Guests with "Unnatural" fears

[bpgstudios]

So I was at Small world greeter the other day, and a guest comes up to me.
Guest: What is this ride?
CM: This is "it's a small world," a 10 minute boatride with the children of the world.
Guest: Is it in water?
CM: (thinking uhh...yes its a boat ride but she may be asking because peter pan is a 'flying boatride') Yes there is water.
Guest: Like how deep is it?
CM: about 4 feet or so in the ride, and 10 under the loading area.
Guest: I have an unnatural fear of water...would this ride be OK?
CM: well there are wide bodies of water inside, but its up to you.
Guest: Could I drown in it?
CM: well you shouldnt be out swimming in it, and weve never had a boat sink. The water is only 3 or 4 feet so if you stand up in it, it will come up to your waist or chest.
Guest: OK, i'll try back later.
CM: (thinking wtf was that about?)

She was totally serious about it, and I could tell it wasnt a prank.
Anyone else encounter guests with "unnatural" fears?

[darph nader]

Just being 'Monkish". ( I can see that expression winding up in my coaster some day). Hey,I have 'acute' acrophobia,I LOVE to fly. But get me up in a tall building,or on the balconey of a movie theater,and I'm quaking in my shorts. :(

[BRWombat]

So I was at Small world greeter the other day, and a guest comes up to me.
Guest: What is this ride?
CM: This is "it's a small world," a 10 minute boatride with the children of the world.
Guest: Is it in water?
CM: (thinking uhh...yes its a boat ride but she may be asking because peter pan is a 'flying boatride') Yes there is water.
Guest: Like how deep is it?
CM: about 4 feet or so in the ride, and 10 under the loading area.
Guest: I have an unnatural fear of water...would this ride be OK?
CM: well there are wide bodies of water inside, but its up to you.
Guest: Could I drown in it?
CM: well you shouldnt be out swimming in it, and weve never had a boat sink. The water is only 3 or 4 feet so if you stand up in it, it will come up to your waist or chest.
Guest: OK, i'll try back later.
CM: (thinking wtf was that about?)

She was totally serious about it, and I could tell it wasnt a prank.
Anyone else encounter guests with "unnatural" fears?

That's odd, yes, but better to have a guest who knows her limits, asks questions and then acts appropriately than to have her freak out while loading or further into the attraction!

[Driver_dylan]

Happened today at LMA

Guest: I cant climb, I have a fear of hights.
Me: Well we have reserved rows at the bottem of the theater for those who can't climb
Guest: But if i'm down here, I won't be able to see that well.
Me: I'm afraid I don't understand.
Guest: Well where is the elevator.
Me: It's around the corner but you will still be on the second level.
Guest: Oh that doesn't matter. I just can't climb.
Me: :kaboom:

[Syndrome]

I can actually sympathize with the "non-climber!" I can tolerate heights, but I have a thing about spiral staircases and open metal staircases if they go above a few floors. I'd be fine if you could get me up there in an elevator, but I can't stand walking up on open metal stairwells.

The tragic thing is, I am a doctor of psychology, so I should be able to get myself out of that with some cognitive self-talk...but not yet!!

[Rob562]

I can actually sympathize with the "non-climber!" I can tolerate heights, but I have a thing about spiral staircases and open metal staircases if they go above a few floors. I'd be fine if you could get me up there in an elevator, but I can't stand walking up on open metal stairwells.

Yeah, I have no fear of heights at all, but there's a theater in Boston (The Colonial) that has a *VERY* steep second balcony. Whenever I go up there and have to walk down to my row, I get a bit of a feeling of vertigo from looking down the stairs. I have to make sure to hold onto the railing. :) Going back up I'm fine, though.

-Rob

[SueOKW]

I guess you can't lock yourself in a room with a staircase and get over your fear :D:

I'm the standard "hates balloons popping" mom. I saw my mom wince forever, and now I wince whenever anyone is blowing up balloons in my house.

[LittleDollClaudia]

I had a guest leave because she couldn't open her window. On the higher floors, the windows have been sealed for protection of people falling. Well, it wasn't a safety issue for her, like if the hotel was on fire or something, no. Which I would have understood. No, her reason was that she always had to have fresh air at all times when she slept. I tried to explain about our rooms have A/C's but she said no, that's stale air. I had to bite my tongue as to what does she think Anaheim air will do to her. It ain't mountain freshness, I tell you what!

[leftcoaster]

The tragic thing is, I am a doctor of psychology, so I should be able to get myself out of that with some cognitive self-talk...but not yet!!

So do you have a lot of couches in your house?

If you were to talk to yourself, would you have to put a mirror on the wall and lie down on a couch ?

:p:

[ktulu]

So do you have a lot of couches in your house?

If you were to talk to yourself, would you have to put a mirror on the wall and lie down on a couch ?

:p:

And do you charge yourself? If so, do you give a discount, or is it at standard rates?