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Re: The dumbest thing you have ever seen a guest do!
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 5:56 pm
by niteowl
Main_Street_Merch wrote:~Any kid on a leash... but most of all: Kid on a leash, in a stroller, holding a parents hand. For gosh sakes people, they aren't going anywhere. They are probably safer in the Magic Kingdom than they are in your backyard.
I agree with all of your other points, but I must disagree with this one. I have taken a number of small children to busy places such as Disney over a period of several decades. You wouldn't believe how quickly a young one can take off when they spot something attractive, and how difficult it is to track them down and retrieve them in a crowded place. Okay, perhaps a parent might overdo it with "kid on a leash, in a stroller, holding a parents hand" as you reported. In my experience, kids with a harness and leash are much more comfortable than having their arms up in the air all day, holding onto an adult's hand. Try to picture yourself being that size, and think about what would be most comfortable for you.
Re: The dumbest thing you have ever seen a guest do!
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 7:37 pm
by IndyandMarion
I have the best one, at least everyone else I've talked to think that way (Hell, even the managers involved were laughing). This should really be forgotten but it just bares repeating.
Summer in Florida means Winter Vacation in Brazil (I guess), either way, the Brazilians are back in Florida. Well first off, note that the girl apparently wasn't all there and I wasn't working that day but apparently she jumped over the station gate for the load area at Coaster and then proceeded to the hood of the limo (Coaster's trains are modeled after limos for those who don't know) then SAT ON THE HOOD OF THE LIMO AND WOULD NOT MOVE.
That's all I'll say.
Re: The dumbest thing you have ever seen a guest do!
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:40 pm
by SoarWhoreCoCo
I think the ultimate Idiot Guest move I have ever seen in 10 years has been the idiot at Rock'n Rollercoaster who because his group was a party of three and they told me two, when the station gates opened and everyone got into the vehicle this idiot decided to step onto the train coupling and sit on the front of the particular segment of the train that his party was in. When we finally noticed his improvized seating we of course E-stoppped the ride and escorted him of the coupling. When we asked why he sat there he replied I wanted to be with my party and this seat was open., of course we had to point out that his "SEAT" was a coupling and that it has no safety restraint. Response "SO!, I would have been fine!" HERE IS YOUR SIGN!
Re: The dumbest thing you have ever seen a guest do!
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:06 pm
by IndyandMarion
While there are plenty of idiots on a day to day basis at the coaster. An e-stop wasn't nessasary for that situation. Why stop the entire ride for someone's stupid mistake which could have easily been resolved by setting the station stop and helping the gentlemen from the coupling?
Then again, the way things are run have changed since you worked there I suppose. Considering that's the general logic right now at the coaster.
However, if you (not directed towards you Soar) are one of two people currently at the coaster, someone sneezing is considered an "unnatural sound" and constitutes an e-stop (If you're reading this, in the words of the gang, YES! I Said it!)
Re: The dumbest thing you have ever seen a guest do!
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:15 pm
by SoarWhoreCoCo
IndyandMarion wrote:While there are plenty of idiots on a day to day basis at the coaster. An e-stop wasn't nessasary for that situation. Why stop the entire ride for someone's stupid mistake which could have easily been resolved by setting the station stop and helping the gentlemen from the coupling?
Then again, the way things are run have changed since you worked there I suppose. Considering that's the general logic right now at the coaster.
However, if you (not directed towards you Soar) are one of two people currently at the coaster, someone sneezing is considered an "unnatural sound" and constitutes an e-stop (If you're reading this, in the words of the gang, YES! I Said it!)
Yea, it was a coule months after opening and we didnt have the overhead station load lights then.
However, you E-stop for unusual noises?
All I have to say is "Squeak, Squeak, Squeakum, Squeak!" Certain attraction"s Translation:
Maybe the Guests wont notice>
Re: The dumbest thing you have ever seen a guest do!
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:47 pm
by coldfire409
When I worked at coaster a long long time ago I had a guest decide that the space between the trains, not on the coupling, was a perfectly good place to experance the attraction. After all standing on the ground under the track would seem to be a logical place to ride a ride. Everybody in the load area that had an e-stop hit it. That was a great last day for me at that place.
Re: The dumbest thing you have ever seen a guest do!
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:32 pm
by IndyandMarion
Well, with coaster, we had someone decide that after he dropped his camera into the track at unload...he decided to lay down on the platform and get in between the limo then proceed to reach for the camera, which he never got.
And the cast member in their unlimited wisdom decided to hit the e-stop.
Why? WHY? Couldn't it be easier to simply, oh maybe just his a station stop and throw the screwball backwards from the train instead of causing the full ride to go down?
Just like the time when someone decided to hit the e-stop...after a woman who crossed between the cabs of the limos...and was standing in the giftshop.
I can sense some of you are confused...SHE HAD CROSSED BETWEEN THE CABS, AND WAS STANDING IN THE GIFT SHOP WHEN THE CM DECIDED TO HIT THE E-STOP BECAUSE OF WHAT SHE DID!
Re: The dumbest thing you have ever seen a guest do!
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 1:49 pm
by wendy1974
In May I was walking through Adventureland and right in front of the Tiki God statues that spit water out of their mouths when you stand on the pads on the ground I saw a little girl who looked to be about 6 years old standing in nothing but her panties and tennis shoes playing in the water. I can't believe the stupidity of some parents
First of all, I do not want to see your child naked and second you should be more worried about the people who do
I am a forensic interviewer who takes referrals from law enforcement and child protection to interview children who have been sexually abused and maybe that has me a little paranoid but if there is one thing that I have learned from my job it is that child predators are everywhere and just because you are in "The Happiest Place on Earth" does not mean that you should be that idiotic and let your guard down.
Sorry, just had to add my 2 cents :)
Re: The dumbest thing you have ever seen a guest do!
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 3:53 pm
by tenprincess
wendy1974 wrote:In May I was walking through Adventureland and right in front of the Tiki God statues that spit water out of their mouths when you stand on the pads on the ground I saw a little girl who looked to be about 6 years old standing in nothing but her panties and tennis shoes playing in the water. I can't believe the stupidity of some parents
First of all, I do not want to see your child naked and second you should be more worried about the people who do
I am a forensic interviewer who takes referrals from law enforcement and child protection to interview children who have been sexually abused and maybe that has me a little paranoid but if there is one thing that I have learned from my job it is that child predators are everywhere and just because you are in "The Happiest Place on Earth" does not mean that you should be that idiotic and let your guard down.
Sorry, just had to add my 2 cents :)
Yeah, it bothers me too when parents let children run around with barely any clothes on, or even adults who wear barely any clothes because it's hot out or whatever. Anyhoo, according to one of my coord.'s we really can't do much about it, as long as they meet the clothing standards when they enter, we can' say much about it?!? I'm not sure how true this is, but I know I seriously have to bite my tongue and keep my opinions to myself. Working for Disney has taught me self control.
Re: The dumbest thing you have ever seen a guest do!
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:53 pm
by Mommytomjm
We go every weekend, my family and I (including a 24 yo young man) just shake our heads at some of the Non outfits we see.....sigh.....