All about Toy Story Mania

Fiz aqui um apanhado de várias fotos, vídeos e informações, ou seja, tudo o que você precisa saber sobre a nova atração da Disney World e da Disneyland: Toy Story Mania.

Matéria do site Terra:

Toy Story é tema de nova atração da Disney
Renata Galvão
Direto de Orlando

O Disney’s Hollywood Studios, antigo MGM Studios, inaugura em maio o Toy Story Mania!, que promete ser uma atração para crianças e adultos de 4 a 94 anos, de acordo com Robert Jordan, gerente de marketing do brinquedo. Logo na entrada, os visitantes são recepcionados por um gigante Sr. Batata Animatronic e após pegarem os óculos 3-D ainda encontram outros anfitriões como Woody, Hamm e Rex.

Essa atração é um game interativo em tecnologia 4D, em que os visitantes poderão competir com amigos, parentes e quem estiver a fim. Usando atiradores especiais, os jogadores lançam tortas, dardos e ovos de plástico nos alvos em busca de uma elevada pontuação. Devido a essa técnica sofisticada, os visitantes podem sentir os objetos passando por eles zunindo quando saltam das cenas.

A brincadeira, que terá sua versão no parque da Califórnia, ainda faz parte do Dream Fastpass, um sistema em que os visitantes são escolhidos, aleatoriamente no parque, para aproveitar mais uma vez o brinquedo sem pegar filas.

Curiosidades do Toy Story Mania!
- É a primeira vez que a Walt Disney Imagineering cria uma atração para dois parques da Disney simultaneamente (Disney’s Hollywood Studios e na Disney da Califórnia)

- Existem mais de 150 computadores comunicando múltiplas redes em toda a atração

- O tempo gasto na programação do Sr. Batata foi o maior do que qualquer outro Animatroni criado pelos engenheiros da Disney Imagineering

- Os jogadores têm 30 segundos em cada jogo para marcar pontos

Bate-Papo do Terra com o associate brand manager da atração:

Robert Jordan é associate brand manager para a nova atração do Disney Resorts, Toy Story Mania, inspirada nos filmes da Disney-Pixar “Toy Story”. Os visitantes do novo brinquedo, localizado no parque Hollywood Studios, se deparam logo ao entrar com um gigante Sr. Batata (foto).
Após pegarem os óculos 3-D, a diverção e interatividade é garantida com os personagens preferidos do filme, que incluem Woody, Hamm e Rex.
Neste, bate-papo, o executivo conta as novidades e estratégias da Disney para esta atração.

Robert Jordan 14:21:45
Olá a todos. É muito bom estar aqui.
Moderador 14:24:24
kiko diz: Como é trabalhar com uma história impressionante como “Toy History”? Como foi a produção?
Robert Jordan 14:23:30
kiko, Não tem nada melhor do que trabalhar todos os dias em uma atração que vai resultar tanta diversão e alegria para os visitantes
Moderador 14:25:26
Hugo diz: Como foi inspirada a atração por meio do filme?
Robert Jordan 14:28:10
Hugo, o fato do filme ter inspirado a atração é fantástico, porque faz com que as pessoas que assistiram e conhecem os personagens do TOY Story se divertirem e se sentirem como se estivessem dentro da história, no quarto do Andy.
Moderador 14:30:09
du diz: Quais foram as principais idéias que surgiram do desenho para a atração no parque?
Robert Jordan 14:32:11
du, a idéia foi de John Lester. A atração foi uma proposta da Pixar para a Disney Imagineering, que é um departamento que possui engenheiros que transformam as histórias dos filmes em atrações e temas dos nossos parques
Moderador 14:33:00
Batata diz: Qual a previsão de lançamento do brinquedo?
Robert Jordan 14:34:05

Batata, no final de maio a atração do Toy Story Mania será inaugurada no Hollywood Studios na Disney World e no meio de junho será a inauguração no parque da Califórnia também.
Moderador 14:35:0
Patty_SP_25 diz: As estratégias de marketing do brinquedo são as mesmas utilizadas para no lançamento do filme?
Robert Jordan
Patty_SP_25, a estratégia de marketing para divulgar em Walt Disney World Resort é comunicar para os visitantes que estão pensando em vir para a Disney, quando eles ligam, ou entram no website, compram uma revista buscando informações para visitar os parques. Essa estratégia é um pouco diferente da do filme, pois planejar uma viagem demora mais tempo do que combinar para ir ao cinema ou alugar um DVD para assistir o filme.
Moderador 14:38:35
naninha diz: Qual é o público alvo para Toy Story Mania?
Robert Jordan 14:39:30
naninha, o mais legal dessa atração é que os visitantes a partir de 4 até 94 anos poderão entrar e participar. O Toy Stoy Mania é voltado para todas as idades e é bem interativo, uma competição, um jogo virtual, em que você poderá competir com seu pai, seu amigo e outras pessoas.
Moderador 14:40:01
Geléia diz: Qual foi o investimento para realizar esse projeto?
Robert Jordan 14:41:12
Geléia, nós não temos esses números específicos, mas esse é o tipo de atração em que não se economiza em detalhes e interação para que as pessoas que visitam o parque sintam que valeu a pena chegar até ali para conhecer o parque e o brinquedo.
Moderador 14:43:14
Caique_RS diz: Qual a parte mais difícil para produzir algo tão legal assim ?
Robert Jordan 14:44:33
Caique_RS, o maior desafio foi criar uma faixada, o sistema de fila para tornar o brinquedo atraente e convidativo para as pessoas participarem.
Moderador 14:45:00
Suzy boneca diz: De onde surgiu o nome do Buz?
Robert Jordan 14:45:40
Suzy boneca, eu não sei de onde, mas acredito que seja um nome muito legal.
Moderador 14:46:20
Publicitário diz: A atração tem um patrocinador??
Robert Jordan 14:47:01
Publicitário, não, ela não tem patrocinadores. Ela é apenas inspirada no filme Disney – Pixar, “Toy Story 1″ e “Toy Story 2″.
Moderador 14:47:35
Barbara diz: Vocês tem uma estimativa de quantos visitantes devem visitar a nova atração?
Robert Jordan 14:48:23
Barbara, a gente não tem como antecipar o número de visitantes, mas podemos dizer que é uma atração que tem uma capacidade alta de visitantes. E também contará com o sistema Fast Pass, em que o visitante que entrar na atração pode retirar um bilhete e voltar em um horário sem ter que pegar fila.
Moderador 14:49:19
Vicky diz: Quais são as ferramentas utilizadas para divulgar a atração em outros países?
Robert Jordan 14:50:32
Vicky, as principais ferramentas são os websites, www.disneyland.com, www.disneyworld.com e o site excusivo www.toystorymania.com, lá há jogos, fotos da construção da atração.

Fun Facts! do WDWNews:

• Each ride vehicle weighs as much as 8,580 Woody dolls.
• It would take 5,026 toy soldiers lined up end-to-end to make up the total track length.
• Toy Story Mania! is the first time that Walt Disney Imagineering is creating an attraction for two Disney Parks simultaneously.
• It has been estimated that, each day, guests may break over one million virtual plates using the spring-action shooters.
• Riders in the Sky, the award-winning group that wrote the songs that Mr. Potato Head performs as part of the attraction, is the same group that wrote “Woody’s Roundup” for the “Toy Story” feature films.
• This is the first attraction that Walt Disney Imagineering designed where the Imagineers had to wear 3-D glasses to art direct all the black-light paint elements.
• The murals located in the load area at Disney’s Hollywood Studios are the largest murals painted since Epcot was built.
• In order to create a show that responds not only to every pull of a guest’s spring-action shooter but also every move their midway tram makes, there are more than 150 computers communicating over multiple networks throughout the attraction.
• At Toy Story Mania!, every guest gets to experience life at the size of a toy. So in Andy’s room, a 5 foot 6 inch person will feel about 14″ tall.
• More time was spent programming Mr. Potato Head than for any other Audio-Animatronics figure ever created by Walt Disney Imagineering.
• Mr. Potato Head will be able to say more lines of dialogue than any Audio-Animatronics figure ever created by Walt Disney Imagineering.
• “It’s a ride that’s a game. It’s a game that’s a ride,” says Mr. Potato Head to queuing guests. “Step right up and see what’s inside.”
• The Mr. Potato Head Audio-Animatronics figure is the first time that an Audio-Animatronics figure can remove a body part and re-attach it (in the case of his ear).
• The Mr. Potato Head Audio-Animatronics figure has new, highly expressive and animated eyes that can look directly at a particular guest in the queue when speaking to him/her.
• Mr. Potato Head marks the first Audio-Animatronics figure whose mouth appears to form words and vowel sounds.

Game:

• In each of the Toy Story Mania! games, there is at least one “easter egg” — targets that can trigger the appearance of bonus high-value targets and other changes in the scene.
• Toy Story Mania! is the first time that Woody and Buzz Lightyear (along with some of their friends) from the Disney-Pixar “Toy Story” films appear together in a ride-through attraction.
• Watch for loose change in the prize scene — Hamm is carrying more than $6 in coins when his cork pops.

Nice to Know:

• Because of the indoor nature of the attraction and to keep the guest experience fun for all, flash photography or video is not allowed on Toy Story Mania!
• Everyone can play! There is no height or age restriction for guests to experience Toy Story Mania!, creating a multi-generational experience the entire family can enjoy together.
• A beeline to fun! At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Toy Story Mania! utilizes Disney’s FASTPASS, a return voucher offering little or no waiting time at select attractions. Single riders also have their own queuing option for Toy Story Mania

Fotos:

Fotos de: Terra Turismo

Já que a atração está presente na Disneyland California e no Hollywood Studios, Orlando, o merchandise possui a logomarca dos dois parques nas etiquetas.

Imagens de: Mice Chat // Mice Age

Vídeos:

Outros links interessantes:

Toy Story Mania Site Oficial
Post no Cast Member News (com mais vídeos)
WDW News 01
WDW News 02
Wikipedia
WDW Magic (mais fotos e detalhes)
Post no As Dreamers (link para um artigo sobre a atração)

Enjoy the ride!

Eventos na Disney World entre Setembro e Dezembro 2008

From ‘Not So Scary’ to ‘Very Merry,’ September to December
Is Filled with Festivals and Fun at Walt Disney World Resort

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Pick your passion: Whether it’s food, wine, music, art, sports, stargazing, celebrating a milestone birthday, holiday mirth or Mickey Mouse, September through December 2008 is a season when vacation wishes and dreams come true for Walt Disney World guests of many interests as Disney’s “Year of a Million Dreams” showcases nearly a dozen special events.

Here’s a snapshot of what’s in store:

Epcot International Food & Wine Festival: Delectable foods and stellar wines and beers from some of the best “foodie” cities in the world — places such as Lyon, France; Bologna, Italy; Cape Town, South Africa and trendy Cork, Ireland — will tempt Walt Disney World guests Sept. 26-Nov. 9 at the 13th Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. New festival flavors representing great “Cities in Wonderland” will deliver blissful bites with wine and beer pairings ($2 to $5 each) at more than 25 international and regional marketplaces surrounding the park’s World Showcase. Cultural exhibits along the promenade will showcase entertainment and traditional crafts of several countries.

Eat to the Beat! concerts at America Gardens Theatre, with three performances each evening, offer a lineup of classic rock, oldies, jazz and funk hit-makers such as Spyro Gyra, Kool & The Gang and Jon Secada.

Other festival highlights include:

The Festival Welcome Center, with a Champagne and Wine Bar, complimentary wine seminars, book signings and festival keepsakes.

Some 250 Disney chefs and guest chefs conducting culinary demonstrations and hosting elegant dinners and tasting events.

The weekly Party for the Senses grand tasting event featuring tempting tastes from eminent chefs, more than 70 wines and beers and live entertainment.

Music, dance, acrobatics and “improv” acts at Epcot pavilions.

Most activities, such as wine and beer seminars, concerts and cooking demos, are included with admission. Activities that require reservations and separate admission include Party for the Senses, Food and Wine Pairings at Epcot restaurants, Epcot Wine Schools, Regional Feasts and other specialty events.

Guests can call 407/WDW-FEST (407/939-3378) to make reservations for special events and programs. Festival details are available at: disneyworld.com/food.

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Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party: The Disney characters are decked out in their Halloween finest, and guests are invited to do the same on 25 evenings between Sept. 5 and Oct. 31 when Magic Kingdom hosts this popular after-hours event. There’s trick-or-treating galore and a chance to experience popular attractions during a 7 p.m.-midnight party which features two scheduled entertainment extravaganzas guests can see at no other time: the “Boo-to-You” Halloween parade and the bewitching “Happy HalloWishes” fireworks spectacular.

Parties are slated for Sept. 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 28, 30 and Oct. 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 16, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31. For more details and to purchase advance tickets, guests can call 407/W-DISNEY or visit disneyworld.com/halloween now.

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Disney’s Royal Quinceañera Weekend: For the first time, Walt Disney World Resort is offering a weekend dedicated to celebrating the most magical time in a Latina’s life: turning age 15. The “weekend” (Aug. 29-Sept. 5 — around Labor Day) will include a tradition-steeped extravaganza at Epcot that celebrates the passage from flat-soled shoes and dolls to high heels, elaborate gowns and young womanhood. Every young woman will walk into a breathtaking ball held in her honor and into a world of princesses, beauty and enchantment that only Disney can create, capped by a private viewing of the fireworks spectacular, “Illuminations: Reflections of Earth.”

The exclusive Disney’s Royal Quinceañera Weekend includes a 3-, 4-, or 5-night stay at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, theme park tickets and the Quinceañera celebration at Epcot. For more information, guests may visit www.disneyworld.com/quinceanera or call 321/939-4555.

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Night of Joy: Regarded as one of the top contemporary Christian music events in the country, Night of Joy is on the move to a new venue in 2008. Disney’s Hollywood Studios will host two talent-packed evenings Sept. 5-6 featuring a total of 16 acts including Gospel Music Association Dove Awards winners such as 2008 Artist of the Year tobyMac, Male Vocalist of the Year Chris Tomlin, Group of the Year Casting Crowns and New Artist of the Year Brandon Heath plus 2004 Artist of the Year MercyMe and internationally popular Grammy Award winners Rebecca St. James and Marcos Witt.

Guests attending Night of Joy, which takes place from 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. (after regular theme park hours), can combine an evening of rockin’ Christian music with the thrills and chills of Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith and The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror plus the shoot-’em-up fun of the newest Walt Disney World attraction, Toy Story Mania! For more information about the 2008 event and to purchase tickets, guests can visit disneyworld.com/nightofjoy or call 407/W-DISNEY. (Youth groups of 10 or more can visit www.nightofjoy.com/2008 or call 877/648-3569.) Guests are encouraged to buy tickets early as the event has sold out in recent years.

More than one million guests experienced Night of Joy from 1983 through 2007, a 25-year period during which the event was held in Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom.

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Festival of the Masters presented by Sharpie®: More than 150 award-winning national and local fine artists will showcase their diverse creations at Downtown Disney West Side Nov. 7-9 during Festival of the Masters. An art festival for all ages, the 33rd annual ‘Masters’ includes live music and entertainment, chalk art sidewalk displays at Downtown Disney Marketplace and a children’s activity area where budding young artists can create their own masterpieces.

Event hours are 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. each day of the festival. Admission and parking are complimentary. For more information about Festival of the Masters, guests may contact 407/824-4321 or visit disneyworld.com/artfestival.

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Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Wal-Mart: PGA TOUR tradition continues Nov. 6-9 when pro golf’s top tier returns to Walt Disney World Resort and to Disney’s Magnolia course for the 38th consecutive year — the eighth longest streak of same-course use in pro golf. As the last official money event of the year, the Classic promises a scramble among players jockeying for positions in the final money standings, a key factor in determining who makes the fields of TOUR events in 2009. Stephen Ames is reigning champion. Ticket information is available by calling 407/824-2250 or by visiting www.childrensmiraclenetworkclassic.com.

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ABC Super Soap Weekend presented by Colgate® Total®: One of the largest annual soap opera fan events held anywhere in the world, ABC Super Soap Weekend presented by Colgate® Total®, returns to Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park Nov. 15-16. Stars from the ABC Daytime dramas “All My Children,” “One Life to Live” and “General Hospital” step off the television screens and into the theme park in meet-and-greet autograph and photo sessions, celebrity motorcades, star conversations, interactive games and more.

Admission to the 13th edition of the soap fanfest is included in regular admission to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Fans will be able to visit disneyworld.com/SuperSoapWeekend for additional information.

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Old Spice Classic: NCAA “Sweet 16ers” Tennessee and Michigan State top an eight-team lineup that ESPN Regional Television is serving up as a Thanksgiving weekend feast of college basketball in The Milk House at Disney’s Wide World of Sports and on ESPN2 and ESPNU Nov. 27, 28 and 30. The third edition of the Old Spice Classic also features five more teams that played in the NCAA and NIT tournaments in spring 2008.

Georgetown, Maryland, Oklahoma State, Gonzaga, Siena and Wichita State round out the lineup of teams that amassed a combined 181 victories during the 2007-08 season. They will play 12 games over the three days of the Old Spice Classic. North Carolina State won the tournament in 2007.

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Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party: On 18 select evenings in November and December, guests can experience the enchantment of “Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade” and the excitement of a holiday-themed fireworks spectacular, “Holiday Wishes–Celebrate the Spirit of the Season,” during a special after-hours party inside the Magic Kingdom theme park.

The jingle-jolly event also features live Disney character stage shows, like “Celebrate the Season,” Mickey’s “Twas the Night Before Christmas” Show and Fantasyland Pavilion Cotillion, character greetings, cookies and cocoa, and even “snow” on Main Street, U.S.A. Plus, the most-popular Magic Kingdom attractions are open to party guests.

Dates are: Nov. 10, 11, 14, 16, 20, 21, 30; Dec. 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19. Admission to this event requires a separate ticket. Guests can visit disneyworld.com/holidays or call 407/W-DISNEY now for advance tickets and information.

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Holiday Highlights: It was once suggested that while there’s no place like home for the holidays, the next best place on the planet may be Walt Disney World Resort. The good news is that guests don’t have to choose: They can experience the sparkling decorations and joyous seasonal entertainment throughout the Vacation Kingdom and still be home for Christmas, because the festivities begin weeks before December 25. Here’s a sampling of what’s in store:

The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights – As “snow” falls overhead, the Streets of America backlot cityscape at Disney’s Hollywood Studios comes alive with millions of holiday lights that dance to music, animating sparkling displays to create twirling carousels, marching toy soldiers and even Santa and his reindeer taking flight. The synchronized music and light show is presented in collaboration with famed Arkansas businessman Jennings Osborne, who developed the dazzling display for his daughter more than a decade ago at his Little Rock, Ark., home. The spectacle is included with Disney’s Hollywood Studios admission.

Holidays Around the World / Candlelight Processional – An Epcot tradition continues with holiday customs from around the globe, international storytellers, a nightly tree-lighting ceremony featuring Disney characters, a stunning display of snow-white and colored lights, and Candlelight Processional. A beloved Disney tradition that began long before Epcot, Candlelight Processional features celebrity guest narrators accompanied by a mass choir and 50-piece orchestra for a retelling of the Christmas story. All of the Epcot holiday fun is included with regular theme park admission.

Castle Dream Lights – A dazzling lighting spectacle transforms the iconic Cinderella Castle in Magic Kingdom into a glimmering, shimmering ice palace at holiday time. Bathed in more than 200,000 tiny white lights, the castle glows and glistens nightly. It’s all a fulfillment of Cinderella’s holiday wish, as guests learn during a special show that climaxes with the transformation of the famous Magic Kingdom icon.

Mickey’s Jammin’ Jungle Parade – A Disney’s Animal Kingdom tradition, the procession results from Mickey Mouse’s invitation to a special group of friends to join him on a holiday adventure. The parade is filled with gaiety — the sights, sounds, smells, tastes and feelings of the season. Mickey and his friends are no exception. They’ve added holiday accessories to their safari costumes. Add in some special music and you have a combination that celebrates the holidays as only Disney’s Animal Kingdom can.

The holiday fun begins as early as Nov. 10 with the first Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, which will showcase the Castle Dream Lights. Disney park officials are currently checking in with Santa’s elves to find out when they’ll have everything else ready to meet and treat Walt Disney World guests. Specific information will be available at www.disneyworld.com/holidays or from vacation planners at 407/W-DISNEY.
Release do site: WDW News

Entendendo cada ROLE

ROLES (como tradução literal seriam os papéis que cada artista representa em um show/peça) são as posições que os cast members podem trabalhar no Walt Disney World, em qualquer um dos parques ou hotéis. Antes da entrevista, pra qualquer um dos programas, a gente tem que escolher as nossas roles preferidas pra trabalhar. Mas primeiro recebemos uma lista dizendo quais serão ofertadas pela Disney naquele momento. Alguns programas, como o ICP 2005/06 tiveram muito mais opções diferentes do que os outros. Sendo que tem sempre essas: MERCHANDISE, QUICK SERVICE, OPERATIONS e CUSTODIAL.
Aqui tem uma descrição básica das tarefas pedidas em cada role. A maioria eu tirei do Role Checklist do Academic Program de Abril/2008, e algumas que não foram ofertadas pra esse grupo, eu achei em um site de uma faculdade americana.
Ah, além dessas, existem muitas outras roles nos parques e hotéis, mas elas não podem ser feitas por brasileiros. É o caso daquelas que permitem receber gorjeta (acho isso péssimo, pq não né?!) e as do World Showcase do EPCOT, que cada país tem seus próprios nativos, o que não inclui o Brasil.
Falando um pouco de mim, eu já decidi minhas 3 primeiras opções: CHARACTER PERFORMER, MERCHANDISE, CUSTODIAL. As outras ainda estou em dúvida, mas depois falo mais sobre o pq de cada escolha.
Aqui vão as descrições:
(recomendo muito pra quem tem dúvidas, entrar no www.castmember.com.br, lá tem uma descrição mais detalhada de cada role e depoimentos das pessoas que já trabalharam nelas!!!)

Quick Service Food and Beverage

• Selling food and beverages at outdoor carts, including alcohol beverages
• Filling orders, preparing and assembling food items
• Cash handling and using a computerized cash register
• Setting and stocking tables, carts, and restaurants
• Heavy lifting
• Pushing carts
• Keeping the work area clean – bussing tables, cleaning kitchen and counter equipment, emptying trash cans
• Working with chemicals

Merchandise

• Demonstrating and selling merchandise in indoor and outdoor areas, including alcoholic beverages
• Cash handling and operating a computerized cash register
• Setting, stocking and cleaning shelves and carts
• Lifting
• Light preparation of food/candy
• Package delivery
• Stroller rental

Operations (Attractions or Park Greeter)

• Introducing the show or attraction by speaking in front of large groups
• Monitoring guest safety and guest flow
• Loading and unloading guests from the attraction
• Handling the console and evacuation of the attraction
• Organizing audience control
• Working with Fast Pass, the ticketing distribution system that confirms attraction ride times
• Greeting and welcoming all guests who enter the park, while working in a fast-paced environment
• Working with different ticket media to be able to validate the Guests’ tickets
• Valid driver’s license is required for certain roles; Do you have a current driver’s license? Yes ____ No ____

Custodial

• High guest interaction while working independently
• Cleaning – including restrooms and toilets
• Working with cleaning chemicals and equipment
• Bussing restaurants
• Sweeping
• Emptying trashcans

Full Service Food and Beverage

• Greeting and seating Guests in restaurants that could be located in a theme park or resort
• Utilizing a computerized reservation system
• Cash handling
• Rolling silverware, folding napkins, and keeping area stocked

Character Performer

• Portray specific costumed character roles
• Working in hot confining costumes
• Communicate non-verbally to guests
• Signing autographs
• Posing for photographs
• Must pass audition for role

Lifeguard

• Monitoring guests’ safety in water and on attractions
• Providing first aid and basic life support during guest injury and illness
• Keeping pool areas clean
• Strong swimming skills
• Cashiering
• Custodial duties
• During off-peak seasons, may assist other operating areas throughout Walt Disney World^® Resort.

Each individual must be evaluated and certified at the Walt Disney World^® Resort. Maintaining Guests’ safety at the resort pools, marinas or water parks is our #1 expectation. In the event you do not pass the swim test described below, you will be given an opportunity to pursue other vacant positions.

Lifeguard Swim Test

Swim 200 yards (183 meters) freestyle or breaststroke

• Swim 15 yards (13.7 m) underwater to retrieve a 10-lb brick (4.5 kg)
• Tread water for 2 minutes using only your leg

Housekeeping

• Cleaning – multiple guest rooms including toilet, shower, sinks and tubs
• Working with cleaning chemicals
• Making beds requiring repetitive bending
• Dusting and vacuuming
• Emptying trashcans
• Heavy lifting
• Working independently with attention to detail

Recreation

• Assisting guests in one or more recreational areas such as towel rental, watercraft rental, marina operations, arcades, children’s activities or resort recreational facilities
• Keeping work area clean
• Maintaining safety standards

Resort Hopper

• Split time between Housekeeping and Hospitality at any one of our resorts
• Ability to be flexible and work independently
• Review housekeeping and hospitality descriptions

Vacation Planner

• High volume of ticket sales and transactions
• Strong awareness of the WALT DISNEY WORLD_® Resort and its ticket media
• Learning computer-based ticketing systems
• Assisting Guests with itinerary planning
• Working well under pressure

Role Hopper

• Work in more than one environment within each date, week or month
• “Hop” to different locations within the same line of business or experience more than one role
• Will work in any of the following roles: Quick Service Food & Beverage, Merchandise, and/or Operations

Hospitality/Bell Services

• Must be willing to work in all of the following areas but might only work in one: Front Desk, Luggage Services, Dispatch or Telephone Room
• Lifting, tagging, and delivering luggage
• Checking guests in and out and processing payments
• Operating a computerized based system
• Handling large sums of money
• Answering guest telephone calls

Character Attendant

Cast Members provide Guests with information about the Walt Disney World Resort. This could include show schedules, attraction information, Character set locations & set times. Individuals must exhibit a positive, friendly, helpful attitude to Guests. This is a global role and Cast Members will work in multiple locations across the Walt Disney World Resort, including all four theme parks and in any of our resorts.
• Responsibilities may include: maintaining show quality and Character integrity, directing Guests on appropriate photographs, providing audience control, set up and removing stanchions, ropes and poles, retrieving and arranging strollers, and maintaining cleanliness and order in your work location.

Transportation

Cast Members will have the opportunity to work in one of the numerous areas that take Guests to and from the resorts and theme parks. These Cast Members may staff our Monorail and/or watercraft operating areas and will encounter a high level of Guest contact. Due to the nature of this role, individuals may experience prolonged exposure to outside weather elements and should have swimming skills.
• Responsibilities may include: driving vehicles, delivering narrations during trips, loading and unloading Guests, and assisting with audience control.

• A valid driver’s license is required for this role.tuming

Costuming

Cast Members could be working at any one of our many wardrobe departments throughout the Walt Disney World Resort, issuing costumes to fellow Cast Members. These individuals are often the first person Cast Members interact with before they start their shift. Cast Members in this role may be required to travel to work at any one of the Costuming destinations on or off property. This role can be physically demanding and requires heavy lifting and bending. This is a backstage role with minimal Guest interaction.
• Responsibilities may include: overhead reaching, bending and lifting, moving heavy costumes from location to location, issuing costumes to fellow Cast Members, operating basic laundry equipment, checking garments, transporting locker bags, and some light laundry.

VALORES//PALESTRA STB

“I’d say it’s been my biggest problem all my life… it’s money.
It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true.”
Walt Disney

Parece que a entrevista pro Academic/Hospitality Certificate Program será dia 22/04 em SP e no decorrer da mesma semana, farão por telefone. As inscrições vão até semana que vem (dia 11/04), então vamos esperar o anúncio oficial.

Desde a semana passada, algumas STB tem dado palestras sobre o programa pra tentar conseguir mais inscritos. Aqui em Londrina tinham 3 pessoas, eu e mais um casal que ainda estava conhecendo o esquema. O conteúdo dessa vez estava bem mais detalhado (em comparação a que me mostraram no dia que fiz a entrevista com eles), tinham fotos da UCF, dos condomínios, descrição de todas as posições etc. Mas a única coisa que mudou mesmo é que agora o valor está fixo, em reais: R$ 7.950,00. O que eu achei até bom, pq a gente não precisa se preocupar em comprar dólar, nem com sustos se ele aumentar muito.
Outra coisa que acrescentaram é que o salário que vamos receber é de US$6,79 a US$8,14. Muito espertinha essa STB. Pq na verdade a única role que recebe 8,14 é Life Guard. US$6,79 é para todas as outras, sendo que character performer receber +15cents e quick service +50cents, como sempre foi.
AH! tbm passaram um vídeo que fala sobre a vida de CM, só que parece que mandaram o vídeo pela metade pra STB heheheh. Depois eu vou pegar o link e passo aqui.
O legal da palestra tbm, é que a minha orientadora já foi cast member (não me lembro de que ano), ela foi custodial. Então ela levou os certificados, as pastas da Disney e as fotos do programa. Além de ter contado várias histórias.

Aiii, o pessoal do Academic de abril embarcou ontem. A essa hora eles já devem estar nos condomínios. Não consigo nem imaginar!!! Galera! Aproveitem muuuuuito! E aguardem que daqui 3 meses a turma de julho chega lá!

Sneak Peek

Como já tinha falado aqui, uma das novas atrações dos parques Disneyland (Califórnia) e Walt Disney World (Florida) é a Toy Story Mania. Essa semana o site OC Register divulgou algumas fotos da atração e publicou uma matéria com curiosidades e inovações tecnológicas.
O mais interessante são os números de Toy Story Mania:

3 Years of development for the ride4 Colors of spring-action shooters and projectiles

5 Games within the ride

8 Maximum passengers per vehicle

5 1/2 Minutes of the ride

31 Seconds per game

20 Approximate number of ride vehicles

NEW RIDE: California Adventure’s new attraction, Toy Story Mania!, features ride vehicles with futuristic cannons that riders can use to ’shoot’ digital ammo at targets.

HIGH TECH: Writer/director Kevin Rafferty describes the ins and outs of The Mr. Potato Head Boardwalk Barker, the most advanced interactive character in the Disney arsenal, according to Rafferty. The figure will remove parts and talk with and tell jokes to California Adventure park guests.

INTERACTIVE: The ride vehicles in California Adventure’s new attraction, Toy Story Mania!, features futuristic cannons that riders can use to ’shoot’ digital ammo at targets.

INTERACTIVE: The ride vehicles in California Adventure’s new attraction, Toy Story Mania!, features futuristic cannons that riders can use to ’shoot’ digital ammo at targets.

Essa ride com certeza fará muito sucesso. A minha maior curiosidade é a de ver o animatronic do Potato Head em ação!
Agora é só esperar.

Ao infinito e além Cast Members! (uma homenagem ao Buzz que ainda não vimos nessa ride).

Renovando a mágica

Will Disney Keep Us Amused? é um artigo que foi publicado no NY Times de domingo, escrito por BROOKS BARNES, falando sobre a nova atração dos parques Disney. Ele até duvida, um pouco no começo, se a atração realmente dará certo e se é isso que os parques realmente precisam. Mas ao longo do artigo, parece que se rende à mágica.
A atração será o Toy Story Mania que fará parte da Disneyland, na California e da Disney World, na Florida. Segundo o autor, é a primeira vez que acontece o lançamento da mesma atração em 2 parques diferentes.
Vale muito a pena a leitura desse artigo, que mostra todo o processo de construção, incluindo um vídeo. E mostra que realmente existe um “jeito Disney” de fazer as coisas. Como ele escreve no final, sobre a construção dos castelos onde cada cor de tinta é muito bem pensada de acordo com a posição do sol naquele lugar, em determinadas horas.
Outro fato interessante que aponta um dos executivos da Disney, é que eles perceberam que as pessoas estão aguentando cada vez menos esperar em filas gigantescas. Por isso, na Toy Story Mania, a atração começará de fora. E para isso a Disney está utilizando sua famosa técnica de animatronics e construindo um Mr. Potato Head gigante que vai interagir com as pessoas na fila. Ele vai conversar, cantar, poderá remover suas orelhas e até mexer a boca com uma técnica utilizada pela 1ª vez.

Agoraé só ler o artigo (aqui) e esperar com ansiedade (o que já se tornou comum na vida de qualquer CM) para conhecer a Toy Story Mania!

“Every part of the ride has to be magical.” Mark Mine, the technical concept designer.