What size shells do they use at Epcot?

[Chef Mickey]

I would imagine it's not a bad rate if you can handle the hours.

Would those same workers for ROE be responsible for other Fireworks/Pyro on property, such as Wishes and Fantasmic?

 

[marni1971]

Would those same workers for ROE be responsible for other Fireworks/Pyro on property, such as Wishes and Fantasmic?

There is some cross show work but mainly each show has their own team.

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

There is some cross show work but mainly each show has their own team.

I'd work at Epcot, can't be nothing like being put on that lake and setting up fireworks

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

Until you're caught in a Florida thunderstorm in the middle of July

Those barges have shelter, now you have a great view of a lightning storm.

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

Yeah!! What better place to be during a lightning storm than on a floating metal barge full of pyrotechnics!!

There are lightening rods and the pyro is above you.

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

If lightning strikes one of those barges, it will/ could explode. If you're on it you will die. End of story.

That bunker can take it, theres a reason they never cancel that show, now the inferno barge is a different story.

 

[Phonedave]

That bunker can take it, theres a reason they never cancel that show, now the inferno barge is a different story.

Forget the safety issues (which are really minimal). people tend to forget how much of a pain shift work like this is. Everybody says that they would like working the off hours, or working the weekends, etc. Having done it for a period if time myself (I had a job where I and one other person covered a 6 PM to 6 AM shift - 365 days a year. For 18 months, unless somebody was on vacation, one of us were at that desk between the hours of 6 PM and 6 AM every night) I can tell you, it gets old FAST, and we had a good working relationship. We would split shifts if someone had something to do or sometimes just to break up the night (1 AM to 4 AM was a very rough stretch in that job - either it bored you to tears, or you were going crazy - depending on if any alarms came in). Even when working with a good partner, it still got old very quickly. That's why they rotated people in and out of that position pretty quickly.

WDW firework shows are every day (for the most part). Weekends, holidays, etc. They also go off at night. Now I am sure there is some swapping allowed, where say, if your kid was having an important event, somone would switch shifts with you so you could go, but that only happens every so often. You end up missnig a lot of things because your schedule is so different from everybody elses. My brother is a firefighter, he works 24 hours on, then 72 off. That sounds like a good thing too, but he has missed many holidays with his kids, family events, and other things because he had to work.

Just something to think about when pursuing your "dream job"

-dave