News Disney plans to reboot Voyage of the Little Mermaid stage show at Disney's Hollywood Studios

ParentsOf4

ParentsOf4

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plutofan15 said:
In all my visits to WDW, I have never been “yelled at” to do anything. Me thinks that some people might be a wee bit too sensitive.
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I’ve been going to WDW for 40 years.

During Covid, I was diligently wearing my mask both indoors and outdoors. I was at the Germany Pavilion and got a beer at the outdoor kiosk near the lake. I walked to a park bench, sat down, and then, as allowed, took off my mask to sip my beer.

I spilled a bit and stood up to get a napkin. As I reached down to grab my mask, I was screamed at by a Cast Member to sit down immediately or she was going to contact security. And I do mean screamed at the top of her lungs. As she screamed, I could see small droplets of spittle flying out from the edges of her mask.

Mind you, she was about 20 feet away and the nearest person to me. This was outdoors and the next closest person besides her was perhaps double that distance away.

We all were a bit more stressed back then.
 
Lirael

Lirael

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TrainsOfDisney said:
I get the needs for capacity but getting yelled at to fill every seat is one of the most annoying things ever. To be yelled at to fill every seat AND sit in a seat with terrible sight lines is really bad.

It was a pretty cool show when seen from the back where you could take in all of the lighting and special effects.
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Times like this its good to look like a foreigner. I make a completely blank "no hablo english. Is this Hagrids?" face at the CMs and remain in place until guests actually shows up at my row and there's no space, at which point I'll obviously move as much as needed
 
Bill Cipher

Bill Cipher

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Not to continue to derail, but cast members are indeed allowed to yell under specific circumstances. Many attractions have specific guidelines on what predetermined spiels can be said over PA systems, and addressing a specific guest or party to follow directions with a PA is almost always an instant violation in non-emergency situations. In theatre shows this often manifests as the, "move all the way down," but you'll often see it on flat rides for a, "remain seated." Raising your voice is required to be heard over a noisy environment or ride system. Point being, there is a distinct difference between yelling for safety/efficiency and yelling rudely.
 
TrainsOfDisney

TrainsOfDisney

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Theatre shows are often tricky though. I used to visit Frozen sing along a lot to see Equity Ben back in the day and multiple CM’s told me to just walk around the back and sit on the left side if I wanted to. Then on a random day, I was scolded for not following CM directions. It was really bizarre cause like I was going to end up taking a seat in the theatre either way, what difference did it make to her where I sat?

A show like the little mermaid should really load guests to slightly off center, fill in the rows, and then allow guests to go around the back and fill in from the other side. That way guests get the best available seats on a first come basis.
 
TrainsOfDisney

TrainsOfDisney

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plutofan15 said:
In all my visits to WDW, I have never been “yelled at” to do anything.
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I have. It was a 4th of July and one of the Main Street ops guys was yelling prison guard style that everyone must remain inside the tape for the duration of the show and then must exit through the walkway behind.

It was actually soooo intense I found it comical. I figured it was his first and last shift working in that role haha.
 
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TrainsOfDisney said:
I have. It was a 4th of July and one of the Main Street ops guys was yelling prison guard style that everyone must remain inside the tape for the duration of the show and then must exit through the walkway behind.

It was actually soooo intense I found it comical. I figured it was his first and last shift working in that role haha.
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I've long theorized that this CM position would be more fun with a taser.
 

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