The dumbest thing you have ever seen a guest do!

[daddytomjm]

I am starting to believe that many guests must check their brain's when they come through the turnstiles.

I'm doing the Indy Speedway with my 4yo daughter on 6/25, there are signs everywhere telling you to keep a car length between you and the car in front and not to bump other cars and to remain seated in your car during the ride. I spent most of the ride watching people running into each other and I even saw a guy get his his sunglasses knocked off by one of the jolts about mid ride, he stopped the car and got out on to the track to get his glasses and ignored the CM running toward him waving her arms and telling him to get back into his car. I just shook my head and was glad I hadn't checked my brain at the gate.
:p:

[PirateJohn]

I'll just give you a list and let you decide which is the dumbest...

-- Parents letting their kid pee off of the Pirates unload dock.
-- People jumping out of the boat at Pirates
-- People who think they can ignore me when I tell them they're standing in a walkway
-- Just today, a little brat who thought it would be funny to pretend to push me overboard on the Columbia -- lucky I didn't take a header

[hhsrat]

People who stand up while on Safari
People who stand up as we're crossing the crocodile bridge
People who dangle thier kids over the edge of the vehicle
people who dangle their kids over the edge of the vehicle as we're crossing the crocodile bridge
people who stand up no more than 20 seconds after I remind everyone to sit down
Parties of 8 who tell me "4" when I'm grouping, and think that they're making my job easier by breaking themselves up, then get cranky when I put them on separate vehicles
People who get upset at having to wait when they return too early for their fastpass time.

[Main_Street_Merch]

~People who duck in front of parade floats.
~People who yell at me for not letting them into a shop that I have just closed (An hour and a half after close none the less). Serisouly, are 18 hours of the shop being open not enough time for you to buy your stupid snowglobe?
~People who get mad at me for "Letting it Rain."
~People who get mad that they have to pay for Umbrellas and ponchos. (I know they are expensive, but every June is hurricane season in FL... plan ahead.) :rolleyes:
~People who unnessesarily scream at their children. Here's a clue: You make your kid take a nap and go to bed at a reasonable hour at home. When you take them to WDW, wake them up at 5 am and keep them up till 2am, they are going be a might CRANKY!

~Any kid on a leash... but most of all: Kid on a leash, in a stroller, holding a parents hand. For gosh sakes people, they aren't going anywhere. They are probably safer in the Magic Kingdom than they are in your backyard.

[tigger536]

A teenage boy in goth clothes once got into my "doombuggy" at HM right as the lap bar was closing. He seemed like he was trying to flirt or something (I am in my 20s) because he said "Merry Christmas to you!" I said, "I don't think so!" and got out right at the last minute. The CM yelled at me for getting out as the bar was closing, but once I explained why she was OK with it. She had thought that we knew each other. Since I did get out of the car at the last minute, I guess I was stupid too, but the goth guy started it, LOL!

[daddytomjm]

I am going to try and get this thread back on the subject I started, here is a story I got from a conductor at the Main Street station at MK on 6/25 that had me laughing so hard I had trouble getting on the train:

He said a few weeks ago there was an Italian tourist that got off the train and said he had been riding for 2 and 1/2 hours and could not find the stop for the parking lot he was looking at on the map. He showed the conductor the map and it was a map of Epcot in Portaguese.

I don't know about anybody else, but I would have noticed I was on the wrong transportation the second time I went past the indian village.

[RCLessigJr]

This is my first post on SGT.com and I have been meaning to do this for awhile but just never done it yet. This happened to me when I worked as a Park Greeter at the Magic Kingdom.

It was back in 2002, and I just finshed my training for Park Greeter like a couple of weeks earlier. I was standing at my turnstiles and watching the guests file though as normal with the usual problems which I could fix quickly and send them on their way.

When all of a sudden a man about in his late thirties came though the turnstile. The instant he stepped in he stopped dead in front of me and begin to freak out looking around and saying "I lost my kid, I can't find my kid, help me" I looked at him dumbfounded and asked him what the child looked like and where he last saw him. He proceeded to describe the child in detail and at this time I asked how many children he had with him and he said one.

I then reliezed how to help him out, I told the man, "Sir calm down, take a deep breath, and look up." He then remembered he had the child on his shoulders and was quite embarressed and walked away not saying anything else to me.

I don't think I will ever forget this day. To this day I couldn't to the life of me figure out how he lost his child on his on shoulders. You think the weight of the child and the legs hanging your neck would help you remember. Well I hope you guys got a good laugh out of this, I know I did.

:) Also everyone keep up the good work and remember you make the Magic that is in the Kingdom. See ya in Toontown sometime, I'm the funny looking guy with a camera around my neck talking to Pooh Bear. ;)

[kimpossible33]

My god, RC, that just cracked me up! :p:

[dktc0821]

was at DAK once on my day off (going to see a firned I used be in entertainment with who now does Festival). Killing time before the next show so I was wandering through Dinoland. Saw this incident happen at Primeval Whirl. Guest ignored the CMs at load and wore his hat on the ride. Well his hat came off during the ride (of course) and landed on the ground just under the tracks. He told the CM working and she told him to go to lost and found and fill out a report. someone would be able to get the hat back after the attraction shut down for the night because of where it landed. This guys walks out the exit and then jumps over the fence into the ride track area. :eek: Runs up to get his hat while the ride is in motion crossing the track very cose to a moving ride vehicle. He got spotted and the ride was e-stopped. He then grabs his hat, runs back and jumps the fence again and takes off. Security same him and chased him. When they caught him, he couldn't understand the big deal about what he'd done.

[GMC]

This is my first post on SGT.com and I have been meaning to do this for awhile but just never done it yet. This happened to me when I worked as a Park Greeter at the Magic Kingdom.

It was back in 2002, and I just finshed my training for Park Greeter like a couple of weeks earlier. I was standing at my turnstiles and watching the guests file though as normal with the usual problems which I could fix quickly and send them on their way.

When all of a sudden a man about in his late thirties came though the turnstile. The instant he stepped in he stopped dead in front of me and begin to freak out looking around and saying "I lost my kid, I can't find my kid, help me" I looked at him dumbfounded and asked him what the child looked like and where he last saw him. He proceeded to describe the child in detail and at this time I asked how many children he had with him and he said one.

I then reliezed how to help him out, I told the man, "Sir calm down, take a deep breath, and look up." He then remembered he had the child on his shoulders and was quite embarressed and walked away not saying anything else to me.

I don't think I will ever forget this day. To this day I couldn't to the life of me figure out how he lost his child on his on shoulders. You think the weight of the child and the legs hanging your neck would help you remember. Well I hope you guys got a good laugh out of this, I know I did.

:) Also everyone keep up the good work and remember you make the Magic that is in the Kingdom. See ya in Toontown sometime, I'm the funny looking guy with a camera around my neck talking to Pooh Bear. ;)

I swear i almost peed when i read that. I needed that, thank you.

[niteowl]

~Any kid on a leash... but most of all: Kid on a leash, in a stroller, holding a parents hand. For gosh sakes people, they aren't going anywhere. They are probably safer in the Magic Kingdom than they are in your backyard.I agree with all of your other points, but I must disagree with this one. I have taken a number of small children to busy places such as Disney over a period of several decades. You wouldn't believe how quickly a young one can take off when they spot something attractive, and how difficult it is to track them down and retrieve them in a crowded place. Okay, perhaps a parent might overdo it with "kid on a leash, in a stroller, holding a parents hand" as you reported. In my experience, kids with a harness and leash are much more comfortable than having their arms up in the air all day, holding onto an adult's hand. Try to picture yourself being that size, and think about what would be most comfortable for you.

[IndyandMarion]

I have the best one, at least everyone else I've talked to think that way (Hell, even the managers involved were laughing). This should really be forgotten but it just bares repeating.

Summer in Florida means Winter Vacation in Brazil (I guess), either way, the Brazilians are back in Florida. Well first off, note that the girl apparently wasn't all there and I wasn't working that day but apparently she jumped over the station gate for the load area at Coaster and then proceeded to the hood of the limo (Coaster's trains are modeled after limos for those who don't know) then SAT ON THE HOOD OF THE LIMO AND WOULD NOT MOVE.

That's all I'll say.

[SoarWhoreCoCo]

:eek: I think the ultimate Idiot Guest move I have ever seen in 10 years has been the idiot at Rock'n Rollercoaster who because his group was a party of three and they told me two, when the station gates opened and everyone got into the vehicle this idiot decided to step onto the train coupling and sit on the front of the particular segment of the train that his party was in. When we finally noticed his improvized seating we of course E-stoppped the ride and escorted him of the coupling. When we asked why he sat there he replied I wanted to be with my party and this seat was open., of course we had to point out that his "SEAT" was a coupling and that it has no safety restraint. Response "SO!, I would have been fine!" HERE IS YOUR SIGN!

[IndyandMarion]

While there are plenty of idiots on a day to day basis at the coaster. An e-stop wasn't nessasary for that situation. Why stop the entire ride for someone's stupid mistake which could have easily been resolved by setting the station stop and helping the gentlemen from the coupling?

Then again, the way things are run have changed since you worked there I suppose. Considering that's the general logic right now at the coaster.

However, if you (not directed towards you Soar) are one of two people currently at the coaster, someone sneezing is considered an "unnatural sound" and constitutes an e-stop (If you're reading this, in the words of the gang, YES! I Said it!)

[SoarWhoreCoCo]

While there are plenty of idiots on a day to day basis at the coaster. An e-stop wasn't nessasary for that situation. Why stop the entire ride for someone's stupid mistake which could have easily been resolved by setting the station stop and helping the gentlemen from the coupling?

Then again, the way things are run have changed since you worked there I suppose. Considering that's the general logic right now at the coaster.

However, if you (not directed towards you Soar) are one of two people currently at the coaster, someone sneezing is considered an "unnatural sound" and constitutes an e-stop (If you're reading this, in the words of the gang, YES! I Said it!)

Yea, it was a coule months after opening and we didnt have the overhead station load lights then.
However, you E-stop for unusual noises?
All I have to say is "Squeak, Squeak, Squeakum, Squeak!" Certain attraction"s Translation:
Maybe the Guests wont notice>

[coldfire409]

When I worked at coaster a long long time ago I had a guest decide that the space between the trains, not on the coupling, was a perfectly good place to experance the attraction. After all standing on the ground under the track would seem to be a logical place to ride a ride. Everybody in the load area that had an e-stop hit it. That was a great last day for me at that place.

[IndyandMarion]

Well, with coaster, we had someone decide that after he dropped his camera into the track at unload...he decided to lay down on the platform and get in between the limo then proceed to reach for the camera, which he never got.

And the cast member in their unlimited wisdom decided to hit the e-stop.

Why? WHY? Couldn't it be easier to simply, oh maybe just his a station stop and throw the screwball backwards from the train instead of causing the full ride to go down?

Just like the time when someone decided to hit the e-stop...after a woman who crossed between the cabs of the limos...and was standing in the giftshop.

I can sense some of you are confused...SHE HAD CROSSED BETWEEN THE CABS, AND WAS STANDING IN THE GIFT SHOP WHEN THE CM DECIDED TO HIT THE E-STOP BECAUSE OF WHAT SHE DID!

[wendy1974]

In May I was walking through Adventureland and right in front of the Tiki God statues that spit water out of their mouths when you stand on the pads on the ground I saw a little girl who looked to be about 6 years old standing in nothing but her panties and tennis shoes playing in the water. I can't believe the stupidity of some parents :oweye: First of all, I do not want to see your child naked and second you should be more worried about the people who do :eek: I am a forensic interviewer who takes referrals from law enforcement and child protection to interview children who have been sexually abused and maybe that has me a little paranoid but if there is one thing that I have learned from my job it is that child predators are everywhere and just because you are in "The Happiest Place on Earth" does not mean that you should be that idiotic and let your guard down.
Sorry, just had to add my 2 cents :)

[tenprincess]

In May I was walking through Adventureland and right in front of the Tiki God statues that spit water out of their mouths when you stand on the pads on the ground I saw a little girl who looked to be about 6 years old standing in nothing but her panties and tennis shoes playing in the water. I can't believe the stupidity of some parents :oweye: First of all, I do not want to see your child naked and second you should be more worried about the people who do :eek: I am a forensic interviewer who takes referrals from law enforcement and child protection to interview children who have been sexually abused and maybe that has me a little paranoid but if there is one thing that I have learned from my job it is that child predators are everywhere and just because you are in "The Happiest Place on Earth" does not mean that you should be that idiotic and let your guard down.
Sorry, just had to add my 2 cents :)

Yeah, it bothers me too when parents let children run around with barely any clothes on, or even adults who wear barely any clothes because it's hot out or whatever. Anyhoo, according to one of my coord.'s we really can't do much about it, as long as they meet the clothing standards when they enter, we can' say much about it?!? I'm not sure how true this is, but I know I seriously have to bite my tongue and keep my opinions to myself. Working for Disney has taught me self control.

[Mommytomjm]

We go every weekend, my family and I (including a 24 yo young man) just shake our heads at some of the Non outfits we see.....sigh.....

[VICisGOOFY]

"The Happiest Place on Earth"

I think you mean "The Most Magical Place on Earth", for WDW. I dont mean to sound perfect or anything. Its just that not alot of people dont know about WDWs unique nickname. :biggrin:

[Miee]

We go every weekend, my family and I (including a 24 yo young man) just shake our heads at some of the Non outfits we see.....sigh.....

First time I went, I opted not to bring any of my um, lighter apparel, and didn't bring the Daisy Dukes. I must have thought there was a dress code or something. Either way, I picked attire that was comfortable and family appropriate.

Apparently, I was the only one who did so.

[lady ulrike]

Yeah, it bothers me too when parents let children run around with barely any clothes on, or even adults who wear barely any clothes because it's hot out or whatever. Anyhoo, according to one of my coord.'s we really can't do much about it, as long as they meet the clothing standards when they enter, we can' say much about it?!? I'm not sure how true this is, but I know I seriously have to bite my tongue and keep my opinions to myself. Working for Disney has taught me self control.

Well, I know at Disneyland we can do something about it. At least when they're getting on an attraction, everyone must have shoes and a shirt on to ride any attraction. I've had parents get mad at me because they left shoes or shirt in the stroller outside and I send them to get it. The problem is that this is a very lightly enforced rule.

[saidthekat]

Well, I know at Disneyland we can do something about it. At least when they're getting on an attraction, everyone must have shoes and a shirt on to ride any attraction. I've had parents get mad at me because they left shoes or shirt in the stroller outside and I send them to get it. The problem is that this is a very lightly enforced rule.

i take pleasure in enforcing this rule. not only with the little ones, but older guests who think it's ok to parade around with all of their flesh hanging out.

[BullFrog]

everyone must have shoes and a shirt on to ride any attraction.

Really?!!! No pants required?!!! Woo-hooo!!!! Why didn't you say so sooner!

:dancear:

Sorry, I couldn't resist. . . .

[saidthekat]

Really?!!! No pants required?!!! Woo-hooo!!!! Why didn't you say so sooner!

:dancear:

Sorry, I couldn't resist. . . .i would love for someone to try and ride one of my attractions without pants. there'd be nothing we could do except laugh about it in the break room.

yes! new plan. i see fliers which say "ONLY a shirt and shoes are required to experience disney attractions" in my future.

[SlantedCastle]

I just love and appreciate all the wonderful parents out there who think that getting angry and yelling at their kids is an appropriate action and furthermore, a proper disciplinary procedure to swipe them on the butt, because after picture taking moments their kids were not able to look at the camera. Why You Ask? because of the extremely bright Florida sunshine.

"Well it is rather difficult for children to look directly into the sun, sir. Thank you and have a magical day!"

[mechurchlady]

i would love for someone to try and ride one of my attractions without pants. there'd be nothing we could do except laugh about it in the break room.

yes! new plan. i see fliers which say "ONLY a shirt and shoes are required to experience disney attractions" in my future.
I hate to do this but Churchy puts on a long skirt and takes pants off. I am ready to ride without pants on. I love the subtilties of the English lanugage

[Theme Park Where]

Really?!!! No pants required?!!! Woo-hooo!!!! Why didn't you say so sooner!

:dancear:

Sorry, I couldn't resist. . . .

Actually HAD someone ride coaster with no pants on during Gay Days! He was wearing chaps, but nothing underneath. When we did the lap bar check, well, let's just say we got an eyefull!

I was there when the Brazillian girl climbed onto the front of the coaster by the way. She not only sat on the front of the coaster, refusing to move, but she'd run back up through the unload after riding, ran past everyone who was loading onto the coaster, jumped onto the "hood" of the limo, then sat backwards holding onto the harness of the guy in the front row (someone she didn't know). She refused to budge, and kept repeating "I'm in the front row" over and over again. We ended up having to take the ride down and call the Orlando Police Department in to get her off as WE couldn't physically remove her. There was a note up in the cast break room for a couple of days stating "Please do not allow anyone to ride in row 0!" Can't say our managers don't have a sense of humor! That same day or within the same week at least (my memory is failing but I'm pretty sure it was the same day) we had ANOTHER e-stop as a kid jumped over the gate and ran down the launch tunnel after his father because he didn't want him to ride the coaster (he was afraid to ride and had decided he needed to save his father from the same dreadful fate). Talk about a bad day!

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

I then reliezed how to help him out, I told the man, "Sir calm down, take a deep breath, and look up." He then remembered he had the child on his shoulders and was quite embarressed and walked away not saying anything else to me.
Just tooooooo funny!!

[futureimagineer]

When I was on Splash Mountain someone 2 rows in front of me stood up while going down the first drop. (Slippin Falls I think)

[Teddykeiko86]

At Disneyland I saw a guy with a girl (about 7) on his shoulders. He must have forgot she was there, because he walked full speed under a dangling metal sign. SMACK! . Gasps everywhere. Luckily, there was a manager walking by at the time. This was in the breezeway between Main Street and Frontierlands Mexican Resturaunt.


2nd... Circa 1997, i rode splash mountain and bought the photo. When showing it to my friends mom, she looked at the photo, then she said " Is that a Baby?".... And what do you know, in the back was a heavy set couple. The woman in front bent over during the drop, you can see a little head ( covered in a gray hoodie) and a little hand. We didn't remember a small child being in the group behind us at the time. When I look at it today, it clearly does not look like a child that is 40" tall. Once my scanner works, I will put it up and you be the judge.
But sneaking a toddler or infant on a Ride? Seriously?

[EeyoresButterfly]

The one I had just left me speechless...

I was helping out Br'er Rabbit when a family with a teenage son and daughter came up. Behind them was a father with his 5 year old daughter. I knew they were "those" guests when the first question they asked was "are you smiling in there?" (Br'er Rabbit's first thought was, "Well, I was until you came up to me). They then proceeded to ask about air conditioning, etc. God bless my attendant, she did the whole "Don't you see the smile on Br'er Rabbit's face?" When the mother started to talk about the person "inside the costume" she insisted it was Br'er Rabbit. Did that clue them in? Of course not!

While setting up for the picture, the teenaged daughter reached over, grabbed Br'er Rabbit's shirt, and lifted it up! Br'er Rabbit went to his attendant and tried to "tell" her what happened so she could talk to the girl, and the mom kept yelling things out like, "Oh! You want to look up her shirt?" Finally, he had to whisper to his attendant what happened. The mom said, "oo, I want to know." The attendant told the girl she could not lift up the characters' shirts. Then the mom said, "Oh, that's what she did," and proceeded to lift up her 15 year old daughter's shirt exposing the girl's bra to the entire line! I felt horrible for the father with his little five year old daughter behind them, witnessing this whole scene play out.

[PapaMouse]

~Any kid on a leash...


Obviously not a parents are you? A "teather" is the greatest thing for kids, they can walk around but keeps them from running off. I wish more parents used them. Most "parents" just let their kids run all over and then wonder why they get hurt or kidnapped.

[Shorty82]

Obviously not a parents are you? A "teather" is the greatest thing for kids, they can walk around but keeps them from running off. I wish more parents used them. Most "parents" just let their kids run all over and then wonder why they get hurt or kidnapped.

I like seeing little kids on tethers. I know that they'll be safely with their parents the entire time and that I won't be calling management to report a lost parent situation for that particular family.

Kids can get a long ways alone and quickly. The other day I was out at the cart nearest the castle (we call it Tipboard) (Main_Street_Merch, you know the one since you used to work in my area) when a woman came up and asked what to do, her child was lost. I immediately grabbed my radio and called it into management as I'm supposed to do (can't leave my area to look for a kid). The kid's dad and granddad went separate ways on MS to look for the kid and a few minutes later the dad returns with the kid. Apparently she made it all the way down to either Town Square or out to the front entrance area (in front of the train station), I'm not sure which. Either way that's a LONG ways for a kid to go by themselves. She got separated in the short distance between the Ice Cream Parlor and the railing just down from the cart.

I can't blame parents for putting their little kids on tethers as the kid doesn't know better to not run off.

[turkeyham]

This one would make you drop your jaw and run for the restroom! I was people watching in the Fantasyland old motor boat dock area. There was this couple from a different country. The had an empty old sprite bottle. They dipped it into the surrounding waters and filled up the bottle. :eek:

They took a gulp and tighten the cap. I would suggest not to do that because there are ducks, small fish, certain chemicals and other water creatures in that water. I would be ill after that. So please, "Don't Drink That Toxic Crap!":twisted:

[mechurchlady]

This one would make you drop your jaw and run for the restroom! I was people watching in the Fantasyland old motor boat dock area. There was this couple from a different country. The had an empty old sprite bottle. They dipped it into the surrounding waters and filled up the bottle. :eek:

They took a gulp and tighten the cap. I would suggest not to do that because there are ducks, small fish, certain chemicals and other water creatures in that water. I would be ill after that. So please, "Don't Drink That Toxic Crap!":twisted:
Hush now as that is how Universal and Knotts gets their monsters for Halloween, plus how DLR gets rid of the SGS.

Tethers are not as good as the harness as kids can yank on their arm and get hurt. I am all for harnesses to keep kids from running out into the street.

[Sioban]

This one would make you drop your jaw and run for the restroom! I was people watching in the Fantasyland old motor boat dock area. There was this couple from a different country. The had an empty old sprite bottle. They dipped it into the surrounding waters and filled up the bottle. :eek:

They took a gulp and tighten the cap. I would suggest not to do that because there are ducks, small fish, certain chemicals and other water creatures in that water. I would be ill after that. So please, "Don't Drink That Toxic Crap!":twisted:

That ties right in with all the kids and adults sticking their hands and lollipops into the water at IASW and then putting it in their mouths. Can we all say, Tetanus?

I am all for "Seeing-Eye Children." Mine is one of them. If it's crowded I could lose him in all of 2 seconds with as fast as that boy runs. Now if it's light day he can walk by himself but you can bet I am right there with him.

[Teddykeiko86]

That ties right in with all the kids and adults sticking their hands and lollipops into the water at IASW and then putting it in their mouths. Can we all say, Tetanus?



Not to mention ... Strep, Meningitis..... yuck....
I think this wins the ticket. Plus that water is clorinated too. Right?

[GrUvGrL]

A little off topic here, but since it has been mentioned a few times...
About kids on tethers...

I personally dislike them. My best friend swears her young son (who is autistic) cannot do without it, he freaks out and runs off at the first thing that catches his attention. I have never had a kid in one and when we all went to Marineland one day last year. Her and her 4 children and us and our 2. She asked me if I could walk the child on the tether since he asked to walk with me.

I told her the only way I would keep him in our group was if he didn't have to wear the tether, she agreed. I pulled him aside, told him the importance of keeping together, and let him know that if there was something he wanted to see to let us know and we would take him there.

This child stayed with us the entire time, and beside a small freakout at wanting to be seated in car #4 for a ride (he is obssesed with the number 4). The ride wasn't busy AT ALL and for some reason, the ride attendant didn't let him ride in car 4. :( It took a little while to settle him down after that, but besides that the day went without a hitch.

Back on topic... I hate it when people let their kids climb all over things at parks (usually on the other side of ropes and fences) that may cause a fall and get themselves hurt... the parents are usually so into their grown up conversation they don't realize what the kids are doing.

[Syndrome]

Not to mention ... Strep, Meningitis..... yuck....
I think this wins the ticket. Plus that water is clorinated too. Right?
There is nothing yucky about the Natural Selection Process. When looked at correctly, it's a beautiful thing that makes the world a nicer place for the rest of us.

[DisneyMom]

A little off topic here, but since it has been mentioned a few times...
About kids on tethers...

I personally dislike them. My best friend swears her young son (who is autistic) cannot do without it, he freaks out and runs off at the first thing that catches his attention. I have never had a kid in one and when we all went to Marineland one day last year. Her and her 4 children and us and our 2. She asked me if I could walk the child on the tether since he asked to walk with me.

I told her the only way I would keep him in our group was if he didn't have to wear the tether, she agreed. I pulled him aside, told him the importance of keeping together, and let him know that if there was something he wanted to see to let us know and we would take him there.

This child stayed with us the entire time, and beside a small freakout at wanting to be seated in car #4 for a ride (he is obssesed with the number 4). The ride wasn't busy AT ALL and for some reason, the ride attendant didn't let him ride in car 4. :( It took a little while to settle him down after that, but besides that the day went without a hitch.

Back on topic... I hate it when people let their kids climb all over things at parks (usually on the other side of ropes and fences) that may cause a fall and get themselves hurt... the parents are usually so into their grown up conversation they don't realize what the kids are doing.

My son with autism never had a problem once with a line at Disneyland, except impatience for the line to get IN. He knew he was going to have LOTS of fun by waiting, I guess. Maybe This child of your friend's found a lot of Happiness there:)
Much better than the real world!;)

[PapaMouse]

Hush now as that is how Universal and Knotts gets their monsters for Halloween, plus how DLR gets rid of the SGS.

Tethers are not as good as the harness as kids can yank on their arm and get hurt. I am all for harnesses to keep kids from running out into the street.

Tether and harness are the same thing, either one ties the child to the parent.

[drcorey]

Tether and harness are the same thing, either one ties the child to the parent.

and velcro is always nice. just velcro the kids to one another.

[Big Wallaby]

and velcro is always nice. just velcro the kids to one another.Don't they talk about that at the new Velcro show at Innoventions? Velcro your kids together for easier organization and supervision?

[hhsrat]

Don't they talk about that at the new Velcro show at Innoventions? Velcro your kids together for easier organization and supervision?

It's something I can see them saying. It seems like every time I go to that show, I get pulled on-stage. I've gotten the same game both times. The "joys" of knowing one of the actors ;)

[drcorey]

Don't they talk about that at the new Velcro show at Innoventions? Velcro your kids together for easier organization and supervision?

with a lot of velcro and some leashes you could have quite a system.

[joanna71985]

I was helping out Br'er Rabbit when a family with a teenage son and daughter came up. Behind them was a father with his 5 year old daughter. I knew they were "those" guests when the first question they asked was "are you smiling in there?" (Br'er Rabbit's first thought was, "Well, I was until you came up to me). They then proceeded to ask about air conditioning, etc. God bless my attendant, she did the whole "Don't you see the smile on Br'er Rabbit's face?" When the mother started to talk about the person "inside the costume" she insisted it was Br'er Rabbit. Did that clue them in? Of course not!

While setting up for the picture, the teenaged daughter reached over, grabbed Br'er Rabbit's shirt, and lifted it up! Br'er Rabbit went to his attendant and tried to "tell" her what happened so she could talk to the girl, and the mom kept yelling things out like, "Oh! You want to look up her shirt?" Finally, he had to whisper to his attendant what happened. The mom said, "oo, I want to know." The attendant told the girl she could not lift up the characters' shirts. Then the mom said, "Oh, that's what she did," and proceeded to lift up her 15 year old daughter's shirt exposing the girl's bra to the entire line! I felt horrible for the father with his little five year old daughter behind them, witnessing this whole scene play out.

Wow...just wow. I hate people who are like that, who say things that can ruin the magic for others.

Also...what was up with the mom pulling up her daughter's shirt? That is just wrong!

[danmedix]

aw great... teaching kids to do the WRONG thing at an early age....

later on in life, we're gonna have to put up something else for these folks when they become of age....SG'S GONE WILD??

[disneyprincess1988]

oh god, that whole B'rer Rabbit thing is horrid and disgusting. I mean, I would never ever act like that around any of the characters. I enjoy meeting them for pictures and autographs, not to fondle them or abuse them. Good grief, what is the world coming to?

[DevilDuckie]

Obviously not a parents are you? A "teather" is the greatest thing for kids, they can walk around but keeps them from running off. I wish more parents used them. Most "parents" just let their kids run all over and then wonder why they get hurt or kidnapped.


I'm a parent and I think they're awful. Lots of us manage to keep our kids safe without tying them to us. Sure, it's more work, but if I wanted to walk something on a leash, I'd get a dog.

[PapaMouse]

I'm a parent and I think they're awful. Lots of us manage to keep our kids safe without tying them to us. Sure, it's more work, but if I wanted to walk something on a leash, I'd get a dog.

And why would you walk your dog on a leash??? TO KEEP IT FROM RUNNING OFF and to KEEP IT SAFE!!!! I would hope you would want to protect your child the same way.

I guess your one of those parents that strap their kids in a stroller never letting them get exercise so they get nice and fat, or you just let them run wild and do what they want? I bet you are one of those that think it's wrong to have a play pen too right? Oh I am sorry an "indoor play yard" (whatever that means), there is no grass, it's not a yard, its a Play Pen, it is EXACTLY what it says a PEN for them to play in, keeps them safe and out of trouble.

I am sorry but uptight people like you are what makes this world such a pain to live in. All the "PC" crap. Let me inform you of a few things that might make life easier for you.

* It's ok to spank your kids, just don't abuse them.
* Teaching your kids manors and respect is a good thing. Try it some time.
* They are KIDS, you are the PARENT, You are responsible for what they do.
* It's not funny when little billy says "Shit!" Pop their mouth and or wash it out with soap.
* Keeping your kids safe BY ANY MEANS is ok. this includes, but not limited to: Tethers, Leashes, Harnesses, Play Pens, Walkers, Bouncers, and anything else that will prevent the child from running off and getting hurt , taken, or into trouble.


Until most parents learn those and a few others facts of life, this world will never be any better off.

[DevilDuckie]

And why would you walk your dog on a leash??? TO KEEP IT FROM RUNNING OFF and to KEEP IT SAFE!!!! I would hope you would want to protect your child the same way.

I guess your one of those parents that strap their kids in a stroller never letting them get exercise so they get nice and fat, or you just let them run wild and do what they want? I bet you are one of those that think it's wrong to have a play pen too right? Oh I am sorry an "indoor play yard" (whatever that means), there is no grass, it's not a yard, its a Play Pen, it is EXACTLY what it says a PEN for them to play in, keeps them safe and out of trouble.

I am sorry but uptight people like you are what makes this world such a pain to live in. All the "PC" crap. Let me inform you of a few things that might make life easier for you.

* It's ok to spank your kids, just don't abuse them.
* Teaching your kids manors and respect is a good thing. Try it some time.
* They are KIDS, you are the PARENT, You are responsible for what they do.
* It's not funny when little billy says "Shit!" Pop their mouth and or wash it out with soap.
* Keeping your kids safe BY ANY MEANS is ok. this includes, but not limited to: Tethers, Leashes, Harnesses, Play Pens, Walkers, Bouncers, and anything else that will prevent the child from running off and getting hurt , taken, or into trouble.


Until most parents learn those and a few others facts of life, this world will never be any better off.

Wow, way to make stupid assumptions. No, my kid did not spend all his time in a stroller. He walked, holding a hand or was carried most of the time. We got rid of the stroller when he was 4. I didn't walk him on a damn leash because he's a PERSON. He deserves more respect than that and I WATCHED his little butt or held his hand. I don't hit people to get my way. Guess that makes me a terrible parent. :rolleyes: His good manners, kind spirit and excellent grades are clear signs that my choosing attention over leashes did him serious harm.

[Theme Park Where]

I really think leashes or tethers are a personal choice depending on the parent's needs AND those of the child. I don't particularly care for either extreme in argument: that parents who use them are treating their children like "dogs" or that parents who don't use them are somehow not caring for or about their children. For some children, leashes are a terrific alternative to riding in a stroller or holding hands. When I was young, I didn't like to hold hands, but had a tendency to wander off. A leash gave me the freedom to feel like I was exploring on my own, but kept me from getting into trouble. I could be independent without really being independent. Other children don't mind holding hands and some even prefer holding onto an adult. Carrying a child, or keeping them confined to a stroller all the time can be limiting to a child, and can be tiring for a parent, but a combination of strollers, carrying, hand holding and yes, even leashes for the independent child can make the theme park experience more enjoyable for everyone. A parent who uses a leash or tether isn't treating their child like a pet; they're giving their child freedom to explore safely on their own. A parent who chooses not to use a leash or tether is most likely using other means to do the same thing; whether it's vocal commands, hand holding, stroller sitting, or whatever. Their child may work well within those means, while another may do better, or even be happier, on a tether. Only the adults put the "pet" stigma on a leash. Children don't.

[drcorey]

I'm a parent and I think they're awful. Lots of us manage to keep our kids safe without tying them to us. Sure, it's more work, but if I wanted to walk something on a leash, I'd get a dog.

but millions of japanese don't think so.
and I think thier kids are a little more behaved than our kids are. slightly...

[drcorey]

I really think leashes or tethers are a personal choice depending on the parent's needs AND those of the child. I don't particularly care for either extreme in argument: that parents who use them are treating their children like "dogs" or that parents who don't use them are somehow not caring for or about their children. For some children, leashes are a terrific alternative to riding in a stroller or holding hands. When I was young, I didn't like to hold hands, but had a tendency to wander off. A leash gave me the freedom to feel like I was exploring on my own, but kept me from getting into trouble. I could be independent without really being independent. Other children don't mind holding hands and some even prefer holding onto an adult. Carrying a child, or keeping them confined to a stroller all the time can be limiting to a child, and can be tiring for a parent, but a combination of strollers, carrying, hand holding and yes, even leashes for the independent child can make the theme park experience more enjoyable for everyone. A parent who uses a leash or tether isn't treating their child like a pet; they're giving their child freedom to explore safely on their own. A parent who chooses not to use a leash or tether is most likely using other means to do the same thing; whether it's vocal commands, hand holding, stroller sitting, or whatever. Their child may work well within those means, while another may do better, or even be happier, on a tether. Only the adults put the "pet" stigma on a leash. Children don't.

and those huge familys in the parks can really use kiddy velcro.
hmm, maybe not, think of the terror they can cause...

[SRT_GB]

Our son didn't last too long with the leash/tether. Fortunately they now sell leashes where the part that goes over the child is a teddy bear, or a puppy, or a monkey. We bought the puppy one and put it on him whenever he didn't want to sit in the stroller. The way I saw it, it was an extra layer of protection to hand-holding and keeping an eye on him. The strap portion was detachable and most of the time we had it tucked away. When we did attach it the loop went over my wrist while I held his hand. Very useful and reassuring for the 15 seconds I had to take my eye off him and let go of his hand, for instance when paying for something at the mall. We rarely let him walk ahead on the leash like a dog simply because if people would run into a 3 foot tall kid (they still do), they would definitely trip over a 4 foot long strap. Ultimately we stopped using it for this reason and because he stopped trying to walk away from us.

The way I see it the leashes are fine as long as they are used for their intended purpose - as a supplement, not a substitute, for proper supervision. I also don't agree with using it like a dog leash to drag the child around like the white trash SG family I saw when I worked at the Stroller Shop who yanked their kids out of the DLR strollers by the leashes - while they were still strapped into the strollers!

[TechieSidhe]

I'm kinda ambivalent when I see the kid leashes. (It just sounds wrong.) I can understand why parents use them. Kinda like behavioural modification. "Okay, since you don't want to stay where you're told, I am going to have to make you." I can understand why kids like to wander at Disney. There's just so much to see and do that they get excited. I know. I have ADD, and shiny things distract me, and I'm 30. :D:

It's parental control. I understand some kids just won't listen, and it's not fair to the kid's brothers and sisters when Mom and Dad have to stop every 15 seconds to play "Let's find Timmy," because he's wandered off again.

[Theme Park Where]

It goes beyond "behavior control" though. The implication you've made is that the leashes are somehow punishment for a child who wanders away or a means of avoiding having to work harder to keep ahold of a child in the park. That's not the intended use. Some children feel more freedom when walking alongside a parent without holding a hand. That's totally unsafe anywhere, but especially in a theme park situation. A tether allows the child to wander along without clutching a parent's hand but also without getting separated. The child may not have any problem staying alongside a parent normally, but the tether keeps them from getting separated by crowds or from getting distracted by the many sights and sounds in the park.

In my situation, it was a mixture of my curiousity and independence, coupled with the fact that my father is very tall and I can imagine it hurt my arm to keep hold of him all the time. The tether also allows a child to explore freely places where they aren't necessarily supposed to be connected to a parent (like a character greeting) but where they can easily become separated. They can hug, and interact with the parent while the parent continues to hold onto them from afar. And imagine how hot and sticky it gets holding hands long-term in 90+ degree Florida weather. A tether can give both the parent and the child a break from sweaty hand-holding.

I certainly don't fault a parent who doesn't use one, as long as they do keep control of their children and don't let them run wild. But the whole "pet" argument I must admit does bother me somewhat. The implication is that parents who use a tether think of THEIR children as pets - it has the indication of looking down on parents who use a tether as somehow not as attentive or caring as a parent who doesn't use one. That's simply not true and is rather demeaning to the parents who do use them. Parents who use a tether for their children are individuals, just as parents who don't use them are. A parent who uses a tether usually cares very much about their child, but wants them to be comfortable and safe in the park and finds that a tether does that job better than trying to maintain a handhold. A parent who doesn't use a tether also cares about their child, but finds that holding hands or keeping voice control over their child is the best way to keep track of them. In either case, some parents use poor judgement and either use the tether to avoid actually watching the child, or just avoid watching the child without use of a tether. Either way, they aren't "parenting" the child but merely accompanying them to the park. But lumping anyone who does or does not use a tether on their child in with those "non-parents" is not fair.

[Syndrome]

This reminds me of the whole debate on using a playpen vs. playpens being cruel/evil/Satan's work on earth. I suppose you could even liken a playpen to a dog crate if you want to keep up the child/pet comparisons.

Actually I have no opinion either way. I wasn't tethered as a kid, but I spent time in a playpen and I don't think it had too many ill effects...or at least none that wouldn't have shown up anyway. ;)

[disneyaddict]

I suppose you could even liken a playpen to a dog crate if you want to keep up the child/pet comparisons.

Oh, please...don't fuel the fire!!! :fuelfire:

[drcorey]

Oh, please...don't fuel the fire!!! :fuelfire:

hmm, child training cage?

[hobie16]

My middle kid was born with a lot of problems which meant he did a lot of time in hospitals. He had no feeling in his legs so he over compensated by using his upper body and was able to do 20 chin-ups when he was able to reach the kitchen counter. This also meant he was strong enough to pull himself over the top of the hospital cribs and make a break for it.

He was in one time and had made a midnight excursion before being found in another department. When we went in the next morning a plexiglass dome had been secured to the top of the crib making it look more like a fish bowl.

[DisneyMom]

Actually I have no opinion either way. I wasn't tethered as a kid, but I spent time in a playpen and I don't think it had too many ill effects...or at least none that wouldn't have shown up anyway. ;)

Other than identifying with a Pixar Villain?;)

[felinefan]

I'm the middle of five kids, and we had to look out for each other--my older brother and sister kept an eye on us three younger ones, whenever mom and dad were doing something. Today, kids seem to be so self-absorbed that a system like that would be a recipe for disaster.

I have this old collection of Reader's Digest humor, and one of the anecdotes was this American woman had a friend in Australia, and she sent this lady in Australia a playpen, because she had a couple of active toddlers. The Aussie lady wrote her friend "The playpen is an absolute godsend. I can sit in it and read all day and the children can't get near me.":D:

[Ms. Matterhorn]

but millions of japanese don't think so.
and I think thier kids are a little more behaved than our kids are. slightly...

Some cultures eat dogs.

I had a harness for my very active son when he was 2-3. He remembers and says it made him feel safe knowing that Mommy was on the other end.

[ktulu]

I have one of those "invisible kid" leashes, you know, like the invisible dog ones.

[Canuikstan]

i was talking to my mother about this subject, and was shocked to find that i was a "leash baby" until i was 4.

I don't remember it, but we did decide that the leash is probably why i took off as soon as i turned 16 :)

of course, once i turned 5, i was taking off at 7 am and coming home whn the streetlights turned on spending the day with my friends and no one ever worried or had a searchparty organized back then, and i wouldn't dare let my 11 year old do what i did..

[Ms. Matterhorn]

I have one of those "invisible kid" leashes, you know, like the invisible dog ones.

You do not!

[Mayonnaise]

I'm the middle of five kids, and we had to look out for each other--my older brother and sister kept an eye on us three younger ones, whenever mom and dad were doing something. Today, kids seem to be so self-absorbed that a system like that would be a recipe for disaster.

It also doesn't work if the kids are too close in age. My brother was 2 and 1/2 years younger than me, but the same size (because I was small, not because he was big,) and thus never listened to a word I said. The first and last time my parents ever left me in charge of him, (I was 13 and he was 10) I had to lock myself in my room and call them to come back, because he invited a friend over without permission, and they physically overpowered me when I told him he had to send his friend home. After that we had babysitters for another three years until HE was old enough to not need one, because I couldn't "handle the responsibility." It wasn't till I went off to college and he got bigger than mom that they realized I wasn't just crying wolf all the time.

There's no way I could have made him stay near our parents in a park. I'd be headfirst in a flowerbed, and he'd be in the wind before you could say boo.

More on Topic: we were both "leash kids." The wrist strap kinds. I actually remember mine... the wrist strap was rainbow and the leash part was one of those red translucent plastic/gell curly cords. I was one of those babies that always wanted down, and would never stay in the stroller, so I'm sure it was great for my parents. I don't recall ever really being bothered by it... and by kindergarten it was a thing of the past.

8^)

[DisneyMom]

It also doesn't work if the kids are too close in age. My brother was 2 and 1/2 years younger than me, but the same size (because I was small, not because he was big,) and thus never listened to a word I said. The first and last time my parents ever left me in charge of him, (I was 13 and he was 10) I had to lock myself in my room and call them to come back, because he invited a friend over without permission, and they physically overpowered me when I told him he had to send his friend home. After that we had babysitters for another three years until HE was old enough to not need one, because I couldn't "handle the responsibility." It wasn't till I went off to college and he got bigger than mom that they realized I wasn't just crying wolf all the time.

There's no way I could have made him stay near our parents in a park. I'd be headfirst in a flowerbed, and he'd be in the wind before you could say boo.

More on Topic: we were both "leash kids." The wrist strap kinds. I actually remember mine... the wrist strap was rainbow and the leash part was one of those red translucent plastic/gell curly cords. I was one of those babies that always wanted down, and would never stay in the stroller, so I'm sure it was great for my parents. I don't recall ever really being bothered by it... and by kindergarten it was a thing of the past.

8^)

Wrist strap lasted exactly 2 seconds on first kid, he would just take it off. Never even tried with second kid. Did have a double stroller up til eldest was about 3, never used it for him after that, just an umbrella stroller for younger one....

My younger brother was a brat who tortured me,about the same age difference as you and yours. We never had sitters after about 2nd grade,
I guess because we were too busy clobbering each other and left the house alone:rolleyes:

[notsostupidguest]

Wrist strap lasted exactly 2 seconds on first kid, he would just take it off. Never even tried with second kid. Did have a double stroller up til eldest was about 3, never used it for him after that, just an umbrella stroller for younger one....

My younger brother was a brat who tortured me,about the same age difference as you and yours. We never had sitters after about 2nd grade,
I guess because we were too busy clobbering each other and left the house alone:rolleyes:

I have 2 children that I have been taking to WDW every year for the last 12 years (6 years w/ one child & 6 years with both) by myself. I have never used a leash/harness & simply can't believe that people use them. If I were not able to keep my kids behaved or watch my kids I wouldn't take them. I just don't get it:eek:

[queenie82]

I'm the middle of five kids, and we had to look out for each other--my older brother and sister kept an eye on us three younger ones, whenever mom and dad were doing something. Today, kids seem to be so self-absorbed that a system like that would be a recipe for disaster.

I have this old collection of Reader's Digest humor, and one of the anecdotes was this American woman had a friend in Australia, and she sent this lady in Australia a playpen, because she had a couple of active toddlers. The Aussie lady wrote her friend "The playpen is an absolute godsend. I can sit in it and read all day and the children can't get near me.":D:
hehe...gotta love Aussie humour.

I know I have a leash sometimes as a kid and it was so much like Theme Park Where said. I liked to wander but was terrified of losing mummy or daddy. The leash meant I could wander and look around without having to be held onto.

And as for kids caring for kids. I am 2.5 years younger than my brother and we used to be left home 'alone' with my gran (she was there but only if we needed her.) But although I was younger my brother was such a big baby I had to do everything for him...

Now can we back on topic....I want more stories like the guy who lost the kid on his shoulders :D:

[Captain C]

When did this turn into a thread about leashes? :confused:
Oh, and I can totally vouch for queenie82's comment. I want to hear about more stupid Homer Simpson-like parents. D'OH!

[mechurchlady]

When did this turn into a thread about leashes? :confused:
Oh, and I can totally vouch for queenie82's comment. I want to hear about more stupid Homer Simpson-like parents. D'OH!


SGT is full of people with ADD, SID and other disorders. We are known for the our record of 8 posts on topic.

[kurtisnelson]

SGT is full of people with ADD, SID and other disorders. We are known for the our record of 8 posts on topic.

I think our record is the HYS thread. It seems that the stupider the guest, the longer on topic we are.

[turkeyham]

The most unsafest thing I have seen a SG do is: letting their young kids climb on the matal railings and try to climb over the area where the log goes down for splash Mountain. I told a security officer and he kept on telling this lady to get her kid down several times. Security got ticked off after a few times and radio for help. The lady and the family were escourted away from the ride. The railings are not to be climbed, they are there for a reason. :twisted::twisted::twisted::twisted::twisted:

[iheartny]

I agree with all of your other points, but I must disagree with this one. I have taken a number of small children to busy places such as Disney over a period of several decades. You wouldn't believe how quickly a young one can take off when they spot something attractive, and how difficult it is to track them down and retrieve them in a crowded place. Okay, perhaps a parent might overdo it with "kid on a leash, in a stroller, holding a parents hand" as you reported. In my experience, kids with a harness and leash are much more comfortable than having their arms up in the air all day, holding onto an adult's hand. Try to picture yourself being that size, and think about what would be most comfortable for you.

Definitely agree with you on this one.

[mechurchlady]

The most unsafest thing I have seen a SG do is: letting their young kids climb on the matal railings and try to climb over the area where the log goes down for splash Mountain. I told a security officer and he kept on telling this lady to get her kid down several times. Security got ticked off after a few times and radio for help. The lady and the family were escourted away from the ride. The railings are not to be climbed, they are there for a reason. :twisted::twisted::twisted::twisted::twisted:

Yeah, railings are for leaning on, setting on, standing kids on, and for carving your initials in. Read the SG handbook for more information.

I think the dumbest guest recently was at Long Beach at the aquarium and the parents letting kids bang on the glass and the parents holding the kids on the edge of tanks so the kids can see the animals. I live in earthquake prone area and for me I see people on ladders and wonder what would happen if we had the Small One. Parents are at DLR and other area parks but do not realize how easy it is to drop a kid or worse have an earthquake hit and they end up with a hurt kid.

[Amphigorey]

I think the dumbest guest recently was at Long Beach at the aquarium and the parents letting kids bang on the glass and the parents holding the kids on the edge of tanks so the kids can see the animals. I live in earthquake prone area and for me I see people on ladders and wonder what would happen if we had the Small One. Parents are at DLR and other area parks but do not realize how easy it is to drop a kid or worse have an earthquake hit and they end up with a hurt kid.

Parents who let their children bang on the walls of an aquarium make me homicidal. Those animals are precious, and our responsibility, and it is absolutely the duty of the humans around them to make sure they are well taken care of. That includes the visitors.

[felinefan]

Reminds me of a sign I once saw on a glass cage of poisonous snakes: "Please don't tap on the glass. What would you do if it broke?" Next to it was a drawing of a snake emerging from a hole in the glass. Can you imagine what would happen if an aquarium glass wall suddenly broke?:sharkbait

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Reminds me of a sign I once saw on a glass cage of poisonous snakes: "Please don't tap on the glass. What would you do if it broke?" Next to it was a drawing of a snake emerging from a hole in the glass. Can you imagine what would happen if an aquarium glass wall suddenly broke?:sharkbait

Since most of those are plexiglas, several inches thick, If you were strong enough to break it, I don't think whats inside would give you much concern!

[hobie16]

Reminds me of a sign I once saw on a glass cage of poisonous snakes: "Please don't tap on the glass. What would you do if it broke?" Next to it was a drawing of a snake emerging from a hole in the glass. Can you imagine what would happen if an aquarium glass wall suddenly broke?:sharkbait
That happened in 1985 at the old Marineland of The Pacific. One of the killer whales got pissed about something and broke out the glass in one of the observation windows. About one-third of the water was lost.

[jsilvers]

That happened in 1985 at the old Marineland of The Pacific. One of the killer whales got pissed about something and broke out the glass in one of the observation windows. About one-third of the water was lost.

Apparently that wasn't the only time. See http://www.geocities.com/theorcaocean/OrcaAgression.html.

[turkeyham]

One night I was watching the news. There was a story that came from Sea World San Diego. One of the trainers was performing in a show when the male orca snapped for some odd reason. The orca used the trainer as a toy and tossed this poor trainer all over the tank. The show was immediately cancelled and they got the trainer out of there. The trainer had some major injuries.

One of my friends, was a trainer at Sea World San Diego. He works in costodial here at Disneyland. When he had that job, he was in his 20's. He did mention that the Orca's have bad days and take it out on the trainers and them selves. I wonder if we should give the Orca a xanax. It would get it out of a panic attack and mellow the poor animal out. :eek:

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

One night I was watching the news. There was a story that came from Sea World San Diego. One of the trainers was performing in a show when the male orca snapped for some odd reason. The orca used the trainer as a toy and tossed this poor trainer all over the tank. The show was immediately cancelled and they got the trainer out of there. The trainer had some major injuries.

One of my friends, was a trainer at Sea World San Diego. He works in costodial here at Disneyland. When he had that job, he was in his 20's. He did mention that the Orca's have bad days and take it out on the trainers and them selves. I wonder if we should give the Orca a xanax. It would get it out of a panic attack and mellow the poor animal out. :eek:

I remember seeing the news clip in the 70's where, for a commercial, they were filming a lady (in a bikni of course) riding on "Shamu" around the (old) pool. Shamu decided he didn't like it and bucked her off, grabbed her by the leg and swam her around the pool a couple of times.

They figured out that the "lady" they were using (a secretary at Sea World) was unknown to Shamu, so he probably freaked on the stranger. (They never said why the just didn't use a trainer) Net result is that she was okay, but it made for some interesting news footage.

[turkeyham]

I think the orca was teaching swimming lessons. I have read the stories that was on earlier. In Newport Beach, OR they had at the Marine Science center an area where they did rescure an orca with a broken dorsil fin. They were going to release it into the wild. The did not do it for some reason. But a few years ago it was sent to a Sea World park.

Does anyone know what happened to Kayko? I think it was based on the movie "Free Willie." :confused:

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

I think the orca was teaching swimming lessons. I have read the stories that was on earlier. In Newport Beach, OR they had at the Marine Science center an area where they did rescure an orca with a broken dorsil fin. They were going to release it into the wild. The did not do it for some reason. But a few years ago it was sent to a Sea World park.

Does anyone know what happened to Kayko? I think it was based on the movie "Free Willie." :confused:

Yeah, she was in a pen in the ocean (off norway?) and eventually died.

(sleeping with the fishes?)

[Monorail Piglet]

I had a guest the other night ask me if it was okay to climb over the green railing at the MK monorail station so their kid could go to the bathroom. Little did I knew that while I was "distracted" by this guest, the child and the dad went to a tree to take care of business (if you know what I mean).

The funny part is that as soon as I saw what was going on, other guests saw it before me and went to the dad saying "disney thanks you for giving them free fertilizer and now their tree will be stronger than ever."

I literally died laughing when I overheard that.

[Amphigorey]

I think the orca was teaching swimming lessons. I have read the stories that was on earlier. In Newport Beach, OR they had at the Marine Science center an area where they did rescure an orca with a broken dorsil fin. They were going to release it into the wild. The did not do it for some reason. But a few years ago it was sent to a Sea World park.

Does anyone know what happened to Kayko? I think it was based on the movie "Free Willie." :confused:

It wasn't that the movie was based on Keiko's life; Keiko WAS the orca they used in "Free Willie." He grew up in a small aquarium in Mexico, and was rescued by the Newport aquarium, with the goal of rehabilitating him to send him back to the ocean. He did eventually get well enough to be sent to a sea pen in Norway. He died of pneumonia in the wild in 2003.

His dorsal fin wasn't broken as such; whales don't have bones there. It's made of cartilage. However, orcas in captivity not infrequently have limp or misshapen dorsal fins like Keiko. Could be depression, could be an insufficient diet, could be something innocuous; we don't really know.

[mechurchlady]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiko_(orca)

http://www.keiko.com/history.html

He was captured in Iceland and was in an aquarium there then flown to Ontario Canada then to Mexico then to Oregon. He was not cared for in Ontario and in Oregon gained over a ton which is a lot even for an Orca. He was old for an orca when he died and the years of captivity in fresh water tanks probably did not help him any,

[turkeyham]

Thanks for the info. I remember my friends sending a news paper clipping of the story. When we were at at family reunion several years back, we had a chance to go and see the ocra. But, we did not go because of cold weather conditions. :eek:

[joanna71985]

It wasn't that the movie was based on Keiko's life; Keiko WAS the orca they used in "Free Willie." He grew up in a small aquarium in Mexico, and was rescued by the Newport aquarium, with the goal of rehabilitating him to send him back to the ocean. He did eventually get well enough to be sent to a sea pen in Norway. He died of pneumonia in the wild in 2003.


I grew up watching the Free Willie movies. The first one always made me so sad, the way they treated him.:(

[turkeyham]

In San Pedro, I know they have a place for sick sea animals. I believe the aquarium has a recovery place. If there is a sick whale, they take care of it. Now, I know some of my friends were on a Catalina Express boat and they did see some Orcas. That is rear, but they have been seen out past Avalon.

One summer when I was in high school, a grey whale washed up onto Seal Beach. The life guards burried it under a sand burm. Is that how they deal with dead sea creatures these days?

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

In San Pedro, I know they have a place for sick sea animals. I believe the aquarium has a recovery place. If there is a sick whale, they take care of it. Now, I know some of my friends were on a Catalina Express boat and they did see some Orcas. That is rear, but they have been seen out past Avalon.

One summer when I was in high school, a grey whale washed up onto Seal Beach. The life guards burried it under a sand burm. Is that how they deal with dead sea creatures these days?

Better than when they tried to blow one up! what a mess!!


(cue music)

Its the circle of life.........

[felinefan]

Keiko was too dependent on humans, and failed to truly adapt to living in the wild.

I read about the time a whale carcass washed up on the beach, and this guy went out and was trying to remove the teeth from the jaws. Authorities told him repeatedly that it was illegal to remove or own whalebone in any form but he refused to stop trying to remove the teeth and was arrested. Since it's impossible to tell if whale bone or teeth came from an whale that died naturally or was hunted, they can't let anyone have any whalebone or teeth.

Once on Antiques Roadshow UK, somebody brought a beautiful carved ivory statue, and one of the assessors said that if they were to bring it to America, it would be taken away and smashed, because elephant ivory is also illegal to possess. Again, hard to tell if it was taken when it was still legal or not, so no ivory, either.

[Big Wallaby]

Better than when they tried to blow one up! what a mess!!I met the Paul Linnman, who covered that, at church once, hearing him talk about that experience was... graphic, to say the least. He wrote a book a few years back where he talks about that experience and many others he had reporting news in Portland.

Keiko was too dependent on humans, and failed to truly adapt to living in the wild.I actually got to go see Keiko, an absolutely beautiful whale. When they released him in Iceland, there were several times that he was found in a village, playing with the children. he was dependent on humans, and even got to the point where he was most comfortable around humans. I don't believe he was a good whale to try to reintroduce into the wild... between age, training and his history, there was no way he was going to be a success.

I think he should have stayed in Newport, OR, where they built a nice huge tank especially for him. He could have lived out his life in comfort, well cared for. I don't think there was a way he could have ever adapted back to the wild.

Good that we (I say we, I paid a little bit of it) got him out of that dolphin tank in Mexico (my information that it really was a dolphin tank comes from one of his trainers at the Oregon Coast Aquarium), but he should have stayed in Newport.

Growing up in Oregon, I got to meet several of Keiko's trainers who would travel around to schools to talk about him. Very interesting to hear about Keiko from their perspective...

[turkeyham]

Big Wallaby- Did you say you lived in Oregon? Was it Portland all this time? I use to live out in Corvallis. My parents moved out there when I was 2 days old. I went to a fun park on the weekends. Did you have a chance to go to Avery Park? It is on the outside of the OSU campus. Oregon State Beavers-a team with a 42 year loosing streak. Go Beavers!
I also went ice skating at the fair grounds in Eugene. There place is nicer and built better then Bendon County fair grounds.

The best places that my parents and their friends took us was: Omzi, the portland zoo, Organ grinder-large pizza place and Roses-big sandwich resturant. My parent's friends lived out in Legiswego. I know I can't spell that either.

One of the best places that we went were Spirit Lake before Mt. St. Helen's blew up. Saw minor amounts of ask on the top. Then when we got home a few days later from our Kahnetta trip to eastern Oregon, we learn that the valcano had exploded covering everything. When I went to the family reunion to Oregon, we stayed at the Inn at Otter Crest. We have a few friends who live near Moe's. That is the one near the Devil's Punchbowl. Now you can walk into the punchbowl. When I was little, I thought it would crash down. Also, my parents and their friends took us to Mary's Peak and also camping in a cabin at Mt. Reineer. That was fun too. Do you have any lasting memories or Oregon? :)

[ktulu]

All this talk about Free Willy reminds me of John Pinette...

[Zazu]

All this talk about Free Willy reminds me of John Pinette...
Reminds me of Pee Wee Herman.

[drcorey]

Reminds me of Pee Wee Herman.

hey really, thats why he lost his kiddy show. he freed willy....

[hobie16]

hey really, thats why he lost his kiddy show. he freed willy....
I thought he was abusing willie. :D:

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

I thought he was abusing willie. :D:

Well, there is abuse, and then there is ABUSE

HEHEHEHEHE

[Big Wallaby]

Lasting memories of Oregon? Where do I start? I love the Columbia Gorge, and who could not love the wine country? Going up to Mount Saint Helens... Actually, my favorite memories of St. Helens come from flight training.

Sad thing about the Organ Grinder... it's gone now. For those who don't know, imagine a place like Chuck E. Cheese's, but instead of a knock-off mouse, it's designed around a huge pipe organ, playing old time movies with the organ as the musical accompaniment. I wish I could have experienced it in my adult life.

Downtown, you have so much to do, and you just have to go about 20 miles to be in the middle of nowhere. For a relaxing day in the winter, Little Wallaby and I would go up to Bagby Hot Springs... just don't breathe too deeply there.

So many memories... but coming to be a Cast Member is worth going and visiting the Portland area.

[Zazu]

Lasting memories of Oregon? Where do I start?I started with family who came west on the 1845 wagon train to homestead in the Woodburn area. Great-great-granddaddy was a Southerner from Missouri though, and took to naming his sons after Confederate generals. My great-granddad was Jefferson Davis Beauregard Cooley -- now ain't that a fine old Oregon name?

G3 and his wife have their portraits hung in the state museum in Champoeg, and G2uncle Christopher Columbus Cooley's rifle is at the DAR museum across the parking lot.

Family moved to Salem for a time while Grandmother attended Willamette University in town. I'll still hold up the used bookstores there to the best in Portland, acre-by-acre. (And with Powells, that is the correct unit of measurement.)

To this day, I can't breathe in the smell of a burning field without thinking about those places.

[hobie16]

To this day, I can't breathe in the smell of a burning field without thinking about those places.
I still remember the wood smell when I'd go with my dad to pick up a load of presto logs at the Weyerhaeuser mill.

[turkeyham]

One of these days I want to go and stay and visit where I grew up. It was too bad that Oregon State Beavers and Oregon Ducks did not make it to the Rosebowl. That would be something to see. My dad taught electrical enginering at OSU. His office partner has written many college books for that degree. My dad's office partner is Octive Levenspeil. I want to go back and would like to see how the campus has changed.;)

[Ms. Matterhorn]

One of these days I want to go and stay and visit where I grew up. It was too bad that Oregon State Beavers and Oregon Ducks did not make it to the Rosebowl. That would be something to see. My dad taught electrical enginering at OSU. His office partner has written many college books for that degree. My dad's office partner is Octive Levenspeil. I want to go back and would like to see how the campus has changed.;)

Where did you grow up? I thought you went to Los Al High.

[Big Wallaby]

I started with family who came west on the 1845 wagon train to homestead in the Woodburn area. Great-great-granddaddy was a Southerner from Missouri though, and took to naming his sons after Confederate generals. My great-granddad was Jefferson Davis Beauregard Cooley -- now ain't that a fine old Oregon name?Now, where have I heard that name, Cooley before... Hmm...

I'll still hold up the used bookstores there to the best in Portland, acre-by-acre. (And with Powells, that is the correct unit of measurement.)Acre, kilometer... it all works. I do quite miss Powells.

[BRWombat]

Sad thing about the Organ Grinder... it's gone now. For those who don't know, imagine a place like Chuck E. Cheese's, but instead of a knock-off mouse, it's designed around a huge pipe organ, playing old time movies with the organ as the musical accompaniment. I wish I could have experienced it in my adult life.There was an Organ Grinder in Portland? I never knew there were any others. We used to have one in Denver, and it was the coolest place. The organ not only had the standard pipes, but lots of percussion and other sounds, plus the lights in the place danced along with music. The pizza was okay, but you didn't go there for the food!

[drcorey]

There was an Organ Grinder in Portland? I never knew there were any others. We used to have one in Denver, and it was the coolest place. The organ not only had the standard pipes, but lots of percussion and other sounds, plus the lights in the place danced along with music. The pizza was okay, but you didn't go there for the food!

we had a Organ Grinder here,
his monkey would beg for change then slap you five.

[Malpass93]

Yay! First post!

Anyway, two things.

1) Girl decides to stand up, and lift top up on the Splash Mountain downhill (indecent descent), only to complain to the CM about the camera. "It's sick!"

2) At Test Track, it broke down due to heavy rain. Sat doing nothing just after the rough road test, before the brake test. Couple sat in the back, decided to get out of the car and look for an exit. Then, the car starts again, and they try to follow the car. They eventually caught up.

Idiots!

[hobie16]

2) At Test Track, it broke down due to heavy rain. Sat doing nothing just after the rough road test, before the brake test. Couple sat in the back, decided to get out of the car and look for an exit. Then, the car starts again, and they try to follow the car. They eventually caught up.
That's part of the test.

Do The Brakes Work With No One Behind The Wheel?

PASS ( ) FAIL ( )

[BRWombat]

Yay! First post!...Hi, Malpass!

:welcome: to :sgt: from :wallaby: and :wombat: and a cast of thousands!!! :D: :D: :D:

[turkeyham]

I would rather have the test, you get out and get chased throughout the ride to see how fit you are. That's much better!!:eek:

Welcome to our home! You will enjoy this place as others from my work will be joinging soon with their stories.

[NormalVisual]

A few of my favorites:

- I was working lagoon load (resort side) at the Magic Kingdom monorail station during an exit, and I had one guy with a double-wide stroller waiting to board one of the wheelchair-accessible cars (the two middle cars on each train). I explained to the gentleman that he'd have to fold his stroller up before boarding in order to accommodate any disabled guests. He shot back with "well, I don't see any wheelchairs here!", to which I politely responded that there would be another stop before reaching his destination, and that I didn't know whether or not the Contemporary would need the car. He got a little more agitated, and it finally got to be time to release the train. He then made the critical mistake, saying "This train's not going ANYWHERE until we're on it!" I looked up at the driver, yelled "CLEAR!", and pulled the gate closed behind me as the train departed. I then said, "Sir, you're more than welcome to board the next train, but the stroller will need to be folded before boarding." "Let me speak to your manager!" "Certainly sir, I'll call him down to the station now." A short time later, the duty manager shows up, and the guest vents on him a little bit. The manager then explained that yes, he'd have to fold his stroller up if he wanted to board the train, and if that was a problem, he was welcome to go down to the ferryboat dock where he'd be allowed to put the stroller on as-is. The guest refused to look at me again, even after he boarded the train with his folded stroller.

- The kid that was rude to me and several other CMs on the platform, and thought it'd be funny to flip us off as the train started pulling out of the station. No problem, I just pulled the e-handle to stop the train, opened the door manually, and asked the kid rather firmly to disembark. He got off, I reset the handle, and the train went on its way. He got smart with me again, saying, "whatever loser, I'll just take the ferryboat", which prompted me to call the ferryboat dock, describe the kid, and ask that he not be allowed to board. They said "no problem, he's not getting on anything here", and then I explained to him that he now had two ways to get back to the TTC - he could either walk a couple of miles back to the TTC via World Drive, or he could beg Security for a ride. He chose Security, and I made a proactive call to the duty manager to let him know to expect an irate phone call. :-)

- Several shoplifters that thought they'd gotten away with something just because they were able to get on the monorail without being stopped by Security. Too bad they don't know that Security almost always calls us before they get there and we'll have the train hold just outside the next station until Orange County can arrive to give them a ride to 33rd St.

- "What time is the 3 o'clock parade?" It's an apocryphal CM story, but I've actually been asked that by a few people.

- Them: "Where does this train go?" Me: "Well, where are you trying to get to?"

Dumbest things I've seen a CM do:

- Taking a train back to shop without clearing it first, and then finding there are still guests on board once it's shut down for the night. Poor guests probably thought the train was going to come apart when they were going through the switches.

- My College Program trainee that got himself fired the night before his first day by trying to use a fake ID at Pleasure Island. Damn kid ended up making me have to work audience control at the TTC the next morning because they had nowhere else to put me.

- The College Program kid that thought he'd be slick on his last day and rant ON THE RADIO about how he thought Disney sucked and how we all were losers as he was shutting his train down for the night. The duty manager was waiting for him at Westgate and fired him on the spot. Pro tip: wait until AFTER your term of employment ends to badmouth everyone.

[turkeyham]

To bad mouth the office and crew is bad. We had an employee say that the managers were fired and she could control the office after orientation. It takes several years to get into management. Those who think they can get to the top of the company in 1 day has to be an idiot.:eek:

Welcome to Disneyland! Your dreams don't come true until you work at the park for several years.

[NormalVisual]

Welcome to Disneyland! Your dreams don't come true until you work at the park for several years.

At WDW they are more efficient in that they prefer to crush your dreams right away. :D:

Just kidding, every job has its ups and downs, and aside from a couple of clueless managers, on balance I enjoyed my time there.

[Big Wallaby]

- Taking a train back to shop without clearing it first, and then finding there are still guests on board once it's shut down for the night. Poor guests probably thought the train was going to come apart when they were going through the switches.That is bad in so many ways. For those of you who have not been on a monorail through a switch while sitting in a passenger car (that should be ALL of us), I can't even imagine what the experience is like. From the cab, you can feel every car as it goes through. It's kinda nice, there, to be hanging out over the front (or sometimes back) end of the train.

I really feel sorry for those guests. I don't care who they are, they did NOTHING to deserve that.

[EmptyCinema]

That is bad in so many ways. For those of you who have not been on a monorail through a switch while sitting in a passenger car (that should be ALL of us), I can't even imagine what the experience is like. From the cab, you can feel every car as it goes through. It's kinda nice, there, to be hanging out over the front (or sometimes back) end of the train.

I really feel sorry for those guests. I don't care who they are, they did NOTHING to deserve that.

Actually I have been on one of the monorails across a switch. It was about 1991-1992 (so I was like 7 years old) and I was on a monorail on the exterior loop. We held for about 15 minutes there and then were informed we'd be switching to the other track due to a mechanical issue on the monorail ahead. We crept forward at about 4-5 mph across the switch and onto the lagoon beam. If I recall correctly, we were between the Contemporary and the Magic Kingdom. Not sure why this course of action was chosen, but apparently they decided it was the right thing to do at the time.

[hobie16]

- Taking a train back to shop without clearing it first, and then finding there are still guests on board once it's shut down for the night. Poor guests probably thought the train was going to come apart when they were going through the switches.
That happened to me in Gothborg, Sweden. I had to walk back along the tracks about a half mile in below freezing temperatures. Another adventure!

We had an employee say that the managers were fired and she could control the office after orientation.
Sounds like some MBAs from Stanford and Harvard I worked with. They managed to take the stock price from $38 to $4.50. I was lucky enough to not have enrolled in the employee stock option plan.

[drcorey]

That happened to me in Gothborg, Sweden. I had to walk back along the tracks about a half mile in below freezing temperatures. Another adventure!

Sounds like some MBAs from Stanford and Harvard I worked with. They managed to take the stock price from $38 to $4.50. I was lucky enough to not have enrolled in the employee stock option plan.

the city bus gets them all the time. people fall asleep, and when they pull in the station and stop and see heads popping up...

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

the city bus gets them all the time. people fall asleep, and when they pull in the station and stop and see heads popping up...

You sure they were sleeping???

[sandravb79]

That happened to me in Gothborg, Sweden. I had to walk back along the tracks about a half mile in below freezing temperatures. Another adventure!



Something like that happened to me on the Brussels' underground. At the end station, every one has to get out, the train then continues in the "depot" and X minutes later it comes back on the other track in the station.
Well, it was rush hour, train fully packed (like 200 people per car when it says there is a maximum of 144), some strollers and old people. I usually wait until most are off and then take my turn to get off, I don't like the fighting (like at Disney at closing time: wait until most people have rushed out after fireworks instead of fighting the crowds).
Well, there are about 10 people, including me still on the train when teh sound goes to say the doors will close. Doors close, we're still on, train continues into depot and there it stops. Driver gets off, we bang on teh glass as to say "what now", he looks at us, shrugs and continues.
We've been there for over 30 minutes!!!

It wasn't really scary (hadn't seen the Creep horror movie then, haha!), but it was confusing as in "how will we get off this train now".

[mechurchlady]

That is a cool way to get even with SGs. Off the train means off the train there, lol. Could you imagine being slow getting off the Bobsleds so they put you on a siding. Sounds like Wal-Mart where the dogs can climb the shelves and get to the overnight customers who do not leave on time, muahaha. Ask Cujo about that.

[Noctourne Wonderland]

So, I've been a lurker for about two years, and I'm just now crawling out of the woodwork. The stupidest thing I've ever seen a guest do was just a few days ago in the queue for Pirates at Disneyland. If you've never seen it, there's a mansion-style building in New Orleans Square with fancy wrought-iron arches that have lanterns hanging from them. Well, dingbat #1 grabs one of the lanterns and STARTS SWINGING IT AROUND! :eek:
If that wasn't shocking enough, dingbat #2 decides to BANG HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ALREADY SWINGING LANTERN!! :dropmouth
I thought they'd break it. Forgeting all social graces (and my lovely Disneyland mood) I acutally said, "You....Stupid....Guest!" out loud. But by that point, the dingbat duo was farther ahead and couldn't hear me.

[BRWombat]

So, I've been a lurker for about two years, and I'm just now crawling out of the woodwork. Glad you're joining us in the land of the posters!

:welcome: to :sgt: from :wallaby: and :wombat:!!! :D: :D: :D:

...Forgeting all social graces (and my lovely Disneyland mood) I acutally said, "You....Stupid....Guest!" out loud. ...Yeah, you'll do well here. :D:

[felinefan]

So, I've been a lurker for about two years, and I'm just now crawling out of the woodwork. The stupidest thing I've ever seen a guest do was just a few days ago in the queue for Pirates at Disneyland. If you've never seen it, there's a mansion-style building in New Orleans Square with fancy wrought-iron arches that have lanterns hanging from them. Well, dingbat #1 grabs one of the lanterns and STARTS SWINGING IT AROUND! :eek:
If that wasn't shocking enough, dingbat #2 decides to BANG HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ALREADY SWINGING LANTERN!! :dropmouth
I thought they'd break it. Forgeting all social graces (and my lovely Disneyland mood) I acutally said, "You....Stupid....Guest!" out loud. But by that point, the dingbat duo was farther ahead and couldn't hear me.

Proof at last that SGs have nothing inside their heads, otherwise it would hurt! Impervious to pain, too! No wonder they think rules don't apply to them.

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

So, I've been a lurker for about two years, and I'm just now crawling out of the woodwork. The stupidest thing I've ever seen a guest do was just a few days ago in the queue for Pirates at Disneyland. If you've never seen it, there's a mansion-style building in New Orleans Square with fancy wrought-iron arches that have lanterns hanging from them. Well, dingbat #1 grabs one of the lanterns and STARTS SWINGING IT AROUND! :eek:
If that wasn't shocking enough, dingbat #2 decides to BANG HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ALREADY SWINGING LANTERN!! :dropmouth
I thought they'd break it. Forgeting all social graces (and my lovely Disneyland mood) I acutally said, "You....Stupid....Guest!" out loud. But by that point, the dingbat duo was farther ahead and couldn't hear me.

I would have been VERY tempted to assist him, and bang his head with the lantern until he took a nap!!!

heheheh

RUM?

[Eeyore Tattoo]

If that wasn't shocking enough, dingbat #2 decides to BANG HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ALREADY SWINGING LANTERN!! :dropmouth

Do you think it knocked any sense into him?

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Do you think it knocked any sense into him?

An SG? heck, it probably didn't even get his attention!!

heheheheheh

RUM?

[Noctourne Wonderland]

I was just afraid that the lantern would fall into the flume, sending electrical charges throughout the atraction, causing little Timmy, who insists on sticking his grubby little hands inn the *green* water to be fried like a mozzerella stick, and make the AAs spaz out-

"Show 'em your larboard side dear- KAHLGDFYUACNXAJEILKZ" :shock:

The of course the guests would swarm city hall, the parents of stupid little Timmy would sue Disney, and pirates would be closed forever, like the Skyway.

That's me, Disneyland fatalist. :rolleyes:

[mechurchlady]

I would not call you a fatalist. You just know what could happen if someone does something stupid. worst case scenario is that someone could get hurt or someone with a fatal disease will be at WDW or SeaWorld or DLR for one last trip and not get to enjoy the trip fully. SGs do not think about others as I found out with Calvin.

[drcorey]

yeah, open tourist season, with no bag limit...

[Zazu]

Do you think it knocked any sense into him?
It's a sure bet that it didn't knock any out!

[Big Wallaby]

Do you think it knocked any sense into him?Pfft. Yeah, right.

yeah, open tourist season, with no bag limit...Folks, we've got it from a priest. Father, can you back it up with any Scripture?

[Noctourne Wonderland]

yeah, open tourist season, with no bag limit...

WOOHOO! :twisted:

:machine:

Aren't Sg's fun?

[Captain C]

yeah, open tourist season, with no bag limit...
Be vewy vewy quiet. I'm hunting SGs. Heh Heh heh heh Heh :D:

[turkeyham]

Lets talk about SG teenagers from schools. This evening a group of teens were running through Frontierland. One dude dared the other dude he could leap frog a trash can. Sure did not to well, he lost his footing and face planted himself into a trash can. Boom! I was so funny.:eek::):D:

[EeyoresButterfly]

Haven't been on in awhile and have decided to return from obscurity.

oh god, that whole B'rer Rabbit thing is horrid and disgusting. I mean, I would never ever act like that around any of the characters. I enjoy meeting them for pictures and autographs, not to fondle them or abuse them. Good grief, what is the world coming to?

It amazes me the kind of abuse I endured in entertainment. One hauled out and punched Stitch in the back of the head, giving Stitch a migraine. At least the mom was properly apologetic, but it meant that the guests who had waited did not get to see Stitch because Stitch had to go backstage. Another time a father punched Stitch in the head and when told that he could not do so stated that he thought it was "funny." The attendant went round and round with him about it and he never did understand what he did wrong. He really should not have been able to get that picture.

Keiko was too dependent on humans, and failed to truly adapt to living in the wild.

I read about the time a whale carcass washed up on the beach, and this guy went out and was trying to remove the teeth from the jaws. Authorities told him repeatedly that it was illegal to remove or own whalebone in any form but he refused to stop trying to remove the teeth and was arrested. Since it's impossible to tell if whale bone or teeth came from an whale that died naturally or was hunted, they can't let anyone have any whalebone or teeth.

Once on Antiques Roadshow UK, somebody brought a beautiful carved ivory statue, and one of the assessors said that if they were to bring it to America, it would be taken away and smashed, because elephant ivory is also illegal to possess. Again, hard to tell if it was taken when it was still legal or not, so no ivory, either.

I hope they never come to my house! My grandmother grew up in China (her parents were foreign service) so we have a lot of antique ivory pieces purchased before it was illegal. I'm assuming there is some kind of loophole for antiques.

I had a really great SG story and it has completely slipped my mind.

[mechurchlady]

I hope they never come to my house! My grandmother grew up in China (her parents were foreign service) so we have a lot of antique ivory pieces purchased before it was illegal. I'm assuming there is some kind of loophole for antiques.

http://www.hsus.org/wildlife/wildlife_news/hsus_investigation_illegal_ivory_trade_in_our_own_backy ard.html
If there is documentation showing that the item is 100+ years old then it is allowed to be sold. Also it depends on the type of ivory as there are various types of animals that produce ivory.

[turkeyham]

I have seen kids running around in the planters in Frontierland. The last kid was warned by security to get out for her own safety. She ignored security and her parents. She tripied and fell face first into a sharp cactus. Cactus-1, Kid-0.

I went to the park with my mom, 3 nieces, my older sister & husband, and my second youngest sister. We were on It's a Small World and we were having bids if this boat in front of us. This stupid kid around the age of 7 kept his hand in the water all the time. We heard the cast members saying keep your hands in at all times. Little Timmy must have been quite stoned to understand this. He came 4 times very close to loosing his arm against the wall. Maybe for his own safety, he should be blocked in the middle of the boat like what they do on the parking trams.

Then when coming back to the parking lot, a large family was letting their kids sit at the corners of the tram. The tram driver made them get out and re-board in a safety matter. All adults had to sit near the sides and the kids in the middle. They were not happy. While the tram was in motion they tried to move around and got caught. The tram did stop, security got them off the tram and walked them away. The are lucky that this tram driver was not far from the loading area. SG should not be allowed to multiply!!!:twisted:

[joanna71985]

I had a really great SG story and it has completely slipped my mind.

Awww! :(

[BRWombat]

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I had a really great SG story and it has completely slipped my mind.Welcome back, EB!

You know, they say that as you age, the first three things to go are: (1) Your memory, (2) ... Um...

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I'll get back with you.

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Welcome back, EB!

You know, they say that as you age, the first three things to go are: (1) Your memory, (2) ... Um...

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I'll get back with you.

I thought memory was the Second thing to go in men...I think hair was the first......


what were we talking about?


RUM????

[drcorey]

I thought memory was the Second thing to go in men...I think hair was the first......

what were we talking about?

RUM????

yeah, I was so scared when my hair started falling out that I left it in my underware for weeks and weeks after. :D:

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

yeah, I was so scared when my hair started falling out that I left it in my underware for weeks and weeks after. :D:

yeah....Ummmmmmm


Thats not caused by old age!!!!!!!!


you should PROBABLY go see a doctor!!!!!!


hehehehhehehe

[Noctourne Wonderland]

What poseses people to run through the parks? At IASW recently, I saw a group od girls (in REALLY skinmpy outfits) running into the queue. I was pleasantly surprised when the CM told them to go back and walk. She must be/have been a teacher. :)

[hobie16]

Cactus-1
I bet it was more than one. :twisted:

[Goofyernmost]

I have seen kids running around in the planters in Frontierland. The last kid was warned by security to get out for her own safety. She ignored security and her parents. She tripied and fell face first into a sharp cactus. Cactus-1, Kid-0.

Want to know the outcome? Disney lawyers will probably inform management that all cactus plants should be replaced by dayglow orange, foam rubber models of cactus. Heaven forbid that people be responsible for their own stupidly induced injuries.

[GaTechGal]

yeah, I was so scared when my hair started falling out that I left it in my underware for weeks and weeks after. :D:

Corey, why in the world were you wearing your undies on your head?:D:

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Corey, why in the world were you wearing your undies on your head?:D:

Can't handle his RUM?

[CBeilby]

Corey, why in the world were you wearing your undies on your head?:D:

It's Corey. Do we really want to know?:eek:

[Shorty82]

Corey, why in the world were you wearing your undies on your head?:D:

We've known he already wears his collar backwards*, isn't that a short step to wearing undies on his head? :)

*Sorry, lame priest joke.