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wbboy29
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This didn't happen to me, but I remember reading a few years back in the Disney Magazine about a little girl who went to see Mickey at Toon Town in Disneyland. The mother had explained to the cast member, that was with Mickey, that the little girl was deaf. When the little girl finally got her chance to meet him, Mickey started to talk to her in sign language. The mother was so moved that she started to cry. Allthough this never happened to me, just reading this story made my eyes water too. This is just another example of the magic that can happen to you at Disney.
Lady Tinkerbell
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When I was 6 years old, my family went to the World Showcase right when it opened. When we got by China, Minnie in her komono came out and since I was the only child around, I had Minnie to myself for like 20 minutes. She walked around holding my hand and taking me where ever. I don't remember a lot of what I did with her, but I have the greatest pictures of that day that Minnie was "all mine". *warm, fuzzy feeling*
disneyman15
I'm Surrounded by Idiots
The last time when I was at Disney me and my family was at MGM for the day. Well we went to WWTBAM and I got in the hotseat I got nervous and got out on the question What color is an amethyst was and i got it wrong. So later that day I was walking away from Tower of Terror and a guy yelled to me amethyst Purple and I turned to him and said I didn't see you in the hotseat and he didn't say anything. I know this isn't a good memory but it is what I think about whenever I think of my last trip to Disney.
donaldduck1967
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proposing to my now wife on 9/12/90
Nala59
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let's see... One of my favorite memories is, when my daughter was a year old we went to WDW for her first trip, and when she saw Mickey she ran up to him and gave him a big hug. Her 2 brothers who were 4 & 7 at the time had been so afraid of the characters up to this point, but when they saw their 1 year old sister with Mickey, they were fine with all the characters from that point on!...
Another one of my favorite memories happens more recently... seeing my oldest son march down Main Street USA with his marching band from high school with his silver trumpet held high & proud!
There are probably a dozen or so more... ones from each and every trip... but I'll spare you all the details...
DisneyPhD
Well-Known Member
I am a hearing person that knows Sign Lanuage and about 5 years ago when I taught preschool I taught my class sign lanuage (they all knew and used around 100 signs) and explained that people who couldn't hear or talk used it to communicate. After one of my students (3 year old) went to WDW for a vacation her mother came to me and told me that when she met the characters and they couldn't talk to her she assumed that they were deaf and started to talk to them in sign (tell them her name how old she was ect....) Her parents were surprised when they started signing back! It was so sweet.
Maria
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The lady who does sign language for special events at Disney, is one of the sign language teachers at Disney University. While I was a cm they opened one of those courses and I wanted to take it very badly, but then I learned it was the English method, so it wouldn´t work where I live... 
I would really looove to learn it! I think seeing those people who do it on shows encourage many other cast members to learn it too! :sohappy:
I would really looove to learn it! I think seeing those people who do it on shows encourage many other cast members to learn it too! :sohappy:
DisneyPhD
Well-Known Member
It was very helpful in the classroom, I have been trying to teach my daughter, but she likes to talk more (13 months old now!!!) It is a very fun and beautiful language. (the 4th used in USA!) You can learn just a few signs and get far, but it takes a long time to master as learning any 2nd lanuage. It is nice that you don't have to worry about pronouncing things or spelling wrong (you do "finger spell" often, but deaf people are very forgiving about bad spelling!)
WDW does a good job with services for the deaf. I don't like interpreting personally, but I think I might consider it if I could at WDW.
Maria, I can't remember what sign language they use in Mexico. I know that some places in Africa use ASL because they didn't have there own lanuage so missonaires brought it over. Cananda also uses ASL. French Sign Lanuage and ASL are very close (becuase ASL was based in part on French) but british BSL is very different.
Sorry too much info. PM if you want more.