Except I'm not claiming TO KNOW. Beyond the fact that there may not have been roles suitable for all of them elsewhere at WDW. You really think equity players are going to take min wage front line WDW jobs? And that would be a suitable trade off somehow?
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Unions don't tend to do semi-closed shops. I think it is safe to say that all performance roles at Walt Disney World are Equity roles, and if in the very slim chance this is not the case then that is a major failure on the part of the union. But again, offering a new performance role negates the cost savings.
All performance roles of Disney employed CMs are equity roles. That is why they are contracting 3rd party acts.
Hiring existing acts is nothing new in the performance world. I find it very hard to believe that the union would leave such a massive, easy to utilize loop hole.
It wouldn't surprise me though, all of the character performers and parade performers are non-equity.
Because they're represented by a different union.
they started calling our Acadians "Cajuns" 
Right so there's precedence for WDW having entertainment that's not covered by Equity.
The characters are almost discussed as being different than the live entertainment, it is hardly a specious distinction. Unions do all sorts of jockeying to determine their domain. If Equity wanted the characters they'd push to get them instead of the Teamsters. Either way, they're all union gigs because Disney is esentially a closed shop and there are no savings from hiring "non-members." The same types of roles are all covered by a certain union's collective bargaining agreement. This is all because it seems there is a poor understanding of how right to work operates. If this were California all new hires would be required to join the union, because being a closed shop does not mean new hires are already existing union members.I don't suppose anyone can confirm which is correct - that all performance roles are Equity, or that some - characters and similar performance positions - aren't Equity?
I don't suppose anyone can confirm which is correct - that all performance roles are Equity, or that some - characters and similar performance positions - aren't Equity?
I don't suppose anyone can confirm which is correct - that all performance roles are Equity, or that some - characters and similar performance positions - aren't Equity?
Why pay for skilled labor when cheap labor can fill the position. And don't say show quality. "Show Quality" is sooo last century. Now we are all about "interactive". yea.
And yet I was on Kilimanjaro Safari one day with driver who was a wonderful comedian. It must have been his last day as a CM because WDW would never tolerate his patter. It was the best safari I have ever experienced. His jokes were rapid fire and always relevant to scenes or sounds on the "radio". He tore Warden Wilson Matua into little pieces.Yep. At this point, anyone can get into those roles; an incoming CP is just as likely to land a GMR or Jungle Cruise role as s/he would a role at Peter Pan or Small World, with nothing but a phone interview. Good thing they only have a strict script to follow, so no improv necessary
