Disneyland and Disney World cannot maintain the mantle of “the happiest place on earth” without a great deal of effort and attention to detail. From the moment you step onto the grounds of any Disney theme park, you are surrounded by an artificially clean, inviting, bright (ideally) and well-maintained environment. This is accomplished through strict enforcement of rules and protocols that Disney employees, known as “cast members,” must adhere to. These include well-known rules such as costumed characters not breaking character, as well as unexpected and bizarre rules.
Surprisingly, there are many strict and often bizarre rules that even Disney food workers have to follow. In fact, from the coffee and pastry sellers on Main Street USA to the waiters and waitresses at EPCOT’s Spice Road Table restaurant, the magic of Disney is underpinned by many rules to keep the illusion alive.
Disney’s food workers must always smile and be polite, whether they come across screaming children, adult-swearing, sarcastic teens, and anyone in between, says the Disney Fanatic. Guests are also expected to have an encyclopedic knowledge of the park beyond the stands and restaurants, as guests often ask food workers about the locations of various rides and attractions. Or bathroom.
Disney serves people all over the world, wherever our parks are. In some cultures, pointing with two fingers is considered rude.All Cast Members Must Use ‘Disney Points’ To Guide Guests Into Parks, Former Employee Reveals business insiderWhile the politeness angle is popular, another theory says Disney Points are a result of Walt Disney’s habit of smoking three packs a day. To mask the extent, Disney’s cigarettes are photoshopped out of the picture. The result is a unique she-two-finger point.
According to one former Reddit employee, employees had to be able to describe every flavor. “I was a trainer at multiple locations on Main Street in his early 2000s,” says kaytbug86. “This included the Dole Whip Cart. I don’t know if it’s part of the same rotation now. All trainees sample for free from all the locations we train.”
One of founder Walt Disney’s strict rules is that guests at Disney theme parks should not see trash on the ground. Journey. Therefore, everyone from the administrative staff to the food vendors to Cinderella herself must pick up and dispose of the trash. And they aren’t supposed to stop and kneel or crouch either, but have to do a sort of sashay with a “plunging and scooping” motion when grabbing the litter.
Anyone wanting to work as a full-time food worker at Disney should be committed to the job, according to the Disney World-listed Lentha’s “Food and Beverage Food Handler” job posting. Part of the post reads, “Full-time roles must be fully capable of working shifts 7 days a week, including evenings, weekends and holidays.” Therefore, there are no other part-time jobs, school, gig jobs, or card responsibilities as a family.
Sure, they can serve you food all day long, but Disney employees are strictly prohibited from seeing guests eating in the parks. Journey. Cast members must either completely remove their Disney work clothes before eating, or eat in the staff cafeteria backstage.
From princesses to food workers, all Disney cast members are bound by strict appearance standards. Natural looking highlights and clear or natural polish? Fine. colour?say not allowed business insiderAlso, men only have a maximum of 1/4 inch in facial hair length, so you won’t see a hipster beard or shaggy mustache.
According to one Reddit commenter employed in high school, the curfew was very strict. “During her senior year of HS 2005, Disney recruiters came to my school for open interviews about positions in the parks, food and drink, characters,” stretchasmile said. “They hired me and 29 other people. They dropped us off on the plane, we lived in a hotel, worked in a department of their choice. As the flight approached, strict curfews, lights out. I received a letter telling me that if I violated it, I would be fired immediately.It sounded pretty harsh, so I didn’t get on the plane.”
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