Oh the things you'll see!

[dandave]

So my family of four was approaching the EE fast pass return last Friday, when a guy in some kind of souped up scooter came flying up. Really, he was going faster than I’ve ever, ever, seen a scooter move. There’s a post there at the FP entrance that connects to a short rope, and he ran into it without slowing down... at... all. His scooter had a little metal bumper on the front bottom like a bumper car, and I’ll have to assume that absorbed part of the impact because it was a head on collision with nothing but that post being used as a brake. In a sudden movement that looked as if he had been half thrown off and had half jumped off, the wiry little man landed on his feet with a loud “Hee-yah!”
I half ran the last few feet up to the CM at this point, because I didn’t know what the heck was happening. It honestly looked like some sort of scooter attack. He ran up to the CM, thrusting several passes at her face yelling something in a foreign language over and over again. Somehow she figured out that he wanted to get FP’s for EE and gestured to the machines trying to explain it to him. When he finally understood, he ran that way as quickly as he had arrived, leaving us in shock and his scooter sitting there where it had come to its very abrupt stop. For the rest of the trip all it took was a “hee-yah” from one of us to have us all laughing uncontrollably.

Now you tell me your's!

 

[BalooPA]

Never really witnessed anything that crazy, but I used to ALWAYS hear someone on a bus at least once during my trip explaining to someone else that you have to pay a lot of extra money to get the "front of the line" Fastpass thingies.....

 

[dandave]

Never really witnessed anything that crazy, but I used to ALWAYS hear someone on a bus at least once during my trip explaining to someone else that you have to pay a lot of extra money to get the "front of the line" Fastpass thingies.....

I had a conversation in which paying for FP's came up while at the WL years back. The person kept giving me that "Oh, OK. Right. Righhhhttt" attitude when I tried to explain they are free. Now, I just let it go.

 

[darnheather]

That is hilarious!

 

[HopperFan]

Your scooter story sparked a memory. About two years ago an electric scooter went flying past me with a man driving it and his wife following ... literally. She was in a manual wheelchair that they had bungee corded on both sides to his so she was whipping right along behind him. As he took curves she kinda flew out as if she were water skiing. I was shocked a CM hadn't stopped them it was kinda dangerous for her and the people around them. All I could imagine was her coming loose and flying off into a pond or something....

 

[dandave]

Your scooter story sparked a memory. About two years ago an electric scooter went flying past me with a man driving it and his wife following ... literally. She was in a manual wheelchair that they had bungee corded on both sides to his so she was whipping right along behind him. As he took curves she kinda flew out as if she were water skiing. I was shocked a CM hadn't stopped them it was kinda dangerous for her and the people around them. All I could imagine was her coming loose and flying off into a pond or something....

 

[AuroraRora]

Your scooter story sparked a memory. About two years ago an electric scooter went flying past me with a man driving it and his wife following ... literally. She was in a manual wheelchair that they had bungee corded on both sides to his so she was whipping right along behind him. As he took curves she kinda flew out as if she were water skiing. I was shocked a CM hadn't stopped them it was kinda dangerous for her and the people around them. All I could imagine was her coming loose and flying off into a pond or something....

 

[Tigger's ally]

We saw a hyperactive kid about 10 of Indian descent (they were in front of us in line and I could not understand one word that they were saying) hopping and jumping around while in line for the jungle cruise. He could not stand still. Somehow, he ended up on the far right side of the rope right before you load up. Unfortunately for him, he fell in. Don't think mom or dad knew how to swim or were just so surprised they didn't know what to do. One of the CM's did however. He jumped right in and pulled the kid up and back onto the walkway. They quickly ushered him away and the male CM left to change as he was wet from head to toe. As I was holding on to my twins, I saw the whole thing. I asked the cm if they needed me to sign anything as far as a near miss or anything and she told me, No- cause it happened at the front of the lines, they would have it all on tape. She did take my phone number down as I figured it was just in case a lawsuit happened.

P.S. kid got a low 2.5 score on the dive as he basically did a backflop. CM got a 10.00 for executing the recover dive!

 

[Cherinva]

When we were waiting for the monorail at Epcot several years ago, we overheard a couple talking about how to get to Hollywood Studios from Epcot....the husband was insisting that they could get directly there using the Monorail....the wife wasn't sure and he was talking to her like she was the most stupid person in the world...well, I couldn't let this one go....I approached them (very politely I must add) and explained the route(s) the monorail makes, and then told them the easiest way to get to DHS from Epcot......well.....you would have thought that I said the moon was made of swiss cheese...the husband told me in no certain words how wrong I was and that I certainly didn't know what I was talking about...then turned to the wife and said to get on the monorail and we'll see who is wrong and who is right.....my DBF and I just looked at each other, smiled and told them to have a nice day. Not sure what happened after that, we made sure we were in a different car from them......it did make us chuckle for the rest of the day though.

 

[WDSearcher]

Never really witnessed anything that crazy, but I used to ALWAYS hear someone on a bus at least once during my trip explaining to someone else that you have to pay a lot of extra money to get the "front of the line" Fastpass thingies.....

Disney is the only major theme park that does NOT charge for their Fast Pass-type program, so it's an easy mistake to make. If you've been to SeaWorld, Universal, Six Flags and Cedar Point and are now finally making the pilgrimage to WDW, it can be hard to get out of the "those cost extra" mindset. Particularly when common belief is that Disney nickel and dimes you for every little thing.

Seriously ... if you're new to Disney and are looking at pricing vs. local parks and the reputation Disney has for costing a lot of money, what are you most likely to believe -- that Disney is offering something like Fast Pass for free, or that it's something you have to pay for?

 

[wdwjeffc37]

Several years ago we had to listen to a bus driver try to explain to a woman, who didn't speak very goood english, that the Disney busses don't go to Universal Studios. She kept insisting that she was going to US and for him to tell her when it was the next stop. We rode all the way to the MK and he made her get off the bus there. When we walked away they were still arguing about her getting to US, so I don't know what eventually happened. Also, on that trip we saw a man on a Segway tour take a header off of his Segway after hitting a curb. Even with the helmet on he cut/scraped his face on the ground. The whole tour (about 10-12 people) had circled around him on their Segways. The only person that had actually dismounted was the tour leader. He kept saying that he was OK even though the blood was running down his face.

 

[BuzzBelleMom]

My mom always says the world would be a boring place if everyone were the same!

 

[LegalEagle0511]

We were standing in line for Buzz Lightyear, with a relatively short wait quite frankly, when we saw something that will never leave our brains.

A very large group/family was behind us in line, the group included a couple of toddlers, but mostly adults and teens. After about 10 minutes one of the toddlers (little girl) began screaming she had to "potty." No problem says one of the ladies. Lady whips out (of her GIGANTIC bag) a small potty chair, and what appeared to be a disposable plastic bowl. Bowl was placed in the chair, child was de-pantsed, sat on the potty chair and proceeded to do her thing. Bowl was then sealed, and potty was placed bag in said bag!

NO, I AM NOT JOKING!!! I was mortified, hubby was mortified and DD was embarrassed, it was the most ridiculous thing any of us had ever seen!!

 

[pbrim]

Your scooter story sparked a memory. About two years ago an electric scooter went flying past me with a man driving it and his wife following ... literally. She was in a manual wheelchair that they had bungee corded on both sides to his so she was whipping right along behind him. As he took curves she kinda flew out as if she were water skiing. I was shocked a CM hadn't stopped them it was kinda dangerous for her and the people around them. All I could imagine was her coming loose and flying off into a pond or something....

I would imagine that got halted fairly quickly. I did see an ad one time for something I have thought would be a big help. Imagine a skate board (or a short one, half size) attached to the back of a scooter (actually the ad showed a moterized wheelchair, but it should work with a scooter). You can fold it up out of the way, or flip it down so a TAB person could stand on it, holding on to the back of the scooter, and get towed along.

My BFF and I both use scooters at WDW, and we have joked that we need to get one of these for her husband, so he could keep up with us! -- not that I think the CMs would allow that, as it's against the rules.

Of course, top speed is about like a person jogging, and normally we are lucky to make "Person walking" speed in the crowds, but sometimes when EMH has the parks open past midnight and there is no-one in sight, it's fun to crank up to top speed for moment. She says it is the closest she can get anymore to when she was a nationally ranked cross country runner in highschool.

 

[Mousemommy1]

2 years ago we were standing in line to meet Genie and it was very hot outside. Well, we moved up in line until we were the 3rd group from the front when they decided to swap out Genie (presumably due to heat) and they said that Genie would be back in 15 minutes.

Ok, at the front of the line was a family with small children. Then a couple, probably in their 40's, with no children, and then us.

Well, with the announcement that Genie would be back in 15 minutes, the woman from the couple in front of us absolutely WAILED very loudly, screaming "noooooooooooooo, Genie, you can't leave......you can't leave Genie" She was bawwwwwling her eyes out and started to yet "Genie, it's me!!!!! It's me, Genie!!!!". She literally pushed the family in front of her aside and rushed at Genie and was holding onto his arm crying.... meanwhile the man of the couple was just staring in almost disbelief and then embarrassment. My then 4 and 6 year olds were asking "Mommy what's wrong with that woman...Genie will be back" (see, they got it)

It was soooooo bizarre, and Genie did stop and sign her book and take pictures and she stopped crying, but seriously.....Crazy.

So, we often yell out "Genie, it's meeeeeee!!!" and instantly we all start laughing.

 

[TXPyroMom]

Another scooter story...

DD5 and I were getting on the CR elevator after swimming and a woman on a scooter was waiting with us, when it was time to get on the elevator, the woman lurched in and proceeded to bang and bump into each wall. She looked visibly shaken and said "Sorry, this is for my mom and I have no clue how to drive it" I felt sorry for her, and told her DD and I would take the next elevator...no way was I going to be stuck in a closed space with demolition scooter

 

[Howgreat]

2 years ago we were standing in line to meet Genie and it was very hot outside. Well, we moved up in line until we were the 3rd group from the front when they decided to swap out Genie (presumably due to heat) and they said that Genie would be back in 15 minutes.

Ok, at the front of the line was a family with small children. Then a couple, probably in their 40's, with no children, and then us.

Well, with the announcement that Genie would be back in 15 minutes, the woman from the couple in front of us absolutely WAILED very loudly, screaming "noooooooooooooo, Genie, you can't leave......you can't leave Genie" She was bawwwwwling her eyes out and started to yet "Genie, it's me!!!!! It's me, Genie!!!!". She literally pushed the family in front of her aside and rushed at Genie and was holding onto his arm crying.... meanwhile the man of the couple was just staring in almost disbelief and then embarrassment. My then 4 and 6 year olds were asking "Mommy what's wrong with that woman...Genie will be back" (see, they got it)

It was soooooo bizarre, and Genie did stop and sign her book and take pictures and she stopped crying, but seriously.....Crazy.

So, we often yell out "Genie, it's meeeeeee!!!" and instantly we all start laughing.

Her poor DH!

 

[lugnut33]

Scooter story,

First off, I've only met nice people in scooters.

Second, one day we jumped on a bus from Kidani and here come a lady in a scooter. It must have been her first day using one. The driver asked us to move to the back of the bus where it stepped up, since we were the only people on the bus. He lowers the ramp and she proceeds to drive full blast up the ramp and runs head on into the inside wall of the bus. She then turns the wheel, throws it in reverses and plows into stepup area. She then goes full throttle forward with the wheel turned and smashes into the seats directly in front of seats that fold up for the scooter area. Luckily, the bus driver had cat like skills and nimbly jumped out of the way before he was rammed in to. My wife and I just looked at each other in amazement. It was pretty cool, like a NASCAR race.

 

[Cherinva]

2 years ago we were standing in line to meet Genie and it was very hot outside. Well, we moved up in line until we were the 3rd group from the front when they decided to swap out Genie (presumably due to heat) and they said that Genie would be back in 15 minutes.

Ok, at the front of the line was a family with small children. Then a couple, probably in their 40's, with no children, and then us.

Well, with the announcement that Genie would be back in 15 minutes, the woman from the couple in front of us absolutely WAILED very loudly, screaming "noooooooooooooo, Genie, you can't leave......you can't leave Genie" She was bawwwwwling her eyes out and started to yet "Genie, it's me!!!!! It's me, Genie!!!!". She literally pushed the family in front of her aside and rushed at Genie and was holding onto his arm crying.... meanwhile the man of the couple was just staring in almost disbelief and then embarrassment. My then 4 and 6 year olds were asking "Mommy what's wrong with that woman...Genie will be back" (see, they got it)

It was soooooo bizarre, and Genie did stop and sign her book and take pictures and she stopped crying, but seriously.....Crazy.

So, we often yell out "Genie, it's meeeeeee!!!" and instantly we all start laughing.

Wow !!!

 

[ShesAPirate]

When we were waiting for the monorail at Epcot several years ago, we overheard a couple talking about how to get to Hollywood Studios from Epcot....the husband was insisting that they could get directly there using the Monorail....the wife wasn't sure and he was talking to her like she was the most stupid person in the world...well, I couldn't let this one go....I approached them (very politely I must add) and explained the route(s) the monorail makes, and then told them the easiest way to get to DHS from Epcot......well.....you would have thought that I said the moon was made of swiss cheese...the husband told me in no certain words how wrong I was and that I certainly didn't know what I was talking about...then turned to the wife and said to get on the monorail and we'll see who is wrong and who is right.....my DBF and I just looked at each other, smiled and told them to have a nice day. Not sure what happened after that, we made sure we were in a different car from them......it did make us chuckle for the rest of the day though.

No way -- I woulda made sure I sat right by them, to see what happened when the guy made the entire loop and realized he was wrong