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.
The British often talk about customer service and how the Americans do it so much better, “The polite staff, few queues, and it’s so clean…” Of all of the bastions of good service in the new world Disneyland is often hailed as the home of the craft.
Today marks the end on Miramax Films, the ‘Indi’ art house production company purchased by Disney in 1993. After 17 years Disney has closed the doors, it was apparently not profitable enough… I for one though will miss the sometimes quirky films they made.
I have started re-reading my collection of Disney books and as you may have noticed I have added a few new books to the spinning Amazon.com book store on most pages on the site. Can you recommend any good books for the collection and perhaps a review?
Dear all in the near future there are going to be a few subtle changes to the site, and perhaps one or two not so subtle.
Over the last year or so the community has grown in numbers and in presence on the internet. Also during this time I have learned a lot about you, the users and about the needs of the community – now it is time to take those lessons and built upon them.
At first most of the modifications will be under the hood so to speak, streamlining and security tweaks. Then as time goes on we’ll be giving the site a facelift and a good spring clean – all spic and span!
Roy E Disney died at the Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, California December 16, 2009. He had been ill with stomach cancer for the past year.
Roy E Disney, a long-time executive of the Walt Disney Company - which his uncle founded - has died aged 79. He had been ill with stomach cancer for the past year.
I had the honour and privilege of meeting Roy on several occasions, my memories are of a gentle and unassuming gentleman.
Roy, who played a powerful role at the company for more than 50 years, led a successful shareholder revolt against chief executive Michael Eisner.
Listening to on of my favourite tech podcasts mentioned that a Disney Imagineer had combined the Guitar Hero game, Christmas lights and a sprinkle of Disney Magic to make this YouTube video - Enjoy! And Happy Holidays!
For me Working Christmas morning at Disneyland Paris was always special. It was a time for the giving and receiving of gifts, making Disney dreams come true, natural disasters and being suspected of terrorism.