WALT A SHAME
I’m a former Disney character – customers should never ask certain questions, it’s annoying and wastes our time
IF you're a Disney fan, nothing quite tops a visit to the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
But for the people who work there, the "most magical place on earth" almost certainly loses its shine after a while - especially considering some of the pretty intense customers they have to deal with.
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Earlier this year, former Disney employee Jessica hit back at a Disney "hack" that was doing the rounds on TikTok.
In a , "Pa Disney Princess" urged her followers to ask employees to "see the servant's quarters" in the Haunted Mansion and claimed it would help them skip the queue.
She said: "I have this on good authority that this may get you into the Mansion through a secret door and then onto the ride."
As someone who has actually worked at the parks, Jessica hit back at the Disney fan and stressed how difficult these demands can make their jobs.
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Speaking in her own , she said: "This incredibly inconvenient to every cast member you encounter at the Haunted Mansion.
"Because now that it's on TikTok, everyone is going to want to have their little piece of magic.
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"You've also disrupted and slowed down operations, put stress on already overworked cast-members who are also underpaid.
"And now probably because of you and your video, they're going to stop [the short-cut].
"Disney has a lot of magical secrets - they're meant to stay secrets for a reason.
"They're secrets because they're supposed to be special. It's not something every guest is entitled to."
Speaking from experience, she added: "What's going to happen when people start throwing temper tantrums because the cast member can't accommodate them."
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Hammering her point home, Jessica concluded: "Do not bother cast members with this stuff - they've got enough on their plates, they don't need a bunch of random people from TikTok trying to take them to a back entrance and show them a separate part of the ride. Let the magic happen on its own organically."
Unsurprisingly, the video struck a chord with viewers.
One replied: "I was offered that when my kid started to clearly get scared. I would never expect it or have ever asked for it. People. Stop."
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Another added: "You cannot ask for pixie dust! They give it out as they please!!"
Meanwhile, a third wrote: "Here's my biggest tip for getting magic moments: be genuinely nice to the cast and other guests."
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