Overly zealous CMs

[MinnieM21]

The line for Buzz is almost always over an hour. Now lets pretend that they let everone ride alone, that would put the line at over two hours. Sorry, two people per vehicle please.

I've never seen the line for Buzz be over an hour. I've only had to wait about 15 minutes.

 

[blestmom]

We're having way too much fun at Disney to let the little stuff get to us. But sometimes people can be entertaining...

Case in point:
We were at Philharmagic. It wasn't very full. A family of 4 sits smack dab right in the middle of the row. The CM is announcing over and over to "move all the way to the end of the row." Finally, the CM goes over to the family and tells them they need to move. They proceed to walk to the end of the row, down to the front of the theatre, cross in front, back to their original row, and right back to the middle seat! The kids and I were just cracking up! But...everybody was happy...the CM was happy (she didn't see them do this) and the family was happy (they got the seats they wanted).

We thought it was very funny...a little 'pre-show' entertainment!

 

[TMJR]

I've never seen the line for Buzz be over an hour. I've only had to wait about 15 minutes.

You're very fortunate! We always end up at WDW at peak season...without FP you'd easily wait 45 min - 1 hr!

 

[graygables]

I must have had the same CM at the TTC (older woman, thought she owned the place)! Little DDs hadn't signed their tickets and she wanted me to stop right there for them to sign them. Nope, we were running for an ADR, don't THINK so! She was really obnoxious, so we just pushed right past and kept it moving.

As far as the others go, everyone needs to remember that a LOT of CMs are college students and many of them have just stepped onstage for the first time and are nervous about getting it right (so they don't get booted from the program). They don't get all that much training before they are "thrown in the water", so to speak. They are away from home, living with up to 3 strangers they've never met before and are usually completely alone in the World for a little while. As such, their 'magic factor' may not have kicked in yet.

As For Buzz, if there's a line, it's 2 to a car if you are a family. Guests also need to be cautious about diminishing someone *else's* magic by not being courteous (HUGE problem with common courtesy and manners from guests on our trip last Dec)

 

[Sammie]

If the line to Buzz is not long usually they truly don't care if you ride singles.

If the place is packed and you are with a family group I think it's rude to expect to ride alone. I do not think any 3rd person should feel they have to ride with some stranger and I have never seen any CM force this.

 

[OrlandoMike]

I have never had to wait for Buzz. I either FP it or wait til the line clears. We usually put all three of us in the car at once...if we did break up into two cars, would I have to ride with a stranger in order to follow your rule?

If your an odd number party, or a single rider I have no problem with you riding alone, but to hold up the line so you can ride alone to "rack up more points".....no sorry.......unless it's an unusually slow day.

 

[QueenOfCelts]

Sammie -

That is the point.....the OP never said what time of year they went nor how crowded it was but some posters just assumed it was the busy season.

Maybe just maybe, there wouldn't be so much imagined rudeness if people didn't automatically assume everyone else is a self-centered idiot all the time.

 

[firefly72]

Sammie -

That is the point.....the OP never said what time of year they went nor how crowded it was but some posters just assumed it was the busy season.

Maybe just maybe, there wouldn't be so much imagined rudeness if people didn't automatically assume everyone else is a self-centered idiot all the time.

Well...I'm that "some poster". Unfortunately more often than not people are "self-centered idiots"...and I don't just mean at WDW-it is rampant eveywhere! I go out of my way to be considerate of other people in public, but 99% the courtesy is not returned. Sorry to start a debate here, but that is a really poor lesson to teach your children.

 

[QueenOfCelts]

Well...I'm that "some poster". Unfortunately more often than not people are "self-centered idiots"...and I don't just mean at WDW-it is rampant eveywhere! I go out of my way to be considerate of other people in public, but 99% the courtesy is not returned. Sorry to start a debate here, but that is a really poor lesson to teach your children.

Really? 99% of the time people are rude to you? Interesting.

If ANYONE thinks posting to threads on this forum is somehow going to change the world (real OR WDW), well, I really just don't know what to say to them.

Assuming everyone else is a self -centered idiot is kind of a bad behavior all by itself isn't it? I think teaching your children to judge others is definitely NOT a nice thing to do either.

 

[Bobenna]

Well...I'm that "some poster". Unfortunately more often than not people are "self-centered idiots"...and I don't just mean at WDW-it is rampant eveywhere! I go out of my way to be considerate of other people in public, but 99% the courtesy is not returned. Sorry to start a debate here, but that is a really poor lesson to teach your children.

I agree with you 100%!! I love having to explain to my kids on a daily basis why some people feel they are allowed to break the rules but they should not!

 

[QueenOfCelts]

We're having way too much fun at Disney to let the little stuff get to us. But sometimes people can be entertaining...

Case in point:
We were at Philharmagic. It wasn't very full. A family of 4 sits smack dab right in the middle of the row. The CM is announcing over and over to "move all the way to the end of the row." Finally, the CM goes over to the family and tells them they need to move. They proceed to walk to the end of the row, down to the front of the theatre, cross in front, back to their original row, and right back to the middle seat! The kids and I were just cracking up! But...everybody was happy...the CM was happy (she didn't see them do this) and the family was happy (they got the seats they wanted).

We thought it was very funny...a little 'pre-show' entertainment!

Well.......atleast they weren't afraid to commit to something?

 

[disneyaggie]

My son started to go single (he was about 9 at the time) and the CM yelled at him to go with his dad. I told my son to go single if he wanted to and ignored the CM. I have never heard this since. Just that one time.

Not sure why you would not abide by what CM asked you to. Was it really that big of a deal why he couldn't ride with his dad and let someone else in line have the car he was going to ride in, therefore moving the line a bit faster in the process. Imagine if everyone decided to ride by themselves. Perhaps the CM knew something you didn't -- or was asked by his/her supervisor to not let rides go with just one rider.

Oh well, I guess this is another example like I have read many times on these threads how some folks feel it is o.k. to do what they want, and not abide by what the CM's ask them.

 

[Allison]

Not sure why you would not abide by what CM asked you to. Was it really that big of a deal why he couldn't ride with his dad and let someone else in line have the car he was going to ride in, therefore moving the line a bit faster in the process. Imagine if everyone decided to ride by themselves. Perhaps the CM knew something you didn't -- or was asked by his/her supervisor to not let rides go with just one rider.

Oh well, I guess this is another example like I have read many times on these threads how some folks feel it is o.k. to do what they want, and not abide by what the CM's ask them.

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[Allison]

Actually no I haven't, however I have seen CMs that don't take their job seriously and in doing so risk the safety and comfort of others.

I will take a CM being responsible anyday over one that isn't.

Agreed, Sammie.

Geez, CM's actually doing their job is not being overzealous.

 

[Mariposa]

Not sure why you would not abide by what CM asked you to. Was it really that big of a deal why he couldn't ride with his dad and let someone else in line have the car he was going to ride in, therefore moving the line a bit faster in the process. Imagine if everyone decided to ride by themselves. Perhaps the CM knew something you didn't -- or was asked by his/her supervisor to not let rides go with just one rider.

Oh well, I guess this is another example like I have read many times on these threads how some folks feel it is o.k. to do what they want, and not abide by what the CM's ask them.

That stuff drives me nuts. I don't care why *you* (this being whatever person has decided they don't have to listen to someone in a position of authority) think whatever rule in question (or request, for that matter) shouldn't apply to you. It does. It's that simple. I think the CMs should remove people who behave like that from the rides/shows they're behaving like this on. If a CM tells you to move to the end of the aisle, you do, or you ASK POLITELY if you can sit in the middle (or alone on the ride, whatever), but you don't simply decide that the rule/request isn't applicable to you and your family because you are somehow special or outrank the CM. Yeesh. And to tell your kid to ignore someone in charge?? Yeah, that won't come back to bite ya in the butt someday.

 

[Ozymoe]

...a six year old in a teacup by themselves...I wouldn't do it (or ask it of a CM). The age is seven...perhaps this is a large child so in the past CM's thought he/she was seven years old? Don't know, but if a CM asked me not to do it and my child was 6 years old...I wouldn't.

OT...but how much fun is it anyway to ride in a teacup by yourself...especially at six years old? The fun is to share turning the wheel with your mom or dad so you can spin fast and laugh with each other!...or alternately, sit quietly as both or all of you hope the teacup doesn't spin so fast...and then share the grins of relief at the end!

The remeasuring problem at Space Mountain? Lol...if you can pass the system with a borderline child, go for it...but don't be miffed if junior doesn't stand up straight and doesn't pass. Do children ever hear when their parents say, "stand up straight"? In this case junior didn't get to go on the ride...I bet he stood up straight the next time he was measured.

What did you teach him by being upset that you were inconvenienced by not getting to go on the ride? Did you teach him that there are consequences for not standing up straight...or did you teach him that if he doesn't stand up straight it's time to complain bitterly about other people's behavior, not his own?

A little teaching...a little modeling behavior...makes all the difference in future relationships...with playmates...with teachers...with friends...with spouses...with coworkers...with you, yourself as grandparents...in the end...

 

[Junebugwv]

I think most CM's are doing what they have been trained to do or what a supervisor has told them to emphasize.

 

[DisneyDotty]

I think most CM's are doing what they have been trained to do or what a supervisor has told them to emphasize.

It's gotta be a thankless job much of the time, doncha think? I say, "Hooray for CM's!"
(Thankfully I've never met an obnoxious one yet. In fact, at DL on the Canalboats I was wearing a nametag, and the boat operator said, "Hey, your name is Dorothy. Where are your ruby slippers?" And I replied, "Gosh, I've never had anyone ask me that question" with a smile on my face. And she said to another CM, "I think Dorothy is being saracastic with me. Ask her where her ruby slippers are." What I'm saying here is I was a bit obnoxious with a CM, and she just let it roll off... )
That's the Disney magic I've come to expect with CMs. Sorry, OP, that you've had more negative experiences.

 

[QueenOfCelts]

This thread is unbelievable. NOW some posters are telling others how to parent their children.

Personal attacks are not allowed, that is a DIS rule.....so why not follow it? As for all the posters that have been complaining about rudeness....perhaps some of you should re-read the thread and look at what it has become.

 

[goofy's friends]

And to tell your kid to ignore someone in charge?? Yeah, that won't come back to bite ya in the butt someday.

You got it!