They say you should never meet your heroes: It will only bring disappointment. For most of us, that’s not overly difficult. But for Disney theme park employees, it’s nearly impossible.
Celebrities come in droves. Some, as you can imagine, are incredibly humble. Others, not so much. Recently, a woman who worked at Disneyland exposed certain celebs and the best part is that some responded!
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We all know that Disney is supposed to be the most magical place on earth
It’s the place where dreams come true!
For better or for worse, everyone should experience the Magic Kingdom at least once. Especially if you’ve got little ones running around.
But this isn’t always the case for their employees
Patrolling a theme park of screaming children with miserable parents, while you’re stuck in the hot sun and forced to listen to It’s a Small World on repeat?
No thank you. In fact, that sounds like my idea of torture.
One ex-Magic Kingdom worker recently decided to shine a light on what some celebrity guests were really like
TikTok user @coliepolieolie21 (Nicole Smith) has since gone viral.
Her videos have combined for nearly 10 million views and counting. Her stories are both validating and revealing.
She started off the video by talking about Will Ferrell
“Will Ferrell was the very first celebrity I met at my very first shift at Disneyland when I worked at the Haunted Mansion, and he is very cool. A very nice man.”
Then turned her attention to singer Jason Derulo
“Jason Derulo does not know lyrics to Christmas songs and he had to write the lyrics on his hand. It was kind of embarrassing.”
Come on, Jason. Everyone knows the lyrics to “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer!”
Apparently child actor Bradley Steven Perry can be kind of a jerk?
“[I did not meet] the entire cast of Good Luck Charlie, but this lady (Leigh-Allyn Baker, who played Amy Duncan) and this kid (Bradley Steven Perry, who played Gabe Duncan). This kid was a little {expletive]. I did not like him at all.”
Good news: Mark Wahlberg is in fact the gem we all believe him to be
“Can confirm that Mark Wahlberg is just as handsome in person as he is in photographs and he is also a very nice man.”
I couldn’t handle Mark Wahlberg being a jerk in real-life, so this is excellent news.
However, the same cannot be said for Nicolas Cage
“Nicolas Cage is creepy. He looks like a vampire. He looks like he glows in the dark and he was a little weird.”
Don’t listen to her Nic, you just go right on being you.
Nicole had nice words for Jason Earles, even if she didn’t recognize him right away
“No joke, I thought he was a teenage boy and I was kind of embarrassed when I found out it was him. He was actually a really nice guy.”
And it turns out the the Queen of Rap and R&B, Mary J Blige, is just as kind as we’d hope her to be
“Talented. Brilliant. Amazing. Show-stopping. Queen. She was the nicest person ever and she sings amazing live.”
I knew it all along.
However, according to Nicole, Ross Lynch is a little full of himself
“He was fresh off of Teen Beach Movie when he came into the park and, uh, he was lovin’ all the attention. He was all over it! And he was very annoying. I’m sorry.”
But Demi Lovato is most certainly not
“I know I’m doing her dirty, but it’s Poot. I mean, I gotta include Poot. No joke, Demi Lovato is also very kind. She was also a great singer live. Loved her.”
Oh Poot, the internet never forgets.
There was even a touching tribute to Kobe Bryant and his family
“Last, but not least, Kobe. He was so sweet and his family was so sweet. They were beautiful and I’m really sad that he’s gone.”
The worst encounters, according to this ex-Disney cast member, were with Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon
“And these people (Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon) are awful. I had to deal with both of them separately. She is an absolute diva and he is an absolute diva and I hope that no cast member has to deal with these monsters ever again.”
She spills the tea even more on Mariah and Nick one video
Nicole was somewhat understanding in the case of Mariah Carey but had zero-sympathy for Nick: “Nick Cannon, on the other hand, has zero excuse to be a diva because you’re Nick Cannon.”
Ouch. Sometimes the truth hurts, Nick.
The videos have gotten so popular that some of the celebrities mentioned began to take notice
Needless to say, some of the more negative comments Nicole made didn’t go over particularly well.
It was clear that she had ruffled some feathers.
Bradley Perry was one such celeb
It was clear that he didn’t like being called out publicly. You should have just let sleeping dogs lie, Bradley.
Everyone knows that as soon as you acknowledge comments like this, it opens the floodgates for even more negativity!
He sarcastically tried to brush it off and pass the buck to cast mate Jason Dolley
Jason played PJ Duncan on the show Good Luck Charlie.
The jury is still out on whether or not he is, in fact, as bad as Bradley has suggested.
His fellow cast mate Leigh-Allyn Baker quickly came to his rescue
“I’m not a jerk, you’re a jerk!”
That was my best Leigh-Allyn Baker impression. As I said before, you either kill them with kindness or just don’t respond at all. Otherwise, you’re only asking for trouble.
But was pretty quick to dish it right back to him
Poor guy, he’s getting it from both ends! It almost makes me feel sorry for Bradley. The guy can’t even defend himself properly!
Kind of an unfair fight if you ask me.
Word ended up circling back to Nicole and she made another video in response to Bradley’s
This is why you don’t talk trash behind people’s backs – especially on the internet.
It has a way of coming back to bite you.
It appears she’s also upset a legion of Mariah Carey fans with her defaming comments
So for future reference, never say anything negative about Mariah Carey.
What Nicole was saying certainly wasn’t groundbreaking. Mariah has always had a reputation for being a diva.
You’d think this would have taught her a valuable lesson, but evidently not
She’s now made a vid issuing what appears to be a sing-off challenge to Jason Derulo.
What did you think about Nicole’s celebrity stories? Do you have any of your own? Leave a comment and let us know!
