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We too attended Mickey's Singin' in the Rain Party, version 4.0 on Sunday. I thought we had it made weather wise about 8:00, but sadly, it was not to be. I have to say that actual lightening bolts really add to the Halloween effect.
Like most good Dis'ers we had a gameplan. That was tossed out the window about 6:00. We arrived at the park about 4:30 (a bit behind schedule) and our DD's had Jack and Sally on their must have list, so that set us back. We just decided to start in Adventureland and work our way around the park and go with the flow.
I personally had a great time interacting with the CM's. I went as Bob Iger and the CM reactions were great (lighthearted). First stop was bag check, the security guard looks at my name tag and attempts to keep a straight face. Then on to the tapstiles as a few CM's come over and bust out laughing. Several of the guests enjoyed the costume and wanted a picture (strictly forbidden mind you), a couple of others came up to me wanting to know who is Bob Iger. One lady asked me why the Disney IT system was so bad, the weird thing was she seemed halfway serious, offering her ideas to fix it. I told her "foreign labor isn't cheap..... no wait yes it is". I touched a nerve with another guest who had to tell me that Disney Shanghai brought in 2.5 billion more than expected (I'm guessing she worked in Disney accounting). I came to realize there were a lot of off-duty CM's at the party by the comments (in a good way) I received.
My family enjoyed the party until the delays and rain came. We were able to get tickets to the Tuesday party through City Hall. My wife and I plan on attending in more casual attire this time. Unfortunately my daughters had to head back home this evening.
With the help of Photoshop, I made copies of the older version of Disney stock and handed them out to several CM's. They appeared to really appreciate the gesture. I've probably violated an S.E.C. law somewhere, somehow.
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