tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post4902814591164687008..comments2024-02-05T19:22:18.722-08:00Comments on Jungle is "101" - Disneyland's Jungle Cruise And Other Disneyland Stuff: Disneyland Musings - Volume VII - Fantasyland, Mr. Toad and flower bedsMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02936929214738391738noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post-27117789215800012022010-03-09T14:10:28.840-08:002010-03-09T14:10:28.840-08:00Vintage! Great to hear from you! Love your blog ...Vintage! Great to hear from you! Love your blog and the work you do there. Anyone who has stumbled here should definitely head to Vintage Disneyland Tickets' blog ASAP!<br /><br />There's no doubt you can find quiet moments in the Park as a guest. Those rare occurrences are definitely worth the price of admission. <br /><br />Anonymous, I agree that you can find quiet spaces as a guest. There is something special, though, when you add the whole "cast member" angle to the experience. Cast members who worked closing shifts got to experience those quiet moments almost every day. It is one of the memories that lingers most.<br /><br />---MikeMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936929214738391738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post-14594264620336435182010-03-09T08:53:06.339-08:002010-03-09T08:53:06.339-08:00Nice post. Thank you. Once in a while, you do ge...Nice post. Thank you. Once in a while, you do get a silent moment.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post-17942862293964451142010-03-09T08:17:41.087-08:002010-03-09T08:17:41.087-08:00Great Post, thanks so much for sharing these small...Great Post, thanks so much for sharing these small but wonderful details.<br /><br />I visit the park about twice a month and let me tell ya - I search for those quite spots like you describe. Its not easy, but they can be found; off season days, go at opening time and you'll find most of Frontierland is yours for the taking. Also, Bear County is a ghost town for the first hour or two. There is nothing better than finding a spot at the park where you look around 360 and see NO ONE, I love those (brief) moments.Vintage Disneyland Ticketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14790755040005517146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post-82966291427075422412010-03-04T10:39:24.744-08:002010-03-04T10:39:24.744-08:00Skipper B:
You know what I'm talking about! ...Skipper B:<br /><br />You know what I'm talking about! I don't think I've yet posted as to some of my Jungle deadheads at night---I may have to seriously edit myself so as to keep my "rehire" status. You may think I'm a little "old school," but remember, I was skippering the Jungle only this time last year! I never worked Steam Trains, but I bet that's a great gig! I saw one of those Disney cats after hours.<br /><br />It had a tiny pair of red shorts in its mouth...ulp!<br /><br /><br />Yellows! My main girl! Great to hear from you! I KNOW that you know where I'm coming from with respect to my post. I wouldn't be surprised if you were working a closing shift at the same time as me back in the 80s. Did you get most of your shifts in Fantasyland, Tomorrowland, Frontierland, Main Street? As I recall, most of the popcorn carts and balloon vendors were shut down in the outer lands, while Main Street kept positions open until the bitter end of the Park's day. I helped clear the way for many a vendor who was pushing their heavy cart through the area on their way back to the ODV main offices! Watch those guests' Achilles' tendons!!<br /><br />Keep up the great work on your blog!<br /><br />---MikeMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936929214738391738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post-43060736190874371802010-03-03T22:34:09.944-08:002010-03-03T22:34:09.944-08:00You said it, Mike! Some of my favorite nights were...You said it, Mike! Some of my favorite nights were closing shifts on the popcorn wagons in Bear Country or opposite the Haunted Mansion. Guests usually migrated to the east side at night in the old days. It was such a unique experience to be there when the Park was almost completely deserted.Yellowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336098707487940056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post-76693989759574944162010-03-03T16:39:07.655-08:002010-03-03T16:39:07.655-08:00I do enjoy those few moments, I get them after put...I do enjoy those few moments, I get them after putting the last train away for the night, the back of the park is cleared out, the cats are coming out, or a cruise through the river with no one in your boat, chatting with the animals or as one person has done, that shall remain nameless, ie, not me so I won't get them in dirty green water, stand at the front of the boat spread out your arms and have an I'm king of the Jungle moment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00850554761188206673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post-3184378135638017362010-03-03T14:51:55.661-08:002010-03-03T14:51:55.661-08:00Sus,
Thank you for the kind words. Clearly you h...Sus,<br /><br />Thank you for the kind words. Clearly you have a low entertainment threshold, which makes you a PERFECT "Jungle is 101" devotee. I find that people who are easily amused, readily distracted, can sing the alphabet backwards (starting with any letter) and love to peel dried glue off of objects tend to make the most committed Jungle readers. <br /><br />Have a wonderful day and be sure to stop by Guest Relations on your way out and tell them that Mike on the Jungle Cruise was the best skipper you ever had! Don't worry, they'll immediately know that you are a plant and will firmly, but kindly have you escorted to the Main Exit by a nice man from Security. <br /><br />---MikeMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936929214738391738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post-90818137611214680232010-03-03T12:56:07.032-08:002010-03-03T12:56:07.032-08:00I look forward to all of these posts. I hope they...I look forward to all of these posts. I hope they continue for a long time.sushttp://joyiseverywhere.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com