She said basically that usually just the CMs and security can get the guests "sweeped" out on their own but she said every night that there are canines who come out and check everything. She also said that since there are literally tons of CMs who come out at night that if anyone was planning to "stay the night" they would most likely be caught by a CM.
Yeah, she was joking about the canines :lol:
I have done park clearing in Epcot numerous times (too many to count), and it involves two teams of two. We start about 11pm and both teams start at the American Adventure. Each team has a radio and stays in contact with the duty manager.
(As a side note, when an attraction or resturant closes for the night - we call security control and advise them that our area is clear of day guests. When the duty manager has almost full clearance he will let us start .)
After getting the go ahead from the Duty Manager, we start clearing with each team moves opposite ways (one towards Japan and one towards Italy) and one member of the team checks the whole pavilion and the other remains on the promenade to watch for guests.
If the pavilion is not empty we wait until it is clear, or if someone is walking towards our team (and then towards the other team) we must pause until they pass. Only when a pavilion is clear do we radio that fact, and wait for clearance to move to the next pavilion. (In fact, one night we waited at the France pavilion for a party until midnight - yes 3 hours after closing.... the other team was waiting at the Illuminations Plaza for us for a few hours...)
Anyway, when all of WSC is clear of guests, we do FW in the same way. The only differance is that the FW CMs already have a rope up in the innoventions breezeway, restricting access to the attractions on each side (since they have already cleared this area).
When this is cleared, we call the park "CLEAR" of day guests and we head off. At this point, the back gates are opened and the large cleaning trucks enter the promenade. It's quite amazing to watch.
Also, if somehow we miss you during the sweep, it would be next to impossible to hide in the park after closing, considering what goes on during the third shift (from park close to open):
- Engineering checks every attraction to ensure it's functioning correctly and to repair any minor issues noted during the day, and to performe any routien maintenance
- Custodial cleaning all the walkways, resturants, kitchens and bathrooms
- Horticulture replacing/installing plants etc
- Maintenance fixing broken items
- Stockers restocking for the next day
- etc..
So if you are not found during the "sweep" you will be found during the third shift.
