Those of us who worked for Disney, especially its Theme Parks, Resorts and Disney Stores, have long been asking one question whenever Cast Member get together, "You remember the kid who worked with us that summer? I wonder what happened to them...?"
Since July 17th 1955 when Walt Disney opened his first Theme Park in Anaheim, the magic that started with that Mouse has been kept alive by generations of Cast Members.
This site is a community for those same Cast Members to get together and find old friends once more and maybe make new ones.
One of the amazing aspects of Walt Disney World is all the amazing talent the cast members have. Not just those who audition for roles in the stage shows, but also front line cast members who are great performers in their own right.
Encore! Cast Choir and Orchestra - a volunteer ensemble of nearly 300 talented Disney Cast Members - is currently in rehearsals for their next production, “Revolution! - A Musical Flashback to the 60’s and 70’s.” Shows are planned for July 23-25, 2009 at Epcot World ShowPlace and tickets are available to the general public.
I am trialing the Disqus commenting system for the Articles on the site. Whilst community Members have always been able to add comments other readers have not so Disqus seems like a solution.
As I said it is on trial for now and we’ll integrate it into the site more fully if it proves a success.
When Walt Disney made each of his Cast Members identifiable with a badge he revolutionized customer service at a stroke. The early badges were heavy, made of brass and didn’t even have the Cast Members name on them - just their ID numbers - as name tags went they were pretty useless, not even technically living up to the name but when five years later names were added they were the start of something big.
I never knew Amazon.com had a dedicated Celibrate Disney page on there site, I say page it is more like a one stop shop for all my Disney gift shopping.
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It the world of classic movies Disney have a niche it is half a mile wide filled with talking animals, slick animation, great songs and a whole heap of happy memories. There are a few however that over the years I and many others just assumed were Disney films but are not.
Theme parks make a big part of their business out of scaring people with abandoned hotel elevator drops, high speed roller coasters, haunted houses and all manner of thrills and spills. But people feeling genuinely scared of going to a public place like a Theme Park is a major worry for people like Disney. One that they have worked hard to counter.
This last weeks news out of New York has brought terrorism in the United States to the forefront of peoples minds again. The public, Disney’s paying Guests start to worry about their safety, spurred on by the media and I think it may be worth while looking at the lessons Disney learned from the past.
Out of all the jobs sought after at the Disneyland Parks, the role of being a Jungle Cruise Skipper is one of the most desired. A few years ago the OC Register did an opinion poll with the local readers to see what their dream Disney jobs were. The results of poll showed being an Imagineer was the most desired. Immediately below that was the roll of a Jungle Cruise Skipper. Now who wouldn't want to get paid to go around in circles and say some of the puniest jokes around?