Originally Posted By Redmon65 If any of you out there are locals to Disney World and regularly attend the various Epcot concerts throughout the year, I just wanted to voice a complaint and see if anybody else has noticed this: There is a couple who goes to every Epcot concert, and at every concert they pull this slick move where they talk to people waiting at the very front of the line (who are waiting to get in to the show) and then work their way into the front of the line under the pretence that they know the people they were talking to. They do this to get front row seating for every show. We have watched them do this same scam for years at every concert and have even made compliants to Disney's manager of World Showcase Events who said that they aware of them from other compliants they have recieved. Not only do they do what I described above, but once the concerts start they do nothing but carry on and in general just make fools of themselves. They behave like they are at some large stadium concert. They are always trying to get the artists attention and try to be the center of attention at each show. Next time anyone out there attends an Epcot concert look for them (they're hard to miss) and voice a complaint to a Disney cast member. They are a tall couple: the guy is probablyin his 50's with one of those overdone alligator tans, a bad Beatles mop-top combover, bad posture, and he usually carries a back pack. His girlfriend is a tall blonde that looks much younger than he does, she usually dresses in age-inappropriate miniskirts and acts like stoned hippie during the concerts screaming and flailing around. I have pictures of them but this board doesn't give you the option to post photos or I would. Basically, if you spot them watch the move they pull to get to the front of the line before each show and check out the totally bizarro behavior during the concerts. Voice a complaint if you can.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt I guess no one here has seen these Hippy type concert line crashers you speak of.
Originally Posted By mousermerf They get away with it because each night because most, if not all, of the CM's working the venue are new. It's a shift put out for extra-hours work, and the CM's come from all over to staff it. The most senior of the CM's will be assigned down-center in the audience, catering to VIPs (guests of the band) by opening and closing a rope to those few rows. You'd need a manager to get anything accomplished. The CM's have next to zero power (they open and close the ropes and greet people - that's literally the job) and since they aren't there for multiple days they don't notice a trend in behavior.
Originally Posted By goofytwin I attend shows at EPCOT on a fairly regular basis with numerous friends. We know EXACTLY who Redmon65 is talking about. Not only have we observed this behavior for several years as well, but they have actually shoved and pushed past children in line. About the CM's who work the America Gardens Theater...not all are there on extra hours shifts. I have been acquainted with several wonderful CM's who work that location regularly. They too are fed up with this couple. I would suggest writing to Guest Relations at https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/contact/contactUs?id=ContactUsPage The shows at EPCOT are great...don't let the unruly guests keep you away.
Originally Posted By jkayjs Since the line is roped off from the very front down to where it doglegs back towards the lagoon that means folks are letting them under the rope. If that's the case than those in line should speak up. If their behavior is out of control during the preformance I wonder that the entertainers haven't complained esp since they are always up front. Don't know if there's an answer here esp if it's been going on "for years".
Originally Posted By blueharvest82 I am going to check out en vouge tonight, I am gonna keep a look-out, maybe snap a few photos; we can have our first wanted poster on laughingplace!!!
Originally Posted By danyoung As I said on this subject on another site, while I haven't seen the line cutting behavior, I've definitely seen them during shows, up front, standing and dancing, and just behaving like overage teenagers. Very inappropriate, both in dress and demeanor. I'm all for (us) older folks acting young, but this couple is just embarassing.
