Silliest question/comment you've heard about Disney?

[chartle]

SO GLAD IT'S NOT JUST ME!!! We haven't gone yet, our first trip is coming up in a few days (eep!!!) but my Husband has insisted on not knowing ANYTHING because he wants it all to be a surprise. Um. NO. I am not the kind of person who can just show up and not know anything and THANK GOODNESS for that! We would have wasted so much money and time had I not found this site! My Hubbers STILL doesn't seem to grasp how much time and energy I've put into our trip...but I couldn't sleep at night not knowing where we were going or how to get there or how much things cost! Oh and he tells people the craziest stuff! Oh heavens! A good man he is, wonderful and caring and thoughtful...but he's in for a big surprise when we get to Disney!

As long as one of you gets it and the other one goes along you will be ok.

 

[Rylee]

We were out to dinner with friends who were planning their very first WDW vacation. They were flying and staying on property at All Star Movies for 6 days. We were flying down 2 days later.

Friend - "Will the kids (ages 5, 6, 13 & 14) be able to see the rides from the hotel?"
Me - "No."
Friend - "Oh good. I just want to hang at the pool for a couple of days, so I'm going to tell the kids the parks are closed on those days. I wouldn't be able to say that if they could see the roller coasters going around."


Same dinner -

Friend - "Is there anywhere I can buy a couple cases of soda to keep in the hotel rooms?"
Me - "Well, you can get soda in the food court, but if you want that much, you could place an order and have it delivered or pick some up at the gas station on Disney property."
Friend's Husband - "Whoa, there's a gas station at WDW? How can that even be safe with cars driving around and all the kids running from ride to ride? Wow, that makes me nervous."
My DH - "I think we need to explain a few things... let's start at the beginning... "



Their first day in the parks, (MK) -

*RING RING*

Me - "Hello."
Friend's Husband - "Hey, it's me. We're in the MK but how do I know what rides the kids want to go on?"
Me - "Whadaya mean?"
Friend's Husband - "We looked through all the gift shops first and now we're near Monster Inc., Buzz and Stitch but all these things are inside buildings. When we go to amusement parks, we watch it go around a few times and decide if we want to ride it but we can't see these and we don't know what they are."

Later that same day -

*RING RING*

Friend's Husband - "Hey, it's me again. How do these FP's save any time if we just have to stand here and wait for our assigned time to get in line? We might as well just stand in the regular line if we have to wait anyway, right?"

We arrived the next day. The rest of the trip went smoothly (after going over the DP with them again... they were paying OOP because they didn't understand how to use it) and we had a great time.

They took us out to dinner a few weeks after our trip and treated us because they were so grateful to us for "showing them the ropes."

 

[budafam]

I just recently had someone tell me they have no interest in going there because they're just not into characters. ??? She has a 2 year old grandson who LOVES Cars and I'm sure would have a fantastic time but if grandma's not into "characters" then I guess the trip will not happen.

 

[minnie mum]

Friend - "Oh good. I just want to hang at the pool for a couple of days, so I'm going to tell the kids the parks are closed on those days. I wouldn't be able to say that if they could see the roller coasters going around."

Friend's Husband - "Whoa, there's a gas station at WDW? How can that even be safe with cars driving around and all the kids running from ride to ride? Wow, that makes me nervous."
My DH - "I think we need to explain a few things... let's start at the beginning... "

Friend's Husband - "We looked through all the gift shops first and now we're near Monster Inc., Buzz and Stitch but all these things are inside buildings. When we go to amusement parks, we watch it go around a few times and decide if we want to ride it but we can't see these and we don't know what they are."

Friend's Husband - "Hey, it's me again. How do these FP's save any time if we just have to stand here and wait for our assigned time to get in line? We might as well just stand in the regular line if we have to wait anyway, right?"

The rest of the trip went smoothly (after going over the DP with them again... they were paying OOP because they didn't understand how to use it) and we had a great time.

Well, for those (few) folks that think that you don't need to do any research or planning before going on a WDW vacation........

Honestly, you don't know whether to laugh or cry when you see something like this. The mind boggles. Bless their hearts.

 

[Tltorrez]

SO GLAD IT'S NOT JUST ME!!! We haven't gone yet, our first trip is coming up in a few days (eep!!!) but my Husband has insisted on not knowing ANYTHING because he wants it all to be a surprise. Um. NO. I am not the kind of person who can just show up and not know anything and THANK GOODNESS for that! We would have wasted so much money and time had I not found this site! My Hubbers STILL doesn't seem to grasp how much time and energy I've put into our trip...but I couldn't sleep at night not knowing where we were going or how to get there or how much things cost! Oh and he tells people the craziest stuff! Oh heavens! A good man he is, wonderful and caring and thoughtful...but he's in for a big surprise when we get to Disney!

Don't worry - he'll get it. My husband's Aha moment came one night at Fantasmic. This was back when it was only shown a few nights a week. We spent a slow day day in Epcot then left, walked to DHS, stood in line for 90+ minutes. We ended up on top, dead center in handicapped seating, right behind the Chilean miners in VIP seating. We all loved the show. Then we exited and my husband stopped dead in his tracks -- he saw the line for the next show. As we walked back to Epcot for Illuminations, he just kept telling me how glad he was that I did all that work.

 

[NedsTJ]

Strange. I was sure I remembered it from our first trip in 1977. But we've been so many times I could be confused. When did they add it?

The attic scene has been there...they just recently added the bride along with the storyline that she off'd her husbands.

 

[Mkrop]

Ours was at a team baseball picnic. Somehow WDW trips came up, and one of the moms commented on how they just got back. She said it was ok, but they had to wait in line bc they were not willing to pay the money for that thing called FastPass. I should have stayed quiet but I blurted out but it was free. I felt so bad, she was so confused and insisted it cost money. I didnt have the heart to argue with her.

 

[iheartmickey1111]

We were out to dinner with friends who were planning their very first WDW vacation. They were flying and staying on property at All Star Movies for 6 days. We were flying down 2 days later.

Friend - "Will the kids (ages 5, 6, 13 & 14) be able to see the rides from the hotel?"
Me - "No."
Friend - "Oh good. I just want to hang at the pool for a couple of days, so I'm going to tell the kids the parks are closed on those days. I wouldn't be able to say that if they could see the roller coasters going around."


Same dinner -

Friend - "Is there anywhere I can buy a couple cases of soda to keep in the hotel rooms?"
Me - "Well, you can get soda in the food court, but if you want that much, you could place an order and have it delivered or pick some up at the gas station on Disney property."
Friend's Husband - "Whoa, there's a gas station at WDW? How can that even be safe with cars driving around and all the kids running from ride to ride? Wow, that makes me nervous."
My DH - "I think we need to explain a few things... let's start at the beginning... "



Their first day in the parks, (MK) -

*RING RING*

Me - "Hello."
Friend's Husband - "Hey, it's me. We're in the MK but how do I know what rides the kids want to go on?"
Me - "Whadaya mean?"
Friend's Husband - "We looked through all the gift shops first and now we're near Monster Inc., Buzz and Stitch but all these things are inside buildings. When we go to amusement parks, we watch it go around a few times and decide if we want to ride it but we can't see these and we don't know what they are."

Later that same day -

*RING RING*

Friend's Husband - "Hey, it's me again. How do these FP's save any time if we just have to stand here and wait for our assigned time to get in line? We might as well just stand in the regular line if we have to wait anyway, right?"

We arrived the next day. The rest of the trip went smoothly (after going over the DP with them again... they were paying OOP because they didn't understand how to use it) and we had a great time.

They took us out to dinner a few weeks after our trip and treated us because they were so grateful to us for "showing them the ropes."

I'm actually speechless....

 

[Meredisney]

We were out to dinner with friends who were planning their very first WDW vacation. They were flying and staying on property at All Star Movies for 6 days. We were flying down 2 days later.

Friend - "Will the kids (ages 5, 6, 13 & 14) be able to see the rides from the hotel?"
Me - "No."
Friend - "Oh good. I just want to hang at the pool for a couple of days, so I'm going to tell the kids the parks are closed on those days. I wouldn't be able to say that if they could see the roller coasters going around."


Same dinner -

Friend - "Is there anywhere I can buy a couple cases of soda to keep in the hotel rooms?"
Me - "Well, you can get soda in the food court, but if you want that much, you could place an order and have it delivered or pick some up at the gas station on Disney property."
Friend's Husband - "Whoa, there's a gas station at WDW? How can that even be safe with cars driving around and all the kids running from ride to ride? Wow, that makes me nervous."
My DH - "I think we need to explain a few things... let's start at the beginning... "



Their first day in the parks, (MK) -

*RING RING*

Me - "Hello."
Friend's Husband - "Hey, it's me. We're in the MK but how do I know what rides the kids want to go on?"
Me - "Whadaya mean?"
Friend's Husband - "We looked through all the gift shops first and now we're near Monster Inc., Buzz and Stitch but all these things are inside buildings. When we go to amusement parks, we watch it go around a few times and decide if we want to ride it but we can't see these and we don't know what they are."

Later that same day -

*RING RING*

Friend's Husband - "Hey, it's me again. How do these FP's save any time if we just have to stand here and wait for our assigned time to get in line? We might as well just stand in the regular line if we have to wait anyway, right?"

We arrived the next day. The rest of the trip went smoothly (after going over the DP with them again... they were paying OOP because they didn't understand how to use it) and we had a great time.

They took us out to dinner a few weeks after our trip and treated us because they were so grateful to us for "showing them the ropes."

This is hilarious!

 

[CraftyMommy]

A co-worker said "we're not like you and don't go every year, so I'm not a planner." So she's taking her family and in-laws in 4 weeks, but hasn't made any reservations yet. She says it's "once-in-a-lifetime." No hotel, no ADRs, no tickets, no party tickets, no airline tickets. Maybe Universal, maybe not. I showed her disney.com. I said "Start here." I didn't want to overwhelm, but wanted her to know she needed to make some decisions.

Do they plan to drive around looking for Vacancy signs?

 

[ammag]

A relative who is a florida resident and has gone many times told us "oh dont bother with animal kingdom or the studios they are nothing special. Ak is just a zoo and the only people who go there are the nuts who want a photo of mickey in every outfit." what???
My sister in law went last year for 2 days and came back with - oh we had a fun magical time! we got lost all fo the time, spent half the day looking for things and didnt do many rides. Now, I am gld they still felt it was fun but what a waste! They refused any of my info- like get the park apps, check out mousesavers or dis- and how about using an actual map i the park? I dont get it!!! they also waited for the parade fr 4 hours. poor little kids were probably bored out of their minds! The park was at a level of about 3, not crowded btw. Now when they hear about our 8 day trip thats organized etc. she says things, like well must eb nice we could never afford to go again in our lives. well, people spend on different thigns, they make more $ than us and I can assure oyu if they were smart could go yearly if they wished. well to each their own, I a glad I am a nutty planner bc my family will have a better experience! (i hope!)

 

[Squidgyness]

I get the "it's for kids!" Spiel constantly as a 21 year old man and it drives me nuts. The other regular is "why bother going to Florida when you can go to Paris? It's closer to the uk" though that one is geographically unique I suppose.

Oh, and I've never stayed onside or used ADR's or been heavily into planning, but not using a map at least the first time? Common sense dictates that if you want to make decisions on a day to day basis (which is entirely possible) you need to get a map to do so!

 

[pampam]

I just had this emailed to me.

http://sn123w.snt123.mail.live.com/...mid=be46a9f2-0413-11e2-a8dd-001e0bcc07c8&fv=1

It is a picture of the tree of life from AK. The captions say is is a real tree in Africa, and no one knows who the artist is, or how they managed to carve it without killing the tree.

The strange thing is, the person who emailed it to me, believes it, even though she went with me to WDW 2 years ago.

 

[chartle]

I just had this emailed to me.

http://sn123w.snt123.mail.live.com/...mid=be46a9f2-0413-11e2-a8dd-001e0bcc07c8&fv=1

It is a picture of the tree of life from AK. The captions say is is a real tree in Africa, and no one knows who the artist is, or how they managed to carve it without killing the tree.

The strange thing is, the person who emailed it to me, believes it, even though she went with me to WDW 2 years ago.

Can't see it with out logging into MSN.

 

[siskaren]

I think that would be the answer I got over the phone w hen I called the disney parks store to check about the costumes:
they told me that I will find there BEAUTIFUL collection of TRULY unique costumes for every girl.

Yep.. that is as much tragic as funny.. just wait untill you get there.. and see
those cheap rugs for costumes. If you want to read more on my experienc not to bore everyone... do read my post on how it ended up for us the whole costume thing. Ever since I advise everyone to buy costumes BEFORe you go or else you will end up like us.

Seriously, this is getting ridiculous. Four posts on four different threads (including one you started) on how bad you think the costumes are.

 

[vicki_c]

Seriously, this is getting ridiculous. Four posts on four different threads (including one you started) on how bad you think the costumes are.

Nine (so far).

 

[littlebit0863]

I heard something just today. I was trying to finalize our park days by checking trip calendars and my mother in law called me very upset, telling me that on our first day, a Tuesday, every park closes at 5pm. I had no idea what she was talking about. I told her AK closes fairly early and MK would be closing early for MNNSHP but I will check it out. I checked it out, and no, she was not correct of course. I called her back and she told me my fil boss told him that all the parks close early on Tuesdays and he would know because the company he works for offers discount park tickets.

A friend returned from her first trip this summer and informed me not to go to AK because it is a glorified zoo. She told me my 4 park days aren't enough (I've made enough trips that I'm fine with a park per day) and that I need to dedicate at least 3 days to MK because each line will take about 2 hours. I asked her what in the world she was doing and why she didn't use fast passes and she had no clue what I was talking about.

 

[awoogala]

I have few theories on this one:

• Parent is afraid DS is going to get hurt on such an intense roller coaster. Since you can't see the ride from the outside they can't gauge how bad it is. (yes I know in the roller coaster world SM is a junior coaster)
  
  I was in line for SM next to a very nervous mother with a probably 8 year old boy. The mother kept muttering, kind of to herself. "This doesn't go upside does it, no it doesn't go upside down"? I tried to tell her it doesn't but she gave me one of those what do you know looks. We get off the ride and their photo showed the mom sitting behind the kid with her hands clamped on either side of the kid's head. Must have been a fun ride for both of them.
  
  
• Parent is afraid that the ride will scare them and turn them into a basket case for the rest of the trip.
  
  Another story but now we are in CoP. Their were only two or three groups in the theater and there was a family with a 10 or so year old girl. The girl was all fidgety and climbing all over her mother like see needed to be held like a baby. The mother was a little frustrated and told the DD "Look there are no seat belts." They were right next to me so I looked to see what the commotion was and the mother then told me that they had ridden something that day that freaked out the DD so seat belts meant scary ride.
  
  
• Parent doesn't want to ride so kid doesn't get to ride.
  
  
• Parent doesn't want to wait in line and doesn't know about FP.

This was us last time! My then 7 yeAr old daughter, being stubborn, insisting she had to ride space mountain, she was ready, we were mean !
This is a child who will not ride goofy's barnstormer, or peter pan! (insists it goes too high in the air!) She hates roller coasters! We were trying to convince her, to no avail.
We were those parents, for a good reason!
Guess how she rode it? Half on the floor, screaming, sobbing, and clinging to the bar for dear life. That may be why those parents were trying so hard...they knew their kid's threshold!

 

[MADnNOLA]

This was us last time! My then 7 yeAr old daughter, being stubborn, insisting she had to ride space mountain, she was ready, we were mean !
This is a child who will not ride goofy's barnstormer, or peter pan! (insists it goes too high in the air!) She hates roller coasters! We were trying to convince her, to no avail.
We were those parents, for a good reason!
Guess how she rode it? Half on the floor, screaming, sobbing, and clinging to the bar for dear life. That may be why those parents were trying so hard...they knew their kid's threshold!

Love it Lisa!

You were my parents. So many times we see things from the outside, not knowing what is actually happening. I can remember my parents trying to talk me out of things, knowing I would be scared or VERY unhappy. But I was stubborn. So they let me learn the hard way! Sometimes, as kids (and adults) this is what we need!

I learned something a few years back in a management class - put yourself in the customer's place. Not just the fact they are happy or unhappy, but UNDERSTAND what they are going through, and you will understand where they are coming from. This goes a long way in life! Never assume anything, circumstances are different for everyone, and being a tough parent is sometimes the way to go!

 

[CraftyMommy]

A relative who is a florida resident and has gone many times told us "oh dont bother with animal kingdom or the studios they are nothing special. Ak is just a zoo and the only people who go there are the nuts who want a photo of mickey in every outfit." what???

It's Nahtazu! Does anyone remember that advertisement on the Disney info channel on the Disney resort televisions? Your post made me yell, "It's Nahtazu!" Then I found it on youtube. You need to send her a link to that.