tell the difference between a regular and a tourist

As long as I don't have to back hand some seagulls.....

What are coaster pants? I guess I am a "tourist", and not so much a "regular". ;)

Season Pass Girl said:
And they call Disney's Hollywood Studios either MGM or Universal not realizing that Hollywood Studios used to be MGM and that Universal is a different park.

What's your point? I still call it MGM. I don't like the name "Hollywood Studios" as much.

They're cargo pants with extra big pockets.:)

^ hah that's what I thought. Thanks. :) I didn't know that Disney's MGM was changed to Hollywood stereos. I guess I really am un-cool huh? ;)

^ Really Really uncool after you just said "stereos". ;)

I think it's silly that "Hollywood Studios" are in fact located in Orlando. Makes total sense.

I was at Dorney in 04 and me and my sister were in line for Hang time at night. It was me, sis, and a few other people. A young african american boy was in front of us and we was alone. Then he turned around, waved his hand, signaling for this entire "family reunion" group of folks to come rambling into the line of the ride. We stepped aside, letting them pass. They all had line jumped. There were about 30 people. But we all did get on the same ride load for the gondola. If we had to wait for another load, then we would have been mad. Thank God the park was empty that night, at least.

Kevinj said:
The tourists are the ones getting in line for Mean Streak.

LMAO, I give you credit, it was funny.

TTD 120mph said:
They're cargo pants with extra big pockets.:)

Oh yes you would know because that's all you wear ;)

Not in May or october......;)

haha Zach, thanks for pointing that out. Now I feel like an even bigger loser. :)

Thats what I'm here for. :)

The biggest giveaways in my opinion tend to happen before they even enter the park.

At least for admissions they signs of a tourist would be...
- switching their season passes among the group to mess with the gate employees (picture is now in computer not on card)
- Asking for a map for each member of their group
- Trying to bring a huge cooler into the park
- Asking how long the ride lines are (Um, I am sitting here and cannot see the ride entrances, I do not know)
- stand at the front gate and ask 50 times when we will lift the fence and let them in
- By single day group tickets and proceed to give the chaperone tickets to the kids, the junior tickets to the teenagers, and the regular tickets to the parents and then ignore/yell at you when you try to explain the problem
- Wait with their strollers at the regular turnstiles when the stroller gate is empty
- look at you like you have a second head when you try to stamp them and say flip your arm over when they give you their hand, it really isn't that hard to figure out but I had several people stare at me for a good 30 seconds before they caught on

The regulars are the ones who...
- after we scan their pass try to look at the monitor to see how many times they have been in the park (I actually saw a guy who was around 200 and had been every day since it opened)
- are recognized by the ticket takers and have regular conversations everyday
- when entering the front of the park for early entrance know to go by Demon Drop instead of the Sky Ride (No wait or crowd to rush through)
- realize that the ticket takers sit one in front of the other and that there is almost always an open lane even when the line is really long
- never pay full price for a ticket, even if they only come regularly once or twice a year they always have a can or coupon

And regulars know not to complain and demand a refund (haha) when it rains...they just come back a few hours later and ride more after the storm than they would have in an entire day of sunny skies.

^Regulars also know how quick storms stir up on Lake Erie and as soon as they see that squall line on the other side of Sandusky Bay know that they need to get in one last ride (if they can) and then go somewhere in the park to get cover or leave.

hahah! my friends and i got the last ride on Blue Streak before a storm in 2007, then when we got off the wind started blowing like there was a hurricane coming. it was some scary stuff dude.

then my friends and i ran into an arcade room and started playing video games (crazy taxi was mine! :)) during the storm, and then the power went out. aren't we smart? haha!

Jeff said:
I think it's silly that "Hollywood Studios" are in fact located in Orlando. Makes total sense.

Well they could have put it in Hollywood Florida just south of Lauderdale but thats a pretty ghetto red light district if you ask me... Would be a good spot for a new Pleasure Island though Hahaha

Clevelandkid said:
I wear sunscreen too. I also, have my fanny pack. I wear a baseball cap for protection from the sun and the sea gulls.

Ah, tourists stand around in groups with the map, each person pointing in a different direction as they try to agree what their next move will be.

They get really excited to see there is a Subway in the park.

there's a subway in the park? where the heck is that? just curious. i probably wont go there anyways; im sure their samiches are $7.00 for a 6in.!

Clevelandkid said:
Let's face it most of us have some touristy traits. I goes with the territory. CP is a tourist destination.We just go there more often and have learned the tricks of the trade. We've pretty much zinged each other to some degree in this thread.

I sometimes were one of those small backpacks. I like to be prepared if the forecast calls for rain or dropping temps. I'll stuff ponchos or windbreakers in there. I don't want to have to go to the car to get that stuff. I'm too cheap to get a locker, but I'll pay the price for other things (go figure). Most importantly if it starts to rain it will happen when I'm nowhere near my locker. Also, if we are going on water rides I'll bring clothes just for that. I don't like to wear the wet clothes all day.

As for the tourists, we need them. Without them in the park there wouldn't be enough attendance to have all those rides or even a park at all. That being said, we can still talk about them. I like the ones that say Kingda Ka is in Japan. I've heard that a few times.

yeah,ive got a (overpriced) cp poncho,get this,that is worse than the ones u get from the dollar store! it leaks thru the shoulders somewhere. and,speaking of ponchos, i wish someone would start a thread on "why do you see people on water rides with ponchos on?" that baffles me everytime.