tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post250987142040694776..comments2024-01-06T19:03:20.285-08:00Comments on Blue Sky Disney: Of Lemons & Lemmings...Honor Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05346050126873050983noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post-15914991144820740422008-03-25T19:53:00.000-07:002008-03-25T19:53:00.000-07:00"Imagine the culture shift that would require!"Ima..."Imagine the culture shift that would require!"<BR/><BR/>Imagine the payroll increase!Spokkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244298044953214810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post-26501172200047454132008-03-25T17:27:00.000-07:002008-03-25T17:27:00.000-07:00Honor, I commend you for taking up this issue. It...Honor, I commend you for taking up this issue. It's easy to get caught up in weighing the merits of concrete-and-steel attractions or more high-profile operations issues...but the cast is the heart and soul of Disney's parks. For too long the quality of the cast performance (and the cast itself) has been marginalized. <BR/><BR/>Walt's Disneyland set the bar for service standards. And for twenty+ years after his death, Disneyland and WDW did much to reflect these standards. I miss those days.<BR/><BR/>I worked at WDW in the mid-nineties (before that, I worked in a wee little Disney Store in Ohio). By then, much of the standard set by Walt had been frittered away. Some could argue that this was more an issue of my perspective--being on the inside you see the sausage being made. But this wasn't the case. Management at times would admit that if they weren't selling out, they were at least bringing Disney's standards in line with the rest of the service industry.<BR/><BR/>I think the best goal that Iger's Mouse could set for itself is a return to Disneyland's late 1960's service standards. Imagine the culture shift that would require! It would be exciting and bold.<BR/><BR/>ABAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post-24534945613670325652008-03-25T00:28:00.000-07:002008-03-25T00:28:00.000-07:00Just so you know Spokker,I'm not saying that Disne...Just so you know Spokker,<BR/><BR/>I'm not saying that Disney's standards are as low as you seem to think... they're just lower than they should be. They actually would have higher standards than most jobs, but they have started to cut corners and let in candidates that would have been rejected a mere decade ago. It's my hope that they'll notice this and not let it continue or spread. <BR/><BR/>Just as we expect more from a Disney park, we also expect more from a Disney cast member.Honor Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346050126873050983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post-24930408352422541522008-03-24T20:03:00.000-07:002008-03-24T20:03:00.000-07:00There you go being negative again, Spokker.I could...<I>There you go being negative again, Spokker.</I><BR/><BR/>I couldn't have said it better myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post-25505650302196448952008-03-24T16:21:00.000-07:002008-03-24T16:21:00.000-07:00Disneyland gets college interns from everywhere in...Disneyland gets college interns from everywhere in the world. Europe, South America and Japan. Even a couple that worked for the Oriental Land Company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post-11343363653686387672008-03-24T16:10:00.000-07:002008-03-24T16:10:00.000-07:00Disneyland needs the same College intern program D...Disneyland needs the same College intern program Disney World has which includes housing. Disneylands current College Intern program lacks housing which limits its reach. Disney World gets College Interns from across the nation to work for less than regular employees because they provide housing. Disneyland could have a huge workforce if they bought or built some apartments and bussed these Interns to work every day like they do at Disney World.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post-44529085083610487972008-03-24T15:28:00.000-07:002008-03-24T15:28:00.000-07:00I do recommend Disneyland as a job to screw ups, l...I do recommend Disneyland as a job to screw ups, low expectation students, and kids who barely got through high school.<BR/><BR/>I tell them that at Disneyland you'll get a lot of second chances. You'll be able to show up late and you can slack off. Plus you get to impress your family and get them into Disneyland for free. I tell them to feel free to write stuff on backstage bathroom stalls and etch their wannabe gangbanger name into mirrors.<BR/><BR/>And I know they'll get the job because standards are so low. <BR/><BR/>The best advice I can give to someone who wants to work at Disneyland is to ignore the other cast members who get in your face about working hard and creating a great environment for guests. Those cast members are few and far between and soon management will drive them away, and you'll have the run of the place. Go wild!Spokkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244298044953214810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post-6562108534347995692008-03-24T15:19:00.000-07:002008-03-24T15:19:00.000-07:00It doesn't take a genius to see how poor cast memb...It doesn't take a genius to see how poor cast members are treated currently. Pointing that out isn't being negative, it is pointing out the facts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post-77852529022308434462008-03-24T15:14:00.000-07:002008-03-24T15:14:00.000-07:00There you go being negative again, Spokker. For o...There you go being negative again, Spokker. For once you have Honor agreeing with you. Althought I think he's just trying to give Disney a warning that they need to pay attention to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post-27445275982027881592008-03-24T14:38:00.000-07:002008-03-24T14:38:00.000-07:00I agree with this article. These days I don't reco...I agree with this article. These days I don't recommend a job at Disneyland to friends, family, or acquaintances. When the conversation turns to decent part-time jobs for first-time workers in high school or people trying to get through college, I say something like In-N-Out, and not Disneyland as I have in the past.<BR/><BR/>The "Disney Difference" Disney touts is all marketing. Instead of investing in flat panel screens or useless online cast portals they should be investing in their workforce. The bells and whistles don't mean anything if morale is low and turnover is high.Spokkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244298044953214810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post-54847091197283187302008-03-24T13:01:00.000-07:002008-03-24T13:01:00.000-07:00I tend to be an optimist, anonymous...I'm not a le...I tend to be an optimist, anonymous...<BR/><BR/>I'm not a lemming for the company and my love for Disney isn't blinded by them. If it was, I wouldn't have so many posts decrying the Suits.<BR/><BR/>It's always better to look at the cup half full I believe... if some people don't like that, well there really is nothing I can do about that. We all have to deal with the gravity of reality in different ways.Honor Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346050126873050983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post-29938773315616542232008-03-24T09:16:00.000-07:002008-03-24T09:16:00.000-07:00Yes, you do sometimes have an overly-positive "All...Yes, you do sometimes have an overly-positive "All hail the almighty Disney Company," Walt Disney praising feel to your writing...but at least it provides a stark contrast in comparison to others who mostly point out the negative, although sometimes its better to hear about the negative aspects. I know how great Disney is but sometimes when you're a big fan you tend to ignore the downfalls and focus on the positive. <BR/><BR/>I'm not saying you should change and start being all critical now either, though, I guess everybody just looks at things in different ways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244647450237014911.post-37060924799422683132008-03-24T06:37:00.000-07:002008-03-24T06:37:00.000-07:00Working at WDW, I can say this happens now. People...Working at WDW, I can say this happens now. People that never should be working there are, because of the lack of applicants we get.<BR/><BR/>Although I would love for them to raise the pay, it's highly unlikely. Hopefully it never becomes a huge problem, but they do show up from time to time.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252145673159968600noreply@blogger.com