First, when I clicked on this post, I didn't think that it was an attack on all CMs. Then, when I read the post, it confirmed what I believed the topic would be: that 'some' CMs said/did something stupid.
(BTW DisneyJill, it's difficult to defend CM intelligence when you have Dumb and Dumber as your avitar :lol: )
Second, that's too bad about Lonnie Gen. Grizz. I hope that's not the entire story because based upon what you provided, it sure sounds like he would have fallen under the protection of the American with Disabilities Act and could probably still be working there.
I have been going to WDW since 1973 (I was only 4). But, I didn't become a Disney-nut until my trip in 1998. Between 1973 and 1998, I went only 5 times. Now I go every 1 to 2 years. I point this out as a kind of disclaimer for what I'm about to say (i.e., I may not know what I am talking about):
MAYBE WE ALL LOOK TO HARD.
On my last few trips, I have noticed some chipped paint and have run into some not-so-friendly CMs. But both were the exception and nowhere near the rule. I know this has been said on other posts, but with thousands of CMs, they are not all going to be perfect. Some people just want a job. I wish Disney could devise a system that would ensure that every employee was a Company fan and had the sole goal in life of spreading Disney Magic. But that's unreasonable. And, keep in mind, while the dates 1971, 1982, 1992 and 1998 may be important to us, they are not significant to everyone. How many people on these boards know the exact year that their employer went into business. I know I don't.
Anyway, I think it's OK to have high expectations. Disney sure charges us enough for the privilege of entering its World. But it cannot be perfect. There will always be chipped paint. There will always be rude CMs. And there will always be CMs who do not know the year that MK opened.
(BTW DisneyJill, it's difficult to defend CM intelligence when you have Dumb and Dumber as your avitar :lol: )
Second, that's too bad about Lonnie Gen. Grizz. I hope that's not the entire story because based upon what you provided, it sure sounds like he would have fallen under the protection of the American with Disabilities Act and could probably still be working there.
I have been going to WDW since 1973 (I was only 4). But, I didn't become a Disney-nut until my trip in 1998. Between 1973 and 1998, I went only 5 times. Now I go every 1 to 2 years. I point this out as a kind of disclaimer for what I'm about to say (i.e., I may not know what I am talking about):
MAYBE WE ALL LOOK TO HARD.
On my last few trips, I have noticed some chipped paint and have run into some not-so-friendly CMs. But both were the exception and nowhere near the rule. I know this has been said on other posts, but with thousands of CMs, they are not all going to be perfect. Some people just want a job. I wish Disney could devise a system that would ensure that every employee was a Company fan and had the sole goal in life of spreading Disney Magic. But that's unreasonable. And, keep in mind, while the dates 1971, 1982, 1992 and 1998 may be important to us, they are not significant to everyone. How many people on these boards know the exact year that their employer went into business. I know I don't.
Anyway, I think it's OK to have high expectations. Disney sure charges us enough for the privilege of entering its World. But it cannot be perfect. There will always be chipped paint. There will always be rude CMs. And there will always be CMs who do not know the year that MK opened.
