Am I An Oddball For NOT Wanting To Work For Disney?

Crockett

Crockett

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Newbie here to the boards.

Not sure if this topic belongs on the Employment board or not, but thought it was more of a general question. Sorry if it's in the wrong place.

One thing I've noticed is how the majority of Disney fanactics like myself have this lifelong dream to one day work for WDW or DLR. I hear it all the time, and say, more power to them. Hopefully everyone who dreams of being a CM someday will get their wish if they want it bad enough.

Hearing this dream so frequently from the Disney crowd makes me wonder if I'm a *true* WDW fan for never having such a desire to be on the CM team. Granted, I love Disney with a passion- have since I was a child. WDW has always been my home-away-from-home...and that's what makes it so special.

Disney is special to my family & I because if is our escape every year, yet it feels like home. I personally believe that if I worked for the company, some of the magic would be lost. No, my desire to never apply for the company is not fueled by the low wages, constant heat, or crowds. I just want to always see the magic of the parks & resorts as a guest.

What are your thoughts? Am I the only person who feels this way; to love something so much, but not want to be *part* of it?
 
wdwmagic

wdwmagic

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I think what you say is very valid. For some people they prefer to keep it as that escape and not be to close to it. For other, they want to be right in there and make some magic. It's all good either way. :)
 
Monty

Monty

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No
I've occasionally considered it, but no I don't want a job there. When I retire I intend to become a Snow Bird and winter in the area and spend lots of time at WDW. I have a beard I have no intention of shaving off and a forearm tattoo that would be too much trouble to hide.

I've actually had GR CMs suggest that I should get a job there. But... No.
 
WDW_Emily

WDW_Emily

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I debate this all the time.

Every I go to Disney I think how awesome it would be to be a dancer in one of the parades or in the beauty and the beast show. But I wouldn't want to be a face character..or any character. Because even though I know the Cinderella I see isn't "really" Cinderella, I get so caught up in the moment, I think it is. And I wouldn't want this ruined by working for the parks.

But then I think of what an awesome job it would be being able to go to the parks at least 4 times a week. But at the same time I don't want to get sick of them...

This is what goes through my head while debating if I should do the DCP or not.:brick:
 
Tiggerfanatic

Tiggerfanatic

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MontyMon said:
I've occasionally considered it, but no I don't want a job there. When I retire I intend to become a Snow Bird and winter in the area and spend lots of time at WDW. I have a beard I have no intention of shaving off and a forearm tattoo that would be too much trouble to hide.

I've actually had GR CMs suggest that I should get a job there. But... No.
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You could be a pirate - even your name sounds "piratey" :animwink:

:lol:
 
David S.

David S.

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Crockett said:
Newbie here to the boards.

Not sure if this topic belongs on the Employment board or not, but thought it was more of a general question. Sorry if it's in the wrong place.

One thing I've noticed is how the majority of Disney fanactics like myself have this lifelong dream to one day work for WDW or DLR. I hear it all the time, and say, more power to them. Hopefully everyone who dreams of being a CM someday will get their wish if they want it bad enough.

Hearing this dream so frequently from the Disney crowd makes me wonder if I'm a *true* WDW fan for never having such a desire to be on the CM team. Granted, I love Disney with a passion- have since I was a child. WDW has always been my home-away-from-home...and that's what makes it so special.

Disney is special to my family & I because if is our escape every year, yet it feels like home. I personally believe that if I worked for the company, some of the magic would be lost. No, my desire to never apply for the company is not fueled by the low wages, constant heat, or crowds. I just want to always see the magic of the parks & resorts as a guest.

What are your thoughts? Am I the only person who feels this way; to love something so much, but not want to be *part* of it?
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I feel the same way. I have deep respect for the CMs that make the magic happen, and several people have suggested I should get a job there, but I don't want to. Whenever I see Mickey in the parks, he's always Mickey to me, and I want it to stay that way!

In the same vein, I have no interest in any backstage tours or of learning any secrets of how the attractions work. I've even gone as far as to decline to walk backstage during peak periods when they are routing guest traffic BEHIND the buildings on Main Street. I said, "That would ruin the show and kill the magic for me. I want to ALWAYS think of these buildings as the 1900's turn of the century Main Street buildings, NOT generic, unmagical warehouses."

So working there would kill some of the magic, illusion, escapism, and innocence for me. But again, I am thankful that not everyone feels that way, since the parks need the CMs to make the magic happen, and I highly respect them for that.
 
tonganprince

tonganprince

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How does employment work at disney? Is it like anywhere else where you apply for certain jobs, or do you apply in general and are placed somewhere?

I can totally picture myself getting a job there and being stuck cleaning toilets... Unless you find auto flushers magical, there isn't any magic in the can.
 
accord99cutie

accord99cutie

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I have thought about this quite a bit, and I have decided, that if I ever were to move down and work for the mouse, I would want to work either at a resort or in transportation. I would not want to work in a park. I want to be able to have that magical feeling when I go under the train station, or as I walk towards SSE. I also don't believe I would go to the parks on my days off normally. I would still try to keep it to maybe 4 times a year, with atleast one week long trip staying at a resort.
Then I come back to reality, and realize that I don't believe I will ever live in FL so I won't really have to worry too much about the whole scenario!!!
 
crispy

crispy

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I'm with you completely. When I vacation, it's magic. If I worked there, it would be a job with every good and bad thing that entails.
 
MUTZIE77

MUTZIE77

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I have gone over this many times and I come back to the same conclusion. I would rather keep WDW as my escape from reality and only visiting once maybe twice a year. I feel like the magic might wear off if I worked there everyday. I have thought about working there when I am old and gray though.
 
JafarMaleficent

JafarMaleficent

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Yes, yes you are. Sorry I had to throw that phineas and ferb refrence in. But I want to work there but only on some things like a skipper on jc or a guide on kilimanjaro. Preferably kilimanjaro since I love animals and driving lol.
 
CaptainWinter

CaptainWinter

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Crockett said:
Am I the only person who feels this way; to love something so much, but not want to be *part* of it?
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Nope. Very sane. Being a professional in something -- anything -- turns it into work, and then it's politics and headaches and frustration and all that jazz. Better off keeping a pleasant distance.
 
sbkline

sbkline

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Crockett said:
Newbie here to the boards.

Not sure if this topic belongs on the Employment board or not, but thought it was more of a general question. Sorry if it's in the wrong place.

One thing I've noticed is how the majority of Disney fanactics like myself have this lifelong dream to one day work for WDW or DLR. I hear it all the time, and say, more power to them. Hopefully everyone who dreams of being a CM someday will get their wish if they want it bad enough.

Hearing this dream so frequently from the Disney crowd makes me wonder if I'm a *true* WDW fan for never having such a desire to be on the CM team. Granted, I love Disney with a passion- have since I was a child. WDW has always been my home-away-from-home...and that's what makes it so special.

Disney is special to my family & I because if is our escape every year, yet it feels like home. I personally believe that if I worked for the company, some of the magic would be lost. No, my desire to never apply for the company is not fueled by the low wages, constant heat, or crowds. I just want to always see the magic of the parks & resorts as a guest.

What are your thoughts? Am I the only person who feels this way; to love something so much, but not want to be *part* of it?
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I feel exactly the same way. We're preparing for our annual trip right now. It will be 5 weeks away on Saturday and that anticipation is part of the magic for me. Getting our the suitcases and doing those springtime shopping runs for "Florida Clothes" and food to bring on the trip. The excitement of loading up the van and doing the long road trip south and seeing the familiar sights along the way, and leaving work and real life behind. I always joke that if I were to take a job at WDW that Florida would become the humdrum routine and that I would start getting excited about that annual drive up to Illinois to see the snow and ice. :hurl::lol:

I have so many vacation memories there (and in the Kissimmee/Orlando area in general, not exclusively WDW) and to live in Florida on a daily basis and see WDW every day, especially from an employee's eyes, would totally ruin it for me. Heck, for some reason, there was one particular trip where it was totally bugging me just seeing the mousekeeping staff doing their rounds at the hotel, knowing that for them, this is just another day at work. When we watched Fantasmic, it was even bugging me on that particular trip just thinking about how these people do this show everyday and it's just "work" for them, and just thinking about all these people just being "at work" was taking away the magic from me. And don't ask me why I was particularly sensitive to that on that one particular trip, because I have no idea why.:ROFLOL:
 
ta2mama

ta2mama

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MontyMon said:
:lol:

You may be right... As an amputee, I even come prepared with my own hook! :animwink:
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There is a company here in my town that does orthopedics and artificial limbs, and their van actually has a pirate image on it, with a hook and peg leg. I was always in awe when I saw it.

I would love to work for Reedy Creek as a paramedic!
 
HoneyMnShawnee

HoneyMnShawnee

Member
I don't think that I would want to work for Disney either. I'm with MontyMon, being a fellow canuck, I would love to be a snowbird and visit frequently. I guess the only job I would like to have would be in either the Epcot or DTD Art of Disney Store. I don't have an artistic bone in my body, but I just love being in those stores, taking in the art.
 
graphite1326

graphite1326

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Let me put it this way. To raise money, I used to volunteer my time for an organization I am with. One thing we would do to raise money we would put on dinners for a local train ride in our area. I was a waiter, grunt, dishwasher, etc. We had to prepare the meal beforehand, load the train, serve the meals, and then clean up. We did this every Saturday during the summer. It was a lot of work, but when we said goodbye to the guest and the comments we would get on they had such a great time it was worth it. We had a great time ourselves.

If I could work part-time doing something like this I would work for Disney, just so I could see the faces of the guest when they leave.
 

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