funniest thing you have seen on rides..

[crow11ad]

I was wondering what some of the funniest things you have seen when watching guests on the rides. Like on POC if you see a guest using a video camera or camera and you can stop the ride and remind everyone that there is no photography or video.... :D:

[MEng85]

apparently more than that happens on PotC :D: :rolleyes:

[SilverStyle]

Watching some ladies flashing her big knockers on ToT :D:

[Main Streeter]

Watching some ladies flashing her big knockers on ToT :D:You were @ ToT cam today....right? ;) We heard abt these gals, word does travel, :eek: over @ Scream Cam & I was so ready to hit Protect. They didn't entertain us during my cam hrs. DARN ;) Scream Cam was not its usual bizarness today :(

[Main Streeter]

apparently more than that happens on PotC :D: :rolleyes:
Much more than you could ever imagine MEng. Your turn is coming :D: :) :D: Wondering if we'll have to worry abt "incorrigible you." C'mon, you set yourself up for this. ;) :)

[SilverStyle]

You were @ ToT cam today....right? ;) We heard abt these gals, word does travel, :eek: over @ Scream Cam & I was so ready to hit Protect. They didn't entertain us during my cam hrs. DARN ;) Scream Cam was not its usual bizarness today :(

Na, this was another time. We get an angle from the view in the tower position. To bad you guys lock it :D:

[MEng85]

Much more than you could ever imagine MEng. Your turn is coming :D: :) :D: Wondering if we'll have to worry abt "incorrigible you." C'mon, you set yourself up for this. ;) :)


no no...no need to worry about me :D: i promise to behave the entire probationary period :D: :D: ill just test the waters persay :rolleyes:

[murf]

When I worked @ Knotts there was a SHORT lived ride called Vertigo (it replaced haunted shack) whenever I was in the operator position I could see up girls skirts. I never thought much of it till one day one of the video camera operators showed me some of the video that he had shot! Needless to say that if anyone ever caught him he would've been fired but there were a couple of girls that flashed him as they were being loaded on the ride and then as they got off!

[CujoSR]

This didn't happen on a ride but it is worth note.
I was at Haunt and went to go see the Elvira show. I was sitting third row two seats left of the catwalk. During the show the person I was with had me take a good look at her dress, which was a split leg dress. From my angle you could see everything. Serious shocker? She wasn't wearing any underwear! My god it's a jungle in there.

[leftcoaster]

She wasn't wearing any underwear! My god it's a jungle in there.

Wild and Wooly, eh ?

As a caller asked Robin one time on Stern: "Telly Savalas, marine cut, or wild and wooly."

[RidePhoto101]

You were @ ToT cam today....right? ;) We heard abt these gals, word does travel, :eek: over @ Scream Cam & I was so ready to hit Protect. They didn't entertain us during my cam hrs. DARN ;) Scream Cam was not its usual bizarness today :(

Ride photo is definately an interesting job to say the least. You never know what you are going to see or when you are going to see it. Working at Cedar Point (Millennium Force Photo) is a little different than the "cushy" hours and air conditioning of Disney. The 70 hour weeks and no air conditioning for 15 hour days tends to wear on you after a while. Needless to say people that were supposed to be scanning photos weren't always doing what they were supposed to and things tend to slip through.

During my season in ride photo, we had everything from the usual fingers and flashers to the very odd. Probably the goriest photo we had was when a teenage girl hit a goose at 93mph. Needless to say it did some damage to her as well as to the goose. Nothing like a little blood splatter to make you want to lose your lunch right after your break.

The oddest photos, however, had to be these two college guys who would come to the park about once a month and do something different every time. It started with just playing cards, which is clever on a coaster that goes 93mph, but as the summer went on, they got increasingly more creative.

In the second photo, they posed as if they were playing chess. They managed to sneak a cardboard chess set under their shirts onto the ride and super-glued a few pieces on the board as they went up the lift.

Their most creative pose came later in the season, when one of them decided to attempt to shave on the ride. He snuck a travel-sized can of shaving cream onto the ride and put it on while he was going up the lift. He even planned ahead and actually removed the blades from a razor and used it on the ride. It actually looked as if he was shaving on one of the fastest coasters on the planet. We kept that photo on display for several weeks until management made us remove it because it violated the no loose articles policy on the ride.

[ThunderCat]

Working at Cedar Point (Millennium Force Photo) is a little different than the "cushy" hours and air conditioning of Disney. The 70 hour weeks and no air conditioning for 15 hour days tends to wear on you after a while.
Actually it doesn't sound too different at all, as many of us here can certainly attest to.

[mechurchlady]

When the log ride at Knott's has few people riding I could ride alone. Once I laid all the way back so only my fat midriff was visible. I had on dark clothes at the time. When I got off I went to the picture booth and pointed out that I did not show up in the picture. For a few minutes this guy really believed that the picture did not show me. Like there is the boat where is the people, lol.

[Main Streeter]

Once I laid all the way back so only my fat midriff was visible.Isn't this a safety issue? :eek: Never worked Knotts. Sure would protect photo if at D L or DCA. Security would be called for unsafe acts on ride also. Just asking. Not judging.

[mechurchlady]

You obvious do not know Knott's that well, lol. We used to ride on the stage coach with no seat belts. Just a little tiny rail to keep you from falling. That was before some idiot changed the stage coach so it did not circle in a loop at the ride's start. That person in charge should be shot and left in front of an on coming stage coach. It is almost impossible to park a stagecoach let alone to get a team of horses to safely back up and get close enough to the loading ramp.

I triple boysenberry dare you to call security on me for sleeping in the log ride at Knutt's Berry Farm.

[Main Streeter]

You obvious do not know Knott's that well, lol.>I triple boysenberry dare you to call security on me for sleeping in the log ride at Knutt's Berry Farm.As an O C native I'm very familiar with Knotts Berry Farm. My Mother was D L Choir Director so of course more of my childhood was spent at D L roaming & playing freely in the park. Excuse me, why would I want to call Knotts' Security concerning your prank?:confused: My point was when CMs at D L, DCA spot unsafe behavior as we monitor attractions on screen we must notify security - if only for the guest's safety. We've seen too many 101s due to unsafe behavior. :mad: Now if you wanna triple dare me with raspberry or strawberry....yum. :)

[Kwahati]

Now if you wanna triple dare me with raspberry or strawberry....yum. :)

Just watched Monsters Inc. for about the millionth time, so I'm kinda partial to lingonberry! (With the adorable [abominable] snowman in the cave...ah forget it--it's probably only funny to me anyway...)

But about posing for pictures on rides: I like posing with my friends (hopefully in an entirely safe manner) just to amuse the people who screen/sell the pics. I've got one where my best friend and I are both trying to look terribly bored and unimpressed on Splash at WDW. I think splash at WDW takes your pic a little later than at DL because we were both waiting for the flash (it was at night) and our expressions are much more 'oh shit we've dropped a long way already' rather than bored. I also have one from California Screamin' where my cousins are in the front of a car both checking their watches and I'm in the back with a park map spread out (looking like I'm planning where to go next). We thought it was terribly funny, and so did the CM who sold it to us...I'm guessing, though, that it's not safe because I got yelled at on the RnR for trying to get the same picture with a couple of other friends (I had the map in my hand and they stopped the ride before launch to come yell at me...I'm thinking probably because of the 'loose articles' rule mentioned earlier by another poster. And to clarify: I didn't know that rule, I'm sorry to CM's and any guests inconvenienced by my [momentary] stupidity, and I won't do it again.)

[mechurchlady]

Main Street please realise I am joking. I did not really intend for you to go to security and report me lol. I have been on enough rides to have seen those "101" because of stupid guests. Last time I was on Pirates in DLR, I got drenched by people who were having water fights, splashing and standing.

As for the map, it could be because of the no loose items rule. A map may not seem serious but if it gets in the water it can clog up stuff. I have been on RnR just as it is on the last drop but was hanging there for about 10 to 15 minutes. Not a good position.

I think the Train Robbers at Knott's would be cool because I would watch guest hand over money and stuff to them. The worst place to nap in parks is Tom Sawyer Island caves which used to smell like a urinal. Back at the 25th anniversary all night party I tried sleeping there but whoa smell.

[felinefan]

I used to be a conductor on the Calico Railroad at Knott's, and believe me, you could get some idiots on that train that would harass the bandits. They've been beaten up, given the finger, cussed at (by kids, no less), and one genius even pulled a knife on a bandit. Then there was the time an elderly Dutch couple got on board, and when the bandits did their walk-through, the man jumped up and grabbed one of the bandits and gave him a rabbit punch on the back of the neck. Security was called, but they didn't speak much English, so whether Knott's had to go through their files to see if there were any fluent Dutch speakers among the employees, or if they had to use a translation service, I don't know. And the female bandits would get sexually harrassed (once, one had a lesbian come on to her!), pinched in the butt, etc.. And of course both the bandits and conductors would have the teenagers who thought it was terribly funny to trip us as we went through the train. (I should've strangled those little turds, let them see how "funny" it is to get their rotten little necks wrung....).
BTW, mechurchlady, that's a cute dragon you have for your sig....

[Kwahati]

BTW, mechurchlady, that's a cute dragon you have for your sig....*Borrows soapbox from whoever had it last*
That's not just 'a cute dragon!' He's Figment! The wonderful, loveable creation who serves as both teacher and guide in the Imagination pavillion at Epcot! He's not just a trademarked little pink and purple cartoon character, but educater of millions of SG's through the years!
*Returns soapbox to it's previous location*
So yeah, I guess I agree: cute dragon churchy! :p:

[mechurchlady]

I know a teen ager at another site who can make you one like that.

Glad you know who THE Figment is. I am not the fat lady who beat the bandits with a purse or the other fat lady who tried to put money in the bandit's pockets. cough cough, :eek:

[Yeti Chaser]

*Borrows soapbox from whoever had it last*
That's not just 'a cute dragon!' He's Figment! The wonderful, loveable creation who serves as both teacher and guide in the Imagination pavillion at Epcot! He's not just a trademarked little pink and purple cartoon character, but educater of millions of SG's through the years!
*Returns soapbox to it's previous location*
So yeah, I guess I agree: cute dragon churchy! :p:


"Two tiny wings, eyes big and yellow, horns of a steer, but a lovable fellow. From head to toe, he's royal purple pigment. AND THERE, WALLA, YOU HAVE A FIGMENT!" (From Dreamfinder) BTW: worked at Journey for almost 3 years. :D:

[Syndrome]

I pity any poor soul coming to WDW for the first time who thinks that unholy travesty in the Imagination pavillion bears any relationship whatsoever to the truly inspiring/imaginative ride that used to be there. (Yes, I have just a bit of unresolved anger!!). Oh well, Figment is still my favorite character, and thank God for video so I can still see the real ride.

[Driver_dylan]

I pity any poor soul coming to WDW for the first time who thinks that unholy travesty in the Imagination pavillion bears any relationship whatsoever to the truly inspiring/imaginative ride that used to be there. (Yes, I have just a bit of unresolved anger!!). Oh well, Figment is still my favorite character, and thank God for video so I can still see the real ride.

Amen Syndrome! Amen! :D:

[Purpura]

"Two tiny wings, eyes big and yellow, horns of a steer, but a lovable fellow. From head to toe, he's royal purple pigment. AND THERE, WALLA, YOU HAVE A FIGMENT!" (From Dreamfinder) BTW: worked at Journey for almost 3 years. :D:Imaaaagination! Imaaagination! A dream can be a dream come true, All it takes is a spark, from me and you!"

I loved that ride. Haven't been back since late 1990s to DisneyWorld. Somewhere in my parents house I have three Figments. One's the first nonplush Figment, and the two others, Large and small, are the plush (fuzzy)Figments. The smallest of the three, was a prize for the Seniors at my high school who came back the next school day after going on the senior class trip. My senior class trip was in 1987.

[BRWombat]

Imaaaagination! Imaaagination! A dream can be a dream come true, All it takes is a spark, from me and you!"

I loved that ride. Haven't been back since late 1990s to DisneyWorld. Somewhere in my parents house I have three Figments. One's the first nonplush Figment, and the two others, Large and small, are the plush (fuzzy)Figments. The smallest of the three, was a prize for the Seniors at my high school who came back the next school day after going on the senior class trip. My senior class trip was in 1987.Ah, I still remember that song -- if memory serves, it's another shining example of the Sherman Brothers' ability to craft a melody that sticks to your brain like tar. I mean that in a good way. :)

My first ever visit to WDW was a day trip to Epcot in '86 (on a choir tour, so no more time than that), and I definitely remember Journey into Imagination. In fact, I still have a pic of Dreamfinder and Figment from the show in a photo album somewhere.

Bring back the original!!

[BRWombat]

Sorry for the consecutive posts, but I just had to drop this in here, even if we're OT now. Right after posting the above, I stumbled into this spot-on bit of satire from PassPorter co-author Dave Marx on the PassPorter.com website. I'd copy it here, but he's requested getting his permission beforehand, and I didn't want to wait for that:

CLICK HERE (http://www.passporterboards.com/ubb/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=UBB19&Number=1232524&page=0&fpart=2) for the article -- it's about 3/4 of the way down the page, and looks like a press release. Trust me, it's worth it!

[Yeti Chaser]

Imaaaagination! Imaaagination! A dream can be a dream come true, All it takes is a spark, from me and you!"

I loved that ride. Haven't been back since late 1990s to DisneyWorld. Somewhere in my parents house I have three Figments. One's the first nonplush Figment, and the two others, Large and small, are the plush (fuzzy)Figments. The smallest of the three, was a prize for the Seniors at my high school who came back the next school day after going on the senior class trip. My senior class trip was in 1987.

Okay, I'll see your three Figments and raise you one original plush Figment from 1986 where Figment is wearing his trademark yellow sweater. :banana:

Also have the original ride on video. AAAAAAAAnd I am a member of Friends of Figment. :D:

[mechurchlady]

I top your figments with Figment pen, plushies and over 20 pins probably and lanyard.

[Yeti Chaser]

Okay, Okay............. Let's call it a draw. I also have pens, hats, teeshirts, pins, lanyard and a snow globe :D:

[Syndrome]

I have a Figment tribute in my front hallway...my favorite items are my Big Fig and a drawing of him done for me by Don Williams. But I'll bet none of you can top the fact that I have a 1000 pound Figment (that would be my horse, who I named after my favorite purple dragon).

[Zazu]

I top your figments with Figment pen, plushies and over 20 pins probably and lanyard.Amateurs!

I have one of the first-run Figment puppets, and training in how to work with him from the very first person to work "with" Dreamfinder.

Pins indeed.

[mechurchlady]

Churchy grabs Zasu's drumstick and begs Zasu to let Churchy play with the Figment.

[felinefan]

I am sorry I didn't recognize Figment, I only saw him on another member's avatar. I didn't know about him--never been to Florida, sorry about that. But, except for nearly three hellish years working at Knott's, I haven't been to a theme park in ages. Somewhere on this site I asked about several long-vanished attractions at Disneyland, and boy did I find out just HOW LONG it's been! BTW, to avoid crowds, when's the best time to come? Of course, as shaky as my financial situation is, I can't guarantee I'll be able to get there anytime soon.

[Main Streeter]

to avoid crowds, when's the best time to come?Sunday & Monday are usually quiet in the off season.

[Taryn]

Amateurs!

I have one of the first-run Figment puppets, and training in how to work with him from the very first person to work "with" Dreamfinder.

Pins indeed.

My roommate is currently training in Figment, and she sees him several times a day in person and then comes home and permeates his auro about...so there you have it, I win.

Well, really not at all. Ah well.

[BRWombat]

Amateurs!

I have one of the first-run Figment puppets, and training in how to work with him from the very first person to work "with" Dreamfinder.

Pins indeed.Did I mention I have a, um, blurry picture of him?

Okay, I have absolutely no hope in this contest. :o:

[Taryn]

Did I mention I have a, um, blurry picture of him?

Okay, I have absolutely no hope in this contest. :o:

That makes two of us :p:

[Sweetums]

This one isn't so blurry.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/Sweetumz/Dreamfinder.jpg

[tskbf2005]

i had a kid start to tagging RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME needless to say i had to have him arrested by KBF security

[Pinoy_Stitch_84]

The funniest thing I have ever seen on a ride happened during New Years Day 2007. Some guests were stuck on the simulator for almost 15 minutes :D: and the people in the front row, some kids and an adult, were panicking, screaming, and crying in an overdramatic fashion. As soon as Engineering fixed the problem and opened the ride's door, those kids ran out of the simulator kissing the ground :p:

Watching guests get stuck on rides, especially It's A Small World, is the funniest thing I have ever seen.

[CycloneMan]

I top your figments with Figment pen, plushies and over 20 pins probably and lanyard.

I'm sorry, but when it comes to Figment. No one beets my uncle! He has a 52inch Plush Figment in his livingroom (and I pet his nose each time I see it)

[DLRFantasmic!Dan]

I have a CM friend on POTC and I went on POTC with a friend and a couple of his friends. We managed to get our own boat one day and inside the ride, my friend stands up. The next thing you hear is, "Please remain seated....................JOE!" LOL I was laughing!! :D:

[Pinoy_Stitch_84]

seeing the weird and funny pictures of the guests after the ride. Funny pictures always on Tower of Terror and Rock'n Roller Coaster.

[Euterpe]

Soarin's pretty tame, since everyone's strapped to their chairs with no physical way of getting out. However, once, this woman was screaming at Tinkerbell. Not like most parents lean over and say "Look sweetie, it's Tinkerbell! Wave to Tinkerbell!" Think woman wasn't with children she just starts waving and shouting "Tinkerbell! Oh my god it's Tinkerbell! Hi Tinkerbell!!!!" Yikes.

Also once, a row of college students (possibly CP's and more possibly drunk) made up some sort of mime for every scene. When it was water they'd pretend they were swimming, when there were hot air balloons they'd pretend they were soaring, when there were kyaks, they's paddle... It was rediculous.

[Syndrome]

Also once, a row of college students (possibly CP's and more possibly drunk) made up some sort of mime for every scene. When it was water they'd pretend they were swimming, when there were hot air balloons they'd pretend they were soaring, when there were kyaks, they's paddle... It was rediculous.
Maybe they thought it was the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Did they throw any rice, toast, or toilet paper?

[Euterpe]

Thankfully people rarely throw anything, although I have had to go down in the pit to retrieve shoes and handbags.

[mechurchlady]

At Rocky Horror Picture show they used in the beginning throw hot dogs in reference to a characters name as well as a lot of other weird things.
http://www.rockyhorror.com/history/howapbegan.php

I have seen a kid toss a piece of candy at the dolls in It's A Small World. Kids on laps make me wonder when Junior is going to fall in on that ride. I was the mean person on Splash Mountain who would sway my hips so that I could get that log rocking over at Disneyland. The trick was keeping a straight face and if possible act like it was real.

[hobie16]

I was the mean person on Splash Mountain who would sway my hips so that I could get that log rocking over at Disneyland. The trick was keeping a straight face and if possible act like it was real.
I'm visualizing Splash Mountain turning into The Poseidon Adventure.

[mechurchlady]

Actually more like the Titanic. Though with my weight I could be Shelly Winters in Poseiden Adventure.

I have been mean to guests very bad indeed. I will share them when I remember them if ever AND the statute of limitations is passed. :confused:

[Pinoy_Stitch_84]

This might not be funny, instead it might be gross. After riding on Star Tours at Disney MGM Studios, this one chubby kid got really really sick and threw up in the trash can. This is no joke, the way he threw up sounded like an "Exorcist" type of barf and it was scary. I kid you all not. The funny part was watching the other guests pass by as they gave him weird and grossed out looks. :p:

[leftcoaster]

This might not be funny, instead it might be gross. After riding on Star Tours at Disney MGM Studios, this one chubby kid got really really sick and threw up in the trash can. This is no joke, the way he threw up sounded like an "Exorcist" type of barf and it was scary. I kid you all not. The funny part was watching the other guests pass by as they gave him weird and grossed out looks. :p:

Did his head spin around and did he walk backwards on his hands and feet through the exit ?

[darph nader]

This would'nt come under the catagory of seen,but heard. 6/8 years ago my wife and I were riding the DLRR. We were going around the backside,past RoA towards the holding pen for the Main Street horses. My wife exclaims "They look so 'real', (thinking they were AAs). I told her in a 'soft' voice," Honey,they 'are' real". Apparently it was'nt soft enough,because people on the car with us started chuckling. I still pester her about it to this day. :rolleyes:

[Pinoy_Stitch_84]

Today at the ride I work at...

SGT: How long is the ride?
CM (me): Five minutes
SGT: How long is the ride in general?
CM (me): Five minutes
SGT: Is this a ride?
CM: Yes ma'am

She leaves afterwards and I think to myself: "What a dumbass!"

[darph nader]

Today at the ride I work at...

SGT: How long is the ride?
CM (me): Five minutes
SGT: How long is the ride in general?
CM (me): Five minutes
SGT: Is this a ride?
CM: Yes ma'am

She leaves afterwards and I think to myself: "What a dumbass!"

It's amazing that the dinosaurs lasted as long as they did.
How the F did we get to the top of the food chain???? :(

[leftcoaster]

It's amazing that the dinosaurs lasted as long as they did.
How the F did we get to the top of the food chain???? :(

Dinosaurs died because of the Great Meteor. ;)

Humans got to the top of the food chain because when humans were struggling to survive, only the strongest and fittest DID survive. Now that we ARE at the top of the food chain, it allows the ones that probably would not survive, to grow and prosper (and procreate). ;)


...sorry, that was a rhetorical question, wasn't it. :o:

[disneyprincess1988]

Today at the ride I work at...

SGT: How long is the ride?
CM (me): Five minutes
SGT: How long is the ride in general?
CM (me): Five minutes
SGT: Is this a ride?
CM: Yes ma'am

She leaves afterwards and I think to myself: "What a dumbass!"


Oh dear god, that is really stupid. You would think after repeating the same word 3 times she would have already known it was a ride but apparently not.

Speaking of, what ride do you work at?

[Pinoy_Stitch_84]

Star Tours, a flight simulator based on the Star Wars movies.

Guests ask: What is a "simmelater?"
I say: Think of it as a moving movie theater
They tell everyone else: Hey guys, you're only watching a movie, let's go.

They leave thinking it's a movie theater after I said "think of it as a moving movie theater."

Wonderful, now everyone knows which ride I work at. :D: