Olivia's Disney Do's and Don'ts

Do's and Don'ts: Disney Character Interactions & Scared Children from a former WDW Performer As a performer at Disney World, I met hundreds of guests each day. I interacted with families, couples, fellow cast members, and experienced many magical moments. I also experienced parents struggling when their children were less than thrilled, well terrified actually, to be meeting characters. In order to avoid traumatizing your terrified child, here are my best tips for meeting Disney characters with scared children.  1) Don't Force your Child to Meet Disney Characters If you get one thing  out of this article, let it be this: if your child is terrified,  DO NOT force them to hug a character, high five a character, or even get a picture with said character. Disney Cast Members do not want to be the reason your child ends up in therapy with mascot phobias and trust issues. 2) Do Allow your Kids the Chance to Warm Up It's possible that after a couple of day...

Top 10 Do's & Don'ts of your Disney Vacation  from a former Disney Cast Member Before my 5 months as a Disney Cast Member, I had never been to Walt Disney World before. Being a California native I was familiar with vacationing at Disneyland, but I didn't realize that Disney's 4 Orlando parks were a completely different ballgame! Here are my Top 10 Do's and Don'ts for your first time at Walt Disney World!                                                              1. Don't Plan 13-hour Park Days The typical Disneyland vacation is 3-4 days, which is the perfect amount of time to visit the 2 parks that California has. 12 hour days are very doable when you can crash after 72 hours of fun, however the average Disney World vacation is anywhere from 7 - 14 days, sometimes even longer. Maintaining stamin...