News Bob Iger is back! Chapek is out!!

[MrPromey]

Plus gratuity....

Right, because at $450++ an hour, they can't afford to pay those cast members a decent wage.

 

[Tom P.]

Confirmed: Next Disney theme park to be built in West Virginia! That's why Iger came back!

 

[Disone]

Right, because at $450++ an hour, they can't afford to pay those cast members a decent wage.

A guest relations host is getting decent pay, especially the ones that are hosting VIP tours. They are office and technical, not hourly.

 

[JoeCamel]

A guest relations host is getting decent pay, especially the ones that are hosting VIP tours. They are office and technical, not hourly.

But they have overhead, have you priced a plaid vest lately?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Oh gosh, they start at way more than that - $450-$900 per hour, 7 hour minimum.*

So minimum of $3,150-$6300 per day (more if you want to go over the 7 continuous hours - yeah, you'll still be paying VIP pricing when you stop for lunch and/or dinner in the middle) for those who don't want to do the math.

I've never called to get full details but with that range in hourly pricing, I'm guessing that $450 price is available about as often as the bottom ticket price for date based admission to the MK is.

Anyway, that's why I have to laugh when people are like "They'd have to charge a crazy amount for an unlimited option - something like... $300 a day!" - they already have it and the fact that so few people seem to realize it even exists shows how out of reach it is for the vast majority.


*to be as fair as can be with this sort of thing, that includes up to 10 people so if you can actually talk 9 other people into going in on this with you all on the same date, it might be sort of doable that one day of the year they have the $450 per hour pricing.

Yoi…

Right, because at $450++ an hour, they can't afford to pay those cast members a decent wage.

I mean…have you no heart for the shareholders?!?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

A guest relations host is getting decent pay, especially the ones that are hosting VIP tours. They are office and technical, not hourly.

..hhh…we gonna go down this road?

…what’s the top out on O&T these days?

 

[Disone]

..hhh…we gonna go down this road?

…what’s the top out on O&T these days?

They get a decent wage.

Is being paid 20 something an hour decent? I'm going to go with yes. That's decent.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

They get a decent wage.

Is being paid 20 something an hour decent? I'm going to go with yes. That's decent.

It is that…

“Decent”


And as we know…the chamber of commerce says “decent” is what makes America exceptional

 

[OrlandoRising]

Is being paid 20 something an hour decent? I'm going to go with yes. That's decent.

That would come out to $41,600 per year before taxes. That's above a living wage for a single adult in the Orlando area, but below what they'd need to afford a one-bedroom apartment at the typical market rent even a few years ago: https://www.clickorlando.com/news/2...n-to-rent-a-two-bedroom-apartment-in-orlando/

 

[lazyboy97o]

I wonder if they have any data to show this design actually helps managed crowds. Would love to see that because I don’t see how it is

In the days before reserved seating, had you never been to a sold out show where the staff made people shuffle over to fill in all the seats? Or gone to book a seat now and seen a nearly full theater with only a few sets of seats here and there? People don’t sort themselves in the most efficient manner. Pushing things to be more real time allows for more direct control because you’re not just filling in the pre-booked gaps. The goal Disney has been working towards for awhile now is giving people a schedule to follow.

 

[GimpYancIent]

In the days before reserved seating, had you never been to a sold out show where the staff made people shuffle over to fill in all the seats? Or gone to book a seat now and seen a nearly full theater with only a few sets of seats here and there? People don’t sort themselves in the most efficient manner. Pushing things to be more real time allows for more direct control because you’re not just filling in the pre-booked gaps. The goal Disney has been working towards for awhile now is giving people a schedule to follow.

All well and good if people went to Disney properties at and for Disney's convenience. The reality is people go to Disney properties at their convenience and expect Disney to be accommodating. If Disney cannot accommodate, then the people go and spend elsewhere.

 

[MrPromey]

A guest relations host is getting decent pay, especially the ones that are hosting VIP tours. They are office and technical, not hourly.

Cool!

So no need to feel guilt over not tipping on that $4k tour despite Disney implying we should!

 

[bcoachable]

I don’t think there is a scenario where a “all you can use” line skip can go into effect…no matter the cost.

It’s simply not enough seats to fit people efficiently. That would make it much worse.

What if you did a:
Deluxe? You get five G+ rides a day
Moderate? You get three G+ rides a day
Value? You get one G+ a day…
Or some version of such

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

That would come out to $41,600 per year before taxes. That's above a living wage for a single adult in the Orlando area, but below what they'd need to afford a one-bedroom apartment at the typical market rent even a few years ago: https://www.clickorlando.com/news/2...n-to-rent-a-two-bedroom-apartment-in-orlando/

…I didn’t bother to look it up…but this is a SHOCKING revelation

 

[bcoachable]

That would come out to $41,600 per year before taxes. That's above a living wage for a single adult in the Orlando area, but below what they'd need to afford a one-bedroom apartment at the typical market rent even a few years ago: https://www.clickorlando.com/news/2...n-to-rent-a-two-bedroom-apartment-in-orlando/

Apartments have figured out how to make sure they ALL have multiple roommate situations… it would seem

 

[Touchdown]

I went Sunday evening for a few hours. it was packed. Rise was 95 min. didn't notice the others as i didn't wander over to that side of the park.

See I’m more used to seeing Rise at 100+ min within a few moments of Early Entry. I think I did pretty darn well on Sunday:
7:45-Park Open
Early Entry:
-Rise
-Mania
-Mickey
Normal Park Opening:
-ToT (x3)
-RnRC
-Slinky (x2, thanks to a closure)
-Frozen
Left at noon (had a 2:15 BoG reservation and needed to check into my hotel)

 

[Disone]

It is that…

“Decent”


And as we know…the chamber of commerce says “decent” is what makes America exceptional

Yes it's decent. No it's not exceptional not have I attempted to make the case that it was.

That would come out to $41,600 per year before taxes. That's above a living wage for a single adult in the Orlando area, but below what they'd need to afford a one-bedroom apartment at the typical market rent even a few years ago: https://www.clickorlando.com/news/2...n-to-rent-a-two-bedroom-apartment-in-orlando/

Your factoring exactly 20 per hour. They are north of that and get over time for any hours in excess of 8 per day or 40 in the week. Plus tips....

Cool!

So no need to feel guilt over not tipping on that $4k tour despite Disney implying we should!

... Scratch that , I stand corrected. Appearantly Mrpromey is not tipping after dropping 4k on a tour.

 

[MrPromey]

Yes it's decent. No it's not exceptional not have I attempted to make the case that it was.

Your factoring exactly 20 per hour. They are north of that and get over time for any hours in excess of 8 per day or 40 in the week. Plus tips....

... Scratch that , I stand corrected. Appearantly Mrpromey is not tipping after dropping 4k on a tour.

Wait, a few posts back you said they aren't hourly:

A guest relations host is getting decent pay, especially the ones that are hosting VIP tours. They are office and technical, not hourly.

Which is it?

Overtime is for hourly employees.

You're sounding more and more like you don't really know what you're talking about, here.

And... MrPromey does not appreciate being pressured into tipping in situations where he shouldn't have to.

Here in the US where servers customarily make less than minimum wage (which is wrong), tipping is part of their compensation and not tipping is them making less than $3 an hour at the federal level. (here in FL it's $3.65 an hour)

When I go to Dunkin Donuts and they have a tip jar, that's on top of whatever normal hourly wage is being made which is a completely different thing.

In situations like that, I don't agree with having to donate money to an employee because the establishment doesn't want to pay competitively for their hourly work.

People love to come back with the "Well if they had to pay them what they are worth, the prices would go up!" to which I say "good!" that's HONEST pricing and if they can't figure out how to make that work, maybe their business isn't viable?

And yeah, When Disney is charging $4k or more and paying the employee running the whole thing somewhere in the ballpark of $150, a 15% tip of $600 which comes out to four times as much as Disney is paying them, does seem a little off to me.

Although that would work out pretty good for the person in plaid if they got away with that five days a week with, as you said, north of $20 an hour and overtime plus somehow not being an hourly employee!

 

[fgmnt]

I sure hope the VIP employees that get roped into pushing strollers, carrying takeout, and in one case I saw last week, help hold up a visibly intoxicated guest, are tipped well.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Here in the US where servers customarily make less than minimum wage (which is wrong), tipping is part of their compensation and not tipping is them making less than $3 an hour at the federal level. (here in FL it's $3.65 an hour)

An employee is not allowed to receive less than minimum wage. A tipped employee must be paid at least minimum wage if their tips do not make up the difference. Florida’s minimum wage with tips is $7.98.

https://floridajobs.org/docs/default-source/business-growth-and-partnerships/for-employers/posters-and-required-notices/2022-minimum-wage/2022-florida-minimum-wage-announcement.pdf?sfvrsn=961754b0_2