Those of you who have Attractions

[ears4all!]

I'm not there yet, I'm still a teen, but this looks like it would be really fun, and also a great amount of experience. I would like to work in Attractions/Operations (are they the same thing) Those of you that have worked them, what ride/attraction did you work, and what went with it?


Thanks!
ears4all!

 

[Scully12]

I worked at the Great Movie Ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios. My job consisted of:

-Learning a 50 page script
-Learning how to load and unload vehicles
-Learning how to operate a vehicle
-How to dispatch vehicles
-How to greet guests
-Chemical saftey
-Many Many different types of evacuations
-How to wing it when the ride gets stuck
-Stroller parking
-Guest recovery
-Opening and closing the ride
-Dealing with difficult guests
-How to help guests with disabilities
-Knowing when and how to set up loops in our line
-Guestimating wait time
-Knowing where things are in the park to help guests
-Crowd control for special events

Just to name a few

 

[zulemara]

I worked at the Great Movie Ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios. My job consisted of:

-Learning a 50 page script
-Learning how to load and unload vehicles
-Learning how to operate a vehicle
-How to dispatch vehicles
-How to greet guests
-Chemical saftey
-Many Many different types of evacuations
-How to wing it when the ride gets stuck
-Stroller parking
-Guest recovery
-Opening and closing the ride
-Dealing with difficult guests
-How to help guests with disabilities
-Knowing when and how to set up loops in our line
-Guestimating wait time
-Knowing where things are in the park to help guests
-Crowd control for special events

Just to name a few

yeah that has to be one of the more involved attractions roles. If I would have gotten put into attractions I think I would have ended up there or at the safari because I have a lot of public speaking experience.
edit: I was greeter for a day at the haunted mansion. that was fun! You get to be um...not as "disney" to guests and get away with it LOL

 

[dms25]

I worked at Rock'n'Roller Coaster, Fantasmic, and HSM Pep Rally (the first HSM version).

Rock'n'Roller Coaster is pretty much just understanding how to continue to make the ride run smoothly, loading and unloading guests, and being able to handle rude guests when you are out of fastpasses. Fantasmic and HSM is all crowd control.

I did all these during my college program and had a blast!

 

[bonbon]

I worked Innoventions in Epcot. My duties were:

*Memorize multiple scripts (I was a presenter; host/hostesses in Innov dont have to learn scripts), 3 of which were 20 pages (the fourth was just 3)

*Be knowledgeable about all of the products and technologies in Innoventions

*Interact with guests. A LOT. Theres so much to do in Innoventions, so many games, its pretty non-stop. Ive had kids run up, grab my hand, and drag me over to a console to teach them how to play the game.

But mostly, I
*Pointed people to the Universe of Energy when their kids were in need of a nap. Or at least the parents needed a break LOL

 

[Sorahana]

I worked at Expedition Everest in Animal Kingdom.

Duties were:
-operate the ride (there were 7 positions you learned to operate the ride)
-clean the ride area/line area
-assist guests
-line duties (there were 7 of these as well)
-greeting guests
-operating Fastpass machines
-measuring guests
-memorizing a short spiel (whether it was for when guests got off the ride or a spiel we gave to the line when it was long)
-evacuations
-knowledge of the park
-talking to guests during downtime

Scully12 said a bunch of them already. Majority of attractions share duties.

 

[Climber656]

I worked at the Great Movie Ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios. My job consisted of:

-Learning a 50 page script
-Learning how to load and unload vehicles
-Learning how to operate a vehicle
-How to dispatch vehicles
-How to greet guests
-Chemical saftey
-Many Many different types of evacuations
-How to wing it when the ride gets stuck
-Stroller parking
-Guest recovery
-Opening and closing the ride
-Dealing with difficult guests
-How to help guests with disabilities
-Knowing when and how to set up loops in our line
-Guestimating wait time
-Knowing where things are in the park to help guests
-Crowd control for special events

Just to name a few

Wow! GMR was one of the attractions I was interested when I applied. I got attractions and I didn't realize the script was 50 pages. I am a little more nervous now...

 

[YouJustBideYourTime!]

I worked at the Great Movie Ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios. My job consisted of:

-Learning a 50 page script
-Learning how to load and unload vehicles
-Learning how to operate a vehicle
-How to dispatch vehicles
-How to greet guests
-Chemical saftey
-Many Many different types of evacuations
-How to wing it when the ride gets stuck
-Stroller parking
-Guest recovery
-Opening and closing the ride
-Dealing with difficult guests
-How to help guests with disabilities
-Knowing when and how to set up loops in our line
-Guestimating wait time
-Knowing where things are in the park to help guests
-Crowd control for special events

Just to name a few

I worked at GMR too and I worked in Fantasyland Attractions before that so I'd like to add a few things:
In Fantasyland, I had even more safety concerns than in GMR (example- keeping people from jumping in front of vehicles like at SWSA and watching people on the moving belt like at PPF, making sure people don't WALK OUT OF THEIR BOATS at iasw-it has happened when I was there o_o)

I also had to learn how to deal with people at parades and fireworks, which can be very difficult and stressful at times

I got to fill the role of Fantasyland Dreammaker which was mostly fun-giving out magical moments, being partners with the magical sword in the stone etc- but could be trying at times as well

FLand was definately more difficult and frustrating... but GMR had some things which were much more complicated. For example, most other attractions will probably only have one evac plan.

In attractions every area will definately be different because of the nature of each attraction and the fact that every single one is different, but you can count on it being both very rewarding and very trying at times. But if you work in Fantasyland, it will be trying more often...hahaha...

 

[Bounce_Tigger]

It seems like a lot of us have worked on spiel rides! I work on the Safari ride and LOVE it. It was incredibly overwhelming at first - you have a week to learn how to drive a BIG truck, memorize a 50+ page script and learn 30 animal species. But once you get it, its all very easy - and so much fun! Its the only attraction that I can think of that is NEVER the same twice. I have rhinos stopping my truck, giraffes nibbling on my door and lions roaring all the time. I hated the first week - it was so hard. I cried during training more than once LOL. But then something just clicked and I finally got everything and now I can't imagine myself doing anything else!

 

[Climber656]

It seems like a lot of us have worked on spiel rides! I work on the Safari ride and LOVE it. It was incredibly overwhelming at first - you have a week to learn how to drive a BIG truck, memorize a 50+ page script and learn 30 animal species. But once you get it, its all very easy - and so much fun! Its the only attraction that I can think of that is NEVER the same twice. I have rhinos stopping my truck, giraffes nibbling on my door and lions roaring all the time. I hated the first week - it was so hard. I cried during training more than once LOL. But then something just clicked and I finally got everything and now I can't imagine myself doing anything else!

This is really cool. I really want a spiel ride, but at the same time, I am nervous about getting a script memorized. I have a great memory and don't usually have trouble memorizing things. Is it hard to memorize any of these scripts??

 

[SyracuseWolvrine]

1st of all ... Safari is more like a 15-20 page script, not 50+. Still not easy to memorize, but what helped me is knowing that probably 75% of the "script" is animal facts, and you have the animals as a "visual cue" to remind you what to say.

I also worked at the Studio Backlot Tour, both the special effects water tank, and the tour shuttles. I found those scripts a bit harder to learn, especially the shuttles spiel, because even though it's a little shorter (17 mins vs 19 for Safaris), there's more talking, and the script as written doesn't flow well.

(I also got the chance to do some last-minute conventions at Backlot, where a manager told me "Ok, this is the route you'll be using, I know we don't normally go this way, but you're going to have to come up with a spiel to fill the time. I want to see the script to approve it in an hour, and memorize it, because you're going to be doing it tonight" ... Luckily, part of the route was the same, so I used the normal script, and I knew the park well enough to come up with something reasonably decent for the other half)

(Neither Safaris nor BLT were my college program, both came after)

 

[disneyfreak65]

I worked at Expedition Everest in Animal Kingdom.

Duties were:
-operate the ride (there were 7 positions you learned to operate the ride)
-clean the ride area/line area
-assist guests
-line duties (there were 7 of these as well)
-greeting guests
-operating Fastpass machines
-measuring guests
-memorizing a short spiel (whether it was for when guests got off the ride or a spiel we gave to the line when it was long)
-evacuations
-knowledge of the park
-talking to guests during downtime

Scully12 said a bunch of them already. Majority of attractions share duties.

NICE! that is the best ride ever! sounds like a lot of work but i'd be willing to do it

 

[futreWDI]

It seems like a lot of us have worked on spiel rides! I work on the Safari ride and LOVE it. It was incredibly overwhelming at first - you have a week to learn how to drive a BIG truck, memorize a 50+ page script and learn 30 animal species. But once you get it, its all very easy - and so much fun! Its the only attraction that I can think of that is NEVER the same twice. I have rhinos stopping my truck, giraffes nibbling on my door and lions roaring all the time. I hated the first week - it was so hard. I cried during training more than once LOL. But then something just clicked and I finally got everything and now I can't imagine myself doing anything else!

Hey, bounce_tigger. I was just wondering who this was. I thought there are two ways to find out. I could walk into the COA and just start asking people if they write on the DISboards or I could ask on here. This way seemed more plausible. haha. This is Erin, from Wildlife express and Pangani Forest. Write back or stop me at work in the next couple days!

 

[SweaterInJune]

I too worked at Safaris on my CP, but that seems to be covered on this thread. I hope to have a new position within the next month, so I will update then, if relevant.