Am I alone in the feeling that Cast Member pin lanyards look tacky?
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Anyone Else Think CM Lanyards Are Tacky?
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TP2000
Well-Known Member
No, you are not alone.
I can't believe Disney spends all that money on elaborate and expensive uniforms for their CM's, all designed to play up a specific theme or story. A butler at a southern mansion, a conductor on a 1900's railroad, a miner in the desert southwest, etc., etc.
And then they ruin it all by making the CM wear this tacky blue lanyard with all these cornball pins on it. It totally ruins the look.
And I have always thought it was very tacky on costumed Cast Members!
Now cue the long line of people who don't care about showmanship or theme and will tell us how their adorable 5 year old daughter just loves to pin trade with CM's and how special it makes her feel. :hurl: In 3... 2.... 1....
I can't believe Disney spends all that money on elaborate and expensive uniforms for their CM's, all designed to play up a specific theme or story. A butler at a southern mansion, a conductor on a 1900's railroad, a miner in the desert southwest, etc., etc.
And then they ruin it all by making the CM wear this tacky blue lanyard with all these cornball pins on it. It totally ruins the look.
And I have always thought it was very tacky on costumed Cast Members!
Now cue the long line of people who don't care about showmanship or theme and will tell us how their adorable 5 year old daughter just loves to pin trade with CM's and how special it makes her feel. :hurl: In 3... 2.... 1....
1disneydood
Active Member
Bob likes'em to wear 37 pieces of flair at all times. 
castlecake2.0
Well-Known Member
I completely agree with TP2000, they look very tacky, and wreck the look of some of the costumes. However they do get you alot more interaction with the guests, I just wish there was a way we could wear them that wasn't so 'BAM IM WEARING PINS!', but what can you do.
progroupie
Member
In all honestly the tackiness of some of the costumes themselves far outweigh the tackiness of the lanyards. The Tommorowland costumes are atrocious and I would hardly say that they're properly themed and that's just to name the worst.
Susan Savia
Well-Known Member
Never paid any attention to them. :shrug:
krankenstein
Well-Known Member
I've never really thought about it. I can see where you are coming from, but it doesn't ruin the show for me. I guess I am fine with it. :shrug:
raven
Well-Known Member
ALL CMs are costumed. Some are more themed then others but they are all still "costumed."
Pin Trading is HUGE so the lanyards aren't going anywhere soon.
devoy1701
Well-Known Member
I don't really think they're tacky. It's not like we don't know that we're in Disney World and that pin trading is crazy huge there! I don't think it takes away from the costumes at all. I'll even go farther to say that pin trading greatly enhances my experience when I'm at the world. I only trade with CMs (those traders at DTD scare me) and a simple pin trade has brewed up 15-20 minute conversations with CMs that I normally wouldn't have. The lanyards are almost like a sign that say "hey, come visit with me!"
VT GAL
Member
Bob likes'em to wear 37 pieces of flair at all times.
Is that the minimum amount allowed?
If you are satisfied with being the minimum. We do encourage our people to express themselves...
:ROFLOL::ROFLOL::ROFLOL:
Bug715
Member
Me too!! Its impossible to trade for anything.
I understand that but they normally have the better pins!
I always wore the small square lanyard because I didn't like the idea of people looking at my chest (the name tag there was enough) or grabbing at the lanyard around my neck. Also the hip one could be hidden standing behind the counter.
I don't really mind lanyards as long as normal business isn't disturbed. If I like a pin and the CM has a line I will get in line if the pin is worth it.
1DisneyDad
Well-Known Member
Great movie!
VT GAL
Member
I couldn't resist...
That is all that I think of when I see the pin trading lanyards!!!
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
Yep.
I think the pins look like carp too.Compared to the retail/rack pins, the CM's are always tiny, look like scrap metal and rarely have a good theme.
Coupled with the overly showwy lanyard...ICK.
What disney COULD do, is creat CM pins for each attraction. (HM CMs have HM pins on their HM Coustume themed lanyard.
THAT would work.
I think the pins look like carp too.Compared to the retail/rack pins, the CM's are always tiny, look like scrap metal and rarely have a good theme.
Coupled with the overly showwy lanyard...ICK.
What disney COULD do, is creat CM pins for each attraction. (HM CMs have HM pins on their HM Coustume themed lanyard.
THAT would work.
jhastings74
Well-Known Member
Honestly, I chose the clip on instead of the neck lanyard because I heard horror stories of kids grabbing the neck lanyard...plus it is lower on the belt loop, so it's easier for kids to look at it. I loved pin trading...it was honestly one of the best parts of the job. The drawback to wearing it low was that pins always got caught on the counters and would pop off...
...and it was funny to me how much pin trading went on behind the scenes between cast members...the guests often never got to see the 'good' cast member-only pins because people would trade them before ever going on stage...
And as far as the 'tacky' part, I worked in Dinoland and I'm pretty sure our costumes were hands-down the tackiest...we actually DID have to wear our 3 pieces of 'flair' each day!!!!
(but never had to do those pesky TPS reports...)
...and it was funny to me how much pin trading went on behind the scenes between cast members...the guests often never got to see the 'good' cast member-only pins because people would trade them before ever going on stage...
And as far as the 'tacky' part, I worked in Dinoland and I'm pretty sure our costumes were hands-down the tackiest...we actually DID have to wear our 3 pieces of 'flair' each day!!!!
(but never had to do those pesky TPS reports...)
DisneyMusician2
Well-Known Member
I hate those dead fish pins.:lookaroun:lookaroun (Sorry, couldn't resist!)
But I think more themed pins would be a welcome addition, especially resort and attraction-specific ones.
Tinkrbell
Active Member
I work in costuming & I will agree that our costumes were no where near the worst ones on property, but they're bad. We wear bowling-style shirts. The back is royal blue, the sleeves & collar are maroon. The left half of the front is teal & the right is royal blue. We dont have to deal with pin lanyards because we are a backstage role, but even cms who are never seen by guests get bad costumes.