Disney workers reveal craziest things they’ve seen at parks
IT’S supposed to be the happiest place on earth, but guests at Disney’s theme parks don’t always get the memo.
From brawls over Snow White to a large guest getting stuck on a ride, the antics at the amusement parks are wackier than any Disney blockbuster, The Sun reports.
Former workers at Disney theme parks have been spilling the beans on Reddit about the craziest things they’ve seen in the House of Mouse.
The tales shed a whole new light on what it’s really like to work at the popular holiday destinations.
Playing a real-life Disney princess or prince is a lifelong dream for many people and the jobs at Disney’s parks are highly sought after.
But the following stories show there is far more to the job than wearing a fancy costume and posing for pictures with smiley children.
Snow White is a crowd favourite.Source:Supplied
SNOW FIGHT
While working as a waitress at a Disneyland restaurant during the 70s, one employee witnessed a punch up between the big bad wolf and one of the three little pigs.
The waitress’s daughter, who calls herself Coffee_S*** online, said: “She went in the backroom once and one of the three little pigs was on his back rolling around, with the Big Bad Wolf standing over him yelling ‘you stay away from her!’
“Apparently they both had a thing for Snow White.”
XXL CUSTOMERS
Most theme parks now provide extra large seats for bigger customers, but some rides are still a squeeze, which made life very difficult for one particularly curvy woman on a Finding Nemo Submarine ride.
A former employee called Always_be_awesome said: “You have to go down a very narrow and steep spiral staircase to get into the ride and the ride operators suggested that she might not want to ride, but couldn’t outright tell her she was too fat.
“She insisted on riding as she had waited two hours, but when it was time to get off she could not physically make it up the tiny stairs — they had to bring in a crane.”
Customers have tried to leave their loved ones’ remains at Disney theme parks, according to one former worker.Source:Supplied
CIRCLE OF LIFE
Some people really, really love Disney — so much so that they want to live on at the theme park forever.
As a result, many guests bring their family’s cremations to scatter around the site.
One Disney worker called overnight_cm_girl said: “Please PLEASE leave your cremated loved ones at home.
“Stop dumping them in Haunted Mansion.
“They just get vacuumed up and disposed of.”
GOOFING AROUND
Some people have trouble separating real life from fiction, which is problematic when it comes to posing for pictures with guests.
While posing for pictures with guests might seem like a wonderful way to earn your keep, it can actually be a nightmare for workers.
One former worker called Phantom_Scarecrow said: “In one of our classes, they explained how the characters had to have ‘leads’ with them at all times, since Goofy was stabbed by a man who had been arguing with another adult about whether Goofy was a person in a costume or a REAL 6-foot dog in a hat.
“They also showed us how to pose for photos — both hands had to be visible in all photos, so the guests can’t use the photos as evidence that the characters were touching their butts.”
It’s the happiest place on earth — if you can hold down your lunch. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied
CHUNDER MOUNTAIN
Excited children and stomach-churning rides mean that Disneyland workers spend a lot of time cleaning up vomit.
Sometimes it can be so bad that it ruins a person’s day.
One former Disney worker said: “A kid had ate a bunch of pasta with marinara and then promptly threw it all up right in front of the entrance to Big Thunder Mountain — it was easily 2 feet wide and 3 feet long.
“So we called custodial and did our best to block the area off.
“This dude, wearing all white came running down the path from the exit of the ride to try and get back into the line as soon as he can, then thought he would be a super cool guy and jump between the trash cans.
“So he jumps, lands in the barf and his legs slip out from under him, and he falls/rolls into all the red marinara barf.
“It took him a few seconds to comprehend what had just happened, but he eventually let out a blood curdling scream.”