Crazy stories at disney world

[seobaina]

Without meaning to seem uncompassionate or harsh to either side but PLEASE can we take the OT discussions OT?I'm trying to read the fun crazy stories that this thread is supposed to be about and while I understand it started from a story post it seems obvious to me that this arguement is just getting more and more heated and isn't going to be resolved easily if at all. I personally think it's very easy to misread people and jump to conclusions on both sides - problem with written word over one-to-one but for now PLEASE can we stick to the topic on here?

 

[webstah]

Wrong info - there is no such thing as head of the line priveledges! Most times people in wheelchairs, ecv's, etc. wait longer! OMG the worst is Spaceship Earth at Epcot - we will walk in and see the line is non-existant for the regular line. We go to the handicap entrance and wait about 20 min. If we were all able-bodied we could have just walked on the ride, but no, we wait 20 min.

You are correct, and it was a poor choice of words on my part. What I was trying to indicate, (the name of the disorder was intended to portray how I feel about someone who would to this) is that there are people out there who try to get away with anything. An earlier post was about a gentleman who was putting his children in a wheelchair on a rotating basis. There are some "benefits" a word I hate to use, but there is reserved places for wheelchair occupants for the parades, and for festival of the lion king as examples. I have witnessed things that make my blood boil, such as Granny being surrounded by 15 grandkids for the 3PM parade, pushing people who needed that access out of the way, and when is was done, Granny gets out of the wheel chair and tells someone to return it now the parade is done.
The poster previous to me stated that they didn't feel anyone had any right asking questions about a perfectly normal looking adult, because some disabilities are hidden. I stated that was why Disney now uses the GAC cards, to take the pressure off of the CMs so they don't get harranged by people. The CMs can't be expected to know every possible condition that would allow someone ADA consideration. These people are not in the medical field, they are ride attendants, and are told the disability entrances are for disabled people. That being said, there is no call for rudeness on the part of the CM, but simply asking a question is not harrasment.
Having two members of my immediate family that have conditions which allow them ADA consideration, it bothers me to see people try to fake it for some misconcieved benefit such as parade seating, when my two family members would have someone who really needs it to be able to use it instead of using it themselve and blocking the real need from being fullfilled.

Now, this thread is supposed to be about crazy stories, lets get back to them.

 

[disneyfantotheend]

I only read through page 1 so far, but I need to say WOW! There are some pretty amazing stories. I can't wait to read the rest.

 

[Dustball]

We go to Disney quite a bit and we were taking our DS 5 to Tom Sawyer's Island to look for paintbrushes....

A few problems,
1) We were a little late getting started and we were on the 2nd or 3rd raft to Tom Sawyer's Island....which meant that we could be too late to find a paint brush.
2) We had told our DS 5 all about it and he was so excited to find a paintbrush!

So we get to Tom Sawyer's Island and we find out that there are still paintbrushes out there

I am being getting to feel less panicked. We run into an excited little girl that is around 12 years old! She is telling us where she found a paintbrush!
My DS 5 is getting very sad and anxious. He even starts to cry and we start
running around looking for the elusive paintbrush. After about 1/2 an hour,
we are tired and ready to give up. All of a sudden, we see the little girl
that had already gotten a paintbrush. She came running up and said
"I've been looking all over for you!" She had found a second paintbrush
and presented it to my son. What a great little girl!

My ds was thrilled! We even semi-hid it and he pretended to find it for some photos.

After we turned in the paintbrush, we took our fastpass (we don't do BTMR
or SM) and found a tired looking family and gave them our fastpasses!

Pixie Dust! Pass it on!

 

[KAYzEyes]

First, this is exactly my point. If someone is already in line and you come in after them with your dog, where are they supposed to go if they're allergic? That's why I said I thought it was a good idea for you to use the back entrance...

Second, I never said that you should be on "high alert" for someone with allergies, so there's no reason to call me ridiculous for it. I simply said that you should show some compassion for people with allergies as opposed to your prior post where you implied that they could just take a pill or use an inhaler.

Third, thanks for your sarcasm in your comment that I "ok"ed your use of the exits. I never said anything of the sort. I politely said to please use those means of entry. And then you state that some people will never get it. Maybe that wasn't directed at me, but quoting me at the beginning implies that it was... There wasn't anything in my post that was indicative of me "not getting it." I just was pointing out that there are issues regarding guide dogs for people with allergies, and perhaps we should all show compassion for everyone. End of story.

I do apologize, I didn't mean my comment about some people not getting it for you. Just in general it's been my experience that sometimes regardless of the time & effort many with disabilities put into educating about diversity, laws & such related to Service Dog access, it seems to fall on deaf ears. Not always, but often.

My sarcasm was in reply to you saying "please use the back entry"... not to be cruel, just a tongue in cheek sort of thing. I know, hard to get the tone of a comment without hearing the inflection in the voice. Sorry again if it offended you.

As for someone being in line prior to my coming in line with my dog, again, if the person has such a severe allergy he/she need only say, "I have a dog allergy", and I'd more then willingly move away from the person. Most people going on attractions at places like DW are with other people, and thus it would be no issue either moving ahead of his/her group to put distance between him/herself & my dog, or I could step back behind the group I'm with and put distance between the person and my dog. Such simple solutions. But such scenerios are unlikely to present themselve in my case, because I do elect to use the entrance designated for PWD, and will not be pushed around on the matter.

What would be an interesting thing would be if I were in line at the entrance for handicapped persons and another PWD was there who had dog allergies. Hasn't happened yet, but certainly could happen. Will have to cross that bridge when I come to it I guess. But shouldn't be too problematic, as I'd just put a little distance between my dog and the person.

I think this discussion has worn itself out. Thank you to the folks who already had or who have now gained a better understanding of Service Dog & handler law. For anyone who still feels my asserting my rights as a PWD was wrong in the situation, well, that's your prerogative. So be it.

Have a blessed Sunday folks.

 

[iwrbnd]

it really is sad that my generation has so many of these people that think they can say anything and act however they want without regard for anyone else...Ive always hated being grouped in with that....Im now 21 and i go with friends to disney every year ranging from 18 to 24 and none of us would ever dream of doing anything like that....why?...bc our parents never let that behavior happen growing up and it carried over into our adult lives as well....i like to have a good time and i like to party....such is being a college student but at no time would i ever dream of doing something so rude...If these teens ever want to be seen or taken seriously as adults...they need to grow up

Good for you! I have a teen who was joking about what he was going to do to the characters when he saw them. He thought he was being cool and funny, we did not! Even though he was kidding he ended up hearing a big lecture about why you don't do that and what would happen if you did...both by the law AND worse, what we would do! He's never brought it up again!

 

[TenderDonkey]

I actually have a funny story about the feared Brazilian tour group. My buddy and I were in line with my niece for Peter Pan. Being in our mid 20's this was the last place on earth we wanted to be, but for her anything. Anyway this loud group comes chanting and singing and just being the opposite of what you want when a little hungover standing in line for Peter Pan. My buddy right away points out that all the guys are wearing fanny packs. So he gets one of their attention and proceeds to point at this kid's fanny pack. The entire time he is making kissy faces and doing seductive poses while saying do you like this? The entire line is busting out laughing. The kid finally in perfect english asks why he is doing this and my buddy point blank says Dude you have a fanny pack. At this point the entire group leaves. So there you go. Even though there may be a language barrier every teen has the same weakness..embarrassment from older people.

 

[kellieinwonderland]

I actually have a funny story about the feared Brazilian tour group. My buddy and I were in line with my niece for Peter Pan. Being in our mid 20's this was the last place on earth we wanted to be, but for her anything. Anyway this loud group comes chanting and singing and just being the opposite of what you want when a little hungover standing in line for Peter Pan. My buddy right away points out that all the guys are wearing fanny packs. So he gets one of their attention and proceeds to point at this kid's fanny pack. The entire time he is making kissy faces and doing seductive poses while saying do you like this? The entire line is busting out laughing. The kid finally in perfect english asks why he is doing this and my buddy point blank says Dude you have a fanny pack. At this point the entire group leaves. So there you go. Even though there may be a language barrier every teen has the same weakness..embarrassment from older people.

how is this funny? Sounds pretty rude and lame to me.....

 

[TenderDonkey]

It shut the kids up and got them of line. I could care less if it was rude.

 

[SundaeAfternoon]

I actually have a funny story about the feared Brazilian tour group. My buddy and I were in line with my niece for Peter Pan. Being in our mid 20's this was the last place on earth we wanted to be, but for her anything. Anyway this loud group comes chanting and singing and just being the opposite of what you want when a little hungover standing in line for Peter Pan. My buddy right away points out that all the guys are wearing fanny packs. So he gets one of their attention and proceeds to point at this kid's fanny pack. The entire time he is making kissy faces and doing seductive poses while saying do you like this? The entire line is busting out laughing. The kid finally in perfect english asks why he is doing this and my buddy point blank says Dude you have a fanny pack. At this point the entire group leaves. So there you go. Even though there may be a language barrier every teen has the same weakness..embarrassment from older people.

It shut the kids up and got them of line. I could care less if it was rude.

Why did they need to get out of line? Because they were being loud and having fun? It's not their fault you were hungover at Disney World.:

Sorry, but that is terrible and reminds me of playground bullies.

 

[Huck Sawyer]

DH and myself were there last year at this time. We were sitting in LMA waiting for the show to start. It wasn't packed but you still had people all around you. Just before the show started a family of four came in with a tween in a wheel chair. What first shocked me is that the tween jumped out of the wheel chair and bolted up the stairs as quick as he could to sit at the very top. STRANGE!!!! then the parents started yelling at him that if he sits up there he is sitting by himself because they want to sit more in the middle. So the tween ran across the rows looking for I guess the best seat. Question the wheel chair yet again!!!! Once the family now a group of 3 sat in front us, their DS around 4 started climbing all over this mom, we never thought anything of it. But as the show went on the child started to climb up my legs. I just looked at him not wanting to start anything with the parents. The parents didn't care they would turn and watch him. It went on for awhile and I finally asked the little boy to please not climb on me. The parents just looked at me like I did something wrong. Again 2mins later the boy starts grabbing my hands and and pinching him. By this point my DH is mad and takes the little boys hand and moves it. The parents ask us "please do not touch my son." WTH????? at that moment the boy turned and gave me and DH a look that we still talk about. It was right out of the omen. The child look like Damien and the look sent chills down my spine. I curled up tightly to DH. To add to the craziness as soon as the show was done the Tween came running jumping down the stairs hopped in the wheelchair and the dad went on to push him out asking people to move for them. the whole thing still had DH and myself still talking.

 

[TenderDonkey]

The group came chanting and screaming. The line was peaceful before that. I think they left because they were embarrassed.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

One of the funniest things I saw that I was not directly involved in was a day at Epcot when a large white egret decided to stand on the monorail beam. The monorail train coming along saw the egret and stopped, waiting for it to get off the beam. The driver blew the horn and the egret still did not move. The driver had the train creep forward a bit and the egret took a couple of steps away from the train and stopped again and then would not move. So the monorail train was stuck there for about five minutes. I wondered what the driver told the passengers. I know if he had just driven forward and struck the bird he would probably have gotten in a lot of trouble. Finally after about five minutes the bird decided to fly off and the train then continued its journey.

 

[jimmiej]

Boy, this thread sure has gotten off topic.
Let's hear somemore crazy behavior stories.

IA. It never ceases to amaze me how people get their panties in a wad on a thread meant for fun.

 

[Toy_Story2010]

The group came chanting and screaming. The line was peaceful before that. I think they left because they were embarrassed.

and we wonder where the ignorant american thing comes from... jees.

 

[TenderDonkey]

Actually I'm not American. I did however come to your country and learn your culture. With that being said I have come to realize that most Americans like their personal space. These teens had no respect and wanted to dominate the line as they were chanting and screaming at people. That is not cool. And if someone is going to act a fool in public I'm going to call you out on it.

 

[DonaldTDuck]

Actually I'm not American. I did however come to your country and learn your culture. With that being said I have come to realize that most Americans like their personal space. These teens had no respect and wanted to dominate the line as they were chanting and screaming at people. That is not cool. And if someone is going to act a fool in public I'm going to call you out on it.

Make all the excuses you want, you're still the picture perfect ugly American. To think you consider yourself an adult and act like a 10 year old to teens is beyond me. Grow up a little and let live.

 

[frayedend]

So this one time I ran into a group of blind brazillians wearing fanny packs. They were all pooh sized men and the were kissing each other. They all had dogs, ecv's and wheelchairs and wanted to cut the line. Oh and I think they may have also been rednecks.

Seriously folks, we need to stop getting offended by everything. Fact is we are all different but some differences aren't seen as much. It's hard for someone without a disability to even know how to act around disabled people. We get mixed messages. In one instance we are applauded for helping a blind person navigate some scaffolding. But in another we are reprimanded for offering to help them in a strange public restroom. Someone that looks strange to us may get angry when we stare, but others get angry when we look away. Some like to talk about their disability and some get mad if you mention it. If a kid says something wrong in front of or to a disabled person it may be the first time they've seen it. Maybe us good parents will discuss it with them later. We certainly don't start talking about it in front of the person.

My point is only that if you are not exposed to something very often it doesn't mean you are ignorant because you don't know about it.

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

I actually think that this is a reason for you TO use the back entrance, so that you are exposing fewer people to the possibility of being stuck next to your dog for an extended period of time.

For the record, I made the original allergy post concerning the importance of making accomodations for guide animals and the general public. I think it is very important for everyone to be able to enjoy the World in ways that are safe for everyone and that was the point of my original post.

Taking service animals out of the standby line is safer for everyone. The animals aren't waiting in line in the heat, the person who uses the animal won't have to worry about maneuvering the queues, and people who may have issues with animals (allergies, fears, etc) are not put in the position to have to handle whatever is the problem.

I don't know if there is something the WDW can address concerning this issue, here's only to hope.

Thank you for understanding.

I'm really glad you were able to weigh in on the overall topic. It's one thing for the helpers to share our side, but also to hear your side as well.

Now to the topic at hand, I don't think a lot of people will consider this a crazy story, but here goes...

On one of our jungle excursions our boat completely lost power. The next boat came around the corner and the skipper slowed the boat down slow enough in an attempt to push us! Next thing we know our boat almost capsized! Finally, our skipper told the other boat to stop, ended up firing off their "gun" and we had to be hauled back to port.

 

[knieriem]

Every year, we rent a large passenger van to get our large family to Disney...
At DHS, we are assigned a van spot right near the park entrance. Last year, we were assigned spot 7 or something like that, so we literally stepped out of the van right onto the walkway that leads to the entrance - a 2 minute walk. Having been asked a few times what group we were or "where does this bus go", we decided to try a social experiment...
After Fantasmic that night, as 1000's of people were pouring out of the park and all the resort bus stops were backed up, I got in the drivers seat, and cranked the van. The rest of my family lined up outside the bus - within 2 minutes there were people lined up behind them. What the heck were they thinking? "I don't know where this bus goes, but it can't be worse than the wait for a resort bus..."

My brother in law even turned to one guy and asked where the bus was headed. The guy said, I think it's a direct TTC bus. I opened the door and we had a good laugh telling the 10-15 people lined up behind them that it was our family bus and was headed to the Polynesian...but with no extra riders.

Our bus on the far right.

Oh my!!! I laughed so hard I cried! Goes to show that people would jump off a bridge if a group of people lined up to do so!