Strange CM behavior at MVMCP

The Sweetness said:
Did I not read (maybe even here at the Dis', that CMs have multiple name tags, and are always using made up names :confused3

Nope.
You must always have your name tag on and the name on the tag can only be your given name or a common nick name for your name. Not one you picked out of thin air. Of course there are times people forget and a coordinator/manager will lend them a tag but it is documented and you must turn it in at the end of your shift.
 
monami7 said:
Honestly we felt that all the CM's l;ast week were a little off. We had trouble with the country bears at the MVMCP as well. They kept ignoring the guests.

I'm sorry you feel that way, but the bears are very well behaved.
 
We were there that night too - my kids both hula hooped with Big Al. I thought the CM was joking. We did not find the bears to be very friendly overall but then again we have never visited with them before so perhaps they are always that way.
 
The Sweetness said:
Did I not read (maybe even here at the Dis', that CMs have multiple name tags, and are always using made up names :confused3

::yes:: I was Amy and Shaniqua. No one believed the last one. :confused3 Blizzard Beach didn't have an extensive "extra" name bin.
 

Joanna71985 said:
I'm sorry you feel that way, but the bears are very well behaved.


No kidding!!! they were all very nice to me. They played Duck Duck Goose with guests while waiting for the parade. That was one of the funniest things I've seen at WDW. I got to ride with Aladdin and Jasmine and the Bears on the Magic Carpets. That was really neat!!
 
Sort of Off topics, however we were ther on 12/12 as well. We saw the bears wandering all over the place, however I did not see the CM with them. They probably found him/ her annoying and left them! :rotfl2: I though it was great that they were everywhere and interacting with people of all ages!!

Did you have a blast at MVMCP? To me it was the perfect night. NO LINES ANYWHERE! My DS 4ys, was so excited to be there and walk on everything from Splash Mtn. to Dumbo!

He turned to me 1/2 way through the night and said, "Mom...Mickey is having a GREAT Christmas Party!"
I didn't know if I should laugh or cry!

We are definatly doing this again next year. 1st or 2nd week in Dec. on a Tuesday! Best time ever!
 
The Country Bears :

Henry- The "ringmaster" of the show, Henry is a welcoming and friendly brown bear. He wears a black top hat and is voiced by Pete Renaday. It is implied that he and Teddi have some sort of backstage romance.

Liver Lips McGrowl- Liver Lips is perhaps the funniest-looking bear. He gets his name from his very large lips. He is a brown bear and plays the guitar. He is voiced by Van Stoneman.

Wendell- Wendell is a brown bear who plays the mandolin. He wears a blue bandanna around his neck and a light brown hat. He also has a massive overbite and buck teeth. He is voiced by Bill Cole.

Teddi Barra- Teddi Barra is a unique bear because she never appears onstage. Instead she descends from a hole in the ceiling on her swing, which is decorated with pink roses. She is a brown bear and wears a blue hat with a pink feather as well as a long pink boa around her neck. She is voiced by Patsy Stoneman.

Ernest- Ernest is a brown bear who plays the fiddle. He wears a derby and a red polka-dot bowtie around his neck. He was voiced by Van Stoneman from October 1971 until July 1975, when his vocals were rerecorded by Randy Sparks. Stoneman's recording can still be heard on the 1971 record and 2003 CD.

Terrence (aka Shaker)- A tall bear with tan fur (in the Disneyland version his fur was grey), Terrence wears a miner's cap and plays the guitar. He is voiced by Van Stoneman.

Trixie- Trixie is a very large brown bear who wears a blue bow on her head, a blue tutu around her waist, and holds a blue hankerchief in her left hand. She also has a slight crush on Henry. She is voiced by Cheryl Poole.

Big Al- Big Al is the fattest bear. He is grey with a light grey belly and wears a miner's cap and a red hunter's vest. He plays the guitar and is voiced by Tex Ritter.

The Sun Bonnet Trio

Bunny- Bunny stands in the center of the stage. She is voiced by Jackie Ward. Because she and her sisters are triplets, they all have brown fur and wear matching blue bonnets and dresses.
Bubbles- Bubbles stands to the audience's left between Gomer and Bunny, and is voiced by Loulie Jean Norman.
Beulah- Beulah stands to the audience's right and is voiced by Peggy Clark.
Gomer- Gomer never sings but instead plays his piano, which has a honeycomb on top of it. He is considered Henry's right-hand bear. He is tall and brown and wears a collar with a blue tie.

The Five Bear Rugs

Zeke- Considered the leader of The Five Bear Rugs, Zeke plays a banjo and taps on the dishpan with "a real ol' country beat". He is a grey bear with glasses who wears a grey top hat. He was voiced by Dallas McKennon from October 1971 until July 1975, when Randy Sparks rerecorded his vocals. McKennon's recording as Zeke can still be heard on the 1971 record and the 2003 CD.
Zeb- Zeb is brown bear with a light brown stomach. He plays the fiddle as well as wears a bandana around his neck and a miner's hat. He is voiced by a member of the Stoneman family.
Ted- Ted is a tall, skinny bear who blows on the cornjug and plays the washboard. His fur is brown, and he wears a vest with a brown hat.
Fred- The biggest of the five bears, Fred ironically plays the smallest instrument: the mouthharp. He is a brown bear and wears blue jeans held up with suspenders as well as a striped red and white tie.
Tennessee- Tennessee Bear plays the thang, which has only one string. He is brown and wears a blue bandanna (red in the Walt Disney World version) around his neck. He is voiced by a member of the Stoneman family.
Baby Oscar- Oscar appears with The Five Bear Rugs, but plays no instrument. In fact, he never says a word. He is a brown bear and always has his teddy bear to keep him company.

Rufus- Rufus is not a performer, but instead runs the projections and lights. He is never seen, but can be heard from time to time running backstage, constantly out of breath.
 
Could it have been a problem with the accent of the CM? I could see where "Big Al" could be pronounced similar to "Miguel" depending upon where the CM was born/orignal language and how heavy his/her accent is.
 
cleo said:
It's not true. None of the 'regular' CMs we know use false names. Only if they forget their own badge do they use a name other than their own. Central Reservations CMs, on the other hand, DO use false names.
They use stage names and they are unique to them. In fact I know the stage name of my friend that works there.
 
Chuck S said:
Could it have been a problem with the accent of the CM? I could see where "Big Al" could be pronounced similar to "Miguel" depending upon where the CM was born/orignal language and how heavy his/her accent is.

Very good point...when I was a character greeter (which is what an attendent was called at that point) there were many other greeters who had thick accents. Big Al could sound like Miguel.

I'm not saying that that is the case by any means because I know that there are bad attendents (I witnessed some first hand and I still have friends in the entertainment department), but who knows for sure! :teeth:
 
Chuck S said:
Could it have been a problem with the accent of the CM? I could see where "Big Al" could be pronounced similar to "Miguel" depending upon where the CM was born/orignal language and how heavy his/her accent is.
I was thinking the very same thing! Now, who would "Kevin" be?
 
Slightly off topic, but I remember seeing the Dapper Dans, my daughter's favourites. She is very good with names, not at all like me. She said "Hello, Joe". I was confused, because he looked like Joe, but his name tag said something else. I said "that's not Joe, that's John", with a very confused tone to my voice. He quickly slapped his hand over his tag, and explained that he had forgotten his tag that morning, so he was using a different one.
 
:rotfl2: :rotfl2:

I was there that night, and was sitting right where that happened.

I was laughing so hard. One of the bears sat down with the crowd to wait for the parade and wouldnt get up. and they were running up and down and ignoring her.


I thought it was kind of funny. :rotfl:
 


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