No wonder CMs are not happy

[Disorbust]

Cast Members Effectively Blocked Out of Disney World Theme Parks Due to Disney Park Pass System

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Disney sells you park admission as part of your benefit package. My DD also has 3 silver passes as part of her package which she has been able to use ONCE in the past 2 years. On the twitter thread they reference, a Mom of a CP says her DD has been on the CP for 5 months and has yet been able to get into MK. No wonder why you hear the Cast attitude has changed. Who is going to want to do CP if you can't even get into the parks?

 

[Bocabear]

I have been at the resort staying in one of their hotels and could not get into the MK on the days I wanted to...So I can certainly imagine a cast member having problems... The parks are over-crowded, they have slept on expansion and adding capacity for the last 10 years while shuttering existing attractions...Eventually it had to catch up.
I would lay off the entire marketing arm of WDW...they do not need to spend billions of dollars marketing a park that is already over-crowded and at capacity nearly all of the time.

 

[ImperfectPixie]

I have been at the resort staying in one of their hotels and could not get into the MK on the days I wanted to...So I can certainly imagine a cast member having problems... The parks are over-crowded, they have slept on expansion and adding capacity for the last 10 years while shuttering existing attractions...Eventually it had to catch up.
I would lay off the entire marketing arm of WDW...they do not need to spend billions of dollars marketing a park that is already over-crowded and at capacity nearly all of the time.

I've been saying the bolded for years.

 

[Indy_UK]

Should have taken the Disney+ subscription....

 

[Disstevefan1]

Castmembers must be even lower on the priority list than APers as it applies to theme park access.
Also, WDW does want to slowly reduce perks and benefits to their castmembers over time to SAVE MONEY.

 

[Magic Feather]

There are a lot more reason why cast are unhappy with the status quo than just park access, but it definitely doesn’t help.

 

[monothingie]

There are a lot more reason why cast are unhappy with the status quo than just park access, but it definitely doesn’t help.

What? That they could get better pay and benefits by working at just about any place else?

 

[ImperfectPixie]

Castmembers must be even lower on the priority list than APers as it applies to theme park access.
Also, WDW does want to slowly reduce perks and benefits to their castmembers over time to SAVE MONEY.

Yeah, because the company is absolutely hurting for money.

 

[monothingie]

Yeah, because the company is absolutely hurting for money.

Unprecedented DEMAND!

 

[Disstevefan1]

Unprecedented DEMAND!
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Poor Bobby C. His contract is up for renewal in about 11 months.
He is so gone and ironically it will have nothing to do with TWDC making money..

 

[GimpYancIent]

I have been at the resort staying in one of their hotels and could not get into the MK on the days I wanted to...So I can certainly imagine a cast member having problems... The parks are over-crowded, they have slept on expansion and adding capacity for the last 10 years while shuttering existing attractions...Eventually it had to catch up.
I would lay off the entire marketing arm of WDW...they do not need to spend billions of dollars marketing a park that is already over-crowded and at capacity nearly all of the time.

Fair! If anything, the Disney Marketing Department has been diligent in turning people off and reducing interest in Disney parks. It would be quite a monetary savings for the company if Disney marketing was outsourced.

 

[monothingie]

Poor Bobby C. His contract is up for renewal in about 11 months.
He is so gone and ironically it will have nothing to do with TWDC making money..

11 months is a long time. Attention spans are very short.

 

[Lilofan]

11 months is a long time. Attention spans are very short.

As long as TWDC impresses Wall Street with quarterly company earnings, Chapek is not going anywhere.

 

[mmascari]

Also, WDW does want to slowly reduce perks and benefits to their castmembers over time to SAVE MONEY.

If that's the goal, they're doing it wrong.

Providing cast members access to the parks costs practically nothing. I would even argue that it's actually nothing and completely free to Disney to do. None of them are "lost sales", since they're not buying tickets instead. The marginal cost to have one more guest is practically nothing. There's just not that many cast members who are not working and will be in the parks compared to the overall number of guests in the parks for it to make any significant impact. And, they'll spend some additional money while they're there.

At the same time, the benefit to the cast member has substantial value. Probably with an feeling approximating the value of a one day park ticket.

Meaning, Disney is spending almost nothing to give the cast member the feeling of a much larger reward. That's a good value transaction. Cutting it would save almost nothing while at the same time creating huge negative feelings and worker dissatisfaction. It's a poor cost savings tactic that will create greater staffing costs in the long run instead, negating any small savings.

There's a gazillions ways to abuse your workforce and save actual money. This isn't one.

 

[castlecake2.0]

Cast Members Effectively Blocked Out of Disney World Theme Parks Due to Disney Park Pass System

Walt Disney World news, photos, and reviews! We provide you with daily news from the Walt Disney World theme parks and beyond

blogmickey.com

Disney sells you park admission as part of your benefit package. My DD also has 3 silver passes as part of her package which she has been able to use ONCE in the past 2 years. On the twitter thread they reference, a Mom of a CP says her DD has been on the CP for 5 months and has yet been able to get into MK. No wonder why you hear the Cast attitude has changed. Who is going to want to do CP if you can't even get into the parks?

Once in 2 years? For the first 6 months the parks were reopened I could get in every single day. It’s been harder since Christmas but I went to studios last week so it’s very possible, but yes it’s been harder lately. I don’t think this will be a long term problem, but they’ve been getting better at doing extra things on magic backstage to try to make up for it.

 

[drizgirl]

I have been at the resort staying in one of their hotels and could not get into the MK on the days I wanted to...So I can certainly imagine a cast member having problems... The parks are over-crowded, they have slept on expansion and adding capacity for the last 10 years while shuttering existing attractions...Eventually it had to catch up.
I would lay off the entire marketing arm of WDW...they do not need to spend billions of dollars marketing a park that is already over-crowded and at capacity nearly all of the time.

That's adorable. Not only will they not lay off their marketing staff, but they probably still have attendance increase goals to meet to make bonus.

You don't "fix" an over-crowded parks problem by offering a new discount like they did this week.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

You don't "fix" an over-crowded parks problem by offering a new discount like they did this week.

Resort occupancy is almost entirely detached from park crowding. The vast majority of park guests stay off property.

 

[drizgirl]

Resort occupancy is almost entirely detached from park crowding. The vast majority of park guests stay off property.

Not buying that. I guarantee they want growth on both fronts.

 

[Disorbust]

They are biting their own a**. Good luck recruiting for thr CP program when its all over tiktoc you can't visit the parks
Her bPasses are silver not guest. Not sure how you went 10 days when they are limiting reservations. Maybe during a slow time?

 

[travismt1981]

I worked for Disney for 16 years, and I loved it. and I had so much pride. But in the end if you don’t have that feeling, it’s time to leave.