Celebrity sightings at WDW Resorts...

[Krissalee]

While I didn't see her, Ming-Na was at Brown Derby on 10/10/03 - she signed the book at the Brown Derby, thanking them for a fantastic meal. She is from Mulan and TV's ER!

[mcsmiley59]

I was shopping with one of the gals from Star Wars last movie (the bounty hunter) at the tatooine star wars shop. She did not know a lot about star wars which I thought was kinda funy

[Luthien]

Most of you probably never heard of him before but... when my DH and I were on our honeymoon in Oct '92 we saw Steve Harris (He's the bass player for the heavy metal band Iron Maiden). He was with his wife and children by Splash Mountain in MK. We did not want to approach him for an autograph or anything since he was obviously just trying to enjoy MK with his family.

[mcsmiley59]

Not really a sighting but kinda kewl. Last year, when we were at Flower Power and Davy Jones was performing Davy came out into the crowd and actually ate someone's food. He was singing and said, "That looks good." He took it had a couple of bites and gave it back!

[j's m]

Just back from WL. DH, DS8, and I went to the Cape May Cafe for Breakfast on 11/7/03. We had heard that a lot of the soap stars were staying at YC/BC, so I kept my eyes moving and saw Chad Brannon (Zander on GH) Since he was just waiting in line and so were we, I went up to him to say hello. He shook hands with all of us, and was very polite. We chatted for a few minutes and he was really friendly. My DS said to take a picture but I said no, he was there for breakfast, not pictures. We should have asked him to join us, because he seemed to be alone, and then later we saw him sitting with another family. We stayed out of MGM on the weekend (DS and DH have no interest in soap stars) so it was neat seeing someone from the soap world.

[bat4less]

we saw the ' real hulk ' and the new gov of california in the same 10 minute period at universal cat and the hat ride

[crushonmickey]

we saw Montel Williams! Right outside Tower of Terror he was filming a short clip with 2 attractive young women. He was in the bushes sneaking up behind them as part of the clip. The CMs did a goog job of keeping people away and not allowing pictures. Man, did Montel look goooooooood!!! Trim and muscular--way better than on TV.

[KathyFP]

WOW he is one of my fav.

[Janet2k]

I didn’t see any Hollywood celebrities on my last trip; however, I did catch a glimpse of two of the Webmasters here on the Dis. And one of them gave a Dis keychain (click here). (http://www.disshop.com/product.asp?0=206&1=239&3=114) to my daughter.

[Oh, Kay!]

I saw Edware James Olmos being attacked by two pirates!

After riding the Pirates of the Caribean(sp?) DS5 and DS3 wanted the pirate hats and swords. The following morning, we decided to walk from YC to Disney Studio (By the way, it's too long a walk. We ended up taking a boat at Swan.) Along the way, we met up with a gentleman. The boys with their hats and swords rushed up to him, giggling and brandishing their swords, and said, "We are going to scare you." The gentleman smiled and said, "Oh, I am so scared." The boys then said, "Sorry!" We exchanged smiles and went our separate ways.

Four hours later, we met him again at Sci-fi diner waiting to be seated. DH then turns to me and said, "That's the guy from Galactica." "Huh?" "The new Sci-Fi channel show?" A blank stare. "The guy from the math movie?" "Oh, Edward James Olmos?" "That's him." I looked over surreptiously and indeed that was him. Then I remembered that he was one of the CP narrators. He was with a group of people, most likely his family.

DH went and talked to him about Galactica a little. He was very nice to DH and remembered our boys from the morning and talked to them too.:D

[slimplaw]

I do not remember this actor's last name. He plays the new vice president on West Wing, I believe his first name is Gary. I saw him checking in at Yacht Club on Sat. Dec. 20.

[Amaris]

about that montel post...

I was a guest two years ago on the Montel show.. and sat and talked to him for about 15 min... yes , he is buff. I never knew until I was close, LOL!

[mmluvr]

IN October we saw Wayne Brady taping a commercial for the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival. The Disney suits were trying to keep the public away from Mr. Brady but eager fans still found a way to get to him. I yelled to him, "Congratulations on your Emmy!" as he passed by; he turned to me, gave me a HUGE smile and said, Thank you!". My husband (who watches the reruns of Whose line is it Anyway" on ABC Family) was like a giddy school kid seeing Wayne Brady. I have to admit, it was really fun!

[PamNC]

Donny Osmond in the lobby of the Contemporary. I think it was 1999. He was obviously staying there and leaving...he said hello to my husband.

Then, he went outside and got in a mini-van with his family.

PamNC

[bryantslovedisney]

I was at the AKL concierge last Tuesday and had just been to
the Candlelight Processional the nite before and lo and behold
stirring his coffee right next to me was Robby Benson, the
CP's narrator! I couldn't help but say to him how great his narration was and he looked at me and said Thank you very much...Then he went over with his coffee and newspaper and
started reading at one of the concierge table. I don't know if I
was the only one that noticed him, but I didn't want to bother
him or call attention to him(he was kind of incognito with cargo
pants,t-shirt and reading glasses) Anyway, I thought it was pretty cool! He was the best at narrating the Christmas Story,
I want him to come to my house and read to my kids!!LOL

[Shells9]

BTT because I like this thread, too!

[DisneyShack]

We saw Dominique Wilkins (former NBA star) at DTD about 12 years ago. It was in a store and at first I was not sure it was him. So I went up to him and asked him if he was Dominique Wilkins and at first he said "No." So I went back to shopping and he came over about 2 minutes later and apologized and said he gets approached all the time. I said I understand and we chatted for about 5 minutes.

[pattievers]

nearly every time we go.

This time (over the Holidays) we were two "cars" behind Kristin Storm (Zenon) - (Days of our Lives) on Snow White. We also saw Barry Bonds...but he was in the parade. There were ALOT of Ambassadors that trip, so who knows who we saw that we didn't know who they were!

Our favorite sighting, has to be Halloween time, 1998. We saw AEROSMITH...yes...most of the band...including Steve Tyler...shopping at the Lego Store! It was so funny to see them there!

Patti

[tinkie]

WHO: Clint Eastwood
WHERE: The hallway (our floor) of the Beach Club upon our arrival.
WOW!!!! Very exciting....apparently he was there for a celebrity golf tournament....anyway, it definately "made our day" and was the highlight of our trip, sadly, as we all got deathly ill for the duration of our stay! :(

[Tinkerbelle739]

Lets see, I celebrated New Years Eve with Michael Eisner, Barbara Bush and Patty Page at the Top of the World.

Saw Rosie at the GF at the dock in 2000 and saw Wayne Brady in MGM in 2003.

We are going again to the GF this year, hope to see more celebs!

[nasmith]

We saw Paige Davis (Trading Spaces) with her Husband and other family members (Mom, MIL??) walking around the world at Epcot on 12/22 and Gen. Tommy Franks (and his bodyguards) at the Candlelight Processional on Christmas.

[pentex]

We were waiting for our table at Flyin' Fish on 12/31/03 and John Stamos came in with his wife Rebecca and two men. We asked JS to take a photo with our two daughters, which he did very graciously...was very nice to the girls and chatted with them for a few moments..

[Deb & Bill]

Saw Ellen Wheeler from Another World and All My Children on 1/2/04 at Main Street Athletic Club in the MK shopping with her daughter.

[Jennymac]

My husband and I saw Tom Lehman and his family at the California Grill in October 2003 during the PGA event. He was very friendly and very gracious to the staff and dinner patrons who were a little star-struck.

[MrsJ Henry]

I saw Don Knotts and had my picture taken with him. Very nice man.

[wdarling]

when the orlando magic was in the process of signing grant hill he stayed at the GF. i was walking into the lobby and said "that guy looks like grant hill except this guy is on crutches" to which my brother informed me that grant hill was on crutches. we then were watching the 11 o'clock news and there he was shown walking into the GF and we were right behind him.

[StaceyA]

Im bringing this thread back...this is great! :bounce:

[luckywife]

Back in 1990 we saw Jason Hervey ("Wayne" from the TV show The Wonder Years) at MGM. Ok ok....not as impressive at Princess Di and some others mentioned but it was exciting to me lol ;)

[CPM]

Originally posted by StaceyA
Im bringing this thread back...this is great! :bounce:

I was wondering *who* brought this back <G>.

[StaceyA]

Originally posted by CPM
I was wondering *who* brought this back <G>.

Its me, its me! I was wondering if there were any Bennifer pre break up sightings...LOL :rolleyes:

[Krissalee]

I was visiting a patient today, and they were watching The View. According to the show, the youngest one, Elizabeth, was at WDW the past few days. She gave gifts to her co-stars, and will be describing her trip in detail on Thursday. She was there with 6 or 7 other girls. Anyone see her?

[StaceyA]

Originally posted by Krissalee
I was visiting a patient today, and they were watching The View. According to the show, the youngest one, Elizabeth, was at WDW the past few days. She gave gifts to her co-stars, and will be describing her trip in detail on Thursday. She was there with 6 or 7 other girls. Anyone see her?

She is originally from Survivor (one of them, I can't keep them straight!!)

[Sayleaway]

We were with friends at Disney a couple of weeks ago and they saw Al Roker and his family on the Pooh ride at MK.

[CPM]

Originally posted by StaceyA
She is originally from Survivor (one of them, I can't keep them straight!!)

I think The Outback.
She was at Disney promoting the Magical gatherings with her college friends :rolleyes:

[melissa6631]

ya know it's beyond me how people get pictures, lol

If I saw someone who LOOKED like someone else, I'd probably be too embarassed to say.. "Hi, Are you Rosie Odonnell?" etc.. or whoever it may be. What if it's not? Then I'd feel like a weenie...LOL

I guess their used to it though huh? the only Big name person in WDW when I was there---- was me of course :) KIDDING!

I'm surely keeping my eyes open on the 4th

[Grumpy37]

Samantha Brown (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=475627) of Travel Channel fame, during the first night of MVMCP last year. :cool:

[Kapp]

saw Wayne Brady performing at the AKL for the Disney Christmas special and....Dee Dee Ramone (from ..you got it...The Ramones!) almost ran into us with his kids and a Disney staff person that was taking them in the back way to Dinosaur.

[Janet2k]

While stopping at the Grand Floridian’s Gasparilla Grill one afternoon in May to pick up some snacks, my husband (a.k.a., The Sports Freak) noticed that the man standing next to me in line was an ex-Dallas Cowboys football player by the name of Michael Irvin. (http://www.cowboycards.com/Players/Irvin/Irvin.asp)

[Wishful]

I'm really hoping to see someone post "I saw so-and-so at a moderate resort!" soon.

Hmm...maybe it will be me someday!

:wizard:

[WishesMom]

I saw....Mickey and Minney and Donald and Pooh and Green Army Man and Pluto........Ok, I was feeling a little left out :blush:

[Ladyhawke10]

George W. Bush showed up at the Grand Floridian for a luncheon in the conference center when we were staying at GF last November 2003. It was a trip to have secret service and TV cameras all over the resort! Kind of unnerving. (someone one here complained about the carts at GF, imagine them loaded with secret service guys...kind of scary!) He also booked a room and was in there for much of the afternoon after the lunch, and I think spent some time at MK early in the morning.

Someone else saw James Hetfield from Metallica and his daughter at 1900 park fare at GF, standing in line to get in, but I did not see him personally.

[CheezDoodle]

My dad rode mission space with John Stamos and his two bodyguards!

[jwill]

John Stamos has two bodyguards? I wasn't aware that there was that many Rabid Full House fans out there.

[snowhopey]

Last year (October 2003) we stayed in GF Concierge and Barry Williams (Greg Brady) and his family also stayed at here. The year before, same hotel etc, we stayed on same floor with Terry Bradshaw and his family.

[Steffi]

John Stamos has two bodyguards? I wasn't aware that there was that many Rabid Full House fans out there.

:D They were probably just two of his buddies. CheezDoodle's dad has a penchant for exaggeration. (CheezDoodle is my DD and her dad is my DH, so I can say this about him. :earboy2: )

[Mickey Fliers]

Last November the 18th (Mickey's 75th birthday) we saw Michael Eisner walking through the UK in Epcot. We were at the counter service of Rose and Crown buying a 1/2 yard of beer. He asked my DH, "how's the beer?". I thought it was pretty cool. He is also pretty tall. Funny thing though, he was wearing make-up from his earlier telecast at the MK. :earboy2:

[picantel]

This year when MK was almost closed we saw mankind(wrestler) with his family. He had his kid in a stroller and boy was he moving fast while he wife kinda lagged behind about 100 yards.

[kirkharrod]

John Stamos has two bodyguards? I wasn't aware that there was that many Rabid Full House fans out there.
Actually, Full House is in syndication now and my two kids (9, 7) LOVE it and would freak out if they saw Stamos.

[Tabetha]

John Stamos has two bodyguards? I wasn't aware that there was that many Rabid Full House fans out there.

We saw him last April at MGM (recovering from heartbreak, I assume), surrounded by a bunch of pretty serious looking tough dudes.

[CheezDoodle]

We saw him last April at MGM (recovering from heartbreak, I assume), surrounded by a bunch of pretty serious looking tough dudes.

It was April 2004 that we saw him, too! :cool1:

[nappmandoa]

While staying at Pop Century this September I saw one of the members of the hair metal band Ratt waiting on line to go to the Animal Kingdom. Im only 21 so I had no idea who he was but my mother and Aunt pointed him out to me. Not really a "celebrity" of the recent times, but it was still interesting.

Also on the way back from my trip last year I was on the same plane as Dee Snyder from Twisted Sister. Not a resort sighting but I figured what the heck Ill throw that one in there. :)

[jitterbean]

I went to Disney World in November of 1999 and while waiting for the spectrolight parade to begin we saw Wayne Brady shooting a comercial. Complete with the fake snow. lol

As soon as it wrapped, he grabbed his mother and several bodyguards wisked him away. The crew cleaned up the snow so fast, in less than 5 minutes you would have never guessed anything had happened.

[mla973]

On a trip in 1998, I saw NBA player Grant Hill at the Boardwalk. It was raining, and he was standing under an overhang trying to decide where to go next. He initiated some conversation with my dad and then took off. We saw him later at the ESPN Club.

While on the WDW College Program, we would go on mad celebrity hunts when we heard they were on property. The two resorts most often mentioned were the GF and Y&BC. Funny that several people have seen John Stamos, because he was there when I was (along with his then-wife). Maybe ABC had given him a lifetime pass or something!!!

I've also met several celebrities in the parks (98 degrees, Debulah Morgan, Monica, etc.) when they have done autograph sessions.

When the Planet Hollywood location opened, I heard there were tons of celebrities there. We only ran into Pauly Shore, dude. :D

Great thread!!!

[mla973]

Oops - forgot to add that on our trip in Nov 04, we saw Christina Auegulera's (sp?) sister shooting Disney vacation videos. I believe they must have been in Portuguese??? We saw here at MGM, Epcot and Typhoon Lagoon. I assume the guy that was shooting the video with her was "someone" too, but I did not recognize him.

[rileyroosmom]

In May we were waiting for Illuminations to begin when a few of the carts came by with men and women running along side of them. In the carts were George and Barbara Bush and Jeb and his wife. I was surprised how excited I got by the siting....I didn't even vote for George!! LOL

[All Aboard]

We saw Steven Tyler on Jungle Cruise in April. I know, wrong attraction. :-) He was with a group of about 8, they had a boat to themselves.

[Krissalee]

Bump!

There must have been some celebritiy sightings in the last few months!

[limabeanmom2003]

In 2000, while waiting for the afternoon parade in Frontierland, we saw Christopher Reeve and his family.

Sometime in the 80's while we were at MK, we heard talk that Michael Jackson was at the park, but we never saw him.

[wdwdawg]

Back in the 70's, we were staying at the Poly during the Christmas season. That is when they were having the Candlelight Pro in the Magic Kingdom. One night when we were going up a set of stairs at the Ploly, Rock Hudson who was one of the narrators walk right past us. Also, about 5 years ago we were at the GF and saw George Forman being carted to his room. He went right past me and I said to my dad, Hey, its George Foreman. He never looked my way. Finally, just about every trip we go to WDW, we see the biggest celebrity of all. The mouse himself, MICKEY.

WDWDAWG

[S. C.]

I could have the Pope standing next to me and I wouldn't realize it :o :o

Anne
YUP thats me....unless someone was screeming out there name or pointing them out I would never notice. I never notice other people.

[WDW LOVR]

About 5 years ago I saw Chris Evert (the tennis player) in the bobbing wave pool at Blizzard Beach. My wife still doesn't believe me.

In Oct a couple years ago we say Rick Barry standing in line for Test Track.

[MLAinVA]

Let's bump this one back up. Its an oldie but a goodie.

[MILEMRKR63]

While staying at the GF last year (2004), my best friend and I were in the elevator heading to dinner at V&A when the door opened and Cher walked in with 4 body guards. She smiled when she walked in and was quite gracious and dressed very nicely. My friend and I were like holy s**t, is that Cher? My buddy started humming "if I could turn back time" and she turned around to us and said "sing it, dont hum it" We all just laughed and she asked us how we were doing and where we were heading all dressed up. We told her we were going to dinner and V&A and she said she was going there also to dine with one of her managers. She asked us if we would like to walk there with her and we were like Hell Yeah.

Her body guards surrounded us and we were on our way. My buddy and I felt like superstars because everyone was stopping and staring and taking pictures and we were in them. Cher was quite nice to everyone and posed for pictures (again we were in them too) As we entered V&A, the staff immediatly requested to take her to her awaiting table. We thanked her for being so nice anf for making our night and excused ourselves. She asked the dining room captain where we were sitting. She then walked with us to our table and the looks on the other peoples faces in the dining room were amazing. We said that meeting her was a true pleasure and something we would never forget.

As we dined, my buddy and I were just so amazed at what happened. To top things off, as Cher left V&A, Cher came back to the table along with her body guards and said the dining experience was on her. We were speechless.

We would run into Cher a few more times during the visit and she always would said hello. We also would find alot of people pointing and staring at us at the GF being overheard saying those are Chers friends.

It was a true magical experience for us amd something we would never forget.

[Disneybotz]

That is such a great story. :flower:

[Deesknee]

CHER? oh wow. We are taking a dear friend with us in June. He has no family & is so excited to be joining us with our 4 kids. BUT, if he ever saw Cher, I do believe we would be left in the dust. lol
What a thrill. Congratulations to you. Nice to know she is as pleasant as she seems.
Thanks for posting.

[joliesmom]

In Jan this year we saw Reverend Run from Run DMC at AKL he was staying at AKL in the days after Trumps wedding. In 2001 we saw Bruce Jenner being escorted through MK by staff.

[keys2kingdom]

I saw Betty Buckley swimming in Stormalong Bay once.
And the guys from O-town in the BC elevator.

[disneyfan67]

I have also seen Bob Saget from Full house , Huey Lewis, Axel Rose, Gary Coleman,Mr T ,Jordan and Jon Knight from the New Kids ,plus I did some hanging and banging( Working out) with the Hulkster! ( That what the Hulk likes to call working out). If your wondering how the heck I have seen all of these celebs well the reason is that I spend alot of the time when I am at WDW sitting pool side getting a good tan around the Grand Floridian's pool. This is where you see most of the celebs during the day.

You're the second person to say that they saw Gary Coleman. Trust me he's no celebrity. He came from my town and even they don't claim him. There is no sign or mention of him anywhere. Same with Mr.T also. He lived in the next town over and is remembered for cutting down 100 year old trees in a posh neighborhood and making his mansion look tacky and run down. When he lost it due to money problems the city almost had to tear it down due to how he maintained it.

I was pretty sure I saw Danny Devito when MGM first opened in May 1989 when I was down there but I don't bother celbrities because they have privates lifes too. He was in the restaurant in the CR that is now called Cailfornia Grill. It wasn't called that back in 1989 when I ate there and I forgot what it was called but other people who ate there noticed him also.

[DanaHesson]

Crystal Palace Nov 4 2004
He was extremely gracious and took pictures with fans for quite some time. If the fan had a digital camera, he checked the pic, and if he didnt like it he would say Nope! Lets re do that one.

I was truly amazed at just how much time he spent with the folks.

[LOVETHATMOUSE]

We were staying at the Wilderness Lodge in 1994 and had the pleasure of having a room near Robert Ulrich. He was a narrarator at Epcot and has staying in our hotel. Rode the elevator a couple of times with him - OMG he was sooo handsome and tall!! Very nice man. There were alot of celebs that weekend - it was the grand opening of Planet Hollywood, so they were everywhere. Arnold and Maria, Roseanne Barr, Ally Sheedy, a whole bunch. That year we also saw Gallagher in MGM. No one recently though.

[Michelle2]

These are so neat! I love reading threads like this, I don't know why, call me star-struck! LOL Thanks for posting all.

[Luigi's Girl]

Crystal Palace Nov 4 2004
He was extremely gracious and took pictures with fans for quite some time. If the fan had a digital camera, he checked the pic, and if he didnt like it he would say Nope! Lets re do that one.

I was truly amazed at just how much time he spent with the folks.

It is so funny to read this because we were in WDW from 10/30 thru 11/7 and I remember saying to my husband "hey that guy looks like Erik Estrada" and we just laughed and walked away. Who would of thought!

[Degli]

Doug Flute at the WL in 2003. We were going throught the line at Roaring Forks for breakfast and I noticed him up ahead. I said to DH, Isn't that Doug Flute? You know Flute flakes. And he said, no, that guys too small. When he got a better look, he noticed that it was him. I think that's funny considering he's the football fan.

[PrincessTeddyBear]

In 1997, my family and some family friends were all staying at the CR. We were riding in the front of the monorail and had just pulled into the GF. One of the attendents opened the door and told the driver that Farrah Fawcett had just pulled up downstairs. None of us kids knew who they were talking about but the adult who was riding with us jumped up and was looking out the window. Apparently he loves Farrah Fawcett because he started pointing going "there she is! there she is!"

[CarolA]

This week's People Magazine has a photo of Michael J. Fox and Family at WDW recently. Anyone see them?

[Krissalee]

bump!

[heaven2dc]

I've been wondering if anyone else has seen any celebrities - we were at Indiana Jones stunt show in March 1997 and were waving our hands to be picked for the member of the audience participation and just as they pointed out to us - the guy in front of us stood up and said "who? me?"" and they said no the people behind you. Then the other CM said "wait!! Aren't you Dan Marino?". And of course he got picked ;)

How exciting to hear others have seen celebrities also.

[gm]

We saw Alicia keys at the Swan July 17 when we were checking in, we decided to rest on the sofa and she was walking where the swan fountain is outdoor between the buildings. She had 2 body guards in front and back. The fountain is on the outside but can be only accessed once you enter the swan. She was walking from one door to another. :earseek: :earseek:

[TINKTWINS]

Last year we were swimming at the Swan pool and watched an interview with Nick Carter, then they sat along the walkway and took some photos with the rest of his group. Then on another trip we ate at the table next to Jon Secada at the Yahtsman. (I would never have known, but my friend did)

[goin2disneyagain]

Two years ago Scottie Pippen and Roy Disney were staying at the AKL the same time we were. I never saw either one of them but other resort guests did.

[triplefigs]

We just got back an hour ago from our first trip to WDW and I met Gene Stallings on Friday night in the lobby of at the Swan! (He coached Texas A&M, the Arizona Cardinals, and asst coached the Dallas Cowboys.)

He also was the Head Coach of the UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA and won the National Championship in 1992~ Roll Tide!

[HappyLawyer]

well i did not see a celeb per say but i traveled with two, my sister and cousin are both actressess, so we decided to all vacation together, and it turned out ok, many people said hello to them and many did not ask for autographs, it was nice because they were vacationing with their kids and families.

Now i saw some soap stars at Great America-lol

[ExPirateShopGirl]

This didn't happen at WDW... but about 2 months ago I had a very interesting conversation with a fellow who turned out to be the new Mr Sandra Bullock. He had this disgusting graphic on the side of his very expensive boat brought in for maintenance near my office. I felt no need to hide my disgust when he asked me what I thought. He took it well, though!

Of course, no one bothered to tell me who he was until I walked away! :flower:

[ton80]

ahh i don't now if I can call him a Celeb (or freak) but on our honeymoon
in sept of 98 we saw Michael Jackson at PI walk right by us probably about
5 ft away along with an entourage of Bodyguards,and Chinese/Japanese girls
following them around damndest thing I had ever seen. :confused3

Dixie Landings 9/98
All star sports 9/99
off site 05/01
BWV 11/04
AKL 03/05
SSR 11/05 :hourglass

[ZIPBAGS]

well i did not see a celeb per say but i traveled with two, my sister and cousin are both actressess, so we decided to all vacation together, and it turned out ok, many people said hello to them and many did not ask for autographs, it was nice because they were vacationing with their kids and families.

Now i saw some soap stars at Great America-lol


Alright I will ask....So who is your sister or cousin??

[ahappydisneymommy]

Well, it wasn't at WDW but I saw Pam Anderson at Disneyland in 2003. We had just eaten breakfast at the Grand Californian and she was walking with her 2 sons and her mother. They looked like they were getting a personal tour. She was wearing sweats and had sun glasses on. Her sons were running around excited just like my kids were.

[Disney Pal]

This didn't happen at WDW... but about 2 months ago I had a very interesting conversation with a fellow who turned out to be the new Mr Sandra Bullock. He had this disgusting graphic on the side of his very expensive boat brought in for maintenance near my office. I felt no need to hide my disgust when he asked me what I thought. He took it well, though!

Of course, no one bothered to tell me who he was until I walked away! :flower:

Mr Sandra Bullock is pretty famous in his own right. His name is Jesse James and He has his own TV show and he makes one heck of a chopper!

[DiverD]

2004 we saw The Rock at the Poly for dinner.

[ExPirateShopGirl]

Mr Sandra Bullock is pretty famous in his own right. His name is Jesse James and He has his own TV show and he makes one heck of a chopper!

LOL so they told me when I walked away! Nonetheless, he needs some serious help with the graphics on his boat!


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[Mouse-n-Mini]

We saw John Stamos at MGM in 96'...i know, I know...big deal! :rotfl2:

[Lollipop Mom]

We saw Tom Begeron at Beaches and Cream last year. :) We saw him in the arcade and DH kept saying he looked familiar and finally said "he looks like that Funniest Video guy!" It wasn't untill we heard him say something to someone at Beaches and Cream that we realized that it was actually him and not someone who resembled him.

[WDWDennis]

GREAT thread!! Ok, lemme see here, I saw Regis and Kelly in the MK 2 years ago. 4 years ago, I walked right out of the Grand Californian with Kathi Ireland!!

My next one is not really a celeb, but she is a news lady from Philadelphia. Her name is Karen Rogers and she was in the AK. We actually said somthing to her and the supervisor asked if we wanted to do a little segment with her. Of course we said yes. So they took us over to Dinoland and gave us some lines to read. It was aired during the Thanksgiving day parade at home. :earsboy:

[Poohbear123]

In November. :cool1: I see them at MGM and also 2 days before at the other parks, with thier Family. :goodvibes But, this past May I saw Hulk Hogan at PI at 8-trax, he came in with his DS and DD-and she is just as tall as him! :earseek: They all stood right next to me and my Friend Debbie, for about 20 min than went upstairs. ;)

[cm1ab]

when I saw my first celeb at WDW. Earth Kitt (the original Cat Woman) was coming out of the castle walkway just as we were walking in. The last sightings were last December. We saw Wynonna Judd up close and personal. Then my son rode the elevator up to BC concierge with Mariah Carey. She wasn't impressed at having to share the ride. Ha Ha. :rotfl2:

[wdwlver]

Before he was Governator, we saw Arnold, Maria and family in Alfredo's at Epcot.

[HappyLawyer]

Alright I will ask....So who is your sister or cousin??


First let me say you would be suprised who is on these boards under code names. I will not reveal them specifically, but i will give you this much, my sister and cousin are both actresses we are all from Chicago-the West side, my cousin has a famous sister who is a female rap artist and they actually both ( not my sister just appeared on the Surreal Life.
I did meet a weather man from Channel 7 news when i was working my way through grad school though.
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[HappyLawyer]

:banana: We saw John Stamos at MGM in 96'...i know, I know...big deal! :rotfl2:
He is really cute! :banana:

[spereira]

Let's see we have had a few celeb sightings....

Nicole Eggert (Baywatch, Charles in Charge)
Nancy Kerrigan (Ice Skater)
Shaquille O'Neal A.K.A Shaq (I know I spelled his first name wrong :rolleyes1 )
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa
Eddie Money
Huey Lewis
The band REO Speedwagon

I think that's it

[StaceyA]

First let me say you would be suprised who is on these boards under code names. I will not reveal them specifically, but i will give you this much, my sister and cousin are both actresses we are all from Chicago-the West side, my cousin has a famous sister who is a female rap artist and they actually both ( not my sister just appeared on the Surreal Life.
I did meet a weather man from Channel 7 news when i was working my way through grad school though.
(

Ok, where were you when I needed a Celebrity friend call in for me to a local radio station to win Aerosmith/KISS tickets for me a few years back?? LOL

I put a request out on the DIS just incase there were some hidden celebs but alas, I didn't get any takers!

Are you speaking of the Surreal Life that is airing now or the previous one? Now would be Peppa of Salt and Peppa (she is just too sweet on that show) and in the last one would be Da Brat....hmmmm now you have my mind going....lol

But I don't remember anyone that is related being on the Surreal life together.

I watch WAY too much TV! I just watched the Surreal life today, it really cracks me up that show!

[Lowillian]

Well, it wasn't at WDW but I saw Pam Anderson at Disneyland in 2003. We had just eaten breakfast at the Grand Californian and she was walking with her 2 sons and her mother. They looked like they were getting a personal tour. She was wearing sweats and had sun glasses on. Her sons were running around excited just like my kids were.

Just curious, when in 2003?

[HappyLawyer]

Ok, where were you when I needed a Celebrity friend call in for me to a local radio station to win Aerosmith/KISS tickets for me a few years back?? LOL

I put a request out on the DIS just incase there were some hidden celebs but alas, I didn't get any takers!

Are you speaking of the Surreal Life that is airing now or the previous one? Now would be Peppa of Salt and Peppa (she is just too sweet on that show) and in the last one would be Da Brat....hmmmm now you have my mind going....lol

But I don't remember anyone that is related being on the Surreal life together.

I watch WAY too much TV! I just watched the Surreal life today, it really cracks me up that show!


No it is not the one going on now, it is a previous one and that is so funny because i did the same thing for a radio station, to get tickets to something, it helps who you now sometimes-lol i am only a little jealous of my family, now i have a sister, she is not famous but her father is the 5th or 6th cousin of Della Rease. I can tell you this when my cousin was on the surreal life her sister, my other cousin made a type of guest appearance, I hope those clues help out.


We are all going again in December 2006

[magicmato]

Is your cousin da Brat?

[StaceyA]

No it is not the one going on now, it is a previous one and that is so funny because i did the same thing for a radio station, to get tickets to something, it helps who you now sometimes-lol i am only a little jealous of my family, now i have a sister, she is not famous but her father is the 5th or 6th cousin of Della Rease. I can tell you this when my cousin was on the surreal life her sister, my other cousin made a type of guest appearance, I hope those clues help out.


We are all going again in December 2006


I think I figured it out and have sent you a PM....this was a fun game LOL :maleficen

[Janet2k]

My family just returned home from a wonderful stay at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. While we were there, my daughter attended a few of the resort activities. At one of the activities, she overheard a few Cast Members telling some parents that two celebrities were staying at the resort: the Princess of Morocco ( http://www.mincom.gov.ma/) and the actor Eddie Murphy (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000552/).

[HGLightlyj]

A few years ago I saw Tom Bosley (Happy Days) on the Boardwalk eating at the outside tables at the.......Brewery restaurant. He looked just like he does on T.V. I think he was attending a convention at the Swan/Dolphin.

[JillM]

First let me say you would be suprised who is on these boards under code names. I will not reveal them specifically, but i will give you this much, my sister and cousin are both actresses we are all from Chicago-the West side, my cousin has a famous sister who is a female rap artist and they actually both ( not my sister just appeared on the Surreal Life.
I did meet a weather man from Channel 7 news when i was working my way through grad school though.
(
I've watched most if not all of the Surreal Life episodes (guilty pleasure!), and I think there have only been two female rappers, Da Brat and Pepa. I remember an episode from last season that had Da Brat having a guest over and it was an actress I've seen in a couple movies (although I'm sure she's done many.) I'm not sure if you want it spilled, but her name starts with an "L" if it's who I'm thinking it is. She's a very beautiful actress that I first saw in a movie with the initials "TPC" that came out some years back. She's also in a new movie that just came out with Queen Latifah in it. And I'm pretty sure she's related to Da Brat (cousin/sister/half sister?) But who knows, I might wrong! :p

This is a really fun thread!! I'm going to DW in October and it would be neat to see someone famous. I probably wouldn't approach them unless it was a personal favorite celebrity that I would want to just say hi and that I enjoy their work. I wouldn't want to make a scene, though. They probably want to enjoy their vacation as much as I do. :earsboy:

[Lauralee131]

Wow - this thread just reminded me of a sighting I'd had years ago and had TOTALLY forgotten about! I was at Epcot (around Germany) and the cast of that show (which I can't remember the name of although I can hear the theme song in my head and see the houses in the opening credits) with Bob Saget and the Olsen twins...anyone remember the name of the show? It's going to bug me until I figure it out!! :confused3

But anywhooo...that was my big celebrity sighting! :earsboy:

[Ladyhawke10]

Wow - this thread just reminded me of a sighting I'd had years ago and had TOTALLY forgotten about! I was at Epcot (around Germany) and the cast of that show (which I can't remember the name of although I can hear the theme song in my head and see the houses in the opening credits) with Bob Saget and the Olsen twins...anyone remember the name of the show? It's going to bug me until I figure it out!! :confused3

But anywhooo...that was my big celebrity sighting! :earsboy:


Full house! :goodvibes


I just put this on another thread (that doesn't have responses as of yet) but I saw Oprah at Disneyland filming a show there. She was walking around, seeming like a complete sweetie, and acknowledged us with a nice smile. It was exciting...she was actually a celebrity I would have really looked forward to meeting, so it was amazing. I was wondering on the other thread if she's ever been to WDW or stayed in the resorts there.

[Lauralee131]

Whew! Full House!?! WHY couldn't I think of that...but thanks - otherwise I'd be up all night trying to figure it out!

Wow - Oprah!!! I looooove Oprah...I don't even know what I'd do if I saw her!!

[Janet2k]

...I saw Oprah at Disneyland filming a show there... I was wondering on the other thread if she's ever been to WDW or stayed in the resorts there.

A few years ago, Oprah took her audience to Walt Disney World. I don't know where she put them up, but I do remember that she stayed at the Grand Floridian. A few audience members found out what room she was staying in and surprised her with a visit. She ordered munchies from Private Dining and turned their visit into a little party. She aired it on her television show.

[DarkSideMoon]

well, i have personally seen one, but. my aunt saw colin mochire and ryan stiles at the yacht and beach club gift shop, and i saw Bono from U2 at DLR, he cut in front of us in line and got in his own personal raft on the grizzly ride.... i was like 6 at the time so i was mad at bono....lol, now i would have taken my camera out and taken pictures.

[Dixielady908]

When my husband and I were there in May last year. We were at Epcot waiting for Illumanations to begin, there was all this commotion behind us, when we turned to see, about 3 golf carts went by with first George and Barbara Bush.

Denise

[Maryr1]

OK-these were not at Disney but.....I was in Chicago for the marathon and my Mom came with me to look after my DD(7 )while I ran.I hired a car to drive them around to different corners (my Mom is in her late 70"s) so they could see us and then meet us at the finish. On one corner they were waiting and this nice lady started talking to them, offered to let them use her bathroom in her apartment, let them in to warm up, get my daughter a scarf and mittens as it was cold etc... My mom said she was just lovely! She was John Belushi's (sp?) Aunt! She said he and his brother were very very good to her. Then, the next year I was on the elevator at the hotel the doors opened and Micheal Douglas was standing there-he didn't get on-he was waiting for someone who wasn't ready yet-but he said hi and was very pleasant.

[LoriZH]

Hey I just wanted to add my story. I just got back from a week at GF and saw Lou Diamond Philips! I am a HUGE fan so my husband came running to get me and told me to hurry up and that he was in Gasperilla's (I was on my way but dilly dallying). We didn't bother him, but I was in line right behind him (he was with his wife and kids and they were just getting in for his CP the next three nights). Later this week (on friday) we saw him and his son walking around the lobby of the GF just shopping and stuff. He was super nice to the CM who waited on him in Gasperilla's and the CM was THRILLED to see him you could tell! He looked great and smiled and no one bothered him. I wonder if that was a good thing or a bad thing. I wanted to at least let him know he was appreciated, but then again was unsure if he wanted to be bothered especially with his family. I oppted to just let him be, he knows he's got fans, why make a big deal, it was nice enough to be that close to him, lol.

[MinnieM21]

While staying at the GF last year (2004), my best friend and I were in the elevator heading to dinner at V&A when the door opened and Cher walked in with 4 body guards. She smiled when she walked in and was quite gracious and dressed very nicely. My friend and I were like holy s**t, is that Cher? My buddy started humming "if I could turn back time" and she turned around to us and said "sing it, dont hum it" We all just laughed and she asked us how we were doing and where we were heading all dressed up. We told her we were going to dinner and V&A and she said she was going there also to dine with one of her managers. She asked us if we would like to walk there with her and we were like Hell Yeah.

Her body guards surrounded us and we were on our way. My buddy and I felt like superstars because everyone was stopping and staring and taking pictures and we were in them. Cher was quite nice to everyone and posed for pictures (again we were in them too) As we entered V&A, the staff immediatly requested to take her to her awaiting table. We thanked her for being so nice anf for making our night and excused ourselves. She asked the dining room captain where we were sitting. She then walked with us to our table and the looks on the other peoples faces in the dining room were amazing. We said that meeting her was a true pleasure and something we would never forget.

As we dined, my buddy and I were just so amazed at what happened. To top things off, as Cher left V&A, Cher came back to the table along with her body guards and said the dining experience was on her. We were speechless.

We would run into Cher a few more times during the visit and she always would said hello. We also would find alot of people pointing and staring at us at the GF being overheard saying those are Chers friends.

It was a true magical experience for us amd something we would never forget.

Wow, that is such a great story. :wizard: I would have passed out if I saw Cher at the GF. :hyper:

[tnkrbell]

MILEMRKR63
THAT IS AWESOME experience!!! She allways seems like she would be cool!!!

[Snurk71]

We just returned and saw Mick Foley (professional wrestler Mankind, Cactus Jack, etc) for the second time (saw him walking around the Poly back in 99). We were waiting for Spectro to start and I turned and saw him hurriedly pushing an empty stroller along the sidewalk. He probably looked like another harried father trying to get somewhere to 90% of the people there.

Mick is kind of a Disney freak like a lot of us from what I read.

[tone.def]

We just returned and saw Mick Foley (professional wrestler Mankind, Cactus Jack, etc) for the second time (saw him walking around the Poly back in 99). We were waiting for Spectro to start and I turned and saw him hurriedly pushing an empty stroller along the sidewalk. He probably looked like another harried father trying to get somewhere to 90% of the people there.

Mick is kind of a Disney freak like a lot of us from what I read.

He was staying Poynesian Concierge - his room was right across the hall from mine this past few days.

[Ilovestitch]

Mick is kind of a Disney freak like a lot of us from what I read.

My bf and I met him at a book signing once- he is a really sweet guy.

I saw in an interview once that he said he was over his mom's house one time and he yelled "POPPINS!"- he saw she had the Mary Poppins soundtrack.

He said he borrowed the cd and now he listens to the Feed the Birds song from Mary Poppins to "psych" him up before his wrestling matches. :rotfl2:

[tnkrbell]

That is really neat about Nick Folley!! I saw him on a tv show not being Man kind and he seemed really great! I love to hear stories like that~!!

[Ladyhawke10]

I met Oprah at Disneyland but this was not WDW, of course.... :earsboy: :earsgirl:

At WDW, George W. Bush stayed at the GF when I was there.

[dhcoffey]

I posted this on another board, too but last Sunday night at MVMCP, my DH, two DDs, and myself ran into Vincent D'Onofrio from L&O:CI at POC and then also on Big Thunder Mountain. My DH and oldest DD rode in the same train with him and his son and then were walking out with him. My DH asked him to stop and see me and he did. We shook hands and spoke. It was very exciting for me because I love him :love: ! Too much fun for me.

[Skip Wiley]

Hey I just wanted to add my story. I just got back from a week at GF and saw Lou Diamond Philips! I am a HUGE fan so my husband came running to get me and told me to hurry up and that he was in Gasperilla's (I was on my way but dilly dallying). We didn't bother him, but I was in line right behind him (he was with his wife and kids and they were just getting in for his CP the next three nights). Later this week (on friday) we saw him and his son walking around the lobby of the GF just shopping and stuff. He was super nice to the CM who waited on him in Gasperilla's and the CM was THRILLED to see him you could tell! He looked great and smiled and no one bothered him. I wonder if that was a good thing or a bad thing. I wanted to at least let him know he was appreciated, but then again was unsure if he wanted to be bothered especially with his family. I oppted to just let him be, he knows he's got fans, why make a big deal, it was nice enough to be that close to him, lol.

We were staying at the GF while Lou Diamond Phillips was there, on the day we were leaving my wife and 2 year old son were on the elevator heading up to the 4th floor Concierge when he walked on the elevator. Since it was just them my wife asked if he was indeed Mr. Phillips, he was very gracious and said just call him Lou, she then told him we saw his performance at the CP and thought he was wonderful, he talked about doing the CP and wished them a happy holidays when they got off the elevator on the 4th floor. He was heading up to the 5th floor, it was the only time we saw him there the entire week.

[StaceyA]

I posted this on another board, too but last Sunday night at MVMCP, my DH, two DDs, and myself ran into Vincent D'Onofrio from L&O:CI at POC and then also on Big Thunder Mountain. My DH and oldest DD rode in the same train with him and his son and then were walking out with him. My DH asked him to stop and see me and he did. We shook hands and spoke. It was very exciting for me because I love him :love: ! Too much fun for me.


:faint: I love him too!! So jealous!!

[laura001]

Wow, that is such a great story. :wizard: I would have passed out if I saw Cher at the GF. :hyper:


That story is just so great! :goodvibes

[Wazzo]

BUMP! I love this thread!

[heylucy]

This was back in 1989. My mom had taken my brother and myself down to Disney for our first trip. I was on headed to meet up with them at the MVMCP and in the same Monirail car was Daryll Strawberry and his family. Me being an 17yr old girl and not to into sports didn't know who he was until we got off and people started coming up to him. :confused3

On this same trip we were walking by a sleigh they had set up for you to take your picture on and we couldn't figure out why it was so crowded all of a sudden. Well, when we were able to see what the fuss was it was Julio Iglesias. If I remember right my mom was really excited to see him.

Then on are last trip if you looked back up Main Street over all the heads you could see Regis and Kelly taping the Christmas Parade.

[Tanya90210]

We saw Erin (i think that's her name) the girl that does the Vacation Videos for Disney...When we were at DL in October 2004, we weren't sure who she was till we got our WDW video for our July 05 trip and there she was on the video. I still have to watch my new DL video and see if we made it onto the background... as we saw her a dozen times that day.

[Krissalee]

Bump - I love this thread!

[mommiepoppins]

wow thats coll that all of you saw these people......when I was a
kid in Rode Island I met Kenny Rogers guitar player in the elevator................ I know I am a geek :clown:

[FlyingBelle]

Saw Andy Dick while waiting to ride the Dino ride in AK. He was escorted by two extremely beautiful women as they quickly by-passed the line. Probably in 2002?

[NYDisGuy]

We met Wayne Newton at Pleasure Island back in 2000. He was walking around with two huge security guards who were actually pushing people away so wayne could walk in a straight line.

[Poppins2000]

DH and I just got back from our Christmas trip and we had two celebrity sightings! We met David Krumholtz and his wife/girlfriend (he plays Charlie on the CBS series "Numbers") this past Christmas Eve while dining at Jiko at AKL. They sat right behind us - he was extremely nice and friendly and we had a nice chat. We also met Gene Stallings, former head football coach for Alabama and St. Louis Cardinals. His room was five doors down from ours! He was there with his family celebrating he and his wife's 50th wedding anniversary. A big thrill for DH who is a HUGE Bama fan! :santa:

[lyeag]

DH and I just got back from our Christmas trip and we had two celebrity sightings! We met David Krumholtz and his wife/girlfriend (he plays Charlie on the CBS series "Numbers") this past Christmas Eve while dining at Jiko at AKL. They sat right behind us - he was extremely nice and friendly and we had a nice chat. We also met Gene Stallings, former head football coach for Alabama and St. Louis Cardinals. His room was five doors down from ours! He was there with his family celebrating he and his wife's 50th wedding anniversary. A big thrill for DH who is a HUGE Bama fan! :santa:

Ok, I knew I wasn't crazy!!!! I just posted on the Theme Parks famous people thread that I was in a monorail car with David Krumholtz on 12/22!!! I left him alone, it was about 1 am, and he didn't seem to want to be bothered, but I feel so much better now, that someone else saw him! He was looking away a lot, and it took me a minute to place the face, and then I looked back over and it hit me who he was. I saw the look on his face, like o man, she recognizes me, here it comes..... At that moment, I just felt sorry for the guy. He so obviously wanted to be left alone. Who wants to deal with fans at like 1 am? I was coming back to the CR from Epcot and they got on at the TTC and got off at the GF. He relaxed when I just smiled and leaned back in my seat. Just as they were getting off, he looked over his shoulder to me and tipped his hat. I took that as a "Thank you". They looked so happy I just couldn't bother them.

[Janet2k]

This month there was a celebrity Fairy Tale Weddings vow renewal at Walt Disney World (click here (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1459424)). The vow renewal couple, Ms. Charytín Goyco and Mr. Elin Ortiz, stayed in the BoardWalk Inn’s Steeplechase Suite. As a matter of fact, video footage of Ms. Charytín preparing for her big day was shared on her television show, "Escandalo TV." To view the video clip, click here (http://www.univision.com/content/video.jhtml?cid=1179173&channelName=Videos&_requestid=181608).