More Magical Memories
First Posted on Myspace on April 12th, 2006
Every once in awhile a story comes on the news about a Disney character inappropriately touching some kid at a theme park, i.e. Tigger. I'm always conflicted over what the truth is in these cases.
For instance I know how difficult it is for the people inside the costumes to "feel" through the bulky gloves they wear. Disney actually trains it's cast members how to sign different autographs while wearing the "paws." I knew a guy who played Friar Tuck who had a hell of a time writing the letter "T" in cursive. My only hope is that the little ones whose books he signed can't tell the difference between a "T" and a "F" either.
Mr. Tuck didn't screw up on purpose and felt bad when he did. Twiddle Dee was another matter. I never found out who was inside the costume but I had to start taking a different tunnel to my work location at the Magic Kingdom because Dee, I dunno maybe it was Dum, would sometimes corner me and silently hump me. Besides giving me nightmares about dopey looking fat guys it made me late to work a few times. His behavior was deliberately degrading and juvenile, but I never saw him replicate it in front of park guests.
One of my roommate's job was as a Disney character. She was a stunning girl with an amazing figure. Her unofficial name in our building was "hot" Jackie and as her roommate guys were always asking me if "they" were real. I honestly have no idea, although I saw them plenty. Jackie was a bit of a show off. I can't blame her, she was gorgeous. To this day all the guys we knew moan about the fact that the only one of them who ever saw her naked was gay. And he musta been really gay because if anyone coulda turned him straight it would have been Jackie.
As attractive as Jackie was she was only pretty enough to be cast as Alice in Wonderland. She would've had to get plastic surgery to be a Princess, yes I'm serious. When she wasn't Alice she rotated as several of the fur characters. Winnie the Pooh was her favorite for awhile. That is until she came down with a rash. In fact all the Poohs got the same rash that week.
So she switched to playing the White Rabbit. Which went ok for a time until a character breakfast went tragically awry. She was taking pictures with kids and signing autographs when out of nowhere a bratty preteen tackled her and tried to rip her head off. He nearly choked her because the heads are held on by a tight chin strap. He also was sitting on her chest and outweighed her by a few pounds. Jackie's "handlers" finally managed to get the kid off but she couldn't work the rest of the day.
As bad as my job could be, I never envied her. Florida in August as a fur character is pure hell. And with her massive boobs taped down, Alice was no picnic either. So as badly as I'd like to believe that Disney employees are the best of the best, with the kind of abuse they suffer I can't begrudge a guy a little payback.
Every once in awhile a story comes on the news about a Disney character inappropriately touching some kid at a theme park, i.e. Tigger. I'm always conflicted over what the truth is in these cases.
For instance I know how difficult it is for the people inside the costumes to "feel" through the bulky gloves they wear. Disney actually trains it's cast members how to sign different autographs while wearing the "paws." I knew a guy who played Friar Tuck who had a hell of a time writing the letter "T" in cursive. My only hope is that the little ones whose books he signed can't tell the difference between a "T" and a "F" either.
Mr. Tuck didn't screw up on purpose and felt bad when he did. Twiddle Dee was another matter. I never found out who was inside the costume but I had to start taking a different tunnel to my work location at the Magic Kingdom because Dee, I dunno maybe it was Dum, would sometimes corner me and silently hump me. Besides giving me nightmares about dopey looking fat guys it made me late to work a few times. His behavior was deliberately degrading and juvenile, but I never saw him replicate it in front of park guests.
One of my roommate's job was as a Disney character. She was a stunning girl with an amazing figure. Her unofficial name in our building was "hot" Jackie and as her roommate guys were always asking me if "they" were real. I honestly have no idea, although I saw them plenty. Jackie was a bit of a show off. I can't blame her, she was gorgeous. To this day all the guys we knew moan about the fact that the only one of them who ever saw her naked was gay. And he musta been really gay because if anyone coulda turned him straight it would have been Jackie.
As attractive as Jackie was she was only pretty enough to be cast as Alice in Wonderland. She would've had to get plastic surgery to be a Princess, yes I'm serious. When she wasn't Alice she rotated as several of the fur characters. Winnie the Pooh was her favorite for awhile. That is until she came down with a rash. In fact all the Poohs got the same rash that week.
So she switched to playing the White Rabbit. Which went ok for a time until a character breakfast went tragically awry. She was taking pictures with kids and signing autographs when out of nowhere a bratty preteen tackled her and tried to rip her head off. He nearly choked her because the heads are held on by a tight chin strap. He also was sitting on her chest and outweighed her by a few pounds. Jackie's "handlers" finally managed to get the kid off but she couldn't work the rest of the day.
As bad as my job could be, I never envied her. Florida in August as a fur character is pure hell. And with her massive boobs taped down, Alice was no picnic either. So as badly as I'd like to believe that Disney employees are the best of the best, with the kind of abuse they suffer I can't begrudge a guy a little payback.
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