I just found out about the this: you can actually call the phone booths in U.K. and Canada of the World Showcase! I'm sure most of the people here already know about it, but I thought it was really cool! It's hilarious too! I just called a good 20 times and got through about 4 times. It's totally worth it though. While some people might just hang up on you, if fun when you get someone who listens. Here were my calls today:
- Young girl who picks up, says "hello" and hangs up.
- Teen-ish sounding girl who answers to my fake (and probably bad) English accent. She seemed quite confused though, and I couldn't understand what she said to me.
- College-age sounding male picks up. Here's the dialogue(I'm in italics): "Hello, I'd like to make a reservation" "Ok sure", "Rose and Crown, right?" "That's right" "Ok, table for two, February 25th, 6:00. Are you available then?" "Yeah, that'll work. Can I get a last name for that?" "Sure, it's Ruth" "Can you spell that?" "Sure, it's R" "Yes" "U" "Yes" "T" "Yes" "H" "Ok, so that's February 28 errr 25th, 6:00" "That's right, thank you!" "Ok, have a great day!"
- ^I didn't expect him to act so natural about it, but he played along perfectly!
- After two calls, a man picks up, says "hello?" and hangs up when I answer.
- College-age girl picks up after I called once. Here's the dialogue (again, I'm in italics): "Hello, can I make a reservation?" "Ummm, I think you have the wrong number..." "What?" "Yeah, this is just a phone booth" "What? That's impossible!" "No, really, it's a phone booth in Disney" "Woah, Disney??" "Yeah![laughing]" "That's so cool!" "[laughing]" "I'm gonna save whatever number I called, that's so cool!" "[laughing] Yeah" Well, bye, I guess. Have a great time! "Ok, thanks![laughing]"
- ^It seemed like she really had a good laugh; it was lots of fun!
It's so fun when you get someone who answers! Plus, it's like you get to contribute to other peoples' "Disney Magic" from your own house. Here are the numbers:
Right Booth: 407 827-9861
Left Booth: 407 827-9862
Center Booth: 407 827-9863
Canada Phone Booth:
407-827-9884
No one ever picked up when I called the Canada one though. I guess it's not as popular. Also, you might get a busy signal or a fax-like noise. Just hang up and try another one. Another tip: If it sounds like someone picked up, then hung up, call back that same number. Most people that I called answered on the second call, and not the first.
So, has anyone else had any fun experiences sending/receiving phone calls here?
Next WDW trip: May 19-27, 2013
