Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 I have something to add about the strange looking hippie. I know this sounds CRAZY, but when we were at Disney in August, I was walking through the shops on Main Street. I stopped in that "art" type store, on the right if your going to the castle. That man was standing behind the counter with a display of Disney watches. He was wearing a cast member name tag. I could NOT believe that Disney would let an artist in the Magic Kingdom look like that!!!! There were other cast members behind the counter and they were not acting like anything was amiss. He was dressed exactly like the picture that someone earlier posted of him in the Magic Kingdom.About a half an hour later, I met my boys at the end of Main Street to head out. The first thing they said to me was , "Mom, you should have seen this crazy looking guy with a watch display in ome of the stores!!!"What the heck? We couldnt figure out, why this man appeared to be selling Disney watches on Main Street in the Magic Kingdom!!TCD your so good about finding out stuff. Is this guy actually a Disney artist who makes watches? Like I said, very, very strange.OK, Heidi, that is weird.Up unitl recently, castmembers could not have beards at all. And, this guy has a heck of a beard. He was wearing a castmember name tag? That's a big WTF? I most definitely will be looking in to this. I have no problem believing this hippie is an artist. I just can't picture the guy as a castmember.TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Heidi-meetsTCD@TSM 5 Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 OK, Heidi, that is weird.Up unitl recently, castmembers could not have beards at all. And, this guy has a heck of a beard. He was wearing a castmember name tag? That's a big WTF? I most definitely will be looking in to this. I have no problem believing this hippie is an artist. I just can't picture the guy as a castmember.TCDTCD, I agree, very, very strange!! I couldnt believe it when I was looking at this thread yesterday and saw the picture of the "hippie". I had my youngest son, look at the picture and he said right away, "thats the guy, selling the watches on main Street last summer"I wonder if Disney has different rules for their "artisans" since they probably are not really cast members.I know a couple of years ago we were at the art store at the Marketplace/Downtown Disney and Larry Dotson, who does drawings for Disney was there, signing his pictures. I bought two, one of Everest and one of Spaceship Earth. Both the artist (Larry Dotson) and his wife were sitting at the table. They were not dressed as CM's at all, but were in there regular clothes. I don't remember if they had a name tag on or not. Course those two, fit in well, because they were not dressed in an outlandish way, like the hippie in the Magic Kingdom.I'll be interested in what you find out! At any rate, it gave us a good chuckle, when we saw your pictures yesterday!Heidi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 TCD, I agree, very, very strange!! I couldnt believe it when I was looking at this thread yesterday and saw the picture of the "hippie". I had my youngest son, look at the picture and he said right away, "thats the guy, selling the watches on main Street last summer"I wonder if Disney has different rules for their "artisans" since they probably are not really cast members.I know a couple of years ago we were at the art store at the Marketplace/Downtown Disney and Larry Dotson, who does drawings for Disney was there, signing his pictures. I bought two, one of Everest and one of Spaceship Earth. Both the artist (Larry Dotson) and his wife were sitting at the table. They were not dressed as CM's at all, but were in there regular clothes. I don't remember if they had a name tag on or not. Course those two, fit in well, because they were not dressed in an outlandish way, like the hippie in the Magic Kingdom.I'll be interested in what you find out! At any rate, it gave us a good chuckle, when we saw your pictures yesterday!HeidiOK- here's my theory . . .The hippie was trying to scam people by pretending to be a castmember and selling watches. He probably bought the name tag off of ebay and then just stood there at the shop trying to get people to pay him cash or maybe he would try to steal their KTTW cards.Them hippies are sneaky!TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Heidi-meetsTCD@TSM 5 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 OK- here's my theory . . .The hippie was trying to scam people by pretending to be a castmember and selling watches. He probably bought the name tag off of ebay and then just stood there at the shop trying to get people to pay him cash or maybe he would try to steal their KTTW cards.Them hippies are sneaky!TCDTCD,Good theory........and your probably right!!!I know what we saw though!Next time, I am in the Magic Kingdom, I'll ask the CM's about the "artisan watch artists" and then ask if they have an artist that appears to be a hippie!!!Heidi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Just caught up on this thread...I cracked up laughing several times..,especially the eeyore pic. I appreciate the way some of these photos get taken.....like the PP pic. The dolls are creapy as all get out. I would have walked away from those people in a hurry. Booby Doo? Oops, I just threw up in my mouth a little... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 It would have been even better if Nate's Chevy was pulling a broken down Toyota truck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted June 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 I posted this one in my most recent trip report, but it really belongs on this thread.A great big WTF?! :TCD Nicki aka Rebelstand 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carl 8 Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Ok, our last trip I went to get our cart rental and see this.......... Yes the GUY IS IN GREEN. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Um.... maybe he ran out of clean underwear and borrowed a pair of hers in a pinch??Ok, that can't be - no way they're the same size. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Umm....i just threw up in my mouth again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 :panic: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 TCDMR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doodlebug....Cherie 461 Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 I'm glad I didn't need to rent a cart!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PureTcrazy...rita 380 Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 ewwww just ewwwww Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 my eyes!!! my eyes!!! They were bad enough already, now they have HOLES in them!!! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carl 8 Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Glad I could share! I almost turned around and ran. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caveat lector 181 Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Mental note: always keep eyes up at cart rental desk...yikes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbuc71 162 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 It would have been even better if Nate's Chevy was pulling a broken down Toyota truck.Like you would ever see that...lol. The best is I usually see a Tacoma pulling a full size Chevy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikeymouse1 25 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Thongggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tigger 33 Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Saw this several years ago at the fort Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 When you need a/c you need a/c. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 That is something else. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted August 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 Saw this several years ago at the fort That is awesome! Get 'er done! TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Memphis 105 Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 New Lawnmower Tree in the making? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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