Originally Posted By MPierce >> I, on the other hand, circled the river for hours, and hours, and hours, and hours. It was fun...but I suspect my buddy had a more rewarding experience. << How did you tune out the spiel to keep from going insane?
Originally Posted By utahjosh Ha ha...the following two topics are next to each other: WDW College Program Shocking cast member behavior! Those two go hand in hand.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I really made an effort to be "on" at all times because I knew most people were experiencing the ride for their one and possibly only time. Now, when I got a boat full of folks that did not speak a word of english then that was tough.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper ^^The Brazilian tour groups are the worst! But yes, I always make an effort to be the best skip I can possibly be.
Originally Posted By rhodisney My daughter was a CM a few years ago. She worked the gift shop at Star Tours and enjoyed it. After moving all her belongings from Albuquerque(where the Disney College Bus stopped & she applied),she only stayed a couple months. She was already working as a pharmacy technician and making $13.50 and hour. But her dream was to work at Disney. So after working there a little while for only $6. an hour, the initial Disney magic wore off, and the excitement of getting to go to any park for free after you got off your shift waned, she said she realized Work, is Work..no matter it is.....,and customers in a hurry are everywhere, so she left & luckily was able to get her former job back. She said she wouldn't trade the experiance though. Her roommates were all younger than her and still into partying, which she didn't care for. If you stay at the CastMember Apts. I don't think you get a choice of who you room with. She refuses to tell me any of the backstage info..she says it'll spoil everything for me. Good luck with it!!!
Originally Posted By PirateMinnie Thanks for all the responses! I definitely know what to look out for... For those who asked, I got an Attractions role. Looking forward to it!
Originally Posted By -em >>But yes, I always make an effort to be the best skip I can possibly be. << Wish the rest of the skippers thought the same- I love the ride but its rare to get a great skipper now days. I did the WDWCP also in 2001 first at R n R Coaster/Fantasmic Ops then extended my program and spent the next 6 months on Monorails. Then came back as a Professional Intern in 2006. My best advice. Come in with the attitude that it's going to be hard work, its going to be "a job" and some parts are not going to be fun. That sounds mean but after working a 12 hr shift working with guests and cast that are not all that "magical" knowing you have to be back at work in 8 hrs, 2 of which will be spent on CP transportation fun isn't a word that will come to mind. But there will be parts that will make all of that worth it. Learn what you can here and have a great time doing it. You will have experiences here that will make all the bad parts worth it -em
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Wish the rest of the skippers thought the same- I love the ride but its rare to get a great skipper now days. >> From my experience, most are good, few are great, and those that are neither are terrible. You have a better chance of getting a good one earlier in the day when there are less CPs, but there are only 3-4 full timers I would call great. There are more hilarious CPs than fulltimers because they tend to ad-lib(HA! see what I did there?) more. But the CPs that aren't hilarious are awful. There's no middle ground.
Originally Posted By leobloom >> But the CPs that aren't hilarious are awful. There's no middle ground. << Reminds me of a CP we had at the Land boat ride when there was still a live person spieling. This guy was from Korea and his English was very rough around the edges. It was priceless to see the looks on guests' faces after they'd waited an hour in line only to get a captain they couldn't understand. Hilariously awful, indeed.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Reminds me of a CP we had at the Land boat ride when there was still a live person spieling. This guy was from Korea and his English was very rough around the edges. It was priceless to see the looks on guests' faces after they'd waited an hour in line only to get a captain they couldn't understand. Hilariously awful, indeed.>> Yup, that's one of the biggest problems at the Jungle. They stick an ICP in a role they have no business performing in. I really feel bad for guests that get a non-English speaking CM. It just shouldn't happen.
Originally Posted By leobloom >> It just shouldn't happen. << I always wondered who assigned this CP to a role that required so much speaking. Almost like someone in management had a sick sense of humor.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper It's that they take absolutely no time or effort to place people where they belong. They just plop people down where ever. Until management starts caring about the actual product of the show, I doubt it'll change.
Originally Posted By mousermerf Part of it is scheduling - isn't it still preference scheduling? You can put CP's on an attraction if all the shifts are taken by the preference bid by the full timers. Then again, they simply shouldn't hire ICP's with poor English skills.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 I've always pitied the poor JC skippers who get stuck with a bunch of half dead people (usually late night) who aren't listening, have no clue what he's saying. The jokes just fall, not the skippers fault.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper ^^^Actually, nighttime cruises tend to have better results, from my experience. There's o line, so the people are a bit happier, and the ride just looks better at night. During the day(especially when it's hot), the jungle queue takes almost all of the fun out of people.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 ^^I'm sure you would know better than I. Because of the length of lines, we only ride at night. So many of the guests seemed to be dragging and thinking more about how long until they could get back to their room. zombies. My familiy loves the jokes.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Yeah...I'd say people were more lively at night...during the busier times. Could be they were just slap happy too. That is a tough queue relative to most at the Kingdom.
Originally Posted By MPierce Please exit the dock side of the boat. If you step out, and get your feet wet, you have exited the wrong side.
