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The other embarassing/hilarious moment we have had on a ride was when my DMom, who by the way is not deaf or blind and should be able to read a warning sign, got on BTMRR thinking it was the Disneyworld Railroad. I still get hysterical thinking of how angry she was when she got off!!
uh-oh. I had better make sure my parents read this because this is EXACTLY something they would do!!!
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I have two, my 1st wasnt actually at Disney but at universal...When i went on my 1st trip my younger sister was only 2 so she could come on a few rides with us, anyway, me and my mum partnered up and went on the Jaws ride while my stepdad n bro waited with my younger sister.
I, being a slightly over confident 12 year old as i love big roller coasters and my mum gets scared at anythin! So we got on the ride and i was trying to act really cool as my mum was quite nervous. Theride starts and the Tour guide gets the call over the radio about there being a shark lurking about and i just sat there giggeling at my mum givin it a 'oh please mum ur such a baby i cant believe your actually scared!' just i said that a great EXTREAMLY OBVIOUS PLASTIC shark head pops up RIGHT next to me...well i SCREAMED very very loud and jumped so i was practically sat on my mums lap!
I turned beetroot red and the entire boat (including the tour guide although bless her she wasnt trying to show it) went up in fits of laughter!
My other was when i went to see the its tough to be a bug 3D show i think its called? Anyway i went in and sat down and when the spiders came (im extreamly scared of spiders) i burst into tears and ran out falling over a couple of people on the way.
It wasnt on a ride but on a trip to Disney we stayed off property the first 2 nights and did other parks, the girls and I went for a walk from the hotel,they were doing construction so we had to walk up and around it, as we were chatting as walking and clutsy me didnt look down the driveway dipped for water run off into a culvert, well where do you think I went_______ fell and went rolling my head ended up in the culvert looking down into this pit area. My girls were laughing there heads off I guess it must of looked very funny Mom rolling down the driveway of this hotel. I was all scrapped up and really hurting before we even got to Disney, even had to take my wedding band off because my hand swelled up, got sick to my stomach from the pain and was very very embarresed, not to mention mad at that moment at the girls for laughing. And thinking gosh if that had been a small child they would of fell into it the opening was that big.
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these stories remind me of America's Funniest Home Videos - did anyone else see the one this week? This grandma gets talked into riding some rollercoaster by her grandkids. They film her - she is terrified! The next day they talk her into it again! They film it again and she is still terrified! She won the $100,000! When the host asked her why she did it the second day she said, well they conned me again and I didn't think I would be as scared the second time!
We were in AK, and I was having a grand old time filming my DD walking into railings and laughing so hard I had to go tinkle REALLY bad. I ran to the restroom, and did my business and came back out to the kids. The camcorder was on it's strap around my neck, and y'know how the lens cap is attached to the camera with a string? Well, I grabbed the camera up really fast to catch something going on, and I painfully found out that after I had buttoned my shorts (evidently with the lenscap dangling against my stomach), the lenscap came out the fly, and I zipped up the shorts...
Yeah, I yelled (boy did that one hurt, let me tell you, I SNATCHED that camera up FAST!!), I was mortified because we were between Primevil Whirl and Triceratops Spin, everyone was looking, and I'm standing there with a lens cap stuck in my fly!
The worst thing...the kids had seen it and didn't tell me!!!!
I just remembered another one...
in 2006 we took the whole family yo WDW for a family reunion...(boy did we save for a long time to do that...) My mom and dad had never been before so it was really a great trip. DMom had DD (5 at the time) while we were all on BTMRR since DD was too small for it at the time. We all had walkie-talkies so we said we'd meet up with them after. The line took longer than we thought so I called Mom and suggested she and Autumn should go see the Enchanted Tiki Room. Bless her heart, DMom comes back to say that she didn't think Autumn had to go Tiki-Tiki right now, that they were going to go shop. I usually have my radio turned up loud (I have lost a little of my hearing due to my job) so EVERYONE heard it...it was TOO goofy...and I was laughing so hard that I had to crawl out of line to go Tiki-Tiki myself!
Danielle the quote about your mom "Bless her heart, DMom comes back to say that she didn't think Autumn had to go Tiki-Tiki right now, that they were going to go shop. "
I laughed so hard my 4 year old woke up and came down stairs still half asleep to ask me why I was laughing so hard!
Danielle the quote about your mom "Bless her heart, DMom comes back to say that she didn't think Autumn had to go Tiki-Tiki right now, that they were going to go shop. "
I laughed so hard my 4 year old woke up and came down stairs still half asleep to ask me why I was laughing so hard!
OMG! Now I am laughing so hard I am crying! I'm glad that tickled you...it still tickls us! Mom will never live it down!
Originally Posted by MMMD The other embarassing/hilarious moment we have had on a ride was when my DMom, who by the way is not deaf or blind and should be able to read a warning sign, got on BTMRR thinking it was the Disneyworld Railroad. I still get hysterical thinking of how angry she was when she got off!!
these stories remind me of America's Funniest Home Videos - did anyone else see the one this week? This grandma gets talked into riding some rollercoaster by her grandkids. They film her - she is terrified! The next day they talk her into it again! They film it again and she is still terrified! She won the $100,000! When the host asked her why she did it the second day she said, well they conned me again and I didn't think I would be as scared the second time!
i LOVED that video sooooo much! if you pay close attention, you'll find that most, if not all, the rides are in Disneyland and California Adventure!
My fav embarressing moment was when my 4 yr old DD HAD to wait in line to meet Cinderella's Stepmother and Stepsisters. She waited ever so patiently for 15 min - that should have been my first clue because she HATES them. Then it was Anna's turn. She marched up to the three of them and ordered them to "be nice to Cinderella!" She then proceded to frown very hard at them. The stepsisters stuck their tongues at Anna and the stepmother told her that Cinderella was not her problem anymore - which just got more sass out of my daughter's mouth. The CM's and the rest of the line were howling with laughter. The photopass guy was laughing so hard he was crying.
Oh well, she is definetly MY kid.
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the kids and I still get a good laugh out of this even yrs later,,,we were in honey I shrunk the kids and at the end,,(we all know what happens with the mouses)(sorry i mean mice)well dh jumped and screamed at the same time,,and kicked the seat in front of him and that made the man in that seat scream also,,well I laughed sooo hard I had tears streamimg down my face I was doubled over from laughing so hard, that it took us a good five minutes to collect ourselfs before we could leave. dh didn't think it was so funny, but everytime we tell that story we're all in tears, and we get a laugh from dh. I guess you had to be there. but just writing this I'm cracking up because it was soo dang funny seeing dh scream and jump.
Ok , so think back to the EARLY days of WDW, in the early 70's. My Aunt and her best friend who go every year with their families to WDW and then afterward stay at the beach. Well, these two decided that instead of getting out of the pool, ocean, whatever, and having to wash and fix thier hair each night to go out to dinner(think 70's beoufont hairdoo) They thought it would be a great idea to buy wigs and then just put them on before going to dinner. So everything is going as planned and then they went to some zoo for a diversion. They were looking at some monkeys and guess what, THE MONKEY REACHED THROUGH THE CAGE AND PULLED MY AUNTS WIG OFF! She couldn't get it back! And apparently her hair was a disaster under that wig! You can imagine in the heat of summer and all. That story has been told and retold in my family and even acted out in a skit!
EDIT: He seems to think a more embarrassing moment for me is the complete look of confusion on the Buzz Lightyear Ranger Spin picture both times we were on it! I just couldn't get the hang of it!
We have 2 pics on there and all 4 of us looked dazed and confused. I think they should relocate the camera.
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I usually have my radio turned up loud (I have lost a little of my hearing due to my job) so EVERYONE heard it...it was TOO goofy...and I was laughing so hard that I had to crawl out of line to go Tiki-Tiki myself!
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