DISNEY STORY: WORST SHIFTS EVER as a CAST MEMBER! | CHARACTER PERFORMER
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- Back at it with another Disney Cast Member Story, this time telling you about my WORST SHIFTS EVER as a WDW Character Performer! Here are 2 stories, and I'll upload the 3rd (& best!) story next week! Subscribe so you don't miss it!
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A bad manager being shifted from location to location instead of just straight up fired is a terrible company policy. Glad the rest of the coworkers were nice at least.
I agree I hope that the Disney college program has a nicer side to it in terms of helping your new recruits.
GCAT01 Living he wasn’t confirmed as a bad manager so they wanted to try moving the mAnager around
On one hand, yeah, you're definitely right. But on the other hand, there are different brands of upper management directly supervising this manager. Some would cut them off completely, others have more of a nurturing sense, where they figure 'maybe it was the environment or other coworkers or any number of factors' want to find the best fit for that person in the company. In any company, upper management gets points and positive repute for promoting within the company, so those types of managers will try to hold onto their underlings longer and try to steer them in the right direction. Others are more concerned with the immediate bottom line and will cut them off then and there. There's 2 brands of managers and neither of them are right or wrong, just difference in personalities and goals.
They also do not just fire someone randomly, they make strikes to a worker based off of their actions and so many strikes get you fired. I’m sure if this was known and continued behavior he was let go
Maiq Liar yeah dude nobody was gonna read that 😂
The fact you still respect the rules and codes of Disney, shows good character. As a viewer, and Disney fanatic, I really appreciate this!
aw thank you!
I thought you were not allowed to do social media
Or you get fired
Lnm&m Faulk if you watched her other videos you might already know, but that’s false. You can’t go around saying that you’re Cinderella for example, but you can still post about the job. Besides, she doesn’t work there right now, so she couldn’t get fired. Don’t trust those videos. They lie about a lot of stuff.
Well, it’s either that or get sued. XD
"The happiest place on earth" unless you're a cast member.
Exactly!
Hahahahaha
So true. My college program experience was horrible. I had the best roommates but the worst working experience.
can't speak on behalf of all cast members of course but I love my job. yes I get yelled at and harassed but it comes with the job. I just brush it off and keep going because those grateful guests who I can create magic for make it all worth it.
Amanda S no. It’s not. No one at any job deserves to be harassed.
I love how you said no one wants to hear thirty minutes of stories, and I’m sitting here thinking.... “I do.” Lol. Keep up the good work!
haha you're the second person to comment that! I'll keep that in mind for next time!
Amber Thornton Yes, same here! Olivia, you're a terrific story teller- telling details & making it interesting. I'm good for 30 min of stories.💕😊
Same here!!!! I love behind the scenes stories 😄
Define what “rotation” means. It would make your story much more meaningful.
I'm assuming it means where you're supposed to go in order of tables.
lol last week when i was with my friend donald someone Yelled “Look honey its the Quail! Donald the Quail!” I was trying so hard to keep it together lol
Donald the Quail 😂😂😂😂😂 I WOULD HAVE DIED
RIGHT Ugh I had to take a moment lol
Why would anyone confuse a duck with a quail? I just laughed so hard at work.
Tyler Bond he his called Donald Duck for a reason
If it’s your “friend”
Then why did he/she say “honey”
😂 🤦♀️
girllll i could definitely hear 30 minutes worth of these stories lol
hahaha great to know!
Same!
I love Disney cast member stories even though I’ve never been to any theme park outside of Texas
Is that your slang talk from the streets?
i hecka respect you using disney code :)
thank you!
Cast Members deserve tons of love. They're the source of the magic.
AMEN
Omg!! wow 😮 if i saw an attendant doing those things to a character at disney. dragging them in front of guests. I would feel soo bad for the character being pushed and dragged around when everyone at disney is suppose to be happy and nice. Thats horrible treatment
Yeah it was so weird! That had never happened to me before and never happened after that! I guess she had a short fuse that day lol
i seen it once and told the attendant to relax. its makes people feel bad and uncomfortable especially when kids see it
glad you said something
Carmen Vaughn v
Carmen Vaughn I would laugh
i was a Character Attendant in fall 2016 and i swear you look so familiar! But totally understand, i hated hollywood and vine sooo much, i used to get stressed out when i got dining shifts. I literally had someone pull goofy out of rotation because she went to the bathroom when he was coming around (i warned her in advance goofy would be right back so dont go anywhere). I asked her not to touch my characters and to be careful. She went off at me and called the manager over. The manager spoke to me and was like "what you did was the right thing but in order to keep the guests happy i have to pretend im giving you a talk". Like wow, I had so many rude guest stories!
Maybe we worked together! :D And omg that's horrible! Guests just don't get it sometimes, like, i swear Goofy will be back out in less than 2 minutes please don't move lol I'm glad the manager didn't actually tell you off or anything!
Honestly that whole restaurant needs to go bye bye
madiipage were you goofy??xx
Well, I have the best character experience in that restaurant, and it’s sad and a little annoying to hear that. I love that restaurant so much, the food is delicious and the character incredibly charismatic. It’s better than Chef Mickey or even CRT...
SleepingFairy it’s “annoying” to hear that? Don’t you think it’s annoying to see a comment like yours when nobody was talking to you?
“I’ve been in a really Disney mood recently.”
Me: “Oh that’s me all the time” 😂
bahahahaha love that
Olivia Simone omg 2 years later
Literally thats me all the time as well
“I realized nobody wants to hear 30 minutes of stories”......I think 30 minutes isn’t long enough haha! Keep going we want more
hahaha noted!
GIRL. I'm so sorry!!! I had an attendant at crystal palace that walked me into a pole once. Its so difficult when you don't know the rotation!
Oh my gosh that's horrible! Because NONE of the performers can see a THING at crystal! yeah it is hard when you don't know the rotation at first! I always gave away Tusker shifts because I refused to learn another rotation lol
A couple weeks ago when I was hanging out with Sleeping beauty there was this mom that started yelling “look there is Mulan” and I was trying so hard to keep it together
LITERALLY LAUGHING OUT LOUD
“No one wants to watch 30 min of stories”
Me watching 5 story episodes in a row: 😐😐
Hahahaha now I know that 30 minutes would be okay!! Thanks so much for watching my videos!
My heart goes out to you. Thank goodness for the lovely captain. No employee should ever have to put up with treatment like that.
Yeah he was awesome! I worked with so many wonderful people and these were definitely one offs!
Yeah he was awesome! I worked with so many wonderful people and these were definitely one offs!
I can see why you worked at Disney world you’re so bubbly! ❣️
Aw thank you!
Thanks so much for this video Olivia! I’m starting my job as an entertainment captain at Disneyland next month, and this video really got me thinking about how much of an impact people in lead positions can have upon other cast members. I’m so terribly sorry for the way you go treated on both occasions! I hope I can be a captain that warms my fellow cast members’ hearts just like the gentleman in your story did. Thanks again for sharing your experience ♥️♥️
Congrats on becoming a captain! thank you for thinking about your cast members!
If I saw a character being dragged etc Goofy, I would walk up to the captain and say why are you hurting Goofy? 😂
I LOVE hearing this behind the scenes Disney stuff! It's so crazy!!!!!
Thank you! It's fun to talk about!
Gigi The Waitress I
Ikr its actual magical... How they actually run the place down in the backgrounds where guests can't see. Walt Disney would be horrified.
Walt sure would be horrified at how cast members are treated
I really want to be a character mascot at Disneyland. I know it sounds crazy, especially during the summer where it’s like 100 degrees but it just seems fun. My mom just says I’m on crack but it seems fun.
Go for it girl! They have auditions constantly! I definitely recommend Walt Disney World though because their entertainment department is huge compared to disneyland!
Be a furry! :D
AnUnknownCreature I can’t tell if you’re talking about being a fur character for Disney or an actual furry (which wearing a fursuit isn’t even the main point of it)
I’m 20 and I live in Texas but I always wanted to do it when I was young. It’s just cool to me that all the guests get so excited to see your character and you get to make people’s days. It’s almost like being a celebrity as a job
I’m sure the character suits at Disney are air conditioned, but I recommend getting a job as the local easter bunny or something before you audition. My work has an easter bunny during the easter season and asked me if I wanted to do it. I said yes, not knowing that it would be 90 degrees all week and I would have no air conditioning while outside for 5 hours at a time. I wanted to be a Disney mascot for a while too, but that experience was the most painful thing I’ve ever done.
These disney stories are really interesting, been bingewatching this for the last hour & a half.
Also your hair is incredibly shiny.
hahaha thank you so much!!! Bingewatching is the best!
OMG - I feel for you! That story is so similar to when I was a manager at the Indianapolis Zoo and I had a captain who was in charge of up to 4 performer/keeper teams (they had a zoo theme, so the attendants were called "keepers"). I was also in charge of face characters, greeters, and the photo crew, etc. well, on a particularly hot day, when we had hot weather time limits in place, I gave my captain specific reminders about shift limits.
It was our second set of 30 minutes when in the back of my mind I started to think, "Humm, I have not seen Shivers the Polar Bear..." So, I casually started to move through the zoo along the set pattern (rotation) and was surprised not to find Shivers or the Keeper or the Captain anywhere they should be. Starting to get concerned, I asked one of my photo crew if they had seen Shivers and they recalled seeing them in a totally different part of the zoo.
By this time it was well into the break time and I decided to break the illusion and used my walkie-talkie to call the keeper directly. My unit could sound on any of the staff's units, but you tended to not want to do that as it was obvious to guests that something was up, especially if it was right in the middle of a hug or photo. I don't get the keeper but the manager answers!?!.
"Where is Shivers the Polar Bear?", I ask. Long story short, the manager had no idea as they were back in the air conditioned staff training lounge. They had totally forgotten about Shivers and another fur character that I did encounter who was also about to hit their time limit too, and this was deep in the park, far from back-of-house or out of view areas. Talk about irresponsible.
Side note: I actually asked a little girl if she had seen Shivers the Polar Bear and she pointed me in the right direction, so cute!
I eventually encountered Shivers and their keeper nearly 20 minutes into their normal break time. Shivers was out around 50 minutes and despite signing that they were OK, was in obvious need of a break. It turns out that the keeper had been switched out by the captain and there had not been the reminder of duration or time limits mentioned, much like your story.
Luckily, I had back-of-house keys to the back door of the penguin pavilion which we happened to be very close to, so we told the kids that Shivers was going to go play with the penguins. We ducked inside and into the refrigerated mechanical section where we were able to cool Shivers down. The performer was very hot and we sat there till her color returned to normal and I gave her a very long break and had the zoo nurse make a quick check to be sure she was fine.
When you mentioned wanting to do a good job and everything that is exactly how my performer was, but she was showing early signs of heat exhaustion. Talk about dedication! Needless to say I had some words with the captain, especially when she still had the keeper's walkie-talkie.
To this day I still do not know how Shivers the Polar Bear made it to that portion of the park.
The one benefit of being Shivers was that Polar Bears are all white and that kept the outfit much cooler longer and it was one of two outfits that had vent fans in the head which also helped.
I’m horrible but I’m just laughing thinking about a big costume wandering around confused asf
GIRL THAT'S LITERALLY WHAT HAPPENED IT WAS AWFUL 😂😂😂😂
I thought this said Disney Store lol i was waiting to here how you stopped thiefs from stealing a mickey mouse blouse
Lol Noooooooo Disney World haha
This girl does such a great job tellingstories about working at Disney world I love how she stays in character even though she has left the company
Thank you so much! I appreciate that!
I love hearing your Disney work experiences!! This is my first video I’m watching of yours and I subscribed! 😄💕
Thank you so much! I have quite a few videos about stories so I hope you like them! :D
Me to really good video 😁😁😁
Same
When I was a little kid we went to Disneyland for Easter. 1970- They had the Easter bunny! We lined up for a meet and photo- The bunny was in the sun and it was HOT. after about 20 minutes in line- no idea how long the poor cast member had been out- The Ebunny starts to frantically signal his partner... The partner kept talking to a guest- The Ebunny continues... then suddenly lurches forward with the sound of a horrible wretch from under the head... and Vomit spews out from the neck and all down the front of the costume. That was a memorable Easter.
I wonder if Disney could make an app where it would allow you to find the character you want to see. So Everytime someone walks onto guest areas, the costume activates the "character locator" hidden somewhere on the costume, and is connected to the app. I was only able to see two characters when we visited back in 2008, but I'd love to take my kid to see Cinderella at a specific park if I could someday.
Kelly Gregory The Disney my experience app has all of the locations and times of where to meet characters!
Are Disney Princesses required to give you a hug if you ask them for one?
Nope!
@Johanna Jones sometimes princesses are walking backstage and they're on a time crunch and aren't supposed to stop
Aww man! So sad to hear that there are rough moments as a Disney employee, but that's pretty normal at any job I suppose. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us! :) Just liked and subscribed.
Thanks so much! Yeah, like any job it had it's ups and it's downs! The good definitely outweighed the bad though!
Yes, I can imagine. That's good to know!!! :)
Here's the thing - Entertainment is very different than any other type of job. We often times need our attendants to lead us where to go, which involves touching. This time was just too rough, and i agree, not okay - but in this job it is required that we hold hands, link arms with, etc. our coworkers
Right! I've had food jobs where I'd have to stay hours after my already 9 hour shift often with no break. The last bit with the having to stay 15 minutes over is a normal thing in restaurants outside of theme parks. I'd love to work at a theme park restaurant compared to a public one. It's awful.
These are my favorite stories. Also I like how you’re respectful to the company to preserve that magic!
Thank you so much!
Off topic as heck, but your makeup really suits you. Soft but still defined which is a hard balance to achieve.
aw thank you!
People don't leave companies they leave management...
I love hearing your disney stories!! I could totally watch a 30 min video of you just talking about your experience there in the dcp😄
Haha good to know! Thank you!
I had 3 roommates do QSFB during my program, and two stayed at their same location the entire time, but the other one was constantly getting deployed (she was stationed outdoor cart at DAK, then to epcot for Food and Wine, then back to DAK outdoor then Dinosaur / Rockasarus something or other). It was slightly stressful for her to change so much, but that rarely happens!
Olivia Simone ~ Ok, what do all those abbreviations mean to people who don't speak Disney?
I have some friends who do housekeeping at the resorts in Disney World and they work most days of the week and are really exhausted at the end of the day. Disney may seem cool if your visit but when you’re a cast member. They do love they’re Job. Thanks for the video!!!!!
Girl, I used to be a character performer in the DCP, so I totally relate to all of this. 🤣 And why is everyone’s first day at Hollywood and Vine such a nightmare???? The first time I was sent there I was emergency pulled to a character I had never spent time with before and they literally had me get dressed at costuming and then drove me over on the pargo in costume and that was all the time I had to look at the character profile and learn the signature. As soon as I got to HnV they threw me to the wolves in the restaurant. I barely made it in time for my first set, so literally all I knew about the restaurant and the rotation was seeing the map through a character head. It was ROUGH. But thank god, right after the set the captain walked me through the restaurant and everything turned out fine. But it was SO. FREAKING. STRESSFUL.
Oh m gosh that sounds HORRIBLE! What's so stressful too is we obviously want to make it the best experience possible for the guest, but when you're thrown in like that it's so hard! Bless you for making it through that day!!
When i was Nine years old and my very first time at Walt Disney World an meeting Mickey i Cried Tears Of Joy i was So Excited An very Happy till this day i cry just thinking about the time of my life i have had..
Thanks for shedding some light on coming in contact with characters. We as guests don't always understand because we get caught up on seeing you guys and forget how hot it gets in those costumes, but that's Disney's fault. It seems it could be done better but I'm sure you know better than me.
Girl I feel ya. I'm a 3x DCP Alumni and last year was a Character Att. I worked with the Winnie the Pooh gang at Crystal Palace several times and definitely had to help walk new cast members around while they met guests. But it was VERY fun and heaven forbid any attendant to yank and drag the character. Sorry that happened! Love your video!
Yes! Crystal Palace is where I needed led around my ENTIRE first shift! Once I got the hang of it I was fine but at first it's so hard to learn the rotation. I always loved the attendants there! and tbh the college program attendants are always the best ones! so thank you for that!
Awh shucks :D I'm hoping to go back again! How bout you?
I'm definitely open to doing summer programs or professional internships! Are you wanting to go back full-time?
Absolutely! Hoping to achieve a high leadership position in the future.
Wow! That's so awesome! With 3 CP's under your belt I feel like you have so much diverse experience - just what a leader needs!
You were Mickey? That's so cool! :) Or rather you worked very closely with Mickey ;)
He was one of my closest pals!
I love hearing your Disney stories, it's so interesting
thank you!
Poor Cinderella! Life really does imitate art.
It sure does!
I love hearing about these kind of stories from ex Disney employees , It gives you a sense that every day is not perfect working at Disney world or Disney land .
It definitely is not! haha A lot of days are great but sometimes you have certain shifts that aren't the best!
Please make these longer. I enjoy these stories sooo much. It's good to hear the behind the scenes of the characters
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I definitely have more story videos coming up in the next few months, so I'll try to make them longer! thanks for watching :)
Olivia Simone awesome! I can't wait
For every time you said like I should have done a shot I’d be drunk
As long as I'm not liable for the stomach pumping
Olivia Simone I totally feel ya girl! My boyfriend works photopass at Disneyland. Some of the stories I hear are mindblowing 🤪
As photopass I BET HE DOES!!!
As a guest, if you see an attendant DRAGGING a costume character around would it be horrible to confront them and say something like, "What are you doing? You're literally dragging Mickey! That doesn't look very kind of you. Maybe you should be a bit more gentle?" Or would it just cause more problems than it would help?
I was a hostess (attendant) at Disneyland years ago and am so sorry from one Cast Member to the next that you were treated that way. ❤️
thank you
In 2005, I was working Food & Beverage at Disney's MGM Studios, on Sunset Boulevard. I looked at my schedule and thought it was odd that I was working three hours, 11-2. Then I remembered it was a 24 hour clock. I was working 11am on one day, till 2am the next day.
@@brianb8060 OMG
Oh my goodess...throughout that first story all I could think about was my first time at Chef Mickey's...it still haunts me😂
Hal Grace I HATE that restaurant! Lol 😣
I have much respect for your former work. You and other people who act as characters really makes the parks magical. I´m from Denmark, and in 2016 i went to various parks in Orlando and had alot of fun meeting princesses, when not wanting to try out rides :). I hope you have a great day and tnx for the exiting (behind the scenes) stories that you have :)
I'm so glad you had a magical time when you went! Thanks so much for watching!
for me,, when my throat is sore or im sick or i lost my voice,, which happens wayy to often (im in theatre),,,, i make mint tea with a lot of lemon juice and a LOT of sugar. it tastes really weird but it brings my voice back and ensures that as long as i have it in a good container and it's warm my throat wont hurt as much. hope it helps :))
good to know! thanks!
Mia C - That's funny. In an old interview, Robert Plant said he drank tea prepared the same way when he was sick and had to do a show with Led Zeppelin. So you're in good company. :)
You are an excellent story teller! So many people cannot get to the point, go off topic, etc...and you are so clear and engaging. Thanks for an interesting story!!
wow thank you! that's quite the compliment!
I live in Orlando and have been going to the parks since I was like 6 so it's fun to watch videos like this. Thanks 😁
That's awesome!! I had the time of my life living in Orlando and going to the parks all the time! And thank you for watching my videos!
One time, when I was running the cash register at the emporium, I had a guest, whos child tried to steal a keychain. They held it under the counter, where “I couldn’t see,” and right after I gave the mother the total, I asked the little 3/4 year old did you want to buy that?” And her face turned as red as Ariel’s hair, and she slowly placed it on the counter, and i kid you not, the look on that mothers face is burned in my memory!
oh my gosh!!!! Wait, did the mom know he was trying to steal it??
Olivia Simone I don’t think she did, because she returned the item, and a few toys.
As nice as it was that your supervisor looked after you, I cannot believe that you were expected to carry on working in that state! I guess Disney staff are super committed, but I work in an office and that would be grounds for a complaint to HR! What are Disney’s Heath and Safety standards when staff are ill?
There were definitely several things in play! For one, you're not allowed to call out during your last shifts of the program or else your program is considered incomplete and you're put on restricted rehire status (making it harder to get hired for Disney in the future). Because my schedule was up in the air, I didn't know which shift would be my last, and on my actual last day of work, I didn't know until 40 minutes before my shift was over that it was my last shift (I was juggling trading / giving away shifts). So I couldn't risk calling out and being considered incomplete.
Secondly, I should have gone to the doctor (and maybe gotten a note that I didn't have to work) but 1) I didn't have a car or transportation to urgent care 2) I knew I would be leaving within a few days so I could wait to see a doctor at home 3) I didn't realize how truly sick I was until I got home, went to urgent care, and was on antibiotics for two weeks
I know that given a doctors note, employees can take more than three days off at Disney, but because of my circumstances, I wasn't able to do that! At the time I'm not sure if I even knew that was an option as well.
Now I know to just go to the doctors and not wait until I get SO sick!
There were definitely several things in play! For one, you're not allowed to call out during your last shifts of the program or else your program is considered incomplete and you're put on restricted rehire status (making it harder to get hired for Disney in the future). Because my schedule was up in the air, I didn't know which shift would be my last, and on my actual last day of work, I didn't know until 40 minutes before my shift was over that it was my last shift (I was juggling trading / giving away shifts). So I couldn't risk calling out and being considered incomplete.
Secondly, I should have gone to the doctor (and maybe gotten a note that I didn't have to work) but 1) I didn't have a car or transportation to urgent care 2) I knew I would be leaving within a few days so I could wait to see a doctor at home 3) I didn't realize how truly sick I was until I got home, went to urgent care, and was on antibiotics for two weeks
I know that given a doctors note, employees can take more than three days off at Disney, but because of my circumstances, I wasn't able to do that! At the time I'm not sure if I even knew that was an option as well.
Now I know to just go to the doctors and not wait until I get SO sick!
Oh goodness, well I just felt so sorry for you whilst listening to your story. I do still feel that the onus shouldn’t have been on you - I would have hoped that someone in authority seeing you like that could have made an exception and sent you home without it affecting your program :(
But you know what, I’ve done exactly the same and worked through feeling sick. I think we all have. It would be so hard to have the factors you mentioned to consider & being so ill you can’t think straight! Credit to you for your work ethic, but in terms of your career(s) ahead of you - always health first!
Your last story made me cry! 😭 I'm so sorry that you felt so bad and sick that day but I'm also touched by how nice that captain was. 😍
He was sooooo nice!!! I'm so grateful for him!
I swear some people who work at Hollywood Studios are just jerks....
that ghost girl I met Alice I was
Little and I can see songs from the Beatles. And I had a good experience meeting her and she notices kids crying and i was not
Nice to hear about some of the behind the scenes of the "magic" of Disney. These jobs are not easy- many ppl they meet might be rude or never happy.
Keep dreaming out loud. I like that.
i just ate at minnies hollywood and vine a few weeks ago and i was thinking how crazy fast you guys are supposed to be. i thank you for all you guys do for our kids!
I hope you had a magical experience!! yeah character dining is definitely fast paced! it's fun though!
I have a question how do the characters make the kissing sound? Like Chip and Dale they make a poping sound and Goofy when he kisses makes a sound that sounds like a dog toy. I find it awesome but I am curious as well.
If it's the same sound consistently, then I'd assume a squeaker or perhaps electronic variation. A very famous squeaker suit is Telephone the Dutch Angel Dragon. If you want, I could look into the mechanics of a squeaker?
with their mouths of course!
Given she talks about preserving Disney magic in this video, I'm not sure why you're asking her questions that would require that she BREAK that magic. She literally said "I won't even say that I was a character, I'm gonna say I hung out with them" because she's not interested in risking it. Disney's really strict about this stuff, and we don't know what was in her employment contract. She could get sued.
The person who follows/attends/assists the character probably pushes a button that triggers the sound from the character's costume. They are always watching the character and guest interactions.
OR there is a button inside the suit the character can press to make the sound.
LordofFullmetal she also refers to herself as Mickey multiple times in the story about not getting a break soooooo that's a thing.
I am a former CM for what used to be the big flagship store in NYC. After my experience of working for the company I can honestly say I would rather just be a fan of them and not work for them again. So sorry you had that happen everyone thinks is so magical but to be real ... no one has any idea. Hang in there. Hope all is going better for you. Hello from NYC. 💖
I've come to the same conclusion. Enjoy as a guest, bu my time working there is done
my mother and i went to the grand floridian for the character dinner buffet, we met Cinderella, the Prince and Lady Tremaine and her daughters Anastasia and Drizella, we had a blast...they signed a card of my mothers bday...and may i say Anastasia was on point...
aw that's wonderful! I'm so glad you had such a great experience! I bet it was a fun dinner
@@olivia_simone it was magical lol sorry had to say it....but for real it was the last diner at 9pm, i dont know how ya'll do it!!!!....and it made my mothers day...im more of the disney baby lol....
I love your positive attitude! This is the most amazing and positive “Worst ...” [Thing that Happened to Me Personally] video I’ve had the pleasure of watching. I’m not at all affiliated with the Disney Company, but I feel your presentation and professionalism in this video would be well deserving of a post-departure bonus. (... but, of course, that’s my humble opinion.)
Thank you for sharing your video!
wow what a lovely comment! thank you!
I’m just glad you’re ok from the illness.
Thanks! It was 2 weeks of strong antibiotics and not leaving my bed, but I was all good after that
I took a drink every time she said "rotation", I was drunk 3 minutes in....
That's a dangerous game to play!
That restaurant is awful even when visiting as a guest, the food is vile. I hope you got over the trauma of working there :)
Mark Forrest what restaurant were you talking about ?
Mark Forrest Hollywood & Vine is amazing what are you talking about??
Mickey Mouse Worst food at Disney.
Mark Forrest Not to me.
Mickey Mouse I can only assume you never ate the food.
Aw, glad the captain at the end was so kind
me too!
Ah Olivia! Not sure if you remember me, we did Traditions together and got to speak a few times on the program! You randomly showed up in my suggested and I am so glad you did! Hope you’re doing well! 😁
Hannah! I 100% remember you! Liberty University, right? Thanks so much for watching!!
You would make a great princess Anna.
Thank you!
You're awesome! Thanks for telling us these stories!
Thank YOU for watching!
These things happen eventually everywhere, disney has a strict way but these episodes can happen everywhere in a working environment, specially hospitality
Girl I would not watch 30 minutes I would watch an hour of stories!😀😀😀 (you have great stories btw this is my first time seeing your channel)
hahahaha thank you!!! I'll keep that in mind when I make story times in the future!!
Omg, that attendant holds lives in their hands. In the furry community there's a similar hobby called fursuiting, which uses full-body costumes and head pieces. If you are assisting (called being a Handler) a suiter, you don't mess around. If they say they need a break, you take them to a break area. If they've been going a long time, you tell them it's time to take a break. Glad to hear Disney sets decent cap times and requiring frequent breaks for full costume characters. People can end up in the hospital or ambulance from heat stroke and/or dehydration.
One time it wasn’t at Disney but I was a character performer and I had kids all around me who decided to be rowdy. They were pulling on my tail trying to take off my head and one took my hand off. That was so hard to get my boss attention to let her know I am handless.
Oh my gosh! I'm sorry! Sometimes kids are horrible!
Olivia Simone ikr sometimes they are wonderful sometimes they don’t know how to behave but we were all kids once
ha I never abused anyone as a kid, but that's none of my business *insert kermit meme* lol
Olivia Simone lol
Great story, glad to hear how your captain took care of you. That’s really important for morale of a character actor.
It was so appreciated! thanks for watching
Omg I relate so hard to your double middle ear infections and traveling! I got a double middle ear infection when I went to Japan so I couldn't hear, to make communicating with people in a foreign language even more difficult, and when the plane landed In America the descent was super painful from the pressure on my ears.
That sounds like the worst! I know how horrible I felt, so having to communicate in a foreign language and completely different culture sounds unbearable! Ear infections are the worst
Best place to work @ Disneyland is Parade & Show support. Get to drive the parade floats is the best. Former cast member from 2005 to 2009
What a cool role!
I had a boss who used to yank me around too. She literally pushed me one time. Luckily, I only saw her a couple of times every other year or so. That sucks you had such a rough time.😫
No!!! That sucks! Oh that's good you didn't have to see her that often.. but still!
Olivia Simone thanks. Ya. She was a difficult person.
Poor girl! I hope someone gave you a big hug!
The struggle is real.
the struggle is real
Management has no clue what their they throw you in their and nobody helps you😂
Fascinating, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Imagine the mean lady was like your biggest fan and did not realise this
lol that would be something
Love your Disney stories. I believe you helped my daughter and I in 2016 spend time with piglet.your bacon story in one of your videos was funny. Keep making vids. I love hearing them.
Thank you so much! Maybe I did get to meet you both, that's cool! thanks for watching!
We went to a character breakfast and Chip and Dale were there. Dale put his hand out for a high five but my one year old didn't understand and tried to hand him a piece of her sticky syrup waffle 😅 The character pulled away so fast, probably didn't want to get his costume dirty 😬
We just went to a random restaurant on our way out of town and ended up at a character breakfast on accident lol but man I could tell those characters worked really hard to make it so fun for the kids!
Aw! I’m glad you had a magical experience! And glad Dale had quick reflexes 😂
@@olivia_simonewe’re you a mascot? For Disney I got a job and I was chip for a crew ship with dale and it was so fun I got so many hugs the line was huge and I loved that people actually cared about us and someone was so excited to see me and they started jumping and everything so then I got a job at Disney and I was max goof because I’m short but then I got heat stroke because it was super hot but ya
This is so disturbing. At $50 a plate, they should train the cast better.
MacKenzie Vattimo How is it disturbing? Bruhhhhh
MacKenzie Vattimo Eh I guess I understand your thinking, you may ignore me 😂
At $50 a plate the company should pay the cast more.
they should pay them better also
I really want to work at Disney when I grow up
I hope you get to! It's such a magical experience!
I want to hear 30 minutes of stories!
hahaha noted XD
Olivia I remember when I was very little my cleaning maid's daughter perla got mad me & her son for raising around the house she said stop so I told William her son we have to stop he said himself which was his idea from his mouth his words not mine (one more time) so I'm okay we raised Round the house perla got so mad so pissed she grabbed me by my wrist put me on time out & her son,William I said to him (this is all your fault) he said (No this is your fault) perla said (come on we have to go) he got up went with his mother I was still on time out in the dark she thought I should be on time out in the dark until my mom got home.i told my mom what happened my mom got mad.since then I was grab by the wrist it happens I HATE ever since.perla was a bad babysitter she treated me like hell but my other siblings with kindness,I cried about it when I was little.🍓
I'm a current CM myself working in Costuming, but before that I worked in QSFB. My home location at F&B was at Saratoga Springs and I honestly freaking _loved_ it! But I picked up an EHH shift at Liberty Tree once as a Steward during peak dinner hours....the true definition of a hell shift 😱
Are you still there?
@@Yeahbuddy380 In Costuming, yeah. It's great 😃
@HaunaMyKiki I work at mermaid! How are your hours?
@@Yeahbuddy380 I'm full-time bid. So I get the full 40 (although I've dabbled in Holiday stuff for extra hours as well)
@@HaunaMyKiki what! That's cool? How did you get that? I'm capped at 30?
‘51 hour week’ that’s what I need to work every week to pay to get to WDW 😂
I know what you mean XD Currently saving for a vaca myself. But right now, they have 4 day park hoppers for $350!!
Bless your heart!! I worked in a Big Theme Park too. And just found your vlogs. It's true being a character is really hard and crazy ! 😁
As a character performer I completely understand this 🙃 I had a similar experience at chef Mickey’s. A good attendant/captain can make or break your shift
Also you should have totally been given an ROS during the second story
Ugh I'm sorry you had a similar experience :/ And yeah... there were a couple times on my program where I should have been given an ROS... Once I was in tears as I was performing because the costume hurt so bad (and honestly, hadn't fit me since training but during training they just told me to make it work and they'd figure it out later). Looking back I should have stuck up for myself but when you're a new performer and a CP where all the full timers already hate you, i didn't want to make waves 😅
I love your videos. It's so cool to hear about Disney experiences even if some of them are bad. It's just shows that no one is perfect not even Disney. Thank you for sharing your videos and experiences. I hope you are doing well and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Thanks Katya! Hope you have a great weekend as well!
I remember when you were good friends with Anna. She was such a nice girl.
Hey Olivia! I was a Character Performer last winter and everything you said just remembers me my first days! I just started my first-week hangout with Eeyore... And all the crazy problems with the captains lol but I miss so much the good moments. Love your videos! - hugs from Brazil
Ahhh so you're familiar with Crystal Palace! hahaha Yeah, I miss the hugs and making people so happy, but there are definitely crazy moments as well! Thanks so much for watching!
I think we had some beers at ESPN Zone.
awesome!