Mistaken Memories...

[Polar33]

A post on MousePad made me recall this story from a not too long ago.

I was working in Frontierland when a guest comes up to me...
Guest: Where is the panning for gold?
Me: Panning for gold? That's not here, that's actually at Knott's Berry Farm.
Guest: No. We were here a few years ago and they had it somewhere around here.
Me: I guerentee you that it wasn't. But it is at Knotts...
Guest: (interrupting) No, you are mistaken.
Me: I've worked here for two years and came here as a guest frequently before that and for that entire time there's been no panning for gold. But Knott's has had one for as long as I can remember.
Guest: (to family) he dosn't know, let's ask someone else.

They went on to ask a nearby security CM who said the same thing. They didn't believe him either and continued on to ask countless other unfortunate CMs the same question.

Anyone else have any stories where you have been told that you're memories are faulty while the guest's are crystal clear?

[Zazu]

Polar33 wrote:Anyone else have any stories where you have been told that you're memories are faulty while the guest's are crystal clear?

My favorite was the woman who wanted to know when we had moved the Peter Pan attraction. She insisted that when she had visited as a child it had been where Pooh is now. No amount of information would convince her otherwise, including an original park map at City Hall that showed it right where it still is.

I understand how someone can get corrupted memories, I've certainly believed in memories that turned out to be wrong. But to persist in the face of hard evidence just makes me want to...
:throw:

[wheelieman]

My wife is convinced that they have moved the drops in POTC. Never mind that they would have to tear out the basement, rebuild the entire attraction, etc. She cannot be convinced that her memory is incorrect.

Some people's kids....


Dave in Minnesota [happily married, FOR NOW]

[SpaceRanger]

Oh yea... I love guests that get upset about you "lying" to them, or not knowing the right answer, even when you are right and they are wrong. I don't have a problem with it, until they start insisting that they're right, and just won't let it go. Last week I had someone ask me about the electrical parade, and I told them it was actually in DCA. But no, they were there last week, and it was in DL, we must have just moved it...

[SRT_GB]

I've gotten asked a couple of times about the log ride that takes you through a lumber mill (also actually at KBF). Worst part is since I'm a young guy, older people especially will just say "oh you're just too young to remember."

The other one I get a lot is "you guys had double strollers when we came last year." I've been working for over 3 years and the only time we had double strollers in that time was for a very short test run about 3 years ago.

[Freak]

Two words: Dolphin Show :lol: !

[Zazu]

SRT-GB wrote:The other one I get a lot is "you guys had double strollers when we came last year." I've been working for over 3 years and the only time we had double strollers in that time was for a very short test run about 3 years ago.

Rejoice that you don't. We've got doubles at all the WDW parks and they are a major menace. I've seen folks that pile three adults and two kids in the seat, with 50# of junk on the top, then wonder why the wheels won't turn.

[Righthander]

This has been a running joke with me, my family, and my friends since I worked in the park 10 years ago. I can't count the number of people who came up to me after going on Pirates and asked, "Why did they change it?" It got to a point where it was easier to say, "Disney likes to do that every few years." rather than ask what they mean and then get into the whole argument thing over what has changed and what hasn't. By the way, this is before they DID change it to take away the female-chasing pirates and show them as food-chasing pirates(PC stupidity).

[dl_keelboater]

"Why did they change it?"

Righthander,

I can honestly say that every time I think of Pirates, I think of you and that quote!

So, why did they change it? :?:

PS: UASGBBW Rules!

[Dante101]

I had an older guest who got all pissed off that the monorail didn't stop at the main gate anymore. Obviously he was thinking of WDW. And like these other people you guys mention, he didn't let it go. He kept insisting that the monorail used to stop at the main gate when it was first built. I told him when it was first built, it didn't even leave the park, and that they added the hotel extension a few years later. I don't know how the conversation ended. I'm sure I wanted to say something like "...whatever..." but that usually got people angrier. I think I said, "Hmmm, I don't know" which probably didn't make much sense, but gives the conversation a sense of finality (is that a word?)...

Also helps by pretending to get distracted by something else and slowly walking away. That was always a favorite of mine...

[tabacco]

Working at the DTD ticket booth I used to get a lot of guests who tried to tell me that the monorail used to run to the hotel. Of course, it did, but only because the hotel grounds used to extend out to the monorail. That doesn't satisfy people, though. They seem convinced it ran right into Marina tower lobby or something. The only way I found to get people to shut up about it was to tell them (truthfully) that I personally saw the platform being converted to the new design. They can't tell me I'm too young to remember if I saw it happen ;)

[LegoDan]

My wife is convinced that they have moved the drops in POTC. Never mind that they would have to tear out the basement, rebuild the entire attraction, etc. She cannot be convinced that her memory is incorrect.

Some people's kids....


Dave in Minnesota [happily married, FOR NOW]


You know the weird thing about this? if you watch the special edition of the DVD for pirates of the carribean there is a video of the ride when it first opened along with the opening ceremony, but any ways in the video of the ride the second drop is just after the jail scene, so your "stupid" guest could have possibly been right.

[Stduck]

I still say your wrong LegoDan! (yes I know who you are I know where you sleep...)

[flippin_mermaid]

I was working in Frontierland when a guest comes up to me...
Guest: Where is the panning for gold?
Me: Panning for gold? That's not here, that's actually at Knott's Berry Farm.
Guest: No. We were here a few years ago and they had it somewhere around here.
Me: I guerentee you that it wasn't. But it is at Knotts...



Actually, even the Pan-for-Gold is gone from Knott's now. :( And so is the Haunted Shack!

I've had numerous guests insist on things and tell me I'm "too young" to remember anything...I'm older than people think I am, first of all (I'm 26 but look no older than 17) and secondly, I have an excellent memory. I had a guest argue about where the Haunted Mansion was and I kept telling her and telling her...she was so rude and insistant that it "has always been in Fantasyland"...she left only to actually hunt me down about an hour or so later JUST to tell me that SHE was right....My eyes got all big :shock: and I was like, "Wha...?? You found it in Fantasyland??" and she goes, "No, YOU said it was in Fantasyland...I TOLD you it was in Frontierland!"....I just smiled and said, "Well good for you!" and then ran off to tell everyone how stupid she was...it's in NEW ORLEANS SQUARE, lady!! NOT Fantasyland, NOT Frontierland!! Jeez!!! She was wrong both times!

Oh, I also loved the guests who would insist that a certain item in a store was "cheaper" on Main Street or at another store there in Disneyland! LOL! We used to laugh so hard about those people...

[wheelieman]

^Hey Mermaid,

I think that Pan for Gold is actually still there. They just moved it over by to other side of Ghost Town, near the Train Store. Just to make sure, I checked their website and it is still listed. I haven't been at Knott's for a few weeks, so that gave me a scare that they would get rid of something so "legendary" you know.

Not trying to be a smart butt,

dave

[GMC]

My wife is convinced that they have moved the drops in POTC. Never mind that they would have to tear out the basement, rebuild the entire attraction, etc. She cannot be convinced that her memory is incorrect.

Some people's kids....


Dave in Minnesota [happily married, FOR NOW]


You know the weird thing about this? if you watch the special edition of the DVD for pirates of the carribean there is a video of the ride when it first opened along with the opening ceremony, but any ways in the video of the ride the second drop is just after the jail scene, so your "stupid" guest could have possibly been right.


umm that "stupid" guest is his wife...

[Dalisair]

Oh, I also loved the guests who would insist that a certain item in a store was "cheaper" on Main Street or at another store there in Disneyland! LOL! We used to laugh so hard about those people...

ACTUALLY... in the years past I used to get kinda upset cause this DID happen. I even tried to get a refund for the difference once. It seemed odd to me then, and I'm glad we have uniform pricing now... and certain areas that only sell certain items...

[Main Streeter]

but any ways in the video of the ride the second drop is just after the jail scene, so your "stupid" guest could have possibly been right.
LegoDan, a guest could have been right :?: A DLR guest??? Not even! Memories + guests = 0, zip, nada. Never think this thought again. Could be dangerous :P

[flippin_mermaid]

^Hey Mermaid,

I think that Pan for Gold is actually still there. They just moved it over by to other side of Ghost Town, near the Train Store. Just to make sure, I checked their website and it is still listed. I haven't been at Knott's for a few weeks, so that gave me a scare that they would get rid of something so "legendary" you know.

Not trying to be a smart butt,

dave

Oh that's so good to know! I get all panicky when that Cedar Fair or whoever they are starts changing stuff around! Last time I was there...which was about 3 years ago...I noticed they'd changed the hell outta that area right there in Ghost Town where the Pan for Gold HAD been...and I asked a KBF employee what happened and she told me that they got rid of it. So that's why I thought they had! But I know for sure that other certain things are gone from there...like Haunted Shack! So sad. :(
I also wish Disneyland had kept the Indian Village or at least upheld the native american heritage in Frontierland! I'm Cherokee and it seriously makes me sad to see that almost all "indian" culture is gone from Frontierland. They have a few fake pieces of indian merchandise, but that's it. And other people, especially native americans, have noticed that and asked me about it!

[flippin_mermaid]

Oh, I also loved the guests who would insist that a certain item in a store was "cheaper" on Main Street or at another store there in Disneyland! LOL! We used to laugh so hard about those people...

ACTUALLY... in the years past I used to get kinda upset cause this DID happen. I even tried to get a refund for the difference once. It seemed odd to me then, and I'm glad we have uniform pricing now... and certain areas that only sell certain items...

What, like back in the old days?? In the past 7 years I don't remember the prices EVER being different store to store. *shrug* but I could be wrong and I'll admit that. I'm just saying it's not happened to me in the past 7 years.

[GMC]

Oh, I also loved the guests who would insist that a certain item in a store was "cheaper" on Main Street or at another store there in Disneyland! LOL! We used to laugh so hard about those people...

ACTUALLY... in the years past I used to get kinda upset cause this DID happen. I even tried to get a refund for the difference once. It seemed odd to me then, and I'm glad we have uniform pricing now... and certain areas that only sell certain items...

What, like back in the old days?? In the past 7 years I don't remember the prices EVER being different store to store. *shrug* but I could be wrong and I'll admit that. I'm just saying it's not happened to me in the past 7 years.

i just never bought anything... problem solved.

[flippin_mermaid]

i just never bought anything... problem solved.

Well, THERE'S an idea! I wouldn't have ever bought anything, but I have a child who loves Disney stuff...so I of course have bought her stuff. Ok, I won't lie, I have also bought myself stuff! :P