Has Anyone Ever...

[Brisully]

had a problem with wearing a WDW CM nametag in the parks?? I recently won a nametag with my name on it and was wondering if anyone ever had a problem at the parks while wearing it.

Thanks!!

[megashark]

Brian -

I wouldn't.

Technically the nametags belong to the company and you must return them. In practice, they might not be returned, (I have about 3 of my own) but Disney would have the right to conficate it, and probably would if they saw a cast nametag on a person who was not in costume.

[Dom13]

I would STRONGLY NOT recommend it.

[Brisully]

That's what I thought. Thanks, guys.

[JudySue]

No excatly .... but once when I was wearing a red ovel "honered guest" name tag (the ones WDW used to sell) a guest handed me a park pass they had found, saying they hoped it get back to the person who lost it. I didn't want to embarssis them, soI thanked them and turned it in to a real CM.

[Obi-Wan Pinobi]

I have to second what Judy Sue said. While wearing a lanyard, I've had people come up to me thinking I'm a CM. If you're wearing a CM name tag, it would be REALLY hard to explain that you are not a CM.

[Raulandpinboy]

Don't do it I had my nametag, which was made just for me with my name on it, and my trusty lanyard on. One night while I was getting my Atlantis pin at MGM… A little boy came up to me and wanted me to trade my Tokyo light up for a Mickey trading pin. I explained that I was not trading my pins tonight (very politely I might add).... Well next thing I knew I had a nasty parent in my face ordering me to trade my pins or else, the whole time poking my nametag. I tried to point out that I was not a CM but to no avail, he insisted on talking to my supervisor, so I said they were in Chicago (that's where my company is) that did go as I had planned.

I explained one last time took my tag off and walked away… was it over you ask Nooooooo way. The gentleman grabbed a manager and wondered the park until he found me again, and well it started all over again.

I was asked not to wear the tag again since it was indeed Disney property. The parent made out as well his child was given a handful of cast pins that were brought out… Did I get any? Well because I'm so darned cute and made everybody smile, they decided to give me…….. NOTHING, and it bites.

Moral of my tale don't do it.

[Humpbacks1962]

Man!

You wonder what zoo some guests escaped from!
Or, let me not call it a zoo, that would be insulting to the animals.

Wanda