What are the weirdest complaints you have heard in WDW?

[SelfEmployedDebtFree]

This is a cross between funny and weird:
My mom and I had purchased a Pal Mickey and were enjoying his company. So we were coming out of Muppets and I heard him giggle so I put him up to my ear to listen. Well this woman came out of nowhere and tapped me very hard on the shoulder and this is the conversation that followed:
"Are you ENJOYING your little toy?"
"Umm, yes, thanks, he's very fun....."
"Well he is the BIGGEST rip-off, we got one for my daughter's birthday and we've had it in the park for 3 days and all he does is giggle!!! He doesn't tell us ANYTHING! The woman at the store told us that he would tell us when characters were out or when lines were short, and he does NOTHING. AND they won't take it BACK either because we've had it three days. I can't believe Disney is FORCING me to keep a defective toy, it has RUINED our trip. ALL HE DOES IS GIGGLE!!!!"
"Umm, when he giggles, you're supposed to squeeze his tummy or his hand so that he knows you want to hear what he has to say....."
*woman's mouth drops open*
"Why you little!!!!"
*woman turns around and storms off*
What did I do?
My mom and I were so completely stunned by this woman's tirade that we sort of just stood there for a couple minutes in silence. It wasn't until later that afternoon that the true hilarity of the situation got to us and we just laughed and laughed and laughed. I was just amazed someone had the audacity to come up to a complete stranger and shout the way she did. Guess Disney lets in all sorts......

 

[JPN4265]

I am paying good money to come to this park, why do I have to wait in line for the rides.

 

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

I am paying good money to come to this park, why do I have to wait in line for the rides.

Ummmm because a lot of other people paid their money like you, but they are ahead of you?

 

[wdwgirl03]

At AKL last year, the guy on the balcony next to me shouted "I DID NOT PAY $300 A NIGHT FOR THE GIRAFFE TO WALK THE (expletive) AWAY FROM ME! COME BACK HERE YOU LONG NECKED MAMMAL"

that *almost* made my vacation

I am going to the AKL for the first time in May and I think I am going to yell this when a giraffe walks away from me. LOL!

 

[JPN4265]

Ummmm because a lot of other people paid their money like you, but they are ahead of you?

Just to clear this up if I need to, this is what I heard, not what I said.

 

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Just to clear this up if I need to, this is what I heard, not what I said.

I know, I was giving you a reply that you could use the next time

 

[JPN4265]

I know, I was giving you a reply that you could use the next time

 

[durango kid]

2. At Hoop Dee Doo a dad kept yelling at his kid to not make so much noise. He was "ruining" the filming of the show. My friends and I (who were sitting right next to them), being the passive aggressive people we are, made twice as much "hootin and hollerin" than we normally would. I really was kind of sad b/c the kid was about 16-17 and was just starting to get into the show and getting over the "I'm too cool to be at wdw w/ my family" thing.

I must say that I did something similar once at Fantasmic (or as I call it Fantasmagoric). There was a couple of not nice people behind us compaining about the chanting and cheering of the Brazilian tour group behind them. Now just let me say that the tour groups give me a headache too, but this was long before the show was to start and they were enjoying themselves. the thing is this couple started being the ugly Americans and yelling at them to at least chant in English, and why take a vaction to someplace and don't even learn the language. When she turned around and yelled that they needed to shut the Hell up and go back where they came from, I'd had enough. The outburst had shocked the kids and they were silent...until I stood up, faced them and started the chant for them even though I didn't speak the language, I just copied what it sounded like. Soon enought the kids took it up, the couple just glared at me, and then left. My daughter and wife are normally embarassed when I do those kind of things, but this time they thought I was right.

 

[dananbethany]

The first time my SIL (at the time, my brother's fiancee), went with us, she continually/continuously complained about everything - the wait in lines, how cheesy things were, how stupid this was. At one point, she was saying, "You know, Myrtle Beach is soooo much better than this." I finally turned around, looked her in the eye, and said (very much out of character for me), "Then next time, we'll be leaving you at Myrtle Beach!" Happily by the next time we went, she had settled down some.

Who thinks Myrtle Beach is better than DisneyWorld?

 

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

The first time my SIL (at the time, my brother's fiancee), went with us, she continually/continuously complained about everything - the wait in lines, how cheesy things were, how stupid this was. At one point, she was saying, "You know, Myrtle Beach is soooo much better than this." I finally turned around, looked her in the eye, and said (very much out of character for me), "Then next time, we'll be leaving you at Myrtle Beach!" Happily by the next time we went, she had settled down some.

Who thinks Myrtle Beach is better than DisneyWorld?

??? I've been there!

She must like to bar hop or party!

Better than WDW?? Nope, not even close!!

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Who thinks Myrtle Beach is better than DisneyWorld?

Not me.

 

[danceintherain]

... the thing is this couple started being the ugly Americans and yelling at them to at least chant in English, and why take a vaction to someplace and don't even learn the language. When she turned around and yelled that they needed to shut the Hell up and go back where they came from, I'd had enough.

Goodness gracious I went and lived in another country for four months and never learned the language.
If you only traveled to countries where you knew the language then you really wouldn't travel that much...
If they want to come and spend there money to support our economy... I'm all for it.

 

[danceintherain]

I did wittness something wierd at Disney on my honeymoon though. DH and I had stopped to watch a high school marching band come through the park when I saw a woman take down her child's pants (again this child looked to be 2 or 3 years old) and proceeded to hold her over the bushes and let her pee . I know you gotta go when you gotta go but that was waaaay wierd considering there are bathrooms everywhere .

People did this in Europe all the time. We were walking around the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, and there was a man peeing over the side of the bridge.
That was the only time I saw adults do it though, every other time it was children.
They don't have a lot of public restrooms... It's possible that person was from Europe and wasn't used to not having to pay to go to the bathroom. Or they were from the US and simply felt they were entitled to not have to wait in line...

 

[Alesia]

 

[KyDerbyMan]

This is one of the all-time best threads!!

 

[jennipooh]

Okay, I know this is supposed to be "weirdest" but this is really pretty sad. On last summer's trip, some friends of ours were staying at Buena Vista Palace by Downtown Disney which seemed like a very nice resort, except for the fact that there was no access to EMH and that the transportation from Disney to the Resort could be confusing at times. (We were staying on property - wow is it worth it!).

We were at Epcot and AFTER Illuminations on an EMH night we all decided that (just to be sure) we would stop into Guest Relations and just ask if "Good Neighbor Hotels" or whatever they are called had EMH priveleges. My friends really needed to check on the last shuttle back to their hotel, anyway. So my son and I went with them to say good night and relax a little and rest up for our EMH fun.

Well we were the only group in guest relations and the two girls at the counter were, of course, being extra sweet and apologetic about our friends not being able to stay with us at the park, etc.

Then, in burst this man yelling and screaming about how is daughter was in line to see Minnie Mouse and got up to her turn to see Minnie when the CM with Minnie told the little girl that she could not see Minnie because she did not have a bracelet. The park has been closed for atleast a half an hour by now. And this guy is freakin' out. Like somehow he doesn't have to leave at closing time, like everyone else. Evidently he is special even if he is not staying on property. Okay, every word out of his mouth was the word Minnie or a word which I am not allowed to write here. It was the craziest scene ever with the yelling and the cussing. The room turned suddenly from sweet and peaceful to very aggressive and uncomfortable.

Now, I must mention that we live 25min. from Blacksburg, my ex is a Tech grad, my friend's father is a Tech grad and our children spend a lot of time at Tech. We have family, neighbors and friends that were there as students and teachers that awful day last year. (One of the professors lost was a fellow lacrosse coach. Terribly, sad.) Anyway, this was just a few months after the Tech tragedy and my son had just started relaxing again. When in walks this lunatic at Disney World yelling, screaming, threatening and completely losing control of his senses. I looked over at my 8 year old son and he was frozen and white. I got over to him just as the man stormed out (after telling the manager that there was nothing Disney could ever do for him again - or something like that along with more cussing) then my son just lost it. He said he was sure that man was going to kill us all. The CM's ran around comforting him and ran and grabbed a Mickey baseball and gave it to him to help make him feel better, it took a few minutes to calm him down. And then he told the CM's thank you and that he was happy again.

To break the ice my friend turned to her kid's and said "Why didn't you cry" (Alluding to the fact that our family always has better luck than her's when it comes to getting free stuff) Anyway, we did all laugh and were able to go back to the "magic".

The next morning when we met up with our friends at the Animal Kingdom my friend's daughter couldn't wait to tell us who was on their bus. It was the "crazy man" and my friends DD said it was a very tense ride.

BTW - the CM's were doing everything they could to calm him and to try to help him, but he just kept saying he didn't want anything from them (then whatya doin' in Guest Relations, Buddy)

My friend's kids always talk about the guy that yelled so loud about his daughter crying that he made my DS cry. I know that complainer's do not think about the people around them when they complain. But sadly, sometimes their outbursts can be very uncomfortable and frightening. There should be laws against making children cry at Disney World.

 

[SelfEmployedDebtFree]

There should be laws against making children cry at Disney World.

Wait Wait!!!! There IS One!!! Its called "after show gift store!" Disney does not want ANY child crying, so they place these stores right after each ride to lift your spirits so you can purchase a gift from each ride!!! Unfortunately, some people still disappoint the children, occasionally making them cry, by not buying 2 or 3 gifts at each store.



(That was a joke.)

I'm sorry, your story really was infuriating. Perhaps if someone just explained to him that he was supposed to leave? Sometimes we take for granted understanding these things because we're on the DIS so much. Maybe he really didn't know? If he just stopped in at WDW for the day while passing through to the beach he may not have known that the park was closing early for a extra ticket event. (Or perhaps he DID, and didn't CARE.)
Anyways, I was just trying to add a little humor to a bleak situation.

 

[briar_rose_59]

"You tell that pilot to turn around and take me back to WDW immediately!"

Reminds me of my last flight back from WDW. There was a kid a couple rows behind me that just kept screaming GO BACK!!!. Now this wasn't long after the "bye bye plane" incident, so my mum and I are sort of mentally hoping the kid will be quiet. Then he started screaming "GO BACK TO DISNEY WORLD!!!" so I turned to my mum and said "wait!!! Listen to the kid!!! Listen to the kid!!!".

 

[SelfEmployedDebtFree]

BriarRose... I LOVE your avatar!!!

 

[RFrank9504]

I hate to hear people say: "this is too much walking" honestly who goes to a theme park and expects NOT to walk. rent a scooter or book a cruise!