Speaking of keeping the park as clean as possible, there is a specific job that can be undertaken only by specific members of the Disney family: cats. The Disney parks have stray cats that roam the park at night in order to clear out unwanted pests and rodents.
These feral cats live in Disney but they come out at night only after visitors have gone home. While they weren’t always welcome, they are now a good solution to controlling pests.
The Men in White
It’s probably tough work being a cast member that manages rides or plays a costume character, but the hardest work is definitely that of custodial members. It was Lillian Disney (Walt's wife) who proposed that custodial members should wear all white. In this way, they would be extra careful with keeping their costumes clean. As a result, these employees are the easiest to find in the park if you’re looking for assistance.
They are also the ones who know the parks better than any other employee because they have the power to wander freely about the park. So, they have the answers to all your questions because they're more knowledgeable and accessible. A former Disney World College Program participant said that custodians are the best people to show you where something is. If you don’t understand the directions a cast member gives you, you should approach a custodian and ask them for help. A cast member doesn’t have the same freedom as a custodian and therefore doesn’t know as much about the park other than their confined location or job. So, if you need help, just look for a man or woman donning a pristine white jumpsuit.
Not an Easy Job
All cast members need to undergo extensive training and custodial cast members are no exception to this rule. There are Disney ways to sweep objects and certain chemicals to use for various clean-ups. In order to communicate with one another on the radio, they must learn a series of radio codes.
Although custodial cast members take on most of the job, every Disney employee takes part in keeping the park clean.
Mean Girls
A lot of cast members tend to get catty themselves. There are forums in which past Disney cast members talk about the drama they had with other cast members. The person underneath the costume can be very different than the character he or she is playing.
One former cast member shared that the cafeteria for the cast members often felt like a scene from Mean Girls.
The Water Greener on the Otherside
Disney makes a huge effort to make everything look realistic to what it should be. But, have you noticed that the water color is a bit off? The water on the Jungle Cruise is green on purpose.
This is because Disney wanted guests to feel like they are floating in a boat on the water and not moving on stationary tracks.