What have attractions been called?

[IndyandMarion]

By that I mean what other names have guests (In my case because of the book, tourists/idiots) called attractions (Not what CMs call them), things such as:

Tower of Terror: Terror of Tower, Terror Tower

Fantasmic!: Fantasia, Fantastic, Fantasy, Spectromagic, Sorcerry in the Sky.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Playground-Honey I Shrunk the Audience (Audience is at EPCOT, common mistake). Fifels Playground (Dont ask, I just popped the woman in the head...in my mind anyways).

Honey I Shrunk the Audience-Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Playground

Star Tours-Star Trek ride

Astro Orbiter (Which turned into an argument)-Mission: SPACE

Test Track-Track Test, Fast Track

[TheManator]

I know all of this doesn't exactly apply to Disneyworld, but I've heard the following:

At DL (by other guests):

Indiana Jones Adventure - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indy Jungle Ride

Autopia - Bumper cars, go-karts

At WDW (by other guests):

Star Tours - Star Wars (by my own friggin dad who rides that ride about 50 or 60 times when we go)

Haunted Mansion - The Haunted House

That's all I can remember; haven't been to a disney park in almost 5 years now....::sigh::..

[IndyandMarion]

I normally let stuff like Star Tours and Indiana Jones slide simply because they are just too damn alike in the names. Ok so maybe not star tours. But Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye....Thats easy to get mixed up since both ToD and FE are so closly named.

[trojantuba]

Fantasmic-Fantasia, That light Show

Indiana Jones-The Temple of Doom Ride

Tomorrowland-Tomorrow's Kingdom(done in a very proper Brit. Accent)

Jungle Cruise-The Jungle Safari Ride, that ride where they tell the stupid jokes

Pirates of The Carribean-The Pirate thing.

sigh...

[GMC]

I hate the, "where do you work?"

"the steam trains at disneyland"

"oh yeah the one where the guy died, that must be scary for you"

"(F-off), the big one that goes around the park!"

"what?"

"with the grand canyon, and the dinosaurs"

"oh so you work at Knott's"

"leave"

or

"that one George Lucas Ride"

"there are two"

"well what's the deal with that any way, what does that have to do with disney?"

"what does [any non-disney ride, ie space, screamin, jungle, thunder, vehicles, autopia] have to do with disney, it's just fun."

[GMC]

When going through the jungle to get to new orleans, the auto-speil says this is your stop for critter country, fronteirland, adventureland, and of course new orleans. Inevitably, when leaving the station[new orleans] a guest will ask, "what's the nearest stop to fronteir land?"

"well you just missed it" or "this was it"
"oh crap can i still get off?"
"no the train is already in motion."
luckily, they laydown and accept their fate, to ride it through to toon town, as of yet i havent' had anyone become irate, or try and jump off, even tho it's awckward to stand there in front of them while they're stressing about missing their stop, even tho i've already informed them of the best way to where they wanted to go.

[leftcoaster]

So what's the big deal about calling a attraction something close to what the name actually is?

Fast Track, the Limo ride, Pirates, the auto/car ride, the big ball, the large golf ball - BIG DEAL.

Some guests are not Disney experts, nor Disney-aholics.

Do you know every part in your car ? Or do you tell the mechanic 'this doohicky is broke ?'


I do agree though that "Where is the Spiderman ride?" , "Why did you move the Hulk coaster?" or "My kid wants to get picture with Tweety." is ridiculus, but messing up a name slightly is no reason to think that guests shouldn't be allowed to enter a Disney theme park.

[Thatguy]

sorry, I tried and couldn't find the post that said they shouldn't be allowed to enter.

[CujoSR]

When going through the jungle to get to new orleans, the auto-speil says this is your stop for critter country, fronteirland, adventureland, and of course new orleans. Inevitably, when leaving the station[new orleans] a guest will ask, "what's the nearest stop to fronteir land?""Get off at the 4th stop sir."

[Polar33]

Do you know every part in your car ? Or do you tell the mechanic 'this doohicky is broke ?'

Interesting you should say that...I was at the mechanic just last week and I kept referring to the catalytic converter as a catalyst converter.

Thankfully I'm not banned from the repair shop, we both had a good laugh over it in fact. Although if I were in his shoes I could completely see it becoming annoying after the first thousand times too.

Besides, in a way it's actually fun to find out the new names people come up with. I may have been asked how to get to the Matterhorn a million times, but when someone asks how to get to Mickey's Mountain it tends to bring me out of the mundane norm, if only for a moment.

[SplashMtnBoy]

Wrong names are also given by guests for FastPass. I've heard them call it:
QuickPass
SpeedPass
E-Pass
Fast Track
ExpressPass

-Brer Joe

[bartman454]

In possibly one of the dumbest guest tricks ever (if not ever then definitely top ten.) One guest called the backlot tour "the castle" Oy! those were the days.

[RiaLucia]

Some guests are not Disney experts, nor Disney-aholics.
Nor do we expect them all to be, but in all seriousness, if you can't bitch to your fellow CMs about how many times a day you hear Test Track referred to as Fast Track, then who can you bitch to?

I worked in Epcot, so I was constantly hearing new names for Spaceship Earth, and that one I definitely let slide because for one, before I worked there I didn't know its proper name, and two, it's not necessarily blaringly obvious what it is, plus I liked hearing any new creative names they'd come up for it. Usually it'd just be "the big ball" though.

I was based right outside of Honey I Shrunk the Audience, so I got "..shrunk the kids" all the time, and I'd always repeat it back to them with the correct name. Smiling nicely and not condescendingly of course, so they didn't think I was being a smart ass.

World Showcase got called: the worlds, the villages, the cities, but most commonly was just called "the countries"

The absolute scariest was when I was approached by two guests and one was obviously very puzzled as she asked "How do I get to Mickey and Minnie's Castle?"

"Ah, you mean Cinderella's Castle?"

"Yeah."

"That is located in the Magic Kingdom, which you can get to by..." ((insert long explanation with monorail, transfer, or bus here))

"Oh."

[IndyandMarion]

There is only one exception that I know of that ANY cm at WDW is willing to make.

And that is for Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Playground and Honey, I Shrunk the Audience.

Simply due to the 99.9% similar names.

Other than that, we have maps, WITH the names of the attractions for a reason. The maps are located right inside the gate of every park in some form, read it, study it, and read the names as they are written, not as you think you see them.

[DisneyPrincess]

I was based right outside of Honey I Shrunk the Audience, so I got "..shrunk the kids" all the time, and I'd always repeat it back to them with the correct name. Smiling nicely and not condescendingly of course, so they didn't think I was being a smart ass.

"Ah, you mean Cinderella's Castle?"


When I have new trainees I teach them to repeat back the correct name with a smile too.

and while we're on that topic, probably the most common mess up - it's Cinderella Castle ;)

[CujoSR]

Little off topic, but I hate when people call "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers." "The Twin Towers." Arrgh... Totally different thing.

[coldfire409]

Little off topic, but I hate when people call "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers." "The Twin Towers." Arrgh... Totally different thing.
Yeah, I know what you mean by that one, especially since the towers were on the oppisite sides of middle earth! :throw:

[CujoSR]

well I was referring to the world trade center. "The Twin Towers," it pisses me off.

[leftcoaster]

well I was referring to the world trade center. "The Twin Towers," it pisses me off.
You could say "They don't exist anymore."



Ok, sure there are map at the entrances to each with the attraction names listed. Last I remember, the guests were there to have a good time, not to have to 'memorize what the attractions' names are.' Sure, questions are a little extreme, but maybe some of them haven't been educated by a disney-aholic, so they really have no clue- as we know.

Make sure you tell the guy when you take your car in for repair, that the thimgamabob doesn't move the doohicky. After he gives you a smart ass answer, remember the last guest that asked you in MGM where Spiderman was.

[IndyandMarion]

Ok. Maybe its from lack of sleep or something but let me clear this little problem that I think your having (Leftcoaster).

It seems that your a little irked that I called guests dumb (or whatever it was I said). You dont know about me and the book Im constantly working on called Here's Your Sign: The Disney Saga. If you did, you'd understand why I call them this.

And here's another thing that is weird to me. This site (if you haven't noticed, is for stupid guest tricks. Meaning we post stupid stuff that guests do, be it stupid questions, not following directions, whatever). Your going after me, but not the site. If your ticked about me calling them stupid or dumb, then you need to go after the entire site or just leave. In the words of Ron White: That's profilin, and profilin is wrong.

Dude, Im not trying to start a war or anything. That's the last thing I want, but Im just tellin ya.

Anywho, Finally going over to the heaven of Area 3 today (Rockin Roller Coaster), its heaven to area 3 people because most positions are inside or under complete shade. Willing to bet I'll be getting people calling it the Hulk or some other coaster.

Oh and here's a question that actually was a HYS, but it wasnt.
Woman came up to me and asked me where she could view the coaster from outside.
-Ma'ma the coaster is completely inside.
-Oh but there's part of it right there (Pointing to the guitar handle morphing into a track...which is obviously not part of the track).
-No ma'ma, that is just for looks.
-Oh, ok.

Like I said, boarder line but it was deemed a non HYS question during a meeting when it was brought up that when most people think Roller Coaster they think its outside. Disney, likes to confuse people so there was the answer we were looking for.

And just to continue with the sarcasticness (Its a word now if it wasnt before) that I give at work to mostly friends...I do my own car repairs so I won't need to worry about asking where the doohicky is that drives the whatchamacallit. :lol:

[coldfire409]

Make sure you tell the guy when you take your car in for repair, that the thimgamabob doesn't move the doohicky. After he gives you a smart ass answer, remember the last guest that asked you in MGM where Spiderman was.
I'm certain that auto mechanics probably make fun of us just like we make fun of the guests. Like Indy and Marion said this site is about bitching about aspects of your job and the guests. From what I've seen all over this site, and on this thread, all we are doing is making fun of them. Which I'm certain that other people would do in a similar situation.

[CujoSR]

Ok. Maybe its from lack of sleep or something but let me clear this little problem that I think your having (Leftcoaster).

It seems that your a little irked that I called guests dumb (or whatever it was I said). You dont know about me and the book Im constantly working on called Here's Your Sign: The Disney Saga. If you did, you'd understand why I call them this.

And here's another thing that is weird to me. This site (if you haven't noticed, is for stupid guest tricks. Meaning we post stupid stuff that guests do, be it stupid questions, not following directions, whatever). Your going after me, but not the site. If your ticked about me calling them stupid or dumb, then you need to go after the entire site or just leave. In the words of Ron White: That's profilin, and profilin is wrong. guys cool it or take it to a PM. I don't wanna lock any more topics.

[leftcoaster]

Ok. Ok. IndyandMarion, you are right. Mea Culpa. Peace.

[Daisy Duck]

Just thought I'd say that I can understand people getting the Indy name wrong.

At Disneyland Paris, there is a ride called Indiana Jones et le Temple du Peril. In English, this translates as Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, so I think it's understandable that people might confuse the names of the rides.

I can also understand why some people might get some of the names wrong. You've got four parks at WDW plus the water parks, Downtown Disney and loads of hotels. That's a lot for people to remember.

[Dack48]

Oh my oh dear....the many things I have heard attractions while working at Innoventions. Lets start out with my location.

You would think a simple word such as Innoventions could be easy. Nooo...Innovations, Inventions, the place with the video games...

Then you have Fast Track, Test Ride, Car Ride, Race Cars, That thing, etc.

You also have Mission: Space, which is commonly mistaken as Space, Mission to Mars, Mars, That new thing, etc.

Wheres Figment? Honey I Shrunk the Kids? "Well, Honey I shrunk the Audience is right over there" "Okay group Honey I shrunk the kids is this way" (Its times like that you wish you were issued a tazer)

And dont get me started about the guests who wanted to know where the entrance to the monorail was INSIDE the park just so they could ride around the park....

[IndyandMarion]

You also have Mission: Space, which is commonly mistaken as Space, Mission to Mars, Mars, That new thing, etc.
Add to that, Astro Orbiter (Group I was following solely for this argument said that the Astro Orbiter was Mission: SPACE while the other part said MS was AO)

And I know its nothing big (But with my deal with Indy...Youd understand if you knew me better), the name in English is Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril. Not Doom. But either way, guests see the words Indiana Jones and the Temple of...and most of them automatically think its "doom" to base it off the movie.

[DLRFantasmic!Dan]

I work at "Honey, I Shrunk The Audience", or what many guest calls it, "Honey, I shrunk the Kids", anyways, this is slightly off topic, but I heard a fellow CM tell a story of how a guest was coming saw the three side doors, keep in mind that they all lead into the auditorium, and came back and asked which doors to enter. The CM replied, "The first door is 'It's Tough To Be A Bug', the second door is 'MuppetVision 3D' and the third and last door is 'Honey, I Shunk The Audience'", I found that hilarious!!!

[GMC]

everyopne that works at "honey" seems to hate it, i know at least two of your guys see their attraction once every three months, just because they hate it so much there, and you go by fantasmicdan, so i assume that you're possibly in the same boat, and just do guest control stuff to avoid ur attraction. well whatever i'm too distracted to sound intelligent right now...

[Dack48]

I work at "Honey, I Shrunk The Audience", or what many guest calls it, "Honey, I shrunk the Kids", anyways, this is slightly off topic, but I heard a fellow CM tell a story of how a guest was coming saw the three side doors, keep in mind that they all lead into the auditorium, and came back and asked which doors to enter. The CM replied, "The first door is 'It's Tough To Be A Bug', the second door is 'MuppetVision 3D' and the third and last door is 'Honey, I Shunk The Audience'", I found that hilarious!!!
My goodness ... thats right ... all of the attractions can fit inside the same show building. Ya know, once a guest asked me (the entrance to the Communications Dream Fourm in Inno East) if this was the Tower of Terror. I kid you not. Also been asked if it was Spaceship Earth, or if you went into there (the theatre) you went to Test Track. Thats right, you go into there and it magicially teleports you a two minute walk. Wooo!

[lovethefuzzies]

I usually don't get too easily annoyed when guests call attractions by the wrong name because they're excited to be at the park or whatever, but today a lady asked me where the "GI Joe Ride" was. I sent her to Indy. GI Joe sounds kinda like Indana Jones.

[Freak]

^ Wow, that is the first time I've ever heard Indy being related to GI Joe...But it....almost works....not really.

I'm shutting up now.

[Disney711]

I have guests constantly referring to Cirque du Soleil as Circus Ole.

[leftcoaster]

I have guests constantly referring to Cirque du Soleil as Circus Ole.
Would that be a circus with a bullfight ?
:lol:

[Disney711]

LOL, could be. Everytime they call it that, I try to repeat the real name to them constantly.

"How do I get to Circus Ole?"

"CIRQUE DU SOLEIL is over at Downtown Disney, so you'll need to take a bus from here to get to it."

"And is there a good restaurant near it?"

"Right next to CIRQUE DU SOLEIL is House of Blues and just further down is Bongo's and Wolfgang Puck's."

"How long does the circus last?"

"CIRQUE DU SOLEIL lasts about an hour and forty five minutes, seating starts about an hour beforehand."

"Oh, ok. And then tomorrow night, we've got tickets for that Hoopla over at the Wilderness Lodge..."

Ah, just a slice of daily life at the front desk

[FebruaryStar02]

I have guests constantly referring to Cirque du Soleil as Circus Ole.
I HATE it when people mispronounce that. It's what they hear; nobody bothers to read the letters. I went with some friends when Varekai (GOOD SHOW!) was out here in CA and they were all excited ... "We're gonna see Circus Ole!" All the while, I'm sitting there going, "Are you high?" (Which, in fact, they were throughout the show ... funny to watch ... especially when things pop up from trap doors or come down from the ceiling ... heh....)
Back to your normally scheduled topic....

[Dack48]

I have guests constantly referring to Cirque du Soleil as Circus Ole.
I HATE it when people mispronounce that.

Back to your normally scheduled topic....
My assistant manager at Ben & Jerrys calls Walt Disney World, thats right, Disneyland. Whenever I try to correct her (EVERYTIME) she threatens to fire me. Yet she loves Walt Disney World, despite not knowing any of the attraction names. I hope I dont run into her down there.

--Coming home in 6 days!--

[RiaLucia]

Dack48wrote:

My assistant manager at Ben & Jerrys calls Walt Disney World, thats right, Disneyland. Whenever I try to correct her (EVERYTIME) she threatens to fire me.
LOL! Jon, I've never met your manager of course, but picturing this made me laugh out loud because I'm imagining a look of earnest shock or something similar on your face. I've had to correct people on the DL/WDW thing a few times, but they've all taken it well!

[DLSweeper]

Matterhorn: Magic Mountain
The train: The-ride-that-goes-above-Small-World-no-it's-not-that-train-but-it-does-look-like-it-here-let-me-point-it-out-on-the-map-for-you-if-you-have-one-see-it's-here-no-those-tracks-aren't-train-tracks-c'mon-you-have-to-know-it-has-the-dinosaurses-and-it's-really-cool-cuz-it-goes-above-small-world

[Dack48]

Dack48wrote:

My assistant manager at Ben & Jerrys calls Walt Disney World, thats right, Disneyland. Whenever I try to correct her (EVERYTIME) she threatens to fire me.
LOL! Jon, I've never met your manager of course, but picturing this made me laugh out loud because I'm imagining a look of earnest shock or something similar on your face. I've had to correct people on the DL/WDW thing a few times, but they've all taken it well!
If you cannot picture her, just think of her as if Professor Umbridge from Harry Potter V decided to give up magic and instead work at Ben & Jerrys at RIT. Im reading HP V again and it just is so much more clearer now.

[haiderodes]

this summer while working at the Magic Kingdom Welcome Station (for international guests) I had someone ask for Disney's Islands of Adventure...wow

[DLRFantasmic!Dan]

everyopne that works at "honey" seems to hate it, i know at least two of your guys see their attraction once every three months, just because they hate it so much there, and you go by fantasmicdan, so i assume that you're possibly in the same boat, and just do guest control stuff to avoid ur attraction. well whatever i'm too distracted to sound intelligent right now....
I don't hate "Honey" that much!! It's o k once in a while. It's pretty chill and relaxed. I don't want to work it for weeks straight. Then is gets boring and pretty repetitive. Now that "Fantasmic!" is down, I have no choose. :D Well, maybe I can work "Honey" and "Astro Orbitor".

Matterhorn: Magic Mountain
Do you give them the most obvious answer??? "Take the 5 freeway North to Magic Mountain Parkway??" :D

[GMC]

i thought that it's going to be astro orbiter/honey now, instead of star tours and orbiter. Like orbiter is going to be a part of honey's rotation...?

[DLRFantasmic!Dan]

i thought that it's going to be astro orbiter/honey now, instead of star tours and orbiter. Like orbiter is going to be a part of honey's rotation...?
I thought so too, it would be awesome though, but sadly they are two separate rotations. Astro Orbitor is now part of of "HISTA" and not part of Star Tours anymore.

[CrystalSkull]

and while we're on that topic, probably the most common mess up - it's Cinderella Castle ;)
It's the damndest thing... people here call our castle after every princess BUT Sleeping Beauty Castle. Sometimes I call it Aurora's castle just to really screw them up. :)

-Mark

[aliceindisguse]

It always bugs me when people call storybookland, small world I mean I understand the confusion but come on people it says STORYBOOKLAND in big yellow letters.
Also there's the Mad Tea Party(which is synonomous with Tea Cups) which people call coffee cups, spinning thingy, spinny cups
Alice in Wonderland: the bug ride

And just another thing that is really understandable... people its King Arthur Carrousel, Tom Sawyer Island, Sleeping Beauty Castle, Casey Jr. Circus Train, Chip and Dale Tree House, etc. None of them are possesive They don't end in "s" . The carrousel,island,castle,train,tree do not belong to the characters for which they are named. yes some of the attractions have possesive quality but it is not the ride that belongs to the character but the adventure, journey, flight, spin....

[abc]

Why have I heard sooo many guests refer to the orange stinger as a peach!?!? Don't even get me started about soarin' over california....

[BRWombat]

Why have I heard sooo many guests refer to the orange stinger as a peach!?!? Don't even get me started about soarin' over california....
Oh, please start. The mind reels from the ways a stupid guest could mess with that name.

[GMC]

And just another thing that is really understandable ... people its King Arthur Carrousel, Tom Sawyer Island, Sleeping Beauty Castle, Casey Jr. Circus Train, Chip and Dale Tree House, etc. None of them are possesive They don't end in "s". The carrousel,island,castle,train,tree do not belong to the characters for which they are named. yes some of the attractions have possesive quality but it is not the ride that belongs to the character but the adventure, journey, flight, spin....
I LIKE MY POSSESIVES AND I'M KEEPING THEM!!! THERE'S NOTHING THAT CANBE DONE ABOUT IT!!!

[aliceindisguse]

And just another thing that is really understandable ... people its King Arthur Carrousel, Tom Sawyer Island, Sleeping Beauty Castle, Casey Jr. Circus Train, Chip and Dale Tree House, etc. None of them are possesive They don't end in "s". The carrousel,island,castle,train,tree do not belong to the characters for which they are named. yes some of the attractions have possesive quality but it is not the ride that belongs to the character but the adventure, journey, flight, spin....
I LIKE MY POSSESIVES AND I'M KEEPING THEM!!! THERE'S NOTHING THAT CANBE DONE ABOUT IT!!!
FINE BE THAT WAY!!!!!!! (JUST DON'T COME ON MY CARROUSEL WHEN I'M THERE AND CALL IT KING ARTHUR'S CARROUSEL..... :evil: .....)

[GMC]

And just another thing that is really understandable ... people its King Arthur Carrousel, Tom Sawyer Island, Sleeping Beauty Castle, Casey Jr. Circus Train, Chip and Dale Tree House, etc. None of them are possesive They don't end in "s". The carrousel,island,castle,train,tree do not belong to the characters for which they are named. yes some of the attractions have possesive quality but it is not the ride that belongs to the character but the adventure, journey, flight, spin....
I LIKE MY POSSESIVES AND I'M KEEPING THEM!!! THERE'S NOTHING THAT CANBE DONE ABOUT IT!!!
FINE BE THAT WAY!!!!!!! (JUST DON'T COME ON MY CARROUSEL WHEN I'M THERE AND CALL IT KING ARTHUR'S CARROUSEL..... :evil: .....)
those things make me sick, or it'd get an e-stop b/c i always try and do gymnastics, so no worries, you won't be finding me there.

[aliceindisguse]

it'd get an e-stop b/c i always try and do gymnastics
If it's late and your entertaining, not annoying, people (me included) usually won't kick you off, becuase were generally so bored that we need a little excitment at the carr-o-hell

[GMC]

it'd get an e-stop b/c i always try and do gymnastics
If it's late and your entertaining, not annoying, people (me included) usually won't kick you off, becuase were generally so bored that we need a little excitment at the carr-o-hell
GASP, but what if DOSH see it, do we actually have to stay strapped in, or seated or is it, just don't let them fall off, and it's all ok?

[Stduck]

I'd pay to see that.....

[aliceindisguse]

it'd get an e-stop b/c i always try and do gymnastics
If it's late and your entertaining, not annoying, people (me included) usually won't kick you off, becuase were generally so bored that we need a little excitment at the carr-o-hell
GASP, but what if DOSH see it, do we actually have to stay strapped in, or seated or is it, just don't let them fall off, and it's all ok?
If your legs are long enough to reach the stirrups you do need to be strapped in. And as long as your facing forward your generally ok(some people get mad if you don't stay seated,since you technically are supposed to) but once agian if your doing it to entertain us and not to just be jerks you can probably get away with it.

[Sweetums]

Howdy folks, I'm a newbie to the board but as an ex-castmember, I'm very familiar with the territory.
Here's one of my pet peeves of Disney mis-identity.

I'm off the clock at the Marketplace, and a guest hops in front of me and asks, "Excuse me, do you know where we catch the bus to go to Disney World?"
(Already I feel a headache coming on...)
:? "Um... you're already at Disney World, where exactly did you need to go?"
8) "No, no, no...we're just at the shops. We need to go to Disney World."
:? "Do you mean you need to go to one of the parks?"
8) "Yes, we've got tickets for Disney World, and we need to find the bus."
:? "Okay, which park are you going to today?"
8) "Disney World."
:? "Do you mean the one with the castle?"
8) "Yes, that's it!"
:? "The bus stop is over there, you'll want the one that says 'MAGIC KINGDOM'."
8) "Oh thank you!"

as they walked away towards the bus stop, I hear her kids ask her, "So are we going to Epcot, Mommy?" she replied "No, that's tomorrow. Today we're going to Disney World."

:roll: Good luck, Mr. Bus Driver. I hope you can help her better than I could.

[haiderodes]

this summer was really bad for people not knowing attraction names...

they called the parking lot trams...

-the train
-the bus
-the trollies
-the cars
-the monorail
-the shuttle
-the ferry

they called the WDW parks...

-disneyland
-disney's islands of adventure
-disney universal studios
and the one that irritates me the most...DISNEY'S MAGIC KINGDOM (a cast member did this one)

[Main Streeter]

this summer was really bad for people not knowing attraction names...they called the parking lot trams...
-the train
-the bus
-the trollies
-the cars
-the monorail
-the shuttle
-the ferry

Ok, this ranks HIGH in my Stupidity book. Parking lot trams called "the ferry?" Say it ain't so. :roll: :?:

[Christopher]

they called the WDW parks...

-disneyland
-disney's islands of adventure
-disney universal studios
and the one that irritates me the most...DISNEY'S MAGIC KINGDOM (a cast member did this one)

"Disney's islands of adventure"??

ROTFL!

Wow, and here I thought people could be terrible with merely getting Goofy and Pluto mixed up! :roll:

[Stduck]

Wow, and here I thought people could be terrible with merely getting Goofy and Pluto mixed up! :roll:
Don't forget about the Max/Goofy confusion

[Christopher]

Wow, and here I thought people could be terrible with merely getting Goofy and Pluto mixed up! :roll:
Don't forget about the Max/Goofy confusion

Seriously?

That's... that's just beyond me. LOL! How could anyone out there possibly get Max and Goofy mixed up? They look nothing alike, their only similaries are tiny ones, and Goofy has been around and well-known forever while Max has been around for only a decade and a half? (Not counting "Junior" from the original Goofy cartoons, of course. And Max doesn't even resemble Junior!)

At this rate, I guess I wouldn't be too surprised if I hear some guests have gotten Mickey and Minnie confused. :D

[Stduck]

Some people aren't very observant or refuse to admit it when they are wrong (or both). Oh well just cause we are Disney nuts doesn't mean the rest of the world is.

[Notatourist]

I am down the street from you guys and I always loved this one-

Guest-"Where's hong kong?"
Employee-"Well, maam, it's a small country recently returned to china by England."
Guest-"No, no, I mean Hong Kong the Ride."
Employee-(realizing what the guest meant was KING KONG)-"Whoops, sorry maam, KING Kong is our New York Section. (Employee gives directions and guest walks off, telling her kids they're going to Hong Kong)

Of course, this is just one example-I've heard, Ron Kong, Ding Kong, Constipation and my personal favorite-Confirmation.

[AllisonY2K]

that ride where they tell the stupid jokes
hey! don't knock it b/c it's true!
If I ever make it out there, I'll ask where the "Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Fruit" ride is. :wink:

[Christopher]

"Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Fruit"
ROTFL!

Oh no, now I'm going to have that phrase going through my head! And that's because it will sound forever to me like the "forbidden fruit" it's referring to is the plague of rude guests that have apparently frequented the Indiana Jones ride! :shock: Will I ever be able to think of the ride again without thinking of stupidguesttricks.com and giggling? :)

[Stduck]

"Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Fruit"
ROTFL!

Oh no, now I'm going to have that phrase going through my head! And that's because it will sound forever to me like the "forbidden fruit" it's referring to is the plague of rude guests that have apparently frequented the Indiana Jones ride! :shock: Will I ever be able to think of the ride again without thinking of stupidguesttricks.com and giggling? :)
Never

[thrillriderbabs]

So what's the big deal about calling a attraction something close to what the name actually is?

Fast Track, the Limo ride, Pirates, the auto/car ride, the big ball, the large golf ball - BIG DEAL.

Some guests are not Disney experts, nor Disney-aholics.

Do you know every part in your car? Or do you tell the mechanic 'this doohicky is broke?'

I do agree though that "Where is the Spiderman ride?", "Why did you move the Hulk coaster?" or "My kid wants to get picture with Tweety." is ridiculus, but messing up a name slightly is no reason to think that guests shouldn't be allowed to enter a Disney theme park.Yes I agree but you should at least try to pronounce it before you ask a stupid question like guests do most of the time. I don't know how many times i've been asked where is Fantasia or Fasmantica!!! I mean now seriously, just try and read the freakin guide map and pronounce the words like you did in freakin preschool. Even the first time I went to Universal I didn't mispronounce a thing because I looked at the actual map and tried to sound it out first like people who grow up here do. It just irritates me also when people in the studios used to ask where the haunted mansion of terror was, i mean good god man. I agree with the car but you also don't have a guidemap of your car detailing every little thing and how it's pronounced so you really can't compare the two.

[SoarWhoreCoCo]

I've gotten alot of wierd ones here in the parks @ WDW.
Some of my personal Favorites:
EPCOT:
Where's the ride with the lesbian? (Universe of Energy)
Where's the dolphin and whale show at? (Well at sea world...would you be wanting the living seas?)
Is this the ride with Pigment? (Journey into imagination w/ Figment)
Where is the wheelchair entrance for the Vegetables? (Land boatride)
What floor do I go to to catch the monorail (Again the Land pavillion...NOT HERE!)

Magic Kingdom:
Will the Barney show be playing today in Fantasyland? (No!)
WHere can I find that show with Mickey? (Narrowed it down to Philharmagic)
Which way to Splashthunder Mountain?
Where is a good place to view Fantasmic...Frontierland or New Orleans Square? (Well I would suggest the Disney/MGM studios since thats where the shows at...We have New Orleans Square???? ;) )
Where is Utopia? (when you find it please come back and take me with you!)

Animal Kingdom:
Where is the Jungle Show? (Never found out what they were looking for...We had at the time the Maharajah's Jungle Trek, Jungle Book Show, Lion King Show...more than likely the were looking for the safaris...as everyone was)
Is this the Safari (at Countdown to Extinction)?
Is this the safari (at the Boneyard)?
Is this the safari (Tough to be a bug)
Is this the safari (Camp Minnie Mickey)
IS THIS THE SAFARI (no this is the Rainforest Cafe)?
WHeres countdown to execution? (CTX-Dinosaur)

Studios: (Disney-MGM not Universal...sadly, only we know that!)
Ive been looking for Jaws for hours but I can find it! (you wont)
Why did you take out King Kong (Guest standing at the Library Facade pulling on fake front doors)? Universal wanted it back
Where is star cars? (star tours, backlot tour, or superstars and motorcars parade?)
WHere is the Star Jones attraction? (My personal favorite) My response: Are you looking for the ride the show or the diva ma'am?
WHere is the Drew Barrymore thing (Drew Carry Sounds Dangerous)

The best had to be working unload at Rock'nRollercoaster in its opening year, Bear in the big blue house had also opened and was at Soundstage 5, a lady and her grandson got off the ride after a 90 minute wait and she demanded why no one had told her that this wasnt Bear in the Big Blue house! Our coaster is housed in Soundstage 15 oops.

HERE'S YOUR MAP

[BRWombat]

Where is the wheelchair entrance for the Vegetables? (Land boatride)
I'm sure I'll pay some day for the very politically incorrect things this makes me think, but dang, that's funny.

[daddytomjm]

A few weeks ago I heard a guest refer to Spaceship Earth as that great big ball thing.

[SoarWhoreCoCo]

I'm sure I'll pay some day for the very politically incorrect things this makes me think, but dang, that's funny.

I did too, it was hard not to laugh in thier face...I pay for it daily..lol

[leftcoaster]

Yes I agree but you should at least try to pronounce it before you ask a stupid question like guests do most of the time. I don't know how many times i've been asked where is Fantasia or Fasmantica!!! I mean now seriously, just try and read the freakin guide map and pronounce the words like you did in freakin preschool. Even the first time I went to Universal I didn't mispronounce a thing because I looked at the actual map and tried to sound it out first like people who grow up here do. It just irritates me also when people in the studios used to ask where the haunted mansion of terror was, i mean good god man. I agree with the car but you also don't have a guidemap of your car detailing every little thing and how it's pronounced so you really can't compare the two.Whoa! Talk about thread resurrection.

Yes, I agree. But nowadays, I don't think they are teaching "fun with phonics" anymore. (Are they? :confused:)

I'd also bet that many guests are going by what friends told them. "You have to see Fantasia!" THEN add to that what you said, that many don't actually grab a guidemap before/when they come through the gates, and they wander around the park(s) in a daze with saucer-plate eyes. They have NO IDEA where they are going, what they are doing, what they WANT to do. Most likely, their screamers (kids) have also heard from their friends about what things to ride, so they say aloud, "I wanna go on 'the car ride,' ET, see the whales, and meet Mickey!" So mommy and daddy go trudging around the park, and when they can't find ET, they go and ask you, "Where is ET?" :p: Or later in the evening (remember they were drinking wine, and socializing with their friends), they want to see a showing of "Fantasia," and they can't find the theater, so they ask you.

Regarding the car: Have you ever read the manual for your car? True it does not tell you the intricate workings of your transmission, but if you own a car, I feel it's your responsibility to at least learn some basics. Especially the maintaince schedule... when to change the oil, transmission fluid, etc. It's also a good idea to learn how to change a tire, and how to properly jump start your car. A friend of mine also puts a dab of white out on the dash over each gauge, showing the "normal" mark. That way, he can see at a glance if something is 'off.'

Also, as I said before, when you have a problem with your car, do you go to the shop and say "the dohickey is not working?"

NOTE: I am NOT siding with the guests. I am simply pointing out what I feel is the problem. As I said before, asking where the Jaws ride is, when is the next Shamu show, etc is just plain STUPID.

[thrillriderbabs]

Whoa! Talk about thread resurrection.

Yes, I agree. But nowadays, I don't think they are teaching "fun with phonics" anymore. (Are they? :confused:)

I'd also bet that many guests are going by what friends told them. "You have to see Fantasia!" THEN add to that what you said, that many don't actually grab a guidemap before/when they come through the gates, and they wander around the park(s) in a daze with saucer-plate eyes. They have NO IDEA where they are going, what they are doing, what they WANT to do. Most likely, their screamers (kids) have also heard from their friends about what things to ride, so they say aloud, "I wanna go on 'the car ride,' ET, see the whales, and meet Mickey!" So mommy and daddy go trudging around the park, and when they can't find ET, they go and ask you, "Where is ET?" :p: Or later in the evening (remember they were drinking wine, and socializing with their friends), they want to see a showing of "Fantasia," and they can't find the theater, so they ask you.

Regarding the car: Have you ever read the manual for your car? True it does not tell you the intricate workings of your transmission, but if you own a car, I feel it's your responsibility to at least learn some basics. Especially the maintaince schedule... when to change the oil, transmission fluid, etc. It's also a good idea to learn how to change a tire, and how to properly jump start your car. A friend of mine also puts a dab of white out on the dash over each gauge, showing the "normal" mark. That way, he can see at a glance if something is 'off.'

Also, as I said before, when you have a problem with your car, do you go to the shop and say "the dohickey is not working?"

NOTE: I am NOT siding with the guests. I am simply pointing out what I feel is the problem. As I said before, asking where the Jaws ride is, when is the next Shamu show, etc is just plain STUPID.Yeah, but the car thing I've never ever said the dohickey isn't working. If I do not know what the equipment name is I'll either look it up, ask my mom who is a mechanic or just point it out and say this part isn't working right. :D:

[tigger536]

I'm not a cast member, but one of the funniest things I overheard once was a woman telling her group "Let's go to Adventureland to ride Space Mountain."

[PirateJohn]

I'm not a cast member, but one of the funniest things I overheard once was a woman telling her group "Let's go to Adventureland to ride Space Mountain."I always thought Space Mountain was fast, but it ain't that fast...

[Seussgirl]

I work at guest service desk on the weekends and I have people walk up to my desk and say they want to go to Disneyland and want a map. I tell them Disneyland is in California, and Disney World is in Florida. They say, "Oh, I meant there." So I say which park do they want the map for and they say "Disney World", and I say "Disney World is the name of the whole thing, which park?". Then they say "Oh, well, the main one", or "the one with the rides." I usually give them a map of Universal and send them on their way. ;)

[PirateJohn]

I remember long before I worked at a Disney park -- I was sixteen years old and my family was planning a trip to Florida (we lived in Massachusetts). My dad was the president of a convention in Orlando so my mom and I tagged along to make it a vacation.

A few days before we left, a friend asked me if we'd be going to Disney World, to which I replied, "of course! Where else is there to go?" (At the time, Universal didn't exist and the only other theme park in the Orlando area was Sea World.)

"Well," she replied, "there's EPCOT --"

"Uh, EPCOT is part of Disney World."

"No it isn't!"

We must have argued for several minutes. She was adamant that EPCOT was not part of Disney World. I laughed my head off about it afterward.

[Seussgirl]

I had a guest tell me one time that they wanted to go to "Toon Lagoon". I asked them, "You mean Islands of Adventure, because that is an area in there?" They said "No, the water park one", and then I asked "You mean "Typhoon Lagoon???"
Sometimes I think I could probably send them to Universal and tell them they are going to Disney.

[Ho-say]

My personal favorite was when I had picked up a shift doing PAC at the Studios - I had a guest come up and ask me when Orgasmic was starting. :eek:

Needless to say, I smiled and told him that Fantasmic! would start that evening promptly at 7:00pm :rolleyes: :D:

[BTTF4Life]

When Express was still new to Universal/IOA, they had employees working the machines. Many times guests would ask for an express ticket to the Hulk Hogan coaster. :shrug:

[leftcoaster]

My personal favorite was when I had picked up a shift doing PAC at the Studios - I had a guest come up and ask me when Orgasmic was starting. :eek:

Needless to say, I smiled and told him that Fantasmic! would start that evening promptly at 7:00pm :rolleyes: :D:Um... when you get back to your hotel room?

[BRWombat]

My personal favorite was when I had picked up a shift doing PAC at the Studios - I had a guest come up and ask me when Orgasmic was starting. :eek:
I would totally see that show.

[SRT_GB]

My personal favorite was when I had picked up a shift doing PAC at the Studios - I had a guest come up and ask me when Orgasmic was starting. :eek:
I think that one's showing up in the San Fernando Valley.

(For those who don't know, the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles is known as the adult entertainment capital of the world.)

[hobie16]

I think that one's showing up in the San Fernando Valley.

(For those who don't know, the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles is known as the adult entertainment capital of the world.)No kidding!! A friend of mine was touring a house for sale in Woodland Hills. Turned out it belonged to a porn producer and they were shooting two flicks around the house. He wanted to buy but his wife dragged him out the door.

[under the mouse's thumb]

My personal favorite was when I had picked up a shift doing PAC at the Studios - I had a guest come up and ask me when Orgasmic was starting. :eek:

Needless to say, I smiled and told him that Fantasmic! would start that evening promptly at 7:00pm :rolleyes: :D:
i have gotten that one too! the lady looked horrified, and i said, soon, i hope!

[Jumboshrmp]

Im just a guest (but I for some reason or another feel more important than most other guests, I will be talking to someone in line, and I usually get the question: "do you work here?"), but i get really annoyed when people call space mountain Mission Space. One ride that i do always call by an incorrect name is that wedawy blueline ride thingy in Toimmorowland (see, Im not even sure what the REAL name is!) I always call it the peoplemover, ven though I know the real name.

[IdiotsAreEverywhere]

My personal favorite: That thing!

[BTTF4Life]

One ride that i do always call by an incorrect name is that wedawy blueline ride thingy in Toimmorowland (see, Im not even sure what the REAL name is!) I always call it the peoplemover, ven though I know the real name.Tomorrowland Transit Authority

[SRT_GB]

My personal favorite: That thing!
To which I like to respond, "There are a lot of things around here."

[gurgi]

got back from a trip to wdw recently, and while walking we passed a fairly large family discussing ride options. we had jsut gotten off mission space and i hear this...."i think mission to mars got me too sick to go ride fast track right away."
as an aside. Jack, who ran our behind the magic of steam trains tour....well he was awesome. i think he only works one day a week...thusday if im not mistaken. at any rate, we told my father he was getting a surprise, and he couldnt sleep. i later heard from mom that dad was afraid we were going to get him dressed up in a goofy costume or something....anyway. thanks jack for helping us get my dad good, and thanks too all of you who worked, helped, and dealt with the idiots so the rest of us could have fun.

[Simba1]

"You know what I mean!!"
Yes, I guess I'm a mind reader!! :rolleyes:

The most common one I hear is "Fast Track". Half the time they are referring to Fast Pass, the other half it's Test Track :p: And they always say "Well, YES, you know what I mean"

Another one I heard often is "how do I get to the Jurassic Park ride" (meaning Dinosaur) to which they always reply, "Well, you KNOW what I mean"!! .... and the other day I was asked by a grandmotherly looking woman for directions to the breakfast with Scooby Doo :rolleyes: to which further questioning led her to say..."you know, the one in the big hotel". She was referring to the Contemporary, and when I inquired if it was possibly Chef Mickey's her reply was, "well, YES, you know what I mean" :confused: *shrug*

[Zazu]

Jack, who ran our behind the magic of steam trains tour... well he was awesome. i think he only works one day a week... thusday if im not mistaken. at any rate, we told my father he was getting a surprise, and he couldnt sleep. i later heard from mom that dad was afraid we were going to get him dressed up in a goofy costume or something... anyway. thanks jack for helping us get my dad good, and thanks too all of you who worked, helped, and dealt with the idiots so the rest of us could have fun.I'll make sure Jack gets the message.

And you're right, Jack rocks! :piano:

Did Jack mention that he was one of the two conductors who created the Steam Train tour?

[Zazu]

The most common one I hear is "Fast Track". Half the time they are referring to Fast Pass, the other half it's Test Track :p: And they always say "Well, YES, you know what I mean"Had one guest who wanted "Fast Track". I asked if she wanted "Test Track" or "Fastpass" but she insisted that it absolutely had to be "Fast Track".

So I gave her directions to Universal Studios, where that's the name of their line bypass program. She thanked me and left the park!

[sprocket]

My personal favorite was:

Donde esta la Casa de las Moñecas.

I took a year of Spanish, but the first time I got this, it took me a few seconds to figure out that she was asking, "Where is the House of the Dolls?" (or, the Doll House)

So it took another couple seconds to associate "The House of the Dolls" that with "Small World," but eventually I pulled out my map, and showed her where we were, and where Small World was, and ran my finger along the path she should take...

I used to get this one all the time, back when I worked in ODV, and it always made me chuckle.

[gurgi]

I'll make sure Jack gets the message.

And you're right, Jack rocks! :piano:

Did Jack mention that he was one of the two conductors who created the Steam Train tour?


that he did zazu, and he also came from the same town as my friend who was with us. so he got a little smile on his face while we (especially my friend) and he spoke about connecticut. haha. jack rules, the best thing about him is that he has so many stories, you couldnt shut him up if you taped his mouth closed..he is so awesome.

[Notatourist]

Had one guest who wanted "Fast Track". I asked if she wanted "Test Track" or "Fastpass" but she insisted that it absolutely had to be "Fast Track".

So I gave her directions to Universal Studios, where that's the name of their line bypass program. She thanked me and left the park!

Zazu-honey-

It's EXPRESS PASStm.

[Zazu]

Had one guest who wanted "Fast Track". I asked if she wanted "Test Track" or "Fastpass" but she insisted that it absolutely had to be "Fast Track".

So I gave her directions to Universal Studios, where that's the name of their line bypass program. She thanked me and left the park!Zazu-honey-

It's EXPRESS PASStm.Hey, she left *my* park! :twisted:

[Notatourist]

Hey, she left *my* park! :twisted:

And more than likely went to SeaWorld...
:p:

[coldfire409]

When I had somebody ask me for a Fast Track I'd send them to ORMC because that's what they call one of the lines for the Emergency Room. It's the queue that people go through that have non life threatining emergencies that don't require immediate attention.

[Splangaroo]

When referring to Mickey's Philharmagic:

Mickey's Philharmonica

Mickey's Philharmonic

Fantasmic

Mickey's Film of Magic

[CerasiJ]

When referring to Mickey's Philharmagic:

Mickey's Philharmonica

Mickey's Philharmonic

Fantasmic

Mickey's Film of Magic

What, no "Mickey's Harmonica"? I was fully expecting that one. :D:

[se8472]

I <3 film of magic!

[Fallen Angel]

By that I mean what other names have guests (In my case because of the book, tourists/idiots) called attractions (Not what CMs call them), things such as:When I sold tickets at Downtown Disney I had a guest ask if her "Ultimate Pleasure Hopper" got her into DisneyQuest. :D:

~heather
Former WDWCP CM (2003-2004)

[EpcotGolfer]

One of the funniest things I've ever heard at Spaceship Earth was when a approximately 7-year-old girl asked her 4-year-old brother "Don't you wanna ride on Mickey's Giant Ball"?

I burst out laughing.

I still call it that sometimes. :D:

[CerasiJ]

One of the funniest things I've ever heard at Spaceship Earth was when a approximately 7-year-old girl asked her 4-year-old brother "Don't you wanna ride on Mickey's Giant Ball"?

Makes me think of Indiana Jones, for some reason... :D:

[Mansion Girl]

Originally Posted by IndyandMarion
By that I mean what other names have guests (In my case because of the book, tourists/idiots) called attractions (Not what CMs call them), things such as:

Well, I sure do have a few..

Swiss Family Robbinson Treehouse: The Jungle Cruise, Tarzan's Treehouse(I can understand because of Calf., but not when they look at the map, then at the sign, and then walk threw the turnstiles telling their kids it's Tarzan's! :duh: )

Aladdin's Magic Carpets: Aladdin's Palace :oweye:

The Enchanted Tiki Room: Tiki Restraunt, Tiki ride, a rollercoaster? (in that small of a room?)

The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Pirate Show, and my fav. "Oh my god this is where you can meet Jack Sparrow!" :notallthe

The Haunted Mansion: The Haunted House :banghead: It's MANSION!!! , The Spooky house, Phantom Manor (that one doesn't bother me since that's Paris's Mansion)

Frontierland's Railroad Station: Thunder Mountain Railroad and vis versa :D:

The Jungle Cruise: the safari ride (wrong park folks, yah wanna go to Animal Kingdom. ;) )

[leftcoaster]

The Haunted Mansion: The Haunted House :banghead: It's MANSION!!! , The Spooky house, Phantom Manor (that one doesn't bother me since that's Paris's Mansion)



Someone posted on another Disney board that it was the "Hunted Mansion." I replied, "is it in season?" Another replied, "Is that were Bambi got her scared during hunting season?" :rolleyes:

[CerasiJ]

The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Pirate Show, and my fav. "Oh my god this is where you can meet Jack Sparrow!" :notallthe

The Pirate Show??? I suddenly had vision of all the pirates from the movie (and the ride) doing a musical number a la the Camelot scene in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". :D:

[Dragonrider1227]

The Pirate Show??? I suddenly had vision of all the pirates from the movie (and the ride) doing a musical number a la the Camelot scene in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". :D:
XD I'D LOVE TO SEE THAT!
"No, let's not go to the Carrabean. It's a rather silly place." :lmao:
As for getting names wrong, I think everyone that's not as familiar with this stuff does it. Thinking the Spider-Man ride is in Disneyworld IS just plain idiotic, but i'm guilty of once calling SpaceShip Earth the "Epcot Ball" myself :p:

[SoarWhoreCoCo]

The Pirate Show??? I suddenly had vision of all the pirates from the movie (and the ride) doing a musical number a la the Camelot scene in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". :D:

Great..thank you...lol....now I have that image burned in my brain...all I can see is one of the pirates in the fire seen singing.....I get to push the pram-alot....lol

[BRWombat]

Great..thank you...lol....now I have that image burned in my brain...all I can see is one of the pirates in the fire seen singing.....I get to push the pram-alot....lol
Okay, this was too good to pass up. I ask your forgiveness in advance...: :)

We’re Pirates of the Caribbean
The vilest that you’ve se-en
We sing our song
The whole day long
Until your ears turn gre-en
And though we’re stuck inside-a-lot
We see folks make out on the ride-a-lot

We’re Pirates of the Caribbean
We’re ragged and we’re le-an
We don’t need bail
We’re out of jail
If the dog gives us the key-en
And though it seems we’re tough-a-lot
After hours we skip in the buff-a-lot

At sea we’re rough and mean
Tropic mujahade-en
But they say we lack
A Captain Jack
So now they’re adding three-en
Being nasty is a cinch-a-lot…
I have to chase the wench-a-lot!

:D: :D: :D:

[SoarWhoreCoCo]

Okay, this was too good to pass up. I ask your forgiveness in advance...: :):pirate1: I love it... you are my hero... I have a roomie that works at pirates I'm sure they will be humming it for days!

[IndyandMarion]

One of the funniest things I've ever heard at Spaceship Earth was when a approximately 7-year-old girl asked her 4-year-old brother "Don't you wanna ride on Mickey's Giant Ball"?

I burst out laughing.

I still call it that sometimes. :D:
That would be in the "After Disney Years" when Mickey and Minnie split and started dating belle when she found out Mickey had testicular cancer I guess

[BRWombat]

:pirate1: I love it... you are my hero... I have a roomie that works at pirates I'm sure they will be humming it for days!
Thanks, I'm honored... I feel like I've made my little mark on the World. :D:

[IdiotsAreEverywhere]

1. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad- The train ride roller coaster.
2. Tower of Terror- The Haunted House, Terror of Tower, Terror House, Tower Terror.
3. Fast Pass- Speed Pass.
4. Splash Mountain- Log Ride with the drop.
5. Goofy- Mean (seriously, some idiot guest yelled at Goofy for not posing for a picture while Goofy was leaving for a break.) Not all nice words either. Especially right infront of her kids. Can't wait to see her kids pick up that language when they hit the parks. :rolleyes:

[Panther007]

Tommorowland Transportation Agency (TTA)- People mover
Spaceship Earth- Giant Golf Ball
Mission Space- Space mountian, Mission to Mars ride
Space Mountain- Mission Space
Tower Of Terror- TOT
Rock N Rollercoaster- RNRC, ride with Aerosmith on it (some other guests herd me and started running to the coaster)

[leftcoaster]

Tommorowland Transportation Agency (TTA)- People moverHate to tell you this, but it used to be called the WEDway People Mover. And, I'll give you a big hint as to the WED. ;)

[Panther007]

oh it was a movable marrage thing nowonder why i always see people kissing on it

just kidding but i never knew that wow

but i love that ride especially when space mountain is broken and i get out my 8megapixil camera and take some 4 megapixil shots

bad part is the camera takes bad pictures withought the killer flash on

i call it killer flash because it flashes 3 times and the 3rd is super bright and if you hold your finger over the flash then your picture will turn out red

[Thatguy]

Zazu, You crack me up!

(and maybe that'll help)

[PrincessJasmine1972]

Would that be a circus with a bullfight?
:lol:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v647/cwmsladym/rofl2.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v647/cwmsladym/rofl2.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v647/cwmsladym/rofl2.gif I am sorry, but that just cracks me up... LMAO!I am down the street from you guys and I always loved this one-

Guest-"Where's hong kong?"
Employee-"Well, maam, it's a small country recently returned to china by England."
Guest-"No, no, I mean Hong Kong the Ride."
Employee-(realizing what the guest meant was KING KONG)-"Whoops, sorry maam, KING Kong is our New York Section. (Employee gives directions and guest walks off, telling her kids they're going to Hong Kong)

Of course, this is just one example-I've heard, Ron Kong, Ding Kong, Constipation and my personal favorite-Confirmation.
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[PrincessJasmine1972]

My personal favorite was when I had picked up a shift doing PAC at the Studios - I had a guest come up and ask me when Orgasmic was starting. :eek:

Needless to say, I smiled and told him that Fantasmic! would start that evening promptly at 7:00pm :rolleyes: :D:
:eek: :eek: :eek: OMG..I would have had to turn very red in the face and say EXCUSE ME.... and go laugh my ass off!

[RagnarokandRoll]

Ah, yes, my all-time favorite (and this has been stated as I stood underneath a sign that said, in HUGE block letters, "The Great Movie Ride")

"The Great Movie"
"The Great American Movie Ride"

[DLRFantasmic!Dan]

I knew there was a topic that was started on here somewhere!!

I recently was playing in the park earlier today and overheard a father say that he is going to take his kids on "Winnie Pooh" and to the "Mark Twain Island!" LOL

[Jumboshrmp]

Tommorowland Transportation Agency (TTA)- People mover

I call it that sometimes, simply so I don't have to explain what TTA is to whoever I'm talking to.
And it's Tomorrowland Transit Authority.
Looks like you messed up...

[felinefan]

From what I remember from Knott's Berry Farm:
Hat Dance: Mexican Tea Cups ride
Stagecoach: The Horse Carriage ride, where you ride the horses
Camp Snoopy: Snoopy Camp
And then there's people who haven't been to Knott's in a while, and ask for the Corkscrew, the Haunted Shack, the Go-Karts, the mission displays, the Church of Reflections (moved across the street), etc.. They used to have a burro ride, but it's gone, too. Also asked for, but mainly in Camp Snoopy, is the petting zoo. Some people also asked about the dolphin show, fireworks show, and other long gone attractions. Oh, and Parachute Drop.

[WhirlWindSpin]

WhirlWind: WhirledWind, WorldWind, WhirlyGig, *in a very proper British accent* The MAD Blue and Yellow Ride
Screamin' Eagle: Screamin' Hawk, Screambird
Jack Rabbit: Jacko Rabbit, Jackoff Rabbit
Spring: *in a very proper Brittish accent* The Drop Ride
Kid City: Kiddy Shooty (but not *shoot*)
Eagle Valley: Bird Pit

[WhirlWindSpin]

Oh, please start. The mind reels from the ways a stupid guest could mess with that name.
"Soarin' Over Flooryduh"?
"Flyin' Over Nevada"?
"Breaking Free Over South Dakota"?
"Soaring Under Seabreeze"?
"The Soarin Ride"?

[WhirlWindSpin]

My personal favorite was when I had picked up a shift doing PAC at the Studios - I had a guest come up and ask me when Orgasmic was starting. :eek:

Needless to say, I smiled and told him that Fantasmic! would start that evening promptly at 7:00pm :rolleyes: :D:
As soon as I get on the PeopleMaker-MOVER!.

[CoffeeGirl]

This might be an accent thing, but I'm really almost positive it's not.
I was talking to a Guest about Extra Magic Hours and which rides were still open. I hadnt seen the Times Guide and we were just conversing casually about it. She reads off- just like this- that "Star Turrs and Tower of Turr are open." She had *no* speech impediment. She had *no* noticible accent. She sounded/talked like I do. That is by far the worst pronunciation of those two names I have *ever* heard. Turr?? Nooo

[Global CM]

It is starting allready.
Today, someone asked me"Where is that New Johnny Depp ride?"

What I wanted to say " UH, the New JD ride is the 40 year old Pirates of the Caribbean ride".

:eek:

[lady ulrike]

It is starting allready.
Today, someone asked me"Where is that New Johnny Depp ride?"

What I wanted to say " UH, the New JD ride is the 40 year old Pirates of the Caribbean ride".

:eek:

I honestly think that if I was asked this, I would pretend to have no idea what they were talking about. It's not a JD ride, he's in like one spot, or that's what I hear, I haven't made it on yet.

BTW, any Pirates CMs here, I heard it was a two hour line today and the line started at Main Street station.

[PirateJohn]

BTW, any Pirates CMs here, I heard it was a two hour line today and the line started at Main Street station.Try five. I talked to a few people who had waited four.

[DLRFantasmic!Dan]

I heard the line stretched all the wait to Main Street!!

I waited 40 minutes to get onto Pirates and I entered the line in Frontierland past the Mark Twain Dock.

[Main Streeter]

Try five. I talked to a few people who had waited four.I had abt 10 guests at Star Trader tell me the line for Pirates was well over 4 hrs. Some were very upset but most took the long line well. We can't keep Pirates Merch in stock. It's nuts! JD is in 3 scenes in new Pirate's Attraction. Figure is so amazingly real....spooky. :eek: I went on last Fri. a.m. after Grad Night shift. Johnny is certainly set $$ wise for life now :star: Wish I was!

[gurgi]

I had abt 10 guests at Star Trader tell me the line for Pirates was well over 4 hrs. Some were very upset but most took the long line well. We can't keep Pirates Merch in stock. It's nuts! JD is in 3 scenes in new Pirate's Attraction. Figure is so amazingly real... spooky. :eek: I went on last Fri. a.m. after Grad Night shift. Johnny is certainly set $$ wise for life now :star: Wish I was!uh, I once heard the dude bought his own island to vacation on in private. If he really does have his own island... I doubt he has any reason to worry....

[Ottar]

In Paris, a lot of attractions get mixed-up names when people ask about them since they have no idea what the english names mean (only about 50% of the guests speak any english at all). Most of them just become badly translated versions of the original name, but a few were really amusing (to me at least):

BTM:
Dynamite Mountain
The Subway (I tried showing them the way out of the park at first...)
The Grave Train
Gold Rush Ride
Space Thunder Mountain (make up your mind already!)
Big Chunky Mountain

Its a small world:
The Dollhouse
Toys'R'Us (thankfully I didnt break down laughing)
Noah's Ark (for some reason a few hispanic people have been using that term - can anyone explain why?)

Peter Pan's Flight:
Harry Potter's Flight (sorry, no brooms...)
"The other pirates ride"
Pocahontas' Flight (wouldn't SHE be surprised!)

Phantom Manor:
Halloween House
Phantom Mountain
House of Satan (whoha there!)
Phantom Morgue

Rock'n'Roller Coaster:
The Elvis Ride
The Rolling Stones
Rock Train
"the ride with that screaming bisexual guy" (probably referring quite irreverently to the preshow)
The Rock (sorry, Sir Sean does not appear)

[Yeti Chaser]

I had abt 10 guests at Star Trader tell me the line for Pirates was well over 4 hrs. Some were very upset but most took the long line well. We can't keep Pirates Merch in stock. It's nuts! JD is in 3 scenes in new Pirate's Attraction. Figure is so amazingly real....spooky. :eek: I went on last Fri. a.m. after Grad Night shift. Johnny is certainly set $$ wise for life now :star: Wish I was!

Four hour wait and most took the long line well????????????? What's in the water at DL that the guests drink? Send some to WDW. We get a 40 - 70 minute wait at Everest (or God forbid when we run out of Fast Passes at 2:00) and folks are impatient and become upset.

Things heard at the attraction.... Is this:
the "Mountain Ride?"
the ride that has a Yeti?
the coaster ride? (@#!*&^ It's a train ride not a roller coaster let's get immersed in the story)

Best thing heard this past weekend during a lightning storm: Do you know when the storm will end and the ride reopen?

[ThunderCat]

Four hour wait and most took the long line well????????????? What's in the water at DL that the guests drink? Send some to WDW. We get a 40 - 70 minute wait at Everest (or God forbid when we run out of Fast Passes at 2:00) and folks are impatient and become upset.

Things heard at the attraction.... Is this:
the "Mountain Ride?"
the ride that has a Yeti?
the coaster ride? (@#!*&^ It's a train ride not a roller coaster let's get immersed in the story)

Best thing heard this past weekend during a lightning storm: Do you know when the storm will end and the ride reopen?
At BTMR I've had guests walking away for anything more than 20 minutes.

Seriously.

As for calling it a Train Ride: at BTM it's not a good idea when you have the WDW Railroad next door. Instead, we have to deal with guests who decide to wait 40 minutes and then scream at us when they go down into the station and learn it's a coaster.

"The sign out front said railroad!"

"Well... the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, not the Walt Disney World Railroad."

"I waited 40 minutes!"

"And I'll be happy to put you on the next train in my station."

"I can't ride this! I have a bad back!"

"Surely you saw the signs warning people with back injuries against riding?"

"I didn't think they were serious!"

"<sigh> Exit this way, please. Here; have a No-Strings priority pass for the Walt Disney World Railroad next door by Splash Mountain."

Stupid guests.

[ThunderCat]

(Regarding the PotC line) Try five (hours long). I talked to a few people who had waited four.
Yeah, but they were all crazy-insane DL AP holders.

[DLRFantasmic!Dan]

Four hour wait and most took the long line well????????????? What's in the water at DL that the guests drink? Send some to WDW. We get a 40 - 70 minute wait at Everest (or God forbid when we run out of Fast Passes at 2:00) and folks are impatient and become upset.


In my opinion, the Pirates lines go pretty quick. It is constantly moving. If they drink DL water, it better not be the waters from the Rivers Of America. :D

On average, Space Mountain's wait time is over 60 minutes long. The fast passes usually run out at 2:30 P.M to 3:00 P.M. One time their fast passes ran out at 11:30 A.M!! Can you believe that, and they are surprised that the fast passes are run out earlier.

[Monorail Black]

Boy, I heard so many things in my time working at parks, I can't possibly mention them all. Here are a few...

"Where's that Mickey's Birthplace World?"
"Can you tell me where to find the Haunted Scary House?"
(Pointing to the People Mover) - "Is that the monorail that takes me to the Polynesian Hotel?"
(at the Monorail) - "Is this the Tramrail?"

I once had a guy ask me about how to get back to his hotel. I asked him where he was staying...
Him: I'm at the Continental Hotel.
Me: Is this a Disney hotel?
Him: Yes, it's by a lake.
Me: Is it the Contemporary hotel? By the Magic Kingdom?
Him: No - it's the Continental or something like that.
Me: The only hotels by a lake and the Magic Kingdom are the Polynesian, Grand Floridian and Contemporary. You're sure it's not one of those?
Him: I don't even know right now.
Me: Do you have a room key or something from the hotel?
Him: Maybe...(hunts around in pockets)...oh - here's my room key!
Me: Well, it looks like you're at the Contemporary Resort. (blah, blah, blah)

Always boggled my mind that somebody could stay at a $200-300 a night resort hotel for 4-5 nights and not have any idea at all what the name of the hotel is!

[felinefan]

When I worked at Knott's, I was at the Grand Sierra Scenic Railroad in Camp Snoopy, waiting for riders. A family walked by, and a kid started to enter the turnstyle. The other kid yelled at her, "Don't go in there! That's a restaurant!" :eek: I said "No, it's a train ride." The engineer and I got a good laugh out of that one! (Their response? "Oh." Then they go by to another ride!)

[CoffeeGirl]

I've had this one way too much, wondering if anyone else has heard it...

Guests repeatedly call the Backlot Tour "the Blackout tour" I can understand glacing at it on the map and reading it wrong, but the other day I had this lady ask what it was called, and when I told her, she turned to her party and called it the Blackout Tour. Then she turned back to ask me more about it. I continued to say the name of it, and she continued to relay the info and call it the wrong name... :oweye:

[EpcotGolfer]

I was shooting on New York Street Yesterday at Studios during a downtime from the Toy Story Characters. For those of you who aren't familiar with MGM, the Lights Motors Actions show is located at the end of this street, about a hundred yards away.

Well, this group of teenage girls came up to me and one of the girls asked me, and I quote, "Where is the NASCAR race?"

I think she could tell that I was trying to hold back my laughter, cause she immediately said, "You know, with the cars doing stunts."

I pointed her to the end of the street and walked backstage so I could crack up.

For those of you who haven't seen LMA, it's a show with stunts involving cars, motorcycles, and boats. There is no race element at all, and no affilliation with NASCAR.

[leftcoaster]

"The WDW Speedway is adjacent to the Magic Kingdom parking lot." :D:

[Flame]

I'm guessing this fits in this thread....I was at Magic Kingdom just recently, and i heard somebody ask-while standing in front of Haunted Mansion, in view of the HM sign-if HM was Tower of Terror. Never mind that the ride doesn't look like a tower, but they could see the HM sign. >.<

[SoarWhoreCoCo]

Actually had some Guest ask where they could get a SplashPass ticket for Splash today, It gave me quite a chuckle so I returned the favor with "SplashPass" (rider switch) tickets for her party. I actually loved the name....SplashPass, it's not fast but it'll get you wet alot quicker!