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JasperGein17121
06-24-2005, 02:22 AM
I know some of you had a visit to the park that you rather forget. My worst visit was Monday of last week(6/13). The park was really crowded(for a Monday), I was able to go on only 2 rides(Indy & BTMR). I couldn't go on BLAB because when I showed up there, it broke down. This the same visit where I saw that nasty wait time on Splash(150 mins, that 2 & a half hours). Did you have a visit that you didn't like?

acgonzales
06-24-2005, 08:42 AM
The worst visit I ever had at my favorite place in the world was when I was about 8 or 9 years old. I wasnt feeling very well and I was sick all day. I couldnt go on any rides other than like haunted mansion or pirates because they were very slow. Every other ride made me sooo queesy. My mom kept telling me that she would take me back to the hotel but I refused because it was the last day we were going to be in the park. I cried almost the whole time because I couldnt enjoy my last day at Disneyland on my vacation.

ShrunkenNed
06-24-2005, 09:46 AM
I went with a group of CMs when I worked at The Disney Store and on of them got busted for shoplifting, cutting everyone's day short. But really, worst visit at DL beats best visit to Knotts!

disneylover
06-24-2005, 11:45 AM
My husband and I took our niece, she was about 8 at the time. We had a fantastic day, it was December so everything looked beautiful for Christmas. For the last ride of the night, we decided to go on Star Tours. As the doors open to board, these women in the line next to us, cut over into our line(they obviously did not watch the pre-board video). I tried to go around them explaining that I was with my husband and niece (they were in between us). Then, they just started going off on me, calling me every name in the book, and threatening me. It was awful. Not one CM did anything about it until the other passengers started complaing about their language because there were children around. Even then, they did not get kicked off the attraction. The stupid thing about it was they still argued that I cut in front of them, when there was only one seat left in the row. Where were they going to sit, on top of eachother? The entire ride they turned around and gave me the look of death-it was the most awful, scary moment for me. I really thought that they were going to beat me up, and no one was going to do anything about it. Even after we got off the attraction they were in my face and yelling. Finally a CM told them to leave, and told us they they would have security follow them to make sure when we left the attraction, they would not be waiting for us. We went to City hall to complain, I was in tears. All they offered us were some food vauchers, which did not do us any good, because that was our last day. I try not to think of that night, because that was the first and only time I have ever been truly scared at DL. :( I was just blown away that nothing more happened to these women. It ruined my night at DL, but at least the rest of our day was a blast, and I think our niece was to young to remember what happened-thank goodness!

Hyperion 77
06-24-2005, 12:25 PM
My niece gt caught shoplifting at a makeup place at downtown Dieney. It was my birthday, and we all decided to spend it at Disneyland, all dec'ed out for christmas. After that incident the whole day was nothing but petty arguements and fake tears. It was abhorrant. I'd rather forget I was ever there that day. This was two years ago.

Mousekiteer
06-24-2005, 01:42 PM
Here's one. Having your (now EX) boyfriend become sick, vomitting, and getting him picked up early which means you're alone for two hours since the other part of your group's phone is OFF.

That and having that same boyfriend throw up during the finale of Fantasmic! thus you miss the whole Sorceror Mickey display. Gah.

Then there's another time when my friends ditched me because they were boy hunting. Nngh.

Disney Princess
06-24-2005, 02:10 PM
My worse trip to disneyland was this past december. It was pretty warm for being winter, and all the clothes i packed kept me way to warm, so that was very discomferting, and then wheni thought things couldnt get any worse, I got food poisoning or something that made me VERY VERY sick like the second day we were there. I ended up spendng the next 3 dayds in my hotel room. It was HORRIBLE! :(

sataneatscheezwhiz
06-24-2005, 02:57 PM
Well, not really too bad, but my first visit to Disneyland when I was three featured a number of firsts and a general sense of fright and confusion. I woke up early to blow out the candles on my birthday cake, but we had an early lunch at the Blue Bayou. The waiters came and sang and I have to admit, I was scared out of my mind. Then we went on Pirates and I loved the ride except for one thing...the drops. I was really scared by the first, and my sister told me there was only one, but she was, of course, wrong. Other than that, however, the rest of the day was fun and good.

futurecastmember
06-24-2005, 06:06 PM
I haven't had an entire day of misery, but I have had my fair share of mishaps on seperate occassions. One time, about two years ago, I went to Disneyland w/ my cheer squad. It was tradition to eat the clam chowder in the bread bowls for lunch. About an hour later after the consumtion of the delcious soup, I broke out in a rash. To my dismay, I found I had become allergic to shellfish, and can no longer eat the heavenly clam chowder :(

FromHimByHimForHim
06-24-2005, 06:09 PM
worst day at disneyland? talk about an oxymoron

DizWiz
06-24-2005, 09:02 PM
To my dismay, I found I had become allergic to shellfish, and can no longer eat the heavenly clam chowder :(

You can still get a bread soup bowl, you'll just have to get the gumbo now. The gumbo is actually quite good I must say. :)

krnsngr85
06-24-2005, 09:54 PM
hmm worst experience at Disneyland,

hmm well let me tell you two stories that I have witnessed in the times of my misery at the happiest place on earth

Once upon a time in the year 2000, almost midnight about 1 hour til midnight, the line for Space Mountain was amazingling small(10 minute wait), so me and my uncles friend decide to run in the queue well unfortunately to much of my dismay of pure bad luck I tripped on one of those huge bolts on the ground and it was surprisingling painful to trip on, well of course it hurt as much as you can imagine. Well it didn't stop me from riding the RollerCoaster but during the course of riding my foot was in soo much pain that I was screaming at the top of my lungs because I was in pain. The day after I got home from Disneyland, It turned out my entire left foot was bruised from tripping over the huge bolt on the floor, that is only one story and was once upon a time the next story is pretty much a lot less painful than this one.

Once upon a time in the year 2005, the date June 14th, I was in line for Twlight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney's California Adventure, okay the wait wasn't that long(12 minute wait which is negotiable), and all the sudden a bunch of people(6 to 8 people I keep forgetting), decide to cut in front of me. right in the lobby area, and they just pushed me down to the floor, with their large bodies. Now of course I was ticked off a lot, and being the polite person that anyone should be, I politely said "excuse me, I was in line here first", and please pardon my rudeness they responded " SO WHAT??>??, WATCHA GONNA DO ABOUT IT HUH???,(and by the way this was a group of huge women with 4 children). Oh my god, I have never been so insulted in all my life, I thought getting a bruise was misery, I guess I thought wrong. But soon after things were going to change. After the preshow of course you proceed to the maintinance service elevators, well right when I got out(behind these huge women with kids), a cast member was looking for other riders in parties of 3 or 2, well convieniently I was alone, and the cast member called me out to get onto the ride, as well as a couple. So of course the women were very pissed off, and gave me a very dirty look(one that could pierce the eyes of a child), like I did something wrong, well what goes around comes around ladies. After I made my way to the line(I got the front row, yay) they just stood there, now I know its mean to say this kind of comment but I am sorry, you just don't cut in line and then push a guest to the ground . I know it sounds mean but unfortunately I have to tell it like it is, and hopefully this event will not happen to anyone.

xfkirsten
06-24-2005, 11:25 PM
I got a really bad headache/upset stomach at DCA on my 21st birthday... *shifty eyes*

futurecastmember
06-25-2005, 12:03 AM
^Hung over then?

futurecastmember
06-25-2005, 12:04 AM
You can still get a bread soup bowl, you'll just have to get the gumbo now. The gumbo is actually quite good I must say. :)
I suppose, but I'm not really one for gumbo :/

brerbear8
06-25-2005, 12:39 AM
To my dismay, I found I had become allergic to shellfish, and can no longer eat the heavenly clam chowder :(

This would be the end of me. Some of my favorite foods are clam chowder (New England, of course), shrimp, and king crab legs. I don't know what I would do without these!

fantasmic lover
06-25-2005, 03:05 AM
ive never had an altogether terrible visit. but there have been moments...

this year, there was an after hours party in dca for the usa competition. and they were going to open ToT for us, but not until later since they needed to filter out the normal guests still on the ride. so eventually from the hyperion, back to the D.U.H. stage, there is a massive mob of cheerleaders waiting to go on, which fill the entire street. as soon as the gates preventing us from moving through are lifted, the girls start running from gate to gate (they kept moving trying to move us in slowly, but that never worked). we become so squished that we are smashed between random people and sometimes it doesn't even seem like our feet were touchign the ground. several of my friends were smashed between guys and were wearing skirts (and later revealed about random hands being places that they shouldnt have been). when we finally got up to the entrance, i was smashed between the planter column and the crowd so badly that my friend had to come pull me out (literally pull).

jbuck
06-25-2005, 12:14 PM
The only bad thing that has happened to me is the ride *I dont rember which one* I was about to go on broke down right as I got in the vhecil (sp?)it borke down and made all of us get off. It relly wasent bad but was relly annoying .

futurecastmember
06-25-2005, 02:00 PM
This would be the end of me. Some of my favorite foods are clam chowder (New England, of course), shrimp, and king crab legs. I don't know what I would do without these!
Me too! and that's why it bites so bad! Luckily I can still eat shrimp and crab and the like, just not shellfish.

Madasahatter
06-25-2005, 05:27 PM
Worst day at Disney? HA! I never like to think about a bad day at Disney. It's the best theme park! Even if I get a bad day, I would just like to forget about it.

kaoden39
06-25-2005, 05:57 PM
When we went in March 2004 I planned it as a birthday trip for my then eleven year old daughters birthday. I made reservations through Disney Travel and in trusting Disneyland to have not to have any neighbors that weren't good. Wrong! We stayed at the Hawthorne on Clementine. There was mold in the bathroom, the floor in the bathroom was awful. The couch bed was broken. There were only towels for two people, there were six of us. The maids didn't clean our room on more than one occasion. And to top it all off the park was jammed pack with cheerleaders there for a competition and people on Spring break. Never again. Also my husband spent the whole trip with a stomach flu. Thankfully when went in December it more than made up for the March trip.

xfkirsten
06-25-2005, 10:09 PM
^Hung over then?

No, that was the next morning... :biggrin:

Xanderick
06-26-2005, 02:14 AM
Last April, my brother went to DLR for a band trip, and the family decided to go out there as well. We drove the whole way (6 hours), then tried to get to the park the same day we drove out there. We didnt get to the park till almost 4pm, and once we got there, my parents told me we werent gonna stay long so don't get besides myself out there. After only riding Mansion and Pirates, it starting POURING. We were forced to stay under the umbrellas at the Village Haus for a couple hours while all the rides had shut down. When it died down, we only had enough time to ride Small World and watch my brother's parade.

The other one i remember took place at WDW. It was last April when me and a college friend took the weekend off from school and flew to Orlando. A couple days before our day at the Magic Kingdom, i had put new contacts in. They were fine until that Saturday when i got to the park. My right contact got messed up and became really cloudy, so i couldn't see all that well. I didnt let it mess up my day though, still it was very annoying.

Elvis is Alive
06-28-2005, 01:46 PM
worst visit ever......hmmm

we were going to DL during the holidays, and the flu was going around. so we all got flu shots and thought wed be prepared. The Morning of our 2nd day (out of 3) i felt terrible, my throat was sore, i was all achy, and i felt really hot. Well, being the DLfreak i am, i wasnt gonna let it bother me. So i went out in the park anyway, really ticked off about catching the flu in the happiestplace on earth. As the day progressed, it only got worse. We stood in line for splash for three hours at the end of the day, and i could barely stand, my face was pale. My nose stuffed up and i couldnt smell pirates of the carribean-this upset me greatly. We then got dinner at the blue bayou, which i coulndt taste. It was like walking through the park, and not experiencing anything it had to offer. Then, back at the DL Hotel, i lay there, going crazy from the high fever, about how i missed out on everything. My mind was racing...i was dizzy. The next Day was a simple repeat of the previous.

That was my worst trip EVER.

AlexLoup
06-28-2005, 01:56 PM
Spring of 2001,

There are five members of my family and it was my Junior year of high school, we all went down for one day. We got in, went on the Jungle Cruise, Indy and Pirates... then it got bad. My brother (who is two years younger) started whinning, "I'm too old for Big Thunder. I'm too old for this." Anyway and my parents weren't feeling well so we didn't do a whole lot, but there was one thing that was good I finally got the courage to go on Big Thunder (I am scared of Roller Coasters so I have to be dragged onto Screamin')

jj3352
06-29-2005, 01:23 AM
my worst day at disneyland was the in 2002 it was the start of the electrical parade i was sitting right but the doorswhere it comes out. well they said there littl thing "in 1972 the creative spirt of california..." the parade started there was no people really watching it. and as the last float comes out all of the lights turn off on the float and it just sits there pitch black. no music no moveing nothing then the the commando of roap comes out screaming and yelling "get back clear the aera ect." well me being 11 at the time i was very curious desids to just walk around the float intreaged and mr rope man comes out yelling in my face makeing me feel so bad and wors of all he sneesd on my favorite shirt it ruined my whole trip

wheresmytiara?
07-14-2005, 01:42 PM
My worst trip to Disneyland was in May of this year. I would later find out I was anemic, but at the time I didn't know it. I was with my family and we were waiting in line for Roger Rabbit. All of a sudden I start feeling really hot and sweating and every part of my body feels heavy. So I told my mom and she tells me to sit down. Well, soon, sitting down becaomes laying down and then everything kind of goes dark. Little kids are stepping over me to get onto the ride and my parents are trying to talk to me but I can't seem to understand them. So finally my dad picks me up and carries me out through one of the backstage doors (hitting my head on a wall in the process, I might add, much to the amusement of a couple of people in line). After that I was fine. I got to lay in the first aid office and they gave our family special vouchers that got us to the front of the line, which was cool because I'd been wanting to rife Peter Pan all day, I just didn't want to wait in that line.

So see! No trip to Disneyland is all that bad!

Piglet
07-14-2005, 02:15 PM
Disneylover wrote:
"Then, they just started going off on me, calling me every name in the book, and threatening me. It was awful. Not one CM did anything about it until the other passengers started complaing about their language because there were children around. Even then, they did not get kicked off the attraction. The stupid thing about it was they still argued that I cut in front of them, when there was only one seat left in the row. Where were they going to sit, on top of eachother? The entire ride they turned around and gave me the look of death-it was the most awful, scary moment for me. I really thought that they were going to beat me up, and no one was going to do anything about it."

When I read this It broke my heart. I had a similar experience once and it is unbelievable to me that anybody can make someone fear for their safety at Disneyland. There are some people with HUGE attitudes that visit the park, and believe me I got to know this up close and personal in 1995. I do NOT understand why security isn't called and these people are thrown out of the PARK, not just the ride. I doubt Walt would allow this to happen.

Brer Rabbit
07-14-2005, 02:37 PM
Iv'e never had a bad time at Disneyland. I almost passed out two times during my visit though. I almost passed out in Toontown while waiting in line to get frozen lemonade. The sad thing about it was the line was extremely long and it was very hot, there were even little kids laying on the ground as if they were about to cry or something. I remember everything going black even though I knew my eyes were open. I cooled off in the bathroom though. All Toontown needs is more shade or something to cool kids off.

I also remember almost passing out while waiting in line for Indy. The line was way too long and we were outside in the heat, so we just got out of line. My mom began to notice that I looked very pale, and I finally told her that I couldn't see anything. Thanks to more forzen lemonade I cooled off. I was able to do whatever I wanted the rest of the day. But now during every trip I take, I have to drink as much water as I can so this doesn't happen again. I really didn't mind it at all though, Even though I couldn't see anything, I was still very happy.

PeoplemoverMatt
07-14-2005, 02:52 PM
I successfully managed to puke on Pirates of the Caribbean during the float past the Blue Bayou. That was rather embarassing & taken out of context it sounds pretty funny. But kids, don't chug a 32oz Jamba Juice, play 4 games of heavy DDR, stand for 40mins for Fantasmic!, and then ride Pirates all in immediate succession. Not a smart thing to do...

-- Peoplemover "Jamba has always tasted a little like vomit ever since that night :frown: " Matt

disneylover
07-14-2005, 02:58 PM
Disneylover wrote:
"Then, they just started going off on me, calling me every name in the book, and threatening me. It was awful. Not one CM did anything about it until the other passengers started complaing about their language because there were children around. Even then, they did not get kicked off the attraction. The stupid thing about it was they still argued that I cut in front of them, when there was only one seat left in the row. Where were they going to sit, on top of eachother? The entire ride they turned around and gave me the look of death-it was the most awful, scary moment for me. I really thought that they were going to beat me up, and no one was going to do anything about it."

When I read this It broke my heart. I had a similar experience once and it is unbelievable to me that anybody can make someone fear for their safety at Disneyland. There are some people with HUGE attitudes that visit the park, and believe me I got to know this up close and personal in 1995. I do NOT understand why security isn't called and these people are thrown out of the PARK, not just the ride. I doubt Walt would allow this to happen.


I was quite shocked that they were not thrown out of the park, or something more was not done. Although it is a scary situation, it makes me feel better that someone else knows what it was like to go through. Thanks Piglet for sharing your experience;)

Disneyland_Wolf
07-14-2005, 03:18 PM
My worst DL visit ever? It was during spring 2002, me, my dad, my brother, and my cousin went to DL at around 5:45 pm. When it is almost dusk. I was waiting for my dad to buy tickets. My brother was telling my cousin, "why are we going to Disneyland on a SCHOOL NIGHT! My cousin doesn't even go to school, he is a stupid person. He hates school, all he wants to do is play, play, play, and more play. My cousin said something that drive my brother really really angry. Like he would said, "School is for retarded persons like you, because i am already smart and i don't need to go school. My cousin has bad grades and he calls himself smart? Anyways, my brother started to punch my cousin and he fight back.

The big brawl started and people were watching and laughing at them, that they were fighting in public. The secruity guy comes and he said, "Hey! Hey! Stop it you too. Want me to call the police and kick you guys out? Don't fight in public. If you do that again, you will be arrested. Man, my brother and my cousin were yelling each other when we entered the entrance of Disneyland. After all of that, my brother apologize to my cousin and he apologize too. They both accepted it. Disneyland made my cousin and my brother calm down after the big brawl at the ticket area. The rides, the music, the theming made them happy. When they rode Space Moutain, it makes them happy. Even HM, Indy, Star Tours, and all of the other rides. But believe me. It was a school night, we got in trouble big time when we got home. My mom were yelling at us so loud. We got home at around 11:37 pm. By the way, Fantasmic did started at around 9:00 pm. Even though it is a school night. Werid huh?

That was my most worst DL visit ever.

AirForceGoofy
07-14-2005, 03:56 PM
My worst trip to DL was...when my junior high school went to DL and my friends beat up Tigger. Well I got in trouble because I was with them and I really didn't do anything...well we were all banned for life (or at least told that) from DL...well fortunatley that didn't work out to well because I ended up working in the Character Department in high school for about 3 1/2 years...so I think the worst time was thinking I would never be allowed to pass through the gates of DL ever again...

tnicnat
07-20-2005, 01:19 PM
We never had a bad day cause there was always something to do - BUT really the worst time at the park was when my youngest daughter got food poisoning and threw up twice on the same cast member - poor guy - I couldn't feel any worse - I think his day was much worse than ours

dlfreak
07-21-2005, 10:33 PM
Well, being the DLfreak i am, i wasnt gonna let it bother me.
How could you be me? I'm me!

Foamy
07-22-2005, 12:56 PM
I don't know when it was but my brother wanted to go on splash mountain on a hot day, being the genius he is. We stood in line for like 5 hours waiting. That was the only ride we rode that day. They will all pay!

PeoplemoverMatt
07-22-2005, 01:00 PM
^ Next time use the Single Rider line :cool:

-- Peoplemover "Single Rider where 100min waits become 10min waits :p " Matt

Disneyland_Wolf
07-22-2005, 01:00 PM
Instead of riding splash mountain in a 5 hour wait line. You should tell your brother to ride Pirates of the Caribbean or Haunted Mansion, because those two attractions is cool and it has good ac. The theme and the animatronics will keep you from getting bored. The wait line might be 2 hours long or 1 hour.

felicity7579
07-22-2005, 01:53 PM
Well, let me start off by first saying that I LOVE DISNEYLAND. There would have to be a day that I was almost dying before I wouldn't go.
Well, my boyfriend at the time, and 3 of my other friends, decided to spend New Year's Eve 1999 at Disneyland! I knew it would be crowded and things, but I didn't care and neither did any of my friends.
Well, about a week before, on Christmas day, I got sick, really sick. I had the flu PLUS a touch a phnemonia. It was all I could do to just to get up to go to the bathroom. So, a week went by and I still wasn't 100% better, but well enough to go. I was still coughing and whatnot, but I was bound and determined not to let that ruin the trip.
Well, when we all got down there, it decided out of the blue, to start raining (if any of you reading this were there, you remember). I have never been so unprepared for rain in all my life, plus I had so much nightquill in me that I was walking around in a daze practically all day. Well, I decided I was going to buy one of those small 10 dollar umbrellas, only to get it stollen later. We went on two rides where we go stuck in an awefull downpoor; small world and the boat taking us to Tom Sawyer's Island. Then, of course, the crowds were so bad, that about mid day we all decided to go and see great moments with Mr. Lincoln, and we asked the cast member on duty if we could take a rest in the main room, which she agreed to. We must have stayed there for like 2 hours, because I fell asleep on my boyfriend's lap. But after the rain had stopped for the day, everything from then on was well worth the misery from earlier. The New Year's Eve show was beautifull. And then we were able to actually get on some pretty nice rides AFTER midnight. So the whole day wasn't a totally a distaster, but it was pretty close.

Liserbell
07-22-2005, 02:09 PM
I've had only moments, not whole days. But the worst moment I had, that was my fault, was when I was 16. My 6 year old nephew was giving a CM candy and I swear she looked pregnant and so I said he should give one for the baby as well. She wasn't pregnant. She'd had her baby four months ago. She started crying and telling my Aunt that people kept thinking she was still pregnant and what should she do. As I tried very hard to sink into the floor my Aunt then gave a half hour lecture on balance and re-alligning her center of gravity and how much yoga would help and on and on and on. I wanted to die.:icon_redf

brerbear8
07-22-2005, 10:36 PM
that's terrible! I hate doing that- it's the worst feeling ever! :icon_redf

TowerGal_13
07-22-2005, 11:13 PM
I had 2 bad days. The first one was when I was 7yrs old, we were in toontown in the afternoon, I was having a BLAST!! until....it happened, I was playing with one of those fake doors tring to open it, like any child would, then this girl came up. same age as me, she had a BIG additue problem with a snobby voice. she said "that door is not going to open. that is where they keep all the fake charaters." I was small and did not know that people were inside my favorite charaters, and so I acted all confused hoping it was a lie. then she was all saying my T-shirt was stupid,it had Mickey Minnie and Pluto on it, then she left. I started to cry :icon_cry:, my dad saw me sitting there crying my eyes out, he came over and I told him what happened. He felt sorry for me, and bought me an ice cream. My day then turned out even better, I got a hug from Mickey, and we don't always go there, so I was really happy.

I guess A whole day can't be ruined, but maybe a few mins.

KIX
07-23-2005, 05:51 AM
I had 2 bad days. The first one was when I was 7yrs old, we were in toontown in the afternoon, I was having a BLAST!! until....it happened, I was playing with one of those fake doors tring to open it, like any child would, then this girl came up. same age as me, she had a BIG additue problem with a snobby voice. she said "that door is not going to open. that is where they keep all the fake charaters." I was small and did not know that people were inside my favorite charaters, and so I acted all confused hoping it was a lie. then she was all saying my T-shirt was stupid,it had Mickey Minnie and Pluto on it, then she left. I started to cry :icon_cry:, my dad saw me sitting there crying my eyes out, he came over and I told him what happened. He felt sorry for me, and bought me an ice cream. My day then turned out even better, I got a hug from Mickey, and we don't always go there, so I was really happy.

I guess A whole day can't be ruined, but maybe a few mins.


wow...man similar things used to happen to me when I was young...I loathed girls like that...they were always older and ruined my fun. as I started to cringe as I read this.




*my 200th post!!

zosomouse
07-23-2005, 07:13 AM
My worst visit is a toss up between Grad Night 1978 and a summer visit in 2002! Grad Night sucked because it was so crowded one could barely move through the park the entire night. We ended up sitting on a low edge of a stone of the Matterhorn (the 2 hour line wasn't moving) for a good part of the night to rest tired feet and ankles and just talking until daylight brought hope of the trip back and sleep! We got in a total of about 7 rides the whole night. You couldn't even dance because the floors were so crowded. It was the 70's too and a lot of the kids were loaded or stoned or both. It was in the days way before fast pass and they let too many schools in. Too many volatile mixes! The 2002 visit occured just after I'd had a series of severe panic attacks triggered by another illness. The medication I'd been given turned out to have the opposite effect it was intended to. I took my family to Disneyland for three days and endured horrid panic attacks. The heat, long lines, fatigue, and not wanting my family to have a bad time really intensified the problem. At one point I ended up in a bathroom stall with my head down because I thought I was going to pass out. Then, stiff upper lip and all, I went on Soaring Over California and California Screamin before heading back over to Disneyland for a go at Space Mountain, and a last round of New Orleans Square. I don't know how I handled that situation except that I had had a round of these back in 1983, then again in 1996. So I knew what I was dealing with. I could still grapple with the attacks cognitively but, even with the proper therapy and training, it's difficult to think yourself out of the box when going through one of those things. I've been back for several good visits since and learned that even bad days at Disneyland can be better than many days elsewhere!:redface:

Mikokat
10-22-2005, 06:38 PM
hmm worst experience at Disneyland,

hmm well let me tell you two stories that I have witnessed in the times of my misery at the happiest place on earth

Once upon a time in the year 2000, almost midnight about 1 hour til midnight, the line for Space Mountain was amazingling small(10 minute wait), so me and my uncles friend decide to run in the queue well unfortunately to much of my dismay of pure bad luck I tripped on one of those huge bolts on the ground and it was surprisingling painful to trip on, well of course it hurt as much as you can imagine. Well it didn't stop me from riding the RollerCoaster but during the course of riding my foot was in soo much pain that I was screaming at the top of my lungs because I was in pain. The day after I got home from Disneyland, It turned out my entire left foot was bruised from tripping over the huge bolt on the floor, that is only one story and was once upon a time the next story is pretty much a lot less painful than this one.

Once upon a time in the year 2005, the date June 14th, I was in line for Twlight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney's California Adventure, okay the wait wasn't that long(12 minute wait which is negotiable), and all the sudden a bunch of people(6 to 8 people I keep forgetting), decide to cut in front of me. right in the lobby area, and they just pushed me down to the floor, with their large bodies. Now of course I was ticked off a lot, and being the polite person that anyone should be, I politely said "excuse me, I was in line here first", and please pardon my rudeness they responded " SO WHAT??>??, WATCHA GONNA DO ABOUT IT HUH???,(and by the way this was a group of huge women with 4 children). Oh my god, I have never been so insulted in all my life, I thought getting a bruise was misery, I guess I thought wrong. But soon after things were going to change. After the preshow of course you proceed to the maintinance service elevators, well right when I got out(behind these huge women with kids), a cast member was looking for other riders in parties of 3 or 2, well convieniently I was alone, and the cast member called me out to get onto the ride, as well as a couple. So of course the women were very pissed off, and gave me a very dirty look(one that could pierce the eyes of a child), like I did something wrong, well what goes around comes around ladies. After I made my way to the line(I got the front row, yay) they just stood there, now I know its mean to say this kind of comment but I am sorry, you just don't cut in line and then push a guest to the ground . I know it sounds mean but unfortunately I have to tell it like it is, and hopefully this event will not happen to anyone.

God! How horrible! I would have told a Cast Member about that and they would probably detain the party in question. They would probably be escorted out of the park by Disneyland Resort Security and not allowed to return for the rest of that day. The odds of them spotting you the next day would be pretty slim becasue the resort has like 60,000 people in it or something.

jbuck
10-22-2005, 07:31 PM
I was small and did not know that people were inside my favorite charaters
:eek: how did those people get into mickey? Did he eat them?
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gee I know a few girls like that at my school *cough*preps*cough*

ryguy222
10-22-2005, 07:35 PM
My worst day was yesterday 10-21, there were so many people it was a friday and knew it would be crowded, we waited an hour to get into that mexican resteraunt next to BTMRR, then we ate and headed for small world for fireworks, there were so many people, to get from BTMRR to Small world took half an hour, and we went from frontier land to fantasyland through the gates by BT ranch, we wanted to see fantasmic an hour later but we gave up and took the monorail out, then we walked to our ART bus and saw some fireworks from there. We rode star tours and astro blaster the whole day! we were there nine to nine thirty that night

iluvdisney01
10-22-2005, 08:33 PM
I've never really had a bad day in Disneyland. I know it can be hot and crowded, people can get cranky, lines seem to stretch on for hours. But I just don't let those things bother me. I still have fun even if I only get on a couple of rides. Just being in the park is enough for me to feel the magic. Again, maybe that's just me, cause I've been with friends who get pretty upset when they can't get on most of the rides....

britneyfan#1
10-22-2005, 09:03 PM
Well I've got some stories...first november 11th is my bday and we went last year. Me and 2 friends. The lines to get in went all the way back to the california sign! The lines inside the park wernt any better....then this year I think it was in july...everything was great at first...we had a gr8 hotel but my mom and sister had a different hotel room than ours and there's was terrible....so they made us change hotels....they took us to the travelodge....the rooms smelled! Showers were nasty! And t.v. Didn't work....me and my 2 friends were pretty depressed and didn't get to fall asleep til 3 in the morning....then disneyland we were all in bad moods it was SOOO HOT! And it was pretty packed....yeah those our my 2 bad trips.

ian1990
10-23-2005, 10:18 AM
the worst time was actually on my birthday when we stayed at the hotel and some many people where there. the matterhorn was closed, tiki room was closed, haunted mansion, pirates, space mountain, splash mountain all closed and the castle was covered up.

crystaltink
02-09-2007, 01:45 PM
I'd probably say there was one visit where almost all of the major attractions were down. That was a huge bummer. Obviously Disney has to do what they have to, to make sure the park is up to snuff but still was a drag.

On a separate visit I had a woman who repeatedly kept hitting the back of my ankles with her child's stroller. I can see the first time, yeah accidents happen, I let it go. The second time I told her nicely she was hitting me, the third time I told her she was hurting me, the fourth time my dad got upset and told her she was being rude. It didn't ruin my visit because it'd be stupid to let one person ruin my fun. But my ankles were killing me for quite a while, wasn't much fun.

BCC
02-09-2007, 03:54 PM
The worst visit was when the people start pouring in during the weekend afternoon.

Coastergeekperson04
02-14-2007, 09:23 PM
I was at disneyland last thanksgiving and the Matterhorn and Monorail were closed. We got fast passes for space mountain and right when we got there - it broke down. Luckily the ride was fixed before noon when our fast passes expired, so we got there and it got paid off by getting to the maintnence bay after too many trains were going into the station. Then we got stuck on haunted mansion and got stuck ont the 2nd lift hill in Big thunder mountain. At DCA, right when we got in line for the California Screamin', All the cars stopped and we had to leave the line. They said someone got caught climbing over the fence on the east helix. We went at night and when we heard the music, IT WAS SOOOO OUT OF SYNC!!!!!!!!! I actually kinda liked that day, but each problem made me worried.

Disney_Guy
02-14-2007, 11:26 PM
Well, as much as I hate to think of having a bad time at Disneyland, I think the one time that really made me about to just.... Scream due to what happened, was when I went on January 5, 2007... Don't get me wrong, I always find good in all my visits to DL/DCA, but that day, me and my family just couldn't agree with absolutely anything.. Like a place to eat.. My little brother, for example, got all stubborn over what places to eat... My dad, he kept getting mad at me for telling all these things that he wouldn't know otherwise, he said, "Can you ever stop being a Disney-Know-it-all? Jeez.." That really put me down. What rides to ride, etc. Frantically scrambling without a real plan.. Tons of other things happened that day to where my dad threatened to go home earlier than expected, everyone else kinda wanted to too... I refused to go home, so they kinda just went with me, I wasn't about to let my family ruin my day..

On the other hand, in the end, I felt happy, we got to ride the rockin' rides for the first time, etc.. And everything else we've done.. I guess it was kinda balanced out in the end..

BCC
02-15-2007, 07:04 AM
Sorry to hear about your father. People like that can really ruin the experience. :(

DisneyFreak07
02-15-2007, 02:49 PM
I've never had a terrible day, but the worst time I had at DL was when our cheer squad had competition. We were there for 3 days and the last day we were there was our competition. We didnt win..nor did we place. So we cried our way out of the park and...lets just say it was a horrible way to end the trip

Disney_Guy
02-15-2007, 03:28 PM
Sorry to hear about your father. People like that can really ruin the experience. :(

Don't get me wrong, I do get along with my family very well, but there can be times where they can be a pain in the butt.. And that just had to be a trip at Disneyland..

damxcnsxcn
02-15-2007, 06:18 PM
worst trip? hmm, I really haven't had a bad trip except when I went in December 27, 2007. IT WAS SO CROWDED! I'm talking 3 hours for Space Mountain crowded. Well POTC was the last ride we went on and the line was long. Well we were just about to enter the entrance where you go under the bridge and go up the twirly walkway, when a group of 5 girls, younger then I, (14-15) totally cut us. Now I just waited about 30 mintues in line for Pirates. They had the line set up where you go to HM and back around. So I confronted them and said, "Excuse me ladies, the line starts over there, you just cut me and about 100 other people." NO RESPONSE! they begin to laugh. Then I stood and front of them and said, "Excuse me ladies I'm not sure if you heard me, you cut me and my friends. The line begins over there-" I was cut off and had 5 girls yelling in my face. Then whenever I tried to talk they yelled, "WHAT, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? YOU WANT TO HIT ME? WELL THEN HIT ME! YOU %*$*#**$@((#**%**^*%*%*#!! Well I was with my gf and 2 other of my friends and my youngest brother. Being the leader of my group I yelled at the top of my lungs, "EXCUSE ME! HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO ME IN THAT MATTER! NOW BE QUIET AND LISTEN TO ME!!!" Dead silence. I then explained calmly, " You cut my group and all these other people. now because you didnt listen to me nicely that nice security officer will be escorting you to the exit for line jumping. " :) Luckily way before I saw a security guard across the way directing traffic (Fantasmic was about to start). He heard the whole thing and after i said that he immediatley told the girls to step out of line. He just said thank you and told me that they would be kicked out immediately. Since he heard me he just let me go and didnt ask me any more questions like security usually does. The second the girls left everyone around me started to clap. I had such a bad day i just ticked. NOTHING upsets this 17 year old more than line jumpers.

Also mind you I never yell. All my friends who know me know I never yell. So this was something very different for me.

krismiss
02-18-2007, 09:32 PM
I went to Disneyland a few years ago with a friend. It rained the whole 2 days we were there. I didn't bother me at all but she complained the whole time. Plus she wanted to leave the park early both days. It was the worst trip I've ever had.