Originally Posted By ToEPCOTandBack If you have ever been a cast member, are a cast member, or would like to be a cast member. Lets hear about it! What was your job, what would you like to do? And funny stories are always great. ~Josh
Originally Posted By Black Pearl I would most want to be a CM at Mission Space. I think the solution to what I call the "Vomit Syndrome" could be better addressed with an extended case study.
Originally Posted By pbjshakelover I would like to be a tour guide in WDW, specifically, for the Segway Tour in Epcot or the tours in DAK. Does anyone know if WDW is currently hiring for this type of position?
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys In the year 2022 I plan on retiring and becoming the train conductor at MK. Book it !!
Originally Posted By MmmOranges I was a college program cast member for the spring of 2005. I worked at the four merchandise shops at the Contemporary. On most days off, I would head to the parks, mostly Epcot and the MK. My college program turned out to be the best experience of my life, so far. *Kristen*
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I worked on the College Program in 1992 (I;m old). I was Jungle Cruise skipper at the Magic Kingdom. This was pre women skippers and before they took the guns away. It was a load of fun and I have very fond and fresh memories of the entire experience. Living with kids from all over the country not too mention the Epcot kids made it all the better. If you ever have a chance to work on the WDWCP....go for it. MmmmOranges is right...it is a lifetime experience.
Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire I went to a college program presentation and there are things that really appeal to me and others that definitely dont. Im so torn!
Originally Posted By MmmOranges BlazesofFire, I would say go for it? What do you have to lose? For me, the positives definitely outweigh the negatives. I mean, you may not like your roommates and your paychecks will be rather small, but you will make friends with people from all over the country (and world, in some cases), and your paychecks last you longer than you're expecting. Anyway, a personal story; my cousin was offered a position in the college program, and he turned it down. He regrets it until this day, and that happened 7 or 8 years ago. So, it's your call. Like I said, what do you have to lose? It really was a life-altering experience. I mean, when I got home, my parents even commented on how I had become more mature, and how my personality had changed (for the better). So, in short, I would say GO FOR IT!!! Good luck! *Kristen*
Originally Posted By TDLFAN I was a CM back in 1981-85. Whole different ballgame back then when Disney knew that quality mattered and you had to show some quality to be hired as a CM. I worked as Food & Beverage host at the MK's Columbia Harbour House and then as a Guest Services Host at the Contemporary Resort.
Originally Posted By MmmOranges sun-n-fun, if you're in college, your age does not prohibit you from participating in the program. *Kristen*
Originally Posted By TDLFAN ...and remember this as well... It's not going to be all "fun in the Sun" while here. Being a CM means hard work and being put under scrutiny by TDLFAN if you don't measure up on stage.
Originally Posted By -em >> and being put under scrutiny by TDLFAN if you don't measure up on stage.<< Gawd not another thing to be totally and completly parinoid over next month when I return to WDW -em
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m -em, I'd love to meet up with you when I'm down there in September/October.
Originally Posted By -em Kewlie Beans I dont know yet how the work schedule will be but Im sure that sometime will work -em
Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire The downsides includes the pay and leaving everything here. I am only an hour and a half away but Id still be leaving my family and my awesome job, which pays great, especially for childcare. I dont even know how I would survive on that pay to be honest! Plus I love my job. I just cant bring myself to leave my friends (id get away from my family in a heartbeat at this moment but my friends keep me sane lol).
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m ^^For someone like you, who already lives pretty close and gets to WDW quite often, I'd say your better off doing what you're doing now.
Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire Yea I think so too. They just offered quite a few classes I wouldve loved to have taken but I think I am better off where I am too
Originally Posted By jtomyl WDWCP Alumni...worked MK Custodial and then stayed on for the summer working Epcot Center Future World attractions, Land Theatres (Symbiosis and Kitchen Kararet). The Best Part...being able to give someone tips that helped make their trip a good one! The worst part....brazillian tour groups during the summer!
