The dreams of being an entrepreneur are becoming real

(photos: Things that would have been missed from inside a car. All photos are from an 11-mile-run loop behind Disney’s Magic Kingdom Park.) (The final two photos are a Disney Cast Member Good Samaritan providing roadside assistance in a remote area.)

 

Nature near Walt Disney World's back entrance

 

Nature near Walt Disney World's back entrance

 

Nature near Walt Disney World's back entrance

 

Nature near Walt Disney World's back entrance

 

Nature near Walt Disney World's back entrance

 

Disney Cast Member Good Samaritan

 

Disney Cast Member Good Samaritan

 

Began the run with wool hat and gloves. Over the course of three hours, it turned into a Chamber of Commerce kind of day. Perfect for yesterday, December 10, 2014.

Eight mile jog plus three mile walk.

A day like yesterday is the result of six years of planning as a small business owner and 30 years as a Walt Disney World Cast Member.

And it all began when a young couple living on the Washington-Idaho boarder decided to risk everything and move to Orlando with no jobs.

They both began making entry-level wages, got lucky in a low-income mortgage finance lottery, bought a starter home 30 miles from Disney, and managed with one car and one bicycle.

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By jeff noel

Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.