mechurchlady wrote:As I stated there are roles that are specific requirements such as the princesses, princes, and Jasmine. HOWEVER the problem lies in other person who are not playing a SPECIFIC character. Should bus boys, waiters, janitors, managers, ride operators, sales personnel, etc. be only clean shaven, no scars, 4 limbs, no handicaps, etc.? Why can't a bus boy have one eye, walk with a limp or wear only long pants (religious reasons or badly scarred legs)? Should a waitress have to wear leiderhosen or a sales clerk be told to take of his yamulke?
Yes Aladdin should be a cute guy, young and dark haired without a hat and bare chested preferably. Yes Tarzan should run around in a speedo and loincloth but those employees not playing roles should not be forced to do menial labour solely because of religious reasons or medical reasons.
See my above response for the medical side of it. I do wish they would allow people to work in roles where their religious attire would fit the theming (for instance a person with a hijab could work the flying carpets of Aladdin). That being said, you have to draw the line somewhere. It is a ROLE in a SHOW, when you perform in a show you must meeth the standard of dress. I have a cross necklace that I never take off, but when I worked for Disney I accepted that I had to remove it in order to meet Disney Look guidelines.
As far as people being allowed to wear long pants- they are! Every costume has a pants option (with the exception of some female costumes that are skirts only). In fact, it is more common for there not to be a shorts option for a costume. You can wear the pants option year round if you want, many do. I know that when I worked Fantasyland I often wore pants during summer.
drcorey wrote:like that "jack" they fired. he already had his real moustache and beard and Disney wanted him to shave them off so they could glue on fake ones.
I wonder if they also want a clean shaven Santa so they can glue on thier own stache and beard.
I know it sounds silly, but it makes sense if you think about it, it is part of the character integrity. When people are allowed to sport their own beards and/or mustaches, it can be difficult to ensure that every one looks the same. We have wonderful cosmetologists who work hard to make sure that every wig, beard, mustache, etc. looks the same to maintain character integrity across property.
BRWombat wrote:I thought the standard was "no visible tattoos." Am I wrong? If that's the standard, your small, tasteful ankle tattoo shouldn't be a problem -- and even in the unlikely event your costume called for visible ankles, I bet it could be covered with makeup.
You are right, it is no visible tattoos. I worked with
many people who had tattoos. There is one man in entertainment who is a captain and has to wear leotard sleeves under his shirts to hid the numerous tattoos on his arms. The only time a tattoo would prevent you from having on stage employment would be if it were in a place you could not cover up.
I strongly suspect there is more this story. For the record, this man was hired in an entertainment role, this was not even a regular on stage role. Just like costumed entertainers, our musicians are expected to fit a very specific look depending on their particular role. If he were a regular CM then he might have a case, but as this is an entertainment role (and there is more the story I am sure), I have a feeling he will not win.
