*Pantoum*

What time is the 3 o’clock Parade Pantoum?
By Christie Cutshall

It’s the most magical place on Earth.
Is that a hidden Mickey?
No. It’s all laughter: Walt was a total genius.
Look, Space Mountain!

Is that a hidden Mickey
next to City Hall?
Look! Space Mountain,
I can’t wait! Where’s the bathroom?

It’s next to city hall.
Let’s get in line!
I can’t wait: where’s the bathroom
again?

Let’s get in line
for Small World
again!
Let’s sing the song

for Small World:
It’s a world of laughter, a world of tears.
Let’s sing the song,
We’re at Disney World!

It’s a world of laughter. A world of tears?
No. It’s all laughter! Walt was a total genius.
We’re at Disney World;
It’s the most magical place on Earth!


I worked at Disney World this past summer and my pantoum is full of Disney things that don’t always make sense unless you’ve worked at Disney, so this is my pantoum glossary:

-What time is the 3 o’clock parade? It sounds stupid, but I’ve actually gotten this question before. Disney specifically tells us we aren’t allowed to laugh at guests when they ask seemingly stupid questions because we don’t actually know what they mean. For example, the 3 o’clock parade, the Dreams Come True parade, starts at the back of the park and does not reach the front of the park until 3:20. So the 3 o’clock parade is at 3:20.
-Disney engineers, called Imagineers, have hidden little Mickey Mouses all over Disney property and some people spend their whole vacations hunting for these hidden Mickeys.
-When I say Walt, I am referring to Walt Disney, the creator of Disney World.
-When guests asked me questions, probably 85% of the time they wanted to know where the bathroom was and it was next to City Hall.