Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey Does anyone know why there are buses running around property with "Donald Duck" and "Mickey Mouse" displayed, instead of the name of the resort or park they're going to which they're going? We saw several while in Disney last week and I was just wondering what they were for.
Originally Posted By WolvesTwilight Those buses are leaving the field so to speak, they're going to the bus depo. Its a cuter way of saying "Out of service."
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey I thought it might be something like that, but I wasn't sure. That is much better than saying "out of service". Thanks Wolves!
Originally Posted By cstephens Hmmm, we were told that Mickey Mouse was to designate a training bus. Not sure about Donald. /cs
Originally Posted By WolvesTwilight Training bus displays "Training" on the top. =P I have seem them used for other purposes. For example, WDW gives its cast a sneak peak at party parades and fire works before the general public is allowed to view them. Usually, when we go to view these events (I've personally seen the cast preview to Halloween, Christmas, and PnP) we enter the park at the back of toontown and are held off until all guests are out of the park and all, then we're allowed down Main Street and into the Hub.. there we wait. After the parade and/or fireworks, we're not allowed to leave via back stage routes like we entered. CMs leave and we got on buses at the resort bus stop at MK, all buses being Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck. They then take us to cast parking. Its so the tunnels aren't flooded with people, which would be a veeeeery bad thing, especially since a lot of CMs don't know how to nagivate it correctly.
Originally Posted By MPierce Thanks for you insight on this, and numerous other threads WolvesTwilight
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Interesting hearing from the "insider" point of view. Please keep teaching us.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy Where do you work, Wolves? I was there for the last PnP preview at MK too. I must have missed you.
Originally Posted By WolvesTwilight I work on Main Street. =) Merchandise, which is a fun job. I was surprised how enjoyable it would be to seel souviners to guests. But, because I work on Main Street I'm always there working the parties. x_x I've worked every Pirate and Princess party since it started. I've almost got the parade song memorized...
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey I didn't get to go to the PPP while I was there - the family didn't want to fork out the extra money. I was more than willing to spend the cash! Hopefully they'll continue these parties in the future.
Originally Posted By hightp Hi Wolves, When the cast has these sneak peeks, how many people show up? Is, like, Main Street full? It sounds like there is a substantial crowd. I'm just curious, it sounds like a fun time.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy The last 2 sneak peek parade events I got to go to were at 11pm, hours after park close. Main Street pretty much fills up for the event, all CM's. And because everybody's a CM and they know a lot of people in the parade, there's a lot of energy in the air. People really are having a good time together. I'm impressed by how non-raucous the events are, compared to what you'd get in the real world. The CM guests are having fun, they laugh, clap and cheer more than what guests do during the day. But they're not boisterous. Even the parade performers stay fully in character the whole time. Afterwards there must have been 30-40 busloads of people shuttled back to cast parking.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy Wolves -- I work in PhotoPass. The next time you see one of our photographers outside your door, tell them to say Hi to Big Thunder. They'll understand and pass it along.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy Actually I'm mostly Epcot. But I know a lot of the photogs in all the parks.
Originally Posted By Labuda Aha, ok. I'll keep more of an eye out for you in Epcot than in the MK next month, then...you still owe me a ride together on Everest, IIRC. And, HOLY MOLY! I just realized - I can now say I'm going to Disney World NEXT MONTH! WOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooo!
Originally Posted By WolvesTwilight Hi to Big Thunder. Gotcha. =3 Anyway, ssWEDguy got it about right... Main Street is packed and the Hub is mostly full, though not so much. During the PnP preview me and my friends were at the hub, right infront of the castle. We weren't dissapointed since we saw the amazing fireworks up close. I see the fireworks often, and being closer to the castle is indeed the better view in the house. And yes, theres A LOT of energy. We're CMs, we're here to make the magic come true, so when we see our favorite princess there's a lot of screaming, yelling, jumping up and down. You shoulda heard the yells when Jack Sparrow came down the road. x_x 'scuse me, Captain Jack Sparrow. Anyway, they're a lot of fun. =) I'm sure its also a morale boost for the parade cast to see so many people happy to see a brand new parade and jumping around like goof balls.
Originally Posted By hightp Thanks for the info. It really does sound like a fun time. My daughter is only 13, but she has her eyes set on becoming an Imagineer. I'm sure this will just fuel the fire.
