IT is meant to be the happiest place on Earth, but one former Disney World employee has revealed that it can also be one of the most stressful.
Having worked as a character for several years, actor Andrew McLean has shared some of the strange requests he has received – including signing a birth certificate.
If you are a Disney fan, you’ll definitely want to follow this content creator as regularly shares behind the scene secrets.
Having played Kristoff from Frozen and Star-Lord from The Guardians of The Galaxy, the influencer has made endless videos about his time at the theme park on TikTok.
Despite most of his stories being relatively wholesome, there was one bizarre moment when the actor was given a birth certificate to sign by a mum.
He even revealed that Disney World had warned staff in training about people asking them to sign weird things.
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“Disney tells you people will ask you to sign really weird things, including birth certificates” he explained, adding: “When they said this, I thought they were being ridiculous.”
As he got dressed in his Star-Lord costume, nothing could have prepared him for this toe curling awkward moment while working as the character.
While he was greeting guests, a strange woman walked up to him with her young family.
Unlike most Disney fans, who will ask him to sign a piece of paper, the woman tried to hand Andrew a birth certificate to autograph.
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Of course, the LA actor refused and he still wonders what would have happened if he’d agreed.
He even wondered whether he would have legally been the little boy’s dad, if he had signed the official paperwork.
After the encounter, he told his 573,000 followers: “I’m sure she thought it was just a funny thing [and] maybe the father wasn’t in the picture, she could have a Disney character as the boy’s father but it completely threw me off guard.”
Unsurprisingly, the video went viral with over 85,000 people hearing about the actor’s awkward encounter.
In the comments, many were shocked with one fan writing: “Wow I thought maybe it was like a build a bear dressed as like a little Star Lord or something…that’s insane!”
Another shared that they’d had a similar experience whilst visiting the theme park, commenting: “Yeah I watched some teenaged girls try to get Mickey to sign the Declaration of Independence once.”
A third asked whether the influencer would share more of his stories, saying: “Now I wanna know some of the weird things people asked you to sign.”
Meanwhile, others debated about what would have happened if the actor had gone through with the request.
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“It would legally invalidate the document,” suggested a fourth.
If you are planning a trip to the happiest place on Earth, we suggest that you just stick to a pen and paper.
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Katherine Sidnell
