BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 I found these on The Main Street Mouse. “I keep looking on the map, and I don’t see where the Cookie Monster meet and greet is.”“Mommy, when Ariel loses her fins and gets legs, does everyone see her butt?”“I hear you can get some great Margaritas back near Dumbo in Fantasyland.”“I paid too much money for this vacation, and you kids would rather play video games in the room than have fun at the “bleeping” Happiest Place on Earth!”“The Cast Members give out free gifts to certain people at the end of the night.” http://www.themainstreetmouse.com/2015/01/11/things-overheard-while-standing-in-line-at-wdw-2/ Anyone here have any gems of your own to share? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devores 382 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Look at Elsas Castle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 You see son, they made this ride after the movie. (We were in line for POTC) :rofl: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Any parent screaming at a crying kid telling them they are "going to have a good time or else"! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ependydad...Doug 176 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Any parent screaming at a crying kid telling them they are "going to have a good time or else"! Sadly, my wife and I were just having that discussion last night. We're super excited for our AP's so that we don't have to worry about "doing everything" in our upcoming week trip. This time we get to scale back because we know we're coming back for 5-6 weeks this summer (staying offsite and I'll be working full time, but it'll give us time to go play). Usually we're run so ragged that the kids are tired, us parents are tired, and everyone ends up grumpy. I've been in the shoes of that screaming parent, "I spent a crap-ton of money to be here, enjoy it dang it!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Look at Elsas Castle :gaah: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Overheard at MK...Where do I get the boat to Hollywood Studios? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Overheard at MK...Where do I get the boat to Hollywood Studios? I think I can top that. Overheard by TCD Twin #1 aboard the TTC parking tram: "Which stop is for the Imagine parking section?" (That's the name of one of the parking areas at Epcot). (This guest was on the TTC parking tram). (at 2 am). TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 I think I can top that. Overheard by TCD Twin #1 aboard the TTC parking tram: "Which stop is for the Imagine parking section?" (That's the name of one of the parking areas at Epcot). (This guest was on the TTC parking tram). (at 2 am). TCD OUCH! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 I think I can top that.Overheard by TCD Twin #1 aboard the TTC parking tram:"Which stop is for the Imagine parking section?"(That's the name of one of the parking areas at Epcot).(This guest was on the TTC parking tram).(at 2 am).TCDHey now! Watch it! That was me. After the last time I tried to do the Beers Around the World Crawl. :cheers: disneygeek87 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 LOL! That's gonna be one loooooooooong tram ride! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gots2pitt.. Jeff 64 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Overheard from someone in 2012 in the standby line: "I can believe they paid extra to get in the short line". I didn't tell them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith_h 420 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 "Sometimes Daddy doesn't wear pants." It was a little girl talking to whom I assume was grandma, later qualified it was about their trip to the swimming pool and dad taking off pants to expose his swimsuit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Overheard from someone in 2012 in the standby line: "I can believe they paid extra to get in the short line". I didn't tell them. That reminds me of the several occasions lately that I've been behind guests trying to scan their MB's at the Mine Train ride in the MK, and being told they don't have any FP+'s scheduled on their MB's. People show up at the parks with their MB's and think they can just walk up to an attraction and ride it. Since the Mine Train is new, that apparently is where they head first. What a jolt to the system it must be for them when they find out that they were supposed to schedule their FP+'s 60 days earlier. I like how the CM's at the Mine Train smile and direct the guests over to the FP kiosks across the way. They don't have to deal with the ugliness which is likely to ensue. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parrothead7368 aka Norm 101 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 That reminds me of the several occasions lately that I've been behind guests trying to scan their MB's at the Mine Train ride in the MK, and being told they don't have any FP+'s scheduled on their MB's. People show up at the parks with their MB's and think they can just walk up to an attraction and ride it. Since the Mine Train is new, that apparently is where they head first. What a jolt to the system it must be for them when they find out that they were supposed to schedule their FP+'s 60 days earlier. I like how the CM's at the Mine Train smile and direct the guests over to the FP kiosks across the way. They don't have to deal with the ugliness which is likely to ensue. TCD I know, at least for me, a trip to Disney is a little work, it may be magical but you have to help make the magic happen. When we figured we were finally going to return in November 2015, I started planning, and I will probably be planning up to the day I leave. Since we don't get there as much as many on this site, I try to make the best possible trip I can for the girls. Of course the new fastpass system is new and I need to figure it out, so thats what I will do.I think some people think that all they do is enter and poof it's their World. Best Regards,Norm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 I think some people think that all they do is enter and poof it's their World. That happened even before FP+ so no surprise it still does. You can usually spot those people a mile away, and I'd imagine they are the originators of a whole lot of interesting "things overheard in line." I've always been mystified by people who plan to spend several/many thousands of dollars on a WDW vacation and do not even so a little bit of research, much less planning. The best are the people that show up Christmas week without any kind of clue, who spend their entire time waiting in line for hours, and eating QS burgers, then rant about how they're never going back to WDW ever again because it's so awful. I've had this kind of thing happen in my own family where, despite me giving them a bunch of info ahead of time, they showed up to MK for an afternoon, completely unprepared. They essentially walked in, met Mickey, rode the train around, bought some toys and left. And then swore it would be a really long time before they ever go back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 That reminds me of the several occasions lately that I've been behind guests trying to scan their MB's at the Mine Train ride in the MK, and being told they don't have any FP+'s scheduled on their MB's. People show up at the parks with their MB's and think they can just walk up to an attraction and ride it. Since the Mine Train is new, that apparently is where they head first. What a jolt to the system it must be for them when they find out that they were supposed to schedule their FP+'s 60 days earlier. I like how the CM's at the Mine Train smile and direct the guests over to the FP kiosks across the way. They don't have to deal with the ugliness which is likely to ensue. TCDSame thing happens with Dining Reservations and the silly dining plan. Folks go on the Disney website, click, reserve a hotel, click, have their tickets, click, have dining. They think they are done. Show up, and can't find a place available to use those dining credits! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 I've had this kind of thing happen in my own family where, despite me giving them a bunch of info ahead of time, they showed up to MK for an afternoon, completely unprepared. They essentially walked in, met Mickey, rode the train around, bought some toys and left. And then swore it would be a really long time before they ever go back. Our friends sister,brother in law and 2 kids essentially did the above, but didn't complain. We were at our friends house the next day and his sister was saying how they saw the entire MK in one day and did everything. Now granted this was back in the 80s and the crowds weren't as bad, but still. So we asked them well did you go on this ride... blank stare, what about this show, deer in the headlight look. We never did quite figure out what they saw, because everything we asked them about they didn't do. But they were happy... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 I laugh thinking about my first trip to Disney with my grandparents. It was dec 87 I think. For some reason we went to Epcot first and me and my sister ,11 and 7, loved it. Never left Future World. The next day we went to MK. Loved the Monorail. Walked up Main St and through the castle into Fantasyland. I never looked at any map and while I still have the maps and brochures my grandparents had I don't think they did either. We looked at the carousel and Dumbo. Rode those and maybe the speedway and decided MK was lame. We went back to Epcot and road everything there again. Never returned to MK. Never saw the rest of the park.Well not till my honeymoon when I researched the heck out of Disney. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 There was actually a "thing" called Overheard at Walt Disney World - they had a website, FB page and Twitter feed, but it looks like the site is gone and the FB page hasn't been updated for a few years. Some good ones they'd posted...https://www.facebook.com/OHatWDW those bricks outside MK are the names of people who've played Mickey. They're dead. Mommy, why did the man give me a mickey sticker when I didn't want one? Husband: Told you not to wear heels. Wife: All I packed was heels. (in Epcot at Mexico pavilion) Now we're in Egypt! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roller ... aka Ed 351 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 In Adventureland ... "Keep looking, I know the Safari Ride is in here." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Why does it surprise you that people don't plan. If you've never been to how would you know to plan for FP or dining rezzies. What other park does that. I don't plan when I go to six flags. Why? I don't have to. Disney has created a system that IMHO makes it easier for them. I don't generally have to wait inline at six flags for more then 20-30 Minutes to ride any ride. I grew up in Southern California and went to Disneyland dozens of times. They never had FPs. Even today you can't schedule FP+ there. Heck up until recently there wasn't anything called a FP+ And with the exception of holidays and new attractions you generally don't have to wait as long to ride attractions there like you do at disneyworld. . I feel sorry for people that save up for a once in a lifetime trip and call their TR and never even heard of a FP+. Y'all need to remember that we, the fiends, are the exception. We are lucky to have gone several times to the World and have great people who write TRs that we learn from. Ok. I'll get off my soapbox. Back to your regularly scheduled program. keith_h 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Why does it surprise you that people don't plan. If you've never been to how would you know to plan for FP or dining rezzies. What other park does that. I don't plan when I go to six flags. Why? I don't have to. True, but you don't probably drag your family halfway across the country for a couple of weeks and drop 10k on a trip to Six Flags either. Personally I can't imagine booking that substantial a trip without knowing what I was getting into. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 True, but you don't probably drag your family halfway across the country for a couple of weeks and drop 10k on a trip to Six Flags either. Personally I can't imagine booking that substantial a trip without knowing what I was getting into. And I agree! I've heard so many dumb or false statements from guests through the years ... seriously, people! Why didn't you do your homework? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cortezcapt (Derek) 156 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 By no means do I consider myself a Disney expert, but there have been to many times for me to recall that I have had to bite my tongue not to correct people when they are sharing Disney "facts" with people. I found on our last trip that I was turning into that "helpfull" person. If someone is try to figure out how to get someplace or when something is happening I will help if I can. But sometimes I just sit back and shake my head while people do some of the dumbest things. The best is watching someone ask a cm for advice and doing the complete opposite with "thats not what I heard from...." . Then why did you ask?It seems even worse at Disney but I think a lot of people just turn off their brains completely on vacation. Having grown up in the tourist business Ive seen it all my life. While 20 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico on a 65ft fishing boat my mom had a man come up to her and ask how far above sea level were they, she looked over the rail and said about 5ft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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