Behind The Scenes To On Stage

Walt Disney World is truly like no other place.  The Magic Kingdom currently has three parades a day.  These are not just some average run of the mill parades.  They are over the top, overblown, music blaring, festivals of joy and excitement.  The current theme at Disney is celebration and if you call to make reservations at Disney World or to make Dining reservations at one of our many restaurants, or if you come to one of the ticket booths at the parks you will most likely hear the question "are you celebrating anything today"?  The song that you hear during the parade is about having the time of your life.  The characters and performers embody this theme and bring an amazing level of enthusiasm and excitement that would be hard to match on any level and they do it over, and over, and over again.  It's 80 degrees, they got sweat pouring down their face, they are dancing in sync, and smiling like they just snorted some pixie dust and are actually having the time of their lives.  The energy that buzzes through the crowd makes you smile as well.  As soon as these characters and performers get backstage, the first thing the characters do is rip off their heads to get some much needed air and retire to their air conditioned trailer.  Deep down in the tunnels beneath Magic Kingdom, it is common to see Ariel all beautifully made up from the neck up wearing some jeans and a white t shirt at the Mousecateria getting some lunch, or Snow White smoking a butt outside in the backlot.   Regardless once you go onstage it is the Disney way, their mission, that you turn on and become a performer no matter what role your in, whether its custodial or as a character, we are all expected to be in sync and go above and beyond and preserve the magic.  The goal of course is for each and very guest to have a positively memorable experience and come back again and again, and again.