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Ever
since my first visit to Disneyland Park in the spring of 1977, I
have had Disney in my blood. Over one-dozen roadtrips to Walt Disney
World and 6 trips to Disneyland later, I still worship the mouse!
My lifelong dream was always to work at Walt Disney World. In the
summer of 1997, I realized that dream. For 15 months, I was a
server at Epcot's Canadian pavilion. I took the opportunity
to work at various locations across Property, visit the parks many
times a week, participate in the grand opening telecasts of Disney's
Animal Kingdom, watch Illuminations (practically) nightly, and so
much more!
It
truly was the greatest experience of a lifetime, as you can imagine.
It also gave me a great inside look at how the parks operate behind
the scenes, and talk to the Cast Members responsible for all of
the Disney magic. More importantly, I got the chance to work and
live with a great group of people. One of them, a wonderful Welsh
girl named Kelly, was foolish enough to fall for me! Our
wedding was on June 6, 2001!
Being
Canadian, I could not stay past the 15 month duration of my work
visa, so I decided join the Disney
Wonder as part of her Maiden Crew. I joined the ship in Venice
and was lucky enough to be a part of a great team and a great launch.
For 8 months, over a contract and a bit, I worked as a Dining
Room Server and Service Excellence Coach. It was an interesting
experience, to say the least, and allowed me to see an entirely
different side of the Company.
My
interest in Disney is mainly with the theme parks. I have huge collections
of old guide maps, books, and license tags, as well as newer CM
merch. I have visited every Disney park around the world, and return
to them quite frequently. I keep up to date on all the developments
down in Florida and throughout the company. But in between my years
at Disney, I finished off my much-delayed degree in Political Science
and Business Administration at Wilfrid
Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario.
I am
currently working for EDS
Canada as the Account Operations Manager for Ontario
Tourism in Mississauga.
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