The hardest question known to man:...How many in your Party?

[The Canuck]

THere's alwasy the fun answer of "All of us", or when they just point to random people... although at Mission Space I had this happen once.

Outside at launch ticket (by the greeter position so right at the front of the line).

Me: "More intense or less intense"

Them: Yes there's nine of us actually 7 adults and 2 kids.

At least he was prepared (must have heard more than 10 or less than 10 I'm guessing).

[UncleHans]

If there weren't so many CM's with tales of numerically challenged guests, I never would have guessed that this question would pose such a problem. Whether travelling with just my wife or a crew of 6, I have always known how many were in my party. It's not something I've had to concentrate on, it's just second nature to know who you are with. It's become second nature also to always hold up the corresponding number of fingers, when asked, in any place where the loader was a distance away or if the area was loud.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised by guest obliviousness, when I worked in fast-food they often left me confused by their confusion.

SG: ...and a chocolate shake.
ME: What size shake, sir?
SG: I SAID CHOCOLATE!!
ME: Yes, what size chocolate shake?
SG: CCCHHHOOOOCCCOOOLLLAAATTEE!!!

At this point I would ring it up as the largest size available and act as stupid as the guest when they can't understand why their total is so high. :twisted:

[bpgstudios]

Just the other night, they struck again!
CM: How Many?
SG: Hi.
CM: How many in your party sir?
SG: Uhhh.... (thinks)
CM: I need a number here.
SG: You count.
CM: I see 500.
SG: Like 10 or 15 or 20.
CM: I'll get back to you when you have a number (goes to flick off flik cards)
CM: Ya got a number yet?
SG: Nine.
CM: Rows 3, 4 and 5.

They ended up having 7. Grrrrrr.

And a teaser, a'la Indy:
It is coming. No SG is safe from the elephants. No yellow glasses can save you now!

[whopper_49]

Let me tell you my side of the story. Last Xmas my son, daughter, her husband and I spent a week in WDW. My SIL is a great guy 30 YO who loves my daughter. It is his first trip. He also has ADD. The first day, at EPCOT, he has to be first in line. At Test Track when asked how many he says two. We inform the CM it's four. We get M:S, the same thing. I tell my SIL you have give the TOTAL number, not just the two of you. He nods his head while looking at the Park map. We go to Soarin' and he says two. Anyway..... we had a great week and he entertained us the whole time. We arrived on Sunday and by Tuesday he and my daughter have ridden every and I mean every attraction in all four Parks. He proudly informed me this had to be record. My son and I had let them go on their own.
Our biggest laugh would be when the four of us were deciding what to do next and he would ask my daughter "Have we rode that?" He couldn't remember the names of most of the attractions he had been on. He didn't want to ride "The up-and-down-thing" again (SSE) and we got him to ride the steam boat in MK by telling him it had rapids.
Was he a SG? In a way he was, but not intentionally. BTW, I think he had the best time of all of us and declared WDW to be better than Six Flags!

[hhsrat]

My personal favorites:

CM: How many in your party?
SG: Yes.
CM: Didn't realize it was a yes or no question, party of 1, row 5.

CM: How many in your party?
SG: 2
CM: Ok, row #8. (last row in the vehicle) How many in the next party?
SG2: But we're with them
CM: They said they only had 2, they obviously don't want to go with you. Take it up with them after the ride. How many?

[SmallWorldGuy76]

My personal favorites:

CM: How many in your party?
SG: Yes.
CM: Didn't realize it was a yes or no question, party of 1, row 5.

CM: How many in your party?
SG: 2
CM: Ok, row #8. (last row in the vehicle) How many in the next party?
SG2: But we're with them
CM: They said they only had 2, they obviously don't want to go with you. Take it up with them after the ride. How many?

LOL! I always got this at Small World years ago. Guest spent all that time griping about the long lines but don't remember the number of people in their party. Ay, ay ay!

[lady ulrike]

CM: How many in your party?
SG: 2
CM: Ok, row #8. (last row in the vehicle) How many in the next party?
SG2: But we're with them
CM: They said they only had 2, they obviously don't want to go with you. Take it up with them after the ride. How many?

I use this all the time....although I usually get the correct number from someone and adjust so they can ride together....but I'll look at the last, however many over what they said, and say, I'd be careful I think he/she is trying to get rid of you, they told me there were only x number of you when there's really y number. They usually laugh, but I bet they don't let the SG be in front and say the number for them again.
My favorite is when they start arguing over the number and neither one is right.
Me: how many in your group?
SG1: There's 6 of us.
SG2: No, there's not, there's 8 of us.
they argue for a bit
Me: so, which is it?
still arguing
Me: okay, who's the last one in your group?
SG1: The fat, bald guy (they always seem to describe them like this)
I count, discover there's 10
Me: Okay, just for the record, you're both wrong, there's 10 of you.

[felinefan]

I remember one time I was working Calico Railroad at Knott's when I let a group in through the H/C entrance next to the turnstile. A couple of preteen boys said they were with the group. It looked suspicious, so I asked the group I'd let in if the kids were with them, they said no, so I said sorry dude, go through the rest of the queue like everyone else. They were just trying to get through to see if they could actually get away with it.

*Sigh* I still don't understand how behavior like that is supposed to make them more attractive to the opposite sex, or make them look cool, or whatever their motivation is.

[darph nader]

Girls try it all the time. Fair is fair.

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[Main Streeter]

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Describes you perfectly!! :p: