Have you ever had a shock?

[MickeyP]

I agree. Just because you don't speak the language, that doesn't give you the right to act mentally challenged.

 

[scrapbookworm]

I agree. Just because you don't speak the language, that doesn't give you the right to act mentally challenged.

ITA! That means the people were just being obstinate, no matter what language spoken or their nationality. KWIM?

 

[Matty_Disfan]

Not so much shocking as unexpected:

DH and I were at MK in Nov 2003, and one of our favorite rides is the TTA. The crowds were light when we went, and TTA was always a walk-on ride. Once there was some large group of kids (around age 10? 12?) that got on the TTA about a train length in front of us. Multiple times during the ride, the CM would announce something on the speaker like "For your safety and others, please remain in your seats." Every time we went into a tunnel area (past Buzz, etc.), we'd here this announcement. Eventually, we realized that the kids in front of us were car-hopping. We could occasionally see their shadows as the stood on top of a seat and jumped to another car. So dangerous! Finally, inside Space Mountain, the TTA came to a complete stop and a CM with a flashlight walked to their seats. I don't know what the CM said, but it worked because the kids quieted immediately and stayed quiet for the rest of the ride, what little there was left of it. By the time DH and I got back to the TTA hub, the kids were gone. Those kids definitely needed chaperones, and I applaud the CMs who disciplined them. (I'm sure the CMs had to do so for liability purposes, but they shouldn't have to put up with that kind of behavior.)

Unless I am mistakened I believe 2 people have died in seperate incidents car hoppin on the TTA

 

[Philadisney]

My shock is that you would be given that job and not be taught how to give the warning in Spanish, and probably a couple of other languages, too. [Or at very least given a card with it written out phonetically.] If you are going to do a job like that properly, you need to be able to give the warnings to people who don't speak English.

that would have been helpful, but in all my time at WDW i was never taught to say anything in another language - probably because i moved from role to role often ( i only worked at illuminations for a couple of weeks). if the problem had escalated and they had still refused to move, i would have been able to call security.

 

[Syrreal]

Also, most of the time it is the english speaking guests who are climbing all over everything and claiming that the CM is "ruining the magic" by asking them to please step off the planters. The same planters that they could very easily get hurt if they were watching the parade and stepped 2 inches in any direction and fell off. I personally stick to the "if you have to climb over, on, or under somthing...you probably shouldn't be where you are trying to get to" (this obviously is not for times when you are supposed to go under over or on things ).

 

[ironz]

Maybe not "shocking" per se, but I would think that if you had your hand on top of the saddle of one of the horses on the Carousel at MK, and the other hand was in the vicinity of the pole, that would mean you have "claimed" that horse. My niece practically had a little girl lifted up and placed on her hand because she paused momentarily before mounting her Carousel horse. The man who picked up the kid completely ignored her! (as opposed to the woman at Dumbo who body-checked me into the fence, separating our family group to make sure she was in an adjacent elephant to her husband and son).

And that's my report from Pushy-Parent Land! (aka Fantasyland)

 

[solferino]

Sunday afternoon we were at the MK just outside the castle. When you're facing it there's this covered area like a small gazebo to the right. Kind of reminded me of the bus stops at the resort. I digress. There was a family having some sort of arguement, an older brother (late teens early 20s) maybe, mom and younger boy. The mom was yelling/encouraging the older one as he was wrestling the younger one down VERY forcefully. The older one then hawked this big gross, stringy spit on the younger one while holding him down.

FIL went and got the attention of a cast member because it was clearly getting out of control. When 2 CMs were walking down the castle ramp the mom and older male split up and dispersed while the younger one stayed there leaning against the fence railing. FIL doesn't like getting into others business, but this was clearly over his line of looking the other way.

It was the most awful thing I've seen in a long time. The last place I'd expect to see something like that was at Disney. I hope the younger one is ok. I mean if this kind of thing is happening in public, what goes on at home?

 

[MickeyP]

That's disgusting! I wouldn't think that type would be at Disney. Now I have seen that type at our state fair.

 

[ChristyJ]

What we found to be "shocking" and very frustrating were those individuals who act oblivious, but who (you can tell) know what they're doing and just don't care. For instance, my 2 DDs (ages 5 & 8 at the time) had a great, front-row spot to take in the parade at MGM-they were sitting down and this man came over and stood right in front of them. His teenage daughter was obviously embarassed and said something to him-which he first ignored, then when she said something again, he was like "oh..." and moved back. Please, you know he saw my girls...

 

[snowglobe girl]

I had a man shove me into a door frame and I was almost six months pregnant (and definitely showing)!! The SpectroMagic parade was going on, so everything was really crowded. I was with my DH, DM and DB, who were all in front of me coming out of the ice cream shop and headed toward the exit. I came out of the shop behind them, about the time that the man and wife were coming down the sidewalk and apparently didn't want to wait on me to exit with my family and just shoved me right over into the door frame, trying to cut me off from my family. Then his wife had the nerve to make some comment about "she's just rude". That has been the only really rude people that I have directly experienced in all my vacations to WDW (thank goodness)!!

 

[disneyaggie]

That's disgusting! I wouldn't think that type would be at Disney. Now I have seen that type at our state fair.

Probably the same folks from the state fair, but the fair was most likely closed and they found Disney open.

 

[mommystieg]

I had a man shove me into a door frame and I was almost six months pregnant (and definitely showing)!! The SpectroMagic parade was going on, so everything was really crowded. I was with my DH, DM and DB, who were all in front of me coming out of the ice cream shop and headed toward the exit. I came out of the shop behind them, about the time that the man and wife were coming down the sidewalk and apparently didn't want to wait on me to exit with my family and just shoved me right over into the door frame, trying to cut me off from my family. Then his wife had the nerve to make some comment about "she's just rude". That has been the only really rude people that I have directly experienced in all my vacations to WDW (thank goodness)!!

We learned last June how brutal people can be at MK when you are trying to exit during Spectro We were walking in our little family parade single file line(me, DD#1 with DD#2 in stroller and DH with DD#3 in stroller) on the sidewalk when our 12 year old DD accidentally bumped a man with the stroller. DH and I were not aware of what happened until we made it through the mob. That's when DD#1-obviously upset-turned to me and said, "Well I did feel like crying but I think I am ok now." I asked her what happened and she told me that some man had walked in front of the stroller and she bumped him and he turned to her and called her a b**** After that experience we vowed to NEVER try to leave MK again during the parade.

 

[Kimberly815]

I asked her what happened and she told me that some man had walked in front of the stroller and she bumped him and he turned to her and called her a b**** After that experience we vowed to NEVER try to leave MK again during the parade.

I am just amazed by how some people behave. That is awful, and I am sorry that your daughter had to deal with it.

 

[SpectroMagic*o*]

I am just amazed by how some people behave. That is awful, and I am sorry that your daughter had to deal with it.

Hey Kimberly, I just wanted to say that I like how on your signature, you titled all your trips like Friends episodes! I love Freinds!!! And I'm with you, I was appalled by that story and by the type of people who have the nerve taking up room at the Happiest place in the world.

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[disneyaggie]

We learned last June how brutal people can be at MK when you are trying to exit during Spectro We were walking in our little family parade single file line(me, DD#1 with DD#2 in stroller and DH with DD#3 in stroller) on the sidewalk when our 12 year old DD accidentally bumped a man with the stroller. DH and I were not aware of what happened until we made it through the mob. That's when DD#1-obviously upset-turned to me and said, "Well I did feel like crying but I think I am ok now." I asked her what happened and she told me that some man had walked in front of the stroller and she bumped him and he turned to her and called her a b**** After that experience we vowed to NEVER try to leave MK again during the parade.

Hey mommystieg! (See you at the Dis Meet next week) . . . now back to your post . . .

I am so sorry to hear your precious daughter had to endure this. I mean, isn't it common sense that when you are in a crowd, there is a remote chance that somebody is going to bump into you, or vice versa? Maybe WDW should post signs that state that! Tell your daughter I am sending her some pixie dust!

 

[mommystieg]

Tell your daughter I am sending her some pixie dust!

Aaaw, thanks disneyaggie, she'll appreciate that. See ya' next Saturday

 

[scrapbookworm]

This wasn't a shock, but kinda sad. I felt bad for the little girls.

We had a PS for CRT on 05/05/05, DD's 5th birthday. After we checked in at the podium, a father and his two little girls walked up. He was telling them happily "You're going to meet Cinderella- isn't that great?", etc. Welll....he didn't have a PS, so they were turned away. I felt bad that they had been all hyped up to meet Cinderella, but he didn't know he needed a PS.

 

[MickeyP]

I saw something more on the sad side too. A girl (about 9 or 10) and her Dad were on their way into the park and she reached for her ticket in her back pocket and said with tears in her eyes, "I lost it." It was about 5:00 and they were probably hopping from another park and it was about 10 years ago before all the tracking. I felt terrible for her. I think they probably let her in but I didn't stick around to watch.

Now that I think of it when we were boarding the plane (again, about 15 yrs. ago) this family was all excited about going to WDW. The flight attendant says to the mother "Does your son have chicken pox?" Turns out he did and mother and son had to go home while dad took the TWO little girls to Disney-Talk about a NIGHTMARE!!!!!

 

[scrapbookworm]

Another incident happened in October while waiting to get on Star Tours. Mom, dad, and 2-3 kids. One was a fridgety little girl about age 2-2.5. Cast Member noticed her and told dad he needed to check her height. Well, she was about a half inch too short. DH and I could easily see that. Well, dad was insistent that the girl was just squirming around, and if she would be still, she would be tall enough. Finally got her to stand still, and was still a little too short. Dad, who did NOT look the type to get upset, well he did. He never did cuss or yell, but was clearly very angry. It was extremely important that everyone ride together as a family, so she HAD to get on the ride. Last we heard before boarding was the CM getting his manager, and his wife was saying she'd just not ride and wait with the girl.

After riding the ride, I told DH that it might have been ok for her to ride physically, but I thought from looking at her it might would be a little too much for a child her age. KWIM?

 

[LadyZolt]

A shock to others caused by my then 10 year old son: We were going to do the "Dinosaur" ride at AK, and he was in line with me, DH, DS11 and DD8. Well, we get up to the point of getting on, and DS10 decides it's too scary and he doesn't want to go on. So DH crosses through to the other side as directed by the CM, and the CM tells DS10 to just walk through, then the CM moved to the next group of people to load. DS11, DD8 and I are all putting our seatbelts on and DD10 for some reason known only to him sits down by himself in the car behind me! He didn't walk through. Well, he puts the seatbelt on and says he's going to try the ride, and the next thing we know, the ride is underway and DS10 is trying to take the seatbelt off! Now, since I have never attempted to undo a seatbelt on a moving ride, I have no idea that it "locks" in place and cannot be undone, and I'm totally freaking because I'm worried that he'll take the seatbelt off and try to get out of the moving car. He's screaming that he wants to get off, and I'm telling him to just sit still and wait till the ride is over, there's no way to get off it now, as the ride is hurtling along. I am positive that the other people in our vicinity did not enjoy this ride at all because of the way he was acting. Had he actually been sitting next to me, I could have put my arm around him or something to comfort him, but I couldn't reach him and he was just totally hysterical. After the ride, I realized that the seatbelts had been locked and he couldn't have taken it off, thank God and whoever designed it. And I ask him "Why didn't you follow Dad off the ride?" and he said "I don't know." Isn't that what they all say? He still says that today, of course. LOL! This was my most harrowing experience at Disney because I was so worried he was going to leap off a moving ride and really get hurt or killed. So, if anyone was on that ride that day, I apologize and it never happened again because after that, either DH or myself walked BEHIND him and made sure where he was going.

-Dorothy (LadyZolt)
1981 -- Navy Boot Camp Disney World visit
1991 -- Disney Village
1998 -- Shades of Green
2000 -- Beach Club
2002 -- Beach Club
2005 -- Offsite (Sheraton Vistana)