What was one of the most awkward places/ways that you were stuck on at a ride in WDW?

[kate_wdw]

The worst place I've ever been stuck was on Splash Mountain. It was at the end of the ride where the logs are returning to the loading platform, where you're surrounded by rock on both sides. We were there for 35-45 minutes. There was nothing to look at and we could hear the MSEP, which we had intended to watch, going on right on the other side of the rock, but we couldn't see a thing (except some reflections of light). Sitting in the dark, soaking wet in a stinky log is not a lot of fun. We had also just (2 rides earlier) gotten stuck on POC for 20 minutes.

A couple of logs back, there was a man with his daughter, who was probably 3 or 4-years-old, and she started to cry after a while. Eventually, he started to disembark (there was a path that seemed to lead back to the loading station to the left of the logs), but as he had one leg out the log (and his daughter in his arms), the ride started to move. Fortunately, it went so slowly that he was able to hop back in and neither of them were hurt. While it was a dumb thing to do (no question), Disney had made the "we're about to start moving" announcement so many times that it became a case of the boy who cried wolf.

 

[kate_wdw]

I would love to be walked off a ride, especially a dark ride . And in most cases, I actually like short delays and having extra time to look around.

It would make me nervous if a ride malfunctioned right before a big drop. For me, being on TOT or Splash Mountain right before the drop would be the worst. RNR or being in the hot or cold rooms on TT would be pretty bad too.

 

[Miss Marie]

We got stuck in front of the last Jack on PotC like a PP. They were having some audio issues so we just sat in silence watching Jack sway and hearing nothing but the squeaking, hissing hydraulics. Every once in a while the sound would come back, and Jack would yell "Yo" or "Eggs."
Then when we finally got off, they were still having issues with the sound on the ramp leading up to the dump shop. This was back when Davy Jones still talked and his little speech was stuck. The entire walk up we just heard him threatening, "mark my- mark my- mark my- mark my wordsss..."
I've gotta say, if Davy Jones was ever looking for a second profession I'd say he'd make a fantastic rapper / DJ.

That sounds hilarious!

 

[Miss Marie]

Jack Sparrow isn't controlled by Cast Members, all the animation is on the computer. The Cast Member in the ride's control booth could have stopped all the ride's animation, but I think a managers approval is needed for that.

I meant the CM controling the boats coming into the station and all that. They were on a coffee break and had left us sitting there right in front of the exit. It it was Jack going over and over again.

 

[StarLight StarBright]

The worst was the floating candlestick down the hall in HM. Not that that is a bad part of the ride, but we were still wet from Splash Mountain and there was a vent blowing directly on us for about 20 minutes.

Finally we began moving, I couldn't wait to get outside and get warmed up, then we got stuck again where several other posters have mentioned....going backwards downhill towards the graveyard scene. HM is my favorite ride, but I was so glad for that ride to be over!

 

[DizMagic]

ive been stuck on most of the rides over the years. i often wonder why they allow guests to be stuck for so long. surely there should be a 5 or 10 minute max before they stop the ride and evacuate. it has gotten so bad lately that i dont even ride rides anymore

 

[MouseEarsForAll]

Loving this thread!!! I'm sorry, is that bad...?

 

[dimndgal1]

I am notorious in my family for being on rides when they break. I have been stuck on several coasters and even a tilt-a-whirl when it zonked

My list at Disney is humorous:

TT - hot room then cold room, same ride
ToT - at the top of the shaft before taking the path to the drop
Hall of Presidents - Lincoln broke during our show.... sort of slumped suddenly. Freaked 9 year old me out
World of Motion - near the first scenes of wheels... for 30 min
Journey Into Imagination - (original) near the end where Figment sings "One Little Spark" ... over and over. (Still love him tho)
Autopia - hooooot outside in the sun
IASw - both at WDW and DL .... lots of singing

Worst by far: The Land. I learned all the words to "Listen to the Land" from sitting for 30 min. Still can't ride it

 

[chimommy]

I have been stuck on test track (right before you "slam" through the doors) totally lost the suspense. But the worst was being stuck on its a small world. It felt like we were there forever... my brother was with me. We still laugh about it.

 

[smallworldnh]

Loving this thread!!! I'm sorry, is that bad...?

I don't think so, I'm enjoying reading everyone's experiences!!

We've also stopped many times in HM and SM and we were walked out on Maelstrom once. In Seaworld, we rode Manta and when we came back into the loading area, we were stuck for almost 15 minutes in the horizontal position facing down - THAT was uncomfortable!! At least it wasn't up on the tracks somewhere.

 

[hugApug]

We haven't gotten stuck on anything in WDW...yet!

However, my mom and I did get stuck on Indiana Jones at DL. Thankfully it was right after the bridge portion of the ride. Seeing that ball rolling and rolling made the ride lose a bit of its magic, but it was fun to get to walk through the rest of the ride with the lights on. They escorted all of us back around to ride on it again.

 

[Jennasis]

We were stuck on Star Tours pre-reimagining. It was horrid. It was late and back when hardly anyone rode the ride - so we were in a half-filled simulator. It started and then stopped and.......NOTHING. No announcement. No indication that anyone knew we were stuck. I was cool for about 15 minutes, then I started to get really creeped out - like - you are in a room with NO DOORS and NO WINDOWS and NO EMERGENCY PHONE. I kept saying "surely they know we are in here, right??" But then more time elapsed. No announcement. Nothing. And no apparent way to contact anyone outside the simulator. I was seriously close to trying to slide out of the seat belt and bang on the side of the thing.

After what felt like forever, they opened the ride. They offered to take us onto another simulator and I was like "Ummmm. NO."

I could not bring myself to ride Star Tours for years. Finally broke down and tried the new version.

I cannot speak for the reimagined Star Tours, but in the old version there was indeed an Emergency Phone. It was located in the box to the left of the screen along with the indicators showing the ride operator which of the seatbelts were not locked.

As for not being able to contact the outside, there is audio and video of the interior of the cabins fed into the control room of the ride. They can see and hear you fine.

 

[DanceDrawDream]

Hahaha it seems like Haunted Mansion and POTC are popular ones!

We got stuck for a few minutes in the Haunted Mansion above the Ballroom scene...everyone started taking out cameras trying to get a picture of a "ghost' and was laughing that they weren't coming out hahaha...

In the POTC we didn't actually get stuck...but a couple people started to take flash pictures towards the end of the ride, and a cast member all of a sudden came over a speaker system saying to please STOP taking flash photography... never actually heard a cast member talk over a ride before, so that was a bit strange, haha...

 

[MomtoGKC]

We also got stuck on POTC. Our boat stopped where the shops are firing cannons at each other - they kept going and going while we sat there. After about 5-10 minutes cast members came out behind the boat to the left. I thought we were going to get evacuated, but instead they told us to all lift our hands above our heads. Then they started leaning side to side and told us to do the same. We were all waving our hands to get our boat to wiggle- it looked like we were at a concert. Finally our boat got unstuck and we were on our way - strange!

 

[Royal Consort]

Is Pirates evil or something? We got stuck on Pirates in Paris for half an hour before the large ascent. Unfortunately the CM's kept loading the boats so there was a massive backlog behind us. Each time a new boat came it rammed the one in front of it, which in turn rammed the one in front of IT! With about 7 or 8 boats, it became a pain! And since we were the front boat, we copped everything. It wasn't made any better by a drunk woman on a boat behind us who sang 'why are we waiting' for ten mins leading to a group of teenagers picking up the chant. Urgh. My partner doesn't like Pirates of the Carribean haha.

 

[RMulieri]

Many times , Many rides....LOL....I was stuck in the HM on the reversse descent at the graveyard scene.I was also stuck for almost an hour on Spaceship earth on the descent backwards.I also got stuck on Splash before the exit platform.I got stuck and walked off/Lights on Space Mtn right after the rehab in Dec 09..I think it might be me..LOL

 

[ashleyrm]

We got stuck at the same place on POTC back in the day before the Jack Sparrow rehab. It was only about 15 minutes of "We wants the red head" and "Show 'em your larboard side", but it was hotter than hades in there and we had ressies for Crystal Palace.

I remember running to the Crystal Palace and the kids and I being a sweaty mess when we got there! Just checked my trip report online from August 1999:

"We got to the Crystal Palace around 9:50 a.m. for our 10:20 a.m. priority seating. The CM took our name and told us to return 5 to 10 minutes before our ps and check back in. Catherine suggested a quick trip to Pirates of the Caribbean. There was no line so we walked right onto our boat, we’re on our way, and then the ride breaks down! We sat in the auction scene for 15 minutes - “we wants the redhead” “show ‘em your larboard side” over and over and over - UGH! It was 10:20 by the time we finally made our escape. We ran back over to the Crystal Palace and had to wait about 15 minutes to get inside. It was very hot and humid today, and I was really feeling it especially after the jog from Adventureland!"

Becky

We were stuck on POTC for almost 45 minutes, and for 30 minutes we were stuck listening to "We want the red head!"

Finally, we were evacuated and got to walk through some backstage areas which made the whole experience much more exciting!

 

[n2mm]

On the "banked" part of the track at test track. We were sideways for at least 30 minutes, maybe longer before we were rescued and walked off the track. When the CM released the seatbelts we all slid into each other and it was hard to climb out of the car in the positions we were in. We had a single rider child with us, around 8 yo, so we kept him comfortable. His mom was pretty upset when we got back about 45 minutes later. We walked the track then went inside the building through many tunnels. It was night time, so was dark. They gave us anytime fast passes and the ride shut down for the night. This is one of MANY.

We've also walked the tracks of BTMR and the people mover.

We also got stuck in the elevator shaft of ToT for 30 minutes. Some folks didn't handle that as well as others. We were offered another trip after the rescue and walked through the VIP tunnels to get back on the ride, but only half of use did it. The others' had had enough -- some folks got themselves so worked up they were feeling ill.

Just remembered another one. Our spring trip last year we got stuck on the people mover inside the building with a 3 yo granddaughter who had to pee! That was the worse one of all! My DD and here family and I were in different cars, so we texted each other.

 

[disneychic2]

DH and I got stuck on Splash Mountain where the car goes up the big hill. We were sort of on our backs on those hard seats, which got old pretty quickly. When you're waiting to get moving, it always seems like such a long time, but I'm sure it was only 5 or so minutes.

Also, we got stuck on ToT and we were taken out into the "real" elevator and offered to ride it again right away. We took advantage of that, but many did not.

We got stuck going down and backwards on HM one time, but only for maybe 10 minutes. I thought it was pretty cool. But when we were there in September, HM stopped A LOT every time we rode it! We found out later the stops were to let people with special needs on and off. I'm glad it was not breaking down that often and the stops were kinda fun to really get a good look at everything.

 

[Jedana]

--On HM on the backwards part. 20 minutes.

--On CoP between 2 sections, so we were hearing both of them run at the same time....

--On Pirates multiple times--before drop (yo ho yo ho), and in the scene with the jail

--On IASW, at least twice.

--On Buzz, a lot. Once it was in the space tunnel, and I was getting sick (I have bad motion sickness, and after 15 minutes of staring at the shooting stars, it started kicking in). I did't mind getting stuck in the shooting areas, but that one really bugged me.

--On Nemo, in the area with the fish that swim by in a school really fast--again the motion sick thing.

On TT, in right before the heat/cold.

--The big ride in Epcot (in the ball)--backwards coming down.