SGT Action from our April Trip: Concentrated just like. . .

[February]

Ahh....a few seconds with Jack....I wish!
There is a joke in here somewhere about my ex-husband, but I will refrain!

ROFL Disneymom!

Yes, Pirate they are the best! That Jack sure knew how to perk up a fairy's droopy wings (shush) *lol* I swear, I think it was the Jack that we had last September when my daughter was in the show- because he was much more interactive with the crowd than the second one- and the second time we saw the show this time- the Jack was not the same jack as the one who said he'd remember me *loL* If that makes any sense.

But the Mack we had at the second show LOVED mugging it up with my crutch- I offered it to him after Jack took his sword- and he took it up to Jack and held it up and said "I like this one better." LOL then Jack glared at him and gave him back his sword LOL

I forgot another SG from our trip! The woman who will forever be known as Backpack Popscicle Lady!

We were trying to catch the Jedi Training Academy- we had never seen the show- and we find a spot toward the side where all the strollers were parked and the CM says "You can't stay there." and I said, "Oh, sorry. Is there a spot where I can go where I might be able to see?" and she said "No." :/ I was thinking, okay, this is not a well staged show. Only about ten people can really see what's going on and they all crowd to the front (of course, only natural). So finally I was so wanting to see it that I said to my husband, it's not very long, we'll park the chair and I'll stand with my crutch as long as I can, if I get too overheated we can leave." So he parks it safely out of the way in the designated stroller location (We're very good, safety conscious guests after all) and he comes back to me. We were standing near the back but I'm tall, so I could see pretty well. There was a man standing next to me with a camcorder, all was fine, having a lovely time, enjoying the show...

...then his wife pushes her way through the crowd and stands directly in front of me with an armful of frozen goodies and starts nagging loudly at him to pick one. He doesn't want one, it's obvious, he's enjoying the show. But she didn't care. Finally after several minutes in which all we could hear was "Wouldya pick one already?" he picks, and she begins to unwrap the now drippy, hugly long rod-like popscicles they have at the Studios (shush) and of course they're dripping everywhere by now.

He's trying to eat, and she's trying to film, and he can't apparently eat and film so he hands her the camera, which she (being a pretty short person) then hoists up high and sticks RIGHT in my face.

I'm trying to see around her, I go to the left, I almost get her popscicle in my face. I back up, then she backs up, and almost hits me with her flailing camera. I cannot imagine what the footage looks like.

Then, after she finishes her drippy popscicle and is still holding the camera in my face with one hand, she unzips the backpack her husband is wearing and begins to rifle around in it with her other hand. What she was looking for I will never know- she never brought anything out of it. But she went into the frigging thing at least three separate times before the end of the show.

So, thanks to Backpack Popscicle Lady and the fact that the Studios layout sucks for wheelchair guests when it comes to viewing for the Jedi show- we'll have to try to catch it again next time.

Oh, and CM GUY if you're still reading, our experience at Soarin' was fine- we were directly in the center of our fastpass time ;) LOL but no one was smiling! That's why I said they need you. They need someone who actually looks like they know how cool their attraction is and enjoys working there.

We only went on it once this trip= and I found that after two times in the third row and once in first- the once in first being the only time it bothered me motion wise- that third row is the way to go for me.

Bru

[Shorty82]

Okay- quickly here's an overview. I can elaborate (or not) as it interests folks to hear:

SGT: Woman tells me during bus ride that another woman in their Grand Gatherings party made her kid um, relieve himself, into a cup in front of the castle because the fireworks were just about to start and the woman refused to take the child because the 'timing was bad'.

GROSS!!!! That is why you take your kid to the restroom BEFORE finding your place for the fireworks.

SGT: tourists beside us loudly discussing and then declaring to crowd just before Wishes started that Tinkerbell was in fact a man. I said, "Of course she's not, she's a fairy!" and they just laughed.

Ummm, no. Tinkerbell is a fairy and her friend is actually a small woman and her mother (the mother was the friend originally but is now mostly retired from it). Any man is to big and heavy to be friends with Tink. I can't stand it when people talk about the characters in what I call inappropriate ways.

Finally, the woman, not even turning or acknowledging me, said "Get down." and the kids proceeded to jump on to the golf cart of the bellguy and start hanging off of the canopy like monkeys. One of these kids was a teenager! The CM's, who were not saying anything because they're not supposed to (I confirmed that with another CM later) finally had to tell them to get down.

No offense but those weren't CMs they were employees. No way a true CM would allow that nor would Disney tell us to not say anything. Safety is #1 and jumping on a scale and hanging from a cart's canopy is very unsafe.

I will not hesitate to tell people to climb down from railings and other things like that and neither will my managers. The other day I was heading into Expo Hall from the cart by the train station and on the way I told this kid to get down off the rail (around one of the big planters). At about the same time a security host going the other way told them the same thing and as we passed he smiled a smile that said "thank you". One time I was in the Chapeau and saw some kids on the planter rails closest to the shop. I couldn't step out to say anything at that moment but I told one of my managers who was in the shop at the time and she immediately went out there and told them to get down.

[February]

Oh, Shorty, I knew these were going to about kill you. They need to start cloning you so there will be more CMs like you!

I still can't believe that anyone would be so disrespectful to Walt and all the CM's who try to fulfill his dream for millions as to make their kid go in a cup instead of going to one of the many MANY bathrooms.

I told hubby when we talked about this, this is why you drag the kids to the rest room fifteen minutes before the fireworks, whether they think they need it or not. Otherwise, you miss the fireworks. Simple as that.

Ummm, no. Tinkerbell is a fairy and her friend is actually a small woman and her mother (the mother was the friend originally but is now mostly retired from it). Any man is to big and heavy to be friends with Tink. I can't stand it when people talk about the characters in what I call inappropriate ways.

That has to be the coolest thing I've ever heard. What a 'family business' to go into!!! *sigh* I love Disney.

[Shorty82]

Oh, Shorty, I knew these were going to about kill you. They need to start cloning you so there will be more CMs like you!

Thanks for the compliment!

I still can't believe that anyone would be so disrespectful to Walt and all the CM's who try to fulfill his dream for millions as to make their kid go in a cup instead of going to one of the many MANY bathrooms.

That's why they are stupid guests, they don't think about things like that.

I told hubby when we talked about this, this is why you drag the kids to the rest room fifteen minutes before the fireworks, whether they think they need it or not. Otherwise, you miss the fireworks. Simple as that.

Agreed.

That has to be the coolest thing I've ever heard. What a 'family business' to go into!!! *sigh* I love Disney.

I'd love to meet Tink's friends, it looks like a neat job though I could never help with it, the height would kill me.

[Ms. Matterhorn]

Ahh....a few seconds with Jack....I wish! :p:
There is a joke in here somewhere about my ex-husband, but I will refrain! :twisted:

Oh, no! Did I marry your ex-husband?

[Sarah Magdalene]

I think I had met Tink's friend when they were discussing auditions in the MK "Zoo". She was talking about situations when, say - the Pixie Dust isn't quite full strength and Tinkie has to do a bit of manual labor. Little fairy fingers have been hurt in the process, poor thing.

(A good many candidates they were seeking are tiny gymnast girls with incredible strength in case such instances happen.)

Oh, I love reading about SG's. Thanks for highlighting them out from your trip Bru. I am always lost for words at some situations.

[February]

Ah! Shorty, your mention of One Man's Dream in another thread reminded me of another SGT:

My husband is very sentimental about OMD and we didn't really get to pay full attention to the models and all with our group trip last time, so we planned to really see it this time. We did and when we went into the theater there were only about a dozen people in the theater over all- and then as SOON as the movie rolled- this woman on an ECV up the aisle from me flips open her phone, dials, and begins to have a very boring, every day conversation that did NOT need to take place in the theater! I was so livid. She talked, loudly, through at least 2/3rds of the film before hanging up, sighing, and then as soon as it was over, she wheeled on out and disappeared.

She could have made that phone call ANYWHERE. Why did she have to ruin it for the other guests in the theater? By the time she started the one elderly CM running the show had vanished- and we were out of luck. She just kept on yakking.

AHHHHHH!!!!!! Why do people think others want to hear the lame details of their boring lives! In the middle of the Walt movie!!! AHHHHHH!!!!!!

[Sarah Magdalene]

I will not hesitate to tell people to climb down from railings and other things like that and neither will my managers.

Even Friends are in on the act if they see things like that. Stitch often is seen wagging his finger at the kids who climb the rocks in their line near Mercantile. He and Lilo, as pains in the rumps they can be - do not allow misbehavior in their line. They are supposed to be the brats, not the guests! Also, "please do not climb on the rocks" get really annoying after the attendant says it OVER and OVER again.

I read on board x that a women, after her kid was told not to climb all over the display in the Pirates line, gave her boy a kiss on the head and told him he was being silly. Oh yeah, what a way to "reward" the misbehavior.

[DisneyMom]

Oh, no! Did I marry your ex-husband?

Hopefully Not ! But on the other hand, no one knows where he is lately

[Princess Susi]

WOW, GOOD report. (SG stuff that is!)

IT seemed almost like Murphays law, you have back problems, and the seat kicker is right behind you!

The HM thing shows a "perfect" SG! He was with someone that had to do an alternate enterence, WITH YOU! and didn't figure out that you needed some SLACK on boarding. What an ass!




SO TRUE, GP!!

Don't let the (Blank) get ya down!!

have some RUM, relax!!

You know that is true. Murphy's Law and when you are disabled at DL or WDW, you tend to notice more idiots because they tend to pretend you are not there in your chair or on your ECV or crutch. SGs get stupider around the disabled. I dion't know why, they just do. Or maybe we have to be so much more aware of our surroundings, we just see more of it!

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