Plot hole: When the Griswolds are at Wally World, supposedly the only people there are the guards. Who operates the rides for them?
lartaker1975
27th Aug 2001
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
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Suggested correction: The guards also knew how to operate the rides.
Original mistake is correct. There were only 2 guards. 1 they kidnapped. The other they left lying like a dog until he could call the police. Therefore, there was nobody to operate the rides. Besides amusement parks don't train security to operate the rides.
24th Jul 2012
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
Corrected entry: When Ellen and Catherine are chatting in the kitchen when they first arrive at their house, the subject of Aunt Edna comes up. Ellen remarks, "Aunt Edna, she's still alive?" In the next scene Edna comes out of the house and says, "You're the ones who sent me the fruitcake, it made me so sick". Why would Ellen send Aunt Edna a fruit cake for Christmas when she thought she was dead?
Correction: It's possible that maybe Ellen thought Aunt Edna had died sometime between Christmas and their current vacation, which is presumably sometime during the summer.
She never specified how long ago they sent the fruitcake.
15th Sep 2021
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
Other mistake: When Clark and the gang force the security guard onto the "screaming meemy" roller coaster, it starts to roll with no-one operating the controls.
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Suggested correction: Every ride they ride would be a mistake as there was nobody to operate any of them.
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