So I know I talk all the time about making magic and how Disney really touches people’s lives and I’m sure you don’t really believe it. But it’s true and amazing. Walt Disney World is a magical place and being there makes people feel more magical. On that note, I wanted to share an email that I recieved via our management:
I lost 2 friends in the Joplin tornado. They had been home from their 15th anniversary Walt Disney World vacation less than 24 hours when they were killed. That time had been spent updating family and friends on what a wonderful and special time they had had and, in fact, Lorie was in a Disney Chat talking about it when the tornado sirens went off. Her chatting about their Walt Disney World vacation was the last that any of us heard from her. Here is a short article about their love of Disney and the impact it has had on the family: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/05/27/2909582/glenn-holland-59-and-lorie-holland.html
We never know when it will be the last time we can make a bit of magic or give a little pixie dust to a Guest. Whomever the CMs were who impacted Glenn and Lorie’s trip certainly did their part and now, friends and family can remember them as just having had a wonderful time enjoying their favorite place in the world together rather than the horror of their last moments. It is the one thing that is bringing comfort to hundreds, if not thousands of people right now, “At least they just had a wonderful time together at Disney”.
I hope we can all be mindful as we encounter each Guest that none of us knows what lies ahead and do our utmost to make the magic happen. We do not have ordinary “jobs”, we have a unique privilege of working where pixie dust is readily available to us and I hope we spread it generously. I know that’s what brought Glenn and Lorie back visit after visit and I know they would want us to continue making our special Disney magic for all of our Guests.
