cast member training

[Disneyowner182]

How are disney castmembers trained?

 

[Monorail Lime]

Training is done on site by cast members who have been in that area for a certain amount of time. Qualifications to be a trainer vary greatly by area.

Before on site training, all cast members go through a Traditions class for Disney policy, history, etc.

 

[mkt]

All cast members first go through traditions. That's usually 2 days. Then they go through their local area training (MK, Epcot, DTD, etc). That's a day or 2 depending on what area they work at. Then comes their actual job training. It can take anywhere from a day to 3 weeks depending on what they do.

 

[Invero]

Traditions is now down to One day... everyone does that... for my department, you then get a Transportation Overview day... basically, you travel around Disney using various transportation modes. Then there's platform training, which is about 2 ten hour days. After you pass that, they schedule you for Drive Training... DT can run anywhere from 5-7 days, and then you have to pass a very exhausting checkout test.

 

[mkt]

Originally posted by Fantasia Boi
Traditions is now down to One day...

really?!?!? that explains the latest batch of CM's.

for me it was 2 days traditions, 1 day DTD area training, 4 days DQ attractions trainnig + checkout, then I transferred to MK, and 2 days of MK area training, 4 days of attraction training, then I went to entertainment and it was 5 days of entertainment training.

not to mention classes that I have taken voluntarily

 

[disney2b]

anyone been a monorail driver and is it a hard job to have

 

[The Mom]

Originally posted by disney2b
anyone been a monorail driver and is it a hard job to have

Ummm....if you scroll back up 2 posts to fantasia boi, I believe he lists his occupation as monorail pilot, which I think is the same as a driver...or pretty close!!

 

[Mattore]

Many times, the training process is:

Traditions (now 1 day)

Park-specific training (1 day) such as "DAKlimation" at Animal Kingdom and "On with the Show" training at the Studios

Job-Specific Training (1-2 weeks)

Of course, this doesn't apply to everyone

 

[Maria]

My trainning took two weeks... honestly, I can´t remember why, but I do remember it was two weeks because I was dieing to wear my costume since I arrived! I do remember we went through an extensive Guest Relations trainning walking all the parks and resorts and going around Disney property... tiring indeed, but so worth it!

Of course, that was at the very beginning, because after four months, I had to go through Merchandising and Attractions when I worked inside the pavillion...

 

[Invero]

Originally posted by disney2b
anyone been a monorail driver and is it a hard job to have

Well... that's my job. Although technically, we're called "Pilots" because we're flying for Disney's Highway in the Sky! (insert Oooohs and Aaahs)

It's a fun job, although it's not quite what everyone hopes or thinks. I remember when I was first applying, I thought I'd be driving the train all day... nope... lol... we end up being on the platform more than in the train... most days at least. Platforms are okay, but can get kind of boring and frustrating... like, when you're trying to move 300+ guests "All the way down" and they won't budge because they think it's full...

Anyways... enough of my ranting... hehe I do love my job despite all... it's a blast.

 

[FutureCEO]

are there any cast members that do the parades on here?

 

[mkt]

Originally posted by wdw24557
are there any cast members that do the parades on here?

you rang?

 

[mightyduck]

mktiggerman, I love your sig tigger.

What kinds of classes does Disney offer for cast members "voluntarily"?

Thanks.

A curious, education-oriented mightyduck

 

[mkt]

Originally posted by mightyduck
mktiggerman, I love your sig tigger.

What kinds of classes does Disney offer for cast members "voluntarily"?

Thanks.

A curious, education-oriented mightyduck

let me think.. esol for our non english speaking CM's. I don't know a lot of them, but I personally have taken bartending thru WDW.

 

[mightyduck]

Originally posted by mktiggerman


let me think.. esol for our non english speaking CM's. I don't know a lot of them, but I personally have taken bartending thru WDW.

Oh, cool.

Now, is that training for a possible transfer at some point, or just offered as personal enrichment? I can't imagine they are going to start having cocktail service along the parade route.

Thanks, btw.

 

[mkt]

Originally posted by mightyduck


Oh, cool.

Now, is that training for a possible transfer at some point, or just offered as personal enrichment? I can't imagine they are going to start having cocktail service along the parade route.

Thanks, btw.

personal enrichment.. i paid for the classes out of my pocket, so disney couldn't say no

 

[mightyduck]

Originally posted by mktiggerman


personal enrichment.. i paid for the classes out of my pocket, so disney couldn't say no

Oh. Thanks, mktiggerman!

Will I be seeing you in the parade when I go in a few weeks?

You'll be there, right?

 

[FutureCEO]

what's it like to do the parades

 

[Tramp]

Originally posted by Disneyowner182
How are disney castmembers trained?

Usually it starts with mom or dad giving a bratty kid a swat on the ....:brick:

ATTITUDES NEED NOT APPLY

:lookaroun

 

[mightyduck]

Re: Re: cast member training

Originally posted by Tramp


Usually it starts with mom or dad giving a bratty kid a swat on the ....:brick:

ATTITUDES NEED NOT APPLY

:lookaroun

LOL... Now that's the truth... I think they believe in, "Hire for attitude, train for skills" because it's a lot easier to teach someone how to do anything but be a nice person.