It's very easy to discount the fine folks that work in all areas of the Disney empire in the more public venues. Visit any Disney store and you'll be greeted with a barrage of silly, whimsical phrases that continue in answer to any question. "Can I help you?" is simple enough, but an answer of "no thanks" will probably get you "Well let me know if you should need help. Sometimes things are not very clear through the looking glass" ...at which point we half expect little sparks to fly out of the kind lady's neck and her head to turn at an uncomfortable angle as her eyes grow wide. OK Snow White. I'm just going to keep pressing the buttons on the talking Star Wars figures til you float away. It is this sort of response ...which probably swings more toward "sarcastically amused" more often than not, which is seeping into our geeky every day lives, and onto social media as we hit the Disney theme parks while on vacation. We may discount those who step forward to greet the public in the name of the mouse, and perhaps more so when they are in full character, and without the benefit of hiding inside a giant mascot head. This brings us to Gaston, star of Beauty and the Beast, and the current Disney World actor playing him...and killing it in people's cell phone shot vids.
