Messing up the show

[Princess Susi]

Too bad you couldn't do what the did at the bar in the phillippnes, it you didn't believe they were real, they gave you a piece of chicken and allowed you to put in on the nose of the "statue" hehehehe lots of guys learned to levitate!

(I am referring to a bar in Subic Bay that had an alligator pit with alligators in it, inside the bar!)(they also had a smaller one in front, but too many people messed with the alligator, so they removed it)

Was that bar in Alongapo City near The Little Green Jug??? Surprised I know about THAT place, Grumpy????? Hmmmmmm??????

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Was that bar in Alongapo City near The Little Green Jug??? Surprised I know about THAT place, Grumpy????? Hmmmmmm??????

Olongapo!

Not suprised at all!! I know you have been around a bit! Do you know about Paulines???

[darph nader]

Too bad you couldn't give FPs to 'all' the quests who were inconveninced (sp?). Next time get one of those 'sports' horns and let the little 'angel' have it. Of course sneak some beers on board and have a good time. Better yet,let me come along with a small and we'll both have a good time. :D:

[Eeyore Tattoo]

Maybe something like "Sweetie, Shut your trap or I will toss you into the lions den" may have helped :twisted:
I wish I was on that bus, I would have been helpful with Mom asking her to keep sweet "Tammy" quite as others were also along for this ride and trying to hear the kind driver :D:
Deb

[Rob562]

I had only one real encounter with a SG during my recent visit. (Well, apart from the Guest in the Everest Single Rider line who got angry when the grouper told him that he couldn't wait for the front seat like he'd been able to when he was in the Standby line)

A friend and I were riding Pirates, and a family of four was sitting in front of us (Mom, Dad, young kid and grandma).

Mom whips out a camera as soon as we were away from the dock. First, she turns and takes a pic of Dad and kid, with flash. OK, one quick pic for the scrapbook, I'll overlook it. (I saw her turn with the camera, and was able to look away in time).

But then I knew we were in trouble when she takes a flash photo of the Davy Jones projection (I'm sure she's still wondering why all she got was a big cloud of bright white). Another flash pic or two going past the skeletons... I consider saying something, but don't.
Finally, we get to the well scene and the first Jack Sparrow AA. No pics here, we're floating along to the next scene, and so I think she's decided to give up on the camera.

Nope. In a very fast motion, she turns, holds out the camera BEHIND her husband's head and takes a photo of Jack. This puts the camera about 12" in front of my face, pointing slightly backwards and off to my right. *FLASH!!!!!* I couldn't react fast enough to turn away, put my hand up to block or push her camera away. I was utterly blinded.

I very loudly said to her in a stern voice "Could you NOT do that again? It was RIGHT in my FACE!"
At this point, she said something back to me. I couldn't hear what she said because of the music, but I could see her mouth moving. I then added something along the lines of "Or at least learn how to turn off the damn flash!" I also saw the husband do a partial turn and his mouth moving, but also couldn't hear what he was saying. (The Mom seemed downright surprised that someone actually talked back to her.)

She continued taking a few more flash photos along the ride, but none in my direction. But let me tell you, if she had, I'm sure something very bad would have happened to her camera. (I considered demonstrating why I was angry with her by reaching my camera forward and taking a photo in front of her face, but my friend suggested I hold off on that one...) I had a haze in my vision for the rest of the ride...

-Rob

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Nope. In a very fast motion, she turns, holds out the camera BEHIND her husband's head and takes a photo of Jack. This puts the camera about 12" in front of my face, pointing slightly backwards and off to my right. *FLASH!!!!!* I couldn't react fast enough to turn away, put my hand up to block or push her camera away. I was utterly blinded.

I am afarid I would have helped the camera take a bath! sheesh, SG's!!

[mechurchlady]

Next time Rob needs to take Syndrome with him.

[Big Wallaby]

Darph, good to see you!

The other day, I guess we had someone drop their camera in the finale waters. Every so often, you'd be driving through there and it was just late enough in the day that a flash going off under the water registered all around the truck. It made for some interesting special effects, and we couldn't tell exactly where it was coming from.

Finally, someone found the device, and it turned out it was just a flash. Makes me sick, because I know what mine cost... both of them... and losing one would be awful.

[ktulu]

Reminds me of one of the trips to WDW and riding on Safari, the CM is spieling and in the middle we hear "SIT DOWN YOUNG MAN!" and then goes right back into it, as if someone else came on the speakers and yelled at the kid. It was awesome.

I found that if I use my "official" sounding voice on rides where people are taking flash pictures, they stop. It was much worse at WDW then at DLR though :/

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Darph, good to see you!

The other day, I guess we had someone drop their camera in the finale waters. Every so often, you'd be driving through there and it was just late enough in the day that a flash going off under the water registered all around the truck. It made for some interesting special effects, and we couldn't tell exactly where it was coming from.

Finally, someone found the device, and it turned out it was just a flash. Makes me sick, because I know what mine cost... both of them... and losing one would be awful.

Thats why DW and I leave the expensive stuff at home now and just use a sony digital. WDW and DLR are set us as such that we dont need the 500mm lens and so forth. (last time we used them was in Alaska!)