Funny Backstage Moments

[Disneyphile]

Have you ever experienced a funny happening behind the "magic curtain"?

Back at WDW in '93, I rode a tunnel elevator up with Snow White and Alice who were having a rather "non-Disney" discussion. They were both swearing and talking about that "bitch who plays Little Mermaid", and then Alice even commented how "her breasts can't even fill those seashells". It took everything I could to not fall over laughing. It wouldn't have been nearly as funny had they not been in full costume, about to do meet n' greet.

However, I had a really scarring moment during a character visit to the Disney Store in '91. I had never seen Mickey without his head before, and when I walked in the back to get some stock, the gal portraying him was standing there in everything but the head. I stood there for a moment in shock, and (mostly jokingly) said, "Wow. All my childhood dreams have just been shattered." So, to make matters worse, she put the head back on to get ready to head back out, and then pointed me out to a co-worker and said, "Hey, check it out. I just ruined her childhood dreams". Now, that wasn't nearly as funny, because "Mickey" had just poked fun at me. I haven't forgetten it since.

[HMMaid2001]

There are a few and wacky backstage moments, that I can't mentioned...but

I did see Piglet and Tigger holding hands.

Chip and Dale playing "Ring around the rosies".

Eeyore scratching his tush, before going 'onstage' to Critter County!

[Retlaw Yensid]

Back at WDW in '93, I rode a tunnel elevator up with Snow White and Alice who were having a rather "non-Disney" discussion. They were both swearing and talking about that "bitch who plays Little Mermaid", and then Alice even commented how "her breasts can't even fill those seashells". It took everything I could to not fall over laughing. It wouldn't have been nearly as funny had they not been in full costume, about to do meet n' greet.

were they using their character voices? :lol:

[Disneyphile]

were they using their character voices? :lol:

Not quite, but their natural voices were high-pitched enough, that they just about sounded like 'em. The best was seeing Alice with her hands on her hips saying "That bitch".

[Disneyphile]

While this isn't Disney-related, I thought it a funny character story:

My friend works as a stage tech on some shows that pass through town. She told me about what happens backstage at Sesame Street Live - Barkley will run around, and hump peoples' legs or lift a leg and "pee" on something right before going on stage. ROFLMAO!!! :lol:

[Oswald]

I witnessed something similar, although it was Snow White and Cinderella. They were sitting in a break room, both smoking, and both cussing up a storm.

[xfkirsten]

I've seen some pretty crazy character stuff.. but I look at it this way: it's a lot of entertainment/theater type people. Drama and wackiness happen... and when it does, it cracks me up. :lol:

[snappy]

Batter Up!!!

I remember taking cuts backstage in ODV with the light up sword. Twist is the ball was DRY ICE!! What was funny was when the dry ice would get stuck in the sword and the tip would break off.. Frozen...It was funny at the time but a little immature, heck at 2:30 in the morning and being extended you begin to lose your mind!!!

[Morrigoon]

I'll never forget the site of Snow White and Alice tossing a football behind the Inn Between.

[DemonicDemona]

lol ive seen some real awesome momments.....one being tiger humping one of my stores buds.

[Old_School_Goofy]

I love those characters

today I saw Cinderella and Mickey holding hands, the hilarious part was Prince Charming walking behind them talking to his boyfriend on his cell phone. Then just before Mickey put her head to go out on to Main St. she gave Cinderalla a big kiss and a squeeze on the butt. :bow: :lol:

[MiceMan]

today I saw Cinderella and Mickey holding hands, the hilarious part was Prince Charming walking behind them talking to his boyfriend on his cell phone. Then just before Mickey put her head to go out on to Main St. she gave Cinderalla a big kiss and a squeeze on the butt. :bow: :lol:

Wait ... Prince Charming was talking to his boyfriend and Mickey(her) give Cinderella a kiss................. No wonder I felt uncomfortable sitting on Prince Charming's lap as a kid :lol:

[fearsnda]

Wait ... Prince Charming was talking to his boyfriend and Mickey(her) give Cinderella a kiss................. No wonder I felt uncomfortable sitting on Prince Charming's lap as a kid :lol:

Now now lets us not imply that the nice gay prince is anything less than honerable Actually I have seen a princess or two acting very unprincess-like by the inn between. It's just weird to see, even for a CM.

The kicker was when Mickey took off his head and he was an old woman with an eye patch - then she lit up a cigarette. It was a rough first day.

[Fantasmic_Freak]

I knew there was something off about My sisters old roomate, the blue gown belle, she always seemed funny.

[migitmouse88]

come on... post more... these are so funny to listen to.

more more more more more more more....

[figment1986]

Back at WDW in '93, I rode a tunnel elevator up with Snow White and Alice who were having a rather "non-Disney" discussion. They were both swearing and talking about that "bitch who plays Little Mermaid", and then Alice even commented how "her breasts can't even fill those seashells". It took everything I could to not fall over laughing. It wouldn't have been nearly as funny had they not been in full costume, about to do meet n' greet.

LMAO... Thats hilarious..... :lol: :lol: :lol: :bow: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[jdramj]

and then Alice even commented how "her breasts can't even fill those seashells".

So were they too big or too little? :devil:

[Gemini Cricket]

My good friend saw Belle in her underwear backstage when the B&B show was running at the Fantasyland Theater a long time ago. He was getting a backstage tour and "D'oh!"

[Old_School_Goofy]

Its a little weird

The character part is pretty fun, but we see all kinds of stuff. How many of you have reirected a guest who got "lost". My favorite was a family including children having lunch at the inn between and no CM's thought to let them know where the exit was.

[Sleepless]

1999- A Guest (for some odd reason) took their keys out and left them on a dining tray. The tray got bussed and trashed. The trash was just taken to the packer.

This is PRETTY MUCH how it went:

lady: "Excuse me- I seem to have lost the keys to my car"
me: "OK, when did you last see them"?
lady: "I took them out and put them on my tray when we found a table"
me: ((thinking)) oh God, why???!!!
me: "OK, let me check with the bussers to see if they found them"
.....5 minutes later-

---I am now talking to the bussing lead.
me: "Hey, have you found any keys? There's a lady outside who left them on her tray, and none of the other bussers saw any keys"
lead: "We just did a trash run. If they don't have it- it's in the packer"
me: "*#@*(#)@!!"

--Back to the lady
me: "Ma'am it might take me a while longer to locate them. You can come back in an hour or so or just hang around, and we'll do our best to retrieve them. They may have gone to the trash compactor. Do you have another set of keys to your car"?
lady: "Nope"
me: "(@*(#*@&!!&#@&"

So I crawl into this nasty...freaking stinky packer, start yanking bags out...sifting through, trying to hear some jingle....

The packer has 2 doors, one on each side. Only one was open. Suddenly I am nailed...with a 50lb bag of trash, I slip backwards, fall all over some slimy, death ridden pool of goo- I am now covered head to toe in gunk, and I smell like CRAP!

The door closes (oh no...) and I realize what they're about to do- ACTIVATE THE COMPACTOR!!!

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOO"!

The door opens again

custodial CM: "Holy *#*@ dude, I am SO sorry"

So in conclusion I learned it's not my fault if a Guest misplaces something, and there is a limit to how far you should go for that magical memory.