Disney World's 'Goofy' Of 25+ Years Shares His Most Emotional Memories Of Working At Disney

This man experienced Disney magic for over two decades, and now he is sharing it with the world.

Jesse

Published in Disney
7 Feb 2020

Disney World's 'Goofy' Of 25+ Years Shares His Most Emotional Memories Of Working At Disney

If you've ever worked in a theme park (or any kind of tourist destination), you would know from experience that the magic can be sucked right out of the place when you have to deal with the general public on a daily basis.

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I worked at a state zoo for almost four years. I won't say where, but what I will say is that it went from being a fun, family-friendly, magical place to a complete hellhole within about six months.

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Some people have a beautifully unique way of siphoning the magic out of a place, and it becomes 'just another job.' Similarly, the activities that occur in a place like that before the gates open (and once they close) aren't magical, special, or glamorous. They're normal... and sometimes, they suck.

Toilets need cleaning, offices need organizing, money needs counting, and zoo animals die. Yep. They die.

I had good days; don't get me wrong. Seeing the smiles on kids' faces when they saw their favorite animal, got to hand-feed a giraffe, or saw penguin babies was kind of priceless, but overall, it just felt like a job.

Recently, a man named Mikey Jacobs, who worked at Disney World as Goofy for over 25 years, offered people the opportunity to ask him anything on Reddit. He then shared a pretty remarkable memory.