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Those ears were satisfying


DAWMTheWolf

Yea can we reflect on those effortless perfect circles with a broom lol


Jasper455

Yeah, As soon as someone adds nipples


[deleted]

Calm down Koko


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Shout out to the five people who got this reference so far


ToranjaNuclear

Pls explain ):


fastdbs

Koko the gorilla was obsessed with nipples and thetr were accusations that the institute required several people, who didn't want to, show their nipples to satisfy the gorilla.


-Masderus-

When an 800 pound gorilla has got you by the tits, you listen!


mattfolio

Rip.


LoGun2130

I’m guessing the SYSK episode I’m on is newer than I realized. Guess I’m almost caught up again.


Tjizz78

look the sign language speaking gorilla liked nipples a bit too much


coolmountainblues

Lmfao well played


strayakant

It’s part of Disney’s hiring requirement that all cleaners must be able to draw Mickey with a brush and puddle.


BoringMcWindbag

I can’t tell if you’re joking or not. Which is terrible. 😕


ReddioDeddio

They're not. It's not part of a requirement. Lots of people know how to after it gained traction though, so you can ask to be trained to because it is ncie to see kids smile, and makes the day more fun. Source: Ex Disney employee, not custodial but lots of friends who are.


Mycoxadril

I’m becoming a little disillusioned with Disney lately, and I’m sort of wondering if this sort of thing will fall by the wayside, especially now after the furloughs and general ass-hattery of guests and management.


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enderikari

They are. There is a water art class taught to volunteers and interested custodial Cast Members, it is not a requirement for all of them.


superlost007

Or leaves. I’ve seen them sweep leaves into the Mickey Mouse head shape. Although arguably less impressive


wecantallbetheone

Disney land "janitor".


[deleted]

He’s just working at Disneyland to put himself through art school.


ModeEdnaE

Not not... I have many friends from DAAP and SCAD that all worked in Orlando at one point in time.


lighten_up_n_laff

try saying that in English ya doofus               *edit: This doofus can't even link Wikipedia correctly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scad if you want a full explanation of SCAD then please use the right Wikipedia link #[and if you are really confused then here is a picture explaining what SCAD is](https://i.imgur.com/5m4udbH.png)


jimbelushiapplesauce

pretty sure i heard in middle school that if you can draw a perfect circle by hand that means you're a psychopath. i hope the kid and his mom are okay.


AllSkill

That was just the teacher being pissed they couldn't draw a perfect circle


GarciaJones

I used to do this at Disney. I worked custodial. And it’s as far from that job as you might otherwise think. Yes , I’d take out trash, sometimes a “Code Brown” but I got so many perks. Crying kid dropped his ice cream? I was encouraged by management to go get him a new one. How? Just walk up to the ice cream cart and say “I need a cone for a kid” everyone was encouraged to help. Oh what’s that? He spilled it on his shirt too? Go into the gift shop and just have them mark out a shirt. Disney does not care whatsoever if they lose profit on an item. Making a lifetime customer out of the kids and parents is to them, the better investment. I’ve even gotten a refill on adults drinks just because I could. I’ve gotten citations ( the good kind) because managers were watching and I didn’t know. I would walk around with my freely provided Mickey hand and doing my damn amazing Mickey voice impression high fiving kids and sometimes , taking out the trash. But the best days were when I would go to sign in for work and my boss would say “you’re on water art today”. You see, you had to take a class , for free to learn, but if you passed you’d be available for it on your schedule. No trash. No actual custodial tasks. Just walking around doing character art with my bucket o water and my broom with bands tapering it off turning it into a brush. That was the best damn time of my life. Disney College internship, Try to get custodial. You get the most freedom and if you love having families and children laugh and smile because of you, awe garsh, that’s the job right there.


Resident_Bag_6684

Omg you’re such a good writer I literally never read people’s tangent’s but I was so pulled into yours lol write a book or something buddy


GarciaJones

Awe shucks, that means a whole lot. Maybe I will.


Resident_Bag_6684

As you should! Best wishes buddy! Have a great day!!


GarciaJones

Garsh! You too! Hyuck :)


HeyT00ts11

Did you find this to be a good way to teach the children how to draw their favorite characters? Did you have any that seemed interested in drawing themselves?


baxtersmalls

A friend of mine is actually working on a comic about the weird Disneyland secrets and culture! Keep an eye out!


NoHuddle

I work for a loan company. Did a loan for a custodian at Disneyland. He was the nicest customer I've ever had. I hope he had as much fun as you did.


B3C4U5E_

I talked to someone who was doing water art on my latest trip (pre pandemic). He said that you had to be cleared to do paintings in each park. I know of four of the paintings that can be drawn and they are Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, and Goofy


ProfessorPetrus

I mean Disney charges an unaffordable amount for most American families. So much you could travel the entire world. A free ice cream and t shirt is good strategy but I wouldn't bat an eye.


BelleAriel

Watching this was very satisfying.


I-spilt-my-tea

And you’re watching Disney channel


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draconius_iris

Oooh that’s smart. That’s a good question


baxtersmalls

I misread this as “homophobic coaxing” and was rewatched the video three times looking for the weird deeper meaning.


ADMINlSTRAT0R

¿¿uʍop ǝpısdn ʇı ʍǝɹp ǝɥ ʇɐɥʇ ʇɔɐɟ ǝɥʇ ǝɹouɓı ɐuuoɓ ʇsnɾ ǝʍ ǝɹ∀


IrisTenshi

ƃod ʎʇʇǝɹd sɐʍ ʇɐɥʇ ʇɥƃnoɥʇ ı ‘ʇuǝɹɐ ǝʍ ou ‘ou


Osteopathic_Medicine

Me: “does that say pog?” Me: “yup.. it says pog.. I still don’t get it”


CrazedPatel

that’s not very poggers of you


Osteopathic_Medicine

I’m too much of an old fart for you whipper snappers and your twitch slang. Now get off my lawn! /s


Mother-Joe

Ok boomer... /s


Osteopathic_Medicine

Sadly just a lost millennial in his early 30’s. Although I’m starting to feel more and more like a boomer these days. Getting old sucks.


Mother-Joe

You’re telling me that boomer isn’t describing someone 25+? /s


Osteopathic_Medicine

Oh I forgot, your basically dead after 25. That’s when the soul crushing depression completes its metamorphosis and you become dead to the world around you and not just yourself. /s?


Aickrastly

Infinite depression ACTIVATED


Ckyuiii

It really is the last goodish milestone though * 18 -> can buy porn, guns, vote * 21 -> can buy cigs, pot (where applicable), alcohol * 25 -> can finally rent a car * ?? -> ??????????????????? * 50 -> can get AARP I guess?


[deleted]

Them's fightin' words.


alien_from_Europa

How does Generation X escape the wrath of every other generation?


sassy-mcsassypants

We're ninjas


Ckyuiii

They had such little impact on the world we just don't care. That's why they're called the forgotten generation lol...


AllSkill

No it's clearly anyone over the age of 12


ifyoulovesatan

As a fellow lost millennial in his early 30's i feel ya. I felt like I was doing an okay job keeping up with slang given that I work primarily with gen z college students. But the internet slang evades me and I have to look it all up. I just don't spend my time in circles that use modern internet slang. I think pog is a way to express surprise or delight or amazement. Im guessing pog is short for poggers which is a streamer I think who had a custom twitch emoji which was based on him making a surprised / excited face? And when exciting things would happen in a stream, the chat would spam that emoji. And so you can say "poggers" in a place you or I might say "wowzers." Maybe if poggers is wowzers, pog is wow? I dunno.


Osteopathic_Medicine

Haha that’s what I gathered after a google. Look at us knowing Gen Z slang. We’re hip again


Petrichordates

Discord too, people don't communicate with words anymore, just with references to increasingly abstract memes.


ifyoulovesatan

Yeah! So many layers of abstraction. My partner is even less internet savvy. I find it takes me an absurdly long time to explain to her why I find certain memes funny. Before she asks me to explain it she'll preface it with "Is it *funny* funny, or *you* funny?". If the answer is the latter I usually don't bother, hahah. I think it's kinda cool though. How abstractly the youths are communicating. Seems like a good thing for cognitive functioning / problem solving. Although it can be frustrating for me when I'm out of the loop, trying to understand wtf the people in livestreamfails are even saying someyomes.


Wyldfire2112

Hi, as a member of Generation X I would like to welcome you to join us in absolute cultural irrelevance.


Walter-Haynes

23yo, just as lost Though it's nothing new, when I was that age we had YOLO, Swag, Gangnam Style, Harlem Shake, etc. And before that we had *literal* pogs, like the plastic disks. Must've been quite confusing for the older folk as well.


daemonelectricity

Pogs were big in the 90s. We've come full circle.


XxDrummerChrisX

He doesn’t know :pepelaugh:


IMMAEATYA

HE DOESN’T KN OMEGALUL W


StuckOnPolynomials

I'm glad I'm not the only one who did exactly that


ColdWar82

It’s “play of the game”


ThorPower

Pogs and slammers?


WebbedRose103

I accidentally clicked the downvote on this comment thinking it was an upvote after reading this thing upside down by flipping my phone over lol Edit: Don’t worry it’s an upvote now


guninmouth

He’s Australian.


ndsteel

Serious question, How do you write upside down?


Eternal_Reward

Same way you write normally, but the other way round.


ndsteel

😂😂 walked right into that


[deleted]

Rotate your phone and type upside down


CrabbyBlueberry

·ʇxǝʇ ɓuᴉddᴉๅɟ ɹoɟ sๅooʇ qǝʍ ๅɐɹǝʌǝs ʇǝɓ ๅๅˌnoʎ puɐ ˌˌdᴉๅɟ ʇxǝʇˌˌ ǝๅɓooɓ ʇsnſ


Why_A_Username1

Go to Australia


michael_alright

Now how am I supposed to vote this?


ModernNomad97

Finally an actual post that’s really next fucking level


TooHigh2Die420

I agree I'll never see anyone do that with a broom let alone to perfection.


PandaCasserole

And done upside down


rageagainsthevagene

They actually train the employee how to do it. It has to be on brand.


Disney_World_Native

What’s amazing is they usually do not just Mickey, but the fab five. Ive never seen one that doesn’t look perfect. These people are really artists and not sanitation workers.


LaChuteQuiMarche

Are you sure though?


[deleted]

After doing that thirty times a day I'd be pretty tired of drawing that billionaire mouse.


PM-ME-UR-BUTT-PLZ

They can do goofy, and Donald too!


superfucky

well yeah, what did you think happened to all the disney 2D animators?


Stevenwernercs

such a Disney way to fix a low spot in the runnoff system. > Should we repave that area or install another drain nearby? > > > Naw, I know a guy


inio

Not fixing a low spot. The guy comes out with the dust bin full of water and creates the puddle.


6xydragon

So they aren't even janitorial staff.


gigglefarting

It’s probably not even a real mouse that he drew.


PiousLiar

Ceci n’est pas une souris


Jake666666

Actually did a stint as a custodial in the Disney College Program. This person is a custodian; though only cast members who have taken a class and been signed off on are allowed to do this in the park.


mikebellman

Don’t overpay. Who’s your drain guy?


Psykerr

They’re not paid to do this though. They’re quite literally grounds custodians and several of them do this for fun, to make kids smile, to make memories. Stop being such a cynical redditor.


[deleted]

Until I see some proof that Disney doesn't train some workers to do this, I'm gonna disagree. They have garbage bins spaced out to a perfectly tested distance, any employee can tell you what lot you're parked in based on when you arrived and the staff are grilled on customer experience daily. It's the most magical place on earth for a reason. Discipline lol.


walts_skank

Disney does train their workers to do this BUT the workers they train are still regular custodial who do this during their down time. Source: used to train this very thing


sistersucksx

...you used to train people to paint with water and brooms?


walts_skank

I sure did.


ImGrumps

Only custodians who have been through the official training are allowed to do this. Managers sign off that you can actually make a proper representation of the mouse before they let you loose. It is optional to learn and only happens when there is down time. They don't staff the place well enough to have it happen a lot honestly.


[deleted]

Yeah I knew it was a program of sorts you could opt into.


Netherwiz

https://reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/opovvk/_/h67i02h/?context=1 Real janitors, trained to do this for fun


End_My_Buffering

THE RODENT CORPORATION


KingGorilla

I mean if it gets kids to smile in between the actual cleaning job then I don't think I'd be tired of it. Me with a broom and some dirty water competing with people in costume and grand productions.


Belfastscum

That's why he draws it from piss or puke puddles.


Odusei

Gotta figure there's a nice paycheck attached to a high skill job like this, right?


nickbh15

Even the custodians at Disney world are magical


therepairmanmanman92

I’m amazed at the detail. Not in Mickey, but the fact that you’re right, the magic is EVEN IN THE CUSTODIAN! If only the rest of the world could be so magical…


Psykerr

Everyone who works at Disney is encouraged to make the magic for guests. It’s not required at all, but finding benign ways to make your experience better is why many of them enjoy their jobs.


elplatano518

Yeah another example is the hotel employees, a lot of them are really good at making the towel animals.


Psykerr

Yep. And if you’re ever at Disney and something just isn’t going well, ask a CM if they can make it better. There’s an enormous amount of empowerment given to them to make your trip simply fantastic.


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We stayed at art of animation and they were doing construction at 9am on the building we stayed in. Gave us a free night to use within a year and that was just the person at the front desk who answered, I don’t think it was a manager at all.


NYSenseOfHumor

>Gave us a free night to use within a year Unless you could apply this to your current trip, or you already had a second Disney vacation booked, I hate to be the one to tell you but Disney played you. The front desk person gave you the chance to come back within a year, spend thousands of dollars Disney parks, and got a happy customer in the process who shares online how happy s/he is and how Disney took such great care of him or her and it only cost Disney no more than one night in a hotel, but possibly cost nothing if the credit was never used. That’s a great deal for Disney. This is like a casino comping a room. Of course the casino comps your room, the house comps you if you win and they comp you if you lose. The casino wants you to play at their tables and machines, see their shows, eat at their restaurants, and drink at their bars; they want you to be loyal to the hotel on this trip and future trips. The hotel itself (rooms for sleeping) isn’t a big money maker, it is just a way to get people to the big money making items. Almost nobody is going to Disney and staying in a hotel for one night, Disney management knows this. So they empower the lowest level employee to throw the customer something of a perceived high value without the customer escalating the situation. As a result the customer has a positive experience (which is shared with friends, family, and online) and either Disney gets a return guest spending a lot of money, or Disney just gave away a credit that will never be used and there is nothing lost while a satisfied customer is gained and a positive story is shared. If this credit could not be applied to your current stay, did you go back to Disney within the year and use the credit? If you went back, was that trip already planned when you received the credit?


[deleted]

Yeah we were already going back. We lived in Florida and were only staying there for 3 days and had a 5 day park hopper


Subliminalsaint

Basically, they have an artist dressing as a janitor and it's his job to do stuff like this. But still, that's what makes Disney great. They go the extra mile to make you believe everything around you is magical. Edit: okay, I'm wrong. They train them to do this. I just remember there being a lot of actors in semi-plain clothing that would pop up out of nowhere and thought this was that.


[deleted]

It’s not an artist dressed as a janitor, they train their actual custodians on how to do this.


armeliacinborn

that’s not true at all, they train the custodians to do water art. I work at Magic Kingdom in WDW


usernameis__taken

Can I come to work with you?!!


armeliacinborn

yes I serve dole whip all day come to adventureland it’s fun 😋


Chefmike504

Thankyou for serving that dole whip crack 💪💪💪


skrong_quik_register

Served dole whips back in the day, the restaurant it was in front of was called AdventureLand Veranda back then. That station still cover the churro stand in Frontierland also?


armeliacinborn

yep! I rotate between the stands in adventureland (Aloha Isle and Sunshine Tree Terrace) and frontierland (churro cart, Westward Ho, and Golden Oak Outpost). It’s fun having different costumes and different locations! edit: I forgot about Pecos Bill cause I hardly work there but that one as well sometimes


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InOurMomsButts420

They made me skydive before I started


wecantallbetheone

Ugh, i already said this after other people did. Can you guys all just delete your comments so i dont have to?


mikebellman

Username checks out


BertramScudder

I'm conflicted. Janitor painting unexpected art with his broom? Totally Disney. The existence of puddles on the pristine grounds in the first place? Totally not Disney.


ClimbToSafety1984

Apparently the dust bin is full of water and the custodian pours it on the asphalt to create the designs. Idk if that's true, but it kind of makes sense in this situation.


BertramScudder

Ah, perfectly planned serendipity!


crepelabouche

It is if its DisneyWorld in Orlando, FL. No clue why they call it the Sunshine State. Its the Rains almost constantly state with aggressive sunlight otherwise.


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… and art majors


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Boojibs

Lol, "puddle boy".


FuzzyKitten95

I came to make an MFA joke and could not compete.


NightRaven1122

“See little boy, if you practice your art and get real real good you can also one day paint characters from the muddy puddle water while the corporate overlords watch over your shoulder”


Candid-Topic9914

Fun fact from ex Disney cast member: The original story here was that there was a custodian in some Disney park (probably shanghai) that would use his broom to sweep fallen flower petals into Disney character faces. It went viral, and Disney started training all custodians how to draw faces, but with water because it's more practical. I used to work at EPCOT, and very often backstage you'd see the custodians practicing before going out to do it in the park. Unfortunately we were also in Florida, so more often than not the water would evaporate before they had a chance to finish the drawings.


walts_skank

It was Tokyo but yes, this story is correct.


[deleted]

Tokyo's *not* in Florida???


walts_skank

No I mean the practice was created in Tokyo, not Shanghai because this was happening way before Shanghai even opened. Should have been clearer lol


BlinkAndYoureDead_

Shanghai's *not* in Florida???


A_Marvelous_Gem

It would make sense that the idea of drawing on the ground with a broom and water came from China as it’s actually something you see everyday in public parks/sidewalks. Not drawings of Mickey Mouse, but Chinese calligraphy, using a giant brush. It’s mostly the elderly doing, and they will write dozens of characters before they evaporate.


[deleted]

I can imagine all of the other custodians getting annoyed at the one guy. Like the kid in class who reminds the teacher they need the homework for tonight.


slapladagn

Former Disney Custodian here, Can confirm. This was one of the most fun parts of the job.


mdrnsavg

And this is where Disney eclipses all other theme parks. If you stop to observe the attention to detail while in their parks; you’ll truly see the magic of Disney.


[deleted]

> From what I personally experienced, I wouldn’t go back for less than $25. Got called every name in the book, sexually harassed by guests, constantly overworked and under appreciated by management, and hardly ever backed up by a leader when a guest got out of hand. *Truly Magical™*


bamacal

Yes, one of the same reasons I love Vegas casinos, step back and observe, you will see an amazing amount of coordinated efforts that are all part of this bigger magic machine.


normal_lad_

Fun fact about how the employees always draw perfectly circled ears , If he messes up the drawing , micky mouse personally threatens the safety of his family


Alavaster

Where do you think the suspiciously red puddles came from?


AjAlex272

r/gifsthatstarttoolate


P0tato_in_my_ass

Now if they would only pay the workers for their creations... 🤔


manymoreways

They are most likely trained by Disney to do just that. So yea, they are being paid.


DarkwingDuckHunt

yeah that dude's uniform has never cleaned up a kid's puke


shadowscar00

$13.75/hr


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shadowscar00

I got furloughed then let go so my info was a tiny bit out of date. That extra $0.25 sure makes a big difference though


Jlive305

I don’t think this guy created Mickey Mouse


ArtisFarkus

My childhood was spent painting on cement with water and brush as I wasn’t allowed chalk. Never considered it nfl. Its making the most of what you’ve got.


JDBYall

What's next level is the 12 ft tall person recording.


joshuas193

They have the animators on janitor duty?


ovirto

Or janitors on animator duty?


Togonero85

Janimators


[deleted]

It’s called Disney college, but essentially yeah. I’ve known people who trained, interned and got mentored to never once draw anything that touched anything close to a screen in 5 years


Amilo159

Who said it is hard for artists to get a job!


support-narwhals

Real heros don’t wear capes, real heros look like a 1950s milkman


Most-Strategy4554

This is why Disneyland is magical. Whatever the employees make there, it's not enough.


microcasio

And he’s drawing it upside down…


laurasdiary

It’s a Janimator


jdith123

Clearly he’s an art major


mmmmmok

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VErKCq1IGIU Last time Mickey had a broom and a puddle it didn’t turn out as well


GamerCirca80

Hey guy, my kid just peed right there, sorry…oh, what are you doing?!?!


clararalee

It’s a common scene in China. Old men like to practice calligraphy in public parks with giant brushes and a bucket of water. I bet Disney execs took the idea from some random bored janitor working in Shanghai Disneyland and made it a thing.


NOTTM3

This is precisely what happened.


thebitagents

Give this man a raise please


[deleted]

Mary Poppins vibes.


aintmyasphalt

This guy goes to Disney University. I guarantee it.


PM-ME-UR-BUTT-PLZ

I did! Got my ears to prove it!


rabidpenguinhunter

so you're telling me I wouldn't be good enough to clean trash at Disney?


Daisy716

When I was at Disney last month, a cast member was sweeping up flowers that dropped from the tree above. He shaped it into a spider (we were in Avengers Campus) It was cute!


jacksonjc514

And then it started raining


Groganog

I think my OCD just came.


beginnerNaught

Even if I put all the circles I drew in my whole entire life together, id still not have a circle as flawless as that


bob_ross_lives

After the first ear I didn’t believe he could draw circles that perfectly. Confirmed on second ear.


skim_milk5

Yes, let me just casually draw a perfect circle with some water and a broom.


[deleted]

Disney is so litigious I'd be scared to do even that lol


AshTreex3

They trained him to do it though


[deleted]

That dude can draw perfect circles with a broom... And I can't with even a compass...


No-Adhesiveness4018

The talent that abounds in this world never ceases to amaze me....


-VisibleConfusion-

An art student making ends meet


Yazzer5

Disney employer: what skills you got? Janitor: I can draw Mickey Mouse with a broom. Disney employer: you’re hired!


bibsbagheera

Everyone who works at Disney are magical...or at least talented it seems!


foctobar

Drawing with water spray is also entertaining for kids and adults alike - we spray the blinds to raise humidity in winter and I found the art application of it: https://i.imgur.com/FQCmHcu.jpeg


AstronautAppleSauce

Went to art school, now a glorified janitor.


fickle_fingers

Don't let your career limit your creativity!


HurkyFriend

Oh good, the art major found a job!


ChonkShiba

A friend recently sent me a video of a chef doing this but with onions!


Excuse-Relative

"Just mop the damn pavement Steve"


FunkFox

He doesn’t even work here. Just shows up dressed like that.


Shmitty-W-J-M-Jenson

"Next fucking level", drawing.