hootey
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 17, 2011
Several years ago, on a nice sunny afternoon, the family and I were in line to go over to Tom Sawyers Island(now Pirate Island). I noticed about a dozen oriental men in suits(yes suits at DL) in the Smoking area all pointing and looking at me! These well dressed men were with a PLAID(yes, a PLAID) and they were pointing at me and talking to him. Momentarily, the PLAID started walking our way leaving the well dressed men in the Smoking area still pointing at me and talking among themselves. The PLAID introduced himself and politely asked if I was an actor named ? I told him no I wasn't. He started laughing and told me the men in the smoking area were all business men from Japan at DL to study how DL did something. They thought I was an American actor that was very popular in Japan and asked him to ask me if I would pose for pictures with them, He explained this was a big deal to them because it was obvious to them I was relaxing with my family but, it would be an honor, if I would take time to pose for pictures with them because they were all big fans. My wife busted out laughing and volunteered me to help with international good will so to speak. The PLAID quietly told me he would make it worth my time if I did this. As we walked over to the Smoking area he told me to just bow when they did and smile a lot. I spent the next four or five minutes smiling, bowing, and being photographed. I did not understand a single word those guys said but, we had a lot of F U N bowing and smiling and taking pictures.
Finally the photo shoot was over and yes, I felt almost like a real star after having about five or six hundred pictures taken of me with those guys. Those gentlemen were wearing some very nice suits and I hope they never figure out I was not the star they thought I was. They got to go back to Japan with the knowledge they traveled so far to gain and about five hundred pictures of them with an American Actor (hey, I was acting)at DisneyLand! The Plaid quietly thanked me for my time and told me he had arranged for something nice at Blue Bayou for my time. A little later we went by the Blue Bayou and received complementary dinner for my family. It was GREAT! Anyone else have anything funny happen to them?
Finally the photo shoot was over and yes, I felt almost like a real star after having about five or six hundred pictures taken of me with those guys. Those gentlemen were wearing some very nice suits and I hope they never figure out I was not the star they thought I was. They got to go back to Japan with the knowledge they traveled so far to gain and about five hundred pictures of them with an American Actor (hey, I was acting)at DisneyLand! The Plaid quietly thanked me for my time and told me he had arranged for something nice at Blue Bayou for my time. A little later we went by the Blue Bayou and received complementary dinner for my family. It was GREAT! Anyone else have anything funny happen to them?
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