Weird CM rules

[wedway71]

I think the rules we have are more Standards than rules. We are an incredibly unique company and if our Standards are not uphold we will cease to be Disney and just be disney.

THANK YOU!-I 100% agree.Disney sets the standard and does not follow the pack.I know Disney had to loosen up a little with allowing a mustach due to being able to hire more people to staff the parks but my issue is once you bend one guideline than you have opened yourself up to bend others.
I might be oldschool on this but I think disney should enforce
a-no tats or piercings
b-no long or extreme hair cuts
c-no facial hair(expect neatly trimmed mustach)
I know that some people think things like this are not noticed by the guests but in fact they are. CMS are meant to be part of the show and blend in and not be the show.I remember when I was a little boy circa 1976ish I went to Disney with grandparents and asking them why all the boys who worked there had short hair and looked the same and I was only 5 so yes guests do notice the Disney look.

 

[TiggersPooh]

the college program rules about having guests over past 1 even if they are other college program CMs who live in another complex...that one always annoyed me.

 

[Cosmo]

I've never been a CM so I'm not sure if this is a rule or not, but years ago (97, 98??) my GF and i were waiting for the fireworks at MK. We were close to the fountain by Cinderella's castle and a custodial CM came past pushing a big cart, he said "excuse me sir, I know I'm not supposed to ask you this, but can you tell me what time it is?".

So is that a rule? can CM's not ask guests for the time of day?

 

[TiggersPooh]

it could be taken as bad show? I dont know most of us have watches

I miss Disney (I start classes tomorrow)

 

[Magic Maker]

I've never been a CM so I'm not sure if this is a rule or not, but years ago (97, 98??) my GF and i were waiting for the fireworks at MK. We were close to the fountain by Cinderella's castle and a custodial CM came past pushing a big cart, he said "excuse me sir, I know I'm not supposed to ask you this, but can you tell me what time it is?".

So is that a rule? can CM's not ask guests for the time of day?

Hmmmm, it is not an official rule I am aware of...
I suppose he felt it might appear that they did not want to be there that they wanted to know what time it was so that they knew how long they left in their shift. I feel that the way they ask you was somewhat refreshing and showed an tone of consciousness about show.

 

[slacker]

what are their rules about piercings?

 

[figmentmom]

:sohappy: Yay Disney Point! I still do it, and my friends gleefully point it out every time I do

Heh heh...after a summer spent as a seasonal Cast Member, I'm convinced I'll never point with just one finger at anything again (and my husband laughs every time I use that Disney Point, too!)

 

[figmentmom]

what are their rules about piercings?

One earring per ear for females, pierced or not; no earrings for males at all; no visible piercings anywhere else for anyone. I think the operative word here is VISIBLE; I have two piercings in each ear lobe, but followed the rules about dime-sized or smaller earrings, one per ear, and no one noticed my second hole.

 

[slacker]

boooooo, i have 15 earrings and none of them are lobes.

 

[TiggersPooh]

yes males no VISIBLE piercings...if disney cant see it disney dosent care. I had to take out my industrial before i started but i got to keep my other three non visible.

 

[barnum42]

You must always wear deoderant and or calogne (those are givens, and excuse my spelling!)

I think I read that rule may have come in with the opening of the Paris Park where local culture is a little different when it comes to natural odours.

 

[Scooter]

I think the facial hair thing is a little out of date. If a person has a very well kept gotee, they should be allowed to keep it. I don't see how that affects their job, but maybe I'm wrong. The Disney point is actually used by me at my work place...LOL. My co-workers just use a regular point, but not me. It is a little more curteous.


TTFN

The problem with allowing beards and/or goatees is this:

It's hard to define what is well kept and/or good looking.
Some people have great thick beards while others have thin sparce facial hair and both people may think their beards/goatees look good.
Rather than draw a line as to what is acceptable, it's easier to just not allow it.

A little thread drift....Remember Mister Rogers from the TV show Mister Rogers Neighborhood? I read somewhere that he had a bunch of tattoos and thats why he always wore long sleeve shirts and sweaters on his show.

 

[wannabeBelle]

The problem with allowing beards and/or goatees is this:

It's hard to define what is well kept and/or good looking.
Some people have great thick beards while others have thin sparce facial hair and both people may think their beards/goatees look good.
Rather than draw a line as to what is acceptable, it's easier to just not allow it.

A little thread drift....Remember Mister Rogers from the TV show Mister Rogers Neighborhood? I read somewhere that he had a bunch of tattoos and thats why he always wore long sleeve shirts and sweaters on his show.

Interesting!!! Belle

 

[CoffeeJedi]

A little thread drift....Remember Mister Rogers from the TV show Mister Rogers Neighborhood? I read somewhere that he had a bunch of tattoos and thats why he always wore long sleeve shirts and sweaters on his show.

from http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/mrrogers.asp

"...Fred Rogers never served in the military, and he bore no tattoos on his arms (or any other part of his body). He wore long-sleeved shirts and sweaters on his show to maintain an air of formality — although he was friendly with the children in his viewing audience and talked to them on their own level, he was most definitely an authority figure on a par with parents and teachers (he was Mister Rogers to them, after all, not Fred), and his choice of dress was intended to establish and foster that relationship."

back on topic, i think it would okay for PotC CM's to have all manner of peircings, tattoos, and facial hair to help look the part. ARRRR! :lol: but as much as i like my earrings and my fiancee's tattoos, i really don't think that sort of appearance is appropriate for Disney, even in this day and age.

 

[jacksnightmare]

I think that CM's at PoTC should get to have piercings and tattoo's, even if they are fake, just to give it more depth. I dont think that Disney should let the rest of the the CM's have visible tattoos though. It would be the same with beards, is your tattoo decent or is it questionable. I love all my tattoos, but my big one should not be shown at work. There are to many questions about it and it does draw attention. I have even had CM's stop me to look at it. I have seen a few visible tattoos on cast members though. One was on a guys neck, he was middle aged and it was a sea hook. The other was at the big restaurant in Tomorrowland and one of the guys behind the counter has symbols on his forearm.

Right now I have two Nightmare Before Christmas tattoos. One of Jack, and then the other of the mayor with a full background from the movie.
The other one is an eyeball strecthing through my skin with a lot detail on the strectehd skin illusion.

 

[MiRi]

CMs use a "Disney Point" which is with 2 fingers or an open hand to direct guests. Its a hard habit to break once youve left teh company.

I was at IOA this weekend and noticed one of the employees who was helping load guests to one of the rafts used the "Disney point". I had to giggle.

 

[Yellow Shoes]

So is that a rule? can CM's not ask guests for the time of day?

I had a character ask me for the time.
There were no children around, so I asked him/her if that was good news. I got an affirmative nod.

The "Disney point" is also the norm for flight attendants. I'm sure it has to do with cultural sensitivity.

Next time you're in a plane, pay attention to the spiel. They should be pointing to those emergency exits with 2 or 4 fingers.

 

[Tom]

I just remembered my "training" when I signed up to be a Yellow Shirt at the Indy 500, Brickyard 400 and US Grand Prix. (Yellow Shirts are the annoying guys and gals in bright yellow shirts and hats that tell you where to park and where you can't walk at the Speedway). I got about 5 minutes of informal training on my first day and they suggested that we use the two-finger or whole-hand point since many of the people at the races were foreign. This really didn't apply at the Nascar (400) race, since 99% were rednecks (like me), but REALLY applied for the Grand Prix (F1) and somewhat at the Indy 500 (IRL). I used it as much as I could, but its hard to do when you're not used to it - and I just really didn't care since it was SOOO HOTTT and drunk race fans are just so damn annoying - I didn't care who i offended :lol:

 

[jeff_in_FL2003]

About not asking the time... I think that this kind of changes this feeling that most guests have of Disney CMs that, in some way, they know everything about the park, including what time it is. To an extent, as a guest you expect a CM to meet your needs and being knowledgeable is one way we CMs meet your needs. There have been times when I have needed to know the time but haven't been by one of the several clocks in the park but usually I would try to find another CM, rather than give a guest the feeling that there was something I didn't know.

Pirate/Custodian Jeff °o°

 

[Polyman]

Except for maybe at the Haunted Mansion a CM cannot say the word "dead". For instance while spieling on the parking trams, one cannot say, "if your car has a dead battery....". You must say something like, "If your battery is drained....." or "If your car won't start......" Also a parking cm cannot touch a guest's car even if he sees a door about to be taken off by the next incoming car. :hammer: :brick: