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Meet the Cast Members Behind the Newest Guided Tour: ‘Celebrating Disney100 at the Disneyland Resort’

April 28, 2023

By Kristen Lewis

For Disney fans looking to deep dive into the company’s 100-year history, the new “Celebrating Disney100 at the Disneyland Resort” Guided Tour is a living story that takes guests on a journey through past and present at iconic locations across the resort.

The new guided tour, which debuted earlier this month, was designed by four Guest Relations cast members who were passionate about bringing the company’s storied history to life.

“We wanted this tour to be inspirational for our guests and cast and remind them to never give up. Everyone has a story to tell, and you need to believe that your story is worth telling,” said Guided Tour Hostess Paula Hasler. She, along with cast members Sam Denny, Emma Sickles and J’Amy Pacheco, worked to curate the tour with additional input from colleagues.

Cast members Paula Hasler and Sam Denny don the famous Guided Tour host uniform in front of Tour Gardens in Disneyland park, where guests arrive to begin the tour.

“Getting to write a tour was a dream come true,” said Pacheco. “Working with three people who shared my passion for Disney and love of storytelling was an exciting experience.”

For Sickles, working on this tour was nothing short of destiny. “I remember coming to Disneyland and seeing this beautiful woman dressed in a plaid skirt, leading guests around,” she said. “I turned to my mom and said ‘I don’t know what she’s doing, but I want to do that.’ So, I practiced in my garage and little did I know that I would get to write a new tour for the Disneyland Resort.”

“J’Amy created a beautiful beginning that drops guests right into the story of Walt sitting underneath his dreaming tree in Marceline, Missouri,” said Denny. “It made us cry when we all read it aloud for the first time.”

“We had to start with that story,” said Pacheco. “You cannot talk about the company’s 100-year history without talking about the roots, where it all started.”

Starting in Disney California Adventure park, guests learn about the founding of The Walt Disney Company and Walt’s move to California in the 1920s, with a suitcase and a dream. Unique to this tour is the opportunity for guests to chat with an animation artist and sketch a special character for the Disney100 celebration at Animation Academy in Hollywood Land.

After putting pencil to paper, guests travel to Disneyland park to learn about opening day and the technological advancements that made the park the place we all know and love!

“In a personal letter to [Walt’s wife] Lillian after Walt’s passing, President Johnson wrote ‘Beauty, joy and truth are immortal. The magic of Walt Disney was larger than life and the treasures he left will endure to entertain and enlighten worlds to come,’” said Denny.

The approximately two-hour tour ends with a complimentary photo in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle and reserved viewing for the “Magic Happens” Parade, which returned for the Disney100 Celebration. Reservations for the tour are encouraged and can be found on Disneyland.com or the Disneyland app.

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