AmandaRN2007
Earning My Ears
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- Feb 3, 2015
We are going on out 2nd DC in December. I have heard of families being chosen as family of the day. Does anyone know how the families are chosen? Thank you
One of the check-in CMs is tapped to select one. You don't know who it is. It's totally random.We are going on out 2nd DC in December. I have heard of families being chosen as family of the day. Does anyone know how the families are chosen? Thank you
We were chosen to be "family of the day" on the Magic once. We had an early port arrival time. 10:30, if I recall correctly. The three of us all wore the same red Disney Cruise Line t-shirt that you can order from the Disney Store website. Our son happened to be turning 4 years old on embarkation day, but that was probably just a coincidence. After checking in at the desk, we lined up for a welcome aboard photo with Minnie and a cast member who had been watching us approached us after the picture and asked if we would like to be the "family of the day." We said sure and she asked that we stick around a general area so that she could easily find us when it was time to start the boarding process.
From what I could tell, it was just a random selection. But, as PrincessShmoo pointed out, it probably helped that we were wearing matching shirts. So did the fact that our child was happy and exuberant at the time. And, seeing that the cast member had other duties to attend to until embarkation started, I imagine our early port arrival time weighed in our favor on that particular day as well.
What does being the Family of the Day entail?
and I would add to the Genuine ListYep, random and luck. If you have that something that catches a CM's eye then they will approach you. I don't think you can "try" to be family of the day. I think they look for genuine enthusiasm.
MJ
Yeah, sadly 2 "mature" adults traveling together are not a "family".and I would add to the Genuine List
And in our experience the Family of the Day - were NOT wearing Matching Outfits - but I am sure that it helps.
- Joy
- Wonder
- Happiness
I also think that having kids in the 5 - 12 age group is also an advantage - because that "looks like a family going to Disney"
Yeah, sadly 2 "mature" adults traveling together are not a "family".