Stupid Guest Tricks

glendalais wrote:The plane was on US Airways, they allow for Cell Phone use while on the ground. Heck, they promote it ("if you have a Mobile PDA, please access usairways.com to check for connecting flight information")

And they pounded it into us during Traditions that, as CMs, we do not except tips. We're supposed to refuse forcefully three times, and then take it and call a lead or manager. Then again, it might be just Parks CMs and not Hotels.

Anyway, continuing what has apparently become a live trip report...

I had a wonderful time at Magic Kingdom today. It was familiar, but different at the same time. Thanks to some advance planning and the relatively light crowds, I managed to actually get in line for every attraction (though I did end up chickening out on Space (which is HUGE compared to DLs) and BTMRR). I also got to see the parade and the fireworks. Combined this with the lack of large numbers of SGs (or at least any I've noticed), I'm feeling pretty good right now.

However, there's just one thing I have gotta ask, I kept noticing it all day, and it just got to me.

Basically, I kept noticing that there were a really large number of Onstage CMs who were still wearing the DL 50th Anniversary nametag (this one) instead of the current one.

At DL, we do still have people wearing old nametags, but they are really few in number (I've only seen 2), and they are always in Backstage roles, mainly Costuming or Cast Scheduling. Even then, they're wearing the old nametage from when DCA opened (this one). We've completely phased out the 50th Anniversary nametag.

It's not a big deal, I was just wondering. Is it harder to get a new nametag at WDW (at DL, we just have to go to the TEAM Center and pay the fee, if the nametags are being replaced, we are issued them by our managers),

Anyway, I'm off to plan for Epcot tomorrow. And of course trying to visit a certain marsupial on Thursday ;) .

Whazzup wrote:We always tip the Mousekeeping staff. We bring Disney stuffies with us and since we know the Mousekeeper will be making up the beds, we'll put our tip money in an envelope in Mickey's hands, write Mousekeeping on the envelope so they know it's theirs to keep, and we'll hide Mickey under the pillow or covers, or set him on the towel rack, or somewhere else we know the Mousekeeper will find him. We've always returned to the room to find interesting towel animals or little scenes the Mouskeepers make up using our stuffies. Fun!

hobie16 wrote:Really? By whom? How did a term that describes the state of power, a mental condition or censorship be considered racist? It seems blackout would be an excellent description of the word blackout being considered a racist term. Someone has waaaay to much time on their hands.

glendalais wrote:However, there's just one thing I have gotta ask, I kept noticing it all day, and it just got to me.

Basically, I kept noticing that there were a really large number of Onstage CMs who were still wearing the DL 50th Anniversary nametag (this one) instead of the current one.

At DL, we do still have people wearing old nametags, but they are really few in number (I've only seen 2), and they are always in Backstage roles, mainly Costuming or Cast Scheduling. Even then, they're wearing the old nametage from when DCA opened (this one). We've completely phased out the 50th Anniversary nametag.