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americawestguy
03-18-2009, 11:50 PM
hey i was just wondering what are some stupid guest stories or angy guest stories from the matterhorn. i am sure there a few out there!!
CBeilby
03-20-2009, 09:26 AM
I remember once, from my AP days, when I saw a kid standing up on the ride. I don't know the outcome, mind you.
GuestJockey
03-21-2009, 02:48 PM
Must...resist...Dolly story.
GRUMPY PIRATE
03-21-2009, 05:45 PM
Must...resist...Dolly story.

Come on!!! Ya know you WANT TO!!!!!!!!


hehehehehehe
mechurchlady
03-21-2009, 09:01 PM
Must...resist...Dolly story.
If not the Dolly story then about the guy who lost his finger on the ride.
GuestJockey
03-22-2009, 11:17 AM
OK, I feel terrible calling it an SG story because Dolly wasn't all there, so she can't be entirely blamed. But for those who don't know the story of "Dolly's Drop", here goes:

Dolly and little boy (nephew or something) are riding Matterhorn. Little boy is alone in front seat, Dolly is alone in back seat. Little boy starts to wriggle out of seat belt or stand up or something (the story changes whenever I hear it), Dolly unbuckles herself and sits UP ON THE BACK of the bobsled trying to reach child. This happens just before the point on the Tomorrowland side where one track dips under the other, which crosses overtop. Dolly's track dips, Dolly clotheslines herself on the crossing and falls off the back of the sled. The next sled behind her makes it past her as she lies on the side of the track, but then she tries to crawl and crawls back onto the track and is struck by the 2nd one to come along. splat.

It's called Dolly's Drop forevermore.
GuestJockey
03-22-2009, 11:19 AM
A much better SGdeath was the guy who got out of the PeopleMover inside the Tron part and tried to run alongside it. He didn't realize that once you get outside the building, the siding disappears. He literally ran right off the end of the track like Wyle E. Coyote off a cliff. I think that one won a Darwin Award.
GRUMPY PIRATE
03-22-2009, 12:15 PM
IT sounds like Dolly was trying to help but didn't realize the danger, when was that?

I remember reading about the people mover one on Snopes, but I think some of the details were different.
smart1hermione
03-22-2009, 03:53 PM
the question is, can we call the dead stupid? that's just salt in the wound.

i like to think that high schooler entering the park on grad night has SO MUCH SG on any ride potential.
GRUMPY PIRATE
03-22-2009, 05:23 PM
the question is, can we call the dead stupid? that's just salt in the wound.

i like to think that high schooler entering the park on grad night has SO MUCH SG on any ride potential.

well, I know its bad, but YES. thats why there are such things as the Darwin Awards.

I've done my share of stuffing people in body bags, and its sad when its a result of an accident, but it borders on insane when you die as a result of your own stupidity.

Life is short, and perhaps I have a warped sense of humor, but you gotta laugh at the way some of the morons check out of this level of existence.
Teddykeiko86
03-22-2009, 06:33 PM
There was another gentleman who stoop up on the matterhorn as the bobsled reached the top of the lift. There used to be an opening where you could see out and view the park, it is close up now. Anyway, he either fell or was knocked off balance by a preceeded bobsled, he fell and died.
Ms. Matterhorn
03-24-2009, 11:17 AM
A teenager stood up and got his head and faced all scraped up from the rock above. He came down to unload all bloody. First Aid came and took him away. When they called his mother, she refused to believe it was her son, because she was sure he was "at school".

If you're gonna ditch school, don't compound it by doing something stupid at the happiest place on earth!
Disneyguy85
03-24-2009, 11:56 AM
If you're gonna ditch school, don't compound it by doing something stupid at the happiest place on earth!

Ah, but that's what most teenagers do best, unfortunately.

I often wonder if the Matterhorn Bobsleds would be better off with lap bars.
Lasolimu
03-24-2009, 02:31 PM
Ah, but that's what most teenagers do best, unfortunately.

I am so glad I don't fit into this category anymore because I was never like the stereotype and I hated people putting me in there, even if it is the case that most are like that. Now I can use the stereotype.
hobie16
03-24-2009, 02:38 PM
A teenager stood up and got his head and faced all scraped up from the rock above. He came down to unload all bloody. First Aid came and took him away. When they called his mother, she refused to believe it was her son, because she was sure he was "at school".


There's something very Zen about this. :twisted:
GuestJockey
03-24-2009, 02:56 PM
There's something very Zen about this. :twisted:

That's just...like...your opinion, man.
hobie16
03-24-2009, 05:22 PM
That's just...like...your opinion, man.
Totally dude!
GRUMPY PIRATE
03-24-2009, 06:05 PM
Totally dude!

Oh Jeez, Hobie is channeling Spicoli!
Disneyguy85
03-24-2009, 09:10 PM
I am so glad I don't fit into this category anymore because I was never like the stereotype.

Good for you! :cool:
hobie16
03-25-2009, 09:21 AM
Oh Jeez, Hobie is channeling Spicoli!
It's the Zen.
AlpineDL
04-11-2009, 09:08 PM
From old topic Seatbelt Follies (http://www.stupidguesttricks.com/showthread.php?t=2324):
Seriously, do people use seatbelts on their drive to the park or what? Now the Indy/Tours/Soarin/Tower variety are one matter, but some of the things I've seen people try to do with Matterhorn belts, and the Heimlich/Dumbo variety just astound me.


The One-sided seatbelt idea, where someone has one of the ends of the seatbelt and is looking for some spot to plug it into the opposite wall of the vehicle. I know going from Indy to an elephant could make someone figure on plugging it into the vehicle, but usually the other end is already on their lap or something, and is clearly visible when sitting down. One side of the belt doesn't even reach where they're trying to go anyways.
The Loose-strap buckle attempts, where people try to stick the end of the male side of the belt into the female buckle. Now seriously, since when does the cloth part of a seatbelt act as the part that you stick in the buckle? Maybe look 6 inches up the belt at the actual metal tooth thing the extra strap is coming out of?
The Tightening confusion, where somehow people have no idea how to manually tighten a seatbelt. Again, I can understand after riding Star Tours that one might figure another ride seatbelt would pull in tension on its own, but did nobody have an old nasty station wagon in the 80's where they had to sit in the middle on some twisty road even though they warned their siblings they'd puke, and have that one cheap lapbelt that tightened up by pulling on the extra strap? Did they not loosen the belt by pulling that same extra strap the other way through the buckle 10 seconds earlier? Is looking down and doing nothing, then preceding to continue fondling your skanky girlfriend crammed in the seat between your legs a proper response to "Tighten up your belt please"? :oweye:
Looping belts around random s*** happens a lot too. You know those bars to hold onto inside bobsleds? Yeah, let's loop the seatbelt through those (it's pretty hard to fit through) so the belt is like 6" away from our body! I'm sure it's supposed to work that way! Another great idea to loop the belt through the handle of a purse, camcorder bag, etc, so that it's directly between the belt and someone's body. I'm sure that'll be comfortable and safe while coming to a fast stop. I'd imagine Tower and Indy have this problem a lot too, even with the PLEASE PUT YOUR STUFF HERE bags right there in the cars.
I will not even get into the "there are two belts, one for each rider" issue. :deadhorse:


So, any good stories from the more high-tech seatbelt rides? I know people would freak out on Indy getting advanced to belts, since now they seem to be really clear on spieling that they'll get checked ahead, but there have to be some very amusing stories aside from that.
GRUMPY PIRATE
04-11-2009, 09:17 PM
interesting, but the section labeled "the lose strap buckle" describes an old style tention seatbelt, where the male end of leather/canvas fits into a "female" buckle and the tentsion is applied by pushing the buckle down, the underside has small serations that dig into the material and hold it taught.

Mostly seen in older aircraft, like earily Cessna's etc.
Teddykeiko86
02-27-2011, 02:50 PM
What about the "let's-sit-side by side- after bobsled-enters-lift".. "they won't notice" stunt? Doesn't that require an E-Stop?
TikiLust
05-22-2011, 01:54 PM
Finger lost was from a newlywed (groom), and it was on Splash. My husband was the Splash lead that day (and yes, he and the crew went looking for the finger). They located it, retrieved it, and it was reattached.

A happy ending. :)
TikiLust
05-22-2011, 01:57 PM
Dolly died in January 1984. Had friends working Matterhorn that day. :eek:
darph nader
05-22-2011, 03:26 PM
On behalf of the BDoSGT, Welcome,TikiLust,,,,,have a beverage.

:coke::rumncoke::beer:
tommy_b
05-24-2011, 06:28 PM
A much better SGdeath was the guy who got out of the PeopleMover inside the Tron part and tried to run alongside it. He didn't realize that once you get outside the building, the siding disappears. He literally ran right off the end of the track like Wyle E. Coyote off a cliff. I think that one won a Darwin Award.

Ah, if only it were that simple... it was a grad nite and the guest was pretty toasted on drugs. He climbed out the PeopleMover car he was in and tried to climb back in the front car.

He slipped and fell in front of the Mover and if you knew Mover it didn't stop for anything. The Mover pushed him forward and continued to bounce on him and pull him in deeper. Two girls in the car were screaming their heads off. The ride lead on Tomorrowland Skyway had to get the PM e-stopped by using colorful language with the person who answered the phone.

They had to shut down half of Tomorrowland to evacuate PM and shut the rides that could see the accident. Anaheim PD, Anaheim FD, OP1, they called in the head of maintenance from home. It was an ugly, ugly night.

That was how the ride got its nickname, the PeopleEater.
Ms. Matterhorn
05-24-2011, 06:32 PM
Also known as PeopleRemover
Big Wallaby
05-24-2011, 10:32 PM
Hello, TikiLust and tommy_b. :sgthello:

You've had your drink and cool welcome, and now your final welcome will begin shortly. I call it your final welcome because few people survive to tell of it. Don't believe me? Look at how many members we have who have never posted anything, or only ever posted once over the years. You should start running now.
tommy_b
05-25-2011, 10:31 AM
Hello, TikiLust and tommy_b.

You've had your drink and cool welcome, and now your final welcome will begin shortly. I call it your final welcome because few people survive to tell of it. Don't believe me? Look at how many members we have who have never posted anything, or only ever posted once over the years. You should start running now.

How do you type with those stubby little paws?
Lasolimu
05-25-2011, 10:47 AM
Greetings TikiLust and tommy_b, I am the resident dragon and would like to offer you a very warm* welcome to that slice of the internet we call SGT. This website contains threads with quick twists and turns and I would like to advise you to not try too hard to keep up with them. Please keep your hands, arms, and legs safely inside the website at all times and enjoy your stay.

*this instance of warm is actually hot**... very hot

**this instance of hot means that you are now literally on fire, I would like to take this opportunity to apologize for any inconvenience
Big Wallaby
05-25-2011, 01:59 PM
How do you type with those stubby little paws?4,285 posts as of the moment I hit send here, and Backspace is usually the first key to go on my keyboard.
BRWombat
05-25-2011, 02:56 PM
How do you type with those stubby little paws?Try to imagine how it felt to be in a safari vehicle with him driving with those same paws...
tommy_b
05-25-2011, 04:20 PM
Greetings TikiLust and tommy_b, I am the resident dragon and would like to offer you a very warm* welcome to that slice of the internet we call SGT. This website contains threads with quick twists and turns and I would like to advise you to not try too hard to keep up with them. Please keep your hands, arms, and legs safely inside the website at all times and enjoy your stay.

*this instance of warm is actually hot**... very hot

**this instance of hot means that you are now literally on fire, I would like to take this opportunity to apologize for any inconvenience

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