tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post5243778136370588439..comments2024-02-05T19:22:18.722-08:00Comments on Jungle is "101" - Disneyland's Jungle Cruise And Other Disneyland Stuff: Disneyland - The Inn Between - Casual Dining For Hungry Cast MembersMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02936929214738391738noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post-49348615333939084192024-02-05T19:22:18.722-08:002024-02-05T19:22:18.722-08:00I dumped a lot of empty cheesecake plates into tho...I dumped a lot of empty cheesecake plates into those 55 gallon drums Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post-26462598603573718862023-07-05T18:34:40.901-07:002023-07-05T18:34:40.901-07:00The PitThe PitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post-72125106633875312322023-07-05T18:33:37.714-07:002023-07-05T18:33:37.714-07:00I remember going out during the off season when th...I remember going out during the off season when they closed for 2 days and it was a beautiful Indian Summer day I sat and watched them film Christmas at Disneyland. It was surreal Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post-39368207543662369372023-07-05T18:31:23.569-07:002023-07-05T18:31:23.569-07:00I must know you. I worked there for 2 years (76-78...I must know you. I worked there for 2 years (76-78) and ride Space Mountain many times just as you mentioned Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post-87611093398848559762023-07-05T18:29:29.426-07:002023-07-05T18:29:29.426-07:00I worked at the Plaza Terrace during the summer ( ...I worked at the Plaza Terrace during the summer ( no longer there ) and the Inn Between during the off season. I dumped a lot of empty cheesecake plates into those 55 gallon drumsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post-73331848952445680602022-10-23T15:18:41.532-07:002022-10-23T15:18:41.532-07:00What was the name of the subterranean Cast Member ...What was the name of the subterranean Cast Member restaurant that shared a kitchen with Blue Bayou?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post-32746577937550802812020-03-22T20:57:08.103-07:002020-03-22T20:57:08.103-07:00Wow. Trip down memory lane. I got the very last jo...Wow. Trip down memory lane. I got the very last job at Disneyland the summer of 1975, working as the graveyard busboy at the Inn Between. It was a hoot to be able to take a break at 3am and walk down Main Street and not see anyone anywhere in the park. Like a Twilight Zone episode. They built Space Mtn that year and next and I was one of the first employees to take a test ride before they turned the speed down because every 4th person who rode it would throw up. Fun stuff!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832040963308520182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post-70026595937448840732019-09-14T16:07:23.032-07:002019-09-14T16:07:23.032-07:00How does one copy edit this stuff? I do not seem t...How does one copy edit this stuff? I do not seem to be able to spell, among other things!!Skip Surguinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468690310580681103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post-82028417781001173702019-09-14T16:06:00.392-07:002019-09-14T16:06:00.392-07:00Enjoyed the tour! I was never a regular cast membe...Enjoyed the tour! I was never a regular cast member but felt like one in a way. I was a toy soldier their for a couple of seasons of Christmas parade, had my High School all night party there (1966) - you know what happened that night, right. We didn’t even know about what happened til next morning when it was on radio news. The toy soldier business had its own oddities since we had to find places just to “be” during parades. The first time I was there was 1967-1968 we got minimum wage ($1.25 hour I think) which kind of sort of made it worthwhile. I mostly read text books for college and found a place to hang out between the town hall on Main Street and the Jungle. Santa was strange. An actor, he played drunk until he got out the gate then he was jolly old St Nick. He also printed (??) to look down into the restrooms as he went by. Men’s? Women’s? Could he see anything? No idea. As far as we were concerned, we could partly dress ourselves. We could strap the legs on over our own legs and shoes, shoes exposed to the ground, and get the top on and partly snapped, and one arm. Then it was the dressers responsibility. As a drill team member I could see through a hole in the mouth, at least until some idiot took a flash photo and blinded me. That is why they posted staff members at the moats in case one of us went in! I believe it actually DID happen once.<br />Then there was the problem with horses and other parade participants (presumably all NON HUMAN) leaving their —well — leavings along the parade route. Remember I said the toy soldier getups were open to the ground? Not sure about the mechanics, but the oder could get strong.<br />2nd year they put us on split shifts to save money. Let’s see—2x $1.25= $2.50. Then a four hour break and another $5.00. They tried to get me to come back the next year. Why? I didn’t do the parade after that.<br />But I did work at Disney studios. I suppose their was camaraderie between long time regular employees but not for freelancers. Give me Warner Bros, Fox, Paramount or even Universal. But never no never Disney Studios. Backbiting inc. was my experience.<br />On the other hand, when I was 10 years old (1958) and our family went for the first time it was a grand experience. This is before we lived in Downey near DLand. We had to drive 500 miles from SF and it was a big deal. I also won a trip their from SF Bay Area - my first flight anywhere.<br />And after we moved to LA area,We were frequently tour guides for all of our visitors from out of town so we saw a lot of Disneyland in those years. Mostly positive experiences. I also marched through the park in USC Marching Band pre Rose Bowl once. That was okay.<br />So it’s all a matter of perspective I guess. Skip Surguinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468690310580681103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post-6272096086548640862019-09-14T16:05:59.035-07:002019-09-14T16:05:59.035-07:00Enjoyed the tour! I was never a regular cast membe...Enjoyed the tour! I was never a regular cast member but felt like one in a way. I was a toy soldier their for a couple of seasons of Christmas parade, had my High School all night party there (1966) - you know what happened that night, right. We didn’t even know about what happened til next morning when it was on radio news. The toy soldier business had its own oddities since we had to find places just to “be” during parades. The first time I was there was 1967-1968 we got minimum wage ($1.25 hour I think) which kind of sort of made it worthwhile. I mostly read text books for college and found a place to hang out between the town hall on Main Street and the Jungle. Santa was strange. An actor, he played drunk until he got out the gate then he was jolly old St Nick. He also printed (??) to look down into the restrooms as he went by. Men’s? Women’s? Could he see anything? No idea. As far as we were concerned, we could partly dress ourselves. We could strap the legs on over our own legs and shoes, shoes exposed to the ground, and get the top on and partly snapped, and one arm. Then it was the dressers responsibility. As a drill team member I could see through a hole in the mouth, at least until some idiot took a flash photo and blinded me. That is why they posted staff members at the moats in case one of us went in! I believe it actually DID happen once.<br />Then there was the problem with horses and other parade participants (presumably all NON HUMAN) leaving their —well — leavings along the parade route. Remember I said the toy soldier getups were open to the ground? Not sure about the mechanics, but the oder could get strong.<br />2nd year they put us on split shifts to save money. Let’s see—2x $1.25= $2.50. Then a four hour break and another $5.00. They tried to get me to come back the next year. Why? I didn’t do the parade after that.<br />But I did work at Disney studios. I suppose their was camaraderie between long time regular employees but not for freelancers. Give me Warner Bros, Fox, Paramount or even Universal. But never no never Disney Studios. Backbiting inc. was my experience.<br />On the other hand, when I was 10 years old (1958) and our family went for the first time it was a grand experience. This is before we lived in Downey near DLand. We had to drive 500 miles from SF and it was a big deal. I also won a trip their from SF Bay Area - my first flight anywhere.<br />And after we moved to LA area,We were frequently tour guides for all of our visitors from out of town so we saw a lot of Disneyland in those years. Mostly positive experiences. I also marched through the park in USC Marching Band pre Rose Bowl once. That was okay.<br />So it’s all a matter of perspective I guess. Skip Surguinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468690310580681103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post-57739400940419941262010-12-02T00:37:52.762-08:002010-12-02T00:37:52.762-08:00WOW again...I was a server and greeter at the Plaz...WOW again...I was a server and greeter at the Plaza Inn and Plaza Pavillion in 1988-1989, a position which included the occasional emergency duty behind the line at the Inn Between...I love my cast member alums, but they were not quite as cheerful off stage, let's say...Nonetheless, I loved the mashed potatoes and gravy for $0.50, and so enjoyed the ranch dressing from the 55 gallon canister in the cooler, that I could have eaten at the Inn Between every day I worked in the "tragic" kingdom...wait...I miss it always.danascullymdfbinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post-11529817542180750212008-09-15T11:03:00.000-07:002008-09-15T11:03:00.000-07:00This is a long-standing (and perhaps never ending)...This is a long-standing (and perhaps never ending) feud between Disneyland fans and Walt Disney World fans as to which park "wins." I am a fan of both parks and for vastly different reasons.<BR/><BR/>Disneyland is Walt's original. To those who knew it from its opening in the 1950s to just prior to the 1990s, there was a personal feeling that it evoked. You could truly sense the love and attention to detail that made it unique.<BR/><BR/>Walt Disney World, on the other hand, is a grander vision and, of course, much, much larger. It is beautiful in its own right. <BR/><BR/>Without Disneyland, however, there would never have been a Walt Disney World (or any other Disney theme park for that matter). This fact alone makes Disneyland a pretty important place---the place that FIRST coined the term: "The Happiest Place on Earth!"<BR/><BR/>--MikeMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936929214738391738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post-91423048641298120952008-09-15T10:23:00.000-07:002008-09-15T10:23:00.000-07:00I have not been to Disneyland, but I truly do beli...I have not been to Disneyland, but I truly do believe that Disneyworld is the happiest place on earth!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1506123180429523126.post-91501624536331899632008-09-12T20:32:00.000-07:002008-09-12T20:32:00.000-07:00I do remember that yellow gravy! Not quite as yell...I do remember that yellow gravy! Not quite as yellow as the vending costume. I would describe it as looking like a yellow MM balloon after a couple of hours. Kind of a faded, light lemon.Yellowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336098707487940056noreply@blogger.com