Backstage Disneyland: The Secret's Out: Disney characters are real and they live behind the scenes at Disneyland by Brady MacDonald

Author:Brady MacDonald [MacDonald, Brady]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-10-19T07:00:00+00:00

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Code R

The Inn Between buzzes with cast members grabbing a bite to eat during shift breaks. A cacophony of colorful cast member costumes from nearby Tomorrowland and Main Street USA fill nearly every seat in the covered outdoor patio of the backstage employee cafeteria. Snow White and a couple of dwarfs eat greasy fast food with some Space Mountain cast members as Cruella De Vil takes a drag on a long, green cigarette holder.

"Jessie said you stopped by last night," Buzz Lightyear says in between bites of a burrito.

"I was trying to set up a meeting with you know who about you know what," Indiana Jones mutters between clenched teeth.

The conversations at the nearby tables are all the same: Everybody is excited about tonight's dress rehearsal for the Star Wars Festival kickoff celebration. A poster on the wall reminds cast members that Disneyland will close early for the trial run.

"See," Buzz says, pointing his burrito at Indy. "I told you Darth would go for my idea if Mickey suggested it."

"Do you have any way of getting in touch with Woody?" asks Indy, a tinge of desperation in his voice.

Buzz pulls out his smart phone and checks to see if Woody is online. Characters are explicitly forbidden from using their phones onstage. Even a vibrating phone is cause for reprimand, so most characters self-impose a strict digital blackout while in the park. Whatever it takes to preserve the magic for the guests.

"Incommunicado," says Buzz, noticing the time on his phone. "And I've got to go dark, too."

Buzz powers down his phone, shoves the last bite of burrito in his mouth and rises to leave.

"But wait," Indy says in a panic. "What am I going to do?"

"I don't know," Buzz says with a dismissive shrug. "Talk to Darth."

Buzz knows as well as Indy that is impossible. Darth Vader is already on stage and Indy can't be seen outside of Adventureland while the park is open. He especially can't be seen in the park interacting with characters from other stories. It's simply forbidden. Cast members and characters take a sacred oath to keep the backstage and onstage worlds separate at any cost.

"You've got to talk to Darth," a manic Indy says, grabbing Buzz by his laser arm band.

"You know I can't do that," says Buzz, pulling free of Indy's grip as he turns to leave. “I can’t be seen talking to Darth onstage.”

Indy collapses back into his seat defeated. He can already hear Mickey now: “You can't count on Indy to do anything.” The last thing Indy wants to do is break one of the cardinal rules of Disneyland: Never let the Mouse down.

"I can help you talk to Darth," says Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in a conspiratorial tone, leaning over from the next table.

With long ears, white shorts and a devious streak, the jet black rabbit is part daredevil and part prankster. His motto: Nothing but trouble.

Oswald signals for Indy to follow him and the eager archaeologist leaps up too quickly, causing the rabbit to roll his eyes.

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