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New #DisneyCastLife: Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Josh D’Amaro Shares Special Message, Cast Members Create Magic at Disney Springs and More

Today, we’re continuing our #DisneyCastLife video series featuring favorite stories of cast members keeping the Disney magic alive at home and in communities around the world.

In our latest episode, we have a special message from Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Josh D’Amaro plus cast members share their excitement about the phased reopening of Disney Springs and Shanghai Disneyland.  Check it out:

For more inspiring #DisneyCastLife stories, follow the Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort Ambassador team on Instagram at @WDW.Ambassador and @Disneylandambassador.  And be sure to keep checking the Disney Parks Blog for more #DisneyMagicMoments.

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#DisneyCastLife: New Episode Highlights Cast Member Magic Around the World

Disney Cast Life Episode #4

Today, we’re excited to share the latest episode of our #DisneyCastLife series featuring favorite stories of cast members keeping the Disney magic alive at home and in communities around the world.

During this show, we honor our military in celebration of Armed Forces Day before traveling to Hong Kong Disneyland for a look at an amazing community partnership.  Also, don’t miss a special message from 1966 Disneyland Ambassador Connie Swanson Lane.

For more inspiring #DisneyCastLife stories, follow the Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort Ambassador teams on Instagram at @WDW.Ambassador and @Disneylandambassador.  And be sure to keep checking the Disney Parks Blog for more #DisneyMagicMoments.

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#DisneyMagicMoments: Finding Love in the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland Park

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Fri, May 15, 2020

#DisneyMagicMoments: Finding Love in the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland Park

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#DisneyMagicMoments: Finding Love in the Haunted Mansion

In honor of last year’s 50th anniversary of the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland park, the Disneyland Resort Line — a magazine published exclusively for Disneyland Resort cast members — featured a variety of commemorative stories in its Aug. 1, 2019 issue. One such story, written by Editorial Manager Lisa Greathouse, shares how two Haunted Mansion cast members fell in “love at first fright” in 1989.

Enjoy this #DisneyCastLife story below!

Senior Stage Manager Dave Atkins will never forget the day in late 1989 when, as part of the opening crew on Splash Mountain, he began cross-training on Haunted Mansion and spotted a new hire who was part of a different training group.

“It was love at first fright,” Dave says with a laugh. Eve, that “new hire” who caught Dave’s eye 30 years ago, rolls her eyes. “That is such a dad joke,” she says.

The couple, who began dating a few months after first meeting, recently celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary and have two sons, ages 16 and 19. “They think it’s pretty cool that their parents met at Haunted Mansion,” says Eve, who left the company in 1994 for a career in Human Resources.

Dave, who works in Disney Photo Imaging, says the couple’s circle of friends include many Cast Members (past and present) they met working in New Orleans and Critter Country during the 1990s. He even recalls sitting in a circle in the mansion’s expanding room with fellow Cast on Halloween night after the park closed, telling ghost stories late into the night.

“Haunted Mansion is still my favorite attraction — and not just because I met this incredible woman there,” Dave says, glancing at Eve. “It’s an attraction that is better than it needed to be, full of so many little details and incredibly rich storytelling. Anyone who has trained on that attraction has stories that build on the lore. There’s always a little bit of mystery.”

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SPECIAL EDITION: #DisneyCastLife Features Cast Members Making Magic at Shanghai Disney Resort

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Mon, May 11, 2020

SPECIAL EDITION: #DisneyCastLife Features Cast Members Making Magic at Shanghai Disney Resort

With today’s start of the phased reopening of Shanghai Disneyland, we’re sharing a special edition episode of our #DisneyCastLife series from inside the park where cast members are once again making magic for guests.

Along with an exclusive look from inside Shanghai Disneyland, we also have some inspiring messages from Disney Ambassadors around the world.  Check it out:

For more #DisneyCastLife stories, follow the Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort Ambassador teams on Instagram at @WDW.Ambassador and @Disneylandambassador.  And be sure to keep checking the Disney Parks Blog for more #DisneyMagicMoments.

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Disney Ambassadors Highlight Cast Member Magic in New Episode of #DisneyCastLife

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Disney Ambassadors Highlight Cast Member Magic in New Episode of #DisneyCastLife

This weekend, we’re sharing a new episode of our #DisneyCastLife video series featuring favorite stories of cast members keeping the Disney magic alive at home and in communities.

During the show, we take a look at how cast members are inspiring future magic-makers, chat with ABC News chief meteorologist and New York Times best-selling author, Ginger Zee, on how she and her talented friends, Robert Zepeda from ABC News and Reggie Aqui from ABC 7 San Francisco recreated the “Magic Happens” parade at home – and much more.

For more inspiring #DisneyCastLife stories, follow the Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort Ambassador team on Instagram at @WDW.Ambassador and @Disneylandambassador.  And be sure to keep checking the Disney Parks Blog for more #DisneyMagicMoments.

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