I mean, i can see a celebrity wanting to enjoy a day off without constantly being stared at and approached, and without holding up attractions or influencing crowds. I'd honestly say that guiding them in the tunnels and minimizing interactions by letting them skip lines is actually pretty smart. The issue is when they treat the staff horribly, but unfortunately, the ppl who would act like that would act rudely in private with or without the special access :(

@sentientcardboarddumpster7900

8 ай бұрын

They lost their regular human privileges when they decided to commit to being a celebrity. Everyone has the choice not to

@MeIsSmogee

8 ай бұрын

Eh, fair point ^^

@zombiedoggie2732

8 ай бұрын

@@sentientcardboarddumpster7900 nah they are still people no matter how famous they are.

@sarahschenk2428

7 ай бұрын

It’s easier for the theme park too. Fewer crowd control issues if we take them in the back or up the exits. When we would have performing acts, it was also a timing issues where they rode between shows so exits and back ways made the most sense.

@isaacturner197

7 ай бұрын

@@sentientcardboarddumpster7900 That is probably the most stupid thing I've read all day.

worked at DL and Johnny Depp is THE best! He and I sewed buttons together for 4hrs on the smocks we give the Actors to wear during their breaks so they can take off parts of their costume and not be fully "on display." We talked for hours about the meaning of life, favorite TV shows we watched as kids etc. He also came back a few months later and bought me a hamburger and we hung out while he took a break from the crowds. He just wanted someone to talk to.

@Loweene_Ancalimon

8 ай бұрын

That's such an interesting story ! Did he just stay with you sewing buttons while other people he'd come with were in the park, and he didn't want to join them ?

@knigo7967

8 ай бұрын

I wonder if that had to do with the mental load he was under in his abusive relationship and/or the court case(s?)

If I ran a park, I'd make it a special rule that not even a celeb can have the whole ride to themselves, you can broad first, sit at the front, the next two rows can be clear for your security and you can get off first but the rest of the ride can be used by everyone else.

@sentientcardboarddumpster7900

8 ай бұрын

Yea I don't really see the benefit of giving celebs this treatment unless they are paying absurd prices for it.

@feistsorcerer2251

8 ай бұрын

​@@sentientcardboarddumpster7900 Probably because they know it won't cause that much of a loss from other guests. People will be upset and inconvenienced but most will still come back and pay for another experience if they're the type, and if it's their one and only trip they've already given the company their money. So they get a bunch of money from the celebrities and lose way less money from other people.

That Celine Dion story was kind of adorable actually

@caroleharrison8884

2 ай бұрын

Yes it is!

Calling someone by their name is a show of respect, not a dad move, just a show of respect

Not a theme park, but one time at the zoo I used to work out, we actively sought and kicked out TMZ while Jeremy Renner AND RDJ were visiting at the same time with their families. It eventually became a game among the staff to see how many each of us kicked out.

@nicholasfarrell5981

8 ай бұрын

Awesome, TMZ _suuuuuuuuucks_ harder than a [punchline redacted in case of children].

@CinderXiaoLong

8 ай бұрын

Two of the avengers and staff made it a game to keep them safe for once sounds awesome

@zeekslider

8 ай бұрын

@@CinderXiaoLong The funny part was neither one of them knew they were in town until they crossed paths at the flamingo exhibit! Or so says the zookeeper that was doing a "scheduled" talk at the time. (Right... I still don't believe that keeper talk was on the schedule. She probably saw them and just acted like she forgot to do one for the hour.)

Celine Dion is a hilarious and somehow down to earth person off the clock.

Not a *true* VIP tour maybe, but I was in high school in Orlando when our school (along with a bunch of other schools in the district) rented out the parks at Universal for a end of year field trip for the students late night. We got there at something like 6pm and stayed until midnight. Obviously, it was pretty packed still, but it was a lot of fun having the run of the park with kids you knew and a bunch of other kids your age ^^

My friend told me (and he has pictures of this) that his rich aunt bought him and his family VIP passes to Disney World on Orlando. Immediately people caught on and thought he was some actor or something and people unknowingly kept taking selfies with and buying popcorn for some kid with a rich aunt 😂

I remember the stories of my mother turning around to discover I was trying to climb into the shark tank at seaworld. I was 5.

For the one about One Direction, it's normal that they only stayed at diagonally because they had a fan event going on there. They basically suprised fans that were going on the rides. It was part of a TV special that they did in 2014.

Everytime I hear about the Globtrotters, they make my heart warm :)

The stories of just missing the celebs reminds of when i was in a program for ppl with disabilities at a Childrens Hospital. The program taight us different jobs within the hospital. One day a prince, cant remember who, was visiting the hospital. Found out later he was in a department i worked but when i was in the other department. I did get a pic of his limo when i was leaving for home.

Every time someone uses my name it jumpscares me for a second, then I remember my nametag 😂

@KitKat10281

Ай бұрын

That's why I hate wearing a nametag at work! I hate when absolute strangers will call me by my name, out of nowhere, like I should know who they are! Lol 😆 Like, "I beg your finest pardon?! I DON'T KNOW YOU!" 🤣

I try to address people by their name on the tag. "Thank you, Maddie. Have a nice day." I just think it is polite and normally people smile.

@varedna

8 ай бұрын

Yeah! Why not call a person by their name? They are a person as well so it is the polite thing to do to acknowledge them.

@mag-narwhal

8 ай бұрын

Yeah that would absolutely send a shiver up my spine. 😬

@CinderXiaoLong

8 ай бұрын

That would absolutely throw me for a loop if I was addressed by name, especially if you pronounce it right and not throw an extra letter in there Nobody ever really calls me by name, they either call me a nickname or just start talking to me lol

@trumpetmom8924

27 күн бұрын

If the barista can remember my name or at least read it off the cup, I can return the favor and either learn their name or read it off their nametag.

The story about Celine Dion and the vending machine made my entire year

Mariah Carey, no one said you can come out of the ice cube yet. You need to wait one more month.

@Trevin_Taylor

7 ай бұрын

It’s time!

I’m a bar attendant and occasionally a customer will address me by my name. I like it. It feels more personal. But then again, I’m 37 so I’m old 😅

I worked at a big amusement park in California and we would have tons of celebrities come through. The craziest thing we ever did was for a royal family from the Middle East and we allowed their armed security to escort them around all day inside the park and they got to park back of house with like all 16 of their Escalades that also had its own private armed security detail to watch over their cars so no one messed with them while they enjoyed their day at the park. Also the company made a huge like 4 and a half foot tall by 20 foot long display with their sons name to welcome them to the park. The parks general manager came out to personally meet them and walk them inside. They never waited for a ride their whole time there and whole restaurants would be cleared before they would come in and we hired professional chefs to be on standby so they would get the best of the best food whenever they wanted. The two weeks leading up to them arriving things were being painted all the rides were going down for maintenance and the whole park got the deepest clean I had ever seen. That was the most I had ever seen the company (and no I won’t name it) do for anyone ever.

3:18 I often wabdered the dungeons when I was a vending machine.

So, I get all I can eat, and all I can ride, at Six Flags, for $500? I am gonna puke so hard!

There is one table available for lunch reservations everyday, it's not exactly secret but most ordinary folk don't know its a thing. The table comes with your choice of wine, as well as the custom ordered and prepared high-class meal of your choosing (usally at least 3 courses) plus a personal server who stays at the ready nearby, for you to flag over, who will go above and beyond to fulfill your every request. The table comes with an awesome view too. It's mostly rented for engagements and business meetings, and can sometimes go weeks without being rented. Also it might be mentioned in the video (I havent watched yet) but you can rent the park or even just certain rides for a private day

the six flags one is called a VIP ticket/tour. the people that guide those have a radio that leads directly to the person running the park that day. if they report an issue all full time employees come running

The Mariah Carey one tho.

@sentientcardboarddumpster7900

8 ай бұрын

I've never heard a single good story about her lmao

@MeIsSmogee

8 ай бұрын

Get back in the ice cube Mariah

The one direction visit was most likely the 2014 event with fans

They get to pay me money.

Honestly I think Taylor Swift asking to empty the queue was fine. If I was a celebrity, I would want to have a day off as well.

Celine Dion was high as a kite that day 😂

theme park 😎

I forgot about Hansen til rn and idk how I forgot about mmmbop lol

A got here in the first 2 seconds my best record so far yay hope your having a good day

@scary.lint.

8 ай бұрын

yay

Who was the c list celebrity

No one will comment on this Btw you guys are doing good with your mental health so far keep it up and don’t go back into the rabbit hole of depression

@faedws

8 ай бұрын

i commented

@gordonelmore8081

8 ай бұрын

@@faedws so did I

@MeIsSmogee

8 ай бұрын

E

if i didnt give you my name, don't call me by my first name, name tag or not

You dodges a bullet with Garth Brooks. You could have been his next victim...its all a facade

Yooooo I am here early

Its pronounced "Plea-bee-ins" FYI.

Celebs shouldn’t get special treatment unless they paid for it

@MeIsSmogee

8 ай бұрын

So, they basically get it for free, seeing as their rich

@MeIsSmogee

8 ай бұрын

*they're

HOW DARE RICH PEOPLE

@nicholasfarrell5981

8 ай бұрын

Honestly, I can't really blame some of them. The ones who don't act like entitled brats, at least; if you're a jerk to the staff, that's an entirely different story.

I didn’t think Taylor was so rude

@feistsorcerer2251

8 ай бұрын

I mean her concerts are often inaccessible or poorly accessible for disabled people so it doesn't surprise me. Usually the area with a sign language interpreter is shoved off in a corner where Deaf people can't really see and enjoy the concert, for example. You can kind of tell how a celebrity is by how they treat their most marginalized fans.

I can see why it might be startling if you get called by your name and forgot you were wearing a nametag, but isn't the point of a nametag to know what name to use when addressing someone? That just confuses me why you'd pose that as though it's a controversial topic. It's literally the same idea as putting your pronouns on your profile.

Weird take on your part about the people calling an employee by the name on their name tag, it's literally what it's there for. It's called common courtesy...jeesh

I am here✨ I'm just gonna embrace being early✨✨✨

c world. whats c world?

It is PLEEbians

wow

(Not staff but) I spotted Kid Buu at Six Flags Magic Mountain in May 2019 and no one cared about him or his entourage 💀