Wierd Guests '04

I know, most guests are not really wierd--those of us that work in the industry---but they amaze me with their questions every year--they get more "weird". Just COMMON SENCE! I was just curious what most of you are just waiting to hear out of their mouths---LOL.

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DAN
PARK OP-'00

you haven't heard weird or outlandish until you've worked GR at SixflagsWoA

ex.

I was once told there was no whale(was the whale riding Batman?)

My boss was told that she was wastng a mans time and that if they justy scr*wed it would be more worth his money!

Crazy people!

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dont do what makes you money, do what makes you happy!

lmao!!!! I was @ Knott's (sp holder)--and this woman ACTAULLY asked if they could bring her down on Supreme Scream slow, and not a free fall--she wanted to video tape the park----Ha! The ride op had a field day with that one--

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DAN
PARK OP-'00

I has so many fun experiences with guests. Once I was checking this guys lapbar and he told me he felt like a stripper on a pony. That is the one that sticks out in my mind as the weirdest, but we've had guest ask if our ride contains parachutes if it gets stuck on the lift or if the lapbar came up would they fall into the ocean... I don't know about any ocean by CP.

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'03 MF pride
'04 ATL Millennium

hey swim4life---"Stripper on a Pony"? That just sounds kinky-----

OMG--Parachutes for MF--WTF? Amazing---*sigh*

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DAN
PARK OP-'00

I worked on the patios talking to guests last year, and one guests said "Why dont they just build a giant wall around the park so when its windy they wont have to close down the rides and It wont be a waste of my money to be here!" (he was really upset he couldnt ride raptor)...oooh and then one lady on the Coasters Patio was in a really really bad mood I said hello and asked how she was to which she replied "What is it with you people? You guys are all freaking me out" and Im like "Oh Im sorry was someone rude to you or something?" to which she said "You guys are all to friendly and nice, As soon as you walk away from me my day will be alot better"....I was like wow that is one angry/unhappy lady ive never seen anyone get mad about people being nice...What a wacky world

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Amanda
2003- Cart Girl :-)

2004-Patio Relations

Nothing can be better Amanda, that when they say--(when its storming) "Well, when do you think the rain will stop"? And--"I don't see thunder, and I dont hear lightning"----lmao---you just want to be like "Let me call mother nature, hang on one sec---" (get on the entrance phone) That will piss them off--I did just that on Dragon,...we had fun times =P

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DAN
PARK OP-'00

Yeah, but you gotta keep in mind that those guests really love the park, and some of them have traveled a ways. If it's raining, it kinda sucks for 'em. When it rains I usually tried to call the office or that weather number and see if I could get an idea so I could tell the guests. They like having an answer much better than "I dunno."
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'02, '03 Foods Area Sup (area 3)
'04: S, D, R+R

One of our guests this past summer claimed that she had SARs and wouldn't check out. Check out time is at 11, come 2 she was still in her room claiming she had SARs. I offered to call first aide and have them come over and check her out, and she said "No no no...I don't want to infect anyone else..." but when she was threatened with having to pay for half a day, she got out quickly. She was weird!

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Hotel Breakers Desk staff - 2002
Hotel Breakers FOM - 2003
I wish I could come back for another season...:(

One guy came up to my cart my first summer and asked, "Ya'll sell Q-tips?" I looked at him and said, "Sir, this isn't a pharmacy, this is an amusement park." I was quite annoyed

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'02 Merchandise
'03 Thunder Canyon
'04 Gemini
*** This post was edited by IheartTC 4/22/2004 9:48:54 PM ***
*** This post was edited by IheartTC 4/24/2004 3:23:57 PM ***

come on ... spit it out

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:james
magnum crew 2002
johnny rockets 2003, 2004

I never thought it was possible to stutter on a message board until now.....speech impediments unite....

IheartTC said:
One guy came up to my cart my first summer and asked, "Ya'll sell Q-tips?" I looked at him and said, "Sir, this isn't a pharmacy, this is an amusement park."

You actually said that to him? ::dies::
You know, just because guests are silly or say unintelligent things doesn't mean you can treat them in a rude way (if I was in that guest's position, I would have been highly offended). It's one thing to laugh at guests later, in private, and another thing entirely not to take them seriously when you're out in the park.

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~Lee~

Group Sales ATL '01
Group Sales TL '02
Park Admissions Zone 5 Supervisor '03
Park Admissions Zone 6 Supervisor '04
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"The greatest leaders don't take credit for their actions; they don't have to."
*** This post was edited by Lee 4/23/2004 11:20:54 AM ***

I'm sorry Lee, I did'nt actaully say that--the womans husband was taking my side on me actually NOT knowing when the rain would stop---and that's when her hubby said "Is he Mother Nature----no!?" We just had fun with the whole thing--live a little! And I totally understand that some guests just don't understand some things about the Theme/Amusement PArk Indusrty---or were you talking about the 'Q-Tip' girl???

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DAN
PARK OP-'00

Hee hee! Silly me, maybe I should have been more specific about who I was talking to...fixed now. Sorry about that, Dan. ^_~

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~Lee~

Group Sales ATL '01
Group Sales TL '02
Park Admissions Zone 5 Supervisor '03
Park Admissions Zone 6 Supervisor '04
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"The greatest leaders don't take credit for their actions; they don't have to."
*** This post was edited by Lee 4/23/2004 11:21:16 AM ***

STILL LUV YA LEE .)~~~

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DAN
PARK OP-'00

At Geauga Lake:

Guest: "How do we get to Millennium Force?"
Me: "First, turn around. Ok, now walk towards the parking lot. When you get there, go to your car and drive 2 hours northwest, and look for a sign that says 'Cedar Point'."

Ok, I didn't really say that, but would have liked to.

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Jes
JesLive.Com
Six Flags Worlds Of Adventure Ride-Ops Crew & ATL 2002-2003!
Cedar Point Raptor Crew 2004! (Find me, and win a prize!)

go Jess .)~

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DAN
PARK OP-'00

Is it that far away? I thought it was only like an hour?
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'02, '03 Foods Area Sup (area 3)
'04: S, D, R+R

Well GL is like 45 minutes away from me going east and CP is about an hour and 15 west, an hour on a good day...soo yeah, they're pretty far apart. :)

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Hotel Breakers Desk staff - 2002
Hotel Breakers FOM - 2003
I wish I could come back for another season...:(