What is the dumbest thing you've ever done at Disney

[phisigprincess]

Ok this wasn't me, but I have to give it up to the lady whose kids convinced her to ride Kali River Rapids in a white cotton shirt and top. When they got off the family was rushing around trying to buy a towel to wrap around her because everyone in the vacinity had a clear idea of what underwear she was wearing that day!!

 

[Ready to go in Ok]

I've told this here on the DIS before but will repeat it for the new people. On our 2002 trip we were at AK and went on Kali River Rappids. Of course we got totally soaked. I was wearing blue jean shorts that took forever to dry and my inner thighs got chaffed really bad from the wet shorts. We were supposed to do E-night at MK that night and I couldn't hardly walk. I had the not so brilliant idea to put sheets of moleskin over the sore parts. It felt better so I thought I was really smart for thinking of it. We got to MK and as the night wore on that moleskin started rolling up on the edges and sticking to my shorts and pulling. I went to the bathroom to see what kind of shape I was in and the moleskin was a mess so I decided to take it off and put new on. When I pulled it off ALL my skin came off with it. Inside each thight was totally raw. I couldn't walk at all and ended up having to go to the MK First Aid station. That was halfway through our trip and I had to rent an ECV to get around the parks for the rest of the trip. I know it's funny now, we still laugh about it, but it wasn't funny at all at the time. What was I thinking?

Oh my goodness, this makes me hurt just thinking about it!

 

[jjarman]

Okay, well...I am one of those people of the "gothic" persuasion, I guess you'd say...so there I am, at the end of May or beginning of September, when there's about 500% humidity, wearing all black and refusing to set foot outside my hotel room without full makeup and hair "done." By the time I get to the resort bus stops, the hair is no longer sticking up and the makeup has completely sweated off. And if the heat doesn't do it, Splash Mountain and Test Track et al will. I do it every time.

I don't know how you do it. I am all for free expression but the goth clothes look so hot.

 

[apirateslifeforme]

I don't know how you do it. I am all for free expression but the goth clothes look so hot.

I guess it's not that I wear "typical" goth clothes...I stick with short-sleeve tees and capri pants...just in black. Or red, I like red

It helps that I'm cold all the time anyway. I never use AC in the summer. I LOVE the heat. It's the humidity that does me in

 

[properlywarnedyebe]

I tried to buy gum at Samoa Snacks at the Poly (momentarily forgot where I was-just knew I had bad breath!), the CM was soooo annoyed with me. They must get asked where the gum is 100 times a day, on the other hand the Mickey Mints are very refreshing and a nice parting gift!
Alicia

 

[vascubaguy]

I tried to buy gum at Samoa Snacks at the Poly (momentarily forgot where I was-just knew I had bad breath!), the CM was soooo annoyed with me. They must get asked where the gum is 100 times a day, on the other hand the Mickey Mints are very refreshing and a nice parting gift!
Alicia

haha... makes me think of all those poor souls that are chewing gum and walk into WCC to have a nice meal...

 

[MelanieC]

This just happened a few weeks ago - LOL!!

We were in that building off to the right at Epcot (is it Innoventions?) where they have the computer games and the Smoke/Fire safety house? Right next to the Smoke house game - there was a little layout with different rooms set up and a CM was talking to some kids about fire safety - we wandered thru the house - and my dh opened up a little cabinet which we thought was part of the house - it looked like a fuse box and I was thinking they were showing how to label stuff/etc - there were all sorts of handwritten notes designating what was what - and I was thinking - "wow - that looks really messy with all that scribbled handwriting" but still thought it was somehow part of the "realistic" part of the display - so we reached over and flipped a few switches - to see what would happened - and the lights dimmed and the CM said "whoa - what's going on?" - and we just about DIED from embarrassment! It opened right up to the public - DUH! LOL WE tried to apologize and explain that we thought it was part of the display - LOLOL - then we slinked away and laughed till we cried and my girls were horrified at us since we always tell them not to touch stuff.

RFL!! That is great! I can just imagine your kids being horrified!!

 

[exwdwcm]

i lost 2 pairs of sunglasses on the same ride, in consecutive years, guess i don't learn!

wore white shorts!

forgot park tickets in the room

and lastly- got myself in debt doing some crazy shopping when i was on the college program. worked during Christmas and CM's got a special day where they could purchase anything 50% off. There was a two week period and you picked which day- they stamped your ticket at the first store, so you couldn't reuse it on another day. The CP pays virtually nothing and they take out your rent, so i had no money. So i went crazy buying myself stuff, gifts for family etc....hey it was 50% OFF----world of disney, park stores, resort stores....we hit them all. 10 years later, i finally have it paid off!

 

[oxfordcircus]

Dumbest thing I ever did at WDW was wait in line for Stitch's Great Escape.

Next on my list would have to be...showing up at MK on Day 1 without any plan at all, not even a concept of how the park was organized. I had read the UG, but I still didn't know what I wanted to do or where anything was located.

 

[vascubaguy]

Dumbest thing I ever did at WDW was wait in line for Stitch's Great Escape.

Ooo... that would have to go on my list too... (fortunately we didn't have to wait long)...

Oh, another one I thought of:

Thinking that 3 people could eat the "Kitchen Sink" at B&C. I still cringe at the thought of that thing... talk about sugar high and upset stomaches... (did I mention that we didn't even come close to finishing it off?)!

 

[wolfxofxnovember]

I was in Mickey's toontown fair at MK and my family went into the Mickey Mouse House. All of the stuff n there I noticed was solid even the clothes. When we came upon the scene in Mickey's house where they were watching the football game. I saw a pom-pom on the couch and thought that there was no way it was not fixed down to the couch so I put my arm over the handrail to touch it and when I made contact with the pom-pom a screaming alarm went off. I was white-faced and embarrassed luckily my family (who was rolling on the floor laghing at me) were the only ones in the house at the time.

 

[cheshirecatpinman]

I take the cake me being the "genius" i am decided it would be funny at Star Wars weekends to pat darth vader on the helmet and say "Hey Vadey hows it cracking?" althrough line my mom is trying to convince me not to do it i get up there and rapped on darth vaders helmet and then darth vader threw me out the door.

This still brings tears of laughter to my familys eyes.
P.S. it only happened a couple of weeks ago.

 

[cheshirecatpinman]

Sonno you have to tell that STORY PLEASE

 

[CathrynRose]

(plus don't forget to sing all the ride songs at the top of your lungs while waiting in line)

Oh please God, dont let me get inline near you.

 

[MomofKatie]

The dumbest thing we did was killing ourselves to get to a restaurant, then not enjoying the experience.

We visited WDW in 2004- me, DH, DD (6 at the time), and DGrammy. We did the MK during the day, then had an 8:40 pm PS for Biergarten in Epcot. We had really enjoyed the Biergarten in the past, mainly for the fun atmosphere with the entertainers.

We decided we had to leave the MK before the fireworks to get to Epcot in time. We hit the monorail, and made it to Epcot about 20 mins before our PS. We booked it to the very back of Epcot (I am Pooh sized, and I was huffing and puffing pretty bad by the time we got to Germany ) and got to the Biergarten right on time. The band was just finishing their show, so we sat down and got situated. We got our food, and ate while we waited for the band to start again (the main reason we made the PS there in the first place). Eventually, we asked the waitress when the band was starting again. She then informed us that we had missed the LAST SHOW OF THE NIGHT!!!

We missed the fireworks, went through all that hassle, and practically ran through the park, just to find out that the German entertainment was not going on !! Oh, well, now we know that if you want to see the band, you need to be there BEFORE 8:40 pm.

 

[SpectroMagic*o*]

I took the cheap way out. I opted for $5 Old Navy flip flops instead of investing in a good pair and then decided to wear them all day at the parks . Not a good idea. Cheap plastic equals many uncomfortble blisters.
Also another bad idea? Buying sneakers that make your feet look smaller rather than sneakers that are comfortable. Reason why the sneakers made my feet look smaller? Because they were just that! And again, being the idiot that I am, walked all day in the parks with them. Atleast they looked cute, right? Wish i could say the same about my feet at the end of the day !
One more thing...Me, my sister, and my freind were waiting 2 HOURS for Fantasmic when all of a sudden I had to go to the bathroom. Well, I (since I refuse to go in public restrooms) made my freinds get off the line we waited forever for and get on a bus back to the hotel with me. Well I cursed myself cuz ever since then, I havent been able to see it (this was 7 years ago), be it the weather doesnt permit or whatever else.

 

[Snork]

Last Jan my wife and I were at EPCOT and she wanted to build a robot in Innovations. In order to build the robot you have to play this game where you build a robot to race against the other participants. Anyway, lets just say I am not in the greatest shape but I can go. After my robot was created my wife told me to go slow so I did not beat all 11 children that were playing against me. When the game started I counted to 15 to give all the children a head start then I tore in. I got 2nd place. But I was a sweating, shaking, stinking mess of a man afterwards. I was sweating so bad the CM running the show gave me a paper towel. I must have been sweating for an hour after that grueling exercise program. The next day I was so sore at Animal Kingdom... Even though I have lost a good 20 pounds since last Jan, I will never race a robot again.

 

[#1 TITANS FAN]

Left my wallet on the roof of the car while pulling out of the MGM parking lot last week; with ap, credit cards and drivers liscence in it. It got turned in at lost and found later that afternoon with everything intact; but it sure made for an uncomfortable 4 hours sitting at the hotel calling lost and found every hour, hoping for the best. The car was really hot and I decided to start it up and let the ac cool it down for a few seconds before getting in; while I was waitng I emptied all the stuff out of my pockets throwing everything onto the passengers seat except the wallet, talk about dumb with a capital D.

 

[grinningghost]

Walking from the Haunted Mansion to the MK exit during a violent thunderstorm. The puddles were like lakes.

 

[vascubaguy]

I updated post #25 (page 2) to include the "after" pictures...

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