Originally Posted By Doobie This topic is for discussion of the November 17 article: Forever Magical at <a href="News-ID102160.asp" target="_blank">http://LaughingPlace.com/News-ID102160.asp</a>.
Originally Posted By StartedByAMouse Excellent article, as usual, Rebekah. I love these Forever Magical columns. Thanks for sharing with us your experiences that help personify the people responsible for making the magic. This one painted a nice portrait of Ms. Harriss. Matt <a href="http://www.StartedByAMouse.com" target="_blank">http://www.StartedByAMouse.com</a>
Originally Posted By Disfan1022 Thank you, Rebekah, for sharing some of these touching moments with us. Your wonderful article helped me get to know Cynthia a little better. Her enthusiasm was greatly admired by the Disney community. She will be sorely missed.
Originally Posted By JBStew What a lovely tribute! I knew very little about Cynthia and this gives me a good insight into her and what a gracious person she is. Thanks.
Originally Posted By SFH Awesome! I hope Cynthia sees it or that someone prints her a copy. I miss her already. Ken "SFH" Pellman
Originally Posted By lemisfan Great articale!!! i found out things about cynthia i never knew before. She was a great and generous person and i wish her well in whatever she is doing now.
Originally Posted By netenyahoo That was a nice article. Thank you! It really helped me understand Cynthia more. I hope she finds success after DL.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Just, simply... Wonderful!! And Rebekah... You're not the only 'softie.' I'm at work (lunch hour) and you had me welling-up just reading your experiences. Thank you so much for sharing!
Originally Posted By DMarsh Ah, Rebekah. You did capture what made Cynthia Harriss so special for me, too. I was also in that crowd in 1999 when Cynthia made that great appearance. My friends and I were certainly as shocked and delighted as you. And I met her at one of the shop openings, where she warmly greeted me and introductions were exchanged. Shortly after, at the NFFC summer convention, a number of us were waiting in line for the seminar doors to open. Cynthia was the speaker, and she came around the corner with a small clutch of handlers. As she swept down the hall to the stage entrance, she suddenly stopped, stepped up to me, and exclaimed, "Doug! You didn't come here and stand in line to hear me, did you?" We exchanged some quick words, and then she moved on. Well! everyone in line looked at me as if I were related to Walt! That's just the sort of gesture that made Cynthia so special to me. And why I do miss her very much.
Originally Posted By DlandDug I will chime in here and say I couldn't agree more. Thanks for reminding us about the warm side of Disneyland management. It did exist, and can again.
Originally Posted By Goofster57 What a great article, it describes Ms. Harriss’s persona exactly. I had the pleasure of speaking to her on three occasions. All where very enjoyable, the one I will remember the most is the last meeting a few months back. I was walking through the park looking around and happened to look forward and Ms. Harriss was walking straight at me with a big smile and an extended hand like we were life long friends. She asked me how I was doing and stated that she had not seen me in a while and wished me a “good dayâ€. Like Rebecca I also have some handwritten responses to letters that I had sent her. They are some of my most treasured additions to my Disneyland collection. I will truly miss her smiling face and wherever she goes from here it will their gain and the resorts loss.
Originally Posted By imtigger2 Wow... major bummer for us, and the Resort. Cynthia is a GREAT person. The last time we came across her was at the CHOC Walk. She was there in the parking lot at 6am, jogging suit and all, taking pictures with us (Chapter in the Park), thanking us and encourging us all. I don't know how she ever kept that huge smile on her face all the time, especially having to work with upper management at the Disney Co. She seemed to love getting involved in all the little extra events at the park. We'll miss you Cynthia! Dan B :-(
Originally Posted By MouseBear Salutations Rebekah, It is wonderful to see you writing again. :O) Thanks for sharing why Cynthia was special to you. You captured what I enjoyed about her tenure. I was also sorry to see her go. Maybe it will work out better for the DLR, but I will miss her as a person. Lee
Originally Posted By -em Awesome! Great Report I got to meet Cynthia at the Plaza Inn birthday and I became a fan then- and I wish her well in her future -em
Originally Posted By TDLFAN I find it refreshing to read a positive article about the human side of this lady, who was given the horrific job of having to preside over the most magical land of them all. Not an easy thing to do. She gets a lot of critizism about her performance on other sites but whether or not she stepped up to the plate and performed, the fact remains...this is a tough position to be in. It was nice to see her candid photos in the report.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ Thanks for the great article Rebekah! As you know, we've missed them. This one was worth the wait. I hope Cynthia Harris read the story! From the pictures posted here on LP and the few times I saw her around the park, I too noticed the twinkle in Cynthia Harris's eye. Has anyone heard what she is doing now? She's sure to be an asset to any company she joins.
Originally Posted By Hound Another great article, Rebekah and it certainly describes the way she was the few times that I met her. I've run into her at the last few DL BD events in July. The first time I met her was July 17th in the year of the great Pirate event. She was about 15 feet away and leaving the area. I said, "I survived the Pirate's Event." She immediately turned and came over and started talking to me. When I said that I actually enjoyed the event, she said, "I am SO glad." I also ran into her last December in Club 33. She was there with all the Ambasadors from around the world. As she walked past me I said, "Hello, Cynthia" and she stopped to talk to me. She talked with me for over 5 minutes, saying how much she enjoyed the Aladdin show, etc. And this was while she was holding her plate filled with food!. I will miss her. Please keep us updated on what she is doing and where she is working. ...George
Originally Posted By Haunted Mansion Right on, Rebekah! I've always seen Cynthia as a great person who is really glad to see you. I remember one time see saw me in NOS and came over to specifically say hi to me. I was totally amazed as she had only met me once before. She greeted me by name. I introduced her to my friend, Scott. He was totally blown away. That, I, all the way from Wisconsin, could introduce the President of Disneyland to him, a local who was in the Park weekly. He had not known who she was. A month later, at the Candlelight Ceremony, she saw him and said hi. His wife was the next one to be totally surprised (and impressed!). Regardless of what happened she was and still is a super-friendly people person with class (just like you and Doobie!).
Originally Posted By bwanabob Thanks for your great article, Rebekah. I haven't posted in some time, but had to comment about how impressed I was with Cynthia. I met her twice and as others have mentioned, I was surprised she remembered my name the second time I saw her in the park. The first time I met her was at the Disneyana Convention in 2001: <a href="http://www.myads.com/LP/photos/bwanabob2.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.myads.com/LP/photos /bwanabob2.jpg</a> I told her I knew who she was from reading LP. She immediately began talking about how wonderful LP is and that she always enjoyed talking to Doobie and Rebekah and other LP fans in the parks. She just blew me away. Thanks for your magical stories, Rebekah. And thanks for highlighting Cynthia with this one.
