Cultural Representatives Returning to EPCOT This Summer

[castlecake2.0]

Great news, still hoping the costumes are brought back with them. The route they have been taking lately with costume changes however.....

Domestic staff originally from the host countries still working in the pavilions currently are still wearing the country specific costumes, so it doesn’t look like any changes are coming in that regard.

 

[tpoly88]

"We can't find enough people in the US who want to work, so we are going to have to start brining them in from other countries"

I was told by a server this weekend while at the F&G festival that they are being told the cultural workers are coming back and as a result you will be replaced come august. kind of discouraging.. i want the people from each country to be there. Beatrice from Iowa serving a glass of Bordeaux i agree doesn't fell the same. BTW leave the Jersey people be! bet its a more colorful dinning experience!

 

[castlecake2.0]

I was told by a server this weekend while at the F&G festival that they are being told the cultural workers are coming back and as a result you will be replaced come august. kind of discouraging.. i want the people from each country to be there. Beatrice from Iowa serving a glass of Bordeaux i agree doesn't fell the same. BTW leave the Jersey people be! bet its a more colorful dinning experience!

For Disney owned and operated locations current cast there will be reassigned to other locations, this should especially help restaurants that still aren’t open 7 days a week. This will be done in phases over the next year. No Disney cast will lose their job. Not sure what the plan for third party locations is going forward though as they work for different companies and will have different policies. Just for reference:

100% Disney
Norway, Germany, American Adventure, Morocco, United Kingdom, Canada

Disney Merch and attractions only
Mexico, Italy, France

Attraction only
China

Everything else is third party, so not sure what plan is in place for them

 

[HauntedPirate]

For Disney owned and operated locations current cast there will be reassigned to other locations, this should especially help restaurants that still aren’t open 7 days a week. This will be done in phases over the next year. No Disney cast will lose their job. Not sure what the plan for third party locations is going forward though as they work for different companies and will have different policies. Just for reference:

100% Disney
Norway, Germany, American Adventure, Morocco, United Kingdom, Canada

Disney Merch and attractions only
Mexico, Italy, France

Attraction only
China

Everything else is third party, so not sure what plan is in place for them

More CMs can only be a win-win for consumers.

 

[ToTBellHop]

More CMs can only be a win-win for consumers.

Especially this type of CM. This program is awesome and has resulted in some of my favorite Epcot memories. It is nice to know World Showcase survives even as they kill Future World.

 

[danlb_2000]

I was told by a server this weekend while at the F&G festival that they are being told the cultural workers are coming back and as a result you will be replaced come august. kind of discouraging.. i want the people from each country to be there. Beatrice from Iowa serving a glass of Bordeaux i agree doesn't fell the same. BTW leave the Jersey people be! bet its a more colorful dinning experience!

That's find as long as they are being re-assigned, since Disney is clearly still understaffed. As a Jersey person I completely agree. 50's Prime Time should only be staffed by former NJ diner waitresses.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

"We can't find enough people in the US who want to work, so we are going to have to start brining them in from other countries"

Timely.

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www.cbsnews.com

 

[kpilcher]

Is that clever sarcasm…or did you just put yourself on blast?

Sarcasm. Naturally.

 

[kpilcher]

I am sure the cast who are filling these spots are probably displaced from their original roles/locations and will return to those once the IP returns

I'm kidding. 100%. Thrilled the international cast members are coming back where they belong

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Sarcasm. Naturally.

I’ve been fooled before with less

 

[kpilcher]

I’ve been fooled before with less

I’ve been fooled before with less

Sad that in this day and age there are people who'd really be angry at international cast members coming back when there is a huge staff shortage. But, I'm sure there are some out there. The international cast is one of the last remnants of Epcot's original mission.

 

[DCBaker]

Here's a link to the information -

Disney J1 Cultural Exchange Program - Summer at DISNEY

Learn more about and apply for the Disney J1 Cultural Exchange Program - Summer job at DISNEY here.

jobs.disneycareers.com

 

[tpoly88]

That's find as long as they are being re-assigned, since Disney is clearly still understaffed. As a Jersey person I completely agree. 50's Prime Time should only be staffed by former NJ diner waitresses.

they are actually being fired as the cultural exchange students make a lot less.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

they are actually being fired as the cultural exchange students make a lot less.

…that’s a typical move.

Anyone who doesn’t think they’re trying to reduce their overall staffing is delusional.

I’ll give you a good price on these “magic” beans

 

[peter11435]

they are actually being fired as the cultural exchange students make a lot less.

This is not accurate

 

[TikibirdLand]

This is not accurate

I heard that the displaced workers are being moved to other locations. Is that what you're hearing, @peter11435 ?

 

[peter11435]

I heard that the displaced workers are being moved to other locations. Is that what you're hearing, @peter11435 ?

Correct they will be moved to other locations or offered other roles

 

[ToTBellHop]

WDW is in no position to be firing people at random. They are specifically restarting this program because they need more CMs.

 

[castlecake2.0]

they are actually being fired as the cultural exchange students make a lot less.

This is absolute not true for Disney cast currently working in world showcase. They will be redeployed to other locations as CRPs start to return.

 

[castlecake2.0]

…that’s a typical move.

Anyone who doesn’t think they’re trying to reduce their overall staffing is delusional.

I’ll give you a good price on these “magic” beans

This information is not true. They will be sent to other locations. Disney is still currently hiring for many roles.