Never had a problem with CM's, and I just feel some people on here just nitpick WAY too much.
Merlin goat, let me tell you something, trying to say that few are the cause for the trash is ridiculous. I am sorry, but if your going to complain about ALLLLL this trash on the floor then OBVIOUSLY its not just a select few. Guests are getting ruder and more inconsiderate lately, this is a fact. We need to accept that besides the maintenance problems disney is trying and a CM is a HUMAN, not a ROBOT. I dont care who you are, if you have the most patience in the world and are the nicest. Consistent bantering and rudeness will get to you, and you may act incorrectly at the wrong moment, to the wrong person that didnt deserve it.
Now that person will come on here and complain you were rude. Its a horrible cycle, and if a CM is rude to me, I know their is a reason. I will just ignore it and continue with my trip or I will address that CM kindly and you watch their attitude change. Most of you complaining just need to learn to be a little more passive in Disney and enjoy your vacation instead of acting like it was a horrible mess, and their were more negatives then positives. OK IM DONE, I LOVE DISNEY WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You're seriously short sighted if you think every guest at WDW is a cause of trash around the place, or that they're all mean to the cast members. If everyone littered in the entire park, the place would be so full of garbage you wouldn't even be able to walk (these parks hold thousands and tens of thousands at times). I've seen more people throw their trash away properly than just leave it lying around or throwing it on the ground. You can't generalize and say everyone is a littering rude ______.
A cast member is a human being paid to keep themselves composed in stressful situations. If they don't, and they are rude to you for no reason, you can actually report them for being rude and their bosses can fire them. I've met plenty of rude ones, who were rude for no apparent reason at all. If they're having a bad day, it's not my problem and they have no right to be rude to people that aren't causing their bad day. I believe that both rude cast members and rude guests should be treated equally- kicked out of the parks. Rudeness in general should be banned from the place, either cast member or guest rudeness. But the difference is that cast members are paid to be the "better man" (or woman, whichever). Guests can act like immature morons all they want, they'll eventually be asked to leave if they cause enough trouble. Cast members are supposed to be the better person and do what is needed to maintain the peace and keep the experience magical for the people that DO behave.
My most recent experience at "the world" had at least 3 rude ones, who were rude and behaved improperly for no reason (and without any rudeness on my part). That kind of stuff just happens, and loving disney (as i do) doesn't change the fact that there are some real on the staff. I could go into detail about my experiences, but you would probably try to say i must have caused it. I assure you, nothing i've ever done or said in regards to cast members would ever cause them to be rude. They just are sometimes.
You know, I was going to respond about how blaming Meg Crofton degrades what could be a valid complaint into yet another internet rambling easily dismissed by anyone who could potentially affect change internally at Disney.
Then I realized that "Meg Crofton" is the new "TDO". It's just a vague word into which all complaints go with no real meaning.
Normally, i'd agree with the TDO comment, it's rather narrow due to all the many people working there. Except that Meg Crofton is a pretty specific and accurate target of the complaints. She IS the head and it's her responsibility to oversee the way the entirety of WDW is run. Management, and all the other aspects of park upkeep (and even subordinate cast members) are her responsibility. Whether you want to get more specific or not is your own affair, she is just the highest up and it lies in her hands to make sure everything is running the way it should be and people are doing what they need to be doing.
I've seen people use pretty broad and vague statements about Disney hate in the past, but Mrs Crofton is a very accurate direction of comments. The blame lies with her. Even though subordinates are to blame as well, she is responsible for not doing anything about it or turning a blind eye (she has the power to change things and she usually chooses not to).
If you can find me some more specific people with her level of power that are responsible, i'd be happy to spread around some blame. It seems fair to give her the blame for her specific area of jurisdiction. I'd be interested in being proven wrong though. I'm always willing to accept alternative ideas. I'm also giving her the benefit of the doubt for the next year or so and seeing how the rest of the worldwide parks end up being managed before finalizing my opinion of her. I actually like her as a person, she just seems like a bad choice to run the parks due to all the stuff that has happened on her watch. We'll see whether WDW gets any better with her in a more powerful position.
