Unusual Guests

Well I do know the stands are measured ( and I don’t mean just rides either), to check for accuracy. I am not really sure how one of those stands would become shorter during the season. I too was also refering to stands at all locations, not just rides.

One of my favorite stories is that i was working a ride this season and it was opening day. This guest and her child came up onto the ride and so i messured her and she was too short. I said i'm sorry but your child is too short to ride. I could tell she was getting upset so i messured her again this time with the height stand and the bar swung passed her head. I said again yea im sorry but your child is not able to ride this ride. She said well we rode it last week. I said im sorry what did you say she said we rode this ride last week. I said i'm sorry but there is no way you rode this ride last week because today is opening day. Then she got very upset and asked for my supervisor but instead I directed her to park operations and said im sure they could assist you.

Ahh yes...stupid questions. After working there 4 summers, I heard them all. When I wasn't performing as Papa Bear @ Bear Country, I would be a Bear Scout and without fail, people would ask what time they could get their picture with Mickey Mouse or Scooby Doo. I would politely tell them that we are neither Disneyworld or Kings Island, and yet they would continue to ignore me and then ask "Is Snow White or Huckleberry Hound out for a meet and greet today?".

It was rather odd, because many of the guests had no clue who the Berenstain Bears even "were". I was mistaken for a giant chipmunk and beaver a few times. I just don't get it.

Also, when people would ask "Do you have a bathroom?" was a huge favorite. I would direct them to the very back of the park and state that we unfortunately only had "one" bathroom. They would look at me quizzically and then pause..."Ok..I guess I have to take the train then right? Now does that let me out by the Mean Streak or do I have to schedule ahead of time?". Of course, most of these questions came from people who looked as if this may have been their only vacation that they have been saving up for for years after being heavily sedated.

When I was at unload at Dragster two kids were getting off and the one kid said to other "this ride is the funnest thing since applesauce"... me and my friend looked at each other and just laughed because the kids had to be at least 12 years old....

This is a little off subject of unusual guests, but you've

all been talking about it, so could someone answer a 

question? I'm bringing my step son to CP for the first 

time in June. He's right at 54". I've been told you 

could get measured at park ops and get a wristband,

which I'm assuming is what was mentioned a couple of 

posts ago, saying you're tall enough. Then you show

the wristband at any entrance and you don't have to

bother with the measuring all day long. Is this accurate?

Yes, that is the idea behind the system.

Can I assume by the wording of that post, that the "idea

behind the system" doesn't always work as smoothly as

intended?

Yes, unfortunately, it doesn't always go as smoothly as intended. Your mileage may vary.

Yeah, you can get the wristband, and if your stepson is 54" right now, it should be clear enough by the time June rolls around that he's tall enough. The problem, as always, is people who feel they're above the system and cheat. Unfortunately, this is not an infrequent occurrence. Thus, even when wristbands are present, employees are still trained to double-check heights. The wristbands are a "tiebreaker" if the child appears very close to the height.

That, and your children do shrink throughout the day...

Thanks for the info. Like you said, he should be well in 

the clear by June. He's 54 right now and he's grown 3 inches

in the last 6 or 7 months so he seems to be in the middle 

of a growth spurt. I appreciate the help.

I work in soak city/ challenge park and I had a lady ask " If I go down this water slide will I get wet cuz I dont want to get my hair wet i just got it done! and she did not take a breath in that whole sentence. very nice.

Though I do not work at the park, I could have killed my one clasmate for the question he asked the q attendant at Mantis back in 2006. "Does this thing go upside down?"

Then you have the one I asked Mr. Lapp on a behind the scenes tour. "Why don't any of your woodies use buzz bars? Blue Streak usted to have them. Why where they changed to the individual lap bars it has now.?"

I am still waiting for an answer to that last one LOL

I had one. when working at TTD. A guest came on and was just wearing speedo pants, and I had to load him in, and he sat on his seatbelt so i had to dig right in to get it out! It was so embarassing and funny at the same time! The whole crew was laughing, and the sup for the zone had to go up to the guest and remind him it was a 'family park'!!!

Good times!

I was standing in line for the Iron Dragon and I overheard one guy ask "Does this one go upside down"? I suppose that's not so unusual if someone has never been there before, but since I've been there so many times I felt like laughing.

That reminds me, why do they need harnesses on that ride?

one morning in 2002 we called in "WT up and running 2 trains" i've never seen management get to our ride so quick lol.....

i was the designated asker "could you please remove your artificial limb?" after a leg flew off on platform while the ride was going.... so i think removing arms and legs and the looks i got was pretty priceless :)

Read that some people don't even know what ride or attraction they're in line for...which I've experienced...especially a lot when going into Pharoah's tomb to the 3D Cart to check on them, people ask what they are standing in line for...which is understandable because the queue line does change during Halloweekends...
However...it is sad when you're standing in CP Shop and are asked what "CP" stands for...even worse...when they stare at a shirt that has CP on it...just the initials...but under those initials it has Cedar Point...
And worst yet when you hear someone talking on the phone..."We're at some amusement park in...they pause as if unsure of the state their in...Ohio." Um seriously you don't know where you are???
I have many others but a lot for me is merchandise deals so as someone said only funny if you were there.
Once though I was in Plaza and a kid asks where the Raptor was...which isn't toooo uncommon, but it was dark so you could see the bright neon green sign from everywhere in the front of the park. At first I was helping another guest so I just said if you look outside diagonally across you should be able to see it. He came back twice still not able to see it. Finally I was done with the guest and walked the kid out a third time and "pointed" across the midway right towards the bright neon light and he was like...Oh...He walked away with a murmured thanks.
And that story reminded me of the classic questions..."Do you have any Rapture shirts?"..."Um, do you mean Raptor?" ;) and Why is there a bird on the Raptor shirts...for everyone who reads this...the Raptor is the bird of prey species...including Hawks, eagles, owls, etc etc...it is NOT the dinosaur. Velociraptor was nicknamed Raptor in Jurassic park so everything thinks the symbol for raptor should be a dinosaur.
We are also asked if we have Millennium XL shirts...um...its Magnum XL, not Millennium XL. There's other ride combinations and whole new names of rides that we're asked about. People swear they exist...sorry they don't guys...at least not yet. LOL. AND NOOOO we do NOT sell gum in the park ANYWHERE.... OKay I'm done. (well except to add that all the stores in the park are run by one management system, so yes merchandise is similar throughout the park, if you need some help finding something go in any store and ask, we'll be happy to call around for you to see if we have it.)

TiffaCPnut said:
We are also asked if we have Millennium XL shirts...um...its Magnum XL, not Millennium XL.

Maybe they meant to ask if you had any XL Millennium shirts ;)

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Ryan06 said:

TiffaCPnut said:
We are also asked if we have Millennium XL shirts...um...its Magnum XL, not Millennium XL.

Maybe they meant to ask if you had any XL Millennium shirts ;)

LOL, We asked that...nope they meant the ride...they'd be like Millennium XL..the ride...and sometimes they say Millennium Magnum...that would be an interesting ride ;).

I had a real upset guest during Halloweekends, I mean REAL upset. Here's what she had to say........This park is too f''''''''n crowded, why did'nt you tell me ahead of time your park had way overbooked on admission??!! I would have come another time, you need to stop more people from coming in, NOW! She went on and on about about how she had wasted her whole day in f'''''''''n lines, quite loudly. I politely told her I was sorry she was upset, and told her we don't take reservations for admission. She said well you better start, cause this is crazy! I did'nt really know what to say, except that she try to enjoy the rest of her day at CP. Mind you, I was TL in the Pagoda gift shop, so all I could do was direct her to guest services if she wanted to speak with a manager. She said why should I, unless they can get me on the rides first, so she left. I know there were Halloweekends that were extemely busy, but I'd say most of the guests were having fun.