Strange things guests say

[The Rovang Gang]

When I was growing up, I was a "free lunch" kid- didn't make it to the world until I was 33...at which time I learned that all of Epcot was NOT contained inside the giant golf ball.

 

[kinggartk]

My biggest pet peeve is when people tell me they went to Disney World, and they were really talking about the Magic Kingdom. I hear this all the time, and it drives me nuts!!!

But they did go to Disney World...just because they didn't get to everthing doesn't mean they didn't go to Disney World.

Someone from Europe goes to Florida and tells their friend they just came back from America. Are they Wrong? They Didn't go to Mexico...They Didn't go to Canada....They Didn't go to New Jersey....But they did go to America.

 

[DisneyChristmas]

My DFather was sitting on the wall along the fountains at France in EPCOT. A woman walked up to him, glanced at the Eiffel Tower, and asked. "Is this Germany?"

 

[kinggartk]

When I was growing up, I was a "free lunch" kid- didn't make it to the world until I was 33...at which time I learned that all of Epcot was NOT contained inside the giant golf ball.

Taking my little girls age 9 and 6 for the first time in November. Ask them what they want to do fist...."We want to ride the BIG GOLF BALL!!!"

 

[Experiment_626]

During our last trip, we were at DHS for evening EMH. My wife and kids were off riding and I was wandering around with my camera and tripod taking night shots. I was in the process of lining up a shot down the street towards the Tower of Terror when I noticed someone standing beside me. At first I continued to do what I was doing, then I turned to look. A lady was standing there with her kid and as I looked, she handed me her photopass card.

I smiled and told her was not a photopass photographer, I'm just a guy taking pictures

Variations on that happen to me at least three or four times every trip. I've seen it happen to other photographers a few times, too. A tripod seems to be the common denominator.

Scott

 

[MYD714]

When I was growing up, I was a "free lunch" kid- didn't make it to the world until I was 33...at which time I learned that all of Epcot was NOT contained inside the giant golf ball.

When my friend's sister went to Epcot for the first time, she pointed at Spaceship Earth and asked, "We're spending all day inside that?!?" She thought it was all of Epcot too.

 

[Magic3forme]

We walked by a boy about age 9 or so, and it was after the fireworks at Epcot, and he looked at his mom and said I cant believe you brought us here. the only thing here is a giant golf ball.
Dh and I couldnt stop laughing and use that line all the time now.

 

[Elmo9607]

I was working at Cosmic Rays about a monthbago on the CP, and while I was on cash, I had a woman come up, place an order, then she asked me if a hot dog meal (as in a hot dog and fries) could count as a dessert on a quick service meal!! She had her daughter with her but she didn't want to use a 'whole other credit' to get her daughter her own meal.

I told her no, then she asked 'but what about just the hot dog, no fries?' *face palm*

 

[WDWlover717]

walking down main street in the Magic Kingdom a particularly loud woman began yelling "cover your ears, they're brainwashing you."....

that was my mom.

I just LOLed at this!!! That is so funny! Gotta love your mom!

 

[mishkamushka]

I just have to say that...DHS will ALWAYS be MGM in my mind.

DHS is where I graduated High School.

MGM is where I rode Tower of Terror and Rock'n'Rollercoaster.

Sorry; but it will always be MGM in my mind.

Totally agree -- except in Philadelphia DHS is the Department of Human Services -- someplace I never want to have to take a child

 

[bytheblood]

On the monorail, a woman was telling her husband that the announcement must be broken because it is supposed to tell you the order that you get dropped off at each of the parks, but she was pretty sure Disney Studios was last.

 

[bytheblood]

Funniest thing I overheard a lady telling her family last week:

"We can't ride the Carousel of Progress, because it spins too fast and will make me sick."

I had to cover my mouth to keep from laughing out loud!

 

[DisGeebs]

One time a few years ago, I was on Mears coming from the airport and this woman kept asking dumb questions and making statements... That Wet and Wild was on the old Discovery Island.. and then she goes "no wait.. that is where the parking lot is" She then asked if Walt Disney was still alive and if he ever comes to the park??? We laughed like crazy when they got out of the van!!!

 

[MoonFaerie]

7. The first time I took my son and D-I-L to WDW my poor scattered brained D-I-L kept calling Epcot 'Apricot'. Every time she did, we'd get onto her. She'd laugh and say "I know the name but every time I say it, Apricot just pops out". On the bus one morning we were on our way to Epcot and this little 4 or 5 y/o girl who was sitting across from us saw Spaceship Earth and loudly yelled, "There's Apricot, there's Apricot". My D-I-L looked as us, smirked, spread her hands and said, "Hey it wasn't me this time".

When we took the kids in 09, DS kept calling Epcot "Eggpot" and DD kept calling it "Apricot." It's a joke now. I wonder how many people will be shaking their heads at us when we call it Eggpot or Apricot when we go back.

 

[tjmj9801]

On the monorail, a woman was telling her husband that the announcement must be broken because it is supposed to tell you the order that you get dropped off at each of the parks, but she was pretty sure Disney Studios was last.

That's got to be close to winning some kind of award.

 

[toontownnutter]

First point: I haven't been yet, neither has the other person. This is a strange thing said prior to first ever visit to WDW.

I mentioned on a board I post on about working out my ADR and doing them 180 out from check in.

Someone responded and were like WTH are you talking about?? We go in two months time and we aren't booking anything.

I couldn't quite get through to her if she doesn't do ADR her chances of getting table service resturants they would like are slim. It's not like you can like the look of a resturant walk in sit down and get table service. Neither of us have ever been but I think I'm on the right track due to my continous lurking here and other dis related boards and blogs.

 

[aubriee]

On the monorail, a woman was telling her husband that the announcement must be broken because it is supposed to tell you the order that you get dropped off at each of the parks, but she was pretty sure Disney Studios was last.

Last month we were on the monorail from Epcot to TTC. As we were stopping at the TTC the woman sitting across from us asked her husband if he thought they had to transfer to another monorail to get to Disney Studios. The man said no, his friend told him that the Epcot monorail just made a continuous loop between Epcot, some resorts, and DS, and he bet DS was the next stop. I told them that the monorail we were on, was going directly back to Epcot and only went between Epcot and the TTC. The man got very huffy and said his friend had been to WDW several times and he definitely knew more than me and knew what he was talking about. As we stepped off, I looked back and said your friend may have been talking about the friendship boats that go between DS, the BW resorts, and Epcot, but this monorail was definitely going back to Epcot. He stuck his nose up in the air and said, "We'll see".

 

[andrewilley]

He stuck his nose up in the air and said, "We'll see".

I hope you gave him a cheery wave and wished him well on his journey then.

In fact, almost worth staying on board to have been able to say "can you see the big hat yet?" when he got back to Epcot.

Andre

 

[CdnCarrie]

walking down main street in the Magic Kingdom a particularly loud woman began yelling "cover your ears, they're brainwashing you."....

that was my mom.

Wow that was rude of her. Sure wouldn't appreciate that it I was walking next to her trying to soak up the magic of Main Street. Kind of obnoxious if you ask me.

 

[MHSweb79]

I mentioned on a board I post on about working out my ADR and doing them 180 out from check in.

Someone responded and were like WTH are you talking about?? We go in two months time and we aren't booking anything.

I remember a few years ago my neighbors were heading to WDW for the July 4 week. About a week before they were leaving, we were talking about her plans and she mentioned to me that someone had told her to eat dinner at the California Grill during fireworks time because that was really cool. "So we definitely plan on doing that," she said. I said, "Oh, did you get reservations?" She said, "No, don't you think it's too early? We're not going to be there until next week." I advised her to call that day, knowing that she'd be out of luck, but at least she wouldn't waste time heading to the Contemporary to ask for a table.

Long story short, they came home complaining that they had the dining plan but all they could find for table-service restaurants were the one at their resort and the Mexico pavilion.