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)
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
Daisy was born and raised in Los Angeles, so when we moved to Idaho in 2007, it was fun to see her try to deal with snow. The first time we went outside, the snow blew her mind, and she just stopped and looked around. Eventually, she adjusted, but she was never a fan of… Read More Daisy’s first snow
We heard from Gails family that she has not eaten in a week and is on hospice care. Gail and I met way back in 1986, and from 2003 to 2016 I work with her in The Blue Devils promo world. She was my summer Mom for 13 summers. We are heartbroken. Update: Gail died… Read More Gail is on hospice care
Her name was Susan and we worked together at Macy’s. Susan was one of those people that cared about everyone and found beauty in everything. She sent me a Facebook request a few years back and asked if it was ok, From that moment on she loved seeing our photos and learning about all of… Read More A Gift from Susan
In September of 1991 I was a Lead at the Monorail Cafe at the Disneyland Hotel and read in the Cast Newspaper that they were closing the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyers Island to refurbish it for a new show. That winter I thought it would be fun to see what the ROA looked… Read More I met a Disney Legend
It’s amazing sometimes how fast time goes by. Its been one year since we lost Daisy, and I still think of her often. Sometimes when I get home from work, I expect her to bark and come running out of her room to greet me. When we have a bright and sunny day, I think…Daisy… Read More we said goodbye to daisy a year ago
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