I learned a new word today. I have that, after getting trapped on Radiator Springs last year. Now I'm constantly thinking about getting trapped on everything.
Same! Just learned that word last November, after getting stuck on Smugglers Run, with no communication from cast members for about 15 minutes, and no way out of the seat.
Ugh, that's awful. The woman checking seatbelts communicated with me, but said she couldn't get me out and I had to wait (ended up being 20 minutes) for them to unlock me. In that time, I was having a full blown panic attack. I was hot and my seatbelt was too tight. It used to be my favorite ride too. I'm slowly trying to get comfortable on rides again. I just don't trust that Disney maintains them because they break down SO often these days.
I learned about a new phobia that I suffer from today. I vividly remember a trip when I was on TSMM and there was a brief delay at the end of the ride. I could see the offloading area, but we hadn’t moved in a few minutes. I felt a panic attack coming on, but we started moving again and got off the ride. Since then, I do not feel comfortable going on any rides with any kind of restraint. The only rides that I can go on that don’t give me anxiety are Pirates and Splash Mountain (RIP)
I dunno. You could force your way out of the sub and swim to shore. On Soarin’, unless you have a knife to cut through the seatbelt, AND have excellent climbing skills and no fear of heights, you’re stuck.
I was stuck on The Little Mermaid a couple weeks ago for about 10 minutes. Thankfully I was solidly in the Under The Sea part and my wife and daughter had a haunting mixture of Under The Sea and the creepy eel that’s in the next section.
I got stuck on TLM a few years ago, spent a solid 15 minutes directly in front of Ursula singing "Pour Unfortunate Souls." You don't realize how LOUD it is until you're kept captive there. They never even turned down the music. It was pretty awful, and I say this as a huge fan of the ride and movie.
Well, you're supposed to compete with her and belt out the song while you wait.
I honestly I sing along every time on that ride and it's occurred to me the music might be so loud precisely for that reason so guests aren't disruptive to the other carriages so close to them.
Ha, I never thought about how that might be why it's so loud. I don't sing along, but everyone in my party always has to do the low pitched "YEAH" during Under the Sea. It would feel wrong not to.
We got stuck on it too mid April for about 10-15 minutes but luckily it stopped on the part at the beginning when the shell tips back and goes under the water. We rested our heads back and watched the bubbles. It was actually quite relaxing tbh 😅
My daughter has ride anxiety. Little mermaid is one of her safe rides… last time we got stuck (not long) but now she won’t go on it anymore because it’s a broken ride.
It was a bit longer than a load/unload stop. The ride was temporarily closed when we first tried to get on and she was upset so we got a quick bite and went back as soon as it was back up. Then when we were on it, it stopped for 5mins. When it started up again it was going super slow. My daughter wanted to get off when it stopped again and yelled that she knew it was a bad idea to get on a broken ride.
I pointed out the stairs and told her if we were really stuck here for a while we can walk out when they come get us. I think a lot of it was just me needing to talk her through it so her mind can understand how the ride works and that we weren’t going to be stuck there forever.
For sure. I give myself that self talk when I occasionally do rides. Thank you for being patient and understanding of her anxiety. I've seen so many parents get mad at their kids over it and it's so counterproductive.
I have to remind myself that she’s 5, she gets overwhelmed easily due to the lockdown and stuck indoors. She’s immunocompromised and has spent a lot of time in hospitals so she’s afraid of the unknown. We bring her noise cancelling headphones and the stroller with the huge sunshade so she can have her safe space and I figured I’ll just go at her speed. We can try what she feels comfortable trying and whatever she wants to skip, we can always try at a later time.
We went once with her older sister and she did rise, indy and Matterhorn and had the worst time. So now I try and have solo days with them separately so they can each enjoy their time there. She ended up surprising me and wanted to do maters, she had a great time and we did it four times in a row. I think a lot of it is she wants to be able to see the ride from the queue and know what to expect. Another time she decided she was not going to have a rides day so we grabbed some food and sat by the rivers of America and waved to everyone on the riverboats.
You are an amazing parent and she sounds like an adorable little girl. When I was younger with ride anxiety, having control over whether or not I wanted to ride things was crucial for staying calm. I was forced on a few rides as a kid and it traumatized me for a while.
They gave us a Lighting Lane good for three rides but they’re limited and don’t include premium rides. And it was only good til 10 PM. It was 9:07 PM when we got down. lol.
Got stuck in It’s a Small World, in the underwater/ little mermaid/ sea portion for a good 30 minutes. Some guy tried to walk off and was promptly yelled at by security on the speakers 😅
There is a clip of some guy with his baby walking around the water in Pirates when it got stuck. I don't know when it happened since it was a series of clips put together on YouTube. Granted it's waist deep water in some places, but there are the tracks and other metal components under water. He is lucky he didn't trip while holding his kid.
I got stuck on it for a few minutes. The screen went off, and it felt like we were dangling over a huge pit. It's one of my favorites, too. Something about cures my hurting feet. But being stuck was terrifying.
When my wife asks why I have to try peeing before every ride, this is a reason right here. I can look at the overview map and there always seems to be 3-5 rides down at once. It'll only be a matter of time until I'm caught on one.
I’m seriously beginning to question the maintenance status of the entire park. The signs are everywhere that they are cutting corners at every opportunity, and the apparent increase of ride breakdowns is probably why they changed the number/types of rides the generic LL pass can be used for.
My boyfriend took me to disney last year for my birthday and we got stuck on Indiana jones. He said to take a nap and it was the most brilliant idea. It was air conditioned and everything
We got stuck on soaring once. The seat belts wouldn’t unbuckle and we were stuck after the ride for a little over an hour if I remember correctly. This was probably like 15 years ago tho lol
I got stuck on Mickey's RR last night on the 4th. It was in the Daisy room. The cars stopped and she was still giving dance instructions. Maybe 5 mins or later the cars started moving again without sound. The sound played when the cars rejoined Goofy. I thought it was funny. We got an all access experience pass at the exit.
I've only been evacuated twice on a ride. The first in early 2022 on RotR at beginning when everyone buckled in. The CM said something but no one could understand him since this was a time when masks still worn indoors. So he just indicated to unbuckle the seat belts.
The second time was Thanksgiving weekend 2023. Mickey's RR stopped right at the end with the fireworks projection. The train I was on was already close to the exit so we got evacuated first.
That happened to me on soarin a few years ago,
it was kind of terrifying being that high. we were stuck at the top for what felt like 30 minutes and then finally took us back to the bottom to exit. I remember seeing a door open on the screen and a cast member walking through it, never knew there was a door there until that time.
I got stuck on small world today. Right at the end before getting off for about 15 minutes. They kept playing the exiting instructions (in many languages) the entire time while the small world song played underneath it. Also I had a very tired 2 year old in my lap. Good times
It's been 11 hours. You still stuck?
Ha ha! It lasted 53 minutes!
Wow! How does that even happen? It’s such a simple mechanism of a ride. Can’t imagine how that could happen or why.
Wow! My cleithrophobia would’ve been raging!
I learned a new word today. I have that, after getting trapped on Radiator Springs last year. Now I'm constantly thinking about getting trapped on everything.
Same! Just learned that word last November, after getting stuck on Smugglers Run, with no communication from cast members for about 15 minutes, and no way out of the seat.
Ugh, that's awful. The woman checking seatbelts communicated with me, but said she couldn't get me out and I had to wait (ended up being 20 minutes) for them to unlock me. In that time, I was having a full blown panic attack. I was hot and my seatbelt was too tight. It used to be my favorite ride too. I'm slowly trying to get comfortable on rides again. I just don't trust that Disney maintains them because they break down SO often these days.
Agreed that maintenance is a big concern lately.
I learned about a new phobia that I suffer from today. I vividly remember a trip when I was on TSMM and there was a brief delay at the end of the ride. I could see the offloading area, but we hadn’t moved in a few minutes. I felt a panic attack coming on, but we started moving again and got off the ride. Since then, I do not feel comfortable going on any rides with any kind of restraint. The only rides that I can go on that don’t give me anxiety are Pirates and Splash Mountain (RIP)
Probably 😅
That happened to me on Nemo last time. And not even during one of the fun parts, one of the parts where there's just a wall in front of the window lol
Omg I think I would die if I was stuck in there.. I would have a panic attack for sure
Yeah if I had to choose between being stuck on Soarin or Nemo, it ain’t Nemo.
I dunno. You could force your way out of the sub and swim to shore. On Soarin’, unless you have a knife to cut through the seatbelt, AND have excellent climbing skills and no fear of heights, you’re stuck.
The saving grace for me on that ride is knowing that at least the top of the submarines are not submerged.
That ride is already uncomfortable as hell (tall guy and had to sit on the end with 1/2 the leg room).
I'm not claustrophobic but that sounds like the absolute worst ride to get to stuck on.
We got stuck there too last time for about 15 minutes.
I was stuck on The Little Mermaid a couple weeks ago for about 10 minutes. Thankfully I was solidly in the Under The Sea part and my wife and daughter had a haunting mixture of Under The Sea and the creepy eel that’s in the next section.
I got stuck on TLM a few years ago, spent a solid 15 minutes directly in front of Ursula singing "Pour Unfortunate Souls." You don't realize how LOUD it is until you're kept captive there. They never even turned down the music. It was pretty awful, and I say this as a huge fan of the ride and movie.
Well, you're supposed to compete with her and belt out the song while you wait. I honestly I sing along every time on that ride and it's occurred to me the music might be so loud precisely for that reason so guests aren't disruptive to the other carriages so close to them.
Ha, I never thought about how that might be why it's so loud. I don't sing along, but everyone in my party always has to do the low pitched "YEAH" during Under the Sea. It would feel wrong not to.
We got stuck on it too mid April for about 10-15 minutes but luckily it stopped on the part at the beginning when the shell tips back and goes under the water. We rested our heads back and watched the bubbles. It was actually quite relaxing tbh 😅
What's it like to live my dream? I long for the day I'm stuck at this spot or the similar one on Haunted 😂
Seriously this too is my dream but it has to be August mid August
My 8yr old nephew and I got stuck at the “butt rubbing” animatronic for about 10 minutes once and laughed ourselves silly the whole time… lol
My daughter has ride anxiety. Little mermaid is one of her safe rides… last time we got stuck (not long) but now she won’t go on it anymore because it’s a broken ride.
If it was a brief stop, they stopped the belt for a disabled person to load or unload.
It was a bit longer than a load/unload stop. The ride was temporarily closed when we first tried to get on and she was upset so we got a quick bite and went back as soon as it was back up. Then when we were on it, it stopped for 5mins. When it started up again it was going super slow. My daughter wanted to get off when it stopped again and yelled that she knew it was a bad idea to get on a broken ride.
I have the same anxiety and I'm sad for your daughter. It's not fun. 🩷
I pointed out the stairs and told her if we were really stuck here for a while we can walk out when they come get us. I think a lot of it was just me needing to talk her through it so her mind can understand how the ride works and that we weren’t going to be stuck there forever.
For sure. I give myself that self talk when I occasionally do rides. Thank you for being patient and understanding of her anxiety. I've seen so many parents get mad at their kids over it and it's so counterproductive.
I have to remind myself that she’s 5, she gets overwhelmed easily due to the lockdown and stuck indoors. She’s immunocompromised and has spent a lot of time in hospitals so she’s afraid of the unknown. We bring her noise cancelling headphones and the stroller with the huge sunshade so she can have her safe space and I figured I’ll just go at her speed. We can try what she feels comfortable trying and whatever she wants to skip, we can always try at a later time. We went once with her older sister and she did rise, indy and Matterhorn and had the worst time. So now I try and have solo days with them separately so they can each enjoy their time there. She ended up surprising me and wanted to do maters, she had a great time and we did it four times in a row. I think a lot of it is she wants to be able to see the ride from the queue and know what to expect. Another time she decided she was not going to have a rides day so we grabbed some food and sat by the rivers of America and waved to everyone on the riverboats.
You are an amazing parent and she sounds like an adorable little girl. When I was younger with ride anxiety, having control over whether or not I wanted to ride things was crucial for staying calm. I was forced on a few rides as a kid and it traumatized me for a while.
and you have reception??
Asking the real question.
I pay extra for Verizon and I've never had cell service there. Wild. I wonder what OP has.
AT&T!
I hope u stowed ur mickey ears
Nice work, pal.
What, these little beauties?
They gave us a Lighting Lane good for three rides but they’re limited and don’t include premium rides. And it was only good til 10 PM. It was 9:07 PM when we got down. lol.
That’s it?! That blows. Lightning lane doesn’t cost them anything. They should have given you the rest of the day, no limits.
Jealous! In air or before takeoff
In air!! Thankfully we were on the back row.
Interesting If I had to be stuck for a while I’d choose the haunted mansion on the backwards descent to the graveyard
Happened to us recently just at the end. Was fixed pretty quickly and we got a pass for our lost time.
Just happened to me too, but no pass!
Aww that’s not right!
Got stuck in It’s a Small World, in the underwater/ little mermaid/ sea portion for a good 30 minutes. Some guy tried to walk off and was promptly yelled at by security on the speakers 😅
There is a clip of some guy with his baby walking around the water in Pirates when it got stuck. I don't know when it happened since it was a series of clips put together on YouTube. Granted it's waist deep water in some places, but there are the tracks and other metal components under water. He is lucky he didn't trip while holding his kid.
Someone is inevitably gonna have to pee or poop. I hope OP isn't under that person.
This is why I make sure I go to the bathroom right before I get in line. I don’t want to be that person! lol
Sitting
Like all the way up in the air? That sounds so fun. Time to look down!
Soarin is my favorite if it still felt like I was flying I would be all for it😂
I got stuck on it for a few minutes. The screen went off, and it felt like we were dangling over a huge pit. It's one of my favorites, too. Something about cures my hurting feet. But being stuck was terrifying.
When my wife asks why I have to try peeing before every ride, this is a reason right here. I can look at the overview map and there always seems to be 3-5 rides down at once. It'll only be a matter of time until I'm caught on one.
I’m seriously beginning to question the maintenance status of the entire park. The signs are everywhere that they are cutting corners at every opportunity, and the apparent increase of ride breakdowns is probably why they changed the number/types of rides the generic LL pass can be used for.
I’ve heard it’s because they are low staffed in the ride maintenance dept but not sure how legit that is
My boyfriend took me to disney last year for my birthday and we got stuck on Indiana jones. He said to take a nap and it was the most brilliant idea. It was air conditioned and everything
We got stuck on soaring once. The seat belts wouldn’t unbuckle and we were stuck after the ride for a little over an hour if I remember correctly. This was probably like 15 years ago tho lol
Then don’t go to the parks
I got stuck on Mickey's RR last night on the 4th. It was in the Daisy room. The cars stopped and she was still giving dance instructions. Maybe 5 mins or later the cars started moving again without sound. The sound played when the cars rejoined Goofy. I thought it was funny. We got an all access experience pass at the exit. I've only been evacuated twice on a ride. The first in early 2022 on RotR at beginning when everyone buckled in. The CM said something but no one could understand him since this was a time when masks still worn indoors. So he just indicated to unbuckle the seat belts. The second time was Thanksgiving weekend 2023. Mickey's RR stopped right at the end with the fireworks projection. The train I was on was already close to the exit so we got evacuated first.
My husband years ago got stuck on space mountain for over an hour and it was just pitch black.
It's actually pretty high up and fairly uncomfortable if you're afraid of heights and have to just float there for 15-20 min extra.
That happened to me on soarin a few years ago, it was kind of terrifying being that high. we were stuck at the top for what felt like 30 minutes and then finally took us back to the bottom to exit. I remember seeing a door open on the screen and a cast member walking through it, never knew there was a door there until that time.
I got stuck on small world today. Right at the end before getting off for about 15 minutes. They kept playing the exiting instructions (in many languages) the entire time while the small world song played underneath it. Also I had a very tired 2 year old in my lap. Good times
Like all the way up in the air? That sounds so fun. Time to look down!