Disneyland "Captain Jack" Tells All ...

So one of the highlights of our Disneyland trip in December was coming across a "Captain Jack" at the Pirate's Lair (formerly known as Tom Sawyer's Island). He was funny and cute, though no Johnny Depp. But who is? And though I was surprisingly giddy to see him, and we joked about how Auntie Cathy should/would jump him, we behaved ourselves. But not everyone does, it turns out. A former "Jack" let us in on his world via LA Magazine -- it's a great read -- and that world definitely included come-ons (and more):

Disney wanted us to tone Jack down, so they put us through an acting class to discover reasons why Jack walks and talks the way he does. Obviously he is based on Keith Richards, who’s always messed up, which is why they came up with the class. “Don’t be flirtatious,” they told us. “See women as
trouble.” And they said as far as alcohol goes, don’t even mention drinking.
But the Pirates of the Caribbean song is all about drinking, and they’re
drinking all along the ride. So I eventually broke that rule, because it
would have taken me out of character. When parents took pictures, I’d say,
“Everyone say ‘rum,’ ” and the parents loved it. The kids would just ask,
“What’s rum?”

I wondered if that Jack was our Jack. Uh, no. For one, our Jack said "Say treasure" not "Say rum" when we took photos. For two, our Jack didn't look like this:

The above Jack -- the one featured in the article -- is now working outside the restrictive embrace of Disney, albeit wistfully. And I'm thinking he's doing well.