2. Visitors who don't get the joke

Generally speaking, Disney Cast Members are expected to greet every guest with a beaming smile. There are exceptions, though, where the role calls for it. The bellhops on the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, for example, would not be nearly so creepy if they were grinning from ear-to-ear. The same is true of Cast Members over at the Haunted Mansion, where Amy once worked.

"I didn’t like the people who didn’t get it," says Amy. "One time I was out front just glaring off into space, lost in thought. I was in a fine mood: the weather was great and nothing particularly bad had happened in a while. But, because I was at the Haunted Mansion, I wasn’t trying to look friendly. A woman came out of nowhere, got right in my face and said 'If you hate your job so much, so should just quit!' I was flabbergasted. As quick as she came, she was gone, and I couldn’t even defend myself. I also didn’t like the guests who always thought they were so funny when interacting with me. Sometimes they acted like we were the never-flinching guards of Buckingham Palace, other times they would shout in my face in an effort to scare me before they could get scared."

1. Amateur comedians

The customer is always right - and that's more true at Walt Disney World than almost anywhere else. It can be difficult to bite your tongue, though, when they are actively making fun of you.

That was often the case at the Haunted Mansion, where Amy had to maintain a straight face despite in-the-face abuse. "I didn’t like the guests who always thought they were so funny when interacting with me. Sometimes they acted like we were the never-flinching guards of Buckingham Palace, other times they would shout in my face in an effort to scare me before they could get scared."

Despite the occasional downsides, Amy loved her time at Walt Disney World - mainly because of the many great things that guests did. "I had a few guests who would leave drawings from the kids or short notes of thanks when they left," she recalls of her time in housekeeping. "I've kept those notes to this day. Guests like that can really make your day."