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Today we have a special treat, because we have our first International Cast Member on the show! Lee Neville was in the International Program at Walt Disney World, which brings a unique perspective on Disney, working there, living there, and more!
It’s also a rather subdued-sounding interview, because it was about 1:00 in the morning for me when we did the recording. (When you’re in an apartment with a sleeping wife and a sleeping toddler just steps away, you be as quiet as you have to!)
In this episode Lee talks about:
- Becoming part of the International Program, and what that is
- Receiving his nametag
- What he did working as an International Program Cast Member
- Choosing the child who would start “Illuminations” some nights
- What it was like for him living here, including meeting his best friend and his first American girlfriend
- When he most often got to interact with guests—including a surprising part of his job as a busser
- Something special he got to do for a guest who was a huge fan of Eeyore
- What he wanted to get out of the program and whether it lived up to those hopes
- What the last days of his International Program were like
- Some of the special experiences he had during his program, including Cast Member nights at Pleasure Island
- Being part of the promotional videos for Mission: Space and Mickey’s Philharmagic and meeting past “Stories of the Magic” guest Rachel Scherr
- Singing in Candlelight Processional
- Disney University and Jim Korkis
- Being awarded Exceptional Guest Service Awards
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Music and voiceovers provided by Rick Moyer.
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