17 Disneyland Secrets They Don't Know Want You To Know‏

8. Sycophancy Goes A Long Way

Besides busboys, bartenders and garbage men, the most put-upon member of the minimum wage portion of the population is the humble amusement park employee. Working in a Disney park entails unsociable hours, having to travel to the middle of nowhere in order to make not a lot of money, and dealing with terrible people. Just the dregs of humanity.

We're not saying they're the only people who go to these places - far from it - but those are the ones who stand out. The ones who vomit everywhere, the ones who try and push in line, the ones who flash during ride photos, the ones who ask you what time the 3 o'clock parade is without a hint of sarcasm in their voice.

For the most part Disney cast members are instructed to treat everyone just the same - with unfailing good humour and a slightly psychopathic level of friendliness. Their whole job is about making sure you have a good time, regardless of how much of a douche you are. They're still only human, though, these theme park employees, so if you act like a jerk you will be treated as such.

Which means that you're being conditioned to be the politest possible - which will often earn you insider info about which rides are good at which times, how to miss queues and find hidden stuff, etc - in order to reap the benefits. Which isn't necessarily insidious, but it is a little odd.