Your worst moment at a Disney park?

[21hearts]

My worst memory was on Its A Small World with my parents, DH, sister, aunt, uncle & cousin. My uncle & aunt were in the second to last row and I guess the little girl behind him kept putting her hands on the back of his seat and he kept leaning forward and then back like smashing her fingers. I was SOOO embarrassed. He kept saying things like "your not the only one on the ride" "Your ruining it for me"... That poor little girl was in such awe over the ride & her mom was steamed but didn't want to say anything to my uncle. My dad kept telling him to stop that it was probably the little girls first time on the ride (she was 2 maybe 3).

Now are you ready for this? My uncle is a Disney CM! Yes that's right. He WORKS at the parks. I was like wow your really representing WDW nicely there.

 

[cm8]

My worst memory was on Its A Small World with my parents, DH, sister, aunt, uncle & cousin. My uncle & aunt were in the second to last row and I guess the little girl behind him kept putting her hands on the back of his seat and he kept leaning forward and then back like smashing her fingers. I was SOOO embarrassed. He kept saying things like "your not the only one on the ride" "Your ruining it for me"... That poor little girl was in such awe over the ride & her mom was steamed but didn't want to say anything to my uncle. My dad kept telling him to stop that it was probably the little girls first time on the ride (she was 2 maybe 3).

Now are you ready for this? My uncle is a Disney CM! Yes that's right. He WORKS at the parks. I was like wow your really representing WDW nicely there.

My worst moment was when I was planning my husband's demise in my head, he had really ticked me off that night and I was so . I've never prayed so hard in my life. We were at the resort and thank God for his grace and mercy because he was about to get it

 

[NickyNoodle]

Two trips ago, my 1 year old DS got super sick and ended up getting an ambulance ride for CSR and being admitted to the ICU.
On top of being fearful for his health, I had the worst sinus infection of my life and ended up being awake for 36 hours straight.

It wasn't just my worst Disney moment, it was my worst EVER moment.

 

[Axel]

There really wasn't one terrible moment; it was more like one whole trip. It was the only trip that we ever took during July, excruciatingly hot. Resort seemed hotter, restaurants seemed hotter, many people trying to see who can expose the most skin and tattoos without being arrested, 3 twenty something’s smoking in the boat in front of us on splash mountain, bazillions of Brazilians, cutting in lines, singing different school songs in lines, and the topper was the over weight 70 year old grandmother with her Marlboro’s in her cleavage, standing in line in front of us at the Land Ride, with her well inked, well pierced family and out of control grandchildren. I know there were a few more enjoyable momments that I've forgoten about, but that pretty much sums it up.

OT, but I just want to make sure you know that not everybody who's "well inked, well pierced" is bad. I take real offense to people using those descriptions to classify people in this manner as part of my family (sister, brother-in-law) are VERY well-inked and pierced, yet are no different than somebody without. My mom will forever swear that her best neighbors ever were when she lived next to a "hearse-driving, card-carrying member of the South California chapter of the Hell's Angels". I'm 19 with two tattoos and plans for more and the same amount of artificial holes in my head as real ones (that would be 7). I'm studying to teach under-privileged children to read and write. You're judging people like me and my family when you use descriptions like that even if you aren't really aware of the impact. Just trying to make this a gentle reminder that similarities don't make twins.

 

[AliceinMaryland]

OT, but I just want to make sure you know that not everybody who's "well inked, well pierced" is bad. I take real offense to people using those descriptions to classify people in this manner as part of my family (sister, brother-in-law) are VERY well-inked and pierced, yet are no different than somebody without. My mom will forever swear that her best neighbors ever were when she lived next to a "hearse-driving, card-carrying member of the South California chapter of the Hell's Angels". I'm 19 with two tattoos and plans for more and the same amount of artificial holes in my head as real ones (that would be 7). I'm studying to teach under-privileged children to read and write. You're judging people like me and my family when you use descriptions like that even if you aren't really aware of the impact. Just trying to make this a gentle reminder that similarities don't make twins.

Thank you

 

[marie1203]

Ok worst moment in a park will have to be Epcot with FIL. We were there last march for the flower and gardening festival well FIL decided to stopped every 5 min to see dumb things like if there is fish in the pound and he will take forever!!! I couldn't take it, I mean hello you are in Disney for the first time and you care about fish?!?!? Like that there was many other random things like what a waste of our time it stressed me out.

Worst moment in WDW I will have to pick from 2. One AKL we had gone back to take a nap this was day 10 in our 15 day trip. I was very tired we have been to the parks all day every day. Well I was so tired when DH tried to wake me up to go to our ADR I had a full out temper tantrum!!! I mean I was crying non stop. Poor DH was just looking at me like I had 3 heads . After 5 min I felt much better.
Next will be in the parking lot of the contemporary. DH had made us late for our ADR's to top it off he is horrible at directions and manage to get all confused about the parking and took us to the wrong place . I lost it I walked out of the car and started walking . Again this was I think day 13. Of course I went back and we had a great night at the California Grill. Since then we have learn that we will not do 15 days trips with no rest time or days. I am not a nice person when I do not have enough rest.

 

[dawnball]

My first adult trip with my extended family was in 2005. We went to Downtown Disney and we all upgraded to annual passes, except my Dad, who upgraded to a 10-day hopper on his KTTW. He wasn't sure how much he'd like Disney, because he's not a big ride/amusement park fan, and didn't yet know how much the grandkids would affect his enjoyment.

Everything was fine, until one of us locked our KTTW in our hotel room. We had new keys issued,and discovered when we got to Epcot that they had reset the tickets to what we purchased with our package. One day base. 40 minutes at Epcot guest relations, and they could see exactly what happened, and couldn't fix it. We spent the morning at Epcot, then went back to Pop to sort out tickets.

I had the start of a migraine, so Mom and Dad took the pile of receipts down to the front desk and I tried to take a nap. An hour later, they called me to come down. They'd spent the whole hour at the desk trying to explain. No one believed them. They had all their receipts, with the ticket tracking numbers. I tried to explain and was told, as they were "I don't believe you. I think you're trying to defraud Disney and that 10-day ticket was issued as a seperate ticket, not on your KTTW." It took another hour and a half to sort it out, and I still suspect that they didn't believe us, but were tired of our insistence that we had all of this evidence and that Epcot had -told- us that you could see the whole ticket trail in the system and that it should be trivial to both see and correct. Neither did it seem to phase them that they'd given us 6 one-day tickets that had greater value than the 1 10-day ticket they should have given us.

When we discovered that they'd messed up our dining plan credits too, we decided that wasn't worth being told that we were lying cheaters again, so we just let it go. Every time I have to do something with tickets now, I cringe and cross my fingers and hope that if they do it wrong, maybe someone will believe us this time.

 

[KandD]

Mine was sad-

I am a bit disney obsessed like many of us. I had been dating DBF for 2 years and had taken 2 Disney trips without him when we made plans to go. Wishes (plus Spectromagic) is my favorite thing ever. I actually moved our trip up a week so we would see Wishes and not HalloWishes because I needed to see WISHES with DBF like in my dreams.

Nov 2010.

Standing in the Rose Garden. Wishes is starting any minute. Photopass photographer on the grass, a couple walks onto the grass, first fireworks of wishes starts, this guy gets down on one knee and proposes. I'm crying with happiness (wishes+dream proposal=emotional girl). You can all imagine the scene.

DBF says "that's dumb" I screamed at him after Wishes (he never understood why I was upset), cried my eyes out, vowed to have a good rest of the trip despite his comment.

The next day at Epcot he became stomach sick and spent most of the day in the room. I spent the time alone at Epcot wandering, just trying to enjoy myself after I bawled from disappointment.

The relationship wasn't salvageable after that although I tried so he's now ExDBF. It was the straw that broke the camels back.

I couldn't really think of a worst moment but your story reminded me of something (BTW I'm sorry this happened to you! He sounds like a jerk!)

Two and a half years ago my DBF and I went to WDW for a week long trip, I think it was the first trip we ever took alone as a couple (usually we went with friends or family on vacation). I was SO sure that he was going to propose. We went to Yachtsman Steakhouse for dinner one night and the hostess asked us to confirm that we had the special Love Dinner or whatever it was called. My heart jumped in my throat because I thought it was going to be the BIG moment. But then she realized that it was a mistake and another couple had booked it.
There was no proposal that trip but a year later DBF (who is now DFiance) DID propose, in front of the castle, with my family there. It was worth the wait.

 

[hookedonears]

OT, but I just want to make sure you know that not everybody who's "well inked, well pierced" is bad. I take real offense to people using those descriptions to classify people in this manner as part of my family (sister, brother-in-law) are VERY well-inked and pierced, yet are no different than somebody without. My mom will forever swear that her best neighbors ever were when she lived next to a "hearse-driving, card-carrying member of the South California chapter of the Hell's Angels". I'm 19 with two tattoos and plans for more and the same amount of artificial holes in my head as real ones (that would be 7). I'm studying to teach under-privileged children to read and write. You're judging people like me and my family when you use descriptions like that even if you aren't really aware of the impact. Just trying to make this a gentle reminder that similarities don't make twins.

People who want to expose their emotional issues by putting stains or graffiti on there bodies have the right to do so. People also have the right to express opinions about same as well. If my daughter came home with a tramp stamp, it would be removed by force if necessary. I know where this is heading, and it's not going to end well, so I'm not going to comment any further on this subject.

 

[tlenzendorf]

People who want to expose their emotional issues by putting stains or graffiti on there bodies have the right to do so. People also have the right to express opinions about same as well. If my daughter came home with a tramp stamp, it would be removed by force if necessary. I know where this is heading, and it's not going end well, so I'm not going to comment any further on this subject.

And ignorant people like you have the right to have their opinion.

 

[kathie859]

People who want to expose their emotional issues by putting stains or graffiti on there bodies have the right to do so. People also have the right to express opinions about same as well. If my daughter came home with a tramp stamp, it would be removed by force if necessary. I know where this is heading, and it's not going end well, so I'm not going to comment any further on this subject.

Hookedonears......I don't want to escalate this into an overblown issue, but I wanted you to know that there are people who feel as you do. I defend the right of any citizen over 18 to pierce and/or ink their body; however I defend my right to think it's beyond bizarre and unsightly

 

[PhoenixStrength]

Hookedonears......I don't want to escalate this into an overblown issue, but I wanted you to know that there are people who feel as you do. I defend the right of any citizen over 18 to pierce and/or ink their body; however I defend my right to think it's beyond bizarre and unsightly

Here's the thing. It is one thing to think it is unattractive to have piercings and tattoos, that is 100% your right. It is another to label a person with tattoos and piercings as an unsavory person or as someone with emotional issues just because they have tattoos or piercings. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and to do what they want with their body, but it is ignorant, judgemental and profiling to base your opinion of a person's character and worth on their appearance alone.

For what it's worth, I have no tattoos, never plan on getting one, and have pierced ears only and plan to keep it that way. But I full support everyone's right to do what they want (legally) to their own body.

 

[TheDonald]

Mine isn't nearly as traumatizing as some of these. I had to leave in the middle of my very first trip for a last minute job interview...that I didn't get. Hohum, at least I got some interview practice, I suppose.

 

[disneylover1992]

In Disney my family lost my brother, who was 5 at the time, in the Magic Kindom as we were getting off Splash Mountain. We stopped to look at the picture and he just kept on walking. It took 30 mintues for cast members and my parents to find him. He was a good quartermile away at an ice cream stand.
Then the next day we were at the hotel in the gift shop picking out our last mintue souvaniers. All my brother wanted the whole trip was a buzz lightyear spinning lollipop. My dad finally said he could have it... little did we know that he would be content enough to just walk out the gift shop all the way back to our hotel room, which was in the farthest building away, and get on the elevator. A cleaning lady stopped him and brought him to the front desk as we were frantically searching for him again.

Let's just say my parents were contemplating the kiddie leash after this

 

[POOHsie]

A woman almost picked a fight with me and my DH in Disneyland's Pirates. I didn't want to become part of a 'Teacups' incident making national headlines for bad behavior, so I let it drop

Now I can't stand that ride. The ride was boring *yawn* to begin with, but this incident just pushed Pirates out of my attraction list. Also, my entire view on American immigration laws changed in that moment.

Anyone can visit Disneyland. Even foreigners with passports. I don't suppose you have ever traveled out of country and spoke only English when everyone there is speaking another language. You need take some chill pills for your raging xenophobia.

 

[kathymc]

Our trip in Dec of 2001 my DH got sick. We had a large group and we were at our first MVMCP and he left early to go back to the room. The next day he could get us all into Seaworld for free, so he was a trouper and went, we split up from my parents but he got sick and my parents had the car keys in their back pack so we tried to hook up. They were in some show so he passed out on the bench outside while we waited for the show to finish. He leaves to go back to the room and we stayed the rest of the day and we all crowd into the other groups car to get home.

We had tickets that night for La Nouba and DH tries to get something to eat with us but decides he cant and goes back to the room. We finish dinner and I go back to check on him, feel bad but left him in the room. Had to go to the ticket booth to see if they could do anything about his ticket and they gave us a voucher to use within one year (was never ever to use it but gave it away to someone on the boards) Missed the beginning of the show but it was cool.

His coughing keeps me up all night and next am is checkout and he is still sick (ended up being bronchitis) so all we did was find a couch in the corner of the Swan hotel and slept all day until we left for our flight at 4:00.

UGH - that stunk

Last trip I realized I lost my new $$$$ camera. I was in the ladies room at the AK and panicked and asked my mom to go looking in all the stalls as I ran back to pizzafari where I thought I might have left it. A lady was cleaning the area where we sat and I asked her if she noticed a camera, I was winded and almost in tears, and then she said she had it out back. She came out with my camera and a birthday cupcake as she noticed my birthday pin! So one of my worst moments turned into something sweet!

 

[ShhhQ]

Can we keep the name calling out of this thread and let it be what it was meant to be... sharing Disney stories! Everyone has their opinions and they usually differ in various ways! Calling someone a name because they disagree with your opinion demeans you as well... plus takes the enjoyment out of the thread for the rest of us! Thank you and onto the stories.......

 

[CurlyJo224]

People who want to expose their emotional issues by putting stains or graffiti on there bodies have the right to do so. People also have the right to express opinions about same as well. If my daughter came home with a tramp stamp, it would be removed by force if necessary. I know where this is heading, and it's not going to end well, so I'm not going to comment any further on this subject.

Come on, now! This thread has been nice and civil for 35 pages! Let's not start this up! IMO, calling tattoos "stains and graffitti" exposes more about your issues than theirs. Live and let live!

 

[sassyredhead]

Come on, now! This thread has been nice and civil for 35 pages! Let's not start this up! IMO, calling tattoos "stains and graffitti" exposes more about your issues than theirs. Live and let live!

I agree!

Now bring on those worst moments, people!

(I can't recall any from our past trips, because a trip to WDW is like childbirth--I only remember the good parts. But, we leave in 2.5 weeks, and I am bringing a notebook to record my terrible, horrible, no good, very bad moment, which I know will occur at some point )

 

[revdon64]

Well, I have a previous post in this thread but we just got back from another trip and had a bad moment that turned out really good. My dd5 is obviously more interested in meeting princesses than anything else. On our MK day we were making a point of getting around to as many princesses as possible. Rapunzel was out of the question as we weren't going to wait hours. Twice we were about to get into a line to wait to see a princess and they closed the line ahead of us. This really upset my wife who spoke to a manager about it. He asked what princesses dd wanted to see and was unable to (Rapunzel, Jasmine and Tiana). Manager went into his office and came back with passes for dd to go to the front of the line for all three. It was way more than we expected and we ended up only using two of them. Would have given the other away (Jasmine) but her hours ended earlier in the afternoon and we had ADRs at GF.