Your Embarrassing Park Moments

[mamarachel429]

Have you ever had any public embarrassing park moments? Wardrobe malfunctions while at the parks? Anything embarrassing?

I remember a couple weeks ago when we went to Disney, I dropped one of the drinks I bought and it spilled all over the gift shop I was in. My daughters had given me all their stuff so they could buy more, and I thought I could carry it all but didn't. The drink, ice, everything, just got on the floor. A lot of people saw and it was embarrassing. Not a big deal, but it made me look like an idiot. I did clean it up.

 

[Nicnicnic.nic]

I feel embarrassed when my kids are misbehaving. Luckily this past trip they were great but the first two trips my daughter had a moment of IMO inappropriate ungratefulness each day at MK, basically whining about something

 

[mamarachel429]

I feel embarrassed when my kids are misbehaving. Luckily this past trip they were great but the first two trips my daughter had a moment of IMO inappropriate ungratefulness each day at MK, basically whining about something

Ugh... been there, done that. Now try having teenagers misbehave. It's even worse!

 

[BlueStarryHat]

On my solo trip in 2006, I tripped getting into a Jungle Cruise boat and fell right onto a man's lap. I wanted to jump over the side and swim for it.

 

[Becky2005]

This was of my own making! We accidentally saw Ariel! It was me & my siblings. I *thought* we were in line for the ride and oops! We waited to see HER instead & never figured it out until we were called in to see her. My brother wanted nothing to do with it, I figure we were there, so my as well make the best of it and get the pictures & interact with her. It was such an awkward interaction on our part! Ariel tried the best she could. Then the pictures didn't turn out anyway! I didn't realize it was one of those you have to scan your magic band before you leave things. The only one that came through was completely blurry.

I'm sure we might have been dinner conversation that night for these weird guests who spent at least 20 - 25 minutes waiting in line and not realizing they were in the wrong line!

The funniest thing is I *DID* think the wait time sign was off but my brain just went "hmm" and didn't connect the dots. I'm going to blame the heat and that it was toward the end of the day (no real excuse, we just weren't paying attention and no matter how much I think I know Disney once I am there, I sometimes become the clueless tourist. )

 

[Dan Murphy]

Have you ever had any public embarrassing park moments? Wardrobe malfunctions while at the parks? Anything embarrassing?

I remember a couple weeks ago when we went to Disney, I dropped one of the drinks I bought and it spilled all over the gift shop I was in. My daughters had given me all their stuff so they could buy more, and I thought I could carry it all but didn't. The drink, ice, everything, just got on the floor. A lot of people saw and it was embarrassing. Not a big deal, but it made me look like an idiot. I did clean it up.

Welcome to the DIS, Rachel. Hope you enjoy the boards, they are very good, along with all the people here. Enjoy.

 

[Mickyfan97]

Hey y’all, I’ve been lurking on DISboards forever and finally decided to share one of my more humbling Disney moments from a recent trip to Magic Kingdom — mostly because my family still won’t let me live it down.

We were rope-dropping Fantasyland and I was ready. I had my park strategy printed and laminated (don’t judge), my Minnie Ears on, and my trusty old fanny pack clipped on tight. You know the kind — the one that’s been to every park trip since 2003 and has held everything from autograph books to emergency ponchos.

Well, we were hustling toward Seven Dwarfs Mine Train when I bent over to tie my shoe. That’s when it happened.

POP.

The buckle on my fanny pack exploded. Not just loosened—fully detached and sent the whole thing flying forward like it had been launched from Space Mountain itself. It skidded on the pavement and somehow — I swear I couldn’t do this again if I tried — landed right in front of a character meet-and-greet line for Mickey.

Mickey himself saw it and bent over to pick it up. THE Mickey Mouse. My fanny pack. Which, by the way, has a faded sticker on it that says “Mom’s Secret Snack Stash.”

He handed it back with a flourish and gave me a big thumbs up while a group of kids clapped like I’d just done a cool trick.

Meanwhile, I was standing there, red-faced, trying to clip it back on while my teenagers were literally backing away like they didn’t know me.

Moral of the story: Disney magic is real, but so is fanny pack failure.

Anyone else ever had a gear malfunction at the parks? Please tell me I’m not alone here!

 

[longboard55]

So we had a trip with a rental car at WDW, at the time I was suffering from enlarged prostate. So first we went to epcot where I had a few beers, going back to the hotel we were on one of the empty back roads and I have to pee real bad. So I pull over and try to act normal when one of the Disney busses rolls by mid stream and asks if I am lost. So I pull out a map and say yes trying to find my way, so he says follow me.

 

[mamarachel429]

Hey y’all, I’ve been lurking on DISboards forever and finally decided to share one of my more humbling Disney moments from a recent trip to Magic Kingdom — mostly because my family still won’t let me live it down.

We were rope-dropping Fantasyland and I was ready. I had my park strategy printed and laminated (don’t judge), my Minnie Ears on, and my trusty old fanny pack clipped on tight. You know the kind — the one that’s been to every park trip since 2003 and has held everything from autograph books to emergency ponchos.

Well, we were hustling toward Seven Dwarfs Mine Train when I bent over to tie my shoe. That’s when it happened.

POP.

The buckle on my fanny pack exploded. Not just loosened—fully detached and sent the whole thing flying forward like it had been launched from Space Mountain itself. It skidded on the pavement and somehow — I swear I couldn’t do this again if I tried — landed right in front of a character meet-and-greet line for Mickey.

Mickey himself saw it and bent over to pick it up. THE Mickey Mouse. My fanny pack. Which, by the way, has a faded sticker on it that says “Mom’s Secret Snack Stash.”

He handed it back with a flourish and gave me a big thumbs up while a group of kids clapped like I’d just done a cool trick.

Meanwhile, I was standing there, red-faced, trying to clip it back on while my teenagers were literally backing away like they didn’t know me.

Moral of the story: Disney magic is real, but so is fanny pack failure.

Anyone else ever had a gear malfunction at the parks? Please tell me I’m not alone here!

Lol that is too funny but amazing how he brought it to you. Feels like it was meant to be

 

[Suger Mag]

Using a scooter for the first time this last Halloween trip... trying to park it I messed up forward and reverse and took out a baby stroller..... thankfully with no baby in it at the time...

 

[citruscurtis]

The evil queen in fantasyland... you are not to ask her for an autograph... and she loves it when adults do the asking...a good 5 minute show with me and son's autograph book.

 

[LuvOrlando]

Imagine it, big family Thanksgiving trip for my family and DH's family. MIL was always a wet blanket for everything I ever tried to do and always gave be snide comments for loving Disney. We FINALLY convinced everyone to join us for a big family trip to America's favorite place, my kids were super little and I wanted the experience for them, think it was our trip in 2000. I booked Mickey's Backyard BBQ for the 10 of us thinking it would be a wonderful new way to enjoy our family Thanksgiving. Imagine the horror when there was zero Thanksgiving foods offered on the table, nada nothing. I knew the menu but since even diners and nearly every single restaurant in the US usually has something turkey related like a sandwich I was shocked there wasn't at least a nod to the holiday. I then got on the phone with Disney Dining trying to find a place no matter the expense, where we could have the Thanksgiving meal or something with turkey and the best they offered was a Turkey Leg in Magic Kingdom, which was awful. Whole family was furious with me. I had no idea the place that held itself up as an All American brand would completely ignore the biggest holiday in the US with some of the biggest crowds and biggest travel days of the year.... still strikes me as bizarre.... terribly embarrassing.

I know I should have looked closer but it literally never occurred to be that Disney wouldn't celebrate Thanksgiving everywhere.

Angry family and Turkey Legs in MK is my most embarrassing story at Disney.

 

[disneychrista]

I had a complete melt down in California Adventure about 10 years ago.

 

[mamarachel429]

Imagine it, big family Thanksgiving trip for my family and DH's family. MIL was always a wet blanket for everything I ever tried to do and always gave be snide comments for loving Disney. We FINALLY convinced everyone to join us for a big family trip to America's favorite place, my kids were super little and I wanted the experience for them, think it was our trip in 2000. I booked Mickey's Backyard BBQ for the 10 of us thinking it would be a wonderful new way to enjoy our family Thanksgiving. Imagine the horror when there was zero Thanksgiving foods offered on the table, nada nothing. I knew the menu but since even diners and nearly every single restaurant in the US usually has something turkey related like a sandwich I was shocked there wasn't at least a nod to the holiday. I then got on the phone with Disney Dining trying to find a place no matter the expense, where we could have the Thanksgiving meal or something with turkey and the best they offered was a Turkey Leg in Magic Kingdom, which was awful. Whole family was furious with me. I had no idea the place that held itself up as an All American brand would completely ignore the biggest holiday in the US with some of the biggest crowds and biggest travel days of the year.... still strikes me as bizarre.... terribly embarrassing.

I know I should have looked closer but it literally never occurred to be that Disney wouldn't celebrate Thanksgiving everywhere.

Angry family and Turkey Legs in MK is my most embarrassing story at Disney.

Honestly, that sounds like Disney, not gonna lie...

 

[BrianL]

I've told this one before, but way back when my mom took us, we stayed at Port Orleans Riverside (then called Dixie Landings). Anyway, one night we were walking back from dinner at the main building, just along a path toward one of the bridges. There was a kid walking behind us too, and we were all aware of him except somehow for my mother. Anyway, she got that feeling that someone was behind her and got scared. She turned around and SCREAMED! Very loudly. Right in the kids face. The kid was clutching his chest and then said the funniest thing that I can't repeat on the DIS! We all distanced ourselves, but we still tell the story. That kid probably does too! I can just imagine him taking his kide to Port Orleans - "Hey, here's where that crazy lady screamed at me!"

 

[AnnaS]

This was of my own making! We accidentally saw Ariel! It was me & my siblings. I *thought* we were in line for the ride and oops! We waited to see HER instead & never figured it out until we were called in to see her.

This happened to me in April. I was on my own (my two adult sons and families were doing other things). I was in a fog. I used to follow my late DH around the park. I went around in circles twice in the same area and have been there a hundred times.

I thought I was in line for the ride.......when I was called in, I almost said to the CM photographer, "thank you, I don't need a picture" and walk past her to get to the ride. I did think it was odd/new she was there before the "ride". Thankfully, I did not say that or I would have felt like crap. I smiled, took a picture and was on my way.