22 honest confessions about how to work at Disneyland
In the American edition of Buzzfeed collected revelations of people who work in Disneyland Park: caring for costumes, reincarnate in fairy-tale characters and watch the rides.
1. Yes, there are tunnels. No they are not magic
The tunnels pass through the Magic Kingdom: this is the main way to move through the park for employees. With their help, invisibly from the guests clean the garbage.
2. Costume department is great
In Disney, there are suits for anything: each employee of a restaurant, hotel, and amusement rides is dressed in his own way, while Mickey Mouse has a separate image for every occasion. All outfits are kept in a wardrobe, and this is a real wonderland.
3. The employee with the badge "Chris from Orlando", most likely, is not Chris, and he is not from Orlando
When an employee forgets a badge with his name at home, they give him a replacement for that day. All signs for the forgetful are signed with the words "Chris from Orlando." Surely among the staff there are those who are really called Chris from Orlando, and these lucky ones may not care about their nameplate.
4. Special parties for private parties, and this is the dream of any Disney fan.
In the dark we ride amusement rides with lights on, special characters come to us, and we are given special access to the park during off-hours.
5. We need to adhere to the schedule, and we are not ashamed
We cannot make an exception for fastboxes (tickets to specific attractions with a specified time of visit), fan meetings with characters and bookings if you are late. Unfortunately, there must be some deadline. If you wait until the last minute, we will refuse. Nothing personal.
6. Sometimes we forget to leave the image, even if we come to the park as guests
This unforgettable look of parents when you are in torn jeans and a Thrasher T-shirt asking their child: “Do you have a magical day today, princess?”.
7. Park employees have a special way to fold their fingers.
“Disney's gesture” is when you point at something with two fingers folded together: the middle and index finger. Pointing with one finger in some cultures is considered rude. Walt Disney also pointed to the objects with two fingers, because he almost always held a cigarette between them (later Disneyland removed cigarettes from his photos, which showed this).
We know exactly what wall opens in the expanding corridor of the Haunted Mansion, and we always stand next to it, so we stand first in the queue in the next room. We always have a memorized employee's memo where you can find out absolutely everything - from the posters of all shows to the nearest cafe where you can eat.
9. We need to adhere to the proper appearance.
We take out the entire piercing (you can only leave one earring on each ear) and cover up the tattoo. Guys can not grow long hair. Nails should be neutral in color.
10. Ultimately, we all are just a Mickey Mouse fan club.
11. If we received a dollar every time we ask people not to go beyond the yellow line, we would have already retired
We also constantly ask people to move away from the railing and not hang on the rope.
12. Feet hurt almost all the time.
We never stand still. We work a full shift, and then we walk through the park to kill time before the fireworks. The only thing that saves - insoles instep supports.
13. Need to appreciate friends who work on the rides with a long queue
It is best to be friends with people from several different rides. Not only that, you will learn how they work there, they always know what time the shortest lines are, and they will let you pass through the fastpass on their shift.
14. Anyone can be made happy with a “Disney” sticker, so they are pasted everywhere
We glue stickers on wallets, bags, folders and pockets. We also have parking cards, old event posters and empty photo passes that somehow turn out to be at home.
15. We are constantly asked for tickets to Disneyland
You will be amazed how many people suddenly appear out of nowhere and fill us with best friends to grab a free guest ticket.
16. We often ignore the complaints of picky guests.
At Disneyland, people get annoyed, tired, and they can flare up. Sometimes they tear their grievances on us. They do not tell us anything that we would not have heard before.
17. Disney princesses for us just colleagues
We’re fan of them about the first two working days at Disneyland. Then it all comes down to what we are discussing with them the TV shows and their favorite snacks from Applebee's network.
18. We truly respect parents who have experienced a whole day in the park.
“You realize how tired you are after a long day at Disneyland when you realize that you have sat down in your baby’s stroller.”
In the morning we see children who are happy and full of energy. They sit quietly in wheelchairs and with open mouth stare at all the fun around. And in the evening they get tired, start crying and play the game “The wheelchair is a lava”. So parents are just heroes.
19. We are cool telling stories
We do not destroy our magical images. We are storytellers. It will not be difficult for us to explain in detail to you why things are this way and not otherwise, even if all this is not true. To save the magic, we will tell you anything.
The event on the attraction of Snow White "A terrible adventure"
Guest: I beg your pardon, but why is this skull here?
I (looking at the skull at the entrance to the attraction): This is a gift from the Evil Queen. She wanted to add here a few things in her style.
Guest: ... So what was the dwarf?
I (looking around suspiciously and whispering): This was the eighth dwarf.
Guest (all immersed in history): And what was his name?
Me: Coot. He believed everything he was told ... And look what happened to him.
20. Thanks to colleagues, our work is getting better on 18000%
All we need at the end of the day is someone who can understand us. Our friends late in the evening, after the park is closed, SatеThey go to iHop for pancakes with us, go together to see the fireworks on our day off, take pictures with us in costumes and eat pizza when we don’t want to be in the crowd.
21. Our favorite companions are children.
Kids at Disney are the best. They play with us, ask really good questions and, as a rule, behave very respectfully.
22. We wish you a magical day, because we sincerely want it
We really care about the guests. They are wonderful.
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