TLSnell1981
Tiny bubbles... make me happy... make me feel fine
- Joined
- Sep 15, 2006
I can only speak of my time at Park Fare since its the only Disney buffet I've work at. A typical evening includes being quadruple sat at my 4 six-tops. So the night starts off with getting 24 drinks at one time, including rounds of water and bar drinks and bringing butter to the table. This also includes taking cake orders to the bakery since there's usually one birthday in each round of seatings. And there's usually one allergy in each seating, so I have to hunt down the chef so he can go over to the table. I'm usually in the back part of the restaurant, so when characters come back there when I'm back there, I can't get out for about 10 minutes while holding about 20 plates, all stacked funny. Birthdays are at a specific time (4 or 5 times in a shift) and everyone celebrates their birthday at the same time. So, I have to drop everything I'm doing to grab the cake or cupcake and run out on the floor to help celebrate. I cringe when anyone orders coffee or hot tea because Disney has now implemented the 2-step coffee service. So, I often get screamed at by a guest for placing an empty cup on the table and coming back with the pot. The DDP is so weird that it takes a long time to settle the payment. Those are just some things that happen in my typical night. That being said, I love my shifts at Park Fare!
I think we deserve the same rate of pay than a regular table-service server because we do all the same things they do except take an order and have a larger amount of people to serve at one time. We don't bring the food, but we make so many stops at the table, we might as well have brought their food too. I have been a table-service server at Disney as well.
To answer your other question, full-time buffet servers work about 30-40 hours a week. The shift starts at 3:30, and we usually leave at 10. Typical sections have 5 tables. I'm usually in a section of 4-5 six-tops. I average ***a night before tipping out the bus boys. Park Fare is the only restaurant left in Disney with bussers.
I hope I answered your questions sufficiently.
You sound like an exceptional employee. We are dining there on our next visit. I hope we are fortunate enough to have someone like you as our server.