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The cast members (staff who work in the parks) are encouraged to surprise visitors with random acts of kindness

Staff often describe handing out freebies as the highlight of their day

FOR many guests who visit Disney's theme parks, the trip is a dream once in a lifetime holiday.

It's one of the reasons why the parks' employees, known as cast members, are encouraged to surprise visitors with random acts of kindness to make their experience even more magical.

 Cast members are encouraged to surprise visitors with random acts of kindness
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Cast members are encouraged to surprise visitors with random acts of kindnessCredit: Getty Images - Getty

These could be small gestures like a free ice cream designed to make a child’s day.

But it can also turn into a winner for adults – with staff even giving out free hotel upgrades.

Micaela Garber used to work at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, and she said these surprise gifts were often the highlight of the working day.

She told the : “Cast members are encouraged to create spur of the moment acts of kindness - this could be anything from surprising a child with free ice cream to upgrading a family's hotel reservation."

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She continued: “Magical moments shouldn't be planned or demanded, they just happen.

“They also shouldn't be given out all of the time, but on a good day of work it's hard to stop yourself from making others feel special.”

Staff aren’t the only ones bitten by the Disney kindness bug though – even visitors often act unnaturally nice to each other compared to in the outside world.

The Disney World forums are full of reports of random acts of kindness from other guests.

One fan who calls themselves Maelstrom said: “We were waiting in line for E.T. when an lady who had won a little stuffed dog somewhere asked me if I would like it.”

Another called Mommy to MJM said: “A little girl stopped MJ to give her a mini-bouquet, said she was giving them to all her favourite people.

 Staff often describe handing out freebies as the highlight of their day
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Staff often describe handing out freebies as the highlight of their day

“We gave her a sheet of Princess stickers...”

Of course, not every Disney guest is a dream come true - some can be a total pain for employees.

The behaviour of some visitors high-maintenance staff is so bad that that employees have a special name for them - “treasured guests.”

Disney has rules against employees using negative or insulting language in front of customers.

So the staff came up with a more diplomatic name for the worst visitors.

Sun Online Travel previously revealed how guests visiting Disney World can beat the queues and get on any ride within 30 minutes.

We also revealed the best way to get Fast Passes.

There are also a whole host of freebies you can get at Disney - some don't even require you to have a ticket.

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