Do you usually correct people....

[mom of princessx2]

that are sharing incorrect info about WDW? I try not to, but my DH says I should.
Our current situation is at dd's dance class. Moms all sit together for an hour during the class and generally chit-chat. Well, I have a mom, a few weeks back, getting ready for their WDW trip. She said they go to WDW all the time. Then she said they were going to the Mickey Cafe at the hotel with the monorail going thru it. I shook my head and smiled. Then she said they prefer to go during a birthday because everyone gets in free on their birthday. I did pipe up and say I thought that was just in 2009 but she said it is all the time. I let it slide.

Now she is back and starts saying how Tony's (actually she said the resturant to the right when you walk in) is now closed, they turned it into a theater and that is where you meet Mickey. She also told everyone that the week they were there was the last time the MK was going to be open til 12am and they are going to start closing it much earlier.

DH says I should kindly share the correct info because several of those families will be going to WDW this summer. I don't know if that is proper or if I should just let them share their vacation with anyone listening.

Do you every correct people? BTW I usually never tell them I am a DVC member.

 

[Pakey]

No. Unless someone specifically asks me a question, I stay out of WDW conversations. Part of the fun of Disney is discovering Disney; I think everyone should get to do that in their own way without a bunch of "experts" telling them how it should be.

 

[ajf1007]

Hmm.. your right, that's a tough call. Sometimes I do correct people and sometimes I don't. It really depends on my audience. It can be tough for me to sit back and listen to those who "know it all" and spew completely incorrect information. But in your situation, I probably would have said something, if for any reason than to help out the others listening and taking her advice.

Maybe next time you can correct her, but I agree, sometimes it's just a tough call. I also don't tell people that we're DVC members but you might just have to in order to get your point across.

 

[sleepydog25]

Mostly no here, too. However, if the information is so egregiously wrong that it could mislead someone making plans, then I would kindly, gently prod the conversation to where I could kindly, gently provide the correct info. At the very least, in those situations, I would strongly suggest the others making trip plans to check out the DIS boards, Allears, etc. because "things change constantly" in the World.

 

[drewmer]

If I am talking with friends I sometimes correct info. Otherwise I stay out of the conversation or state how it was when I was there last and make a statement about how somethings must have changed

 

[ElizabethG]

I think people would just think I'm a know-it-all (which I kinda am). I don't think the others listening are committing it to memory, anyway.

Someone I know just got back and was saying that, with kids, you have to head straight to Adventure Land when you get to Magic Kingdom. His kids really liked the rides there. The first one they went on was the one with Stitch. They ended up canceling a meal reservation. He couldn't remember the name of the restaurant, but it was the one with the fairy characters in attendance.

If someone asks me some questions, watch out, they will get a spreadsheet and several pages of info emailed to them. If people are just talking, I'll join in the sharing of things I enjoy there. But, no, I don't correct them.

 

[CarnotaurDad]

I agree with the above poster who mentioned that unless the error would cause some sort of issue for someone who was planning to go, I would let it slide.

Then of course I would share it with my wife later and we could share a laugh.

 

[mdsd8700]

If someone asks me some questions, watch out, they will get a spreadsheet and several pages of info emailed to them. If people are just talking, I'll join in the sharing of things I enjoy there.

LOL! Glad to see there are other people just like me. Generally I will not correct anyone either. However if someone asks me a question or for advice I can never give a short answer. I have to e-mail a long detailed answer.

To the OP, a hard spot to be in as I know you only want to help. If the other families are really listening to the incorrect info and seem to be soaking it in then if the possibly presents it self you might want to chime in a bit about what you know and offer up some good web sites to read. That way you can still lead these other families to better advice without really putting to much of your own thoughts in the mix.

Good luck!

 

[BEASLYBOO]

I've found unless personally asked the question, it's best for me to stay out of it. I get into enough trouble just answering what is asked of me about DVC and Disney (since as some put it, you're the expert, you go all the time). Some people ask but never believe what you tell them anyway! I give up!

I remember a particular time when asked about pm EMH, we did MK, and actually did the Swiss Family Robinson at 1am in the morning. People said that is was impossible, well I posted the pictures of us, at night, with the lights up in the tree! Yes, I was tired at 1am, hiking my carcass all the way up there, but I most certainly didn't imagine it, or else the 5 of us must have drunk the same Kool-Aid!

 

[Brian Noble]

No, I don't. If it comes up, I will suggest people buy a copy of the Unofficial Guide, and subscribe to Lines. That way, bystanders don't run the risk of confusion, but I don't have to tell Ms. Smartypants that she's wrong. Plus, I could be wrong as well. It's happened once. Maybe.

 

[dmoore22]

I usually chuckle to myself when I know they are so off the mark, so much so that I wonder if they've ever been there before. Now that I have my iPhone and park apps (Undercover Tourist and WDW Magic Guide) I'll say - "Really? Let me look that up? I've just downloaded the latest park update." That definitely changes the direction of the conversation.

 

[Sammie]

Save yourself some grief and unless asked, stay out it. And actually after Spring Break they do cut back the hours at the MK so that was sorta correct.

 

[disneydenisel]

I will usually not volunteer any information unless asked, because I think that the person would just take it the wrong way. No one likes to be wrong when talking with others about their planning or what they know. I figure, they will know soon enough whether they are right or wrong and then they will adjust their stories the next time.

I agree that it's part of the fun, trying to figure things out. Even when I come to the boards looking for advice and tips, I know that I will have to find out for myself when I get there.

I was trying to help out a first-time Priceline user the other day with a car rental. I was telling her about how to figure out what the lowest price might be and to keep checking daily. In the end, she put in a fairly high bid and got it, but I didn't tell her that she could have bid a lot lower and gotten it, too. No point in making her feel badly about a few extra dollars spent when she was so excited to be using Priceline in the first place .

 

[Kymm1111]

What is funny about that is I am often asked to verify or refute peoples claims. We were at a wine tasting and someone was telling a story of how when their family went to Disney there was an incident of unclean sheets. ie bubble gum sticking the sheets together (probably one of the kids in your party imo). They said when the mother called guest services that housekeeping came up, LEFT the sheets on the bed and cut the gum out of both sheets with a pair of scissors- leaving a big hole. Half the people sitting with us swivel their heads to me... I shake my head no (subtly) and proceed to ask what resort they were at. Couldn't remember. I said you weren't on Disney property.... Oh yes they were.
By the end of the night nearly the whole party had come up to me and asked me if disney would really do that.

If it is people I do not know at all I will keep my mouth shut until I can't stand it. I am probably the best unpaid salesperson for dvc in the state of Ohio.

 

[DizGirl20]

OP - I sure hope this woman isn't posting on the DISboards, or she's about to start a bunch of silly rumors!

I don't usually correct people unless they have "bad info" that might greatly affect their vacation plans. I usually just sit and listen and correct them only in my head...

Speaking of bad info, I have a friend whose parents (now keep in mind they had never been to WDW) thought all of Disney was in the "Epcot Ball" (i.e. Spaceship Earth)!

 

[Cyndibear]

That is a hard one. I too cringe when someone "thinks" they know all about WDW and only have been a couple of times. In a group like you mentioned I would have just smiled and not said anything until I got home and had a good laugh with Dh. If it were friends, I would of had to correct them. I usually don't mention that we are DVC members because most people think we go to Disney way too much anyway!

Cyndi

 

[Liljam]

Just the other day, my friend said they loved MGM Universal and I didn't have the heart so I went with, "Ohhhh, DHS, yeah, it's a cool park. We don't do Universal because the tickets cost too much for just one day and that's all we would do, but we love MGM or DHS, whichever you wanna call it." And I'll often throw out the "MK" name when someone says they want to go to Disney and Epcot and DHS and AK... I have trouble shutting off the correction knob in my brain!

 

[daisygirl902]

I try really hard not to correct people unless I feel like I may be able to actually help. This has come up a few times actually AT Disney...once when at the Indiana Jones Show a family was behind us and totally devastated that they were too late to use their fastpasses for ToT. I turned around and said "I couldn't help but overhear you - they will more than likely still let you use them even if you are past your time..." They said "But they expired at noon!" - I replied with "You'd be surprised! Give it a try..." They were pretty excited.

I was in the pool at Port Orleans recently (when I go on work trips I don't have to use my points!) - there was a lady in the pool who actually struck up conversation with me and said they were just having an "OK time" - when I told her how often I go to Disney she said she "couldn't believe I can afford to go every year - a few times at that..." and also said something like "I wanted to take my kids to a Character Breakfast but can't get a reservation" - I couldn't help but pry a bit...I asked her "are you on the QSDP?" - she says "No, we did Deluxe because my kids like the extra snacks..." (LOL) - I ask "Did you make ANY reservations?" - "Nope we like to wing it..." I had a hard time not giving her advice, I tried to be very nice but in my head I was thinking "Moderate resort + DxDP + no reservations = HUGE waste of money"...all I could really do is recommended trying Cape May for a character breakfast, and give her a few quick pointers....she was pretty hopeless. She didn't exactly ASK my advice but I couldn't help but offer. I actually quickly excused myself and got out of the pool before I totally gave her all of the reasons I thought that their "just OK" Disney trip was all her fault.

As for correcting people I have a hard time with a few things and have to TRY not to correct people...my husband laughs uproariously any time any of these things come up in conversation anywhere near me cause he KNOWS what I'm thinking....I have almost bitten my tongue off a few times at these:
a) It's not THE MAGICAL KINGDOM
b) There is no such thing as "the EPCOT ride"
c) DisneyLAND is not in Florida


I also, if asked a simple question by a friend or acquaintance, may send spreadsheets, maps, diagrams, $ quotes, and reviews of restaurants to try to help people - what can I say, I LOVE WDW, DVC, and am an insane planner....can't help it, and not going to change!

 

[Deb & Bill]

a) It's not THE MAGICAL KINGDOM
b) There is no such thing as "the EPCOT ride"
c) DisneyLAND is not in Florida

And WDW is not the Happiest Place on Earth. That's Disneyland. WDW is the Most Magical Place on Earth.

I might butt in and say something like "yeah, the MK isn't always open late which is okay for me since I'm not a night person, but my son likes to stay there until the wee hours of the morning".

But when someone has paid a fortune for the dining plan and doesn't have any ADRs I won't say a thing. I'll just feel sorry for them.

 

[melk]

This thread reminded me of a conversation I had at work with a woman. She knew I was heading to WDW with my family (she didn't know I owned DVC or where we were staying). She said "I've heard they even have a Disney timeshare where you stay right inside Disney World. Imagine being that rich??" I just smiled .