Stupid Guest Tricks

Why is this so hard to comprehend??? Ok, it is pouring down raining with thunder and lightening, and they still ask why the ride is closed??
My bf said that one time someone actually said this to him...
Guest: Why is the water play area closed?
Employee: Because there is lightening in the immediate area.
Guest: No there's not, there's no lightening, just thunder!

How do you respond to that???

I had to walk away at that point.

I just love it when people ask "when is the rain going to stop?". It's like we're the ones making it rain. Of course, there are also the people who throw a fit because certain attractions can't opperate in the lightning and thunder. Um, hello?!? Rides shut down for a reason here. We don't do it to make you hate us.

That reminds me, one time I was working at my concierge desk and this guest (and I use that term lightly) came up to me and started yelling at me because it had rained the day before when he went to IOA. He told me there was some type of conspiracy because the minute he walked in the gate yesterday everything closed down. He said that everyone must have wanted to go on break or something because there was no reason for everything to close like that. I asked him if it was raining, and he said no, there was just a little bit of thunder. I tried my best to explain to this man why they closed the rides but he stormed away and said F*** Universal and F*** you! I must admit I was a little shocked at first but then I just started laughing at this guy's ignorance!

Seussgirl wrote:That reminds me, one time I was working at my concierge desk and this guest (and I use that term lightly) came up to me and started yelling at me because it had rained the day before when he went to IOA. He told me there was some type of conspiracy because the minute he walked in the gate yesterday everything closed down. He said that everyone must have wanted to go on break or something because there was no reason for everything to close like that. I asked him if it was raining, and he said no, there was just a little bit of thunder. I tried my best to explain to this man why they closed the rides but he stormed away and said F*** Universal and F*** you! I must admit I was a little shocked at first but then I just started laughing at this guy's ignorance!

Wow. That takes a special kind of stupid to pull that off. o.O

CerasiJ wrote:Wow. That takes a special kind of stupid to pull that off. o.O

Yeah, he was the type with the flannel shirt, cowboy boys and missing a few teeth in the front. :p:

Ah. The 'somebody done been to da Wal-Mart!' type. :D:

Seussgirl wrote:Yeah, he was the type with the flannel shirt, cowboy boys and missing a few teeth in the front. :p:

You're lucky he didn't spit chewin' tabaccy at you through the gap in his teeth.

IT is so bewildering to me when Guests complain that things are closed due to severe weather, lightning and heavy rain. Don't they watch the Weather Channel stories or news and see how lightning kills more people than disease????

I have had Gues....I mean these idiots....stand under a metal awning with lightning hitting the buidlings around them in a mini hurricane storm (those in FL will understand what I mean) and they have the stupidity to ask why were not open (outside attractions and sometimes indoor), or for me to come and help them because their park ticket is jammed in a Fastpass machine because their ticket is wet or blows away in the wind and get mad when I say when it is safe to do so, I'll open the machine and get it out or issue a new fastpass.
Sorry folks I dont get paid enough to electrocute or kill myself for you. Get a clue you are the only idiots still standing in the open, have a nice day.

Seussgirl wrote:Why is this so hard to comprehend??? Ok, it is pouring down raining with thunder and lightening, and they still ask why the ride is closed?? My bf said that one time someone actually said this to him...
Guest: Why is the water play area closed?
Employee: Because there is lightening in the immediate area.
Guest: No there's not, there's no lightening, just thunder!

How do you respond to that???

Most sensible people would understand if you said, "What normally happens when you hear thunder?"