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12 Underappreciated Cast Member Roles at the Walt Disney World Resort
Entertainment cast members Cast members who work in entertainment, particularly those who might be close friends with some of our favorite Disney characters are clearly underappreciated by guests who do not use character integrity, both in the parks and in other public places (including the internet). Character integrity means that the ch
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12 Underappreciated Cast Member Roles at the Walt Disney World Resort
Lifeguards Lifeguards are always appreciated when guests physically see them jump into the water and save someone’s life, but not when they are just monitoring the pool. It might seem like lifeguarding is an “easy” job, allowing the cast members to hang out by the pool all day, but they are constantly looking at the entire swimming area t
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12 Underappreciated Cast Member Roles at the Walt Disney World Resort
Housekeeping Housekeeping cast members work very hard to ensure that guest hotel rooms are cleaned each day while they are out enjoying the parks. The lack of appreciation here is evident due to the amount of guests who do not feel the need to tip these cast members– which is customary to do when traveling in the US, and greatly app
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12 Underappreciated Cast Member Roles at the Walt Disney World Resort
Character Attendant Character attendant can easily be one of the most fun and entertaining roles, but there is one part of this role that is always difficult– cutting the line for a given character meet and greet. While cast members do not let the rude things guests say get to them, cutting the line for a character can often result
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12 Underappreciated Cast Member Roles at the Walt Disney World Resort
Merchandise In my opinion, merchandise cast members are only underappreciated because many guests do not realize what their roles actually entail in addition to ordinary retail operations. Merchandise cast members also sometimes double as food service, crowd control, and in the case of Dinoland USA even carnival game operators!
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12 Underappreciated Cast Member Roles at the Walt Disney World Resort
Custodial Every custodial cast member I know actually does thoroughly enjoy his or her role, however many guests still go out of their way to make their work difficult. For instance, guests who leave trash on the ground where they were sitting after a parade, are probably not appreciating custodial cast members as much as they probably sh
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12 Underappreciated Cast Member Roles at the Walt Disney World Resort
PhotoPass PhotoPass may initially seem like a surprising addition to this list, however there are a couple of reasons why I think some of the difficult parts of their role go underappreciated. Guests typically only interact with PhotoPass cast members for a few seconds at a time, but for the rest of their day, these cast members may be ou
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12 Underappreciated Cast Member Roles at the Walt Disney World Resort
Costuming When guests think of costuming cast members, they likely think of this department more-so in terms of entertainment costuming, or they may not think about costuming cast members at all since they are not typically able to be seen from onstage. Costuming does cover entertainment, as in the cast members who work on the costumes as
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12 Underappreciated Cast Member Roles at the Walt Disney World Resort
Though I like to think that all guests see cast members as hard working and truly appreciate all that they do, I know that this is unfortunately not the case. The following list includes some of the most underappreciated cast members in Walt Disney World, along with some tips for how you can make them feel more appreciated during your nex
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The Ultimate Walt Disney World Ride Bucket List
12. Peter Pan The whole idea behind the magic of Disney World is being a kid, never growing up. With that in mind, you can’t miss the Peter Pan ride! Watch Peter Pan once again get the best of Captain Hook. This attraction is fun for the whole family.
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