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| FerretAfros
Wed 1/14/2009 10:51p | I think my favorite cell phone encounter was when I was at Epcot with my mom one day, and my brother and his friends were across town at Islands of Adventure. They were calling to say that they were leaving the park and going to a movie (I think, I don't really remember), but they happened to time it so that we were on the Universe of Energy, just as the Big Boom was happening in the film. Sitting there, listening to my mom trying to be louder than the big boom just made me laugh really hard. And, of course, people all around us were giving us dirty looks, but she basically said that she'd call back as soon as we were done on the ride. |
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| frailejon
Thu 1/15/2009 3:09a | I rode in the same boat as a man on Jungle Cruise once; he yapped non-stop on the cellphone. I couldn't even hear the guide. And it was the annoying 'well, now we're on the Jungle Cruise. yes, when it's done I'll call Fred. Oh, look: gorillas. Yes, wife'sname is here too. So's babyname.' type of conversation.
If you aren't a cardiac surgeon being told that a donor heart has just been located, I expect you to shut up through the ride. |
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| danyoung
Thu 1/15/2009 7:18a | I just have no politeness for people like that. I'll start out with the mean stare, and when that doesn't work I'll move to the SHHHHH. And if that doesn't do it I'll get in the person's face and (politely) ask them to please be quiet. Not cool at all!
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| Walter Elias
Thu 1/15/2009 8:09a | The problem with people yapping on the phone or even to the person next to them is that no matter how you handle the situation, the damage is already done. Our first day at DL on this last trip, we made a dash for POTC--Yeah! There was no line! We were so excited. Get on the boat and a group at the back of the boat made jokes and laughed through the first half of the ride. It was distracting to say the least. Even if I said something to them, they probably wouldn't have cared. Besides, at that point, I was completely irritated.
Oh well, it happens I suppose. Unfortunately, it seems to happen more and more frequently these days. |
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| danyoung
Thu 1/15/2009 8:20a | Well, I agree that dealing with group dynamics is a bit tougher. They could still have been SHHH-ed, but it also could have accelerated. Usually a SHHHH to a phone person does the trick. People aren't really that rude - they're just so self-centered that they don't even stop to think that they might be bothering others.
That's my theory, and I'm sticking to it.
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| Walter Elias
Thu 1/15/2009 7:48p | I'll accept that Dan because it sounds a lot nicer than what I was thinking of those people. lol
I mean, POTC is sacred ground...er water. |
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| SpokkerJones
Thu 1/15/2009 8:05p | In this day and age I'm not shushing anybody. Turns out they're packing heat and blow me away for disrespecting them. If you want to talk on Pirates it's not my right to tell you not to. That's your ride, not mine. I'll quietly wait until I can ride again.
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| amazedncal2
Fri 1/16/2009 6:35a | Last summer we were trying to look at our pictures taken on TOT. A teen or twenty something girl had her camera right in front of the photo and kept it there, taking multiple close ups. DH said "its kind of hard look at our picture with a camera and a hand in the middle of the picture" to the group that had ridden with us. Yes, he said it loudly so the girl would stop before the picture went away. The guy who was with her went ballistic on DH. Cursing and generally going berserk. DH then called him "son" which was a mistake but went on saying that others were just trying to see the picture. No one else said a word. It was pretty sad and ruined a really fun afternoon. We were seriously looking over our shoulders the rest of the day. |
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| danyoung
Fri 1/16/2009 8:15a | >If you want to talk on Pirates it's not my right to tell you not to.<
Sure it is. Or rather, it's your right to politely ask the person to be quiet. But then, I also understand your reticence in confronting. You never know when someone is gonna pull out a knife or worse. But on an attraction, or in church, or anywhere where quiet is an accepted norm, anyone who insists on yapping through that deserves a SHHH from anyone.
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| FerretAfros
Fri 1/16/2009 10:04a | "Turns out they're packing heat and blow me away for disrespecting them."
<---*sits waiting patiently for someone to get shot or stabbed for talking on the phone during Pirates and irritating the guy behind him*
It's a two-way street. I really don't see what's limiting us from doing anything about it. It's not their right to ruin my ride, just like it's not my right to ruin theirs. I can only hope that one of these days people will get enough sense to realize that they're not the only person in the park (which is why there are lines for everything...hmmm, funny how that works). |
