Warning Tweeting on Rides can be Dangerous

I have been planning this trip since Oct 2010 when Disney announced the D23 Expo table prices. I can’t believe I’m finally here!

After passing the ticket gates, where I was metaphorically sprinkled with Pixie Dust (The first time you enter the park for that day you hear a twinkling sound), I entered the hub and made my way towards Fantasyland.

While I took a bunch of pictures and will have them on my Flickr page soon, I’m here to teach you a little lesson today–a lesson in tweet etiquette.

Everyone knows that you don’t try to operate your camera or phone while spinning in a teacup. However, what about moving through a dark ride…say Alice in Wonderland for example. It certainly isn’t Space Mountain.

So in my eager attempt to spread the word that people were walking all around the Matterhorn mountain, I attempted to tweet out this picture while riding in the back of my snail. Is it a snail?

That’s when my phone, sitting on my lap, bounced onto the ride vehicle floor and spilled out of the snail onto the side of the track. It happened in a matter of seconds: I had become “that” guest.

I futilely tried to reach down to grab my phone, but that darn safety bar held me in. I exited the ride and practically ran to the nearest Cast Member and explained that my phone slipped out of my pocket. No, I didn’t mention why I had my phone out to begin with. I could see that knowing look in her eyes, I was not the first person to have something fall overboard.

The Cast Members informed the accumulating crowd that the ride had to be shut down for 7 minutes.

Seven.Minutes.

I felt as guilty as if I were taking flash pictures inside the ride. So dear readers and tweeters, be carful when riding and tweeting. You just might find yourself becoming “that” guest.

On a positive note, when I got my phone back, the tweet and posted. See you next time!