People waiting in line say the darndest things!

[luvthemouse71]

My son when he was 3 (now 17)
His first trip in '95, the whole trip I heard
"When can I see poke-a-hiney??"
Pocahantis was his favorite movie at the time.

I think this is my favorite so far..

 

[Stitch's Greatest Fa]

We were at MK a few years ago waiting in line for Buzz. A family of four are standing behind us...
Small son "hey dad, what does THIS ride do?"
Dad "it's a shootin' and a spinnin' ride"
Small son "well whatcha gotta do?"
Dad "I'll shoot and you spin!"

Every time we wait in line for Buzz now, we have to have this conversation - and I apologize cuz we do in loud, fakey USA accents (we are British - the southern accent made the episode even funnier to our British ears - not getting at southerners BTW, so please no flames!)

 

[design_mom]

I was waiting in line for Toy Story Mania, and on one of the giant toy boxes it said "US- $3.00, Canada- $3,000".. or something like that. A man and woman in front of me, whose reunion t-shirts indicated that they were from Minnesota, looked at each other and asked, "Where is CAN-NAY-DIA?".. it was pretty funny. Being from Buffalo, and having Canada pretty much as a next door neighbor, I thought everyone knew where Canada is, or at least how to say it!

Yikes! Minnesota shares a border with Canada, too, so you'd think they'd know! (Not that everybody shouldn't, but...)

I didn't notice US $3, Canada $3,000 detail in TSM though. So much to see!

 

[Glencora]

I was waiting in line for Toy Story Mania, and on one of the giant toy boxes it said "US- $3.00, Canada- $3,000".. or something like that. A man and woman in front of me, whose reunion t-shirts indicated that they were from Minnesota, looked at each other and asked, "Where is CAN-NAY-DIA?".. it was pretty funny. Being from Buffalo, and having Canada pretty much as a next door neighbor, I thought everyone knew where Canada is, or at least how to say it!

They were pronouncing it correctly. After all, isn't that where CAN-NAY-DIANS come from?

 

[Shleedogg]

This is not a quote from a stranger, but from my dad on his first Disney trip this past November.

It was one of our last days and my dad had been wearing down our nerves with his incessant question asking before and during every attraction. It was like we had a 3 year old with us, lol. So by the end, we just told him to enjoy it as it comes instead of finding out every detail in advance.

We come out of the Hall of Presidents and my dad said:

Dad:Wow, I really like that, that was really powerful. I think Obama could have been better though.
Me: What do you mean?
Dad: The guy who played him didn't look or sound like him very much. I think they could have found a better guy.
Me & DH: *hysterical giggling*
Me: Dad, none of those are real people, they're anamatronics, and the voice really was Obama.
Dad: What's an anamatronic?
DH: *explanation 1046*

We laugh about it now. By that point I just found the situation hilarious, but poor DH was on his last nerve...

 

[jpolak]

I guess at the end of a long hot day this mom had had enough when she said, "That's it you three can stay in the room tonight with a babysitter, daddy and I are going out."

 

[PIRATEGIRL007]

Another thread reminded me of this one. Not funny as much as just unbeleivable.

While we were in line for Soarin a few weeks ago:
Mom to Daughter (who was 8 ish) well "oh no honey we can't go on that Test Track ride, they don't give you helmets or anything, what will happen when you crash? "
Mom to Husband: "you think a place like this would give them helmets of alot of these rides, sheesh"

Me to my DH:
DH to me:

 

[Cibahwewah]

Overheard at very very crowded Fantasmic waiting line (in loud Portuguese) when 2 teens caught up to their parents: "Those ugly Americans back there wouldn't let us cut in line, so we just pushed through around them. They think they are doing everyone else a favor!" I looked at them with raised eyebrows and a knowing look, and they seemed kinda sheepish after that, and quieter.

Overheard on Test Track: "This is like riding with my wife!"

Overheard on the parking lot tram: "Well kids, we've been at the Magic Kingdom for 16 hours straight! How magical do you feel now?" Followed by moans and groans from nearly passed out children.

Overheard at AK safari: "Those are real, right, not those animal-tronic thingys?"

Overheard between 2 Disney bus drivers: "Oh man, it's so cold I can't feel my hands! I know man, my truck barely started this morning." (it was about 45 degrees)

And from my own 2 kiddos (age 2 and 5 at the time):

In the bathroom at Mama Melrose's: "Mommy are you peein' or poopin'? (then singing...) Hurry up Mommy, hurry up." I heard giggles from the other stalls.

At Star Tours, my DS refused to ride a second time via baby swap passes, so I rode alone. He kept screaming "I don't want to go again, I want to stay on Earth!" The CM laughed, knelt down and told him that it's really just a room that moves around, but DS wasn't buying it.

Next day at Space Mountain, DS and I went together, while DH waited. The whole time in line, DS kept saying "I know this ride goes in outer space, but does it really leave Earth, or just pretend? I don't want to leave Earth again!", etc etc, on and on. The two 20-somethings in front of us kept smiling and laughing. Turns out it was a CM and his sister that was visiting. He said something to the CM at the loading area and we were escorted to the first car so my little astronaut could ride up front.

 

[CanadianBacon]

i was at the POP bus stop in line for Downtown Disney waiting for a bus, when the family in front of us said

Dad: What do you guys want to do first?
Kid 1: I dont know
Mom: (looking at her map) looks like Pirates, and Thunder Mountain are popular rides.


so the bus comes and we arrive at DD
when they get off the bus

Dad: Where's the castle?

he then asked the bus driver where's the castle and he said at the Magic Kingdom, and Dad said, Downtown Disney,

Bus driver replied, MK and DD are two totally different places.

 

[Motomom06]

After Rope Drop at Epcot, run to Soarin, get a fast pass then run back across the park to Mission Space and Fast Track. On my way from Soarin' to Mission Space I see a young girl, 9 or 10, crying to her dad, "but we were just there and we didn't ride it." Dad says, "I know honey, but you mom has a plan and she is freaking out, so just play along!" I start laughing hysterically b/c I know this is the exact conversation going on behind me between DH and DS8. Poor kids, they wait in line for the rope to drop, to get in line for a FP, to run back across the park and wait in another line. I'd cry to if I were 9!

 

[3_disprincesses]

A few months ago I was waiting in line at the crepes/soft-serve cart in France at EPCOT.

The lady behind me was eyeing the crepes and asked her husband what kind of soft-serve ice cream he wanted IN his crepe.

I should have stuck around to see the look on the cast member's face when she placed the order

I worked at a soft serve yogurt store for 16 years - we served yogurt IN the crepe with fruit or other toppings on top with whipped topping. I would have expected the same thing at the crepe/soft-serve cart as well.

 

[Melissa<3Disney]

My boyfriend and I are dying over here!! These are soo funny.. I can't pick a favorite!!

I have one to add...

When we lived in Orlando, my boyfriend's cousin and her family came down to visit us. We decided to spend a day at MK for her 5 year old daughter who had never been before!! We get there and she is just in awe of the place. Then all of a sudden we hear her scream so loud and start running to the big circle right before main street...we are like what is going on? She then screams at the top of her lungs... "ALVIN!!!!" We look and Chip and Dale are signing autographs. She thought they were Alvin and the chipmunks!! She ran in front of the line and hugged "alvin" we had to apologize to all the people in line and pull her off of him. They were all laughing so hard though.. I don't think anyone minded!

 

[Motocross Tink]

One year on Kilimanjaro Safaris my family and I were passing the place where you store your stroller. We saw a woman parking her stroller, but she left her kid in it! Next we hear a CM yelling "Miss, please do not leave your kid in the stroller when you park it!" The woman yells "Oh my gosh, my kid!" It was so funny my whole family started laughing! We still laugh about it today!

 

[dansamy]

After Rope Drop at Epcot, run to Soarin, get a fast pass then run back across the park to Mission Space and Fast Track. On my way from Soarin' to Mission Space I see a young girl, 9 or 10, crying to her dad, "but we were just there and we didn't ride it." Dad says, "I know honey, but you mom has a plan and she is freaking out, so just play along!" I start laughing hysterically b/c I know this is the exact conversation going on behind me between DH and DS8. Poor kids, they wait in line for the rope to drop, to get in line for a FP, to run back across the park and wait in another line. I'd cry to if I were 9!

OMG! This is sooo me! I'm dying.... However, I let the kids and the DH go ride a ride that I don't mind missing while I play FP fetcher.

 

[cm8]

a mother telling her young son in line for buzz lightyear on a hot HOT july day that her a@# was so wet with sweat that shes gonna be chaft for a month.

 

[seobaina]

My 10 year old daughter asked me last night if French was the national language of Canada. Seems she has quite the crush on one Justin Bieber, a teen pop star. She has learned he speaks fluent French....... Then she said, well, "that makes a lot of sense, the French explored and settled there". They are learning....

Actually doesn't surprise me We were in the shop at Philadelphia airport buying a magazine and the lady serving asks where we're from. We smile and say England, to which she replied "Oh cool, well au revoir! That's goodbye right?" We just looked at each other blankly and nodded, muttering 'yes, in french' under our breath as we left.

 

[iheartdolewhips]

In defense of all of those that didn't understand that Disney has multiple parks, fast passes, and anything else that seems so basic and clearly printed - there is a LOT to take in at WDW and I don't think you can full understand it until you've been there. I think it's easy to forget that when you've been multiple times and are obsessed with it. Just think about all of the names and terms we throw around without even thinking about it - the park names, the lands within the parks, attractions, shows, restaurants, hotels, DTD, all of the ticket options, the water parks, etc etc.

My husband didn't understand any of it the first time he went, and afterwards I always had to clarify what everything was. It wasn't until his second trip that he started to put everything together and understand what the names of everything are. Now after three trips, he's a pro. I'm not saying that it's not funny - because I think it's hilarious, I was just pointing out that a lot of it is confusing your first time!

We were waiting in line for Thunder Mountain and we heard the funniest comment! This mom turned to her kids and said, "Oh I bet that Dinosaur would be really cool to ride at night too!" Me and DH just turned to each other and busted out laughing. It was our joke for the rest of the week. We kept on say, "Oh I be rockin rollercoaster would be really cool at night." And "Space Mountain is awesome at night." Just a stupid thing but it made us laugh every time!

She could have meant that it makes the themeing more authentic - just like many would say that Haunted Mansion is better at night.

While waiting in line at splash mountain we came up to the loading area (where you come out of the cave) and the lady in front of us says to her kids "wow, it's amazing how real that sky looks!"

I always forget that part is open to the outside too!

 

[puntagordabob]

Well, this wasn't overheard while waiting in line but I think it fits here. A former co-worker of mine came back from a weeklong vacation in Orlando and was really miffed. She said they looked all week and never could find the castle, Space Mtn, etc etc. After asking a few questions I figured out that they only went to the Universal parks - never set foot on Disney property. Can you imagine how much fun it might have been to eavesdrop on their conversations while waiting in line?

Hahaha...Id love to hear the conversation when you told them their little "oops"! Hahaha

We were on the boat from WL to MK. A girl pointed at the Contemporary and said, "Dad, what's that?" He responded, "Space Mountain."

I almost burst out laughing!

Hahaha.....too funny!

Well for me it was back in January. My cousin and I were waiting for the train at the Main st. Station. There was a large family waiting behind us. Presumably The Grandmother of the group turns to one of the people with her and asks if they had seen the commercials on the TV for " that Blizzard Beach", and Then asked if that was real snow. And how they get it to stay in Florida. We laughed about the rest of our trip!

Its Disney Magic at Work!

When on a roller coaster that is pulled up a hill and has nervous passengers will say to his companion in a loud voice; "isn't this the hill where the other roller coaster fell off"

Hahhaha....well I guess that would be a Thrilling coaster, no?

This wasn't in line but on the monorail. A family got on and for some odd reason the mother (a very glamor queen type with jeweled sunglasses and big hair) sat next to DH and I instead of her family even though there was room by them. That made it all the better to hear her conversation. She spent the entire time wondering how long it was going to be before the monorail got to DHS. As we passed each hotel she lamented loudly to her family that it hadn't taken as long the day before. She was still at it when DH and I got off at TTC. The next stop was the hotel where they got on so I wonder if she ever figured out how to get to DHS and what magical monorail she was on the day before.

I would have paid real money to see that....I would have ridden in that car with them the entire time with my video camera "running"! ) Would have been PRICELESS!

we were once waiting in line for Journey into Imagination (aka The Figment ride) and some man asked us if this was the line for the monorail.

Figment would say he was using his Imagination!!!!!

While waiting in line at the turn-style to get into the Magic Kingdom, the lady in front of me asked the cm - "Will there be lines inside the park too?"

I bet that CM had to bite their lip so not to laugh out loud at the guest!

How pissed would you be if you went through the whole hassle of getting to orlando, paying for your tickets, waiting in line and then some time half way through your day you realize you're at the wrong park... OMG!!!

As Bill Engvall says: "Here's Your Sign!"

While waiting in line at splash mountain we came up to the loading area (where you come out of the cave) and the lady in front of us says to her kids "wow, it's amazing how real that sky looks!"

Those Imagineers can do anything!

The first time my mother went into Epcot's Mexico Pavilion it was about 12pm on a sunny summer day. We got on the boat ride and she exclaimed "Oh, I'm so glad we came here at night!"

I was so embarassed, and I still tease her about it. It took her a minute to realize that it's always evening in Mexico.

That effect in there is pretty good.....

While we were in line for Soarin a few weeks ago:
Mom to Daughter (who was 8 ish) well "oh no honey we can't go on that Test Track ride, they don't give you helmets or anything, what will happen when you crash? "
Mom to Husband: "you think a place like this would give them helmets of alot of these rides, sheesh"

LOL.... I guess Disney's Illusion of Reality worked too well with those folks!

Overheard at very very crowded Fantasmic waiting line (in loud Portuguese) when 2 teens caught up to their parents: "Those ugly Americans back there wouldn't let us cut in line, so we just pushed through around them. They think they are doing everyone else a favor!" I looked at them with raised eyebrows and a knowing look, and they seemed kinda sheepish after that, and quieter.

Overheard on the parking lot tram: "Well kids, we've been at the Magic Kingdom for 16 hours straight! How magical do you feel now?" Followed by moans and groans from nearly passed out children.

At Star Tours, my DS refused to ride a second time via baby swap passes, so I rode alone. He kept screaming "I don't want to go again, I want to stay on Earth!" The CM laughed, knelt down and told him that it's really just a room that moves around, but DS wasn't buying it.

LOL those are all good stories!

i was at the POP bus stop in line for Downtown Disney waiting for a bus, when the family in front of us said

Dad: What do you guys want to do first?
Kid 1: I dont know
Mom: (looking at her map) looks like Pirates, and Thunder Mountain are popular rides.

so the bus comes and we arrive at DD
when they get off the bus

Dad: Where's the castle?

he then asked the bus driver where's the castle and he said at the Magic Kingdom, and Dad said, Downtown Disney,

Bus driver replied, MK and DD are two totally different places.

DOH!

Well thank you for all of these...they were very fun to read!

 

[TitanBrett]

Two weekends ago waiting in line at POTC a man behind me with his 2 tween girls jammed in a wheelchair starts complaining to me about how he's pissed there was no handicap line and that skipping lines is the only reason he has the wheelchair. It was pathetic.

 

[goofy67]

My sister took her family to Disney when her now teenage son was just a toddler...I wasn't along for this trip. She called us the night they were leaving MK. They had been there all day and her little one had ridden the rides all day and she said he was so tired but looked up at her so innocently and said "Mommy when are we going to Disney World?". As they say out of the mouths of babes...