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February 9, 2005
By, Anne-Marie Pringle
If you have never experienced the Magic
of Maynard at Disneyland,
you are missing out on a great experience. Maynard has been a
Cast Member for years and truly enhances the Disneyland
experience.
His costume is adorned
with themed items making him a part of whatever attraction he
happens to be working at. He has been found working all over the
park delighting guests with his playful antics and characters
as he plays the role of the ride. Here are a few examples of some
his "characters."
 Tiki
Maynard hangs out in where else, the Tiki Room. If you are lucky
enough to see him in this area, ask him if/when he is going to
be hosting a show and then wait for him to be the host. While
many hosts will simply direct you into your seats, Maynard's enthusiasm
makes for a truly unique experience. He not only shares the rules
but instead gives a hilarious speech to cover the guidelines that
will truly make you laugh. However that isn't the best part! During
the show when the birds sing "Let's all sing like the birdies
sing," Maynard makes sure everyone gets into the actions
and sings along. He dances all around the fountain as he encourages
everyone to join in with the birds. Maynard loves pictures, so
if you can get one with him next to the fountain, do it! Once
I took a picture with him, and he had me Hula with him, and I
had a backpack on, and he says "I've never seen someone do
the Hula with a parachute before."
Maynard as a Jungle Cruise Skipper is really something else. His
fun and crazy humor makes for an extremely entertaining trip through
the jungles of Adventureland. Be sure to interact with him! Themore
you interact, the more his imagination will spark and the funnier
your trip will be! For those of you who frequent Disneyland regularly,
get to know him and he will treat you to extra special/hilarious
trips!
There have been many rumors about Maynards "evil twin."
Yes, the rumors are true. Maynard has an evil twin who works on
the Haunted Mansion. For an unforgetable Haunted Mansion experience,
try to get into the stretching room with him. He is incredible
as the room stretches...or maybe it is only your imagination....
My first experience meeting Maynard was inside the Haunted Mansion.
He was friends with my then Cast Member boyfriend and was shocked
to say the least when he broke out little finger puppets and they
started talking to me... creepy, very creepy! After experiencing
Maynard in the stretching room, it is easy to pick out Cast Members
who have been trained by him.
These are the three places where I generally have seen Maynard
in the past. He does, however, frequently work at the Opera House,
Astro Orbiter, Honey I Shrunk The Audience, and crowd control
for Fantasmic. Ask a Cast Member and generally they can tell if
he is working that day, and if so, where... Make sure and say
hello to him. He will always strike up a conversation about anything
and everything. He will make definitely help make a Disney memory
after a conversation with him. Don't forget to take pictures!
He is a wonderful addition to Disneyland!
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