They do cost the company money though behind the scenes, I can’t get into numbers, but it’s more cost effective to get PT and FT to work extra when needed than to have a large pool of seasonals only working a few weeks a year.
You are forgetting the big money maker - CPs paying rent to CP housing. Try getting PT and FT to work late shifts . That is where the CPs come in.
That’s not really a money maker at the end of the day, it’s more about having the flexible labor
Thanks for the info. My daughter is interested for next summer but the 4 month time frame they discuss on their info page wouldn't work. She has to be back at school at the beginning of August for sorority recruitment workshops/recruitment and starts school shortly after that. Oh well this may have to wait until she graduates. It could be a nice break before starting Law school.
yeah, it's going away. But @spock8113 pronounced it wrong. I think it's supposed to be pronounced, Vista Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay....it’s cool how you covered the “so many reasons” in one fell swoop
For Disney and quite frankly the Orlando area as a whole, it does bring great benefits economically. It creates vast number of cast that are loyal to the company for at least a little while. Then, many of those same people choose to stay in Orlando, but seek higher wages in other industries. This is one reason (albeit a small one) why places like Lake Nona and the future rebuilt downtown will be able to find at least some of the qualified labor they need locally to meet the demand of the large companies that are relocating here. DCP is a huge part of what contributes to Orlando’s cultural melting pot and labor pool. If you go to just able any employer in Orange County, you’ll find at least one former DCP. In my office of six employees, I have two. Lol
At least for May, the only dates/parks showing available is Epcot next Monday-Thursday. Aside from that, all main gates are completed blocked
I'm sure your fellow peers ( former cast ) that are at your office still use the Disney point!
Tossing some more anecdotal evidence into the ring here (not to discount the experiences of others, of course!), but as a CM currently working at the parks, I agree. I've heard some extreme horror stories from coworkers and have definitely encountered some rude guests myself over the past few months, but A) It's a rarity, not a daily occurrence and B) Unfortunately, there were difficult guests before the pandemic and there will be difficult guests after. Mask policies are just one recent addition to a HUGE existing pool of reasons guests use to excuse nasty behavior. In my exp. the typical response when you remind a guest to put their mask on/pull their mask up over their nose/etc. is either polite agreement or mild annoyance, but usually they comply. Or sometimes they walk away and pull it back down the second your back is turned but
Tossing some more anecdotal evidence into the ring here (not to discount the experiences of others, of course!), but as a CM currently working at the parks, I agree. I've heard some extreme horror stories from coworkers and have definitely encountered some rude guests myself over the past few months, but A) It's a rarity, not a daily occurrence and B) Unfortunately, there were difficult guests before the pandemic and there will be difficult guests after. Mask policies are just one recent addition to a HUGE existing pool of reasons guests use to excuse nasty behavior. In my exp. the typical response when you remind a guest to put their mask on/pull their mask up over their nose/etc. is either polite agreement or mild annoyance, but usually they comply. Or sometimes they walk away and pull it back down the second your back is turned but
If I were a prospective CP at the moment, my concerns would be: 1) CPs are apparently no longer allowed to choose their role, 2) Month-wide blockouts for the past two months don't bode well for the summer, 3) Absence of nighttime spectaculars, holiday events, shuttered restaurants and resorts, 4) Taking a pay cut compared to PT/FT CMs in the same roles. PT/FT will be up to $15 ($15.75 in roles with the premium) by October of this year, and IIRC CMs are now making $13.
Also, is it true Disney is eliminating phone interviews? On my CPs I was able to request a role and location in my interviews, and got what I asked for both times. It seems like incoming CPs will be going in 100% blind on both fronts.
