As some of you may know Dh and I worked at Disney for a few months while our home in N.O. was being repaired.
A few observations:
Ok I worked Photopass, mostly in Toontown. I once saw a 4 or 5 y/o girl with her dad and brother, she was wearing a jean mini-skirt, halter top, and knee high boots!
First why would you let your kid wear that to a theme park, second why do you let a 4 or 5 y/o wear this!
People who take young children to take pictures with the characters need to mention that Mickey is taller in real life. Please, if your child is kicking and screaming that they don't want to stand next to the giant mouse
(dog
, duck
, bear
, donkey
or tigger
) please don't force them to. They can harm the characters.
It is NOT ok to let your child pull on ANY of the characters tails or ears...this can cause serious harm! It is NOT ok to try and feel if Mickey is a girl or a boy(had this happen on more than a few occasions and the parents encouraged it
). And please don't be rough with Mickey, remember he is 77 years old!
Oh and I also witness parents letting their children run around wild in the character rooms...ie running in and out of other families pictures, running from character to character without waiting ect. The parents thought it was cute! Then the other families get mad at the CMs for not doing anything!
Everyone always asks and the answer is always the same. There is only one Mickey Mouse. No matter how mad you get at CMs for not telling you the "right" answer, the response will always be ONE. (except for Chip, we have two of those, ie Chip form B&B, Chip and Dale...
).
I did a shocking thing. I dropped a piece of camera equipment(a external battery worth about $500) and blurted out S***! Then realizing what I had said, I immediatly uttered damn-it. I then proceeded to turn 15 shades of red and appolgize to all of the parents around me.
I couldn't believe I had said that!!! I am so ashamed!
My Dh had a few shockers as well. He was a bellman at CB. He said there were a lot of people who stiffed him tips. Now I know people all have different oppinions on when and why to tip...but these guys only make $3 an hour and rely on that money.
Suprisingly one day a little old lady tipped him a fifty! She only had 2 bags and he drove her to the room and when he was leaving she pulled out a fifty!
Oh and OT: I used to roll my eyes at the children on leashes, now that I am a mother to a toddler who knows how to escape his stroller
I bought a harness. I only intend to use it in crowed areas where he may be inclined to run off. Mardi Gras is in a few weeks and it will be nice to give him the freedom to run around while still being able to hold on to him.
Take care everyone
ETA I wanted to add that if you make what can be constuded as a "rude hand gesture" or "gang sign" in a photopass picture, you will not be able to purchase it(actually we weren't even supposed to take the picture but sometimes the photographer can miss it). Same goes if you have a rude saying, alchol or drug logos on your clothing. People were shocked when they were told this...
Also you cannot take pictures of other people(people that aren't in your party and that you don't know). Had this happen alot, people trying to take pics of the characters and didn't want to wait.
well this is not a gross post just some thing i got like a valcano
It has certainly been an uphill battle since text messaging has become so common; the same patterns are being used on internet forums, as well as in assignments! I take off five points for every "gunna" "b4" "i" or "u" in any assignments. They get too used to it. 
isn't really what kids should be reading. 
I wouldn't have hired her either and I think it's quite unprofessional to speak that way at a job interview.
