Day in the Life of an Attractions Cast Member

Day in the Life of an Attractions Cast Member | Working at Disney World

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Жыл бұрын

Come work an attractions shift with me at Pirates of the Caribbean in Magic Kingdom! ☠⚔ In this video I give you a detailed look at a day in the life of an attractions cast member at Disney World, as well as an inside look at PAC (Parade Audience Control) and Fireworks shifts, because many attractions cast members work those too.
Getting the attractions role during my DCP was a dream role and if any of you are placed in the attractions role during your own Disney College Program, have a blast with it:)
This video going into a Day in the Life of attractions cast members is Part Two of my attractions series, so if you haven't seen Part One (which goes into more general detail about hours, wages, guest interactions and stories, tips, etc), don't forget to go back and watch that one as well:)
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@brockventure2833 6 ай бұрын

I can NOT stop staring at your eyes. The Gods have blessed you young woman.

@nbaoldgirl 5 ай бұрын

Right!!! Her eyes are heavenly and I’m a straight woman so this isn’t a flirtatious compliment from me 😂❤

@user-yk7wv1hz6b Ай бұрын

They are hypnotic!

@andreweinmo1657 6 ай бұрын

I worked attractions at Hollywood Studios. You mentioned that you didn’t know how PAC really worked for Fantasmic and there is actually an answer. So Fantasmic actually has their own group of cast members that are dedicated to PAC. Like they would get assigned there for the day because it’s it’s own theater area. However, on busier days they’d sometimes ask for help when man-power was spread thin. The people who work over at Hyperion Theater/Frozen Sing-a-long are also PAC cast members as they work PAC for the Cavalcades. On busier days at Fantasmic, they’ll get pulled to help out there. Another fun fact is that they actually do PAC at Disneyland much differently! I used to work Food & Bev at Disneyland and I once got pulled to do PAC during the fireworks with zero training. It actually wasn’t that hard, and it was kinda fun to break the monotony of selling burgers all day.

@DareToElsewhere 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for answering this!!💯

@Natalie_Explores Жыл бұрын

I injured my foot before going to Disneyworld and needed to rent a wheelchair while I was there, and the staff were SO NICE to me and made me feel extra special! I got invited into the fast track lanes, brought to the front row during shows, given random high fives. It was such a nice experience. I was around 28 at the time too!

@DareToElsewhere Жыл бұрын

Aw that’s so sweet🥹

@mikespeedfromspeedway2812 27 күн бұрын

Make a magical moment was always my favorite at the Speedway! And I absolutely loved working fireworks crowd control! Except whenever I had to control guest at the Partners Statue lol. Would wrap up the night and would hang out till park empty and take in the atmosphere on a bench at the hub just listening to the park music!

@mikeshepherd598 Жыл бұрын

Once again awesome video. Thank you and all the cast members for all your hard work. You guys are the magic makers and truly are the best part of the parks.

@katiesmith8772 Жыл бұрын

That was really interesting! Thank you for sharing and being an awesome CM!

@phia5343 Жыл бұрын

These past 2 videos have been so incredibly interesting! I’m interested in doing the DCP in a couple years, and this has been so helpful! Thank you!

@nbaoldgirl 5 ай бұрын

This is so cool! I watch a lot of Disney Parks content and wondered about everything you’re speaking of so thank you so much!!

@brookwoz Жыл бұрын

When my son was about 2 years old the person in Tower at small world waved to him and it MADE HIS DAY. We had no idea at the time that the position was called “Tower” but we called her, “Tower girl” and we talk about it every.single.trip when we ride small world or Pirates. We all wave and hope for a wave back. Now I understand why we usually don’t get a wave back! That person is busy! 😊 But, it was truly a magical moment that still lives with our family 14 years later! Very interesting video! Thank you!

@DareToElsewhere Жыл бұрын

Aw that’s so cute 😭🥹 I love hearing how little things like that can make people’s days 🥰

@JadeoLameo 9 ай бұрын

Genuinely appreciate these videos. I’m going to be a DCP cast member in a few months and really hoping to get to work in attractions. Happy to have a breakdown of what to expect position wise, even if this is mainly Pirates specific

@DareToElsewhere 9 ай бұрын

Of course! Good luck on your role and hope you have a great program :)

@user-vr5zk9ox8d 4 ай бұрын

Run while you still can 😂

@JadeoLameo 4 ай бұрын

@@user-vr5zk9ox8d It’s actually been pretty nice so far lol

@MAYA-wz4kz 11 ай бұрын

This was such an good video! I just finished working at Carowinds as a ride operator and will likely be getting a job at Universal or Disney. Carowinds being an amusement park rather than a theme park there are some key differences but it was so reassuring to know that so many of the positions are the same but with different names. Tower sounds like it is what we could call Drive. Your in the booth with ultimate control and say over the ride. Group seems wayyy more fun here than my experience because you actually have a constant flow of guests.

@Warrior_Saint88 9 ай бұрын

I respect your hard work and I do dream to come back to Disney to relive all those memories again.

@EssGeeSee 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for this. I have been visiting Disney Parks for 59 years. Our daughter was a Cultural Exchange CM. We were very, very proud of her.

@andreavigano6070 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, you literally explained everything!! Soso helpful

@raypierce5818 Жыл бұрын

Loved these last two videos! Even though I’m more on the “design team” for these things, I still love learning as much as possible about the operations of everything. I just got a call a few days ago to do some Blue Sky development for a new project. That’s always exciting as it’s kind of a top tier design team that works on the very initial concepts and design for something new. In this case it’s just myself, a show producer, show director and writer meeting to brainstorm and consolidate ideas. It’s still 4 years off but so exciting to start on!

@DareToElsewhere Жыл бұрын

Wow that’s so exciting!! Congrats! It’s gotta be so cool to eventually see one of your concepts come to life!

@robroy4452 6 ай бұрын

Former Stands West Food and Beverage CP from 2016 here. I’m honestly so, so jealous hearing about the PAC and Firework shifts (mostly PAC!) I knew a little about the shift back then due to one of my friends also working Pirates of the Caribbean at the time, and my girlfriend at time’s roommate working Splash Mountain. I’m sad that food and bev never got the chance to help out. My homeland was also Adventure and I usually worked Sunshine Tree Terrace or Aloha Isle. Aloha was fun because you could kinda see Festival of Fantasy through the cut through. Wishes (the firework show at the time) was another story. Because we were facing the opposite way that you guys are at POTC, we didn’t have the luxury to watch lol. But it was fun to close Sunshine every night (we closed an hour before the park) with the Wishes soundtrack playing. Even though we couldn’t see the actual fireworks and only could see the lights flashing on the ground. Your video truly makes me want to return one day and try to get into attractions!

@DareToElsewhere 5 ай бұрын

That sounds fun! Working in Adventureland is such a vibe☺️ yeah if you ever decide to go back, attractions was such a blast!

@jensenann4953 Жыл бұрын

these videos are so cool and entertaining. my dream when I'm older is to work in attractions at the DCP, and it's cool to learn about everything!! Also when I next go to Disney I'm going to bring CM gifts🤗🤗

@DareToElsewhere Жыл бұрын

They’ll love that🥰 And thanks!:) Best of luck with your DCP journey☺️

@connorrodgers9269 Жыл бұрын

How fascinating!!! I envy you and your experiences, but I am so grateful that you’re sharing them!! Stoked for whatever you’ve got coming next

@ChrisGeeReacts 2 ай бұрын

I worked in Frontierland Attractions at Magic Kingdom from 2017 - 2021 and then went to World Discovery Attractions at Epcot 2021 - Present When we did PAC, when doing take down, we would do our side. Then our Clippers would also clip through Liberty Square, our pluggers would still plug through Liberty Square as well. But our Rollers would leave and then you guys would do the Rolling. Then at the Bridge between Liberty Square and Main Street, all of us would crowd control. Seems like PAC has changed a bit since I last worked there. I know a lot of Cast don't like Merge, but I don't mind it, but also depends because everyone's Merge is different. The only Merge I never cared to work for was Big Thunder Mountain I love Grouper, no matter which Attraction I have ever worked at. It's just so much fun For Tower, all of the Attractions I worked that had Tower, we had monitors. We aren't allowed to wave to guests. The only time we are really allowed to look away from the Monitors are like trying to call a coord, or writing on the CLE's

@DareToElsewhere 2 ай бұрын

Love this input! It’s really interesting to hear the different sides of things at different attractions! Epcot seems like such a fun park to work at too 🙂

@nbaoldgirl 5 ай бұрын

You’re so pretty! Disney Princess eyes ❤

@hannesk.5967 Жыл бұрын

Heyy, I will be doing the DCRP at the German pavilion in EPCOT this summer. On your off days it sometimes looks like you are alone in the parks. Is it like that? I like that you also talk about the backstage operations. Keep up the good work!

@DareToElsewhere Жыл бұрын

Thanks!:) And congrats!! Yes I would sometimes go by myself to the parks mainly because it’s hard to find people with the same day off as you but I didn’t mind because I’m a big solo travel person and it makes the day so relaxing:)

@KyroX3000 3 ай бұрын

Hi Page! I think you yourself are an attraction ^^

@rskurnak2090 11 ай бұрын

Hello! Love your videos! They are so interesting and I love learning more about DCP roles! I had a quick question about Pirates (and attractions in general if you know): Do they put the vehicles away in the storage areas every night during closing and take them all out during opening? Or do they just park all of the vehicles towards the loading area overnight? Thank you!

@DareToElsewhere 11 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!:) So I’m not sure about other attractions but for us the only vehicles in storage were ones that needed to be fixed or cleaned, so during closing we just had a process to get all the boats out of the loading and unloading areas and into the ride itself. Then at opening you would just start up the ride:)

@user-hq9hl7uj3f 5 ай бұрын

Good video

@sajithpremadasa-pz4zp Жыл бұрын

Yu eyes are perfect 😍

@andreavigano6070 8 ай бұрын

That's great! Thanks for sharing! Do you know if attraction jobs are only for the college programs or you can do it full time?

@DareToElsewhere 8 ай бұрын

Yes you can also work attractions as a part time or full time cast member :)

@LSM_Lover Жыл бұрын

Do you get to pick what area you work at? I really want to apply soon and work at Cosmic rewind, Tron, or even Test track, really any rollercoaster! Good video. Hope to apply soon!

@DareToElsewhere Жыл бұрын

You don’t! For my program we got 0 say, but I think in the phone interviews now again you mighttt be able to mention where you’re interested in working? Which they might take somewhat into consideration but ultimately you could wind up in any role anywhere! Those would be so cool though, fingers crossed for you!!🤞😁

@LSM_Lover Жыл бұрын

@@DareToElsewhere I'm working part time, not under the college program, would that make a difference? I'm just waiting for the job to pop up on their website,

@DareToElsewhere Жыл бұрын

Oh for part time I’m not sure to be honest! One thing I do know though is that after a certain amount of time you can apply for a transfer to a different park/land when spots open up there. So I know nothing about initial part time placement but I do know moving around is doable once you have your foot in the door

@McCracken257 Жыл бұрын

dumb question.. But when you did pac, how many times did you change your costume ? You talked about getting to wear the jungle cruise outfit for the parades. But when you did fireworks that is a different outfit. Did you have to go to costuming or did your already have multiply outfits for the day? I have loved watching all your DCP videos!

@DareToElsewhere Жыл бұрын

Not at all, So if I had PAC and then also an attractions shift after, I would pack my pirates costume and change in the locker room backstage before I clocked into my pirates shift. Costuming is a whole bus ride away but they let you have multiple costumes at once :) For fireworks we didn’t change out of our pirates costume, everyone just wears their own attraction’s costume for that.

@Jabroniville Ай бұрын

Question: On my last trip, I saw someone actually in the backdrop of one of the city scenes- I noticed the outline of a human head in the shadows and looked at it for long enough that the person actually waved to me! What do you think that person was doing? I assume it was a CM there for some reason, but I assume they're not supposed to be visible to guests, lol.

@DareToElsewhere Ай бұрын

Could have been George, the resident ghost 😂 If they were on a sort of balcony, it could have been a CM trying to replace one of the boats with one in storage, but if it was somewhere else I honestly have no clue! I would say maintenance, but no one is able to be onstage in the scenes unless the whole entire ride is shut down for safety reasons. Very strange 😂

@oranget0rnad070 10 ай бұрын

Can you give me tips how to apply for Disney and get the job

@graciecutler7880 3 ай бұрын

I'm looking in to applying for Disney soon and I was wondering if these types of jobs were only available to the CP cast members? I am not in college but I'd want this to be my full time job!

@DareToElsewhere 3 ай бұрын

No, you can also do any of the jobs as a part time/full time cast member :)