Tram riot on the 17th?

[Ghoulish Delight]

I'm hoping Lindyhop, who's son is a parking/tram CM, sees this and can fill me in on what exactly happened. But CP and I witnessed mass bizzarness on Sunday leaving the park.

We left at about 12:30AM. We said goodnight to iSm and Zapppop (who were staying at the DLH) outside the tram loading area. While saying our goodbyes, I heard a cheer from the loading area...which was odd. We headed to get in line for the tram. The first thing I see is that there are two trams sitting side by side, and I watch as, apparantly, the last passenger hops over from the "inside" tram onto the other one. I thought that was a bit weird. Then, people start to fill the now empty tram that's in front of the load area, but just as the last few people were getting on, suddenly the CMs started telling them all to get off.

That's when I suddenly got a weird feeling. Despite the fact that my knees and feet had been very angry with me to that point, I suddenly felt better and got said, "You know, let's walk to the structure." So we started walking. As we were coming up to the back loading zone, where there was an empty tram loading a disabled guest, a couple people passed us and headed to board that tram. Then a couple more. And then, before we knew it, a near stampede was passing, many people going in front of the loading zone into the street in front of the tram, people pushing each other out of the way. NOT a good scene. We quickened our pace and got the heck out of there.

So we're now headed down the walkway behind DTD. As we get to the gap in the buildings, between Hagen Daz and Wetzel's, two police officers come around the corner. They were looking around, asking, "Is there something going on?" I just point behind me and say, "Trams." They take off in that direction. As they do, an empty tram was coming from the loading area, making a U-turn to head back in. Either the driver or the spieler got on the speaker and said (I presume to the cops), "It's all my fault, trust me."

It was about then, after laughing, that I made the quip to CP, "Watch, the tram comes by and there's a guard standing at the back of each section with an AK." Well, we walk out and are along Disney Way (or whatever West turns into) paralleling the tram route, and a tram does pass. The first thing we notice is that whoever was in the front car was VERY loud. We heard them coming, when they passed, and even when the tram was almost past us, we could hear them screaming. No idea what they were saying. But then, we saw the two cops standing at the back of the tram with the spieler, thus confirming my armed guard premonition!

So finally we get to the parking lot. We're walking across Pinnochio towards the structure, next to the fence that separates the tram route/loading area from Pinnochio. A tram approaches to make the turn around the big tree and I hear, over the speaker again, "You want to know what happened?" as the spieler talked to the driver, or vice versa. I nodded my head to no one in particular...but just as he began to tell the story, another tram came up behind them and drowned him out!!

That's all I saw, other than a cluster of DL security cars and CMs around the crosswalk, but I couldn't tell if they were dealing with the insanse situation or just helping a lady find her car. We were parked on Daisy in the back, so we just walked over to a flight of stairs, never went into the parking esplenade to see what was going on.

So, does anyone know the full story?

[mousepod]

Wow. Interesting story. Please someone fill in the blanks.

[Prudence]

This calls for rampant speculation!

I wonder if they started doing tram spiels in Ebonics?

[Morrigoon]

Wow! My curiosity is piqued!

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Prudence

This calls for rampant speculation!

I wonder if they started doing tram spiels in Ebonics?

De way i's heared de hook, de pigmen fly upda DTD fohda man whos be dissin an smashin de moovman oh de tram.

[Morrigoon]

Hahahah! The scary thing is I actually figured out what you were saying!

[Moonliner]

I think that if you look closely at the facts of the case:


* about 12:30AM outside the tram loading area.

* heard a cheer from the loading area

* two trams sitting side by side

* passenger hops over from the "inside" tram onto the other one

* CMs started telling them all to get off.

* an empty tram was coming from the loading area

* the front car was VERY loud

It's fairly easy to conclude the root cause of the problem. Obviously a feral moose was loose in the parking lot. It's the very loud noise that gives it away.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Someone mentioned on Micechat somewhere about an incident that occured with two women getting into a fight on the trams over a seat. If I recall correctly, everyone was ordered off of the tram. Perhaps this is what happened?

I wish I could recall which thread i saw it in.

Then again, let's not rule out the moose just yet.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I found that. That may be it, but the description doesn't quite match up with what I saw, but it may be just because he was focusing on his deal which had to do with not wanting to go to the other loading area because his father couldn't walk it or something.

[Prudence]

A Møøse once bit my sister ...

No realli! She was Karving her initials on the møøse
with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given
her by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and
star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo
Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst
Nordfink".

Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretty nasti...