Originally Posted By disney pete I dont want to come over like homer simpson or some other idiot but someone please tell me who maynard smith is ?
Originally Posted By danyoung Maynard is a long time DL employee who has worked many different attractions. He's tall, skinny, and likes to interact with guests in a pretty intense way. Some people really like him, while others (like me) think he takes attention away from the attractions and puts it on himself.
Originally Posted By GnomeMobile Maynard is the Man! He adds to the experiance not takes away from it. I wish more Cms were like him....
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs I've seen him once, and only once: June 2004, when he was doing a CM for the Tiki Room. I'm still awaiting for the New Management... jk! jk! jk!
Originally Posted By kmsandrbs Random random random ... I had a Maynard sighting at the end of October, but he was walking in the opposite direction, so no interaction. It was just outside of the AP buyng place.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I met Maynard in 2002 and he was in a bad mood, not a good experience. We saw him again in 2006 and he was awesome!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 A few years back he was our host on HISTA. I thought he was hilarious. His spiel as we were exiting (when no one listens anymore) kept me smiling all day. A couple of years later he was our Captain on Jungle. I think one other couple and we (us?) were the only ones on the boat who knew who he was. I was really excited Sadly he was totally off the wall, nothing to do with Jungle just very random comments from my memory. Probably the worst skipper we have ever had. The other guests were practically bug eyed at the end of the ride. I've also seen him walking down Main Street like he's on a mission with no eye contact as he probably was We go often enough that there are many CM's we see each time or often enough. Seeing Maynard is more of a "wow" moment though, like a celebrity sighting.
Originally Posted By danyoung I can understand moments like spieling at the beginning or end of HISTA. I can even understand his skippering a Jungle Cruise boat, as long as he more or less stayed in theme. What I can't accept is his running out in the middle of a Tiki show and doing his own thing, leading the people in song and just generally doing all he can to bring the spotlight onto himself and off of the show. I also have to say that I've never seen him in person, but from many many online anecdotes I've come to the opinion that he tries too hard at inappropriate times.
Originally Posted By DlandJB You might change your mind if you saw him at the Tiki room -- he is delightful. We have heard also from friends who are only occasional visitors who had him at the Tiki room recently and said he was great and got the crowd very involved.
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer Maynard is often more like a force of nature than a regular CM. He does take his job seriously but can go from serious to over-the-top in just the blink of an eye. If you accept him for who he is and the little extra license that Disney allows him you may just find that you've been given a very rare and precious gift. If you see him walking in the park, don't stop him unless you have an extra ½ hour to spend with him. Once he starts going, it's hard to stop him. He does seem to have a special fondness for LP'ers and remembers many of us. On our last visit to the Tiki Room he made Tinkeroon and I wear napkins on our heads because we were sitting under some birds that had a "problem". He also brought this to the attention of the rest of the guests and made sure we didn't take them off. I've been going to the Tiki Room for over 40 years and have never had a better time.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Now that you mention it, Maynard did about three minutes on the pale orange corduroy jacket he was wearing last night. (Issued by costuming for the cool weather.) He claimed it was made from all the recently discarded pumpkins from Main Street. And he... was... OFF! It was a funny riff, and definitely of the moment.
Originally Posted By Ohana i saw Maynard for the first time at the Tiki Room within the last 60 days, forgot which trip it was, but i didnt see him in action, i wish i had had time to stop!!
Originally Posted By Moondoggie When an Attractions CM becomes the show (outside of Jungle, maybe), it doesn't sit well with me. And seeing a video of this guy in action at Tiki, that seems to be what was going on at that moment. As a former CM myself I was never under the impression that I was supposed to steal the show. While working America Sings, it would have just felt wrong getting up and dancing with the audioanimatronic figures on the stage, so I guess that's why I don't quite understand those who feel the need to do so. But that's my opinion.
