Disney as Employer??

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Jul Wed 04, 2007 5:17 am

I would love to spend a couple of months working in MK, just to try it out. It does sound so cool.

JWG · Post by **JWG** » Jul Wed 04, 2007 3:43 pm

I wouldn't mind having a corporate job with Disney. I'm in HR, so it'd likely have to be in CA. I don't want anything to do with staffing the parks.

nancynohorse · Post by **nancynohorse** » Jul Wed 04, 2007 5:06 pm

I am a former Disney Store Cast Member. Back when Disney still owned the stores. It was my first job in 20 years. Oh, I was so proud to put my Disney costume on and my badge. I loved working for Mickey Mouse. I received the Team Work Award, went to Disney World and Disneyland as a Cast Member. It was during my position as a Cast Member that I went to Disneyland twice.

What a very exciting, fun filled time of my life!

GhostHost · Post by **GhostHost** » Jul Thu 05, 2007 8:05 am

I would love to be a Haunted Mansion CM just because they have the coolest costumes and actually add to the theming of the attraction. Really anything would be great though. Even sweeping up and cleaning would be fun because you would be all over the park.

foldmama · Post by **foldmama** » Jul Thu 05, 2007 1:37 pm

I am planning on leaving NY in 13 years when I retire and move down to Orlando. I so want to be a CM at WDW. I just need to make sure I have enough money in my 401K first!

nancynohorse · Post by **nancynohorse** » Jul Thu 05, 2007 6:12 pm

Ghosthost,

You mentioned you would like to be a Haunted Mansion CM. What a great job that would be. Staying in character no matter what! We were exiting the Haunted Mansion at WDW when my son's shoelace got caught in the conveyor belt. The CM stayed in character but helped Erik. It was a bit nerve wrecking at the time, although later we all had a good laugh. I would bet that CM had a laugh when he got off duty that day.

Staying so stern and straight would be difficult for me.

GhostHost · Post by **GhostHost** » Jul Fri 06, 2007 8:05 am

nancynohorse wrote:Ghosthost,

You mentioned you would like to be a Haunted Mansion CM. What a great job that would be. Staying in character no matter what! We were exiting the Haunted Mansion at WDW when my son's shoelace got caught in the conveyor belt. The CM stayed in character but helped Erik. It was a bit nerve wrecking at the time, although later we all had a good laugh. I would bet that CM had a laugh when he got off duty that day.

Staying so stern and straight would be difficult for me.

I think the most difficult part would be wearing those thick heavy costumes during the summer months. However, most of the job is inside in the cool dark ride but standing outside in the queu area would be brutal! It would be so cool to stand in the stretching room and tell everyone to "drag your rotting retched bodies away from the walls!"

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Jul Fri 06, 2007 8:47 am

GhostHost wrote:
nancynohorse wrote:
I think the most difficult part would be wearing those thick heavy costumes during the summer months. However, most of the job is inside in the cool dark ride but standing outside in the queu area would be brutal! It would be so cool to stand in the stretching room and tell everyone to "drag your rotting retched bodies away from the walls!"

I agree. I just don't know how the people in character costumes cope. I suppose they do really short shifts.

GhostHost · Post by **GhostHost** » Jul Fri 06, 2007 8:53 am

Guy wrote:
GhostHost wrote:
nancynohorse wrote:
I think the most difficult part would be wearing those thick heavy costumes during the summer months. However, most of the job is inside in the cool dark ride but standing outside in the queu area would be brutal! It would be so cool to stand in the stretching room and tell everyone to "drag your rotting retched bodies away from the walls!"
I agree. I just don't know how the people in character costumes cope. I suppose they do really short shifts.

Yeah, I think they are very limited as to how much time they can spend out in the heat. Of course for the parades they have those enclosed "snow globes" with the air conditioning units on top. I suppose the heat is another reason the characters have "handlers", in case they pass out! I remember the Keys to the Kingdom Tour we went on and or guide telling us that the protocol for being sick while in costume is to "puke in your head". In other words, the head never comes off. You just get sick inside of the head and they clean it up later. Wow! Can you imagine how miserable that would be?

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Jul Fri 06, 2007 8:59 am

nancynohorse wrote:

Yeah, I think they are very limited as to how much time they can spend out in the heat. Of course for the parades they have those enclosed "snow globes" with the air conditioning units on top. I suppose the heat is another reason the characters have "handlers", in case they pass out! I remember the Keys to the Kingdom Tour we went on and or guide telling us that the protocol for being sick while in costume is to "puke in your head". In other words, the head never comes off. You just get sick inside of the head and they clean it up later. Wow! Can you imagine how miserable that would be?

REALLY? OMG

Post by **js3901** » Jul Fri 06, 2007 9:19 am

GhostHost wrote: Of course for the parades they have those enclosed "snow globes" with the air conditioning units on top.

not anymore. That was the Share a Dream Come True parade I believe. The Disney Dreams Come True Parade that is currently going does not have the snowglobes.

sorry for going a little OT, now back to your regularly scheduled thread...

GhostHost · Post by **GhostHost** » Jul Fri 06, 2007 9:33 am

js3901 wrote:
GhostHost wrote: Of course for the parades they have those enclosed "snow globes" with the air conditioning units on top.
not anymore. That was the Share a Dream Come True parade I believe. The Disney Dreams Come True Parade that is currently going does not have the snowglobes.

sorry for going a little OT, now back to your regularly scheduled thread...

Ahh, I guess they just roast now! Mouse under glass!

nancynohorse · Post by **nancynohorse** » Jul Fri 06, 2007 4:08 pm

I don't recall seeing any of the Cast Members sweating. Do you? I remember back in the day that Dreamfinder would get very warm, though. How is that you never see the Cast Member sweating?

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Jul Sat 07, 2007 5:28 am

Maybe they are all animatronic?

casrin · Post by **casrin** » Jul Sat 07, 2007 9:03 am

Maybe they are all animatronic?

Guy, ever see the movie Westworld from the 1970s?

It was "Disney-like" in that guests went to this ultra theme park out in the middle of nowhere and ALL the people they interacted with were human-like robots. They were like free-standing, fully moving, AI audio animatronics.

And of course, it all goes wrong.

You should look for it, having said that. Haha.