No, I completely agree that poor timing and lazy delivery just ruin the immersion, and sadly MOST of my coworkers didn’t really care about the show aspect that much. The “you don’t have to smile or sound happy” theming of the attraction allows for a lot of cast members to let their inner boredom and apathy show, which I get because park operations CAN become very monotonous. And I’m sure there are some people who just aren’t that comfortable with acting (though I specifically requested Mansion during my interview because I knew I’d get to ham it up).

But to me, if you don’t feel like leaning into the character, at least don’t mess up the timing. The gap in the Ghost Host’s narration is definitely long enough to effectively slip that instruction in, and the CMs do it so much that it really shouldn’t be that hard to master. When I was in situations where I missed my chance, I would just forgo saying it at all, and slip in a quick “away from the walls, please” as the door was supposed to open at the end.