In September of 1991, I was lead at the Monorail Cafe at the Disneyland Hotel, and I read in the cast newspaper that they were closing the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island to refurbish it for a new show. That winter, I thought it would be fun to see what the Rivers of… Read More I met a Disney Legend
While living in Los Angeles, I was lucky enough to work as an audience member for many TV shows and award shows. It all started while working at the Disneyland Hotel. A group of friends wanted to see a TV show taping, so I drove up to Hollywood from Anaheim to get the free tickets.… Read More Rick’s years as an audience page
Saturday, March 7, 1992 As part of the Disney Management Program, you shadow various departments around the Park. This Saturday, I was to spend five hours with Parks Security. When I arrived for my shift in the late afternoon, as soon as they gave me my radio, there was a call, “Horse down on Main… Read More Rick’s day with Disneyland Security
I was in fifth grade, and my elementary school planned an overnight school trip onboard the CA Thayer, a wooden-hulled, three-masted schooner designed for carrying lumber and built-in 1895 in Northern California. The original hull was made of dense, old-growth Douglas fir, which had been carefully chosen for shipbuilding. She sailed with a small crew consisting… Read More I was a pirate (well kind of)
This week received around three and a half inches of snow, and it looks like this could be our last week of snow for the season. Over the next few days, we expect rain and daytime temperatures in the mid-forties, climbing to fifty next week, along with some sun to help melt the remaining snow.… Read More Last day of snow?
It was the winter of 1989, and I worked as a food service manager at Marine World Africa USA in Vallejo. During the off-season at the Park, we had time to detail clean all the restaurants, work on projects, and plan the next season’s events. During this time, I was told I was taking over… Read More My first cup of coffee
After a winter with very little snow, February is off to a great start. Traditionally, Coeur d’Alene receives around 12.28 inches of snowfall this month, and with another storm visiting us this weekend, we are on track to surpass that number. Last week, we were (unofficially) at around 11 inches of snow in the city… Read More More Snow
While driving to work today, we found many trees along the freeway covered in ice. Mixing that with a bright sun made for some fantastic pictures. Even the trees at work were showing off their beauty.
Last Tuesday we had some blowing snow overnight and that was just the beginning of a few days of snow for us. By Thursday we had around a foot of snow, which is fantastic and on Friday we decided to clear the driveway by hand. The very next day the forecast was for 30% chance… Read More Snow is here
After a fun week, it is time to say goodbye to Mexico for this year. Spending time with the family is always fun and a great reminder of how lucky we are. After waking up at 8:30 a.m., we ran a bit behind, but by 11:00, we were on the bus for Mexico. We originally… Read More Travel day: back home
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