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The carolers and choirs were a hit with guests. Hirt suggested to Disney that a candlelight procession and ceremony would play well in the park. Disney agreed, and the first Candlelight Procession took place in 1958. The choirs moved north from Main Street to the Hub and performed facing Hirt, who was conducting in the center of the massed ...
Cast members at Disneyland in California have sought to organize with the United States' primary stage actors union. Some 1,700 characters and parades workers are receiving unionization cards from ...
On December 24, 1998, a heavy metal cleat fastened to the hull of the Sailing Ship Columbia tore loose, striking one 30-year-old cast member and two park guests. One of the guests, a 33-year-old man, died of a head injury at UCI Medical Center two days later.
Working at Disneyland isn't always wonderful, but these former cast members have mostly fond and funny memories of working at the Happiest Place on Earth.
In 1983 at Disneyland, cast members wanted to give something back to the local Orange County, California area. This led to Disney forming the "Disneyland Community Action Team" (DCAT). DCAT became involved with the Special Olympics, the Orangewood Children's Home, and other local charities. The corporate-wide VoluntEARS program was created from ...
One of the audience members heard Stone's screams and notified park staff. Others thought it was a part of the show. By the time the audience member and the staff got to her, she had already died from her injuries. Stone's parents sued Disneyland for the death of their daughter, which resulted in a small settlement. [4] [5]
In 2004, Disneyland Resort President Matt Ouimet and hundreds of cast members posed for an aerial photo above Disneyland, with each person holding a nine square foot photograph of a Disneyland cast member. When seen from above the placards formed an image of Mickey Mouse, making it the largest photographic mosaic ever created.
While working at Disneyland last summer, Cyn Carranza lived in her car with her dog and showered on resort property. As recently as this spring, the 39-year-old custodian scrubbed, waxed and ...