Funny things you've overheard people say in queuelines

[delta79]

Not in a ride queue.

Waiting in a shop and the bloke in front say " things are not made in the uk anymore. My tv has built in antenna.
I have never heard of antenna, let alone know where it is in the world.

 

[Alix]

Heard in the Ninferno queue
“LOOK! Someone’s vaping on hyperia!!!”

No they weren’t, the lids had been taken off the water dummies and it was water not vape

 

[Matt N]

As this thread’s been recently bumped, I forgot about one I overheard when I was at PortAventura in September, waiting for Red Force to open:

“They’ve got one like this at Alton Towers. That one’s way bigger and faster; this one’s a bit pathetic in comparison, really. It’s like they bought the one from Alton Towers off TEMU!”

Most interestingly, this seemed to annoy my mum greatly. She whispered to me and my dad “God, I’d love to smack that British man in front of us. He’s acting like he’s so smart, yet he clearly knows nothing about theme parks; anyone who’s been to Alton Towers knows that’s not true!”…

 

[Danscott22]

Yesterday, whilst waiting for the armoury pre show to start in Hex, I observed one lad telling his partner that "this and that one were it says evacuate, this is not a drill are basically the same ride" to which I just stood there a bit bewildered.

They're both indoors and both contain pre-shows but that's about it as far as similarities go

 

[Matt N]

After my recent trip to Blackpool, I have a couple, mainly from on rides rather than in queue lines:

• On Valhalla, I sat next to a man who asked “Do you mind if I take my top off?”. I said I didn’t mind, so he then took his top off… only to be rebutted over the intercom, with the ride op reminding him “shirts must be worn at all times”. He then went “Oh, f***ing hell!” and the whole boat laughed! I think it still came off once we were under the veil of darkness… he was actually a very friendly man, to be fair, chatting to me during the ride and even giving me a high five at the end!
• On Infusion, I was sat next to a rider who screamed “OZZY’S A PAEDO!” in the loudest tone possible throughout the ride…
• On Revolution, I was sat in front of a woman who screamed “OH MY F***ING GOD!” in the highest pitch possible throughout the ride!
• On The Big One, I was sat in front of a rider who repeatedly called the ride a “dirty c**t”…
• Drawing from the shirt taking off story above, I was reminded of an instance from my previous visit to Blackpool during a Late Night Riding event in 2019. Me and my parents were walking along the promenade, having come back from a change in the hotel following Valhalla, and a train was going up the lift hill on The Big One. There were a group of men with matching t-shirts on… and at the top of the lift hill, one of the men proceeded to suddenly rip his shirt off and twirl it around in his hand like a lasso! He continued to do this as the train flew down the first drop and up the first triangle… I never did find out whether he kept hold of his shirt throughout the ride!

 

[owenstreet7]

A large group in the Hyperia queueline: The Single Rider Queue gets us on Hyperia quicker than the main queue

Me in my head: We rely on odd numbers to get on in the SRQ and it varies. An odd numbered group in the SRQ would be a missed opportunity for someone in the SRQ to ride. It's not fast track

I'm not going to spark a debate about whether groups should be in the SRQ because it's a grey area and as long as they're happy to be split, it's fine. It's just annoying when it's an odd numbered group

 

[rob666]

It doesn't matter how many are in the group...accept you will be split up and it is fine.
A gamble maybe, but perfectly fine, 'specially for thoosies.

 

[NuttySquirrel]

A large group in the Hyperia queueline: The Single Rider Queue gets us on Hyperia quicker than the main queue

Me in my head: We rely on odd numbers to get on in the SRQ and it varies. An odd numbered group in the SRQ would be a missed opportunity for someone in the SRQ to ride. It's not fast track

I'm not going to spark a debate about whether groups should be in the SRQ because it's a grey area and as long as they're happy to be split, it's fine. It's just annoying when it's an odd numbered group

By the same logic, a single rider is also an odd numbered group, depriving another single rider an opportunity.

As long as people are happy to be split up I have no issue with groups using the SRQ.

 

[Thameslink Rail]

In the queue for Colossus, someone shouted "What do we think of Tottenham?"
To which I replied "Please don't shout in my ear"
(This person was referencing a football chant where the response would be a swear word)

 

[Itgoeshowhigh]

Couple of lads once at Thorpe, in inferno queue shouting to another lad accross the fence about how another mate of theirs had been kicked out of the park for “threatening to chef someone up”.

We were killing ourselves laughing because it’s such a stereotypical chav saying.

My kids are always mucking about and threatening to “chef” their poor old mum up. It’s a running joke and I didn’t think people actually un ironically said that phrase out loud!

 

[ThemeScream]

Last weekend, whilst riding Thirteen, I heard a fellow rider say 'Oh, so this thing is like an older version of the Flying Fish then?'

There was so many things I wanted to say, but I think I lost about a gallon of blood with how hard I was biting my tongue

 

[Burbs]

On Revolution, I was sat in front of a woman who screamed “OH MY F***ING GOD!” in the highest pitch possible throughout the ride!

Was it Mandy per chance? That’s not far off what she was shouting on Cheetah Hunt that time…

 

[Matt N]

In the queue for Colossus, someone shouted "What do we think of Tottenham?"
To which I replied "Please don't shout in my ear"
(This person was referencing a football chant where the response would be a swear word)

It’s a good thing they didn’t yell that to me, because I wouldn’t even have known what they were referencing and would likely have said something like “umm… they’re OK, I guess!”.

Was it Mandy per chance? That’s not far off what she was shouting on Cheetah Hunt that time…

Unfortunately not!

On a different note, I once heard someone proudly declare that they could see France from the top of the Big One… I can’t remember if it was overhearing someone while on the ride myself or even if it was in a POV or something, but I have distinct memory of hearing someone yell “I can see France!” when at the top of the Big One’s lift hill! I can imagine a look at a map would have rendered them most disappointed… if I’m getting my Blackpool geography correct, the main landmass that could be feasibly seen from the top of the Big One is likely to be either the Isle of Man or Ireland!

 

[b2311e]

I once heard someone proudly declare that they could see France from the top of the Big One

In their defence, you can easily see the Tower

 

[rob666]

Even the Isle of Man is tricky.
The nice hills to the north are the lake district, look lovely on a clear day.

 

[The_bup]

On a different note, I once heard someone proudly declare that they could see France from the top of the Big One… I can’t remember if it was overhearing someone while on the ride myself or even if it was in a POV or something, but I have distinct memory of hearing someone yell “I can see France!” when at the top of the Big One’s lift hill! I can imagine a look at a map would have rendered them most disappointed… if I’m getting my Blackpool geography correct, the main landmass that could be feasibly seen from the top of the Big One is likely to be either the Isle of Man or Ireland!

I’ll get back to you when I get to test out if I can see Big One from the Eiffel Tower