Originally Posted By leobloom >> Hokie is the best Jungle Cruise Skipper out there. << And now he's overqualified for the job. Maybe he could sneak in to DAK after hours and start fixing the Yeti. He is an engineer, right? Or does that mean he should run the train around MK?
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper Hahahaha thanks guys. And no, no CM job for me. Well, maybe for a little while I look for a real job, but there's o chance I'll be doing that longer than a few months.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> And now he's overqualified for the job. Maybe he could sneak in to DAK after hours and start fixing the Yeti. He is an engineer, right? Or does that mean he should run the train around MK? << I would be an obedient CM if I could engineer the train around the Magic Kingdom. That or work watercrafts on Seven Seas Lagoon, and shutles on Bay Lake. Personally I think Hokie should go for his Doctorate in Jungle Cruising.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Personally I think Hokie should go for his Doctorate in Jungle Cruising.>> If it paid like a doctorate, I'd be there. Haha
Originally Posted By MPierce >> You mean $9/hr isn't enticing? << Not only that, but think of the prestige that comes with being a Jungle Cruise Skipper on a Disney forum! The girls will be lining up at the docks to throw their room keys in your boat!
Originally Posted By magic0214 You all know that Jungle Cruise is sooo last year, the girls are into Mugsy over at TGMR.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<BTW, congrats Hokie!>> Yes, congrats. Enjoy the search for non-existent jobs. Or go back and get another degree that won't likely ever pay for itself. Oops, I really did want to be positive here ... so congrats on your achievements even if the job market ain't even lousy these days.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Funny how everone there is having a great time and picking up new knowlege while all you guys (as usual) sit on here and bash it.>> For what these people paid to attend it, I would hope they would enjoy it. I don't think it is worth what Disney charged to hear the same stories by the same people. I admit I may be a bit biased because I have spent a lot of time with many of the 'celebs' Disney has trotted out in other realms where they have been able to be more open and tell stories that you can't tell while 'on the clock'. I didn't start the thread to bash anyone. I just thought it was odd that people would leave what, for many people, may be a once in a lifetime opportunity to hear these folks talk to go ride a ride that will be there in the same state for likely another decade plus years.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >>That's what we do best here at LP. << <<I've noticed. Its a nice little Disney hate site.>> Oh please. There isn't one person here who hates Disney. What would be the point? You may not be used to a site that actually is critical of Disney, but this one tends to be the closest thing to fair and balanced out there. The Disney fan community has been taken over by sites and bloggers and podcasters and photographers and general whores who exist to simply present Disney's talking points to the people who view their content in exchange for freebies from the Mouse. It's one reason why some of us feel that the Disney Parks Blog and D23 are not worthy of our support.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >> You mean $9/hr isn't enticing? << <<Not only that, but think of the prestige that comes with being a Jungle Cruise Skipper on a Disney forum! The girls will be lining up at the docks to throw their room keys in your boat!>> Girls? This IS Disney ... I'd say he'd get just as many (or more) keys from fanbois!
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones I was asked to see Star Tours 3D tonight. They offered to sign me in for some kind of cast member preview or something. But they said the wait is an hour and a half and I hate 3D anyway, and I figured it would be more productive to study for this week's final exams. I mean, gosh, I'm not 14 anymore. Finals are over by the weekend and I was asked to go see the Little Mermaid ride too. I won't really have an excuse to get out of that one haha. I'd rather stay home and play LA Noire.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Congrats Hokie, and the best of luck for the future. No surprises in this thread. Lol. FWIW, I do not hate Disney nor WDW (ok, location, weather and some certain demos, maybe). But I do hate the current senior management team and want all the parks to be what they used to be quality and entertainment wise.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Hokie is only the best Skipper because I don't work there anymore. Congrats on the degree!
Originally Posted By WDWVacationer >>Oh please. There isn't one person here who hates Disney. What would be the point? You may not be used to a site that actually is critical of Disney, but this one tends to be the closest thing to fair and balanced out there. The Disney fan community has been taken over by sites and bloggers and podcasters and photographers and general whores who exist to simply present Disney's talking points to the people who view their content in exchange for freebies from the Mouse. It's one reason why some of us feel that the Disney Parks Blog and D23 are not worthy of our support.>> I am open to being critical of Disney, I am sometimes. But often I think folks here are TOO negative over everything. But I do enjoy the discussion here.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> I am open to being critical of Disney, I am sometimes. But often I think folks here are TOO negative over everything. But I do enjoy the discussion here. << Feel free to jump in, and make fun of Spirit anytime you like.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<I was asked to see Star Tours 3D tonight. They offered to sign me in for some kind of cast member preview or something. But they said the wait is an hour and a half and I hate 3D anyway, and I figured it would be more productive to study for this week's final exams.>> Hey, where are your priorities? Do you actually have a life beyond Disney? Have you ever kissed a girl (or boy)? Oh wait, sorry, this isn't the are many Disney fans mentally unstable thread ... <<I mean, gosh, I'm not 14 anymore.>> Neither am I, but I can act it ... just ask any of my friends here. (***Note to friends: I do have three baseball bats in my garage and I am itching to use them to do some melon smashing!) <<Finals are over by the weekend and I was asked to go see the Little Mermaid ride too. I won't really have an excuse to get out of that one haha. I'd rather stay home and play LA Noire.>> I know this is going to get lost on this thread, but I am tired and lazy (working on an Asian schedule from the USA isn't fun ... or all that productive either) so I'm gonna place it here anyway. I recently got word from a friend inside Disney who rode Mermaid and his take on it was this is 'a B+ effort and a C+ (ticket) ride' ...
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<I am open to being critical of Disney, I am sometimes. But often I think folks here are TOO negative over everything. But I do enjoy the discussion here. >. First of all, some of us aren't negative about just Disney, we think the country and the world are going to hell as well. Then, there's Pierce who's on so many meds he thinks it's still the Summer of Love and he's enjoying his LSD in Long Beach. But if you think someone is being negative unfairly about something, I'd encourage you to speak up and debate/banter/argue the point. That's what we do here ... that's all we do here ... since none of us are getting paid by TWDC (one way or another) to simply spew its talking points and be positive about everything it does. And if you think I'm negative about Disney, I'd encourage you to ask me about DL, DLP, HKDL, TDR and the DCL since I've experienced all of them in the last 18 months and LOVED them all (although none, even TDR, were perfect).
