Interesting CM stories

[Emzy]

There are too many good memories from my 4 months as a CPer. But I'll share my favorite.

I was getting a bit worn down by the hours and grumpy guests when I got an 8am shift. I was upset since I was use to working nights and got off at midnight the night before plus the park didn't open till 9 so why was I there at 8. But I woke up at 6am that morning and went into work. I went to the morning meeting and was told that I would be opening the East Train Cart (the one by Expo Hall and the train station). The manager walked out there with me since I had never opened before and told me about the Main Street Welcome. This is when all Cast Members come out on the street with mickey and minnie gloves and wave to the guests the first 5 min the park is open.

That turned into my favorite morning. The look on the guest's faces as they raced into the park for their ADA reservations and once the rope droped was priceless. I was thinking about how many of these people were starting their vacation that day and how many people were celebrating their first visit. It was amazing. And I got a chuckle when a guest who asked me in a paniced voice "Where is the Castle?" Later my manager came out to check on me and was surprised that my mood had changed so much. That early morning is exactly what I needed to change my attitude.

You worked Main Street East Merch?! That was my work location last Summer for the ICP!

 

[Pocamahontas]

I am completely crying right now. :king:

I've never told that story in person, because literally every time it gets me.
But I'll never forget it.

 

[mickeymaniacs]

I'm a bit of a sap, so please pardon the length. This one happened just as I started with Photopass:

I'm on mainstreet at about 8 AM, tending to the early birds who are having breakfast in the park, and as usual families love to have their picture taken at this time in front of Cinderella's castle because there is no one in the park, and it's a great shot. Well, one family comes up to me, big smiles, and asks if I will take their picture. I notice that there is just one little girl and she is standing next to mom and dad, instead of in front of them. To make it a better shot I simply ask "Princess will you step right in front for me?"
...the girl doesn't move. So I ask again "Princess, will you just stand right in front of mom and dad?"....she still doesn't budge.
At first I think she's scared of me, and that I'm being too demanding, but then her mother says "****** she's talking to you."
Well...the little girl hears that, and says to me "But I'm not a princess"
First of all, I pick my jaw off of the floor, and walk over to her, and ask her:
"Can you twirl?"
...she looks at me funny, and then I do a demonstration, and she follows.
"Okay, sweetheart, can you curtsy?"
...(this one she needs no demonstration for) and she curtsy's
And then I say
"thank you"
and take a step back, and take the family picture, at this point, mom and dad are looking at me like I'm crazy, and I just keep smiling, and continue taking their picture.
Then I ask for one with just ******.
And I tell her, okay sweetheart (notice I stopped calling her princess)
will you hold your hands just like this, (and I show her a princess pose...which she does fabulously)
And I take her photo, just like that.
Her parents still think I'm nuts, but I kneel down, and ask her "Are you a princess?"
And she looks frustrated and says "no" with a look that tells me "we just went through this."
But then I tell her, "but you can curtsy right? and you can twirl? and that pose you did, that was a princess pose taught to me by Cinderella herself. And that smile...that's a princess smile. So you must be a princess!"
And I ask her again "now princess, are you a princess?"
This time, she looks up at mom and dad as she thinks about it, and she looks at me after a moment, and she mumbles something like "well I could be, I guess"
And I tell her never to forget it.

Now here is the part that made me terribly nervous.
As I gave them back their photopass, and they said goodbye with big smiles, and a heck of a thank you, ****** asked her father,
"Daddy, am I a princess?"
....you know what he said?


"Since the day you were born"
And if there were ever a smile to touch someones heart,
it was hers at that moment.

The very very best part?
I saw her walking through the part later that day, with a tiara,
a bigggg kiss mark on her cheek in red lipstick (which I assume was from when she had breakfast with Cinderella) and that same smile on her face.
She saw me, and what did the cutest girl in the world do?
She ran up to me, curtsied, and then gave me one of the biggest hugs I've ever received in my life,
and she ended our meeting with a "Bye Princess":king:
(the nerve of that girl to call me a princess, I'm telling you, as if i wasn't tearing up already)

...it's moments like this that make me realize I'm the luckiest girl in the world to have a job like mine, and that there could be no better boss than Mickey Mouse.

Oh my Gosh that is so amazing and that is exactly why my Husband and I love that place so much. that is a memory that she will always carry. Every time she thinks about that trip she's gonna think of you too.:sohappy: how cool is that!!

 

[Pocamahontas]

Oh my Gosh that is so amazing and that is exactly why my Husband and I love that place so much. that is a memory that she will always carry. Every time she thinks about that trip she's gonna think of you too.:sohappy: how cool is that!!

Coolest thing in the world.

 

[Jenna]

Awww I love that story about the little girl being a princess. You guys do an amazing job to give kids and adults alike an amazing, unforgettable experience! Thank you!

 

[Rose Smith]

I haven’t read anything like that,Great stories everyone!
I believe a little magic can go a long way in helping make someone's day.