The Cast Member Diaries Part Two: Spreading The Pixie Dust

In The Cast Member Diaries Part One: From Guest to Cast Member, I detailed the epic saga of how I applied for–and ultimately got–a job at Walt Disney World. When we left our stalwart hero (that’d be me, folks) at the end of that post, I had just completed my training and was now working at…

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The Cast Member Diaries Part One: From Guest to Cast Member

One day–I couldn’t have been more than thirteen years old at the time–I was riding a monorail at Walt Disney World. A cast member (the blanket term for any Disney employee) was also riding in our car. She was still in costume and wearing her name tag, and I started talking with her. I can’t remember the…

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Selfie Interest

Last week, the California Screaming’ roller coaster at Disney’s California Adventure was temporarily shut down. The ride was stopped and people were evacuated. This all happened because, while the ride was in motion, a guest pulled out a selfie stick and attempted to take a picture.  For reference, selfie sticks are banned throughout Disney parks for…

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Looking To The Future (World)

If you regularly read this blog, then you’re probably aware of something: I write about EPCOT a lot. With that in mind, it’s not my intention to rehash anything here. I’ve expressed my feelings about EPCOT before (and, honestly, probably will do so again). At the same time, however, I feel like I should clarify…

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Past, Present, and Future World

My wife, after I took her to EPCOT for the first time, remarked that she found the park to be a bit boring. She thought that a few of the attractions were cool, and she definitely didn’t hate the park, but for the most part she just wasn’t thrilled by the whole experience. I had built…

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Stranger in a Strange Land

I like to consider myself something of a Disney expert. I’ve been going to Walt Disney World for decades, after all, and even spent a short time working at the Disney/MGM Studios a long time ago, but up until recently I had never visited any of the other Disney parks. It wasn’t until this past November that I…

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