Disney owns ALL parks everywhere
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:12 pm
I work at a park, lets just say Company "X".
I was working in the ticketing area and had a few quiet minutes so I went over to a Tram/Bus shelter which was not in use this particular day for some shade and a rest. Since it is a guest area I usually have a clipboard in hand to look like I am doing something instead of goofing off.
A guest in his 80's approached for conversation, asking the usual questions about where I worked, what I did, how I liked it, etc. Next, he asked if I was aware that Company X was owned by Disney, then went on to explain that all parks everywhere are owned by Disney. They just use the name Company X to make people think that other companies exist. The same was true for the other big park corporations, as Company Y and Z were also Disney properties. That way "Disney gets all of your money and you don't know it".
He was most pleasant and polite but I sensed that 'all cylinders were not firing'. A co-worker called my cell phone about that time and rather than hang up I kept the phone open so he could listen in, especially to send help if things turned ugly. (apparently he shared the audio on speaker-phone with others in the back office and they were all laughing at my being guest-trapped)
At that point he changed the subject to restaurants with the main complaint being the "the m-f-ing Europeans never give you any ice in your drinks". This was apparently a large issue in his life and he discussed it at length. I assured him that our park provided PLENTY of ice in the drink cups and should he not receive enough ice, the staff would happily provide more.
A few minutes later his family located him and thanked me profusely for "looking after him".
What a strange morning that was.
Mikey
I was working in the ticketing area and had a few quiet minutes so I went over to a Tram/Bus shelter which was not in use this particular day for some shade and a rest. Since it is a guest area I usually have a clipboard in hand to look like I am doing something instead of goofing off.
A guest in his 80's approached for conversation, asking the usual questions about where I worked, what I did, how I liked it, etc. Next, he asked if I was aware that Company X was owned by Disney, then went on to explain that all parks everywhere are owned by Disney. They just use the name Company X to make people think that other companies exist. The same was true for the other big park corporations, as Company Y and Z were also Disney properties. That way "Disney gets all of your money and you don't know it".
He was most pleasant and polite but I sensed that 'all cylinders were not firing'. A co-worker called my cell phone about that time and rather than hang up I kept the phone open so he could listen in, especially to send help if things turned ugly. (apparently he shared the audio on speaker-phone with others in the back office and they were all laughing at my being guest-trapped)
At that point he changed the subject to restaurants with the main complaint being the "the m-f-ing Europeans never give you any ice in your drinks". This was apparently a large issue in his life and he discussed it at length. I assured him that our park provided PLENTY of ice in the drink cups and should he not receive enough ice, the staff would happily provide more.
A few minutes later his family located him and thanked me profusely for "looking after him".
What a strange morning that was.
Mikey
