most embarrasing thing that happened to you

[old lady]

I had problems with two pairs of sandals.I got one wet on the Knotts Big foot rapids ride and another got wet when it rained in Sunny California.Both apart while I was riding on rides.

 

[rubiksolved]

farted in line.. quietly.... but people still somehow knew it was me cause they kinda backed away from my area..

 

[disneyfaninaz]

I jumped out of a bobsled to early (it was stopped) to get a picture of my DH and DD and got scolded by a CM.

 

[Sherry E]

This is a good idea for a thread. I hope people pick up on it because we have ALL had those less than perfect moments at DLR, as much as we love it there, and I am sure it would be hilarious to hears some of them. I am sure I have had several embarrassing or awkward moments, but for some reason, I cannot recall any of them yet (getting old...memory fading...). Hopefully, if some other folks start posting, that will jog my memory. The ONLY two things I can remember off-hand are these:

1. CRASH! While shopping in a store at the old Disneyland Hotel (pre-remodeling in the late '90s), I knocked something over. I tend to carry very large, bulky bags/purses with me, slung over my shoulder, and I try to be aware of bumping into people or things with the bags. I was going down on aisle of the store (which is no longer there), and I turned one direction, and my bag went another way, and CRASH! A large Mickey cookie jar went tumbling to the floor, in pieces. The sound alone was so embarrassing, and everyone around me in the store looked around to see what crashed. The CM at the cash register quickly hustled over to my aisle to clean up the pieces. I, of course, insisted on paying for it, but she refused. She would not allow me to pay, and I felt awful. She even said something about how those cookie jars were in a bad location, and susceptible to breaking, to make me feel better. I was red-faced and mortifed, so I wanted to get out of there as soon as possible. I mean, it was so nice of the CM to not make me pay for it, but I didn't want to stay in the store a second longer!

2. SPLASH! While waiting for the Tiki Room to open so we could see the show, I was sipping some lovely Dole pineapple juice on a hot summer's day, and I was chatting with my friends. A sudden crowd of people entered the wating area, and some.....I will be polite and call her a lady....inserted herself in between my friends and me, totally blocking me from being able to talk to them or see them. I stood there and stared at the lady's back for a minute, while trying to figure out how to delicately tell her she just got in my way. She was totally unconcerned with her surroundings. I could tell that right away. I always try to be aware of who is around me so I don't bump into anyone or walk through their picture while they are snapping or whatever. This lady didn't care about anyone around her. All of a sudden, before I had a chance to tap her on the shoulder, she backed up right into me, stepping on my foot and knocking my cup of pineapple juice all over me! I had a big juice stain all over my shirt and it was dripping off of my shorts. I glared at this, ahem, lady, and she apologized and said she would buy me another drink. I stood there, waiting for the drink. I think her companions told her she didn't owe me anything and they hustled her away to a far corner of the waiting area, and I lost sight of her and never saw her again. Needless to say, I never got my drink and had to walk around with wet clothes for a little while until the heat dried them up, all the while, muttering assorted curse words under my breath and vowing to track this wench down so I could remind her of what a rude shrew she was!!!!

 

[wazowskiLOVER:)]

On a trip with just my fiancee and I, we were standing in line to take a pic with Goofy in DCA. We were finally next and I said "MICKEY!!!" I could hear the guy kind of grumble underneath the costume. In my head I was like... "Oh Jasmine, you're so lame."

 

[Sherry E]

MORE SPLASH: I remembered another incident. Many years ago, I was at DL with a group of friends, including some rambunctious males, and we all piled into the front row of Small World. My male friends decided to start splashing each other with the canal water, and got it all over the front of the boat and on our seats. I was not amused. They wouldn't stop when I scolded them! When the ride ended and our boat pulled up to the line queue for re-loading, we began to stand up to disembark. The CM sitting in the chair by the control panel got on her speaker and said, loudly, in a nasal twang, "Please refrain from loading into Boat #2 until we clean up. The people in the front row splaaaaaaashed." Then she looked at us disdainfully as we hung our heads in shame and exited as quickly as possible. Of course, everyone waiting in line to get on that boat was staring at us because the CM singled us out for everyone to see, like a teacher reprimanding her students in front of the whole class!

 

[grumpyvet]

Here I am posing for photos with PhotoPass, thinking I look all glam...and on the trip home after 11 hours of public exposure, discovered my shirt was on inside out. Not a huge thing, but still was my face red!!!

 

[Mugglemama]

MORE SPLASH: I remembered another incident. Many years ago, I was at DL with a group of friends, including some rambunctious males, and we all piled into the front row of Small World. My male friends decided to start splashing each other with the canal water, and got it all over the front of the boat and on our seats. I was not amused. They wouldn't stop when I scolded them! When the ride ended and our boat pulled up to the line queue for re-loading, we began to stand up to disembark. The CM sitting in the chair by the control panel got on her speaker and said, loudly, in a nasal twang, "Please refrain from loading into Boat #2 until we clean up. The people in the front row splaaaaaaashed." Then she looked at us disdainfully as we hung our heads in shame and exited as quickly as possible. Of course, everyone waiting in line to get on that boat was staring at us because the CM singled us out for everyone to see, like a teacher reprimanding her students in front of the whole class!

ugh, my DH does this! every time we are on POTC, splash, or IASW, he dips his hands in the water and flicks me and the kids. DH and the kids all think it's great fun, but it only annoys me. how embarrassed would i be if a CM actually said something to us about it? and what would be worse, is that my DH would just shoot back with some sarcastic comment. he is a lot of fun to be around, and seriously quick witted, but i have a really difficult time breaking rules of any sort, so this particular situation totally embarrasses me.

 

[silence]

My moment was the time I got sick at the parks.

We all rode Soarin' and then headed back over to Disneyland. Walking up Main Street, I just had to sit down when we got to the hub. Rather than make my whole family sit with me, I sent everyone else to a ride.

As I'm sitting on a bench, I realize, there is not stopping it, it is going to happen. I'm panicking, thinking, if I move it will happen right there. I start looking for an exit strategy.....a garbage can, the grass behind me.....I decided to make a break for it and headed towards Adventure Land potties.

I seriously made it there just in time, I don't think I got the door shut behind me before it hit.

The nicest custodial staff was in there at the time. She blocked off the door and the potties next to me and brought me towels. I texted my husband, I was so embarassed. He met me outside to walk me back to the hotel.

 

[PRINCESSplazola]

on splash mountain i didnt get wet at all! but the seat i sat on was wet, so when i got up it looked like i 'wet' myself

 

[bonita_babe232]

last time we went to disneyland BOTH my boys got sick!!! 1st my older DS4 threw up all over goofys candy store in dtd, everyone buying stuff was just staring at us.... We felt so bad, me and my grandma were trying to clean it up but the store people wouldn't let, as us they had to, then he went outside and puked in a bush, AND then dtd was having a sewer flooding so lots of big shot people and workers were there checking it out nad DS puked right beside them all .... Then ds2 got sick... first he puked all over dennys and the guy sitting in the booth behind us made an ugly face and left ..... then the whole time we were at disney he had the runs... so one day we were eating in carnation cafe and i looked on his stroller and was like what the heck did he drop on there.... he didn't drop anything it was more like something ran so we left asap and had to wash him and his stroller down and put paper towels over it, then he did it again while waiting for the parade.... i was so embaressed that someone would have noticed what was all over the stroller... it was an intersting trip that one, ds2 was so sick the whole time, and ds4 for half the trip!!!

 

[DizMe]

I've posted about this before, so bear with me if you've read it before.

A few years ago, we went on Mulholland Madness. I had my backpack purse and dh handed me his backpack to hold as well (can't remember why). I put my leg through one of them and stuffed the other one (my purse) down on the floor where I thought it would remain safe. No such luck! My purse flew out and landed somewhere far below. They had to shut down the whole ride--wait for every car to come in and unload, and then for me to go out and retrieve my purse. I couldn't bear to look at all those furious people waiting in line.

 

[Wishes]

This past July we decided to do the single rider-line at Soarin'. My DH and DD both got placed but I was still waiting my turn. I look and at the far loading area a CM waving and saying "Come on down" so I take off down the ramp. Behind me I can hear other CM's calling me so I gesture to the first CM "Are you talking to me?" and she nods her head yes and keeps waving for me to come on. So I do and when I reach her she says "I wasn't calling you down here - I was telling the regular line to move on down." So, I had to make the long trek back to my starting point - now facing a whole line of people. I didn't make it on to any of the rows with my husband and daughter and I just felt so embarrassed I actually asked if I could just leave! I guess I'm not cut out for the single-rider line!

 

[Sherry E]

ugh, my DH does this! every time we are on POTC, splash, or IASW, he dips his hands in the water and flicks me and the kids. DH and the kids all think it's great fun, but it only annoys me. how embarrassed would i be if a CM actually said something to us about it? and what would be worse, is that my DH would just shoot back with some sarcastic comment. he is a lot of fun to be around, and seriously quick witted, but i have a really difficult time breaking rules of any sort, so this particular situation totally embarrasses me.

Yes, the snarky CM said something about it for everyone in line to hear. All because my friends were being obnoxious. Oh it was embarrassing, as were my other two episodes mentioned above.

HOWEVER, I must say that, after reading all of these other posts about barfing, having the runs, having a big wet stain on one's behind, stopping a ride to find one's purse and having to walk back to face a line of people after mistakenly thinking it was time to get on a ride, I think I got off pretty easy. I would have been mortified if any of these other things had happened! I was pretty mortified when I broke the Mickey cookie jar in the hotel shop, but I would have been frozen with humiliation if any of these other things had happened to me like what the other posters are describing!!! EEK! I would never live that down! I do empathize with all the posters who suffered these embarrassments, but I admit I am getting quite a giggle out of reading them!!!

 

[Silly Little Pixie]

A few years ago, my family and I were walking out of the bathrooms by Rancho Del Zocalo, when a bird pooped on me! And not just anywhere- right on my cleavage!!! EWWWWWWWW!!! My DH and kids thought it was absolutely hilarious. I just thought it was GROSS!!

Every time we walk by that spot, my DD so thoughtfully reminds me to watch out for birds and cover my chest incase the birds are back...

 

[Sherry E]

A few years ago, my family and I were walking out of the bathrooms by Rancho Del Zocalo, when a bird pooped on me! And not just anywhere- right on my cleavage!!! EWWWWWWWW!!! My DH and kids thought it was absolutely hilarious. I just thought it was GROSS!!

Every time we walk by that spot, my DD so thoughtfully reminds me to watch out for birds and cover my chest incase the birds are back...

Yikes! I have not experienced that incident in DLR but I HAVE had that happen - in front of a new boyfriend, no less - and it was horrifying! You try to casually get rid of it or play it off but there is just no way to do it gracefully!

 

[audrabolster]

for me it was while waiting in line there was an entire family saying very rude things about me :/ I was absolutely mortified. I wanted to run out of the line and cry! I felt very, very grateful when a woman behind me in line stuck up for me and told the parents that she was very impressed with the morals and good manners she was teaching her children! I think that they thought they were being quieter than they were. The mother apologized to me and turned bright red, but yea. still mortifying!

 

[Silly Little Pixie]

for me it was while waiting in line there was an entire family saying very rude things about me :/ I was absolutely mortified. I wanted to run out of the line and cry! I felt very, very grateful when a woman behind me in line stuck up for me and told the parents that she was very impressed with the morals and good manners she was teaching her children! I think that they thought they were being quieter than they were. The mother apologized to me and turned bright red, but yea. still mortifying!

Oh my gosh!!! WHY WHY WHY do people feel so compelled to make fun of others? I am glad that another mother stuck up for you.

The intolerance in this world sometimes frightens me. Geesh. It's Disneyland! We're supposed to be focusing on the fun and the magic....

 

[renderman7]

i have been pretty lucky. i was once lucky enough to ride the mailboomer for like 30 mins in a row.. after my third trip i got back on and at the end the CM asked if i was just going to get back on and i said yes so he let me stay on for like 30 mins.. it was great.. but thats not my story.. i got off that ride without a single issue.

however on the first day of that trip i was just getting ready to board SM and i said to the CM just before i loaded where i could leave.. i felt like a coward leaving the ride at the loading area. as it turns out i was like super tired i got back to the hotel at like 2pm went to sleep and woke up at 8am..

 

[bonofreak]

A few years ago, my family and I were walking out of the bathrooms by Rancho Del Zocalo, when a bird pooped on me! And not just anywhere- right on my cleavage!!! EWWWWWWWW!!! My DH and kids thought it was absolutely hilarious. I just thought it was GROSS!!

Every time we walk by that spot, my DD so thoughtfully reminds me to watch out for birds and cover my chest incase the birds are back...

That happened to me, too, but at Knott's Berry Farm. I was walking under these really tall Eucalyptus trees with my friends when BAM! Right on my head! I thought a rock hit me! I said, "Owwww! A ROCK just hit my head!" as I put my hand to it, to my horror, I discovered that was NO rock! How embarrassing to have to go wash that out of my hair! Especially since I was a teenager at the time, you know, you don't like be embarrassed like that ever, but things are even worse when you're a teenager!