Do you get mistaken for a CM when you visit WDW?

[maelstrom]

People always think I'm a CM, but it's because I'm nosey and when I overhear people wondering about something, I chime in with help. I often start chatting with people on the bus and they'll ask me if I'm a CM because I know so much. But I just like to help.

 

[brkgnews]

I usually wear my Passporter pin with my name on it... so I've been confused for a CM sometimes. Always willing to point a guest in the right direction (with a 2-fingered point, of course!)

At least you'll admit in public that you use two fingers to point. :lookaroun

 

[dizkid03]

i usually wear a disney polo shirt with a disney logo on it and a disney pack and a disney watch and a disney key ring and a disney hat and disney pins on my shirt and disney cell phone cover and and disney sunglasses band and a cell phone ear piece in my right ear and a two-way radio ear piece in my left ear with my two-way radio on my belt attached to the right side of me in the back and a flashlight with belt clip on my left side in the back and my cell phone on my right side near the front and i always have a guide map in my right side leg pocket and i always know where im going as i have been to disney world over 700 times seriously ever since i was 2 years old. people always ask me where things are and i tell them i dont work here but i know where everything is.

 

[maelstrom]

At least you'll admit in public that you use two fingers to point. :lookaroun

I do too. My mom makes fun of me now.

 

[ProjectTracker]

Oh thank God! I thought I was the only one this happened too. You have no idea how often no only guests think I'm a CM, but even CM's think I'm a CM. I mean I still help them with directions or questions since I've been there over 140 times. I'm always willing to go out of my way to help a family or anybody for that matter.

 

[DolFan]

During the magic hour at night for Epcot it was raining and Test Track was down (which seems to happen everytime I am at Epcot for extra magic hours). I was standing underneath the overhang waiting for someone and multiple people came up to me and asked when it would open again. Just from experience from Test Track I told them how the track had to be dryed off before it could open again, and the people thought that I was a CM.

 

[shaelyn]

So many times this last trip I was asked where things were, what wait times were, where to park the strollers, etc. It was really amusing, my boyfriend told me that I just have the "Disney CM look. haha.

 

[WDWFREAK12]

I am mistaken all the time because of not only the way i can answer anyones questions but i am also always wearing huge pin lanyards and those limited edition pins that say your names. I love it.

 

[Chux]

I had a villains CM Lanyard a while back and a lot of people in Tomorrowland asked me if I was in the CP, or where I had worked at.

It was a cool lanyward, you could swap out pictures of the villains, I always had Chernabog in it. Didn't really think anything of it, til I wore it to the parks.

 

[Miss Bell]

No, but I have been known to give out unsolicitated info to other guests. hehe

 

[dolbyman]

Yeah .. I was mistaken for a CM in nearly every park .. I wore my utility west (for my video and audio recording gear) and that looked like an safari explorer dress .. it was fun getting stuff asked by other guests ... and most of the stuff was easily answerd by me .. so I helped to make their stay a magical one

 

[timoteo]

I was wearing my indiana jones hat at Disneyland and people in the Adventureland area thought I was a CM. As per my avatar photo

 

[Lemeus19]

What's really bad is when the CM's mistake you as own of their own.... Standing in line to order food, I was asked "You work here, right?" Uh, do I get a discount on my food if I say yes?

 

[supapampam]

My friends having a on going game of how many people will come up and ask me a question during our vacation.

I guess I just have that "I know how to get there Disney Look"

 

[CaptainMichael]

Yes, I was walking through Frontierland alone with Golden Mouse Ears and my Pins, and someone asked me where the HM was. I happily gave her directions without even thinking about it, but then she asked if I was a CM. I found it funny and highly complimentary.

 

[MyNameisStitch]

Um, never "mistaken" :lookaroun

But I do get questions alot when I am visiting the parks. I don't get it, I can be walking around the parks wearing a Stitch T-shirt, a Mickey hat, blue jeans and carrying a backpack and a camera around my neck and I still get questions. I guess during Traditions Disney sprays all CMs with some kinda scent that Guests pick up on. :lol:

Of course, as I should, I point them in the right direction (with the Disney point of course)

 

[ZambeziZelda]

This one time, at Disneyland, this woman came up to me in Tomorrowland, glanced at my name tag, and said "You're a Cast Member, right? Where's Buzz Lightyear??" I didn't answer her first question, just pointed (with 2 fingers) to the ride, which was about 20 feet away, and said "Have a Magical Day!" It was great. The funny thing is, I looked EXTREMELY touristy...big baggy D-land sweatshirt, shorts, camera in one hand, mouse ears...why on earth would they dress a CM like that?!

Another time, I was in a shop when I overheard a CM, very apologetically, say that she had no idea where the nearest smoking section was. Always one to help, I pulled out an extra map (I had like 4 in my backpack...I always grab a stack on my way in because I have a tendency of leaving them on a counter or in the bathroom) pointed our the nearest smoking section to the guest, and let them keep the map. The guest then proceeded to look my nametag and go "Taryn...do you pronounce it Taryn? Well, you're helpful at least. I'm definately going to tell your superiors." The he GLARED at the CM, and walked away! I felt awful, and apologized to her, but she sighed and told me, no, she was glad I stepped in, she just needed to learn the park better.

 

[JimboJones123]

I always make the mistake of wearing a red polo to Target ---

 

[Pongo]

Occasionally.

I think it's because of the pins.

 

[shaelyn]

"I always make the mistake of wearing a red polo to Target ---"

Once my sister and I went to Target and she was COINCIDENTALLY wearing a red shirt and khakis and they gave her an employee discount on something she bought at the snack bar. We couldn't figure out why it was so cheap and then I was like, "dude, look what you're wearing!" and then she felt silly.