Thought it might be fun to share anything just downright odd regarding past interactions/conversations with WDW cast members or characters. I have one that continues to be an inside joke with our family:
On one of our visits when I was still in Middle School, on one of our last days, we were in the Magic Kingdom and saw Mary Poppins strolling around Main Street greeting guests and twirling her parasol dressed in her Jolly Holiday best. Because we were young, and it was the thing to do, my brother and I got excited and approached Ms. Poppins with our autograph books in hand. My younger brother went up to her and said "Hi, Mary Poppins! Can we get your autograph?" Mary looked at us, smiled and said, "Oh, children! I'm not Mary Poppins! I'm Sarah Pixley! I'm here auditioning children like yourselves for a fun new performance!" she then took my brother's autograph book and happily scribbled down "Best wishes, Sarah Pixley xoxo" It was-otherworldly. We were both dumbfounded and kind of crushed that we'd been duped by a Poppins impostor. While she was signing my brother's book, I had slipped mine away so Sarah couldn't contaminate my book with her ordinary, non-magical, non-Disney name. We thanked her and walked away as she said "I hope to see you at the audition!" Behind us was literally a line of children. A man with his daughter ushered her towards Ms. Pixley saying "Go ahead, let's get your picture with Mary Poppins!" And as if on cue, she happily chimed, "I'm not Mary Poppins, sir, I'm Sarah Pixley!"
To this day, my family randomly says "I'm Sarah Pixley!"
And you guys, her costume was spot on. Like it HAD to be from the costuming department, there's no way it wasn't.
On one of our visits when I was still in Middle School, on one of our last days, we were in the Magic Kingdom and saw Mary Poppins strolling around Main Street greeting guests and twirling her parasol dressed in her Jolly Holiday best. Because we were young, and it was the thing to do, my brother and I got excited and approached Ms. Poppins with our autograph books in hand. My younger brother went up to her and said "Hi, Mary Poppins! Can we get your autograph?" Mary looked at us, smiled and said, "Oh, children! I'm not Mary Poppins! I'm Sarah Pixley! I'm here auditioning children like yourselves for a fun new performance!" she then took my brother's autograph book and happily scribbled down "Best wishes, Sarah Pixley xoxo" It was-otherworldly. We were both dumbfounded and kind of crushed that we'd been duped by a Poppins impostor. While she was signing my brother's book, I had slipped mine away so Sarah couldn't contaminate my book with her ordinary, non-magical, non-Disney name. We thanked her and walked away as she said "I hope to see you at the audition!" Behind us was literally a line of children. A man with his daughter ushered her towards Ms. Pixley saying "Go ahead, let's get your picture with Mary Poppins!" And as if on cue, she happily chimed, "I'm not Mary Poppins, sir, I'm Sarah Pixley!"
To this day, my family randomly says "I'm Sarah Pixley!"
And you guys, her costume was spot on. Like it HAD to be from the costuming department, there's no way it wasn't.