Hi From Tatooine...

Hello everyone! Excuse me while I shake the dust out of my datapad here...

Ok, that's better. Hi! Glad to see there's a nice forum here. I'm a long-time fan of the trilogies, a collector, and have even worked alongside several characters from the movies while working for the Mouse at one time. I rant, rave, discuss, roleplay, swing lightsabers, etc., so I'm excited to be here. Don't be a stranger, I'm happy to chat.

 

Hey and welcome @Bodhran777! Hope you enjoy your time here I'd recommend the WNU (welcome new users) interview thread for learning more about other users or being interviewed yourself!

 

@Adalia-Durron I'm actually working on getting in on an RP at the moment, but I'll take all the help I can get. Been a while since I RP'd, so I've gotta get back into the swing of it. Working for the Mouse was interesting, and tough. Though I met my wife there. She actually ran into Maul at Subway once. Terrified her, but apparently he likes chicken teriyaki (who knew!).

Here for work, but we'd rather be on Yavin. Pay is good for now, so no complaints there, other than the usual about sand

 

@Bazinga'd I'm sure I have some, stashed somewhere in my brain or phone. My wife worked at Hollywood Studios and was constantly running into SW actors. She got chased down Hollywood Boulevard by advancing First Order troopers on her way to work once. Another time, my parents came to visit and my mom, who was riding a scooter due to foot issues, got stopped by First Order troopers who had a bit too much fun inspecting the horn button to make sure it worked correctly.

I think most people don't realize that Disney is basically it's own city centered around the Magic Kingdom. There are tunnels all under the park, and there's everything from laundry services and food courts to barber shops down there. It's all cast member exclusive of course, but it was fun ducking in to a hidden stairway, taking a tunnel across the park, and popping up on the other side of the park to avoid crowds.

 

@Bazinga'd Oh yeah, there's plenty of rules, from hair styles to how often you smile. No pics backstage, character cast members have their social media watched pretty close to make sure they don't talk about their characters in the wrong way, schedules are wacky...I disliked the costuming too. Most outfits were uncomfortable, and if your sizing was not "standard", getting fresh changes could be tough. I had the same 5 sets of clothes for 6 months, with only 1 pair of pants that fit me during that time. You can let Disney clean your costumes for you, but then you have to hope they have more of your size. I always washed mine myself because they NEVER had more of my pant size (which isn't even a weird pant size, I might add!).

Of course, there were definite perks to working there, free park entry being a BIG one, and cast member discounts everywhere. Cast Connections was also nice. It's a big warehouse store where you can purchase anything that was overstocked, from food to souvenirs. I'm a hopelessly-addicted pin collector, and that place gave me access to pins I'd otherwise never get my hands on, like marathon pins. All in all, it was one of the toughest jobs I've had, but there's a lot of fond memories from it too. As I said before, I met my wife there, so that definitely counts for something!

 

Can't say I know much about cast members at Galaxy's Edge, but I know the new area is awesome. My wife and I are travel agents now, and Disney is our specialty. My in-laws just finished a "scouting mission" for us and sent back loads of info. From what I can see and understand, it's pretty incredible what they managed to build there, and there's plenty of immersion to take you out of the park and into the movie. Next time we go, I may have to drop in to Savi's Workshop and leave with a custom lightsaber. Just gotta be careful flying home with the BB-8 soda bottles, since they kinda look like hand grenades. TSA makes people check em and likely have to search lots of bags because of the design.

 

Well, I'm the assistant, technically. My wife is the actual agent. But yeah, we help plan people's vacations. Just sent a family to Disney World, got another coming up after Christmas, and sending one couple on a Disney Cruise to the UK and Ireland (jealous about this one). We love planning Disney trips, but do Universal, cruise lines, and Sandals too.

As for RPGs, I'm set up on A Father's Fate, just waiting startup now. I find alternate universes interesting. If I had even more time for writing, I'd probably try writing alternate reality stuff as a hobby, especially post-apocalyptic stuff.

I'll keep the adoption stuff in mind. Kinda surprised it hasn't been called "taking a padawan".

 

Fair point @Lady Belligerent. Didn't consider that. Guess there's a mixed group of Jedi, Sith, bounty hunters, and so on here, despite the forum name.

 

Hope you're having a good time so far

 

Hello @Bodhran777 I hope to interact with you!

 

@I Are The Internets I am so far. Everyone's been very welcoming, which is nice. Not something you find on some forums, unfortunately, so thank you everyone.

 

@Tython Awakening I'd say this is a great start so far! Looking forward to it as well.

 

@Bazinga'd Ah, I didn't realize. Otherwise I would have consolidated. The second reply came in as I was typing the first. Thanks for the heads up, I will put it to use in the future.

 

Hello there @Bodhran777 and welcome to the forums - I hope you will enjoy it here

 

Welcome to the forums @Bodhran777

 

Nice to meet yah! I can’t believe that Disney can spurge on so much spectacle... but not give workers multiple sets of essential clothing. It’s just... ugh.

 

@AllTheSingleMaras Well they do give out multiple costume sets (up to 5 complete sets at a time). I don't know if my situation was common or not, but it was my personal impression. Although, considering my role in food and beverage, you would have thought they would have kept plenty of clean costumes handy in all sizes, considering how dirty you can get on a shift. Pretty sure there were days I came home smelling like a grease pan, and there was one time I got a pot of marinara sloshed all over my front. Got behind the apron and all, straight to my undershirt...

Ah, good times