Please Help Me Figure This One Out

[Syndrome]

I was out riding my horse today, so Mr. Syndrome went solo to AK. At Everest,
he had a FP, as did the party in front of them. Weird thing was, it was a dad
and three kids (i.e. four people) but they only had thre FPs. Dad tells the CM,
"I'm not going to ride, but I have to stay in the line with them" so he is allowed
to pass. Same thing at second checkpoint. Of course, when they got to the
coaster train, all four of them rode. Thing is, why the heck would they have
three FPs instead of four in the first place?!?! It was just bizarre!

[ThunderCat]

I was out riding my horse today, so Mr. Syndrome went solo to AK. At Everest, he had a FP, as did the party in front of them. Weird thing was, it was a dad and three kids (i.e. four people) but they only had thre FPs. Dad tells the CM, "I'm not going to ride, but I have to stay in the line with them" so he is allowed to pass. Same thing at second checkpoint. Of course, when they got to the coaster train, all four of them rode. Thing is, why the heck would they have three FPs instead of four in the first place?!?! It was just bizarre!It's not just Everest...

The scam goes like this: Say you have a family of, say six. Mom, Dad, Baby,
and three other kids. The three kids use their tickets for FPs at, say, BTMR.
Mom and Dad then get FPs at Splash Mountain. Mom and the Baby wait
outside while Dad "escorts" the kids through the FP lines at BTM and Splash.

The solution? Happened to me just today when I was at Merge Point: Mom &
Three Daughters come up and Mom hands me three FPs.

Me: You have three FPs and Four in your party?
Mom: Oh, I have to walk down with them.
Me: Then you need a FastPass to go past this point.
Mom: I can't wait with them down by the train?
Me: Unfortunately, I cannot let you pass without a valid FastPass. Sorry.

So, Mom left while her three daughters went on. Could have been worse: I
had one guy get in my face and say "yeah, you just TRY and stop me from
walking down with my kids!" and muscle past me.

[DLRFantasmic!Dan]

yup, I smell scam. But, if a group is like one or twp fast pass short, I let them
pass, if it is like more then three, then we have a problem here, unless it is valid
like it got wet or something logical.

[dizneeluvr]

scammers are in all shapes, sizes, and whatever. i have a little tale, not park
related, but airline related on our way to WDW. anyone who has ever flown
Southwest airlines knows its first come first serve seating. A B or C. your
boarding pass is A B or C based on when you check in. so all passengers sit on
the floor in their appropriate rows way ahead of time. so these 2 women,
apparently didn't want to wait, get in row A, when the flight attendant saw
their boarding pass had B, they were told they were in the wrong line, go to B
and moved them to the FRONT of B in front of at least 40-45 people. They
were spanish and faked their ignorance. I said, why not make them go to the
end of the line? but was ignored. i'm sure these people do this quite
frequently. but i would've made move to the end of the line.

[Rob562]

scammers are in all shapes, sizes, and whatever. i have a little tale, not park
related, but airline related on our way to WDW. anyone who has ever flown
Southwest airlines knows its first come first serve seating. A B or C. your
boarding pass is A B or C based on when you check in. so all passengers sit
on the floor in their appropriate rows way ahead of time. so these 2 women,
apparently didn't want to wait, get in row A, when the flight attendant saw
their boarding pass had B, they were told they were in the wrong line, go to B
and moved them to the FRONT of B in front of at least 40-45 people. They
were spanish and faked their ignorance. I said, why not make them go to the
end of the line? but was ignored. i'm sure these people do this quite
frequently. but i would've made move to the end of the line.Speaking of Southwest's A,B,C boarding... *WHY* do people stand or sit and
wait in the "A" line??? They'll be the first people to board, and will have their
choice of seats. There's no need to sit there. If I'm in the A group, I always
just sit in the chairs and join the end of the A line when it's almost done
boarding. I've never had a problem getting my choice of aisle or window, even
being the very last person in Group A on a flight where it seemed half the
plane was a pre-board family with kids. I'd rather sit in a (semi)comfortable
chair than sit on the floor or stand while waiting.

-Rob

[Syndrome]

Because they want the exit row or a specific seat.

[ktulu]

I was out riding my horse todayWill you adopt me? I am already grown, have a good job, wife and child. So
you don't need to support us, just take us on family vacations ;)

[Syndrome]

Sure...just take number! ;)
We have quite a few people in line already due to the Disney cruises. :D:

[Syndrome]

Oh, and pathetically enough, my horse is named Figment...I cringe when people
recognize the reference but think it's because of the current travesty...er,
version of Imagination.

[darph nader]

I figured you would have named your horse,Mirage. :D:

[CycloneMan]

My aunt went down to the Magic Kingdom a few years ago for the first time.
Well, she thought Fastpass was one ticket for two people (sg), and her, her
sister, her best friend and her husband went up to Space Mountain, and when
they got to the station they were actually shocked that it was only one person
for one ticket (sg). But after talking to the CM and explaining it was a pure
mistake, the CM let them through. But here's the kicker, the CM never took the
FP! So they gave it to two people after they got off.

-Dainan "I felt this was appropriate for this topic" Rafferty

[Syndrome]

I figured you would have named your horse,Mirage. :D:
:p: :p: :p:
I could sooooooooooo comment on that, but I am restraining myself through a
supreme effort of will!! Syndrome riding Mirage.....noooooooo, I am NOT gonna
go there!!!!

[dazyhill]

Sorry, this is not on the subject of FP, but I'm a die-hard horse lover. What kind of horse is Figment, Syndrome? I don't have a horse , so I have to take my passion out on collecting Breyer models and other horse things.
My best friend is luckier. Although she doesn't have a horse either, she works at Circle D at DL.
Favorite Disney Horse: Rover Boy #6

[Syndrome]

He's an Appaloosa...registered name is Figments Imagination. I have a 30 year
old Appy named Cochise, too, but he's still in Chicago because I didn't want to
subject him to the 1200 mile move to FL. Below is a collage of Figment that I did
for a horse bb I'm active on:

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g182/bnlifeskills/allfig.jpg

[Main Streeter]

I figured you would have named your horse,Mirage. :D:darph, "Mirage" is one of our horses. He's a Beautiful chestnut & white sweet guy. You are spooky. :confused: ;)

[darph nader]

darph, "Mirage" is one of our horses. He's a Beautiful chestnut & white sweet guy. You are spooky. :confused: ;)
Kinda weird too,so what's your point (j/k). :rolleyes:
At work we have a girl,who until she changed her hair color, was a spitting image of Mirage. Now thats 'spooky'. :eek:

[Main Streeter]

Kinda weird too,so what's your point (j/k). :rolleyes:Have no point! :( Unlike the one on your head. :D: :p: :D: At least I clear my PMs. Wanna try this? ROFL Watch it Mr. Map guy. :)

[dazyhill]

Great photos of Figment Syndrome! BTW there are two great (but very rare) fantasy books that feature Appaloosas that are worth hunting down and reading. The books are The Heavenly Horse From the Outermost West and its sequel Piper At The Gate.

[darph nader]

Have no point! :( Unlike the one on your head. :D: :p: :D: At least I clear my
PMs. Wanna try this? ROFL Watch it Mr. Map guy. :)

How the heck do you know I have a pointy head?? You gotta link to a spy
satellite?? Checking up on me at work?? :rolleyes:

(ps ,i finally cleared out 'some' of my pms,i may be old,but i'm slow) :D:

[Main Streeter]

How the heck do you know I have a pointy head??
(ps ,i finally cleared out 'some' of my pmsMIB @ Alfies referred to pointed head anomaly. :D: Makes us love you even more. You should be proud you can be identified easily in a crowd. :p: :) darph, you only cleared your PMs cuz I publicly bitched. ;) U R one of a kind. :rolleyes:

[darph nader]

One of kind,yes.
When they made, me they broke the mold. Then they beat the shit out of the mold-maker. :cool: