Back in 2007, there was a POTC cast member called Austin who was working crowd control during the parade. He was playing the pirate part well, being very sarcastic with guests and he stopped by my family and started chatting to us. There was plenty of in-character banter, and he was generally being very funny! Obviously he had to patrol and keep the crowds in line, but he would always make his way back to us and continue the conversation, or even throw us 'menacing' pirate glances from across Main Street.
A couple of days later, we were queuing for PotC when an announcement came over the speakers and we recognised the voice instantly. It was Austin! He had a very distinguishable English accent
He was working above the docking area, and as our boat set off into the Caribbean, he stood up and waved at me and my sisters. When we arrived back, he had come down and was waiting at the end of ride to say hello. He even addressed us all by name. As soon as we left, he went back to his earlier position - it seemed he had come down for the sole purpose of saying hello to us!
He remained in character the whole time and so my youngest sister told all her friends when she got back that she'd made friends with a real pirate. Definitely a special CM
