Makes me cringe

[TSWJan78]

So 2 co workers were in the hallway talking about Orlando and 1 just said "My nephew made me do the Tower of Terror at Universal" :scared1:

I sooo want to go and correct him but will be a good little DISer and stay here and complain to all of you!!

What other crazy misnomers have you heard that make you cringe but you keep your mouth shut about?!?

Ok back to my regulary scheduled day

[hideeh]

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[cathie1327]

By far my biggest one (and it's really not a big deal so I don't know why it gets under my skin so bad) is when people mix up where I'm going on vacation. They're like "oh, so how many days till Disneyland" and I want to scream, you dummy, I told you like five times, it's Disney WORLD!!!! They did the same thing when I was going to Disneyland. Honestly, I don't even correct people anymore lol. Or when I say I'm goind to Disneyworld and they ask is that in CA or FL? :lmao: Only my fellow disney freaks understand, I'm so glad you're all here! :rotfl:

[mikelan6]

It bothers me when people refer to the Magic Kingdom as "Disney."

As in ... the four parks at Disney World are "Disney," "Epcot," "MGM," and um..... "The animal park."

Grrrrrrrr.

[*NikkiBell*]

I second what Mike says. it drives me crazy!!!!

[exwdwcm]

:confused3yeah, the whole disneyland vs disneyworld one gets me everytime. How hard is it to remember, seriously!

i too, try to keep my mouth shut, but have beens surprised by the number of people that actually do appreciate the correction and advice from time to time. of course, you often do get that funny look like you are crazy. when in fact, they are crazy, right? :rotfl:

or the 'we are only going for 3-4 days', we thought we might get bored if we stayed longer. :lmao:

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

It bothers me when people refer to the Magic Kingdom as "Disney."

As in ... the four parks at Disney World are "Disney," "Epcot," "MGM," and um..... "The animal park."

Grrrrrrrr.

My new neighbor just did this. I had that teeth grinding cringe. How do you live in FL and NOT know the difference. Boggles the mind.

[txvjc]

i guess this is kind of the same thing....the other week I was in MK riding the train around and the people behind me just kept getting everything wrong, but the thing that bugged me most was when one asked the other when Walt Disney died and the other one answered " a few years ago...in the late 90's"...i turned around but I didn't say anything

[fakereadhed]

That drives me crazy too, but you really can't correct it. That only leads to a conversation about how often I go to WDW and someone inevitably says they are going there in x amt of wks and where should make dining reservations. Then next thing you know I'm rambling on and on, telling them how to plan their trip, and frustrated because I know they will be the next one asking me questions about Disneyland. :headache:

[Grumpy92]

Where is the monorail to Universal Studios and the MGM Grand?

The funniest one was the Osbourne lights. The guest thought it was really nice that Ozzy Osbourne would do that.

The last time were there we were sitting in a hotel lounge. It was a holiday weekend and some nearby guest were talking about maybe going to Le Cellier or another popular restaurant. They did not have reservations. We just started a polite conversation, told them that getting into Le Cellier unless you had made ADRs months ago would be very difficult and suggested some other alternatives. They were very appreciative.

[SamSam]

:rotfl:People that aren't Disney nuts, really don't care about the difference. I no longer say that we're going to Disney World, just that we're going to Orlando. Much easier that way.

[rotlex]

:rotfl:People that aren't Disney nuts, really don't care about the difference. I no longer say that we're going to Disney World, just that we're going to Orlando. Much easier that way.

I think this is exactly what many here don't get. We are fanatics, in a good way. :goodvibes With that said, the rest of my family and friends would be happy going to "Disney" once every 10 years. Disneyland, World, that place run by a mouse,etc. etc., really doesn't mean all that much too many out there! :scared1:

[mainegal]

The funniest one was the Osbourne lights. The guest thought it was really nice that Ozzy Osbourne would do that.



I had the name wrong.
I thought the lights came from the family of Donny and Marie.

[NancyIL]

I had the name wrong.
I thought the lights came from the family of Donny and Marie.

It's the Osborne (no "u") Family Spectacle of Lights - that dance! :teeth: I probably would've corrected the co-workers who thought Tower of Terror was at Universal!

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/hollywood-studios/special-events/osborne-family-spectacle-of-dancing-lights/

[adsrtw]

It grates on my nerves when people spend a fortune on a vacation and don't even take the time to do a few internet searches to have a little info before vacationing. That's how I found the DIS (even though I started my searches a year before our vacation).

Oh and another one was from some co-workers who thought 9 days at WDW was too much.

[cathie1327]

It grates on my nerves when people spend a fortune on a vacation and don't even take the time to do a few internet searches to have a little info before vacationing. That's how I found the DIS (even though I started my searches a year before our vacation).

Oh and another one was from some co-workers who thought 9 days at WDW was too much.

Meeee tooo!!!!! I really don't understand how you can spend so much on a vacation and then get there and discover that you need reservations for dining, or that there is more than one park. Seriously, how thick can ya get!?

I get harassed by coworkers as well about the length of our stay, this year we'll be gone for 12 days including flight time and when I say that we'll be in Disney the entire time people say "how boring" :scared1:

[Cyrano]

When people refer to England at EPCOT rather than the UK... wait there is little remotely Scottish, Welsh or Irish there so it would be more accurate to be called England ;)

[SuperDisneyDad]

YES!! Or, when they say, "We went to Disney and really liked that 'spiderman' ride." And, when you tell them that is not a Disney attraction, they say, "Oh, ya . . . it must have been at EPCOT."

[paperdoll1986]

I agree abotu the DIsneyland vs. Disney World thing.

But that beings me to a philosophical question:

Why do people say 'I'm going to Disney" when they are going to Disney World?

Being a DisneyLAND girl (maybe due to the geographical proclivity) I don't understand this. Is "world" too hard to add? Is DisneyLAND not part of the Disney Park universe? Anyone have an answer to this? It's been bothering me for a while. And maybe it applies to the confusion amongst those who just don't understand DISers.

A woman my mom worked with insisted there was a Haunted House in Disney's California Adventure. We thought she meant the Tower of Terror. NO. She just kept insisting to my mother there was a Haunted House....despite the fact that my mother kept telling her there was no haunted house at DISNEYLAND. There is a Haunted MANSION at Disneyland, the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at DCA, no haunted house.

Some people......

[Minnie Lor]

The one that mad me sad was an acquaintance mentioned that they were going to WDW and did I have any tips. I asked "when are you going?" She answered "Next week". Okay, "where are you staying?" Oh they haven't made any reservations yet. :eek: No room, no adr's, no plans for a trip in August and they do plan on staying on Disney property.

[MomofKatie]

or the 'we are only going for 3-4 days', we thought we might get bored if we stayed longer. :lmao:

That is the one that bugs me the most. A friend took her 2 kids to Orlando (her DH was attending a convention) a year ago and only scheduled one day for WDW. ONE DAY! She said that she went with her family in the '80's, and didn't think there was "enough stuff to keep us busy for more than a day". I tried to tell her about all the stuff that has been added IN THE LAST 25 YEARS, but she wasn't buyin' it. Oh, well.

I felt sorry for those kids- they missed out on so much. Some people just don't get it.

[shellynn24]

It grates on my nerves when people spend a fortune on a vacation and don't even take the time to do a few internet searches to have a little info before vacationing. That's how I found the DIS (even though I started my searches a year before our vacation).

Oh and another one was from some co-workers who thought 9 days at WDW was too much.
This one gets me too. I can't believe the number of people I came across at Disneyland and WDW (in July both times) that were mad because there were a lot of people there and they couldn't get into______ (insert attraction, restaurant). When they get really rude, I just ask them if they did even one minute of planning. In this day of the internet it is too easy to do a little research. :confused3

[NancyIL]

The one that mad me sad was an acquaintance mentioned that they were going to WDW and did I have any tips. I asked "when are you going?" She answered "Next week". Okay, "where are you staying?" Oh they haven't made any reservations yet. :eek: No room, no adr's, no plans for a trip in August and they do plan on staying on Disney property.
I feel the same way about people who book a cruise, then wait until the last minute to think about what they should do in each port. This was posted at Cruise Critic on July 10 about a British Isles cruise:

We are leaving July 19th on Crown Princess. We do not want to take the boat excursions, but want to go on our own. Are there any excursions outside the boat? Also, how far are the cities from the dock? Walking or taxis? Ports are Greenock, Invergordon, So. Queensferry, Liverpool, Cork, and Dublin. I appreciate any info you can give me. Thank you.
You can stumble around a Disney theme park and still manage to see quite a bit of it. But who goes to Europe and waits until the week before to decide what to do? :confused:

[dpuck1998]

The one that mad me sad was an acquaintance mentioned that they were going to WDW and did I have any tips. I asked "when are you going?" She answered "Next week". Okay, "where are you staying?" Oh they haven't made any reservations yet. :eek: No room, no adr's, no plans for a trip in August and they do plan on staying on Disney property.

:scared1:

I've gone to taking the high road. I usually just "smile and wave", unless the prod me for information. I've helped many people plan trips, but if someone just asks me about it I say little. If they seem to really want to know I will give them some websites. If they ask for more help I will actually book dining, hotels and make them an itenrary if they want that much help.

[tigger813]

My brother and his family went at Thanksgiving two years ago. They made no reservations after I told my brother that he would need to. They ended up eating McDonald's and room service for their Thanksgiving meal.
I have a friend going next April who has already asked for my help in planning her vacation like where to eat, etc.

[suorkaterina]

My Grandfather LIVES in Florida. We always stay with him for a bit before we head off to Disney. And he ALWAYS calls it DisneyLAND. SO frustrating.

[AnninIowa]

My dad has been to Disney World three times now and STILL calls it Disney LAND!! :lmao:

[TIGGERmetoo]

It bothers me when people refer to the Magic Kingdom as "Disney."

As in ... the four parks at Disney World are "Disney," "Epcot," "MGM," and um..... "The animal park."

Grrrrrrrr.

It drives me crazy too and my DH does it all the time!!!!!:eek:

[oc_tony]

My wife and her siblings always laugh when they recall hearing a woman talk about going on the Tower of Towels. 15 years later and they still crack up when they think about it. :rotfl2:

[TSWJan78]

My wife and her siblings always laugh when they recall hearing a woman talk about going on the Tower of Towels. 15 years later and they still crack up when they think about it. :rotfl2:

That is cute.... I wonder if it a futer attraction featuring mousekeeping and Towel animals?!? :rotfl:

[rn4val]

You all are right about those that don't plan anything. The people that I have talked to that didn't really like WDW din't plan a thing and then only spend a couple of days. I don't undstnad people spending so much money and then not preparing at all.

[SarahinNO]

There are a couple of people at work who did the Disney World internship in their college days, so a lot of co-workers go to them for advice. What drives me nuts is when they give people the wrong information: i.e. recommending restaurants that are no longer open or saying the first week in December is a peak time & don't go then.