Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I agree that the film should have come first - don't know how that got past the planning stages.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo Well, if you want to force people to watch the film, of course it should come first. But if the film isn't exactly compelling, forcing people to watch a crappy film in order to ride a C-ticket isn't exactly customer friendly.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Well with that logic, you either make a better film or you cut it.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: This is slightly off topic but still somewhat related. A few months ago my sisters and I couldn't help noticing how rude and unprofessional some of the cast members from Norway were acting while shopping in that section of World Showcase. One female cast member even collided with one of us as we stood perfectly still while looking at merchandise. But she didn't even bother to excuse herself or offer an apology. Two other cast members were so engrossed in their own conversations that they totally ignored guests who were trying to get their attention. When we reported this to Guest Relations we were told that most of the complaints they get from guests at Epcot are people who've had bad experiences with the cast members from Norway. So it would seem there really is a lack of caring from that country.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Maybe they have a chip on their shoulder because on one likes their crummy outdated movie.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros That's really interesting. I wonder if it's a cultural difference (though I can't recall ever having negative experiences with the Norwegians in the past) or if it's something else. I would imagine that travelling halfway around the world to spend an extended period of time as a cultural ambassador, only to find out that your country is going to be sidelined for a cartoon, could be pretty detrimental to a group's morale
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Hey, if those in the French pavilion can learn to be courteous, so can the Norwegians!
Originally Posted By RoadTrip One time when waiting for "Impressions de France". The French CM came out, gave her entire spiel in French, and then acted like she was leaving... only to return and say... I'm sorry, guess I forgot something. Then she gave the spiel in English. I loved it... gently poking fun at a French stereotype while giving everyone there a good laugh.
Originally Posted By magic0214 I was just at Epcot today, and while the Norwegian cast members weren't bad in the respect the witches mentioned, the one sending people to rows on Maelstrom sounded like she was on the verge of drowning herself in the water. No emotion at all. Today as a whole, I came in contact with 1 good cast member park wide. Everyone else was rude, inconsiderate and cranky. Anyway, RoadTrip, that is a flipping riot! I would have died laughing.
Originally Posted By lesmisfan I have always encountered nice cast members in the world showcase. Never once have I ever had a rude one. But as far as frozen goes, leave maelstrom alone. Put if frozen must have a ride put it in the park the needs it most, Disney Studios! It needs another family ride! Plus with the American Idol theatre closing next year, that is prime real estate! As far as epcot goes, it just needs to refresh its films and also refresh maelstrom a little bit.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>Today as a whole, I came in contact with 1 good cast member park wide. Everyone else was rude, inconsiderate and cranky. << Pay a WalMart wage and that's what you get.
