Buying refillable mugs on ebay

[CajunDixie]

Where are the scrapbookers? I can just see someone doing a few pages of a scrapbook on the refilable mugs.....pics of the sign stating the mug is for your current stay, the current mug, and various pics of all the things people fill instead of the current mug. Everything from baby bottles to bread bags.

Or maybe we need to start a page like ??? (thinkin its the Zurg's) that have the bad shoe pic site. Everyone can send in their strangest pic of what people use to get free pop at their resorts.

 

[Crissup]

Originally posted by BethR
But perhaps the funniest and strangest thing that was posted was that someone saw a family, sitting on the steps of Town Hall in the MK, eating corn, right out of the can.

Actually, as I recall, that was one of CharlieNJ's fantastic works of fiction. At the time, there was a lot of topics coming and going about whether people sneaking food in the gate to eat for lunch was a violation of Disney rules. It was a silly argument that people got passionate about (kinda like a EBay mug topic, huh?) and it got to the point where people claimed that eating food you smuggled into the park, at a table reserved for a Disney eating establishment was like stealing from Disney.

So, out of the blue one day, comes this post about a lot of commotion at Disney. The post went on to explain that Disney execs were in a panic because a family walked right up and sat on the Town hall steps, and then... then... and then, they pulled out cans of corn and started eating them cold, right out of the can, right there on the Town hall steps!! OMG! Execs were running everywhere in a panic!! What could they do?!? What if everyone started doing this?!? It could mean disaster for the counter service food establishments!! HORRORS!!!

That's when it took off and formed a life of it's own. I wasn't reading every post at that time (nor do I now ), so Charlie might have gotten the idea from a funniest thing post. I'm not sure about that. I just remember the post when it first showed up and how funny it was as he went into great detail. It was the stuff legends are made out of!

As for me, no corn here. I'll still take an Emu Leg, thank you very much.

 

[Crissup]

Originally posted by CheapMom
cooking in the room

Does this include those horrible people who leave Crock Pots running all day and burn down all the Disney resorts?

 

[jann1033]

well I saw on another site that fire that burned down all the disney resorts was started not by a crock pot of macaroni and cheese but by a family attempting to disinfect refillable mugs they purchased from ebay. they had been instructed to boil them in a crockpot for 24 hrs in a bleach water solution to remove some strange "organic residue". the fire dept. drained bay lake in an attempt to put out the fire and wdw was sued by irrate guests left stranded on water mice for 12 hrs untill all the princesses made a human "boardwalk" to reach them and set them free.

 

[DMRick]

no no no Jan..you are confused. It wasn't Bay Lake, because that happened in Disney Land, not Disney World!

 

[Ozymoe]

<I>the fire dept. drained bay lake....to put out the fire </I>

OMG!

We've drained Disney dry by using our refillable mugs improperly!

SEE!!! SEE!!! SEE what it has led to???


...and now we can't even illegally hop and use all those resort pools because...because...

...THERE IS NO WATER AT DISNEYWORLD!


*shocked silence at the Dis*

 

[rdrjj5]

Originally posted by Ozymoe
<I>the fire dept. drained bay lake....to put out the fire </I>

OMG!

We've drained Disney dry by using our refillable mugs improperly!

SEE!!! SEE!!! SEE what it has led to???


...and now we can't even illegally hop and use all those resort pools because...because...

...THERE IS NO WATER AT DISNEYWORLD!

Oh no!! No water means they cannot make some of the drinks on the beverage bar! Now what to do with my bread bag???

 

[jann1033]

we now use *our* bread bags to bring day old jelly donuts into AK...husband keeps them under his shirt so no one notices ( he looks pregnant but no one has mentioned anything about his appearance so it must be ok) and we love to feed them to the lions on the safari ride. we toss them really fast and so far none of the CM's have told us *not* to so we figure Disney must like us to bring treats for the animals. if they do not repair the water situation soon the mugs would work for that also and since they have a lid it might mean less jelly is smeared on the seats when we hit bumps.

 

[Ozymoe]

<I>...to bring day old jelly donuts into AK...husband keeps them under his shirt so no one notices ( he looks pregnant but no one has mentioned anything about his appearance so it must be ok)</I>


Jeez....and what happens when the jelly donuts leak? Hello????
Then Disney will be forced to give him a C-section....um...and what prodigy shall emerge from that?...

 

[maryliz]

Thanks to all for one of the best laughs I've had in a while. I do have a question though for those who are appalled by people who bring blankets for the parade. Am I just blind, or do people actually set them up and then leave them there ???? (ya know, like the pool chair savers with the towels!) I do set out my blanket for my family of four. While waiting for the parade, we take this opportunity for one of us to STAY with the blanket while the other parent takes them to the bathroom, etc (maybe even one ride on Mexico -- I love how it's always ME who gets to stay with the blanket). I've had people kind of kick at it to make room for themselves, and I politely tell them that it's for my entire family. I've received some dirty looks, but I figure that as long as one of us is there at the actual spot, there is nothing wrong with this. Am I making a Disney faux-pas ???

 

[CheapMom]

Considering that people actually leave their balankets alone to claim a spot I would say you are well within your rights.

 

[Mackey Mouse]

I just read this whole thread and have had some of the best laughs ever in my experience on the Dis.. You all are so clever..

I have one thought here.. what about the parents who put their children on their shoulders and block out your view of watching the parade or fireworks, of course this is after you have staked out your post for 5 hours waiting patiently for the parade to start, and then they pop in front of you, look at you as if you are crazy if you even so much as sigh.. I am thinking here maybe the CM's should force those parents to kneel down or maybe even better just chop them off at knees.. they could carry Disney machetes to do the job... of course then you would have to deal with blood and that whole contamination factor, maybe not such a good idea.

I have a confession to make, I have never bought a refillable mug or rented a stroller/battering ram, but I do buy on Ebay all the time so I am going to check out the reusable mug theory.... after they expire, wouldn't they be collectible??

This is a PS to my thoughts above.. I thought this was so hilarious I saved it to my favorites.. Thanks for the fun everyone..

 

[jann1033]

Originally posted by Mackey Mouse
I they could carry Disney machetes to do the job...
..

so *that* explains why the sword in the stone was missing when we were there.

 

[dee519]

It was so different in Disneyland. The CMs are in control of the Guests and tell them constantly along the parade route what is expected. People in the front must sit down at all times. All others will remain standing. They constantly go up and down and explain all of this to the Guests. They are serious too.

I too think it's so rude for others to (after you've been standing somewhere for a very very very long time) to get in front and put a kid on top of their shoulders. Just hold the child in your arms. That is so rude parents! There are other guests.

I love the parents though that come up to you - picture this - you're sitting in a Great Spot for 3 hours for Spectromagic. You have 2 spots - one for you and your husband. There are plenty of other Guests that you've now made friends with sitting all around you. At the last minute (never fails) a parent comes up to see if their child (I mean after all Disney is for kids [so they say] - but NOT - it's for adults too) but anyway, they come up to you to see if their child can squeeze in to annoy you and jump up when ever float comes in and character and block your video taping or picture taping - I mean after all - it's a child and we should be sensitive to that. Well, what I have to say is 2 things: first, go see if all the other Guests along the parade route would mind if your child stand in front of them (cause that's what usually happens) and second, if you were so concerned about your child getting a good seat at the parade and being able to see it why didn't you sit 3 hours ago? Even 1 hour ago you would have gotten a decent seat. My answer - NO!!!!! Been there - done that - doesn't work.

(sometimes I really don't care and I will but only the child and only if I'm not going to be taking pics & taping) I can't stand pushy people.

 

[jann1033]

Originally posted by dee519
It was so different in Disneyland. The CMs are in control of the Guests and tell them constantly along the parade route what is expected. People in the front must sit down at all times. All others will remain standing. They constantly go up and down and explain all of this to the Guests. They are serious too.

:

do *they * carry official disney machetes??? and how can I tell a "Disney" machete from your normal say, "drug lord "machete? Is Mickey on it or Michael Eisner? and can you trade these machetes? do the CMs have to trade with you, say your pocket knife for their machete, like they do pins? and do you think the security would stop me with either my pocket knife going in or the official disney machete going out? I could put the pocket knife in my pocket but might have to carry the machete outside my clothes. and can we start a machete swap thread? I'd do it but don't have one to swap as yet.

 

[FatCow]

I want my own Disney machettes to open my Ramen container! aaargh!

 

[maggiew]

I had something similar happen to me on our June trip. We had staked out a space to see the MGM parade wayyyy ahead of time. I wanted my mom to see all the cute floats (she's never been.) We put my two DDs on the curb sitting and my mom and I stood behind them. Well, this lady comes up RIGHT BEFORE the parade was about to start. She taps me on the shoulder and points to a cup/drink that is sitting on the ground behind me to my left and asked me if that was mine. As I turned my head and shoulders to look what she was pointing at, SHE SQUEEZED IN BESIDE ME. Now if that wasn't bad enough, a minute later her husband and son in a stroller squeezed in. I didn't say anything because I am too meek, but I did try to spread out as far as I could and take back my space.

Maggie

 

[jann1033]

this thread reminded me of something that happened to us on our last trip...we were really tired one night and just got pizza to take back to the room ( no anchovies) well we thought we might want to get it again so we saved the box and 2 days later decided to get it again so we took our box to Pop Cen. food court( we were staying at POR) and got another pizza. the CM behind the counter gave us a kind of rude look when we handed her the box but put our pizza( exactly the same kind ) in it and as we were walking out another CM started screaming at us that we needed to pay for that! I mean we had paid the first time we got pizza and there were NO SIGNS that said the box was only good for one pizza ( I checked). where ARE they hiring these CMs from anyway! we did end up paying for it since people were starting to stare and point at us ( like WE were the nutty ones!!!) but I am going to write a letter to Disney about this .

 

[FatCow]

ROTFLMAO!!!!!

 

[CheapMom]

Hey FatCow do you leave tomorrow- are you the one that is surprising your kids with the cruise??? You must be be brimming with excitement-- I am MUCHO jealous