Mousetalgia Episode 415: Eddy Collins, VIP stories
Mousetalgia! - Your Disneyland Podcast
Jeff Baham
4.4 • 776 Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2016
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Lifting Michael Jackson: This week, Mousetalgia welcomes special guest Eddy Collins, who has spent decades with the Disney Company. Collins started doing custodial work at Disneyland and eventually became Global Sales Manager and a spokesperson for the resort. Eddy talks about his first job at the park as a sweeper, and how he quickly became a prestigious VIP tour guide, then moved to guest communications and management, and on to special events for the opening of Disney's California Adventure (after a run-in with the Disneyland Ambassador program and roles in TV/radio broadcasting). Eddy talks about managing Disneyland's international publicity, becoming the resort's Global Sales Manager, and the importance of a little pixie dust. Eddy also dusts off the plaid vest and takes us back in time to his days as a VIP tour guide, with stories about Ted Dansen and his family, Disney Legend Robin Williams, Ed McMahon, and of course, tales of touring with Michael Jackson (in and out of disguise). Plus, we discuss ways you can bring spooky Disney settings into your Halloween decorating - and more.
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| 0:00.0 | Moussela is a member of the Micechat podcast network |
| 0:05.0 | Micepod.com |
| 0:06.8 | Micechat.com |
| 0:09.8 | On to Carpe Kingdom. |
| 0:12.6 | You're listening to Mousetalgia for Monday, October 3rd, 2016. |
| 0:20.4 | Told on to your hats and glasses. |
| 0:24.9 | This here is the wildest podcast in the universe. |
| 0:41.9 | Now stop. Mastalgia. |
| 0:44.0 | Everybody reading pretty? |
| 0:45.7 | Then on with the show. |
| 0:53.8 | Welcome to Moustaguing. |
| 0:55.5 | We're a podcast all about Disneyland. |
| 0:58.3 | This is in California Adventure and everything else to Disney. |
| 0:59.7 | I am your host, David, with us today. |
| 1:00.1 | We have Chuck. |
| 1:01.9 | Is it Halloween yet? |
| 1:03.3 | Kristen. |
| 1:04.8 | It's so close. |
| 1:05.5 | Just one more month. |
| 1:06.3 | And Becky. |
| 1:07.9 | The autumn mix is out. |
| 1:09.8 | One more month. |
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