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.
I think we can agree –- especially after my last post –- Disney does great Customer service. Having written that post and received many great comments I came to a realisation, giving great customer service made me a better Disney Cast Member and that is a skill set you take with you to your next employer after Disney.
Excited mother Natasha Narula thought it would be fun to dress like a princess to take her daughter to Disneyland Paris. But, unlike Cinderella, she was stopped from getting to the ball.
Dear all just a quick note to say things are a little quiet on After the Mouse at the moment because I have my hands full with Baby, and work commitments – normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.
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.