Originally Posted By Goofyernmost I was a young 49 years old when I saw it. My eyes were not real kid like. No problem, I just wanted you to know that I wasn't talking about you.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 I will admit that the cake seemed original and looked really good. But as a little kid I fell in love with Neuschwanstein Castle. I was going to spend my honeymoon there when I grew up. When Walt picked "my" castle to model his after, I was thrilled. So for me personally, the castle was vandalized.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <I think this is because of the below poverty level wage that is paid to the CM. The resource of people willing to work for that pay just for the love of being at WDW is being tapped out. Raise the wage scale to a liveable wage, and you will get all the good employees you want or should I say, desperately need.< While I agree it will help for some -- IMHO there are not 65,000 chipper employees who will work for $10 / hr in Orlando either. There is not enough of a base to get all the good ones out there to fully staff WDW.
Originally Posted By MPierce ^^^ You might not get 65,000, but you don't need that many. I think the vast majority of CM are excellent. Weed out the bad ones, and make sure you hang onto the good ones I think you could get enough to bring you to a level you need to staff WDW. I think you would also get more good qualified retirees. It's certainly not a cure all for everything, but it would help improve the situation.
Originally Posted By kennect Other than Disney at WDW what other company comes even close to the number of employee's that are required for it? Meaning another business that is basically entertainment oriented....
Originally Posted By vbdad55 that has got to be the pinnacle for number of service job employees by far ---
Originally Posted By trekkeruss At a single location, no other company comes even close. #2 on the list is probably DLR, with I think about 5000 CM's.
Originally Posted By brerroadrunner Having just retuned from 8 days at WDW and staying at the YC, I have to say the CM here were very friendly, courteous, and helpful. During our visit, DH was asked to complete three different surveys at different locations, and was assured everyone would be read. We have been AP since 95 and have seen a big difference in cleanliness(or lack of), staffing, etc. Quality goes down and prices go up. Attendence keeps going up and Disney keeps cutting back. I still love the place and will let them know how I feel, often!
Originally Posted By LadyandtheTramp "Quality goes down and prices go up. Attendence keeps going up..." Exactly. And so, I should spend more money to improve quality because.....?
Originally Posted By DAR In years past I never had problems with cast members and hope that will continue.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I can honestly say that in 33 years of visiting WDW, I've almost never had a problem with a rude front-line CM ... execs and PR weasels are another story entirely.
Originally Posted By fantasmic81 i at magic kingdom less than a year ago and the cast members were really rude ! and it was my birthday!! only one said happy birthday to me.
Originally Posted By jacobsmom WEll as it gets closer to my trip and having dealt with many other cast members about reservations , dining, rooms, ect.. I will have to take back some of my original post comments. I must have had a bad one for one of my calls as since then, everyone has been great! We'll see next month how they fair compared to Cali cast members
