3. Failing to applaud

If you’re wondering whether it’s appropriate to applaud for a spieling attraction, the answer is yes. Even if you’re the only one. Even if you feel a little weird. Go ahead and do it. On the Great Movie Ride, Cast Members provide lead-ins for your applause when they cry “ta da!” after saving you on Anubis, and at the end before you disembark. If you leave your hands in your lap at either of these points, you’re practically insulting your tour guide.

On other attractions, the opportunities for applause aren’t as obvious, so you can get away with skipping them. However, your hardworking Cast Members will certainly appreciate the gesture if you do put your hands together or at least thank them for their efforts.

The Great Movie Ride and Kilimanjaro Safaris each run 22 minutes, while the Jungle Cruise lasts for about 10. What was a brief interlude in your day is something these spieling Cast Members repeat, often for hours on end. Let them know you enjoyed your time, however you can.

4. Not listening to the rules

While you should naturally pay attention to the rules on any attraction for the sake of your safety, this is especially important on spieling rides. On Great Movie Ride (as on most Disney attractions), you’re advised to avoid flash photography. On other rides, your flash simply disrupts the show. Taking flash photos is disrespectful for the other guests on the attraction, but it won’t stop the audio animatronics from performing just as they always do.

On Great Movie Ride, you’re warned against flash photos because it can make it difficult from your tour guide to see. There are points in this attraction where he or she needs to get on and off the vehicle in areas that are otherwise very dimly lit. More than one Cast Member has gotten a twisted ankle in the scenes even in the best circumstances. Flashing your camera about only make the situation more dangerous.

On Kilimanjaro Safaris, you’re surrounded by live, free-roaming animals. Yes, they’re really real. Yes, they can come right up to the truck. And yes, if you’re ignoring the Cast Member’s warning to keep your children seated, they could very easily fall out of the vehicle and land on the savannah. Pay attention, follow the rules, and always do as your spieling Cast Member advises.

5. Not noticing the little things

Timing is critical on a spieling attraction. Having a live Cast Member might make it seem like there’s more room for spontaneity, but those CMs have to work with animatronics and special effects that are on a very particular timer. Trying to make idle conversation with a spieling Cast Member is usually a bad idea. It’s difficult for your guide to maintain a conversation with a single guest while providing a satisfying experience for everyone else.

On an attraction like Kilimanjaro Safaris, the Cast Member needs to keep an eye out for free roaming animals, maintain the proper distance from other trucks, make sure guests stay in the vehicle, and listen to the radio for alerts or other warnings. All while spieling and driving. So asking a lot of questions isn’t really appropriate, even if you are up front.

Great Movie Ride is more about the show. Here, deviating too much from the script will disrupt essential conversations that your tour guide needs to have with characters like the Wicked Witch. If you’re really itching to chat up a spieling CM, Jungle Cruise is the easiest place to do it, though even this can get in the way of the show.