Lady Hiss
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jun 14, 2000
We had awesome luck with buses and boats on our recent trip (March 1-13th) - only had one long wait (MK to BC took about 20 minutes one early afternoon). We usually waited less than 10 minutes for the buses (stayed at AKL and BCV) and somehow timed the Friendship boats well, never waiting more than 10 minutes.
HOWEVER, the days of smiling, friendly transportation CMs seem to be over. At least 80% of our bus drivers and boat CM's barely spoke to us. The boat CM's were sullen and didn't even speak to each other, much less the guests. Yes, I know transportation safety is serious business, but is it company policy to stand there like zombies? We greeted a boat CM as we boarded one late morning with our perky question, 'How're you doing today?" His grumpy response was, 'I'm alright' and that was the end of that conversation. We laughed about it, but sheesh. Other guests also tried to engage the boat CMs in small talk - nope, no response other than one word. It was weird.
On a happier note, there were a couple CMs who stood out: A bus driver from AKL to AK one morning. She reminded us to bring our smiles '(NO complaining allowed - it's Disney') and our money ('because it's Disney!') - the entire group of passengers applauded her when we got to the park. Hilarious and really started our morning off right. Another was a bus driver at DS who advised us which resort bus to take in order to find the quickest way to Epcot - he was very helpful and super nice.
We took the monorail once - no problems, no greeting from any CMs there either but perhaps I'm just nitpicking now.
HOWEVER, the days of smiling, friendly transportation CMs seem to be over. At least 80% of our bus drivers and boat CM's barely spoke to us. The boat CM's were sullen and didn't even speak to each other, much less the guests. Yes, I know transportation safety is serious business, but is it company policy to stand there like zombies? We greeted a boat CM as we boarded one late morning with our perky question, 'How're you doing today?" His grumpy response was, 'I'm alright' and that was the end of that conversation. We laughed about it, but sheesh. Other guests also tried to engage the boat CMs in small talk - nope, no response other than one word. It was weird.
On a happier note, there were a couple CMs who stood out: A bus driver from AKL to AK one morning. She reminded us to bring our smiles '(NO complaining allowed - it's Disney') and our money ('because it's Disney!') - the entire group of passengers applauded her when we got to the park. Hilarious and really started our morning off right. Another was a bus driver at DS who advised us which resort bus to take in order to find the quickest way to Epcot - he was very helpful and super nice.
We took the monorail once - no problems, no greeting from any CMs there either but perhaps I'm just nitpicking now.