What Do Cast Members Wish You Wouldn’t Do?
Disney cast members are among the finest people on the planet. I mean that.
These dedicated workers devote their lives to adding a bit of magic into yours, especially when you visit the theme parks.
Still, cast members are people, too. They have their momentary aggravations, just like you.
Sometimes, they cannot behave how poorly guests act…and oh, the stories they can tell!
Here are several things cast members wish you wouldn’t do.
Ignore Your Children
Look, they get it. You’re on vacation and want to have a good time. But, unfortunately, as parents, you don’t have as much freedom as you’d like to kick back and relax.
Still, if you bring your kids with you on vacation, you need to take care of that. A random cast member isn’t your unpaid babysitter.
These people have jobs, and they don’t need the extra assignment of watching your kids because you won’t.
Now, Disney does have some places on site that are drop-off childcare or babysitting.
Also, some of the stuff at the official resorts will entertain your kids if you want to enjoy an adult beverage or take a nap or whatever.
However, when your child is with you, the standard rules apply. You must watch your kid.
When you don’t, cast members grind their teeth and quietly judge you. They’re only human, after all.
Ignore the Rules
This frustration reached an apex during the pandemic. Cast members wanted to protect the safety of others.
So, they kindly asked guests to follow basic rules in play…like wearing face masks.
For their troubles, these theme park workers took punches to the face, endured countless verbal assaults, and got treated like they were in the wrong.
That’s just the tip of the iceberg stuff, too. Even before we’d heard of Coronavirus, cast members watched in horror as guests flaunted obvious rules.
Have you ever watched someone try to jump off the boat at Pirates of the Caribbean? It happens.
Do you know how you’re supposed to keep your hands inside the vehicle at all times?
Some unfortunate Disney employees have had to search for missing fingertips in those waters.
Then, there’s the litany of signs that warn you to remove personal belongings that might fall off during a roller coaster ride.
You’ll be out some money if you ignore these rules. People do it all the time, though. Then, they must angrily ask where the Lost & Found sections are.
How do you think that looks on the cast member side of the equation?
Hit on the Cast Members
Hey, I’m sure you’re a lovely person inside and out, and you do very well with your Bumble account.
However, Disney cast members aren’t there to act as your romantic paramours while you’re on vacation.
Okay, some of them might be…but only after hours when they’re not at their jobs.
You’d think that in this day and age, everyone would know not to sexually harass strangers. I mean, that’s just common decency, right?
Alas, a lot of single parents and a shocking number of not-so-single parents view their Disney vacations as a way to check off a bucket list item.
Oh yeah, they want to bag a Disney Princess or a hunky Prince Charming…or maybe even a Gaston if you like the bad boys.
So, for no apparent reason, they’re on the prowl during character interactions. This happens oh so much more than you might think.
In fact, former Disney Princess and current influencer Sarah Daniels posted this TikTok about it:
@sarahdanielstv Answer to @mcbossio men gonna men. 😂😂😂#disneyprincess #ThatCloseMessenger #facecharacter #castmember #QandA
Yes, the open secret at Disney is that many parents behave like they’re in open marriages. They shamelessly hit on countless cast members.
Would you want people of various shapes and sizes to show up at your work and grope you without your consent? Please don’t say yes to that.
The point is that you need to leave people alone when they’re working. Cast members reaaaaaally wish you wouldn’t do it. It’s inappropriate and selfish.
Don’t Pay Attention
Disney theme parks have always had a problem, and I feel the advent of Disney Genie will only magnify it.
People just aren’t that alert while roaming the theme parks. They’ll ignore all the signs…and I’m not speaking metaphorically.
Remember the fingertips thing? There are signs everywhere warning guests to keep their hands inside the vehicle at all times. Unfortunately, some folks just don’t notice.
The worst inattentive actions cause delays for others. For example, you could be staring at your phone when it’s your turn to board a ride vehicle.
Similarly, you might care too much about taking the perfect photograph and accidentally block the line for others.
If a sign says that you should keep off the grass, only an idiot will stomp all over it. But, alas, some Disney visitors are, well, idiots.
Cast members know this and quietly tsk, tsk to themselves when they notice such boorish behavior.
Lie about Your Child’s Age or Height
I’m gonna let you in on a secret. If your kid is four feet tall, cast members know the kid’s over the age of two.
If the child isn’t over the age of two, congratulations on your future professional athlete. Also, good luck with your grocery budget for the next 15 years!
My point here is that cast members look at a lot of children during the course of the day.
They’ve got a pretty good handle on how old and tall a kid is. After all, their job depends on it.
So, if you show up at an attraction queue and swear that your kid is 44 inches tall, the Disney worker at the line can eyeball the situation.
If there’s any question, they’ll measure your kid extremely carefully to verify.
In their rush to provide the best possible vacation for their children, parents sometimes forget that those height restrictions exist to protect kids.
As for lying to get free or cheaper food, that’s a more personal choice. However, cast members can generally tell when you’re lying. So, they’d rather you not.
Try to Do That Thing at Haunted Mansion
Look, I’ve seen Justice League. I know that this Martha person must have been extremely important to you, Clark and Bruce.
Even so, under no circumstances should you try to spread her ashes at Haunted Mansion.
First, this place isn’t an actual Haunted Mansion. If you ever saw it with the lights on, you’d notice those pesky tracks that keep the Doom Buggies running on time.
Second, even if this attraction were an actual Haunted Mansion, it’s impolite to scatter your loved one’s ashes.
Cast members have allergies, you know. The last thing they want is to be sneezing up Martha bits for the rest of their shift. It’s not super of you.