy's words were "this is f***ing baloney! I ain't goin' out in no rain, dog!"

The way he said it was really funny, but the guy seemed the kind of guy you didn't want to mock, so we kept a straight face and then went over to the bus stop. When we told our folks the story, it's became one of our stock phrases at home (along with some other memorable quotes overheard on various other trips). Whenever it's raining at home and we don't feel like going outside, we now always say "I ain't goin' out in no rain, dog!".

Though, to be fair, when I say it, it doesn't sound right in a British accent!
 
Matt_Black

Matt_Black

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I'm surprised he said the f-word and then followed that up with "baloney" instead of a more popular synonym (you know the one I mean).
 
Paul jr

Paul jr

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A few year back, I was in line for PotC with DW. We both speak french but at this moment none of us was saying a word. The family behind us with a boy around 11 was also french speaking. The boy made a comment about how I was fat (for no reason) and is dad aproved this comment:eek:. I said noting. I had a plan... Later on the line the mother asked a question to the husban; A quelle heure est la parade the 3h? At what time is the 3 O'clock parade? (not the actual question but still dumb question) And I responded... In french!!! the lady said Merci, but the boy and is dad made a face like this:jawdrop:.

Be carefull of what you said when you think nobody can understand you!:hilarious:
 
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MissingDisney

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Scene: Magic Kingdom, HOT, mid-day, HOT, moderately busy, HOT, Dad looking laid back and collected, dressed comfortably pushing a toddler in a stroller who looks pretty happy (but HOT) and Mom, dressed for the club, make-up sliding down her face, hair beyond the frizz stage holding the hand of a preschooler who was dripping in sweat in her perfect little princess outfit, who was bordering a full breaking point.

Mom: "We need to keep moving. We are WAY off schedule"
Dad bends down and says to son in stroller "Son, when you plan a trip, make sure you remember to plan LUNCH. I'm starving-how 'bout you?. Take your time, enjoy things in life so you don't die from a stress heart attack like your mom probably will....."
Mom turns around and gives Dad a look that struck fear in the hearts of all who witnessed it.
Mom: "How about I schedule a divorce?"
Dad: "Well, if you feel you must...but can we eat first? Me and the kiddos are STARVING!!!"
Dad looks over at us as we've been right next to them through the whole thing, winks and says "Family vacations-they really bring out the best in everyone eh?"
We smiled and laughed a little. My DH said, "yep, and so does a good NAP!"

It became our tag line. When we could tell the kids were starting the downward spiral, we'd say "Naptime!" which meant head back to the resort, hit the pool, grab a bite, relax and enjoy!
 
steviej

steviej

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MikeTaylorSound said:
It's our next-to-last day of the trip with our nephew and we're on the Sassagoula River Taxi, headed to DtD and he's finally getting it (what the Disney experience is all about). A little girl a few years younger than him gets on and looks like someone stole her puppy. He gets up, sits down next to her and asks her what's wrong and I think she missed seeing her favorite princess or something, so he put his arm around her and exclaims, "this is the happiest place on earth, there's no need to be sad. There are so many things to do around here... we're on our way to do something different right now! If you worry about that for too long, you won't be able to let yourself enjoy what's next. You always want to enjoy what's next." This kid is 9.
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this kid must've taken a philosophy course! love the glass half full attitude
 
SosoDude

SosoDude

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One night while walking through Liberty Square we overheard something that make us laugh to this day. A nice family has a young girl ( probably 8 years old )with a balloon that had just popped and an older girl ( probably 13) who was starts laughing about it. It is clear that the younger daughters emotions are building quickly, when she finally looks at her older sister and screams at the top of her lungs :

"DIE !!!!!!!"

The parents handled the situation rather quickly and got things under control, but we had to turn around and go back towards Frontier Land so they didn't see us laughing.
 

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