Second Cast Member Dies This Summer at Disney World
It is my sorry duty to report that for the second time this summer another Walt Disney World Cast member, 47 year old Mark Priest had an accident last Thursday, August 6 2009 whilst performing in "Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Tutorial," an interactive show in which actors lead guests through a series of pirate-skills tests, Mark died four days later, yesterday, Monday August 10th at Florida Hospital Orlando due to complications.
All is not well in the Magic Kingdom
Tue, 08/04/2009 - 12:15 — Mr Mouse Admini...Is the rot setting in with Disney's Magic Kingdom's Cast Members?
As many of you know I am a keen user of twitter the social network and “pulse of the Planet” A while ago I asked a cross section of Disney fans and former Cast Members on twitter to tell me what they thought was important at Disney. To my surprise this answer represents a large percentage of the replies.
Building Walts Dream
Take a few minutes out of your day and have a look at this footage of Disneyland being built, it is just excelent. It is 50 minutes of nostalgia, flashback to the very first moments of Disneyland with Walt Disney pacing off the site and proceeds through the year via time-lapse video until the park is ready for opening day. This footage was sitting on a shelf all these years and only saved by a curious employee now it is available on DVD and with clips here courtesy of YouTube.com
NTSB Gives Updates On Monorail Investigation
In a letter sent to the Florida press the National Transport Safety Board has given an update on the status of it’s investigation into the Monorail accident of July 5th at Walt Disney World which claimed the life of a Cast Member. In addition to interviews with the Cast Members involved, they have begun to review documents provided by Walt Disney world. The full text of the letter is below:
Going The Extra Mile - On A Plate.
Wed, 07/29/2009 - 07:21 — Mr Mouse Admini...A Guests eye view of Disney's Special Dietary Needs service.
This is an unusual article for me to publish here on the site, in that it is not written by a Cast Member but by a Guest. When I read this I thought it was well worth reprinting as it shone a light on a little known dietary service offered by Disney. It also tells of the way Cast Members go the extra mile to make Guests with special needs stays just as special as everybody else's vacation.
Thank you to Sunny Hall for your permission to reprint this article - it is much appreciated.
Bug Fixed - Sorry It Took So Long.
It has come to my notice in the last few days that there has been a bug in the Private messaging system. Following a chat with a developer, he pointed out the goof and it is now fixed.
My apologies.
Are You Taking The Mickey?
Sun, 07/19/2009 - 14:28 — Mr Mouse Admini...
The names Disney And Mickey Mouse As Pejoratives.
Pejorative: Depreciatory; disparaging; unfavorable.Whilst I was writing the piece about Alnwick Castle looking for a senior Disney Cast Member I came across the quote from Sir Roy Strong "However much it brings distaste to my lips, it is a question of survival." He was talking about looking at how Disney runs it’s business and how these techniques could be used in the culture sector.
The Disney Monorail: Trains of Tomorrow
Thu, 07/16/2009 - 07:27 — Paul TorresThe Disney Monorail: An appriciation of the ‘Trains of Tomorrow'!
“We keep moving forward, opening new doors and doing new things…” Walt Disney once said in reference to how he encouraged his creative teams to work. This became especially evident with Tomorrowland at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. On June 14, 1959 Disney added multiple new attractions to the land including what is now referred to as the Disneyland Monorail, the first daily operating system of its kind in the western hemisphere.
Hail to the Obamatron - Review
In Memoriam
Wed, 07/15/2009 - 08:56 — Mr Mouse Admini...The Cast Members who have died working at Disney
In 1974, eighteen year old Deborah Gail Stone was a new Cast Member at Disneyland. She had recently graduated from the nearby Santa Ana High and was working over the summer as an attractions hostess at "America Sings" to earn money in preparation for her departure to college in the fall. To her friends she is remembered as an outstanding student and athlete, a member of the high school yearbook. To the rest of the world she is remembered as the first Cast Member to die whilst working at Disney.
