yes, I know the sound on the "guests" is a little off. Part of that is because of trying to find a backdrop I could use where the acoustics weren't to horrible and that other noises wouldn't drown it out. In the future I really am hoping to get a greenscreen that will give me some other options for filming in a much more sound friendly environment.
OMG! I don't know about Sir Willow, but that really irritates me as a guest and a former cast member. I find that the older I get, the less tolerant I get of that stuff. The worst, in recent memory, was during the World of Color at DCA when this group of young adults pushed their way into the viewing area and started talking extrememly loudly about work while the show was taking place. You get it alot during rides like Pirate's, too. But, I always feel bad for the bands and musicians in theme parks because people almost act like they aren't there. I've heard people scream to be heard over the Dapper Dans and the New Orlean's Square bands.
SirWillow one time a stupid guest walk off the fast pass line at test track after they saw the time on the sign after they thought it was a 11 hour 15 minute wait.
SirWillow I used to work as a life guard at a local schliterbahn, it's a water park , and the guests that would get on my nerves the most were either the people who didn't where enough, I'm taking fat people in clothes they shouldn't be, or guests asking stupid questions, like if it was safe to jump into a 3 ft pool off a chair or something along those lines
SirWillow I worked at an Iowa theme park as a rides assistant. Adventureland was the title. I've had many many "unruly" people come up to me. For example; Adventureland, like most theme parks have a handicap safety policy. We'd call a couple supervisors in, the ride would be stopped temporarily and we'd help the guests on the ride safely. If they wanted to, we gave them a chance to ride again. In one instance, we were particularly busy at a river rapids ride The Raging River. The line stretched farther than i could see. Understandable because it was hot. But we had a very nice, patient and polite handicapped woman and her spouse come in. We helped them on and sent them off. Not soon after i hear a masculine, southern drawl-ed voice say "Why did you let those people cut in line?" I had to respond with, "it's for safety, sir." See, to get to one side of the loading dock, there was a bridge that overlooked the conveyor of boats. That same bridge had a staircase instead of a ramp. There was no way a wheelchair would safely get up those steps. The man proceeded to claim, "Well shoot, if i had known that, i'd become a cripple a lot sooner." Thankfully, the nice and patient handicapped woman wasn't within earshot.
I worked as an actor in a halloween haunted house. Flash photography pissed me off because the actor would be standing stock still in a dark area and our vision would be completely whited out for a couple of seconds. (I literally saw stars for the rest of the shift when some idiot guest pulled out her smartphone in my face.) Seriously, do not do this and it ruins the experience for the rest of the guests...
I remember my school went to a park, and our uniforms looked almost identical to employee uniforms. I accidentally got dragged into a show for crowd control
I read somewhere that when someone pulled that line at an airline boarding lounge, the attendant grabbed her mic. and said "ladies and gentlemen, does this man look familiar? He doesn't remember who he is." It's actually a longer story than that but the other part can't be told on a Disney site.
One of my college friends was a summer intern at a local amusement park where he worked a popular attraction. One afternoon, they had a guest come in with a wheelchair who needed to transfer. Procedures was that transfers and their parties are boarded and unloaded first in case they need assistance. My friend was assisting when this really rude guest tries to get on with his family. He stops him and says "Please step behind the safety lines and then we will board you and your family." Guest: We're trying to get on! Friend: I'm sorry, but we need to get her situated first Guest: But we've waited all day! Friend: I'm sorry, sir but it's standard procedure. Guest: I'm good friends with your manager! If you don't let us on right now, I'm going to get you fired! Now my friend takes out his radio and proceeds to call his manager (both because the situation was getting hairy, where the manager needs to step in and to call this guy's bluff). "Yeah, I'm with a guest who says he's a friend of yours..." and gives a detailed description. Meanwhile, everyone else is glaring at this guest for being nasty and the guest is turning white. While they were waiting for the manager's reply, the guest turns chalk white, grabs his family and gets out of there.
i hate the guests who let one minor thing like the price of a soda ruin their entire day! It's the "This is just ridiculous!" attitude. they see theme parks and gift shops as nothing more than a cash grab and a scam. They make a trip so miserable for everyone else! Have you ever had to deal with such guests?
It's a theme park what do you expect dinks to be cheap. If that came off the wrong way and sounded like one of them I'm sorry, but they should realize not everything is cheap. If you don't like the prices don't get it.
Especially when it ruins it for their kid. I was at a festival with kids' activities that you bought coupons for. One was nail tattooing. So the little girl gave her coupon and got her tattoo, came to show her mother - who stormed back to the attendant because she only gave her one tattoo. The attendant said "yes, she had only one coupon." The mother threw the rest of the coupons at the attendant, took the kid and stormed out. That poor little girl!
I hate those guests that complain that they dont let there phones on the ride and they cant record or for the ferris wheel why is there no singles omfg why this is sooooo stupid
this may sound insensitive but it bothers me soo much when parents think their children should have special privileges above other park guests just because they're kids. I want kids to experience WDW to the fullest, but it's for everyone, not just kids! I really hate it when a parent thinks their kid has the right to cut me in line for a character meet or a ride just because they are a kid
My wife and I will always remember and laugh at the guests who would ask "When is the 3 o'clock parade?" We lost count on how many times we were asked.
My favorite reply to that one (said with a totally straight face) "Which one, sir?" Guest: "The three o'clock one....(embarrassed look as understanding dawns)..Never mind." Just had to be sure not to laugh until they were out of earshot.
the guests that play the game of "holding" spots inline for a ride, (usually 2 people will get in line) but what they are doing is holding the spot for literally 15 other people! this drives me nuts!
When it is tons of people that is annoying! Though having most of your party wait in line is a life saver when you are visiting with 2-4 year old's that would otherwise be crabby in a long line and making everyone around them crabby too! I think it's pretty clear when to spot when people are abusing that system though!
Its pretty much cutting I wishedd more places have it but at six flags over georgia they count it as cutting and if you see it you have a special line you can call
At most parks it's not a big deal if someone is taking little ones to the bathroom, getting a drink or something like that. Employees understand calls of nature and minor needs. But I don't know to many that will allow one or two to hold a place in line while the rest of the group is doing something else (riding a ride or something like that)
I was real grateful the last time I went to Disney. My son wanted to get on Test Track and I told him the line was real long, make sure he went to the bathroom first ... Sure enough half way through the line. "Dad I really need to go." I told him that if we got out of line I wouldn't get back in. Luckily the two people in front of us were off duty cast members. They told us, "No problem, take him. We will hold your places and if there are any complaints we will show our Ids, let them know and help you out." It was a life savor for my son.
I got in so much trouble because of your second guest type. Universal Studios Hollywood and they were upset that they couldn't go on Indiana Jones. It was my 5th of that same question in an hour (and standing in front of Jurassic Park) so I asked where they parked. I then proceeded to give them explicit directions on how to get back to their car and get to Disney and then how to get to the ride once they entered the park. They were not amused. :-D
And your 5th guest? We always heard "I/We came all the way from (fill in the blank) just to see this (ride/character/show). How dare you be down for (reason) I demand my money back!" It's 4:00 and the park closes in an hour. Good luck with that.
Most annoying guest to guest: Cell phone use on the ride (especially dark rides) followed closely behind (pun intended) by close followers. People that stand so far up your back side in line they should need a medical license.
Number Six I never get why people in lines think that standing on your heels is going to get them through lines more quickly. Being in crowds is bad enough without someone standing on top of you.
Yeah, just yesterday I was at Efteling in the Netherlands and there was a quiet boat ride we wanted to went on. The park was very empty but the ride had about 15 minutes of waiting time because they were letting every guest decide if they wanted a boat for themselves or with other guest (so you can guess that every boat was filled with 2-4 people) and right behind us was a mother with her kids and all of them were just coming way too close all the time and when me and my gf finally got to board guess who wanted to join us in the boat. Luckily we could tell the employee that we wanted to be alone and (by just yelling "NO" when they came close to our boat xD) it was kinda funny to see how dumb her face was when she was told that by the employee that she has to wait for the next boat because she was not realizing what was happening (she didn't even recognized our scream).
I work on the train at Dollywood and the guests that ask stupid questions are what gets on my nerves the most. last year a lady came up and asked us if the train went for a loop in the air......
At Silver Dollar City if they asked that, we'd always tell them, "Don't worry, our train only has one loop." And after a bit of prodding indicate that it was one big loop around the tracks on the ground- that every trip was one time around the "loop" that would usually get a laugh once they got it.
Klondike Katie (192) and Yukon Queen(sister engine at Tweetsie Railroad 190) can go upside down now? Pretty good footage I could capture if you ask me.
I just got back from Disney World, and I saw this one lady who made me really mad. She was this lady in line for Festival of the Lion King. While we were waiting, she kept complaining to the cast member in front that it was hot outside and that she should be able to get in. Do you not realize that you can't just walk into a play while it's going on? Just wait like everyone else. She was so annoying, especially because she was in front. The awesome part is that eventually, she was so mad she just got out of line. Right after, the doors opened and we got in. If she would've waited 5 more seconds, she would've gotten in.
You forgot the have to document EVERYTHING! 😖 When I worked at theme park had this type of person. They wanted to take pics of EVERYTHING you did with family member... "oh wait your sweeping the ground? Johny get in there!" "Your about to open the gate for the ride? Bessy smile!" "Oh someone got sick?? Tim act like your dry heaving!" (yes I saw that one personally) "he is walking go play follow the leader with him! all of you hurry up he is trying to do his job." warmest regards and best wishes, Michelle B.
Omg it's the teenage girls (as a teenage girl I'm embrassed!) that have to take a photo of them selves every 30 seconds! I was in the line waiting to meet Jafar and without a doubt these girls didn't put down their phones ONCE in the 20 mins we waited. I swear I'm in half of their photos because they had no thought of personal space at all and expected me to move out their way every time they wanted to use a different lighting. Like no your experience has not changed in the past 30 seconds, put your phone away you vain pleb 😐
I work at a local theme park called Cliffs and like all others we have rules for height regulations. So this one ride that has a rule that you have to be at least 48in. Unless with an adult. Now I had a mom once get to the front of the line only to ask if I would ride with her son since the ride only fit two people and she was going with her daughter. I politely told her no and that he'd have to wait until she could go with him herself. She then began to cuss me out saying how she couldn't just leave her son all by himself while she went with her daughter. She then proceeded to ask if I'd at least watch him while she was on it, and I politely told her no since it's not my job to watch your kid, I'm not a babysitter. Anyway this argument went on for a few minutes until security happened to be walking by and escorted her away. In the end it turned out okay but geez what a headache that lady was!
yeah, sadly some people don't seem to understand some basics of how to handle riding with their children. BTW, went to Cliff's way back in 2003 I think it was and loved it. NM Rattler was an awesome ride back then. Hope it still is.
Lmao these situations are so funny. I feel like half the time they always start out nice and then when you don't give them what they want they turn crazy in like two seconds. Making it seem like you're the one with the problem. It's the best when they look at you like you're some kind of idiot. I had this one lady go off on me for the same reason, saying oh so you REALLY think that my 5 year old child can be left alone?! Like no. But it's not responsibility to watch them.
In Legoland DK cast members are more than happy to escort children on rides, have seen it several times. Think it gives the children a very good experience. Especially considering there are quite a few single parent families these days. Also other guests will go with them if asked. But it's a different culture i guess.
Little Miss Not So Perfect Most parks won't do that for a variety of reasons- responsibility and liability being a big part, but most also don't have the extra staffing on a ride where someone can quickly jump on for a ride leaving a post empty.
The last guest you mentioned struck a chord with me. My husband and I visited WDW for our honeymoon and we visited all the Princesses. We were the last in line for Aurora, in "France," this particular day, and the Character Host was this sweetie elderly man. This mother and daughter came over to try to stand in line, but the Character Host told her the line was closed. She became SO UPSET! She tried to argue that she should be in line because she came all the way from across the park. When it was still a no go, the mother loudly said to her daughter, "COME ON, YOU DON'T GET TO MEET SLEEPING BEAUTY BECAUSE ADULTS ARE IN THE LINE," and swiftly took her crying daughter away. The Character Host was visibly embarrassed, and we tried our best to cheer him up. It ended up being (in my opinion) a pretty awkward picture of us with Aurora, anyway.
That's so sad.. I wish more people would realize that Disney is for adults too, not just kids. Even Walt Disney himself realized that, and that is why everyone at Disney gets treated equally (or is supposed to anyway).
I am most annoyed by the guests who are pushing you while waiting in line (or trying to surpass you in line.). Or the ones you talked about, who were standing in line and right before the ride sneeked an entire group (who were not waiting in line) in front of the others. Btw great video! I love to hear these bts information and stories.
LauraTSD - Actually, the last time I was at Disney with my best friend, we were waiting in line for a bus to another park. It was a long line, but 3 women somehow got to cut in front of the line. ...They got off one bus, saw the line and proceeded to cut us all off. I regret not telling them to beat it.
I'm literally the know-it-all guest because I'm so obsessed with the backstory of rides and stuff and the little details around disney - but I always make sure the facts are true lol - otherwise whats the point
It can be a great way to spend the time waiting in line sharing information that is accurate and relevant. It can be that you only know half of the story and the group next to you happens to only know the other half of the story, which could turn into an interesting conversation on both sides rather than standing in silence. Or I've had where my own group is having a discussion that others in line show interest and ask questions.
Know it all right here XD Though like you I pride myself in my accuracy. Nothing annoys me more than people acting like know-it-alls when they are telling fake things. I have no problem stepping in and correcting them....which usually makes them angry because they were trying to sound all cool and smart and I wreck their argument! Whoops!
What really cracks me up about the "know it alls" when those of us who really know a lot about a particular theme park is to just listen to them get everything wrong. For example I grew up with Busch Gardens since the 60's and remember when it was just that, Gardens and the only thing you paid for was the tour of the brewery and it was only 50 cents at the time. I worked there in the 70's, my Mom worked there around the same time Sir Willow did as did my Son, I have enjoyed the friends and family benefits and have been an paying annual pass holder for years since she left. watching it morph into what it is now. I just keep my mouth shut sometimes laughing out loud and on occasion correcting them. But most the time just let them make a fool of themselves.
The hardest part for me sometimes is not speaking up and correcting them, but one look from my wife (that warning "don't do it" look) will usually stop me. Usually. Sometimes some of it makes great comedy material. Where did your wife and son work?
As someone who uses a scooter the oblivious ones drive me batty and make me want to slap them. Scooters do NOT have brakes they CAN'T stop and turn like someone who's on foot. I understand and expect the little kids darting right in front of me and stopping right in front of me because they're little kids. It's the teenagers and adults that just infuriate me. The other type of guest that drives me bonkers are the ones that wait until they're standing by the cashier who takes your order to even look at the menu and then it's five minutes of "Suzy, what do you?" "Johnny, they don't have spaghetti." etc. For the sake of everyone else in line and the employees please, please, please use the time you're in line waiting to order to figure out what you and everyone with you is getting.
Oh my gosh, yes! I hate the ones who wait in line and then don't decide until they are right at the counter to make their decisions. You've been standing in line for 10 minutes, you had plenty of time to decide then. Doh.
livingdivanized I hate people on scooters who think they have the right of way, those things have speed control please use it. Not saying you're one of those people just made me think of it
I’m a wheelchair user (powerchair) & this is so damn true! & the expect that your chair (or scooter) stops instantly, like no, it’s powered, it needs time to stop - just like a car! & then there’s the ones who just walk across you knowingly! x
My story is about a very young child, maybe 3 or 4, who grabbed a baby duck that somehow found its way in an eating area at WDW. The kid was waving the duck around like it was a toy, and the parent was just watching and smiling like it was so cute. It's not cute to possibly injure an animal!....some adults are just clueless about the behavior of their children! We cringed the whole time until a nice cast member politely got the duck away from the kid. Anyway, love your videos!.....please keep making them!
Jim TheGuitarMan also the kids who try to smash the birds by jumping on them luckily the birds usually fly away fast enough the parents don’t even try to stop it
People who think they own the park and leave their strollers everywhere and get mad when you try to move it. I'm just trying to make sure everyone gets close enough space to see the parade.
I remember my first time going to Disney World when I was 7, and someone on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride took a flash picture before the ride started and one of the cast members yelled at her in a really authentic pirate accent "No flash photography!" It was absolutely hilarious!
Yeoboseyo, it's Rebel-Metaloid! You can always tell the people who love their jobs. I have never had a bad experience (with the cast or crew) from Disney
One thing that really grinds my gears when going to a theme park is when I’m walking along and I’m walking behind someone and then all of a sudden they just stop right in the middle of the walkway and I bump into them or I have to weave around to avoid bumping into them it’s super irritating I mean I understand it’s crowded but if you have to stop I wish people would just move to the side to stop
You've earned yourself a subscriber. I love Disneyland, it's my obsession, and I love your sense of humor. The most annoying guest has to be the ones who use flash in the dark rides. 2:31 Hey, I am too!
My first time at Disneyland I almost got hit by one of the Big Bus Thingies™ because I didnt know which way my mom went so I just stood there freaking out, prepared to be run over, until someone pulled me out of the way. It was an honest to god deer in headlights moment that I had no excuse for because I was 15.
One of my coworkers had someone ask her, "so, when you say the museum is closing, what does that mean? Does that mean you're not letting anyone else in?" We have an interactive exhibit at my workplace that needs an employee to run it. So often I'll see people undo the stanchion, climb right on and get confused about what to do and why it isn't working. Sometimes people actually read the sign, but miss the sign next to it that says an employee is needed to run the exhibit. My "favorite" is when people walk into the special exhibit hall ten minutes before we close and get confused that the hall is closing with the rest of the museum. One time a family walked in 10 minutes AFTER we closed and I said that we were closed. Their response, "Well, you could have said something." Well done.
My mom was a cast member and THE WORST guests we've encountered together were people who were rude waiting in line for characters. This one family in particular wanted Elsa and Anna to stay on and not take their break because "being pretty isn't a real job." I think that's the closest I've ever seen my mom to going completely off the rails at someone😂
There always this one family, who are so cheap when it comes to the parks and will do anything to get they money back from paying there tickets. They will complain about anything. "Why can't I walk through here the fireworks are about to start, honey add that to the list" "what do you mean the people mover is an hour wait time, honey add that to the list" "you mean I have to stand here in a dark hallway next to other people to get into a space ride, honey add that to the list as well"
let me guess, any time he makes a check, he uses a letter of the word divorce. and when the word is complete, she stand all alone in the park. XD "Add that to the li... oh yeah, right... :("
I once had a friend who's roommate (a cast member) got a reprimand because a guest took a picture of her not smiling and reported it to guest services. They got their tickets to the halloween party refunded and the cast member wasnt able to extend her internship... people really don't think of the ramifications of false/exaggerated complaints.
Kaylee M Wow, I feel so bad!!!! Some people are salty and like to complain about everything and don't realize that it can cost someone their job and it's rude or annoying. Literally nobody can be smiling 24/7 because that's exhausting!
BloodyDuckers1 Funny those guests sound like some guests they were in the haunted house I worked at. They rated it low and complained because they had to walk. What were you expecting hover cars?
I'm a know it too 😂 I get so excited for Disney that I spend the 5 months before I go, I just watch videos about Disney World and I pick up tidbits. That's why I'm here watching this. I'm going in June.... what it's February? Oh.... oh well.
The "Clueless" type of guests always annoy me. I've had many guests come up and ask if "X ride" is still running...the park closed 15 minutes ago... Hehe, anyways, I love these videos! Keep up the good work!
Recently found your Vlog. You are great. Just wanted to share an old story I thought you would enjoy. Years ago at EPCOT back when they use to have the pink flamingos near the Odyssey restaurant a young boy went up to a street sweeper and ask "What to the flamingos do?" The cast member turned around and in a dead pan voice said "They don't do anything. They suck" . Now at this point the little boy turned around and ran back to his parents yelling "Mom, the flamingos suck" . Made me laugh the rest of the day. Always wondered about happened to that cast member.
My god you are so friggin hilarious! Thanks for all the chuckles! Kinda binging your videos...lol. You must have made an awesome theme park worker! You have such a great attitude!
I am always annoyed by a sub-class of the Know-it-all. The spoiler. The one who goes on Haunted Mansion and does the entire stretch room talk loudly. The one that is taking flash pictures on the dark rides. The ones talking about the characters in a way that can spoil the effect of the characters. I also find it funny the know-it-alls that don't know the facts. I have been going to DisneyWorld since the day before the official grand opening (my grandparents were Orlando residents before Disney came to town, their first house is literally under I-4) when I was 4 years old and on average once every 3 years, so even though I wasn't a cast member I picked up some facts. I am someone that loves to study how things really work. I loved the guy that was telling me how he could barely feel the stretch room descend (uumm that is DisneyLand not DisneyWord) and things like that.
I never worked at a Themepark, but I did work at a Haunted House. The most annoying type of guest there is the one that explains literally everything in the room as they're walking through the house. This is an animatronic. This is a lighting effect. That's a sound-effect. Oh, there's an actor waiting back behind that corner. DON'T. DO. THIS! These people are ruining the experience for everyone else in the room - not just their own party! Sound carries, and many times, the place is literally DOOR-TO-DOOR packed. So everyone in this room is hearing what you're saying. It also makes it less likely that you're going to be treated well [read: scared and interacted with] - because if you're a major BUTT like this, the cast isn't going to go out of their way to make sure you have a good time. They're probably going to do exactly the opposite - because people come the the house to be SCARED. Not explained to death. So when a person like this comes into a house, it immediately ruins things for both the guests, AND the cast, and is no good for anyone. Don't be this person, please. XD
I know this isn't theme park related but I used to be a hair dresser and one of the most annoying customers were the ones where the woman would come in and ask for whatever she was having so I would give her a price and they would said "okay that's fine" and I would do there hair and at the end we would go over to the till and there partner would come over to pay for it and I would tell them how much it was and they would be like "I'm not paying that" and start going mental at me , bare in mind that the salon I worked it thee prices were set and I had nothing to do with... it was your wife that agreed !! 😩😩 I'm just doing my job!!
Wow. I just started watching your videos, and it's really cool to get a first hand account of what it's like to work at Disney theme parks. Thanks for doing them!
Sometimes I just love rib the Disneyland employees when opportunity shows up and I hear a guest complain "why are you guys so mean" and I gently shout as I walk by "they are mean because they hate children!" and a lot of moms gasp and the employee looks at me with a twinkle of murder in their eye and I see it and know I've done my job for day,ha!
I was in line for Seven Dwarfs' Mine Train at the beginning of the day (first train of the day!) and my party was split in half between this stuck-up mom and her daughter. I asked politely to get ahead of her because 1. She had cut in front of our party and 2. The majority of my party was ahead of her, but her response was "No, I know what you're trying to do. I ain't letting you cut me." "Ma-am, I'm sorry but these really are my brothers. We'd like to enjoy this ride together, could you please let me by?" "No I ain't letting you cut. I know what you are. You millennials think you can always get your way. (to daughter) See? Some people have no respect." At this point the line was moving so fast that it would have been impossible to for the rest of my party to move behind these people. This lady obviously wasn't going to budge, so we decided have some fun with it. Once on the train, the rest of my party turned around in their seats and started talking loudly to the rest of us, making it very clear that we were all in the same group. The look on that woman's face was priceless.
I may have been a know-it-all on occasion, but it blows me away that people are clueless and oblivious, even in a theme park. I couldn't imagine not being aware of a park schedule or that a trolly is about to run me over. Is it because I'm just an overthinker, or because people do just think Disney is a safe place and they can check their brains, or what? I work in museums, and we have our own brand of guest follies. There are certainly the "rules don't apply to me" types, who haven't figured out that we make it difficult for you to touch things because you're not supposed to. And the people with an axe to grind... Because you happen to be teaching a school group about ranching, they have to pull you aside later and complain like you're personally responsible for European colonialism. And the people who are just maliciously destructive. They see a thing and they have to pick at it, break it, draw on it, or deface it in some fashion, just as a reflex. And the inconsiderate ones, who have to bring their tour group stampeding through when you're trying to do a school program, and try to talk over you and otherwise be disruptive. And the teachers (and parent chaparones) who are either overbearing control freaks who aren't letting you do your job, or the ones who have checked out and couldn't care less about their little monsters. I could go on :)
When I was about 7 I went to Disney World. Like always there is a large crowd coming out of the Fantasmic show in Hollywood Studios. There was this one woman on a scooter. She ran over my foot, I was crying for maybe 5 minutes. And the worst part about that is she didn't even notice! No "I'm so sorry" or anything like that. People on scooters have to Pay Attention to where they are going especially in a large crowd with many children. I know people also have to pay attention but just seriously.
Once, my cousin took my pink shoes to be able to go on a ride because he was a tiny bit too short. He was the same age as me. His shoes were thin flip flops and mine were thick sparkly pink sneakers, so we just switched shoes. It was funny.
We stuffed big wads of paper towels in my cousin's shoes so he could ride his first upside-down ride. He was only short by a half an inch, and the doofus who measured him just ten minutes earlier let him go through without a second glance the second time. He had to hold on for dear life but when he got off the ride he was screaming, "THE PAPER TOWELS WORKED! LET'S DO IT AGAIN!"
SDC! I'm so happy to hear someone talk about Silver Dollar City since I've been going there since I was a little kid and my sister worked there in college. I can't wait to watch the train robber video because I absolutely loved it when I was little. I'd love to hear even more about it from you in the future!
We learned that last minute story "the hard way" in 2000! - When my parents got married they had gone to WDW for their Honeymoon (so they could bring me along - I was 8 years old then). It was one of, if not my favorite Disney trip we had ever taken - we went to all the parks, had park hoppers, went to as many meet and greets as we could, I had two filled autograph books by the time the trip was over! However, on our last day we remembered we forgot to meet the most important character...the boss! We hadn't met Mickey (yet!) Note: My Dad loves meeting Mickey, and seeing him turn into a little kid when we meet him (and now that Mickey can talk back ...I wish I recorded my Dad and Mickey's conversation, and my Dads post Mickey meet reaction... it was adorable! It was such an awesome memory.) Anyway, we didn't have much left to do at this point of our trip in 2000, and at this point we were kind of just strolling through the parks. After what felt like hours of wandering EPCOT and ten days worth of magic my 8 year old distribution of pixie dust was wearing really thin. I was a very bored, very tired, and all I wanted was to meet Mickey at that point... We walked around the park one...last...time... In perfect view of the EPCOT ball there he was FINALLY! He was in his Sorcerer outfit, and there was about a 15-20 person line for his picture. My family and I got in it...(I'm pretty sure we ran up...and may have spooked a few guests.) I was jumping excited, and ready!! Then...I saw the cast member with one of those portable cue line ropes...and my heart sank...he was gonna cut the line off! I looked behind us, and I could see another family trying to rush up, and the CM cut the line off BEHIND us! We were the last family the particular hour/shift/day to meet him there! -- Watching that disappointed family leave behind broke my heart but, we got OUR Meet and Greet! We even got to mingle with Mickey post our picture and share lots of hugs. We got so, so, so, so lucky! Ever since then, we always make Mickey a priority within the first two days of our stay. We always planned pretty well with our trips but, we didn't go crazy. (You can't be to time constructed in WDW or else you'll ever see what you want too, and enjoy it!) That extra step of just looking up times, or planning just a little bit in advance really does add to the magic.
Keep doing these vlogs please. Great job. Being APholders we see all these things and understand ur frustrations. We just wish more guests more compliment the CMs and not harass them so much. my goal is to tell @WDWTODAY on twitter about all the great experiences with CMs and let the CM know they did a great job. Did that with Bob at PecoBills on Thursday.
Thank you for doing that! Trust me, the cast appreciates it. In fact, you'd probably really enjoy my episode about exactly that: th-cam.com/video/tW6xYEU2QiM/w-d-xo.html
Just found your channel and I am loving your videos. I'm excited to see the videos that I haven't watched yet! I've visited Silver Dollar City a few times in my life, and I'm a big fan of WDW, which I've been to once. Your guest stories are great, and remind me of my time in retail.
Kathy Murguia considering i have a hiatal hernia that would require literal surgery to fix, i don't have a choice but to ask if foods are spicy. if i order something that doesn't specifically state it's spicy, and then it turns out to be spicy as all hell, i'm regretting it for the rest of the day and all night while i'm trying to sleep, as stomach acid regurgitates into my throat, burning my flesh and creating scar tissue that will later need to be removed via surgery just so i can swallow food. that's what happened to my dad, and i inherited the condition from him. someone asking if food is spicy is not necessarily stupid, maybe they have a condition that disallows them from eating spicy food and they're just being careful for the sake of their own health. you should be more empathetic.
Flannel pillowcase - except that Mexican food (and Thai as well) is generally spicy and the answer will almost always be yes. A better, different question to ask in your case would be to ask if they can make it without the spice, or what on the menu isn't spicy. My wife has some similar diet issues, and we love Mexican food. So when we eat, we never ask if it's spicy. Wrong and silly question. Instead we explain the diet issues to the server and then ask, "what on the menu can you prepare so she can eat it?" That's a question that will get you a much better answer. :-)
SirWillow well i usually just pick something on the menu, ask if it's spicy, and if the answer is no i order it. if the answer is yes, i pick something else. that's what's worked for me for the last 15 years. but thanks for the advice anyways.
We had someone walk into our photo at Chef Mickeys but it was great. He walked in front of us taking a photo with Cruella De Vil and she yelled get out of my photo fool completely in character and it was really funny.
This has happened to me before so I went to go see jack and Sally during Halloween it was my first day and it was the only day to see them out of the week.. I got in line and then they cut the line of just as the last person other then me meets them they say "sorry they are done for the day" IM ONE PERSON UHHGG
I can relate a little because I worked with radio Disney as a promoter and I found out that parents are worse than children. We had a thing where we had children put there name in a bucket. 1 name per child no repeats. Well this one lady had 3 children and by actual coincidence all 3 were drawn the first 3 times and a parent was arguing with the host saying how unfair it was and getting mad at her even tho she did follow the rules
yeah...I'm afraid I am one of the those guests who are completely oblivious, I'm looking for a frozen lemonade stand and not see that there was one right behind me...I just feel so stupid sometimes...also yes I have been one of those people who have walked into a lamp post because I was looking at my phone or reading a book while walking... OMG! My funniest clueless moment had to be at Epcot and I was walking reading my book, and all of sudden a bird flies right in front of my face, literally, feathers and wings were hitting me in the face! PS. I am a cast member too...:P
I am an coaster enthusiasts and I find it fun seeing smart asses that are wrong and correcting them there like Kingda ka is 500 ft and and has a launch of 200 mph in 3 point 5 seconds and is made by ootichie and there friends are yeah right i wonder what it really is and I asked if I can tell them and they said yes and I said it was 456 ft and 128 mph and is an intamin accelerator coaster Also at Six Flags Great Adventure kids ran off of the skyway jumped over the fence cut 5 people. I hate those kids or if the entrance and exit is right next to each other they squelch through the fence to get back on and it pisses me off
Then there’s guests who think they don’t need a ticket to enter the park because they “are not going to ride the rides” 🤦♂️. So I tell them we have other attractions besides the rides so you still need a ticket. They get so mad.
curse words are just words. get over it. i'll stop cursing where others can hear me when all smokers stop smoking where i'm forced to breathe second hand smoke, to include parking lots, smoking areas in public places, and outside their front doors while i'm trying to get from my car to inside my house.
I seem to recall someone saying one time to "treat others as you want to be treated." It's amazing that when you do that how much nicer they tend to treat you as well...
I own a Superman, Wonder Woman and Justice league shirt. Is it ok to get pictures taken with Disney characters wearing those shirts even though Disney own Marvel comics?
Really the only exception I can think of is if the shirt in question was inappropriate in some way (one time we caught a guest with a black shirt with a giant skeletal hand flipping the bird and the characters had to pose her so her shirt wasn't visible, still have no idea how in the world that got by security). Other than that it should be fine
We took two of those small umbrella strollers and used stroller connectors to connect them when needed. People actually tried to steal our stroller connectors! Luckily they were like mind-bending puzzles to be disassembled. So glad to be done with the age of the stroller!
Ahhh, venting about guests. When I used to work at Knoebels people would always spread bogus stories about how someone flew out of the Phoenix or how Hershey/Six Flags/Cedar Fair bought the park out and are going to either close it or start charging admission. As for clueless people my favorite was, "do you have bathrooms?" No sorry, you've got to go in the creek. They'd also get mad that the pool wasn't included in the free admission or that you'd have to pay for the rides (OR EVEN FOOD) even though there's free admission. Like come on, you can't have literally everything for free. Or someone would show up during a flood and get mad that the park was closed even though the water is chest deep by the carousel. My best rule breaker moment was when I was driving the tram. These kids kept jumping off and on while it was in motion. I warned them that this was not a ride and not to do it again or I'd kick them off. They did it again. I didn't just kick them off though, I waited until I was at the far end of the parking lot then I kicked them off. They had to walk all the way back to the park. They saw me later on when they were leaving. They didn't even attempt to get on the tram :P. We used to also always get people in complaining that they couldn't go look for a closer parking space (at Knoebels you get parked if you come in early in the day because their lot is a giant grassy field and it would be complete chaos if there were no parking staff) and no matter how you tried to explain they were EMPLOYEES going to EMPLOYEE PARKING they just wouldn't listen. The Lost and Found was sometimes a pain in the ass too. People couldn't understand why we couldn't stop a roller coaster to go looking for their precious hat even though the park will ship your lost item back to you free of charge even though you were stupid enough to wear a hat on a roller coaster in the first place.
Great video as always! I've never worked at a theme park, but as someone who has been to Six Flags Over Texas a lot, I can say that the most annoying to me are the teenagers and adults who will mow little kids over to get to the rides first.
Honestly I was completely spoiled by Disney theme parks. Here in St. Louis all we have is Six Flags. I went with a group of other kids (in high school.) Half of us had season passes that came with free admission coupons for one other person if used with your season pass. We get there and the park tells us that the coupons were ONLY for father's day even though they didn't mention that anywhere on the coupon. Management told us there was nothing they could do. We all went home and I didn't visit Six Flags for years because of it. Disney is cleaner, cheaper, and the cast members are so much more polite!
Lol number 4 makes me laugh! I get those people all the time!! we once were on a Magic Kingdom bus and some family came up to the bus driver and said " does this bus take you to Disney Springs"
I over prepare for theme parks.... usually I'm on the website for an hour a day for a week before we go, literally have a schedule based on the rides most popular times of the day, (and personal experience) have read/brought an entire fact book on the park so I wouldn't have gotten bored in line, bring a giant backpack with water bottles (if allowed) and a giant first aide kit.
I remember being in the line for Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin in Magic Kingdom and someone in the line stopped to film the Buzz animatronic and a cast member was yelling: *”DON’T STOP THE LINE”*
You nailed this, spot on. I worked at Magic Kingdom, Tomorrowland attractions. I have had every kind of guest you described. I did think of one more kind of guest.....the one that is entitled to everything for free. Yes we have problems with the rides sometimes, yes they are working on it, no I can't get you a free hotel room because you are inconvenienced by ONE ride being closed for a short time. Every little thing that does not go their way, they expect to be compensated by getting them everything for free.
My great uncle runs the landscaping at WDW and my great grandpa also worked there, listening to you makes me wonder what kind of stories they could tell me. I can't wait to go with my friend in May. I'm watching these videos to make sure I don't act like this when I visit the parks. Forwarding these vids to her so she knows how to behave.
I'm a truck driver. One of my biggest pet peeves is people that get snooty because you don't speak their native language. Long story short, I was told that I should learn another language if I could. For the next thirty minutes I gave them a piece of my mind in Choctaw, German, French, Italian, and American Sign Language. I had friends growing up that were from the tribe, stationed in Germany for four years, and I have a deaf friend. I have a lot of patience with someone that is new to the country or isn't fluent in English, but getting snooty about it, take that crap elsewhere.
yes, I know the sound on the "guests" is a little off. Part of that is because of trying to find a backdrop I could use where the acoustics weren't to horrible and that other noises wouldn't drown it out. In the future I really am hoping to get a greenscreen that will give me some other options for filming in a much more sound friendly environment.
OMG! I don't know about Sir Willow, but that really irritates me as a guest and a former cast member. I find that the older I get, the less tolerant I get of that stuff. The worst, in recent memory, was during the World of Color at DCA when this group of young adults pushed their way into the viewing area and started talking extrememly loudly about work while the show was taking place. You get it alot during rides like Pirate's, too. But, I always feel bad for the bands and musicians in theme parks because people almost act like they aren't there. I've heard people scream to be heard over the Dapper Dans and the New Orlean's Square bands.
SirWillow one time a stupid guest walk off the fast pass line at test track after they saw the time on the sign after they thought it was a 11 hour 15 minute wait.
SirWillow I used to work as a life guard at a local schliterbahn, it's a water park , and the guests that would get on my nerves the most were either the people who didn't where enough, I'm taking fat people in clothes they shouldn't be, or guests asking stupid questions, like if it was safe to jump into a 3 ft pool off a chair or something along those lines
SirWillow I worked at an Iowa theme park as a rides assistant. Adventureland was the title. I've had many many "unruly" people come up to me. For example; Adventureland, like most theme parks have a handicap safety policy. We'd call a couple supervisors in, the ride would be stopped temporarily and we'd help the guests on the ride safely. If they wanted to, we gave them a chance to ride again. In one instance, we were particularly busy at a river rapids ride The Raging River. The line stretched farther than i could see. Understandable because it was hot. But we had a very nice, patient and polite handicapped woman and her spouse come in. We helped them on and sent them off. Not soon after i hear a masculine, southern drawl-ed voice say "Why did you let those people cut in line?" I had to respond with, "it's for safety, sir." See, to get to one side of the loading dock, there was a bridge that overlooked the conveyor of boats. That same bridge had a staircase instead of a ramp. There was no way a wheelchair would safely get up those steps. The man proceeded to claim, "Well shoot, if i had known that, i'd become a cripple a lot sooner." Thankfully, the nice and patient handicapped woman wasn't within earshot.
SirWillow i hope this gets to you. I want to know what your reaction was :)
There's a special place in hell for people who use flash photography on dark rides
omg
Sophie Hudson thank you, I feel the exact same way
oh-ho-ho-oh, yes, especially the haunted mansion people.
I worked as an actor in a halloween haunted house. Flash photography pissed me off because the actor would be standing stock still in a dark area and our vision would be completely whited out for a couple of seconds. (I literally saw stars for the rest of the shift when some idiot guest pulled out her smartphone in my face.)
Seriously, do not do this and it ruins the experience for the rest of the guests...
RedLighting 256 oh yeah
Oh my god I died at "you can hear Mickey scream off screen-AaaaAaaaaah"
Marti Dodger LOL!
AHHHHHHHHHHH
I think the original Mickey Mouse cartoons did not have sound.
The very first cartoon of Mickey Mouse was the first one with sound ever.
Actually the first words Mickey Mouse spoke were "Hot Dogs" 🌭🌭🌭
I remember my school went to a park, and our uniforms looked almost identical to employee uniforms. I accidentally got dragged into a show for crowd control
lasrber omg xD
how it was?
Lol! What happened?
lasrber 😂😂😂 Omg this just made my day
I feel so sorry for you
lasrber Lol, that's too funny... must've been so intimidating though.
"Don't you know who I am?" "If I did we wouldn't be having this pleasant moment. Now get in line."
ROFL!!
I read somewhere that when someone pulled that line at an airline boarding lounge, the attendant grabbed her mic. and said "ladies and gentlemen, does this man look familiar? He doesn't remember who he is." It's actually a longer story than that but the other part can't be told on a Disney site.
One of my college friends was a summer intern at a local amusement park where he worked a popular attraction. One afternoon, they had a guest come in with a wheelchair who needed to transfer. Procedures was that transfers and their parties are boarded and unloaded first in case they need assistance. My friend was assisting when this really rude guest tries to get on with his family. He stops him and says "Please step behind the safety lines and then we will board you and your family."
Guest: We're trying to get on!
Friend: I'm sorry, but we need to get her situated first
Guest: But we've waited all day!
Friend: I'm sorry, sir but it's standard procedure.
Guest: I'm good friends with your manager! If you don't let us on right now, I'm going to get you fired!
Now my friend takes out his radio and proceeds to call his manager (both because the situation was getting hairy, where the manager needs to step in and to call this guy's bluff). "Yeah, I'm with a guest who says he's a friend of yours..." and gives a detailed description. Meanwhile, everyone else is glaring at this guest for being nasty and the guest is turning white. While they were waiting for the manager's reply, the guest turns chalk white, grabs his family and gets out of there.
lmao same
i hate the guests who let one minor thing like the price of a soda ruin their entire day! It's the "This is just ridiculous!" attitude. they see theme parks and gift shops as nothing more than a cash grab and a scam. They make a trip so miserable for everyone else! Have you ever had to deal with such guests?
Absolutely! In their case I just apologize and try to prod them on their way, hopefully finding something "free" I can encourage them to go enjoy.
It's a theme park what do you expect dinks to be cheap. If that came off the wrong way and sounded like one of them I'm sorry, but they should realize not everything is cheap. If you don't like the prices don't get it.
Especially when it ruins it for their kid. I was at a festival with kids' activities that you bought coupons for. One was nail tattooing. So the little girl gave her coupon and got her tattoo, came to show her mother - who stormed back to the attendant because she only gave her one tattoo. The attendant said "yes, she had only one coupon." The mother threw the rest of the coupons at the attendant, took the kid and stormed out. That poor little girl!
some adults... and then they wonder where their kids get it from.
I hate those guests that complain that they dont let there phones on the ride and they cant record or for the ferris wheel why is there no singles omfg why this is sooooo stupid
this may sound insensitive but it bothers me soo much when parents think their children should have special privileges above other park guests just because they're kids. I want kids to experience WDW to the fullest, but it's for everyone, not just kids! I really hate it when a parent thinks their kid has the right to cut me in line for a character meet or a ride just because they are a kid
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thank you so much
Actually your grammar is all correct. :)
Hannah Elizabeth I came across a family like this recently. I wanted to strangle the kids
Hannah Elizabeth ikr
My wife and I will always remember and laugh at the guests who would ask "When is the 3 o'clock parade?" We lost count on how many times we were asked.
I was a custodian years ago and honestly thought this was a myth or just an exaggeration, but I was proven wrong, oh so many times.
Lenny Scardino it starts at 4 right?
lol, yeah. Can't tell you how much I wanted to say something like that. Unfortunately never felt like I could do it.
My favorite reply to that one (said with a totally straight face) "Which one, sir?"
Guest: "The three o'clock one....(embarrassed look as understanding dawns)..Never mind."
Just had to be sure not to laugh until they were out of earshot.
arahana02 , on the market : "I want some of that pound-of-peaches" "How much pound ?" Half a kilo please..." ... :-)
"disney world? where's harry potter?" SO DAMN TRUE IT HURTS
the guests that play the game of "holding" spots inline for a ride, (usually 2 people will get in line) but what they are doing is holding the spot for literally 15 other people! this drives me nuts!
When it is tons of people that is annoying! Though having most of your party wait in line is a life saver when you are visiting with 2-4 year old's that would otherwise be crabby in a long line and making everyone around them crabby too! I think it's pretty clear when to spot when people are abusing that system though!
Its pretty much cutting I wishedd more places have it but at six flags over georgia they count it as cutting and if you see it you have a special line you can call
At most parks it's not a big deal if someone is taking little ones to the bathroom, getting a drink or something like that. Employees understand calls of nature and minor needs. But I don't know to many that will allow one or two to hold a place in line while the rest of the group is doing something else (riding a ride or something like that)
it gets really anoying
I was real grateful the last time I went to Disney. My son wanted to get on Test Track and I told him the line was real long, make sure he went to the bathroom first ... Sure enough half way through the line. "Dad I really need to go." I told him that if we got out of line I wouldn't get back in. Luckily the two people in front of us were off duty cast members. They told us, "No problem, take him. We will hold your places and if there are any complaints we will show our Ids, let them know and help you out." It was a life savor for my son.
I got in so much trouble because of your second guest type. Universal Studios Hollywood and they were upset that they couldn't go on Indiana Jones. It was my 5th of that same question in an hour (and standing in front of Jurassic Park) so I asked where they parked. I then proceeded to give them explicit directions on how to get back to their car and get to Disney and then how to get to the ride once they entered the park. They were not amused. :-D
And your 5th guest? We always heard "I/We came all the way from (fill in the blank) just to see this (ride/character/show). How dare you be down for (reason) I demand my money back!" It's 4:00 and the park closes in an hour. Good luck with that.
And we're all trying so hard to keep these kids off drugs!
Atlantica is not better than PP. Divertical, on the other hand...
I would Be Like "Hello??? Your In Universal NOT DISNEYLAND!!!!!"
Most annoying guest to guest: Cell phone use on the ride (especially dark rides) followed closely behind (pun intended) by close followers. People that stand so far up your back side in line they should need a medical license.
Number Six I never get why people in lines think that standing on your heels is going to get them through lines more quickly. Being in crowds is bad enough without someone standing on top of you.
Number Six For sure. I hate those people. You're at Disney for pete's sake, get out of your phone!
Number Six True
Number Six that's why I'm glad they banned selfie sticks in Disney. Hate the cell phone abusers. Put your phones down and enjoy the ride/show.
Yeah, just yesterday I was at Efteling in the Netherlands and there was a quiet boat ride we wanted to went on.
The park was very empty but the ride had about 15 minutes of waiting time because they were letting every guest decide if they wanted a boat for themselves or with other guest (so you can guess that every boat was filled with 2-4 people) and right behind us was a mother with her kids and all of them were just coming way too close all the time and when me and my gf finally got to board guess who wanted to join us in the boat.
Luckily we could tell the employee that we wanted to be alone and (by just yelling "NO" when they came close to our boat xD) it was kinda funny to see how dumb her face was when she was told that by the employee that she has to wait for the next boat because she was not realizing what was happening (she didn't even recognized our scream).
I work on the train at Dollywood and the guests that ask stupid questions are what gets on my nerves the most. last year a lady came up and asked us if the train went for a loop in the air......
At Silver Dollar City if they asked that, we'd always tell them, "Don't worry, our train only has one loop." And after a bit of prodding indicate that it was one big loop around the tracks on the ground- that every trip was one time around the "loop" that would usually get a laugh once they got it.
I imagine not every exchange was worth the wait, lol.
Klondike Katie (192) and Yukon Queen(sister engine at Tweetsie Railroad 190) can go upside down now? Pretty good footage I could capture if you ask me.
I just got back from Disney World, and I saw this one lady who made me really mad.
She was this lady in line for Festival of the Lion King. While we were waiting, she kept complaining to the cast member in front that it was hot outside and that she should be able to get in. Do you not realize that you can't just walk into a play while it's going on? Just wait like everyone else. She was so annoying, especially because she was in front. The awesome part is that eventually, she was so mad she just got out of line. Right after, the doors opened and we got in. If she would've waited 5 more seconds, she would've gotten in.
Wallywutsizface OMG LOL
You forgot the have to document EVERYTHING! 😖 When I worked at theme park had this type of person. They wanted to take pics of EVERYTHING you did with family member... "oh wait your sweeping the ground? Johny get in there!" "Your about to open the gate for the ride? Bessy smile!" "Oh someone got sick?? Tim act like your dry heaving!" (yes I saw that one personally) "he is walking go play follow the leader with him! all of you hurry up he is trying to do his job."
warmest regards and best wishes,
Michelle B.
so true! I could have added that one! lol
Omg it's the teenage girls (as a teenage girl I'm embrassed!) that have to take a photo of them selves every 30 seconds! I was in the line waiting to meet Jafar and without a doubt these girls didn't put down their phones ONCE in the 20 mins we waited. I swear I'm in half of their photos because they had no thought of personal space at all and expected me to move out their way every time they wanted to use a different lighting. Like no your experience has not changed in the past 30 seconds, put your phone away you vain pleb 😐
I work at a local theme park called Cliffs and like all others we have rules for height regulations. So this one ride that has a rule that you have to be at least 48in. Unless with an adult. Now I had a mom once get to the front of the line only to ask if I would ride with her son since the ride only fit two people and she was going with her daughter. I politely told her no and that he'd have to wait until she could go with him herself. She then began to cuss me out saying how she couldn't just leave her son all by himself while she went with her daughter. She then proceeded to ask if I'd at least watch him while she was on it, and I politely told her no since it's not my job to watch your kid, I'm not a babysitter. Anyway this argument went on for a few minutes until security happened to be walking by and escorted her away. In the end it turned out okay but geez what a headache that lady was!
yeah, sadly some people don't seem to understand some basics of how to handle riding with their children. BTW, went to Cliff's way back in 2003 I think it was and loved it. NM Rattler was an awesome ride back then. Hope it still is.
New Mexico!!!
Lmao these situations are so funny. I feel like half the time they always start out nice and then when you don't give them what they want they turn crazy in like two seconds. Making it seem like you're the one with the problem. It's the best when they look at you like you're some kind of idiot. I had this one lady go off on me for the same reason, saying oh so you REALLY think that my 5 year old child can be left alone?! Like no. But it's not responsibility to watch them.
In Legoland DK cast members are more than happy to escort children on rides, have seen it several times. Think it gives the children a very good experience. Especially considering there are quite a few single parent families these days. Also other guests will go with them if asked. But it's a different culture i guess.
Little Miss Not So Perfect Most parks won't do that for a variety of reasons- responsibility and liability being a big part, but most also don't have the extra staffing on a ride where someone can quickly jump on for a ride leaving a post empty.
The last guest you mentioned struck a chord with me. My husband and I visited WDW for our honeymoon and we visited all the Princesses. We were the last in line for Aurora, in "France," this particular day, and the Character Host was this sweetie elderly man. This mother and daughter came over to try to stand in line, but the Character Host told her the line was closed. She became SO UPSET! She tried to argue that she should be in line because she came all the way from across the park. When it was still a no go, the mother loudly said to her daughter, "COME ON, YOU DON'T GET TO MEET SLEEPING BEAUTY BECAUSE ADULTS ARE IN THE LINE," and swiftly took her crying daughter away. The Character Host was visibly embarrassed, and we tried our best to cheer him up. It ended up being (in my opinion) a pretty awkward picture of us with Aurora, anyway.
That's so sad.. I wish more people would realize that Disney is for adults too, not just kids. Even Walt Disney himself realized that, and that is why everyone at Disney gets treated equally (or is supposed to anyway).
I feel bad for you and the character host, I can’t imagine how that affected the rest of his day
I am most annoyed by the guests who are pushing you while waiting in line (or trying to surpass you in line.). Or the ones you talked about, who were standing in line and right before the ride sneeked an entire group (who were not waiting in line) in front of the others. Btw great video! I love to hear these bts information and stories.
LauraTSD - Actually, the last time I was at Disney with my best friend, we were waiting in line for a bus to another park. It was a long line, but 3 women somehow got to cut in front of the line.
...They got off one bus, saw the line and proceeded to cut us all off. I regret not telling them to beat it.
The last time I went to Disney World, I watched a person put their foot on the seal in the Hall of Presidents. There's a fence for a reason :P
I'm literally the know-it-all guest because I'm so obsessed with the backstory of rides and stuff and the little details around disney - but I always make sure the facts are true lol - otherwise whats the point
Aimee Louise me too haha
It can be a great way to spend the time waiting in line sharing information that is accurate and relevant. It can be that you only know half of the story and the group next to you happens to only know the other half of the story, which could turn into an interesting conversation on both sides rather than standing in silence. Or I've had where my own group is having a discussion that others in line show interest and ask questions.
Aimee Louise LOVE UR PROFILE PIC
I'm a (know it all) on certain things but I keep it to myself, and when someone says something that's false I just bite my tongue😒😅
Greetings to my fellow know-it-alls. I'll own it ;) but I at least try to be accurate in Disney
LOL I think there are a lot of us guilty of being know it alls. :)
Know it all right here XD Though like you I pride myself in my accuracy. Nothing annoys me more than people acting like know-it-alls when they are telling fake things. I have no problem stepping in and correcting them....which usually makes them angry because they were trying to sound all cool and smart and I wreck their argument! Whoops!
i do it to the people who dont know but I know alot about coasters
What really cracks me up about the "know it alls" when those of us who really know a lot about a particular theme park is to just listen to them get everything wrong. For example I grew up with Busch Gardens since the 60's and remember when it was just that, Gardens and the only thing you paid for was the tour of the brewery and it was only 50 cents at the time. I worked there in the 70's, my Mom worked there around the same time Sir Willow did as did my Son, I have enjoyed the friends and family benefits and have been an paying annual pass holder for years since she left. watching it morph into what it is now. I just keep my mouth shut sometimes laughing out loud and on occasion correcting them. But most the time just let them make a fool of themselves.
The hardest part for me sometimes is not speaking up and correcting them, but one look from my wife (that warning "don't do it" look) will usually stop me. Usually. Sometimes some of it makes great comedy material.
Where did your wife and son work?
As someone who uses a scooter the oblivious ones drive me batty and make me want to slap them. Scooters do NOT have brakes they CAN'T stop and turn like someone who's on foot. I understand and expect the little kids darting right in front of me and stopping right in front of me because they're little kids. It's the teenagers and adults that just infuriate me.
The other type of guest that drives me bonkers are the ones that wait until they're standing by the cashier who takes your order to even look at the menu and then it's five minutes of "Suzy, what do you?" "Johnny, they don't have spaghetti." etc. For the sake of everyone else in line and the employees please, please, please use the time you're in line waiting to order to figure out what you and everyone with you is getting.
Oh my gosh, yes! I hate the ones who wait in line and then don't decide until they are right at the counter to make their decisions. You've been standing in line for 10 minutes, you had plenty of time to decide then. Doh.
livingdivanized I hate people on scooters who think they have the right of way, those things have speed control please use it. Not saying you're one of those people just made me think of it
We don't want to be on scooters. Thank god you can walk.
I hate The Adults That Know Someone's Foot Is In Front Of Their Stroller And They Just Ram It Anyway I HAVE PERMANENT STROLLER MARKS ON MY FOOT
I’m a wheelchair user (powerchair) & this is so damn true! & the expect that your chair (or scooter) stops instantly, like no, it’s powered, it needs time to stop - just like a car! & then there’s the ones who just walk across you knowingly! x
My story is about a very young child, maybe 3 or 4, who grabbed a baby duck that somehow found its way in an eating area at WDW. The kid was waving the duck around like it was a toy, and the parent was just watching and smiling like it was so cute. It's not cute to possibly injure an animal!....some adults are just clueless about the behavior of their children! We cringed the whole time until a nice cast member politely got the duck away from the kid. Anyway, love your videos!.....please keep making them!
Jim TheGuitarMan also the kids who try to smash the birds by jumping on them luckily the birds usually fly away fast enough the parents don’t even try to stop it
@@lizzydenenberg1260 Who does That!? At least they can fly, Imagine the ones who can't.
People who think they own the park and leave their strollers everywhere and get mad when you try to move it. I'm just trying to make sure everyone gets close enough space to see the parade.
I remember my first time going to Disney World when I was 7, and someone on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride took a flash picture before the ride started and one of the cast members yelled at her in a really authentic pirate accent "No flash photography!" It was absolutely hilarious!
Yeoboseyo, it's Rebel-Metaloid! You can always tell the people who love their jobs. I have never had a bad experience (with the cast or crew) from Disney
As a wise squidward once said: "I hate everyone"
One thing that really grinds my gears when going to a theme park is when I’m walking along and I’m walking behind someone and then all of a sudden they just stop right in the middle of the walkway and I bump into them or I have to weave around to avoid bumping into them it’s super irritating I mean I understand it’s crowded but if you have to stop I wish people would just move to the side to stop
You've earned yourself a subscriber.
I love Disneyland, it's my obsession, and I love your sense of humor. The most annoying guest has to be the ones who use flash in the dark rides.
2:31 Hey, I am too!
What do you mean leave brain? What makes you think all of them had brains? Some might not have had one.
Lol, that part about the know-it-all guests was hilarious!! I love how you came clean and admitted your flaws too!
I’m that way in general, but I try to tone it down myself… especially since getting a taste of my own medicine with friends who have the same flaw 😅
My first time at Disneyland I almost got hit by one of the Big Bus Thingies™ because I didnt know which way my mom went so I just stood there freaking out, prepared to be run over, until someone pulled me out of the way. It was an honest to god deer in headlights moment that I had no excuse for because I was 15.
Lol that's like me, I'm 21 and I FREAK when I get lost, almost like a child.
Hurray! I love this series! Keep it up!
what's up stingy
Stingy that comment is mine.
Stingy YOUR DEPRESSION IS MINE
One of my coworkers had someone ask her, "so, when you say the museum is closing, what does that mean? Does that mean you're not letting anyone else in?"
We have an interactive exhibit at my workplace that needs an employee to run it. So often I'll see people undo the stanchion, climb right on and get confused about what to do and why it isn't working. Sometimes people actually read the sign, but miss the sign next to it that says an employee is needed to run the exhibit.
My "favorite" is when people walk into the special exhibit hall ten minutes before we close and get confused that the hall is closing with the rest of the museum. One time a family walked in 10 minutes AFTER we closed and I said that we were closed. Their response, "Well, you could have said something."
Well done.
I worked at Seaworld for about a year and I've seen all of these. The rules don't apply to them guests were so annoying.
Last time I went to WDW this one person saw Chip & Dale and said, "Oh look it's Alvin and the chipmunks."
Jordan Jones *_-triggered-_*
My mom was a cast member and THE WORST guests we've encountered together were people who were rude waiting in line for characters. This one family in particular wanted Elsa and Anna to stay on and not take their break because "being pretty isn't a real job." I think that's the closest I've ever seen my mom to going completely off the rails at someone😂
There always this one family, who are so cheap when it comes to the parks and will do anything to get they money back from paying there tickets. They will complain about anything. "Why can't I walk through here the fireworks are about to start, honey add that to the list" "what do you mean the people mover is an hour wait time, honey add that to the list" "you mean I have to stand here in a dark hallway next to other people to get into a space ride, honey add that to the list as well"
let me guess, any time he makes a check, he uses a letter of the word divorce. and when the word is complete, she stand all alone in the park. XD "Add that to the li... oh yeah, right... :("
I once had a friend who's roommate (a cast member) got a reprimand because a guest took a picture of her not smiling and reported it to guest services. They got their tickets to the halloween party refunded and the cast member wasnt able to extend her internship... people really don't think of the ramifications of false/exaggerated complaints.
Wow, that's just totally and completely lame. Failure on the part of both the guest and her supervisors.
Kaylee M Wow, I feel so bad!!!! Some people are salty and like to complain about everything and don't realize that it can cost someone their job and it's rude or annoying. Literally nobody can be smiling 24/7 because that's exhausting!
BloodyDuckers1 Funny those guests sound like some guests they were in the haunted house I worked at. They rated it low and complained because they had to walk. What were you expecting hover cars?
I'm a know it too 😂 I get so excited for Disney that I spend the 5 months before I go, I just watch videos about Disney World and I pick up tidbits. That's why I'm here watching this. I'm going in June.... what it's February? Oh.... oh well.
The "Clueless" type of guests always annoy me. I've had many guests come up and ask if "X ride" is still running...the park closed 15 minutes ago...
Hehe, anyways, I love these videos! Keep up the good work!
I have to say I'm off to Disney in a few days, and you're really interesting and helpful, your interactive, captivating and funny. well done
Recently found your Vlog. You are great. Just wanted to share an old story I thought you would enjoy. Years ago at EPCOT back when they use to have the pink flamingos near the Odyssey restaurant a young boy went up to a street sweeper and ask "What to the flamingos do?" The cast member turned around and in a dead pan voice said "They don't do anything. They suck" . Now at this point the little boy turned around and ran back to his parents yelling "Mom, the flamingos suck" . Made me laugh the rest of the day. Always wondered about happened to that cast member.
My god you are so friggin hilarious! Thanks for all the chuckles! Kinda binging your videos...lol. You must have made an awesome theme park worker! You have such a great attitude!
I am always annoyed by a sub-class of the Know-it-all. The spoiler. The one who goes on Haunted Mansion and does the entire stretch room talk loudly. The one that is taking flash pictures on the dark rides. The ones talking about the characters in a way that can spoil the effect of the characters. I also find it funny the know-it-alls that don't know the facts.
I have been going to DisneyWorld since the day before the official grand opening (my grandparents were Orlando residents before Disney came to town, their first house is literally under I-4) when I was 4 years old and on average once every 3 years, so even though I wasn't a cast member I picked up some facts. I am someone that loves to study how things really work. I loved the guy that was telling me how he could barely feel the stretch room descend (uumm that is DisneyLand not DisneyWord) and things like that.
I never worked at a Themepark, but I did work at a Haunted House. The most annoying type of guest there is the one that explains literally everything in the room as they're walking through the house. This is an animatronic. This is a lighting effect. That's a sound-effect. Oh, there's an actor waiting back behind that corner. DON'T. DO. THIS! These people are ruining the experience for everyone else in the room - not just their own party! Sound carries, and many times, the place is literally DOOR-TO-DOOR packed. So everyone in this room is hearing what you're saying. It also makes it less likely that you're going to be treated well [read: scared and interacted with] - because if you're a major BUTT like this, the cast isn't going to go out of their way to make sure you have a good time. They're probably going to do exactly the opposite - because people come the the house to be SCARED. Not explained to death. So when a person like this comes into a house, it immediately ruins things for both the guests, AND the cast, and is no good for anyone. Don't be this person, please. XD
I know this isn't theme park related but I used to be a hair dresser and one of the most annoying customers were the ones where the woman would come in and ask for whatever she was having so I would give her a price and they would said "okay that's fine" and I would do there hair and at the end we would go over to the till and there partner would come over to pay for it and I would tell them how much it was and they would be like "I'm not paying that" and start going mental at me , bare in mind that the salon I worked it thee prices were set and I had nothing to do with... it was your wife that agreed !! 😩😩 I'm just doing my job!!
Wow. I just started watching your videos, and it's really cool to get a first hand account of what it's like to work at Disney theme parks. Thanks for doing them!
Sometimes I just love rib the Disneyland employees when opportunity shows up and I hear a guest complain "why are you guys so mean" and I gently shout as I walk by "they are mean because they hate children!" and a lot of moms gasp and the employee looks at me with a twinkle of murder in their eye and I see it and know I've done my job for day,ha!
I remember this one guy had his flashlight on during haunted mansion. Once we got to the turn around before the ballroom I pretty much yelled at him.
I was in line for Seven Dwarfs' Mine Train at the beginning of the day (first train of the day!) and my party was split in half between this stuck-up mom and her daughter. I asked politely to get ahead of her because 1. She had cut in front of our party and 2. The majority of my party was ahead of her, but her response was "No, I know what you're trying to do. I ain't letting you cut me."
"Ma-am, I'm sorry but these really are my brothers. We'd like to enjoy this ride together, could you please let me by?"
"No I ain't letting you cut. I know what you are. You millennials think you can always get your way. (to daughter) See? Some people have no respect."
At this point the line was moving so fast that it would have been impossible to for the rest of my party to move behind these people. This lady obviously wasn't going to budge, so we decided have some fun with it. Once on the train, the rest of my party turned around in their seats and started talking loudly to the rest of us, making it very clear that we were all in the same group. The look on that woman's face was priceless.
This video is so funny! 😂 I really enjoy watching your videos! Thank you so much for uploading! Your videos make my day! :)
4:31 The pain in your eyes says it all.
I'm so stoked that I found your videos!!! You were one of my teachers in high school. I like what you're doing. Keep it up!
Hey Kyle!! Awesome to see you. The name you guys gave me lives on! lol You need to be more active on Facebook. What are you up to now?
I feel your pain! I work at a six flags park in ride operations and all of these people exist.
I may have been a know-it-all on occasion, but it blows me away that people are clueless and oblivious, even in a theme park. I couldn't imagine not being aware of a park schedule or that a trolly is about to run me over. Is it because I'm just an overthinker, or because people do just think Disney is a safe place and they can check their brains, or what?
I work in museums, and we have our own brand of guest follies. There are certainly the "rules don't apply to me" types, who haven't figured out that we make it difficult for you to touch things because you're not supposed to. And the people with an axe to grind... Because you happen to be teaching a school group about ranching, they have to pull you aside later and complain like you're personally responsible for European colonialism. And the people who are just maliciously destructive. They see a thing and they have to pick at it, break it, draw on it, or deface it in some fashion, just as a reflex. And the inconsiderate ones, who have to bring their tour group stampeding through when you're trying to do a school program, and try to talk over you and otherwise be disruptive. And the teachers (and parent chaparones) who are either overbearing control freaks who aren't letting you do your job, or the ones who have checked out and couldn't care less about their little monsters. I could go on :)
When I was about 7 I went to Disney World. Like always there is a large crowd coming out of the Fantasmic show in Hollywood Studios. There was this one woman on a scooter. She ran over my foot, I was crying for maybe 5 minutes. And the worst part about that is she didn't even notice! No "I'm so sorry" or anything like that. People on scooters have to Pay Attention to where they are going especially in a large crowd with many children. I know people also have to pay attention but just seriously.
As someone who's worked in theme parks for a few years now, I can't stop laughing about the accuracy of this video - love it!!
Once, my cousin took my pink shoes to be able to go on a ride because he was a tiny bit too short. He was the same age as me. His shoes were thin flip flops and mine were thick sparkly pink sneakers, so we just switched shoes. It was funny.
We stuffed big wads of paper towels in my cousin's shoes so he could ride his first upside-down ride. He was only short by a half an inch, and the doofus who measured him just ten minutes earlier let him go through without a second glance the second time. He had to hold on for dear life but when he got off the ride he was screaming, "THE PAPER TOWELS WORKED! LET'S DO IT AGAIN!"
saffie girl wow, lol!
SDC! I'm so happy to hear someone talk about Silver Dollar City since I've been going there since I was a little kid and my sister worked there in college. I can't wait to watch the train robber video because I absolutely loved it when I was little. I'd love to hear even more about it from you in the future!
People in 2061 are going to be like what dose he mean it has been running 100 years😂
That would be pretty cool if TH-cam and these videos are still around that long.
We learned that last minute story "the hard way" in 2000! - When my parents got married they had gone to WDW for their Honeymoon (so they could bring me along - I was 8 years old then). It was one of, if not my favorite Disney trip we had ever taken - we went to all the parks, had park hoppers, went to as many meet and greets as we could, I had two filled autograph books by the time the trip was over! However, on our last day we remembered we forgot to meet the most important character...the boss! We hadn't met Mickey (yet!)
Note: My Dad loves meeting Mickey, and seeing him turn into a little kid when we meet him (and now that Mickey can talk back ...I wish I recorded my Dad and Mickey's conversation, and my Dads post Mickey meet reaction... it was adorable! It was such an awesome memory.)
Anyway, we didn't have much left to do at this point of our trip in 2000, and at this point we were kind of just strolling through the parks. After what felt like hours of wandering EPCOT and ten days worth of magic my 8 year old distribution of pixie dust was wearing really thin. I was a very bored, very tired, and all I wanted was to meet Mickey at that point...
We walked around the park one...last...time...
In perfect view of the EPCOT ball there he was FINALLY! He was in his Sorcerer outfit, and there was about a 15-20 person line for his picture. My family and I got in it...(I'm pretty sure we ran up...and may have spooked a few guests.) I was jumping excited, and ready!!
Then...I saw the cast member with one of those portable cue line ropes...and my heart sank...he was gonna cut the line off!
I looked behind us, and I could see another family trying to rush up, and the CM cut the line off BEHIND us! We were the last family the particular hour/shift/day to meet him there! -- Watching that disappointed family leave behind broke my heart but, we got OUR Meet and Greet!
We even got to mingle with Mickey post our picture and share lots of hugs.
We got so, so, so, so lucky!
Ever since then, we always make Mickey a priority within the first two days of our stay.
We always planned pretty well with our trips but, we didn't go crazy. (You can't be to time constructed in WDW or else you'll ever see what you want too, and enjoy it!)
That extra step of just looking up times, or planning just a little bit in advance really does add to the magic.
Keep doing these vlogs please. Great job. Being APholders we see all these things and understand ur frustrations. We just wish more guests more compliment the CMs and not harass them so much. my goal is to tell @WDWTODAY on twitter about all the great experiences with CMs and let the CM know they did a great job. Did that with Bob at PecoBills on Thursday.
Thank you for doing that! Trust me, the cast appreciates it. In fact, you'd probably really enjoy my episode about exactly that: th-cam.com/video/tW6xYEU2QiM/w-d-xo.html
It's funny as I was watching this and hearing you talk about the first kind of guest and I was like DUDE! That's you! Well done sir
You know that I like about Disneyland employees? they also stay in character. it adds a little extra magical charm to the park.
It's also a big part of what makes the job so fun!
Just found your channel and I am loving your videos. I'm excited to see the videos that I haven't watched yet! I've visited Silver Dollar City a few times in my life, and I'm a big fan of WDW, which I've been to once. Your guest stories are great, and remind me of my time in retail.
working in any service industry makes questions the decline of intelligence I work in Mexican restaurant and get question if the food is spicy
Kathy Murguia Well not many people know how is the taste of mexican food!!
Cherry Moon They may not know but 1 ask if your not familiar with the food. 2 It talk about in movies tv shows heartburn medics. 3 Read the menu.
Kathy Murguia considering i have a hiatal hernia that would require literal surgery to fix, i don't have a choice but to ask if foods are spicy. if i order something that doesn't specifically state it's spicy, and then it turns out to be spicy as all hell, i'm regretting it for the rest of the day and all night while i'm trying to sleep, as stomach acid regurgitates into my throat, burning my flesh and creating scar tissue that will later need to be removed via surgery just so i can swallow food. that's what happened to my dad, and i inherited the condition from him. someone asking if food is spicy is not necessarily stupid, maybe they have a condition that disallows them from eating spicy food and they're just being careful for the sake of their own health.
you should be more empathetic.
Flannel pillowcase - except that Mexican food (and Thai as well) is generally spicy and the answer will almost always be yes. A better, different question to ask in your case would be to ask if they can make it without the spice, or what on the menu isn't spicy. My wife has some similar diet issues, and we love Mexican food. So when we eat, we never ask if it's spicy. Wrong and silly question. Instead we explain the diet issues to the server and then ask, "what on the menu can you prepare so she can eat it?" That's a question that will get you a much better answer. :-)
SirWillow well i usually just pick something on the menu, ask if it's spicy, and if the answer is no i order it. if the answer is yes, i pick something else. that's what's worked for me for the last 15 years. but thanks for the advice anyways.
We had someone walk into our photo at Chef Mickeys but it was great. He walked in front of us taking a photo with Cruella De Vil and she yelled get out of my photo fool completely in character and it was really funny.
This has happened to me before so I went to go see jack and Sally during Halloween it was my first day and it was the only day to see them out of the week.. I got in line and then they cut the line of just as the last person other then me meets them they say "sorry they are done for the day" IM ONE PERSON UHHGG
I just binge watched all of your videos and I love your channel so much! I really enjoy hearing all of your experiences!
The family that has like 10 kids and you have a kid that pees his pants and the crying baby I hate those family's I kind of feel bad for them
I can relate a little because I worked with radio Disney as a promoter and I found out that parents are worse than children. We had a thing where we had children put there name in a bucket. 1 name per child no repeats. Well this one lady had 3 children and by actual coincidence all 3 were drawn the first 3 times and a parent was arguing with the host saying how unfair it was and getting mad at her even tho she did follow the rules
I totally agree with you on every single one of these people!!!!!!!!
yeah...I'm afraid I am one of the those guests who are completely oblivious, I'm looking for a frozen lemonade stand and not see that there was one right behind me...I just feel so stupid sometimes...also yes I have been one of those people who have walked into a lamp post because I was looking at my phone or reading a book while walking...
OMG! My funniest clueless moment had to be at Epcot and I was walking reading my book, and all of sudden a bird flies right in front of my face, literally, feathers and wings were hitting me in the face!
PS. I am a cast member too...:P
I am an coaster enthusiasts and I find it fun seeing smart asses that are wrong and correcting them there like Kingda ka is 500 ft and and has a launch of 200 mph in 3 point 5 seconds and is made by ootichie and there friends are yeah right i wonder what it really is and I asked if I can tell them and they said yes and I said it was 456 ft and 128 mph and is an intamin accelerator coaster
Also at Six Flags Great Adventure kids ran off of the skyway jumped over the fence cut 5 people. I hate those kids or if the entrance and exit is right next to each other they squelch through the fence to get back on and it pisses me off
Joseph Parodi GP am I right?
i love hearing crazy guest stories especially as a customer service worker i'd love to see more of those !
Then there’s guests who think they don’t need a ticket to enter the park because they “are not going to ride the rides” 🤦♂️. So I tell them we have other attractions besides the rides so you still need a ticket. They get so mad.
I just found this channel and after only a few videos I hit subscribe! This is wonderful!
I hate the guests who hog the characters. "Oh! Get one with my son in the picture this time!" "Let's take a family selfie with Mickey!"
just found this channel and you're so genuine and funny. subscribed!!
"Disney world? Then where's the harry potter?"
*facepalm*
Be patient. Disney will try and own that too someday. 😋
Have now seen a handful of your videos, they're funny & informative!
The people who cuss alot
Shayley Mablalot yes, these people, especially in Disney parks have no self control or awareness of other people
curse words are just words. get over it.
i'll stop cursing where others can hear me when all smokers stop smoking where i'm forced to breathe second hand smoke, to include parking lots, smoking areas in public places, and outside their front doors while i'm trying to get from my car to inside my house.
What?
I seem to recall someone saying one time to "treat others as you want to be treated." It's amazing that when you do that how much nicer they tend to treat you as well...
Yeah I’m sorry you can’t handle cursing but when someone I am lazy I get so mad and can’t think of anything else.
These are great! Love the call out to Outlaw run. These are all so true.
I own a Superman, Wonder Woman and Justice league shirt. Is it ok to get pictures taken with Disney characters wearing those shirts even though Disney own Marvel comics?
That shouldn't be a problem at all
nathan cary That's weird because I only own a Batman T-shirt....
Well two because he's Batman
that's cool you CAN'T go wrong with Batman unless you're Joel Schumacher
Really the only exception I can think of is if the shirt in question was inappropriate in some way (one time we caught a guest with a black shirt with a giant skeletal hand flipping the bird and the characters had to pose her so her shirt wasn't visible, still have no idea how in the world that got by security). Other than that it should be fine
"Getting upset because they couldn't put their wheel-chair on a roller-coaster."
I legit LOL'd so bad. And his expression after it. OMG!
Strollers the size of shipping containers! If you need THAT much stuff for a day at the park.......
We took two of those small umbrella strollers and used stroller connectors to connect them when needed. People actually tried to steal our stroller connectors! Luckily they were like mind-bending puzzles to be disassembled. So glad to be done with the age of the stroller!
Just found your videos the other day & they're awesome! New subscriber :)
That generic d bag persona is dead on
Ahhh, venting about guests. When I used to work at Knoebels people would always spread bogus stories about how someone flew out of the Phoenix or how Hershey/Six Flags/Cedar Fair bought the park out and are going to either close it or start charging admission.
As for clueless people my favorite was, "do you have bathrooms?" No sorry, you've got to go in the creek. They'd also get mad that the pool wasn't included in the free admission or that you'd have to pay for the rides (OR EVEN FOOD) even though there's free admission. Like come on, you can't have literally everything for free. Or someone would show up during a flood and get mad that the park was closed even though the water is chest deep by the carousel.
My best rule breaker moment was when I was driving the tram. These kids kept jumping off and on while it was in motion. I warned them that this was not a ride and not to do it again or I'd kick them off. They did it again. I didn't just kick them off though, I waited until I was at the far end of the parking lot then I kicked them off. They had to walk all the way back to the park. They saw me later on when they were leaving. They didn't even attempt to get on the tram :P. We used to also always get people in complaining that they couldn't go look for a closer parking space (at Knoebels you get parked if you come in early in the day because their lot is a giant grassy field and it would be complete chaos if there were no parking staff) and no matter how you tried to explain they were EMPLOYEES going to EMPLOYEE PARKING they just wouldn't listen. The Lost and Found was sometimes a pain in the ass too. People couldn't understand why we couldn't stop a roller coaster to go looking for their precious hat even though the park will ship your lost item back to you free of charge even though you were stupid enough to wear a hat on a roller coaster in the first place.
Great job at accents!
I cracked up at the dumb guests one where it's like "where am I?"
Great video as always! I've never worked at a theme park, but as someone who has been to Six Flags Over Texas a lot, I can say that the most annoying to me are the teenagers and adults who will mow little kids over to get to the rides first.
Honestly I was completely spoiled by Disney theme parks. Here in St. Louis all we have is Six Flags. I went with a group of other kids (in high school.) Half of us had season passes that came with free admission coupons for one other person if used with your season pass. We get there and the park tells us that the coupons were ONLY for father's day even though they didn't mention that anywhere on the coupon. Management told us there was nothing they could do. We all went home and I didn't visit Six Flags for years because of it. Disney is cleaner, cheaper, and the cast members are so much more polite!
Lol number 4 makes me laugh! I get those people all the time!! we once were on a Magic Kingdom bus and some family came up to the bus driver and said " does this bus take you to Disney Springs"
I over prepare for theme parks.... usually I'm on the website for an hour a day for a week before we go, literally have a schedule based on the rides most popular times of the day, (and personal experience) have read/brought an entire fact book on the park so I wouldn't have gotten bored in line, bring a giant backpack with water bottles (if allowed) and a giant first aide kit.
I remember being in the line for Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin in Magic Kingdom and someone in the line stopped to film the Buzz animatronic and a cast member was yelling: *”DON’T STOP THE LINE”*
You nailed this, spot on. I worked at Magic Kingdom, Tomorrowland attractions. I have had every kind of guest you described. I did think of one more kind of guest.....the one that is entitled to everything for free. Yes we have problems with the rides sometimes, yes they are working on it, no I can't get you a free hotel room because you are inconvenienced by ONE ride being closed for a short time. Every little thing that does not go their way, they expect to be compensated by getting them everything for free.
My great uncle runs the landscaping at WDW and my great grandpa also worked there, listening to you makes me wonder what kind of stories they could tell me. I can't wait to go with my friend in May. I'm watching these videos to make sure I don't act like this when I visit the parks. Forwarding these vids to her so she knows how to behave.
I just found your channel and I love it!!
The look of "kill me" on his face after he says someone was disappointed when they couldn't get a wheelchair on the roller coaster. Priceless.
I'm a truck driver. One of my biggest pet peeves is people that get snooty because you don't speak their native language. Long story short, I was told that I should learn another language if I could. For the next thirty minutes I gave them a piece of my mind in Choctaw, German, French, Italian, and American Sign Language. I had friends growing up that were from the tribe, stationed in Germany for four years, and I have a deaf friend. I have a lot of patience with someone that is new to the country or isn't fluent in English, but getting snooty about it, take that crap elsewhere.