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Disney teamwork, home

bags of Christmas goodies by Christmas tree — Couldn’t fit 40 goodie bags in the round box. Nice challenge to have.

Today, December 20, 2025 the Christmas goodie bags we assembled yesterday get delivered to Walt Disney World (WDW) Cast Members.

Chapin got to do the backstage (home backstage) work, feel the intent and anticipation, and now, enjoy the gift received when you make others happy.

Every Cast Member’s role contributes to the paying Guests’ experience and memories that last a lifetime. That’s a given. It’s the reason we (Disney) exist.

However, each individual Cast Member gets to choose to also do it backstage at work (WDW).

It’s bringing the ‘Disney Way’ full-circle.

It’s the essence of “If Disney Ran Your Life”.

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This website is about our HOME. This is the fifth of five daily, differently-themed blog posts about: (1) mind, (2) body, (3) spirit, (4) work, (5) home. To return to Mid Life Celebration, the site about MIND, click here.

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Germany. We walked three miles at Epcot. Later in the day walked five miles from Magic Kingdom to our home.

i love visiting Disney with Family and friends.

We drove two cars to Epcot. Knowing eventually, cousin Michael would want to stay and we would want to return home, and both could happen seamlessly.

At the last minute, midday, we decided to go via monorail to Disney’s Magic Kingdom.

Spontaneously, i decided to walk home from the Magic Kingdom. But not before going to the Train Station and grabbing an “us-ee”.

7-second video: What are the odds?

16-second video: Soaked. But warm. Thank you merino wool.

12-second video: Sundays, for the past seven years, are reserved for a family call.

34-second video: A Sunday video message to a friend/client.

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In Disney’s home

Disney leaders at a January 2025 reunion — L-R: Vicky, Sheryl, Stephanie, John, Debbie.

Last night while on LinkedIn i see this post. Wow! Pursuit Collection joins NYSE January 7, 2025. Pursuit runs hospitality operations in and next to Glacier National Park.

For most of my 30-year Disney career, work was my top priority.

Luckily, i consistently put physical health second.

Leadership at Disney demands your best, your 100% commitment, your sacrifice. It’s not a blatant ask. It’s subtle, subliminal, invisible, and generally unspoken.

So i was decently able to stop, or at least slow, the physical ramifications of the inherent physical neglect on exercise, nutrition, and sleep.

i hope future Disney Leaders (and leaders everywhere) will work in an environment that makes health a priority over work.

Ps. It’s kinda fun to do the impossible. -Walt

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Imagine one Disney couple

two retired disney leaders — “Mickey and Minnie”. Felt like it sometimes. We share 66 combined years of Disney Service.

Imagine one couple.

Working a combined 66 years at the same company.

Now imagine if they had lived out the original plan for 80 combined years.

Crazy!

Right?

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Now ya know, you’re welcome

My Disney Experience App Cast Compliment screen — Riley, at Disney’s Contemporary Resort Merchandise, was waving to Monorail Guests every time a monorail went by. It wasn’t his job. His job was to work the cash register.

The secret to success, in any domain, is intentionality.

We live a life by default or by design.

At Disney it’s ok to be off-task (your job) if you are on-purpose (making others happy).

Now ya know.

Better late than never.

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