I have a George story!
Several years ago it was my son's 9th birthday. He had on his birthday button and we were in line for PotC. As we were about to get on the boat, DS asked the CMs, "Did you remember to say 'Good Morning' to George today?" The CMs started teasing him and one said, "I don't remember, did you?" and the other said,"I wasn't hear when we opened." As we were getting on the boat, the CM saw DS's button and said, "It's your birthday? Hope it isn't your last!" and laughed as we go on. We start riding the ride and I quietly call out, "George, George!" My kids fuss at me to stop! I just laughed and we went on with the ride. Everything was uneventful until we got to the end. There was one boat in front of us and we were going up the conveyer belt for the boat to hit the exit mark and the ride stops. The boat in front of us was close enough to the exit for the people to climb over to the front of the boat and leave. They were able to push the boats behind us back somewhere for them to leave. But we were stuck on the conveyer belt. My son started crying he was so terrified. Of course, me being the loving and protective mother that I am, I was cracking up laughing at him. He had my DD convinced that George had stopped the ride and now she was crying too. Which only made me laugh more! We were stuck for about 20 minutes when they had to bring out a portable bridge for us to be able to get out of the boat. And guess who was the CM with the bridge? I asked him, "Aren't you the one who told him you hoped it wasn't his last birthday?" He said, "I was kidding!" Ds refused to go back on PotC again. I did get him back on it once it was refurbished. And we got to see the back of the park where they stored the floats for the parade and we got front of the line passes. I don't know if George stopped the ride, but it sure was funny.
Several years ago it was my son's 9th birthday. He had on his birthday button and we were in line for PotC. As we were about to get on the boat, DS asked the CMs, "Did you remember to say 'Good Morning' to George today?" The CMs started teasing him and one said, "I don't remember, did you?" and the other said,"I wasn't hear when we opened." As we were getting on the boat, the CM saw DS's button and said, "It's your birthday? Hope it isn't your last!" and laughed as we go on. We start riding the ride and I quietly call out, "George, George!" My kids fuss at me to stop! I just laughed and we went on with the ride. Everything was uneventful until we got to the end. There was one boat in front of us and we were going up the conveyer belt for the boat to hit the exit mark and the ride stops. The boat in front of us was close enough to the exit for the people to climb over to the front of the boat and leave. They were able to push the boats behind us back somewhere for them to leave. But we were stuck on the conveyer belt. My son started crying he was so terrified. Of course, me being the loving and protective mother that I am, I was cracking up laughing at him. He had my DD convinced that George had stopped the ride and now she was crying too. Which only made me laugh more! We were stuck for about 20 minutes when they had to bring out a portable bridge for us to be able to get out of the boat. And guess who was the CM with the bridge? I asked him, "Aren't you the one who told him you hoped it wasn't his last birthday?" He said, "I was kidding!" Ds refused to go back on PotC again. I did get him back on it once it was refurbished. And we got to see the back of the park where they stored the floats for the parade and we got front of the line passes. I don't know if George stopped the ride, but it sure was funny.