Wonderful CMs and stupid guests at DLP last weekend

[sandravb79]

I am just back of 3 wonderful days at DLP, filled with Disney-snow and real snow.
I have met wonderful CMs, like Gerard at the Bagagerie of the Santa Fe, Aziza at the Manhattan restaurant, and all those other CMs of whom I don't remember the name, at Cape Cod restaurant, at the Candy store (mm, that fudge was delicious!) at City Hall and at the Fantasyland station.
Mickey and Minnie, Chip & Dale, Belle, they were all so lovely!

OK, once in a while you get a grumpy CM, but well... that's life


Now, about stupid guests: the park was loaded with people from the Netherlands, and they are unbelievable!
We had the Good Morning Fantasyland breakfast twice, and were surrounded by the Dutch. They had their ziplock bags with them, so they could take about 10 croissants per person (ate 2, take 8 with them home), they had tupperware boxes to stock up on cheese and ham, and I think they will drink tea with sugar from Fantasyland during the next 5 weeks!

Something worse: a couple (Dutch of course) with some small children enters the restaurant (chalet e la marionette, or however that Pinocchio restaurant is called). They go to a table, put down their stuff, the lady picks up her baby and a diaper, goes to another table, puts the baby on teh table, changes the diaper and puts the dirty diaper in the trash bin just next to our table. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT????????? Restrooms were just next door!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

I asked the man: Don't you know the concept restrooms in Holland? Is that what they teached you????
His answer: I hope you enjoy your meal even more now that you have the smell of my baby's ****

I went to look for a CM, and asked if they could change the trash bin.

I feel sorry for you guys, really.

[Ho-say]

I've never understood the greediness of guests at that Fantasyland breakfast. We did that breakfast the last time I was at DLRP and there were many guests with bags, socking away enough ham, cheese and rolls that looked like it would last them for days . Absolutely incredible.... :rolleyes:

And they wonder why prices continue to go up? You have to pay for all that stolen food somewhere! LOL :D:

[PirateJohn]

I asked the man: Don't you know the concept restrooms in Holland? Is that what they teached you????
His answer: I hope you enjoy your meal even more now that you have the smell of my baby's ****
Frankly, I think I would have just fetched the diaper out of the toilet, walked over to his table, and smeared the load all over the surface of the table, and walked away.

[sandravb79]

Frankly, I think I would have just fetched the diaper out of the toilet, walked over to his table, and smeared the load all over the surface of the table, and walked away.

It was too early for me to come up with an idea like that... :twisted: :eek:

[sandravb79]

I've never understood the greediness of guests at that Fantasyland breakfast. We did that breakfast the last time I was at DLRP and there were many guests with bags, socking away enough ham, cheese and rolls that looked like it would last them for days . Absolutely incredible.... :rolleyes:

And they wonder why prices continue to go up? You have to pay for all that stolen food somewhere! LOL :D:

It's not only at the Fantasyland breakfast, it was exactly the same thing during breakfast at the Santa Fe.
There were even people trying to do this during the character breakfast at Café Mickey... putting away smoked salmon, all kinds of cheeses, muffins, ... But at least there, the CMs watch over it, and make them pay what they took
hehehe :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

[Taryn]

Frankly, I think I would have just fetched the diaper out of the toilet, walked over to his table, and smeared the load all over the surface of the table, and walked away.

Ah, but then a poor CM would have to clean it up...better to smear it in his face :twisted:

[Ottar]

Sadly, there is a lot of that in Europe. A few countries seem to have a sort of "nastiness-switch" that they turn on whenever they go abroad to certain countries. The dutch going to france is one example - dutch people in Germany are very nice and likeable. The brittish - same thing there.

I know a lot of american frenchises like McDonalds have similiar problems with european guests helping themselves to 250 napkins at a time... I've never understood it (I live in Sweden where we have assimilated a lot of american culture), but looking at the french equivalents to McDonalds you won't see self-serve napkins and straws etc. at all! You gewt one napkin, one straw and one packet of salt on your tray. Ketchup, mustard and mayo are usually not complimentary, they cost like 10 cents per packet.

It always strikes me as sad that people who pay to stay at Disney hotels feel that they have to degrade themselves to stealing hotel croissants instead of having a nice breakfastand then just going out and enjoying themselves...

[LittleDollClaudia]

Hon, unfortunately it's not an isolated incident. My hotel offers a deluxe continental breakfast with cinnamon rolls, yogurt, muffins and so on. I don't care what nationality they are, when it comes to free food, it's like this may be the last meal so gorging and hoarding happen. I cannot tell you how much the housekeepers have to throw away from these greedy bastards. And of course then they (the guests) complain about ants in their rooms. Go figure that one out. It's a crazy world... :confused:

[Manetoys]

I can't believe someone would change a baby in the middle of a restruant! That would kill MY appitete. There's got to be some unsanitory law against that.

[Panther007]

if that person who was changing the baby had sandles on i would go and barf all over their feet

or if he was wearing shorts and closed shoes i would barf all over their legs

[Kwahati]

You could always just walk up really close to their table (close enough that you have to say 'excuse me') then drop trou, squat down and leave a big steaming turd next to their table. Turn about is fair play. (I don't know if I could honestly crap on cue like that, but I know I could at least whip it out and piss on someone's shoes!)

[renwan86]

Well, i have to admit that i'm dutch. And to be honest i recognize this behaviour immediately. Dutch people are the most rude people you can imagine. I for one despise the dutch and their (our) mentality.

I've worked in themeparks for three years now and to this day people still manage to suprise me. And i've seen a lot.

[Canuikstan]

Well, i have to admit that i'm dutch. And to be honest i recognize this behaviour immediately. Dutch people are the most rude people you can imagine. I for one despise the dutch and their (our) mentality.
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I think its because of those shoes.. uncomfortable shoes would really make me grumpy.

:D:

[hobie16]

I think its because of those shoes.. uncomfortable shoes would really make me grumpy.

:D:
They're not as bad as...

Cruel Shoes

Anna knew she had to have some new shoes today, and Carlo had helped her try on every pair in the store. Carlo spoke wearily, "Well, that's every pair of shoes in the place."

"Oh, you must have one more pair ..."

"No, not one more pair...Well, we have the cruel shoes, but no one would want..."

Anna interrupted, "Oh yes, let me see the cruel shoes!"

Carlo looked incredulous. "No, Anna, you don't understand, you see, the cruel shoes are..."

"Get them!"

Carlo disappeared into the back room for a moment, then returned with an ordinary shoebox. He opened the lid and removed a hideous pair of black and white pumps. But these were not an ordinary pair of black and white pumps; both were left feet, one had a right angle turn with separate compartments that pointed the toes in impossible directions. The other shoe was six inches long and was curved inward like a rocking chair with a vise and razor blades to hold the foot in place. Carlo spoke hesitantly, "...Now you see why...they're not fit for humans..."

"Put them on me."

"But..."

"Put them on me!"

Carlo knew all arguments were useless. He knelt down before her and forced the feet into the shoes.

The screams were incredible.

Anna crawled to the mirror and held her bloody feet up where she could see.

"I like them."

She paid Carlo and crawled out of the store into the street.

Later that day, Carlo was overheard saying to a new customer, "Well, that's every shoe in the place. Unless, of course, you'd like to try the cruel shoes."

[turkeyham]

That's a good story. I think the parks should sell shoes like that. If you do something wrong and get punished by security. Wear the wong shoes on the feet. :D:

[DisneyMom]

Steve Martin Flashback;)

[hobie16]

Wear the wong shoes on the feet. :D:
There was a driving school in San Francisco's China Town run by a Richard Wong. Their motto was, "Learn to drive the Wong way!"

[felinefan]

There's also a Porky Pig cartoon where Porky runs afoul of some leprechauns in an old house. All Porky wants is to spend the night, but the leprechauns think he's trying to find and steal their gold. So they put him on trial and make him wear the Greedy Shoes. They force him to dance an Irish Jig through a creepy underground area; when Porky manages to get the shoes off at one point, the shoes haul off and kick him in the rear hard enough that he lands back in them. Finally, he awakens from a nightmare, doused by his host, and takes off down the road.

Now those are the kind of shoes SGs should be forced to wear when they refuse to follow rules or get an entitlement attitude, or otherwise act "non-Disney".

[Ms. Matterhorn]

There's also a Porky Pig cartoon where Porky runs afoul of some leprechauns in an old house. All Porky wants is to spend the night, but the leprechauns think he's trying to find and steal their gold. So they put him on trial and make him wear the Greedy Shoes. They force him to dance an Irish Jig through a creepy underground area; when Porky manages to get the shoes off at one point, the shoes haul off and kick him in the rear hard enough that he lands back in them. Finally, he awakens from a nightmare, doused by his host, and takes off down the road.

Now those are the kind of shoes SGs should be forced to wear when they refuse to follow rules or get an entitlement attitude, or otherwise act "non-Disney".

Dude! Paging DR. COREY! Dr. Corey, please find that cartoon on Youtube!

[Canuikstan]

Dude! Paging DR. COREY! Dr. Corey, please find that cartoon on Youtube!

Not Dr. Corey, but..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqw_Pff9y3c&feature=related

[Ms. Matterhorn]

Thank you, Canuikstan, that was great!
:porky:

[Syndrome]

My hotel offers a deluxe continental breakfast with cinnamon rolls, yogurt, muffins and so on. I don't care what nationality they are, when it comes to free food, it's like this may be the last meal so gorging and hoarding happen.
I know this is an old post but I just had to comment because it made me have a flashback. Once we were stayed at an MCO-area hotel that offered a breakfast. Mind you, this hotel was a real hell hole...the worst I'd ever stayed at in Orlando (got it on Priceline). We went to check out and walked over to look at the free continental breakfast, which was supposed to last for another hour or so. The buffet tables were all empty, but then we saw the workers all closing up boxes and containers and hauling them out to their cars!!! There was someone else waiting to check out, too, who had been there for 10 mins. and it was another 10 mins. before the clerk showed up. She said, "Oh, sorry, I was out feeding my kid in the car."

Maybe it was a hotel FOR stupid guests, run BY stupid guests!

[felinefan]

That's so sad, not to mention criminal, for hotel employees to steal from their employers like that. Bad enough when guests steal from a hotel, but it goes to show that there's a hazard in giving stuff away. They should consider the neighborhood.
If I were to travel, I would be checking out the place online; Yahoo! has a good Local feature, where people can give ratings and comments on businesses and services. There's also Epinions, and other similar services that give you a heads-up as to the kind of place it is. There's a paid service called Angie's List as well, but I think that's mainly for home services; I could be wrong.

[mechurchlady]

You mean they had their kid in the car, yikes. I use google street maps to see what the area is like. The Last trip showed that it was in the boondocks but near the freeway. The next trip shows the grounds partially and neighborhood so that I knew it was rather safe. I use the street view to see lots of things for my trips especially where I have to change directions.

I cannot do buffets or breakfast usually but do hate to see people stockpiling food. They take 3 apples and save them for later. Take some yogurt and save those for a midday snack. I do not trust priceline or any other site and book myself through the hotel site usually Motel 6 as they are cheapest and have the minimum I need.

[Syndrome]

Yep, apparently Mom kept the poor young uns in the car in lieu of a babysitter. Makes me cringe to think back on it (this was a few years back, when we still lived in Chicago) in light of the Casey Anthony case and her apparent solution for an inconvenient child.

All but that one MCO Priceline hotel were in the really nice North Exit airport area. We were willing to take the risk because it was just one pre-cruise night every couple of months, but after twice in that hellhole we would only bid for the top star places (that one was one star down...never knew how it ranked that high since the others in the same classification were great).

[Malpass93]

Hopefully no CMs there last month thought I was an SG. Can't remember doing anything daft, but...