Male Cast Member Costumes

MisterPenguin

President of Animal Kingdom
Premium Member
Nothing says Main Street USA like a cast member dude in a dress with long hair and a beard
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Chef Mickey

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Well i mean we should just try to give people as much accommodations as possible so that it encourages them to work better because they feel like people care about them.
Fine, but we always have to remember reason and we don’t all get what we want. It’s a job. Everyone is underpaid, under appreciated , under accommodated, etc. It’s not this issue, it’s all the issues that never end.
 

Chef Mickey

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It's not a matter of not liking it, but a matter of not dying in it.

And that's why society has to step in to stop employers from forcing employees from working in dangerous situations, such as getting heat stroke.

Employers then have the responsibility of rotating employees out of the dangerous heat conditions or providing accommodations such as a relaxed uniform code (shorts!) or the use of fans and umbrellas/tents when that would normally not 'fit' the situation.

Dangerous heat conditions isn't always a high of 99 degrees, but being in 90 degrees for hours on end in the sun.

'Fur' CMs are rightfully closely watched so they don't pass out in their character costume. All CMs deserve the same care.
Yeah, some things are serious health concerns, some aren’t.
 

TomboyJanet

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Fine, but we always have to remember reason and we don’t all get what we want. It’s a job. Everyone is underpaid, under appreciated , under accommodated, etc. It’s not this issue, it’s all the issues that never end.
Its usually because people throw up their hands and say "eh that's life" or those people who say "it is what it is" like it's so profound and they were the ones to come up with that ancient "wisdom". you know my mortal enemy.....nihilists!
 

Lilofan

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I guess the question is where to draw the line on costumes in relation to theme?

WDW isn’t a historical reenactment park, but it is a themed environment, that leaves a lot of gray area between the historical extreme of not allowing black characters on main street and the other extreme of letting everyone wear pajamas because it would be more comfortable.

Much of what we discuss here revolves around theme, which is 100% subjective, this falls into that category for me also. Some costume freedom and comfort is a good thing, it’s just a question of how much should be allowed and when does that cast comfort start to become detrimental to the theme of the park?
Costume freedom .and comfort, accommodation etc seems to be a buzzword. The weather in the summer in Orlando is no different that 1970s/80s. Did cast complain as much back then? I noticed the street sweepers in custodial have plastic brooms and plastic vertical trash catchers that they pan and broom the trash into. In the 1970s/80s the plastic vertical trash catchers were made of metal which was heavier on the arms . Seems like the cast back in the day managed with that to keep the streets in the parks clean.
 

Goofyernmost

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Yeah, some things are serious health concerns, some aren’t.
Not to long ago, I was fairly new to North Carolina. The temps here in the summer can hover around 95 all the time and have humidity so high that you jump into a pool to dry off. I had moved from 50 years in Vermont, which on occasion can get quite warm as well as quite cold, but the warm is short lived. I had the AC in my apartment here so low that I couldn't see out the windows because of the condensation on the glass due to the heat and humidity outside coming in contact with the meat preserving temperatures inside.

Anyway, I had taken my car to a car wash and went inside to wait for it to come out on the other side. While there I picked up a picture book of the town in the 1800's. I was dressed in shorts and t-shirt and felt I was literally melting in the heat. The folks that lived in that same town 100 years before were completely covered from head to toe with dark, heavy wool clothing. Men had starched white shirts with ties and top hats and women had absolutely layers of clothing with every inch on skin covered and large floppy hats and high button boots. How did they ever survive. I haven't a clue, they didn't even have an AC equipped house to go back to. Since this was also before deodorant and bathing was weekly, at best. I, at that point, concluded that we are colossal wimps, however, at the same time I was happy to not have lived in that era. This must have literally stunk to be them.
 
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networkpro

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In the Parks
Yes
Anyway, I had taken my car to a car wash and went inside to wait for it to come out on the other side. While there I picked up a picture book of the town in the 1800's. I was dressed in shorts and t-shirt and felt I was literally melting in the heat. The folks that lived in that same town 100 years before were completely covered from head to toe with dark, heavy wool clothing. Men had starched white shirts with ties and top hats and women had absolutely layers of clothing with every inch on skin covered and large floppy hats and high button boots. How did they ever survive. I haven't a clue, they didn't even have an AC equipped house to go back to. Since this was also before deodorant and bathing was weekly, at best. I, at that point, concluded that we are colossal wimps, however, at the same time I was happy to not have lived in that era. This must have literally stunk to be them.

Lifestyles change especially how much time the majority of people stay inside versus outside. People learn how to adapt to the conditions by either holing up inside in their climate-controlled environments or just dealing with it on reasonable terms. I've chosen the latter as there's still stuff to be done and things to see no matter what the conditions are. Clothing covering most of your exposed skin is quite common in the warmer climates of the world, more comfortable than shorts and a t-shirt when it's 120F and there is very little shade.
 

Lilofan

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Lifestyles change especially how much time the majority of people stay inside versus outside. People learn how to adapt to the conditions by either holing up inside in their climate-controlled environments or just dealing with it on reasonable terms. I've chosen the latter as there's still stuff to be done and things to see no matter what the conditions are. Clothing covering most of your exposed skin is quite common in the warmer climates of the world, more comfortable than shorts and a t-shirt when it's 120F and there is very little shade.
The roofers that reroof my home took 3 days. The temp outside was 95 degrees , goodness how much hotter up on my roof. The workers were covered head to toe with clothing bandanas and hat. You could only see their eyes. They worked 8-4 for 3 days. They took a 30 min lunch break and sat in their work truck. I asked them in Spanish anytime they needed to use my bathrooms just ring the doorbell. They never did ( who knows ? the roofers could have fertilized my bushes from up on the roof ) and their work truck never left my driveway for the 3 days work. When I used to cut my grass I wore the same in intense degree heat when I worked out in my yard, covered head to toe with clothing helps to not get bitten by snakes too, since one rattler crawled up my leg when I was walking through the grass one day.
 
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Lilofan

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Lifestyles change especially how much time the majority of people stay inside versus outside. People learn how to adapt to the conditions by either holing up inside in their climate-controlled environments or just dealing with it on reasonable terms. I've chosen the latter as there's still stuff to be done and things to see no matter what the conditions are. Clothing covering most of your exposed skin is quite common in the warmer climates of the world, more comfortable than shorts and a t-shirt when it's 120F and there is very little shade.
Met and talked with a cast member in the parks who had a 35 year pin on nametag. Mentioned to me when they moved to FL in the early 1980s central AC was not the norm. She has no AC in her car for many years and a wall unit AC only in the bedroom apt. They adapted to the conditions.
 

Smiley/OCD

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Not to long ago, I was fairly new to North Carolina. The temps here in the summer can hover around 95 all the time and have humidity so high that you jump into a pool to dry off. I had moved from 50 years in Vermont, which on occasion can get quite warm as well as quite cold, but the warm is short lived. I had the AC in my apartment here so low that I couldn't see out the windows because of the condensation on the glass due to the heat and humidity outside coming in contact with the meat preserving temperatures inside.

Anyway, I had taken my car to a car wash and went inside to wait for it to come out on the other side. While there I picked up a picture book of the town in the 1800's. I was dressed in shorts and t-shirt and felt I was literally melting in the heat. The folks that lived in that same town 100 years before were completely covered from head to toe with dark, heavy wool clothing. Men had starched white shirts with ties and top hats and women had absolutely layers of clothing with every inch on skin covered and large floppy hats and high button boots. How did they ever survive. I haven't a clue, they didn't even have an AC equipped house to go back to. Since this was also before deodorant and bathing was weekly, at best. I, at that point, concluded that we are colossal wimps, however, at the same time I was happy to not have lived in that era. This must have literally stunk to be them.
Remember wearing shorts and sticking to the old vinyl car seats??? With no A/C?
 

Riviera Rita

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It’s only a flood gate because they resisted change for so long, and it was headed to lawsuit territory. Look up all the airlines that have changed their look recently.
Virgin Atlantic have and on my last flight I saw one female cabin crew member wearing trousers. As we were landing I asked the male cabin crew member if any of the guys wore skirts on flight and he said no because of the impracticality.
 

ppete1975

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It’s only a flood gate because they resisted change for so long, and it was headed to lawsuit territory. Look up all the airlines that have changed their look recently.
I kind of wonder if the union had a say as well. Shocking they were able to keep basically opening day rules as long as they did.
 

Lilofan

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I kind of wonder if the union had a say as well. Shocking they were able to keep basically opening day rules as long as they did.
Respect towards each other, elders, bosses in society and law and order were more effective back in the day. Nowadays some question rules, flat out defy rules, since what we see on TV news is similar
 

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