TIFU by trying to help translate in a theme park queue and accidentally announcing my own stupidity

This happened today at Disneyland Paris and I keep replaying it like one of those mobile games where you fail the same level over and over.

I was in a long, slow indoor queue. You know the type where everyone is stuck together, bored, and pretending not to listen to anyone else. I was scrolling on my phone, daydreaming about a Sims build I want to do later, when a couple behind me started struggling with French. They looked flustered and were whisper-arguing about whether they were in the right line.

I live here and speak French, plus enough English to get by, so I decided to be helpful.

My brain has this annoying habit of latching onto the first word it finds and going all in. The couple asked if the line was for the ride or the exit. I meant to say, in English, "This is the ride queue, the exit is over there." Instead I blurted out something like "This is the exit line, you should go that way," pointing with the confidence of a cast member.

They thanked me, grabbed their kids, and left the line.

About thirty seconds later a cast member at the next turn announced, in French and English, that this is the only entrance line and the exit is on the other side of the building.

The couple realized what happened, came back, and stared at me while squeezing into the queue again. Everyone around had heard the whole exchange. I froze, mumbled sorry in both languages, and let them pass, which prompted a few grumbles because it looked like I was letting friends cut.

So I somehow managed to make a family lose their spot, spark a mini queue drama, and become the unofficial villain of the line.

TL;DR: Tried to help tourists by translating, confidently sent them the wrong way, and caused awkward queue chaos when they had to come back.