Ride procedures

[princesscharming]

This is tough. On the one hand, I understand the OP's feelings. It was an item that was expensive, and had memories on it. Not to mention how tempting it was that she could see it, and was probably felt like it was fairly close. (Guessing) And I can see how she'd feel a little more at ease with a little more detail like going to guest services, the next day etc., rather than "someone will look for it later." What does that mean? Come back to HM? Ask guest relations? Does everyone know there is or where is a lost and found?

However, I agree with those saying if you stop a ride for one dropped item, you stop it for all. That would be too much time lost. And 5 minutes for a stopped ride is A TON! It's not just a meager 5 minutes. It's 5 minutes to everyone on the ride, and everyone waiting to ride the ride. I would be mortified to know I held up so many people. If the ride stopped every time.... Yikes! And there are people who are scared on HM. Can you imagine if some little kid was stuck in some section that scared them, for 5 minutes???

Someone dropping their belongings, and taking 5 minutes of your day to help them, isn't the same thing as taking 5 minutes to help someone who had a medical emergency or disability or something. I'm less inclined to give over 5 minutes of my day for someone who didn't secure their belongings properly. (Sorry). Yes, it was an expesnive camera. All the more reason to make sure it was in your backpack. (No trying to be a jerk. And I'm sure I've done stuff like that before.)

And with regards to suing Disney if the OP got injured, hopefully there would be enough witnesses, and (again hopefully) a CM repeatedly telling a guest no, would deflect any legal issues.

But I understand, a lot of the reaction here is probably coming from the perspective of the other guests or the CMs, and how what the OP did impacted them. CM wasn't listened to, perhaps could have been fired if something terrible happened. The guests had to wait longer. Of course the tough spot for the OP is that she didn't know it was going to be such a big deal. (Although, yes she should have just listened to the CM.)

 

[Figmificent]

As for who cares about e-stops, well we all should. For one they are potentially dangerous (read: not nearly as gentle as the ride), ruin the experience for the guest and are a pain in the rear for the cast to reset sometimes.

OP I'm not really sure what you expected to get out of this thread because you state you know you were in the wrong. You are very lucky you were not injured, killed, or permanently evicted from the park. Disney's four pillars states safety first. As for accidents from CMs and guests doing things like this they are abundant (TTA, Slash, CoP to name a few). I hope you found what you were looking for but don't be surprised by peoples reactions

 

[Sweets156]

So much drama. I think it's pretty clear that the OP realizes that the act was foolish in terms of safety. We've all made split second decisions that we thought better of when we had more time to think about it.

What I find most bothersome is the way people talk about inconveniencing others. So what if a ride has to e-stop for a couple of minutes. In another circumstance, would you have taken a few minutes out of your day to help the OP? If you were in a situation where you needed assistance, I'm sure you'd be thankful if someone took a few minutes out of their day to assist.

The safety issue is clear. The issue of inconveniencing others only about time. A few minutes out of your day so that someone does not lose what is on the camera and obviously would be very important to many of us...not to mention the $450. Some not very disney-like responses on this board.

Thank you. I agree with you. Stopping to help a person to me is stopping to help a person, period, regardless of situation. If I had noticed someone else had maybe dropped their camera, I wouldn't think twice about helping them if I could because I know I'd appreciate if someone did the same for me. On the bus on the way back from MK one night, a woman had her hands full with a toddler on her lap. I offered to put her belongings in one of her bags and she asked me to hold it for her so she'd have the extra hand to hold her son. I don't feel this inconvenienced me in anyway, I wasn't annoyed with holding something extra. Not that this is the same situation, but what you put into the universe comes back to you tenfold.

 

[Sweets156]

And what would you have done if you got severely hurt?

I bet there would be another lawsuit for Disney to deal with.

Um, what other option would I have other than to deal with getting severely hurt? No lawsuit, I would have clearly been at fault and wouldn't waste my time or money trying to win at something I was clearly in the wrong for.

 

[Jasper Dale]

i would be very hesitant to do anything contrary to what a Cast Member told me to do. can you imagine being on the first or second day of your vacation with your family and getting kicked out of the park for something like that?

i mean, we are all guests at WDW and they make the rules.

 

[Sweets156]

OP, this is not about "accidents." This is about you complaining about a CM not stopping a ride for your camera and acknowledging your inappropirate actions. By the way this was not an accident it was negligence on your part.

Negligence is defined as "failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances" or
"the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern."
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

The second part is you were you fall in. By failing to properly secure your camera you were negligent. And by actign as you did, something a reasonble person would not do you were also neglgient.

Thank you sir, for the webster's definition. And thank you for reiterating, countless times. You have a magical evening!! I'm done feeding into you! Only positive people from now on!

 

[mrbghd]

Thank you sir, for the webster's definition. And thank you for reiterating, countless times. You have a magical evening!! I'm done feeding into you! Only positive people from now on!

I am very positive!


Positive I would not do something so dumb as put myself in jeopardy for a cheap camcorder.

 

[HappyDznyCamper]

The CM probably responded in the best way should could while still maintaining her on stage persona as well as keeping track of the load area. It kind of boils down to a rule most of us were taught back in elementary school, obey the teacher's first request, no talking back. The CM was trying to keep you and everyone else on the ride(especially others on the moving platform) safe. An e-stop is and EMERGENCY stop, not the same as a stop to allow a wheelchair user or mobility impaired person to load.

OP, I'm sorry you feel flamed and my post probably doesn't help, but the CM you are angry at did nothing wrong, the only person to be angry at is unfortunately yourself.