Just got back...
Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 10:08 pm
After 6 days of park hopping and 10 hours of driving (broken up with a stay in Gainesville last night) I've forgotten most of them. The interstate is so full of stupid drivers (Really? You're going to come to a dead stop in the Northbound lanes for an ambulance that's in the Southbound lanes?) that it overwhelms the SGs at the parks.
The ones I can remember.
1) standing in line at Space Mountain. 25-30 yo SGDad to 6-8 y.o. son "I bet you'll scream like a little b***h."
2) At AK outside Outfitters, "We're heading to Dino-land..." pronounced DEENo-land. No idea if she expected the Flintstones or Dean Martin to be the focus.
3) Sunday afternoon, SWW at Studios. Couple walks into 50's Primetime at 2:15 pm, walks out, wife mumbling..."I didn't think we'd need reservations for lunch"
4) on Monorail from TTC to MK, looking at Grand Floridian "I'm not sure what that one is...Carribbean Beach, I bet."
5) On Pirates, boat behind us, 4-5 people in first 2 rows continually sparking flash bulbs throughout entire ride
6) in line at Splash. Lady in front of me, with group of 5 or so. 2 men leave line and hand her the "red time card" (I don't know what the name for them is...perhaps I will learn something from this thread). A minute or so later, she looks at me and asks me (in broken English, so I'll translate)
Her: Can you tell me how to use this?
Me: Yeah, you just give it to the Cast member before you board.
Her: *empty look in eyes*
Me: They use it to measure the wait times
Her: *continued empty look*...So...no benefit?
Me: *big smile* Just a big smile from the CM.
Her: *sour look on face, turns forward in line*
A few minutes later as we near FP/standby merge, I notice the card is no longer in her hand and don't see it anywhere on her or ppl in her group. I'm guessing it is now on foreign soil.
I'll have to remember some of the better ones.
Had a great time, Cast members were great, but I could see the frustration, especially on loading areas and at people not having FPs available to turn over to 2nd FP CM. I'd have a hard time not ad libbing from the official script in that situation.
The ones I can remember.
1) standing in line at Space Mountain. 25-30 yo SGDad to 6-8 y.o. son "I bet you'll scream like a little b***h."
2) At AK outside Outfitters, "We're heading to Dino-land..." pronounced DEENo-land. No idea if she expected the Flintstones or Dean Martin to be the focus.
3) Sunday afternoon, SWW at Studios. Couple walks into 50's Primetime at 2:15 pm, walks out, wife mumbling..."I didn't think we'd need reservations for lunch"
4) on Monorail from TTC to MK, looking at Grand Floridian "I'm not sure what that one is...Carribbean Beach, I bet."
5) On Pirates, boat behind us, 4-5 people in first 2 rows continually sparking flash bulbs throughout entire ride
6) in line at Splash. Lady in front of me, with group of 5 or so. 2 men leave line and hand her the "red time card" (I don't know what the name for them is...perhaps I will learn something from this thread). A minute or so later, she looks at me and asks me (in broken English, so I'll translate)
Her: Can you tell me how to use this?
Me: Yeah, you just give it to the Cast member before you board.
Her: *empty look in eyes*
Me: They use it to measure the wait times
Her: *continued empty look*...So...no benefit?
Me: *big smile* Just a big smile from the CM.
Her: *sour look on face, turns forward in line*
A few minutes later as we near FP/standby merge, I notice the card is no longer in her hand and don't see it anywhere on her or ppl in her group. I'm guessing it is now on foreign soil.
I'll have to remember some of the better ones.
Had a great time, Cast members were great, but I could see the frustration, especially on loading areas and at people not having FPs available to turn over to 2nd FP CM. I'd have a hard time not ad libbing from the official script in that situation.