"For 2,000+ Mile Round-Trip Drivers Only!" (IV)

[Goofygirl17]

20 days until we leave

 

[mjmyers10]

73 days until our trip. But first we have to move out of our house and in with my in laws, go to California to visit San Fran (flying) then driving down the coast to Disneyland. One thing at a time I guess!

 

[Lizzybean]

Left this morning, but are taking a detour to Houston,TX first for our Grandson's graduation. There is construction in southern IL. We just went through it about an hour ago and there were no delays. IL still has the truck speed limit the same speed as cars unlike IN which has a lower speed for trucks. But since fuel prices are higher in IL than IN, I think a lot of trucks take 65 when headed in that direction. I am seeing more trucks on 57 south of the 24 exit (headed to MO) than I have seen on 24 between 57 and 65.
As long as you avoid rush hours around larger cities, you should be okay. Do be aware that some states do their road construction during the night time hours.

Great! Thanks everyone for the advice. Looks like 57 it is and we are headed out noonish tomorrow. Can't wait!

 

[dvczerfs]

good evening!!!! hope everyone heading down soon has a safe trip. I haven't been on for a few days, my oldest brother who lives in north Carolina had some business in philly so he stopped in to see us. haven't seen him in a few years, looks good for 62. its funny, im 49, half a foot taller and 20 pounds more and he still calls me his little brother.I will always be ten years old to him. ( wouldn't have it any other way)
he flew from char. nc into philly via pitt. due to a malfunction with the plane. a 12 hour flight. he didn't feel like doing the nine hour drive. he has his own business and flys a lot for work so he is use to it.

dd got her grades for he last semester. 3.8. I said that's not bad out of 5. she also got her satisfactory completion for the Disney college program. you don't get a grade just a sat. com. or a noncom.
so that's on her college record. she was watching the Disney cm labor "protest" in dtd the other night on the internet via wesh tv. they are trying to get better wages and more benefits. there were about a 1000 of them. house keepers, food and beverage, custodians. there contract comes up in july. the night after the protest there were a lot of job postings on the dashboard.
dd don't say or post much about cms or the company, she said she may need them one day and does not want to burn any bridges. it was funny when we use to go see her, I wanted to wear a tee shirt "my daughter works here"!! and she would tell us don't tell anyone I work here.
its funny, if she went to buy something, she would give them her id and they ask each other questions and they use all these code words for everything. I think there is a secret hand shake but I cant prove it. anyway, after tomorrow starts my week off. ill be painting and napping if anyone needs me. have a good night!!!!

 

[dvczerfs]

73 days until our trip. But first we have to move out of our house and in with my in laws, go to California to visit San Fran (flying) then driving down the coast to Disneyland. One thing at a time I guess!

busy,busy. I would live under rock before I moved in with my in laws.

 

[MmmSuite]

busy,busy. I would live under rock before I moved in with my in laws.

Lol

 

[dvczerfs]

Lol

thank you, thank you......... don't forget to tip the wait staff!

so where are you staying in September? if you want to meet up in a park for a hello just let me know. we will be there from the 10th and leaving early on the 20th. I met a few people on this thread and they can vouch for me. im not a creepy stalker. ( and here comes Sharon in 3....2......1.......)

im still waiting to meet the elusive bc. I didn't think he really existed till he met my daughter in the magic kingdom and have pictures to prove it.
poor bc tried a few times to meet up with her and they kept changing her work location and times on him. he didn't give up!!!!!

 

[MmmSuite]

thank you, thank you......... don't forget to tip the wait staff! so where are you staying in September? if you want to meet up in a park for a hello just let me know. we will be there from the 10th and leaving early on the 20th. I met a few people on this thread and they can vouch for me. im not a creepy stalker. ( and here comes Sharon in 3....2......1.......) im still waiting to meet the elusive bc. I didn't think he really existed till he met my daughter in the magic kingdom and have pictures to prove it. poor bc tried a few times to meet up with her and they kept changing her work location and times on him. he didn't give up!!!!!

I'm staying at CBR!!! I'll be there in the morning on the 19th! After a nap I'd love to meet up!

 

[BC1836]

im still waiting to meet the elusive bc. I didn't think he really existed till he met my daughter in the magic kingdom and have pictures to prove it.
poor bc tried a few times to meet up with her and they kept changing her work location and times on him. he didn't give up!!!!!

One day the "elusive bc" and dvczerfs will cross paths, and I have a feeling that the meeting will take place somewhere other than WDW. Probably the Jersey Shore!

Next trip to WDW: August.

All the best.

 

[dvczerfs]

I'm staying at CBR!!! I'll be there in the morning on the 19th! After a nap I'd love to meet up!

ok. sounds good. when we get closer, ill pm you my cell number and just text when you are around. the 19th is our last day so we go to the mk in the am and see what happens the rest of the day. I finish loading the car the day also. let see if we can meet up.

One day the "elusive bc" and dvczerfs will cross paths, and I have a feeling that the meeting will take place somewhere other than WDW. Probably the Jersey Shore!

Next trip to WDW: August.

All the best.

you never know!!!!


i got a email yesterday from the walt Disney company. when briana was going through the college program application process, she put her and my email as her contact email. looks like someone has been poking around to see what is available. its started out by saying, "let our future be your future" "
in so many words they said since she is in the cm family and knows what it takes, they invite her to look at the roles available.
I don't think she is seriously looking into it. most of the roles are part time and min.wage and she knows she couldn't make it on that. she also remarked the other day that it was nice coming home from an a/c office and not having soggy feet. so we will see.... ill keep you posted. (i wouldn't mind getting those cm room discounts again )

 

[dvczerfs]

http://www.beatthetraffic.com/data/camera.aspx?id=navteq:13403

check out the traffic this afternoon on i4!

 

[ddluvsdisney]

ok. sounds good. when we get closer, ill pm you my cell number and just text when you are around. the 19th is our last day so we go to the mk in the am and see what happens the rest of the day. I finish loading the car the day also. let see if we can meet up. you never know!!!! i got a email yesterday from the walt Disney company. when briana was going through the college program application process, she put her and my email as her contact email. looks like someone has been poking around to see what is available. its started out by saying, "let our future be your future" " in so many words they said since she is in the cm family and knows what it takes, they invite her to look at the roles available. I don't think she is seriously looking into it. most of the roles are part time and min.wage and she knows she couldn't make it on that. she also remarked the other day that it was nice coming home from an a/c office and not having soggy feet. so we will see.... ill keep you posted. (i wouldn't mind getting those cm room discounts again )

What do CMs make anyway?

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[MmmSuite]

ok. sounds good. when we get closer, ill pm you my cell number and just text when you are around. the 19th is our last day so we go to the mk in the am and see what happens the rest of the day. I finish loading the car the day also. let see if we can meet up. )

Great! Can't wait!

 

[dvczerfs]

What do CMs make anyway?

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here you go, this would be the easiest way. I like looking around on here also just for laughs.
http://disneycareers.com/en/default/

a lot of them are 8.50-9.50 an hour. bus drivers, housekeepers are into the 10-11 range. dd started at 8.35 and got to 8.90 in eight months as a college program student.
its not an easy place to work for. they have there rules and are not flexible in anyway. they put up with nothing. which, like everything Disney does, how they control 60,ooo employees on one site is amazing. I sat in the cm parking lot of the mk one night waiting for dd to get off work. (3am, she was suppose to get out at midnight) but just sitting and watching the cms get off the bus and go to another bus or there cars. the amount of people, what they have on.
even an off duty cm is expected to conduct themselves in a curtain manner. you are a representative of the company on duty and off.
there a no special tunnels into the parks, they sit in the same traffic as you do. dd use to leave her apartment at least 2 hours before her shift started and she lived near dtd. there is no excuse for being late. they have a points system. x amount of points you are warned.... x amount you are suspended and x amount you are let go.
dd only got 1/2 point in her stint. she was scheduled to work in tomorrow land, she showed up dressed for tl. they changed her location to main street. she had to go back out to costuming which is back out on the bus, change and come back. by that time she was late for work and was givin a 1/2 point. even though she showed up dressed for her assignment.
using the tunnel system..... you come up in the wrong stairwell and get caught..... wrong costume in the wrong part of the park.
the kid loved it!!!! she got to work Halloween, Christmas parties, stayed at just about every resort, met a lot of great people and some not to great.
even if she never went back to work there again, she can always say she did it and has a lot of cool stories to tell her grand kids one day.

 

[dvczerfs]

the hard part to me to think about is just the time it takes to get from the parking lot to your job location. dd punched the clock behind the bakery on main street. they enter the tunnel behind bog. even though there are tunnels, there is no magical, pixie dust way to get from point a to point b, you have to walk. you punch out at 8pm, pending on the bus, it could 45 min. till you hit the parking lot.

 

[ddluvsdisney]

here you go, this would be the easiest way. I like looking around on here also just for laughs. http://disneycareers.com/en/default/ a lot of them are 8.50-9.50 an hour. bus drivers, housekeepers are into the 10-11 range. dd started at 8.35 and got to 8.90 in eight months as a college program student. its not an easy place to work for. they have there rules and are not flexible in anyway. they put up with nothing. which, like everything Disney does, how they control 60,ooo employees on one site is amazing. I sat in the cm parking lot of the mk one night waiting for dd to get off work. (3am, she was suppose to get out at midnight) but just sitting and watching the cms get off the bus and go to another bus or there cars. the amount of people, what they have on. even an off duty cm is expected to conduct themselves in a curtain manner. you are a representative of the company on duty and off. there a no special tunnels into the parks, they sit in the same traffic as you do. dd use to leave her apartment at least 2 hours before her shift started and she lived near dtd. there is no excuse for being late. they have a points system. x amount of points you are warned.... x amount you are suspended and x amount you are let go. dd only got 1/2 point in her stint. she was scheduled to work in tomorrow land, she showed up dressed for tl. they changed her location to main street. she had to go back out to costuming which is back out on the bus, change and come back. by that time she was late for work and was givin a 1/2 point. even though she showed up dressed for her assignment. using the tunnel system..... you come up in the wrong stairwell and get caught..... wrong costume in the wrong part of the park. the kid loved it!!!! she got to work Halloween, Christmas parties, stayed at just about every resort, met a lot of great people and some not to great. even if she never went back to work there again, she can always say she did it and has a lot of cool stories to tell her grand kids one day.

I have looked on that site before, but they don't give salaries. ???

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[dvczerfs]

I have looked on that site before, but they don't give salaries. ???

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your looking to high on the corporate ladder. front line, non management list a starting hourly rate.

can some one tell me why it is june 7th, I have vacation till june 16th and here I sit at home painting garage doors, mowing the grass and spreading mulch.
I have gone 5 months and only have been to wdw for a few hours...... I cant take it!!!!!

oh the good news.......... the wife is watching the brady bunch marathon on tv.......... yip peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

 

[BC1836]

$3.45 regular in this neighborhood.

All the best.

 

[dvczerfs]

good sunday morning!!!

gas is holding around 3.68 around here. I was in Washington nj on Friday and I seen 3.45 for regular.

what a mess going on with all the area bridges being closed in the philly area.
I have to take dw down to philly to wills eye in august. she gets a first thing appointment so we are leaving here at 4am. we can walk to et breakfast when we get there. I hate sitting in traffic.

 

[Goofygirl17]

Gas is still around $3.90 here. Crazy.

16 days!!!