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Guests with "Unnatural" fears
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:53 am
by 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?
Re: Guests with "Unnatural" fears
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:14 am
by 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. :(
Re: Guests with "Unnatural" fears
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:59 am
by BRWombat
bpgstudios wrote: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!
Re: Guests with "Unnatural" fears
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:00 pm
by 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:
Re: Guests with "Unnatural" fears
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:23 pm
by 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!!
Re: Guests with "Unnatural" fears
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:32 pm
by Rob562
Syndrome wrote: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
Re: Guests with "Unnatural" fears
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:05 am
by 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.
Re: Guests with "Unnatural" fears
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:24 am
by 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!
Re: Guests with "Unnatural" fears
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:11 am
by leftcoaster
Syndrome wrote: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:
Re: Guests with "Unnatural" fears
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:21 am
by ktulu
leftcoaster wrote: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?