Ep. 96 - Bonus - Experiencing "A Touch of Disney" at Disneyland with a Former Cast Member

DCL Duo Podcast: A Disney Cruise Line Fan Podcast

Brian Flock

Places & Travel, Leisure, Society & Culture, Hobbies

4.8 • 578 Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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On this week's bonus episode we're talking with a former Disneyland Cast Member about her recent experience at "A Touch of Disney," the limited food and shopping experience at Disney's California Adventure park. Rachel has loads of great info to share about the $75 hard ticketed event, and even throws in a few fun stories from her time as a cast member at Disneyland - where she worked in concessions, was good friends with several of your favorite Disney princesses, and wore the plaids as a Disneyland VIP tour guide. All this and more on this week's fabulous bonus episode! The DCLDuo Podcast is a weekly Disney Cruise Line and Disney travel focused podcast. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Our podcast is also available on Pocket Casts, Spotify and most other major podcast providers. You can also like and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @DCLDuo. If you'd like to be a guest on the show, you can email us at dclduo@gmail.com. The views in this podcast are our own, and are not those of the Walt Disney family of companies, Disney Cruise Line or the Walt Disney theme parks or resorts. If you have questions about a Disney vacation or any of the Disney offerings discussed in this podcast please contact Disney directly or discuss with your Disney travel agent. Thanks for listening! You can connect with the DCLDuo Podcast and Vlog at: https://dclduo.com Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel at: https://tinyurl.com/u5bj9lv Please review and subscribe to our Podcast on the following platforms (or most major podcast providers): Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dclduo-podcast/id1501550336 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/gn6f1034 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Fcl8SPuSJFlam2KsJBHx7 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=526093&refid=stpr Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xNDZlYjkzYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== TuneIn Radio: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/DCLDuo-Podcast-p1319273/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/744bd586-7298-4804-96c5-be20a1fff61f/DCLDuo-Podcast You can also like and follow us on social media at: The DCLDuo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DclDuo The DCLDuo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dcl_duo/ The DCLDuo on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DCLDuo The DCLDuo Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dclduo We're also listed alongside some other great Disney podcasts at: Top 100 Disney Podcasts

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0:00.0	Oh, Rachel, she put out a fire on the wagon that I started. And I kid you not, solo, so I am the DCL solo. Brian is unable to join us, but I am
0:40.9	excited to welcome a guest, Rachel, to talk about a touch of Disney at Disneyland.
0:47.0	Rachel, welcome to the show. Thank you for having me, Samantha. So on our bonus episodes,
0:51.8	we don't usually talk about somebody's Disney background, but Rachel,
0:55.6	you have such an interesting Disney background. I'd love for you to tell our listeners a little
0:59.5	bit about it. Oh my gosh. Okay. Well, I grew up in Southern California and I went to a Catholic
1:06.7	private school and every year they had Catholic school days for our school. It was usually
1:12.8	spring break. This was back in the days when they had ticket booths and all of that. So we would go
1:17.9	once a year, you know, it was a luxury. And so I just, of course, fell in love at the parks and the
1:23.4	characters. And then when I was in high school, a senior in high school, some of my friends
1:29.1	started to work at Disneyland in different parts of the park. I thought, hey, that would be a
1:34.5	really awesome job. So I applied everybody, I think probably everybody applies to be in attractions.
1:42.9	They hired me in the outdoor vending department, which is
1:46.3	the little popcorn and ice cream stands and balloons. Oh my God, it was so much fun. I met so many
1:52.5	people. And back then, we had canoe races in the summertime before the park opened. And our family Christmas party was just the cast members
2:03.5	from Disneyland and the hotels. So it was like five minute waits for all the attractions. And our
2:11.5	managers would be working all the booths, handing out the popcorn and all of that. It was just kind of a magical time.
2:18.8	And then after outdoor vending, I transferred to the character department to be in entertainment.
2:24.2	So I did that for five years, which was also really fun. I traveled with the character
2:30.4	department to different states for openings like the Disney stores. And then, then I moved to
2:37.7	guest relations, which was also amazing. I gave tours at the park. I just love the history of the
2:43.8	park and finding out so much information I could about why Walt did things. And so I gave the
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