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Amanda Caswell

I'm a former Disney cast member — here's why this $1B OpenAI deal feels like something Walt Disney would have wanted

Mickey and sam.

Every Disney employee — or as the company calls them, a “cast member” — goes through extensive training on the Disney way. To this day, I still pick up random pieces of trash or my kids’ toys using the “Disney swoop” — a simple bend at the knee, reaching down without breaking stride. And if I see a person taking a photo of a group, I instinctively ask if they’d like me to take it so they can be in the shot.

That DIsney "magical moments" mindset is ingrained in me to my core.

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