# Disney employee ruins marriage proposal **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 6, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758 "2022-06-06T15:56:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758/1 "2022-06-06T15:56:32Z")
A Karen in Mouse Ears? Disney has apologized. It’s still pretty appalling behavior from an employee. Looks like they were on an empty stage. The employee could have waited a couple minutes and then asked them to leave. > **[Disney Employee Ruins Engagement at Park, Snatches Ring Mid-Proposal](https://www.tmz.com/2022/06/04/disney-proposal-ruined-employee-snatch-engagement-ring/)** > > Disneyland seems to draw a line in the sand over where people can propose on their grounds. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758/2 "2022-06-06T17:25:29Z")
If they weren’t supposed to be there, then they weren’t supposed to be there. A marriage proposal doesn’t make them special. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758/3 "2022-06-06T17:38:31Z")
I wonder how much of this is enforcement of employee-only areas vs. a policy stating that all wedding proposals must be performed in the Deluxe Dream Romance Staging Studio at $900/hr (not including character appearances). ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758/4 "2022-06-06T17:40:25Z")
But another employee told them it was ok, according to the story. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758/5 "2022-06-06T17:44:53Z")
Disney parks are marketed as family friendly. You go and make life time memories. The staff is there to be pleasant and create a happy experience. A minor rule infraction could be overlooked for Park guests. They weren’t in the back of a building where employees hang out. I hope they did ask permission. That would be the appropriate behavior. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758/6 "2022-06-06T17:45:43Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > If they weren’t supposed to be there, then they weren’t supposed to be there. A marriage proposal doesn’t make them special. Disneyland is very serious about employees “never ruining the magic” of their guests stays. The park management is way, way, _way_ more pissed at the optics of a Disney employee ruining someone’s marriage proposal than they are about someone being on an unused stage for five minutes. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758/7 "2022-06-06T17:49:50Z")
I thought it was funny! It brings back memories of being chastised by the Paris police, their wagging fingers and vehement head shakes get outta here! And skedaddle we did! These public marriage proposals are nothing but spectacles milking it for Instagram likes. Get off the sculpture get out of the fountain stay on the trail don’t hold up the parade, move off the red carpet with your selfish display of fake emotion. Is it really some big surprise to the bride, who is completely clueless about their decision to marry? This is a performance it’s a bit much to portray it as some romantic notion of when is he gonna spring the bling OMG I’m so surprised?! Ruined? No. They’ll remember it fondly as they grow old together. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758/8 "2022-06-06T17:56:21Z")
Imagine Goofy walking up and shaking a finger. 🙂 That would be a great video. ---
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758/9 "2022-06-06T17:57:21Z")
From what I’ve read, the couple was in the wrong for being in a restricted area. The Cast Member probably shouldn’t have grabbed the ring, but I’ve also heard that Disneyland Paris is “the wild west” when it comes to guest behavior. Basically, Disney is ‘making good’ because the video went viral and the offense of the customer isn’t clear out of context. I’d be curious what the French think. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758/10 "2022-06-06T18:15:41Z")
Goofy tried it once. ![](https://c.tenor.com/AUwJHGQvzCIAAAAd/goofy-minnie-mouse.gif "Goofy Minnie Mouse GIF - Goofy Minnie Mouse Learn To Love Me - Discover &...") ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758/11 "2022-06-06T20:17:05Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > But another employee told them it was ok, according to the story. I think I saw somewhere that this wan’t the case. Regardless, they were in an area that had pyro for a show and was restricted. The cast member shouldn’t have grabbed the ring, but kicking them out was the right thing to do even if another cast member did give permision. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.E](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.e/32/8932_2.png) [@Mr.E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.E)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758/12 "2022-06-06T20:32:50Z")
I’m sure it was done as a split-second decision but I think unless the pyrotechnics was set to go off very soon a better response would be for the employee to “supervise” the guests and remove them from the area as soon as possible. 30 seconds is all it would have taken for the couple to get their pictures and have their moment. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758/13 "2022-06-06T21:05:10Z")
Well, I for one think it’s a much better story this way! ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758/14 "2022-06-06T21:09:12Z")
I get the impression the employee purposefully waited until they were mid-proposal to disrupt things, from the video. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758/15 "2022-06-06T21:20:40Z")
> [@chela](#): > > Goofy tried it once. Judge to Mickey: You can’t divorce Minnie because she’s weird! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758/16 "2022-06-07T00:10:03Z")
Despite having the same last name, I’m pretty sure Mickey and Minnie are not married. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758/17 "2022-06-07T00:28:56Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > Despite having the same last name, I’m pretty sure Mickey and Minnie are not married. [Walt Disney says otherwise.](https://www.thetealmango.com/featured/are-mickey-and-minnie-twins/#:~:text=While%20they%20might%20be%20shown,is%20married%20to%20Minnie%20mouse.) > [@Walt Disney](#): > > _“In private life, Mickey mouse is married to Minnie mouse. What it really amounts to is that Minnie is his lady love on the screen. Even if the episode only showcases their romantic courtship, Minnie remains a girl and Mickey’s love. And if the story requires them to be a married couple, they appear as an adorable man and wife. Behind the scenes, the duo remains married already.”_ ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758/18 "2022-06-07T01:06:04Z")
Interesting. In every cartoon I’ve seen, they seem to maintain separate residences and are at best “dating.” ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758/19 "2022-06-07T01:43:44Z")
How did it ruin the proposal? I would have thought that it was a big win to have my proposal shared with millions of others thanks to the intervention. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758/20 "2022-06-07T02:03:09Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > A marriage proposal doesn’t make them special. Sure it does. It doesn’t give them special dispensation to steal, vandalize, or punch Mickey Mouse in the face. But it makes them special in terms of just occupying a space for a few minutes. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/965758.md?page=2)