Odd things you've overheard in the parks

[winthropf]

Here they come, from my notes from many years of solo trips:

- Teenage girl "Can't we just take a picture of Mexico? Why do I have to be in it?"

"What's in the the Grand Marnier Orange slushie?"

On a t-shirt "9th annual Snow White and the 11 beers drink around the world"

In Epcot from the bridge from FW to WS, "Wow, whatever that was on that track, it was going lick H###. That looked like a car."

DH from ECV: " If I'm going to follow, I need to see butts." DW "If you want to see butts, slow down."

For the foodies: Epcot WS during F&W, DH "We just need to go back to the hotel and order pizza."

Another F&W, DW "You haven't had anything of nutritional value today." DH "I had Beer." DW "That doesn't count."

Watching Mariachi Cobre in FW "Now that Herb Albert and the Tiajana Brass, that was good music."

Impression de France, after CM did the intro in French, "That was rude, I couldn't understand what she said."

At the Canada popcorn cart, "Is there something I can by to do this drinking around the world thing?"

While watching Off Kilter, "why should I stay and watch, I've already seen them on Y-Tube."



Just a few from many years of visits.

 

[lizard1]

Last month at MK, I was exiting Fantasyland through the castle. There was a woman walking the opposite way and when she got to the point right past BBB where it opens up, she said "I didn't know ALL of THIS was back here!"

Oh, and my DD is one of those who hates being called a princess. I don't remember how many times she asked to wear her princess dresses and then made sure to set anyone who called her a princess straight, "I am not a princess, I'm just a girl and my name is ...."

 

[Mikie]

A few have been posted already, but my favorites are the ill-informed know-it-alls:

Lady A, pointing at Aurora: look, honey, there's Cinderella!
Lady B, laughing, says aside to her group: she doesn't even know that's Rapunzel!

Group just a few yards away from Space Mountain asks another group where to find Space Mountain. They are told it's in the back of the park, near Thunder Mountain and Splash Mountain. First group says "oh! I really thought it was in the future area!" And are told again, no it's by the other ones - all the Mountains are right by each other now. (I really latched on to the word "now" like maybe it had moved recently). After the Disney park experts walked away, I did help the lost souls turn around, take a few steps and see Space Mountain & didn't let them traipse across the park to find it!

 

[Mikie]

I have so many of these!! I work at MK and guests really do say the weirdest things sometimes! Lately my favorite thing is all the funny names people come up with for Mine Train. I've been asked about the "train cave", the "little midget ride", "snow mountain", "dwarf mountain", etc. The best was a few days ago when someone asked me for fastpasses to the "land mine"...I waited til they left and then couldn't stop laughing haha

These really tickled my funny bone! Little midget ride!

 

[disney2014plan]

Our family "joke Disney phrase", overheard in Epcot.
Man, striding along purposefully while talking on his phone, obviously trying to arrange a meeting spot for his

"Yeah... so 12 o'clock.... by the.... What big ball?"

Yup, he was talking about Spaceship Earth, not sure what other big ball he thought they meant.

The kids have randomly said "What big ball?" now for years.

 

[Turn the Page]

While on a high school band trip to WDW for Magic Music Days I got into an argument with one of my classmates. We stayed at ASMu and we were getting ready to head to Fort Wilderness for breakfast and she kept insisting that Fort Wilderness is INSIDE Animal Kingdom. I kept trying to explain that wasn't the case but she kept insisting. I never did see the look on her face when we got done with breakfast and had to get back on the bus to go to AK.

 

[GoOfyInDisNEy]

While sitting at Petals enjoying a wind down drink, a lady rolled up to the bar, and asked for a smoothie. The bartender started to make it. She asked him to narrate what he was doing as he was doing it.
He says, "Now I'm adding fat free vanilla yogurt."
She says, "What is that?"
He says, "It's vanilla yogurt."
Her, "Right, but what is the flavor?"
Him. "Vanilla."
Her, "I'm confused."
Silence.....

The drink is paid for, she walks away muttering, "They need to be able to explain things better here."

The entire bar got a huge laugh. So much so, that when we came back the next year, the same guy was working. I reminded him of who we were and we had another great laugh about the great mystery that is vanilla flavored yogurt.

 

[poooh]

One time we were at the dock outside the beach club trying to get a boat to epcot. On the other side was a group of young adults waiting for the HS boat and they said "okay so we'll just take the boat to HS, jump on the monorail there, and get to the contemporary." We told them there's no monorail at HS and they thought we were trying to trick them so they got on the HS boat and left.

 

[kay1864]

Hahhaa. Well, I mean, there is a grave of Juliet, but you're right it's definitely in Verona, definitely not hanging out with Shakespeare in the Cathedral.

Wow, who knew? http://www.veronissima.com/sito_inglese/html/shakespeare-verona-juliet-tomb.html

Next thing you know there will be a grave for Dobby the Elf somewhere in Scotland.

 

[weeniecat2442]

these are great!

years ago I was at the park with my mom, aunt and cousin (who was maybe 5ish at the time). we were waiting with a group of other people to enter a park and my cousin, while touching his moms arm, loudly declared that she had "LIPS ON HER ELBOWS!!" (a little extra skin on her elbows apparently looked like lips!) very embarrassing for her but everyone around got a good laugh.

4 years ago I was with my mom riding the bus back from MK when we overheard a little boy say "Mom, do I look strong today?" adorable!!

 

[ItsOnlyMoney]

I so love this! (I don't even have children, but this is hysterical!!!)

This one was overheard by others from MY kid, lol. My ds was SO hard to potty train, and was 3 when we got AP's to DLR. We were in line for something and he announced he had to go. I was darn well going to take him! So I left my middle son with my daughter (she was old enough) in line, and zoomed him in the bathroom. He didn't make it, so I cleaned him up and then decided to go myself before getting back in line.

DS3 decides that he is FASCINATED by me going, and begins a LOUD and nonstop narration of everything that I am doing. He squats down to try to get a good view, then gets frustrated, "Mommy! I can't see! I can't see what you are doing. Mommy, You are going peepee? You are going peepee out your butt? Oh my gosh mommy, that is such a good job! <begins clapping wildly> Mommy that is such a good job. Yeah, mommy, going potty in the big toilet. Good job mommy! Can you go poopy now? Can you just try? Come on mommy, give it a try."

I tried numerous times to get him to stop, or at least be a little quieter, to no avail. I heard lots of giggles and snickers from all around the bathroom the whole time. As we exited the stall, I got applause and numerous "Good job, mommy!"s.

KIDS!!!

 

[KimmiP]

These are too funny.

My and DH's favorite is we were in Epcot walking towards WS around lunch time. A mom next to us states to her family in a very southern accent "We are going to America, I'm not eating any of this foreign crap". It's become a running joke for years, asks me what I want, tell him I not eating any of the foreign crap

 

[HM2012Butler]

Once while working a shift at the Haunted Mansion I spotted a guest attempting to enter the exit. I asked if I could help him find something. His reply "oh, where just going to see the Cinderella's Castle (as he points to the Haunted Mansion)" I attempted to correct him but he insisted it was in fact the castle

 

[goofy4tink]

I know I am my happy place when I show up at the airport gate for a trip to the World and see all the yellow DME tags on the strollers and carry-on luggage. I start to chuckle then.

Oh dear God...the tagged strollers!!! I can't understand whether or not these people actually read their info booklets!!!

Our family "joke Disney phrase", overheard in Epcot.
Man, striding along purposefully while talking on his phone, obviously trying to arrange a meeting spot for his

"Yeah... so 12 o'clock.... by the.... What big ball?"

Yup, he was talking about Spaceship Earth, not sure what other big ball he thought they meant.

The kids have randomly said "What big ball?" now for years.

That guy could have been my dh!!! I know he has walked around aimlessly, trying to figure out exactly what I mean when I've tried to give him a meeting spot. There was the one time I told him to meet dd and I at Spaceship Earth. We made our way there, from MK. He had walked over from BW. When we got there, he wasn't too happy. He said, and I quote...'Why the heck didn't you just say the big golf ball? Geez, that would have been easier and I wouldn't have looked stupid asking someone!.

 

[butiflfeet]

While walking from Japan over to America in World Showcase, DH and I overheard a woman and her friend discussing how this must be like "South America" because of the funnel cake stand. We were perplexed as to how being in the West side of the pavilion or the presence of funnel cakes indicated that this area represented what she must have thought was the American South

 

[jeanico2000]

"Excuse me, but can you tell me at what time the 3PM parade is?"

"I would like to book an ocean view room at Disney" (I used to work for Eastern Airlines, and we also booked hotels and cars for those who needed them). When I tried to explain to this client where Orlando was located in Florida, I was told I didn't know what I was talking about!

 

[kay1864]

Our family "joke Disney phrase", overheard in Epcot.
Man, striding along purposefully while talking on his phone, obviously trying to arrange a meeting spot for his party

"Yeah... so 12 o'clock.... by the.... What big ball?"

Yup, he was talking about Spaceship Earth, not sure what other big ball he thought they meant.

What's worse is, there's at least four separate places a group could wait "by the big ball"...and not find each other.

"We were right by the big ball, how could you miss us?"

 

[DizzDoll]

Next thing you know there will be a grave for Dobby the Elf somewhere in Scotland.[/QUOTE]

YOU MEAN THERE ISN'T???????????????????????????????????

 

[jeanico2000]

Next thing you know there will be a grave for Dobby the Elf somewhere in Scotland.

YOU MEAN THERE ISN'T???????????????????????????????????

 

[abbie13_15]

last year at US (I know) DD 3 was super excited when she saw Woody Woodpecker and really really wanted to go up and meet him.

When I asked her if she wanted to see Woody Woodpecker she looked at me and said

"No Mom that is a JAYHAWK" very loudly and several around us started to giggle.

That's the best one I've seen! I'm from Missouri.