Have you ever had a shock?

[LadyAurora]

Great thread! Let's keep it going! For my part:
DH and I were on our honeymoon and stopped at DTD, West Side. I got a shock when one of those darn seagulls pooped right on my head - luckily I had a hat and sunglasses on. DH still to this day thinks that story is the most hilarious thing ever!
Not as funny was in Feb when we snuck in a day trip to the MK. We were in line for the HM, and had made it to the room where we were boarding te Doom Buggies. The CM working there must have had a looooong day, because she was yelling at all of us like we were morons. "Two or three to a buggy! No More!" Then she would repeat in Spanish "Dos or tres! No mas!". This was no Haunted Mansion joke, like "drag yer carcasses", etc. This was actual CM meanness. DH and I were quite shocked, as CMs are always nice, in our experience.
Although, after reading these threads, I can see why they could lose their patience.

 

[stal]

Originally posted by gshoemate
A few years back we were told my a mom, I think they were from England, that it is normal over there for young girls to have them pierced. And here I didn't even get my ears pierced until I was like 15.

sorry... just saw this! i live in england and i don't think i'v seen anyone under 15 or 16 with their belly button pierced.

next time i am at disney world i hope i don't see anything like these stories!

 

[CdnDisneyFan]

The only thing I have to add, was in November when my mom and I were at AK, waiting in line for the Chester/Hester ride, there was this preteen boy with an older lady just behind us (we thought they were together), and as we got to the ride itself, my mom and I wanted to ride together, the boy ran ahead of us and jumped into an empty car, and I was stuck riding in the same dinosaur in the front section.

Rant over,

Jules

 

[Kaybee]

My most shocking experience happened at Blizzard Beach. I was
watching my son play in the child's area of Blizzard Beach and women standing next to me says "look at that man over there!"
There stood an older man by himself watching children playing
with an obvious hard on!! Yikes. Her hubby ran to get security,
but by the time they arrived the man saw he was being watched
took off. Needless to say I watched my son like a hawk after
that!!! Security kept patrolling the area but never did find him.

 

[epcotfan]

I was recently vacationing at the Animal Kingdom Lodge when I saw something horrible. I was swimming in the pool close to where the wheelchair entrance is. As I'm sure some of you know, there are steps on it and it is above the ground. Well some father decided it would be cute if his son played on it. This child was probably 2 years old. The father wasn't paying attention and the child fell sideways on his head (from the top step) onto the hard concrete. He was screaming! Then the father takes notice. I thought the child probably would have severe head injuries or a concussion. He whisks the kid to mom and the other relatives (who are lounging at the bar) and just kinda pat the kid to get him to stop crying. If that were me I would have called an ambulance!

 

[999thghost]

actually this is my wife and i favorite pastime in disney..watching all the argueing couples..it really is hysterical..if you get a spot somewhere between alien encounter and mainstreet you can people watch and be totally entertained. we always say "how can people come to disneyworld and be mad".???

 

[Humphrey Bear]

We were staying at the Embassy Suites LBV last month and were swimming when we saw a women taking her son, who looked to be about five years old, to the bathroom. Dad, who is in the pool, asked her where they were going and she said that she was taking their son to pee. The dad said "Don't be silly...hand him to me". So she hands him to dad and dad tells him to go ahead and pee in the pool! While I realize that sometimes little kids do pee in the pool, it was still shocking to see that dad was encouraging it. But the funniest part was when the son yells out "Daddy, I'm peeing in the pool!". The father got very mad at him and told him to shut up!

 

[lowkat]

This happened last year as we were waiting to see the 4th of July fireworks at MK. 2 boys, guessing age at 11 or 12 were standing in front of us, being loud and rude, when they started talking about throwing a baby out of a tall building and watching it hit the ground. We were horrified and let them know it. We were wondering were their parent were and how do kids get these "brilliant" ideas?
I posted this before, but this happened at the same time. We were facing the castle waiting for the fireworks. We were leaning against the green wrought iron fence. Husband got tired and squatted down, a girl about 9ish walked on his back and stood on the railing. He promptly told her to GET DOWN.
The fireworks were fantastic.

 

[mmiller711]

Another one for naked at the water park.
While at TL a mother (maybe 40) and her son (17?) pull some chairs up next to us. They proceed to take their suits out of their bags and then mom starts to get undressed. Then the son starts to change too. My husband then asks them (nicely) to please not strip in front of our 7 & 8 year old DD. Mom replies "It's ok were from another country where it is done all the time". I remind her she is in the US now and we would be thankful if they would use the changing room. Well, at that point she gets a little huffy and held a towel between my DDs and her son. Then he held it for her. I couldn't belive we were the only ones to complain.

 

[OhMari]

Originally posted by 999thghost
actually this is my wife and i favorite pastime in disney..watching all the argueing couples...???

I think the couples that argue are the ones that don't plan and just wing it. The mom probably has such high expectations and her husband doesn't have a clue. Plus, if they are not used to taking care of their kids or small children all day because they work, they take this wonderful vacation to the Happiest place on earth and can't handle it. I know, I witnessed it with my sister-in-law and her husband and 1 child.

I have 4 older children and she expected us to be the babysitter, plus she wanted us to let my niece sleep in our room so they could get their rest. Such a long story, I'm sorry for going on and on.

 

[musicalSaranader]

This is a great thread! It's amazing just how "shocking" people can be. I suppose the worst I've seen was a few years ago (I can't for the life of me remember where in the World we were) but it was a really hot, sunny day, and there was a slightly heavy-set middle-aged man walking around with his shirt sitting up on top of his big belly, which was hanging way over his pants. I can understand it was hot, but it was rather gross.

Now, I have to admitt that I may once in a while be guilty of that "stopping in the middle of traffic" thing. I am an avid photographer, and if I see a great picture, I just have to take it. I try to, you know, slow down before actually stopping, but if any one on this thread has been caught behing me, I appologize!!

 

[Ratpack]

I have two things from our trip last week. The first was a child and their father was near the Dumbo ride and dad was doing something and the child was wearing either a "leash" or a lanyard, anyway, there was a strap attached to the child. Well the child proceeded to do something to aggrevate their dad and he snatched that strap and somehow busted the child's lip or nose, blood was running everywhere. Last we saw, they were heading either to first aid or out of the park.

Second happened on our way home not really in WDW but shocking none the less. We're driving up I-95 near Jacksonville and we pass this car with a young couple in it. The guy was driving and the girl was, well to keep it clean, doing things that would be better left in private. Right there in broad daylight for everyone on the interstate to see.

 

[melindaandrob]

One of the things that shocked me, is when talking about some of the crazy things seen in the parks my dkids pipe up and start telling what THEY have witnessed. Dd (10) tells, too many to count, stories about things she has seen parents do to their kids. Slapping, swearing, throwing things. Kids see everything!

 

[DisneyDiver]

Right, I've got a pet peeve, but before I start I need to explain something. I am Scottish, and like to think of myself as someone who tries to switch on to the US lifestyle when I go on holiday...

Anyway, what I truly despise are those Brits that are so ignorant, so utterly thick, that they can't fathom the fact that in the US, some things have different names.

For example, on a number of occassions, I have seen an obnoxious English/Scottish beer bellied cretin taking it upon themselves to explain to a CM at a snack stall that they should say they sell Crisps, not Chips, because it will confuse people who come over from the UK and expect to get a plate of fries from a tiny food stall. *******.

I felt like going over to the guy and pointing out that the world did not revolve around his fat head, and that he should realise that people in their native country should not have to alter their way of life to suit you.

And also, could people who talk about a "British" accent please be more specific - I know you mean English, but don't tar all people from the UK with the same brush when you're being negative about Nigel flashing his bits in a waterpark, or the grumpy gus who hates people giving him back his money.

Thank you

 

[skoi]

Originally posted by DisneyDiver
Right, I've got a pet peeve, but before I start I need to explain something. I am Scottish, and like to think of myself as someone who tries to switch on to the US lifestyle when I go on holiday...

Thank you! I was going to say something like this, but being American, didn't want to get flamed. Everyone complains about ugly Americans abroad, but we're not the only ones who don't adapt to the customs. When my family visited Italy, we tried, and we were humiliated by the bad behavior the other Americans we ran into.


Err-- I think I messed up quoting here, so I'll try to make the best of this.

DisneDiver also wrote:

"And also, could people who talk about a "British" accent please be more specific - I know you mean English, but don't tar all people from the UK with the same brush..."

Well I for one, though I've known people from all parts of England and a few from Ireland, can't differentiate UK accents unless they're very stereotypical-- like the way they do the Scottish guys in English comedies. Being from the Northeastern section of the US, I can barely distinguish American accents besides "Southern", "Boston", "New York", and "Texas". To people's chagrin, I think everyone else sounds just like me.

Julie

 

[DisneyDiver]

Well, if that is the case, then I apologise, I guess it's not as obvious as it sounds to someone from the Uk...

We always get called English on holiday, we've grown to accept it, but occasionally you get someone who gets it right - that someone (the only person in Florida so far to correctly identify my rather stereotypical Scottish accent) was a server at the HRC in USO.

That sever got a good tip that day!

 

[Moosysmom]

DisneyDiver,
I guess I'm lucky, I have friends from Scotland, Ireland (North and Republic) and England so I can usually tell the difference. I have been complimented on that talent, but luckily it is because of friendships.

 

[brunoflipper]

ok here are mine...

both from this past may...

while standing waiting for illuminations to start, i leave my family to go grab a beer... i walk past the restaurant in morocco (Tangierine Cafe) and i am astounded to see a boy of six or 7 peeing on the side of building with his father telling him in french to "hâte! hâte!" ("hurry! hurry!")...
the ultimate for our trip was upon returning from PI at about 1 am, our group of adults stumbled upon a couple in their 20's on the lower sitting porch in front of of BWV (the covered one)... let's put it this way, the girl was performing a "job"... they saw us (well he did) and she quickly abated and they scurried away...

all further affirmation of my belief that many people are just completely nuts...

 

[Angelgirl13202]

this is an awsome post i just have to say bump!!!!

Iv seen people take naps on benchs in the mk and ounce in the ws at epcot but thats all iv seen.

I have to say thou this was a very funny post

 

[TimeWarp]

We had been in line for some time to ride Dinosaur and there was a family about 10 feet in front of us. Well, the DS(about 10 yrs old) was crying and then he vomited and his mom grabbed him and made him continue onto the ride.