Overheard from visitors at WDW!

[Juliet25]

Our favorite is still seeing a little girl melt down and yell at her mother "I don't like you Mommy!" Mommy yelled back at her "Oh yeah? Well, I don't like you right now either" Little girl didn't know what to say to that.....

And the time we saw a couple, both on ECV's have an argument. One of them finally had enough, veered a sharp right and just drove away. I suppose it was the equivalent of stomping out of a room.

I love people watching at WDW.

Oh gosh, that first was probably me.

The second...

 

[Teachckg]

We are here now, in the heat of June, and we have found it all very amusing. When dealing with the "general public" you have to laugh or else you will cry!!! I am an eighth grade teacher so I realize how rude and obnoxious kids are (really, I DO like my job). My husband is finally seeing what I deal with on a regular basis.

Just yesterday he heard a teen or preteen girl say to her mom, "You can not talk to me like that." It amazes him how parents basically take such dis-respect from their kids!

 

[ToddyLu]

In 2004 we did a Grand Gathering for DFIL as we knew he had cancer and might not make it back to WDW with us again....and we were right...but what an awesome time we had. One of the funnest things that happened...

You have to have a mental image.. My DH is 40 at the time about 5'7" and 250# his brother 36-6'1'' and 260. Both in very dark sunglasses, with unfriendly expressions, taking the job seriously.... excorted my DFIL around the parks on his rented scooter....just in case we someone got in the way or DFIL has a mishap. Like Pesidential Secret Service...

One day DH and I were waiting on them to arrive and were to meet them at the gate. DH's brother gives him a courtesy call and states, "Nemo (Dad) has left the reef (bus), I repeat Nemo has left the reef". It was classic and my fav of all time. We still talk about that trip and always bring up Nemo.

We took my parents in 2008 and you should have seen the look on Daddy's face when he realized he could have any drink he wanted with the refillable mug...it was priceless. My mother wanted a mug so bad (Daddy was born in the Depression..you know the type, very conservative)but for some reason she could not get him to spend the $13...until day 2 when she showed up with 2 mugs and just gave him one. That man was in heaven....thanks be to the Drink Gods.

 

[kid-at-heart]

We took my parents in 2008 and you should have seen the look on Daddy's face when he realized he could have any drink he wanted with the refillable mug...it was priceless. My mother wanted a mug so bad (Daddy was born in the Depression..you know the type, very conservative)but for some reason she could not get him to spend the $13...until day 2 when she showed up with 2 mugs and just gave him one. That man was in heaven....thanks be to the Drink Gods.

I love older folks. My mom is 83 and she loves it when we stay in hotels and they "give" her free coffee, shampoo, etc. We always buy her the refillable cup. I do believe it is her favorite part of the visit.

My favorite is a young man 2-3 years of age, mid-day being wheeled out by mom, crying, "Mommy, I'm not tired"... and Mommy quietly saying, "But I am."

 

[bzzelady]

If any of you want some good hours of entertainment, I have posted two threads below for your viewing pleasure. These are stolen from the Theme Parks Attractions and Strategies board and some of them are truly priceless. The first night I discovered this thread, I called my DM and no word of a lie, we were on the phone together for four hours, reading back and forth and laughing with tears streaming down our faces

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=693927

and part II (because the first thread was so overloaded that it was closed)

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2036006

 

[Ms. WDW]

I was at the Boardwalk last week (returned yesterday) Anyway, I was at the pool one morning and noticed this man and woman standing kinda in the middle of the shallow section; almost under the life guard station by the spraying elephant. Anyway, she looks up at the lifeguard and asks "where is the quiet pool? I can't believe all these children are here!! They're so noisey" and the lifeguard just looks at her and very politely replied "this is Walt Disney World and they are going to be children". Then she directed them to the quiet pool. I love it!!!

 

[Ms. WDW]

That is hysterical! I am always in tune with what is going on around me (am I nosey???lol). For me, part of the fun at WDW is interaction with other guests, people watching, sharing a smile. Grandpa is drunk!!

Hi Corinne!! I'm going through WDW withdrawals!!!! LOL...home one day and I'm planning next years trip!!!

 

[jess98ac]

My sister and I were walking from to RNR one day and ended up behind a group of people, some of whom had obviously not experienced a lot of rides. One of the guys asked another one what ToT was like, and he answered "It's sort of like the Haunted Mansion, but real souped up".

LOL!

 

[minnieluvzmickey]

We were at the character connection last week and waiting in a long line....the couple in front of us were having a "discussion".....the wife was not happy about the line and didn't want to wait. The husband wanted to wait because the kids did. The "discussion" went on for some time and finally the husband said, "why can't you just smile and have fun?" the wife looks at him and yells, "because I am not having fun because you are BOTHERING me!"

Gotta love a "fun" family vacation! Once they got to the characters though and her kids were soooooooooo happy..........she finally smiled!

 

[Cajun28]

Anyway, she looks up at the lifeguard and asks "where is the quiet pool? I can't believe all these children are here!! They're so noisey" and the lifeguard just looks at her and very politely replied "this is Walt Disney World and they are going to be children". Then she directed them to the quiet pool. I love it!!!

This story reminds me of another overheard conversation. We were somewhere in WDW, don't remember exactly where, when my wife and I overheard a man on a cellphone telling the person on the other end of the line "Yes, Disney World is pretty nice, except they got all these d****** kids running around all over the place."

What did he think he was going to find when he got there?

 

[La2kw]

I was at the Boardwalk last week (returned yesterday) Anyway, I was at the pool one morning and noticed this man and woman standing kinda in the middle of the shallow section; almost under the life guard station by the spraying elephant. Anyway, she looks up at the lifeguard and asks "where is the quiet pool? I can't believe all these children are here!! They're so noisey" and the lifeguard just looks at her and very politely replied "this is Walt Disney World and they are going to be children". Then she directed them to the quiet pool. I love it!!!

Too bad the lifeguard didn't just smile and answer the question instead of making a snide comment to her.

 

[pilferk]

This was said to me by my dd. Out of the blue she said, "You're the best mom in the world." We were just walking by the BC store on our way to our villa. A gentleman behind us said something like...I'ts good you feel that way because she is the only one you are likely to have.

On that same note:

My daughter was about 4, we were in AK, and had just sat down at the Lion King show. There were 4 of us, so we alternated in seats. My wife on one end, my son, me, and my daughter. Next to my daughter a young, and very pretty, co-ed sat down. Her and my daughter struck up a conversation, and spent much of the show talking back and forth. I paricipated (and listened in) enough to ensure nothing untoward was going on, and to find out she, too, was from CT and attending Western CT State down in Danbury.

After the show, my daugther and the young lady said their goodbyes, and we went our seperate ways. My wife had noticed the interaction between my daughter, myself, the our "seat mate" and asked a few questions (teasing me, of course, in the process).

My daughter turns to her mother and says "Mommy, I think she'd make a great new mommy. Can daddy go ask her to be my mommy?"

My wife just about died.

Now, to be completely fair to my daughter, she MEANT "Nanny"...which is what we've always called the regular babysitter we use. But we've (my daughter and I) never lived that one down....

 

[JasonDVC]

"Yes, Disney World is pretty nice, except they got all these d****** kids running around all over the place."