40 Years in a Mousetrap

<p>40 YEARS BENEATH THE EARS</p><p><br></p><p>When young David Ackert took a job at Walt Disney World in 1975 he figured that he'd stay for a few months maybe a year to enjoy the Florida weather and the novelty of the new theme park. He never expected to be in the mousetrap for 40 years. But that's what happened. In as a young man out as a retiree.</p><p><br></p><p>In those 40 years Ackert went from taking tickets at the TTC to watching over dogs at the Disney kennel to helping open EPCOT and then finally to working at The Great Movie Ride and Star Tours in the new Disney-MGM Studios (when it actually was a film studio!).</p><p><br></p><p>Ackert's adventures and exploits include:</p><p><br></p><ol><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>Dealing with outrageous guest conduct ranging from horny senior citizens to threats of physical assault</li></ol><p><br></p><ol><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>Dozens of celebrity encounters including one-on-ones with Jack Palance Audrey Hepburn and a very young Britney Spears (who still owes him money for ice cream)</li></ol><p><br></p><ol><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>Run-ins with exotic wildlife including psychotic Chihuahuas and a mongoose-like creature found in a Magic Kingdom locker</li></ol><p><br></p><ol><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>Dying over and over on The Great Movie Ride and why Disney doesn't allow Cast Members to die there any longer</li></ol><p><br></p><p>If you're beneath the ears yourself or thinking about it Ackert's book will open your eyes to the highs and lows of a life spent working for the Mouse.</p><p><br></p>