Stupid Guest Tricks

EeyoresButterfly wrote:I had never really been to Disney before I began my CP. I went to DAK the day before and was enthralled by the parks. Working there has made it an incredibly magical experience, and I have never regretted it. Many of the CMs I work with still recognize me, having worked entertainment, some of the characters will go out of their way to greet my family and me. Sure, you see the nitty gritty stuff. I have had to calm down my share of irate guests (Peter Pan Merge Point is killer), but I have also been able to help make some amazing memories!

One of my favorites happened to me when I was helping Mickey outside DAK at the end of the day. There was a little boy from GKTW using a walker. He left the walker with his mother and struggled to walk up to Mickey. The mother started crying, and Mickey was a little worried that he had done something wrong. When we got backstage, Mickey asked his attendant what was going on with that family. This is what the attendant told him: That little boy has Muscular Dystrophy. When he returns home he will have to start using a wheelchair- probably for the rest of his life. His wish was to walk up to Mickey Mouse, those were the last independent steps that little boy will ever take. Not only was it a magical moment for that little boy and his family, it was a magical moment for me as well. I got to help Mickey make the little boy's wish come true.

We've all had experiences where we've been able to really make a guest's day. Whether it is randomly picking a family and expediting them onto a ride, giving a child a pin when they can't decide which of theirs to give up, or making an extra special meet and greet with a character, these are the memories that we will hold in our hearts forever.

EeyoresButterfly wrote:Ok, now a good story to balance it (because really, there are for more good than bad). This isn't one that happened to me, but it's still a great story. A little girl was coming through MAW. She got very sick on the plane and an ambulance had to meet her at the airport. Her wish was to visit Cinderella. The Disney managers got wind of the situation. They went to Toontown to ask Cinderella if she would visit the girl in the hospital. Cinderella went and visited the girl in the hospital room- the girl died later that night. The next day the mother came into the park and told Cinderella how much what she did meant to the little girl and the family. They have pictures of it backstage Epcot, and it always makes me tear up.

EeyoresButterfly wrote: Ok, now a good story to balance it (because really, there are for more good than bad). This isn't one that happened to me, but it's still a great story. A little girl was coming through MAW. She got very sick on the plane and an ambulance had to meet her at the airport. Her wish was to visit Cinderella. The Disney managers got wind of the situation. They went to Toontown to ask Cinderella if she would visit the girl in the hospital. Cinderella went and visited the girl in the hospital room- the girl died later that night. The next day the mother came into the park and told Cinderella how much what she did meant to the little girl and the family. They have pictures of it backstage Epcot, and it always makes me tear up.