IN MARCH 2020, THE MAGIC DISAPPEARED AT DISNEY WORLD. THE PARKS AND HOTELS CLOSED
DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
RESULTING IN A MAJOR BLOW TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA’S ECONOMY. OF
COURSE, THE PEOPLE WHO WERE
IMPACTED THE MOST WERE CAST
MEMBERS, 10’S OF THOUSANDS
WERE FURLOUGHED. SO MANY OF
THEM WERE PERFORMERS,
INCLUDING BILL FLANAGAN,
DISNEY’S LONG-STANDING
CONTRACT PERFORMER JUST
BECAUSE HE WAS LAID OFF THAT
DID NOT STOP HIM FROM
SPREADING THE MAGIC AS NEWS. 6
INSIDER GUIDE CRYSTAL MOYER
EXPLAINS. HE’S ABOUT TO SHARE
ITS CROSS-COUNTRY STORY.
>> IT REALLY PULLS BACK THE
CURTAIN ON BILLY FLANAGAN’S
LIFE AND REVEALS SEVERAL
PERSONAL ISSUES. HE OVERCAME
DURING THE COURSE OF HIS TRIP.
THEY’RE HOPEFUL THE FILM WILL
HELP INSPIRE OTHERS WHO ARE
STRUGGLING TO BELONG.
>> THIS BY DISNEY. WE’RE ALL
HERE IN MY THIS IS THE CAUSE
OF THE KINGDOM PHOTO. MY HAIR
IS AGE. WHEN EPCOT FIRST
OPENED THIS. HERE IS WHAT THEY
CALL A MOUSE KERR. ONE OF THE
THINGS I’M MOST PROUD OF
HAVING TO THE DISNEY LEAFLY
AGAIN IS AN ACCOMPLISHED
PERFORMER SINGING AND DANCING
ON DISNEY STAGES FOR MORE THAN
40 YEARS. EVEN EARNING THE
DISNEY LEGACY AWARD.
>> MAGIC THAT I GET TO CREATE
EVERY DAY.
>> IT’S SO GREAT. EVEN WHEN
THE PANDEMIC FORCED DISNEY
THEME PARKS TO SHUT DOWN IN
2020 PLAY TO GET CONTINUED,
SPREADING THE MAGIC ON 2
WHEELS JUST MEANT SO MUCH TO
HER. THEM ARE SO SILLY. I WENT
THERE. I DID A LITTLE SONG AND
DANCE AND
>> YOU KNOW, SO BY THE TIME I
GOT TO PEOPLE’S HOUSES AND I’M
SAYING I BY 42 MILES FOR YOUR
SMILES AND THINKING 42 MILES
TO GET HOME.
>> TRAVELING CROSS-COUNTRY,
DELIVERING FLAN THE GRAHAMS TO
HUNDREDS OF FRIENDS, FAMILY
MEMBERS, EVEN STRANGERS. SO I
ENDED UP VISITING 16 STATES
AND BIKES 7,000 MILES. WITHIN
THE TIME THAT I WAS OFF OF
WORK. WORD EVENTUALLY SPREAD
ABOUT THE FATE GRAHAM’S
CATCHING THE ATTENTION OF
ACTOR AND DIRECTOR COLIN
DOUGLAS. THERE WAS A PARADIGM
SHIFT AFTER BELIEVES VISIT FOR
ALL OF THEM.
>> YOU KNOW, THEY WERE FEELING
ISOLATED. THEY WERE FEELING
LIKE I’M NOT ABLE TO DO WHAT I
LOVE TO DO.
>> BUT THEN THIS SIMPLE ACT OF
KINDNESS OF THIS SMILING AND
SINGING THE SONG AND TELLING
THESE PEOPLE HOW MUCH THAT YOU
KNOW, THEY MEAN TO HIM. IT
JUST LITERALLY OFFERED THEM
HOPE DURING THE DARKEST DAYS
THAT OUR WORLD HAVE
EXPERIENCED IN A VERY LONG
TIME.
>> THE JOURNEY DOCUMENTED IN A
NEW FILM, BILLY FLANAGAN, THE
HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH
REVEALING THE STRUGGLES
FLANAGAN WAS DEALING WITH
BEHIND HIS CONTAGIOUS SMILE.
>> WHEN YOU ARE REALIZING,
THIS GUY’S GOING TO RELY.
WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT HIM
AT A DEEPER CAPACITY THAN JUST
A DISNEY PERFORMER. HOW ARE
YOU FEELING DURING THIS
PROCESS BEHIND THE SCENES
THERE WITH THAT WAS PAIN AND
THERE WAS TURMOIL AND TO ME AS
A PERFORMER, IT WAS A REMINDER
THAT THE SHOW MUST GO ON AND
THEN, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO
KIND OF LEAVE OUR BAGGAGE, YOU
KNOW, IN THE WINGS AND STEP
OUT THERE AND ENTERTAIN PEOPLE
WHO ARE JUST LOOKING FOR AN
ESCAPE OVER THE COURSE OF
ABOUT 2 YEARS. THE DOCUMENTARY
SHARES INTIMATE DETAILS ABOUT
PLAYING AGAIN STRUGGLE WITH
BULLYING AS A CHILD.
>> SEXUALITY AND HIS EFFORTS
TO MEND A BROKEN FAMILY. IT’S
SO HARD TO BE SO VULNERABLE
KNOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, IT’S
MY STORY IS GOING TO BE OUT
THERE. CAN JUST HELP. ONE
PERSON WHO’S STRUGGLING WITH
THEIR SEXUALITY.
>> WHEN KAY WHO IS BEING
BULLIED, THAT THEY COULD TURN
IT AROUND BY JUST THINKING OUT
OF THE BOX AND DOING SOMETHING
MAKES OTHER PEOPLE HAPPY.
THAT’S HOW YOU WOULD I MEAN,
THAT’S THAT’S MY PURPOSE.
BRINGING JOY TO
>> EVEN CREATING MAGIC.
>> IT’S WAR. I LOVE TO DO.
>> BELIEF LAND AGAIN. THE
HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH WILL BE
AVAILABLE TO BUY OR STREAM
OCTOBER 7TH. THERE ARE 2
PREMIER EVENTS BEFORE THAT
DATE AT THE GARDEN THEATER IN
WINTER GARDEN. WE’RE GIVING
AWAY A FEW TICKETS TO OUR
INSIDERS FOR THE SATURDAY
PREMIER AND FOR SUNDAY, WE’RE
HOSTING AN EXCLUSIVE INSIDE
ARE ONLY SHOWING I POSTED THE
TRAILER AND INFORMATION ON HOW