Captain Eeyore

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Captain Eeyore

Now less of an urban legend than it was during my time as a Disneyland cast member, Captain Eeyore remains an insurrectional experience that satirizes not only the original Captain EO but critiques the dehumanizing labor conditions that come with working at the Parks. I first encountered the...

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Captain Eeyore:

 

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Here's a 2003 article by Jim Hill on Caption Eeyore

Including this 2011 article which was about the time Disney briefly had Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum not being meetable at the parks in the late 1980s. Which explains an inside job by Disneyland and Walt Disney World Cast Members at the time.

 

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I believe Disney employees used to make yearly cast member videos for a period of time. This one is great.

Yep, this was originally shown to Disneyland Cast Members during a yearly event (usually when the park is closed).

 

[SplashGhost]

I haven't watched the entire thing yet, but I read the article and found it fascinating. In one of the bits I saw, I really found it funny when Eeyore said "Oh no, Commander Bob." Captain Eeyore was a prophet, and warned us about Chapek way back in the 80s.