Originally Posted By davewasbaloo this isn't just a WDW problem. I have worked in a number of popular seaside resorts over the years, and the amount of times people have crossed the street without looking. It became a running joke that when people go on vacation, they forget to pack their brains. It shocks people the number of thefts and Disney resorts and other tourist hot spots. It doesn't surprise me at all. Easy pickins for the crims.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper The similar running joke at WDW is that there are large open containers at each WDW entrance with signs that read: "Welcome to Walt Disney World. Please deposit brain here."
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Lol. What is it about vacations and people switching off so much? I know you are there to unwind, but I swear we could make a hit reality TV show filming this kind of thing.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>every body and their brother seems to have a smart phone with them- it's called notepad: parking lot x row x....<<< Or...how about a short term memory?! LOL
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Funniest moment I had on the Jungle Cruise. Some knucklehead is videotaping his wait in the line. (This was the early 90s Jungle Cruise line so not that much to really see.) He kept the recorder running all the way until he walked right up to the edge of the dock...and fell in. There was no boat there yet and nobody realized he was oblivous to his surroundings. We fished him out and sent him down to wardrobe to take care of his clothes. The video camera did not survive.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I saw on my last visit that WDW finally bowed down to guest stupidity on the parking lot trams (speaking of the topic). They now have doors on the trams (not automatic...the guest needs to open and close them) to prevent knucklheads from jumping off when they lose their hat or stroller.
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Originally Posted By Donny I guess for me it is easy to remember where I parked but with all the people I saw doing the Disney shuffle in the parking lot I thought how easy it was when I was at Universal with the sounds and theming of the parking lot.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Big difference is DL and USO have multilevel parking, so as long as you remember the floor, it is not too hard to remember where you are parked.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost And for those that remember the 70's and 80's before the race track existed, how big was that parking lot. You could put a small city in it and since pre-EPCOT made MK the only destination and people mostly stayed off site...you can imagine how many cars were in there. They told you on the tram about 60 times what lot and row you were in and continuously told you to write it down or memorize it because otherwise it would be a nightmare to find your car.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper During my orientation I'm pretty sure they said you could put 4 Disneyland parks in the TTC Parking lot.
Originally Posted By Manfried They could turn the parking lot into a car-powered type hit the pedestrian ride. The more pedestrians you hit, the more points you get. The name of the attraction: Parking Lot, Pedestrian Mania. You could have Mater out there hawking like Mr. Potato Head does at Midway Mania.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 OK, a question ... do you guys/gals think that park visitors are just dumber or is it people in general? Can you guess my thoughts?
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost I don't think they either are any dumber. They are just less willing to take responsibility for their actions. They want someone else to blame. You made it too hard, why didn't you put up a sign, you should have created a system that would let me get to my car without actually having to use my own brain. Not dumb, just entitled.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 Guest just want everything , I do mean everything to be done for them.
Originally Posted By Christi22222 I would venture to say that Goofyernmost nailed it. I even catch myself being conditioned to not take responsibility for small things. I am naive, though, and hope it is changing. I'm hoping we got some lessons out of the last two years!
