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Hanging with "Happyland" Cast at Santa Monica Pier

Hanging with "Happyland" Cast at Santa Monica Pier

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YH heads to the famous Santa Monica Pier where we hang out with the cast of MTV's "Happyland", Shane Harper, Ryan Rottman, Katherine McNamara, Camille Guaty, Bianca A. Santos, and Cameron Moulène! The actors share some of their fondest amusement park memories, their worst pre-fame jobs, and their own personal happiest place on earth!

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Young Hollywood

Hey! Hey guys, Nikki Novak here for Young Hollywood on the beautiful Santa Monica Pier. We're gonna hang out with the cast of MTV's Happyland. I heard that maybe somebody doesn't like roller coasters.

Guest

Oh. You had to bring it up. Second guest: I did.

Guest

Sore subject. Second guest: It's a really sore subject for me.

Guest

It's a terrible trigger. I'm going to start crying. Second guest: I'm like, oh no.

Guest

Yeah, I know. I know. Second guest: We had to shoot actually a scene on a roller coaster for the show. You have to watch it because it's it's honestly really crazy. It's super wild. That's the B-roll is what you really have to watch. Not really what made the cut. Like you'll dabbin' my eyes as I'm crying.

Young Hollywood

Were you both there? Did you see the?

Guest

I was there. Second guest: Okay. It was between us. Yeah. Yeah, it was us. It was us two in the scene. It was actually really fun. But we we got through it. Bianca was very helpful.

Bianca

I held his hand the whole time. He may have peed his pants.

Young Hollywood

Go into your vault and tell us the craziest thing that's ever really happened to you at an amusement park. Or most fun or most memorable thing.

Guest

It's been about 30 minutes with my head in a trash can.

Young Hollywood

Oh, really?

Guest

As you should. Yeah. I used to get motion sickness on on rides. And I used to, you know, wanna impress the girls. We're all gonna go on the rides with them and stuff like that. So I'd go on the rides and then it ended up not impressing them. So I was head in the trash can for.

Bianca

Yeah, but the girl that held your head was the girl that you really cared about.

Guest

Exactly. I had to find out. And then I'd push her aside and just try to find the one that really wanted to. Second guest: I guess it's not really crazy but um two of my best friends and I went to uh Universal and rode one of the rides for the first time. And they they're like, oh sit there 'cause you won't get wet. But they thought I was actually going to get really wet. But then I didn't and they did instead. So it was it was amusement park karma.

Young Hollywood

So what about you two? Craziest amusement park experience?

Bianca

Um, I have my first kiss.

Young Hollywood

What?

Bianca

Um, yes. So we used to get like the season's pass to like Six Flags or Great America, they called it. You have to have the season pass. Of course, because you get you get's when you're like younger and on one of those gondola rides, it was like the thing like you had to go on there with like the boy that you really liked. I got my first kiss.

Young Hollywood

On your mark, get set, go. All right, we're off. We got a lucky number gonna be 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12. Gotta be close. I know on this show, it's not necessarily a great job to work at Happyland. So it's sort of like your worst job ever. Before you were an actress and everything's great. We're not sure. Everything's great every day, right?

Bianca

I um, I worked at a Chinese restaurant and that wasn't really that bad. It was Chinese Gourmet. It was like a tiny little town that I lived in. Population 5,000. And like we were the restaurant. And so he the owner though had like all of like the high school girls working in the front. And he was so crazy like he would put people on the scale and like weigh them in the back. He was like mental, like he would like emotionally abuse us.

Guest

Oh, I love I love both of your reactions.

Bianca

We were only we were only allowed to eat like white rice.

Guest

No. Second guest: Oh no.

Bianca

Yeah, totally bad.

Young Hollywood

What's your worst job story?

Guest

I worked at a movie theater for a month. And I uh,

Young Hollywood

What?

Guest

Yeah, it's terrible. I mean I got to see free movies, which is why I did it initially. But it was yeah, it was awful because I worked at these one of those movie theaters, they're new theaters where like they bring you food and stuff while you're watching the movie. So I was really just like a waiter. Second guest: I've definitely had my share of part-time jobs. I was a camp counselor. I worked at a sushi restaurant. No, I've never actually had a legitimate job.

Young Hollywood

Other than I love that you just said I've never had a legitimate job. Second guest: No. No. No. Like a regular person job. Like a just a regular job. I've never had a regular job before that doesn't have to do with the entertainment industry.

Young Hollywood

So talk to me about your mascot. The the Happyland mascot. Is it Ricky the Raccoon? Second guest: Yes. Ricky Raccoon. I mean you know no one's ever asked like who plays Ricky?

Young Hollywood

Well, I was gonna ask if you if Ricky took off his thing and it could be anybody. Who would it be? Second guest: Well, there are a couple of people. There are.

Young Hollywood

Let's go there.

Guest

Will Ferrell.

Bianca

Miley Cyrus. Second guest: Miley Cyrus.

Guest

I was gonna say like Jack Black or something.

Young Hollywood

Jack Black? Second guest: Be an awesome Ricky. He'd be great. Just take off the head and put you know. I think it should be our creator Ben Epstein.

Guest

Ben Epstein?

Bianca

Bill Murray. I think. Second guest: Keeping it in the family.

Guest

Bill Murray. Second guest: I think Bill Murray would be very funny.

Young Hollywood

Okay, good. Bill Murray's family too. Good one. First thing that comes to your mind. Your happiest place on earth. Where when you are when you are where? Your happiest place.

Guest

Oh, happiest place? I don't know, somewhere where it's like raining and super moody. Dark.

Young Hollywood

I like it. I like it. I don't know. What are the happiest places on Earth for me? You guys are gonna laugh at me. I I my grandma taught me how to bake and my grandfather taught me how to cook. So being in their kitchen cooking and baking with them. That's kinda the happiest place for me.

Bianca

When I'm on the boat in it's a small world ride.

Young Hollywood

All right. I can't. I'm going to get teary. Oh my God. That's my childhood. Go ahead. Second guest: Me too. I was just gonna say my bed.

Young Hollywood

There you go. All right. We're gonna head on out here. Nice.

Guest

Thanksgiving dinner around the table with the family.

Young Hollywood

It's a good one. This is going in such a sentimental direction. I love it. Okay. All right. Can bring it home. Second guest: When I'm alone listening to rock music.

Young Hollywood

So what do you guys want to tease about the show before we go out? Do you want to take us out with something? Second guest: Yeah. I think you can expect a lot of secrets, lies and roller coasters.

Young Hollywood

I like how a roller coaster goes by. Second guest: Yeah, yeah, that roller coaster. That was just a lot of a lot of secrets and lies are going that way. I think yeah, you've never you've never seen anything like this show before. It it delves deep into this really, really cool world that has amazing contrast like this fantasy world and then these kids that go home and their lives are not that. And and then it also deals with everything that any teenager can relate to, which is realizing that you've been dating for three years and are we the same people that we were freshman year? Probably not. And are we brother and sister? We're dating.

Guest

Yeah exactly. You never know. Crazy.

Young Hollywood

Can I just say, I personally think this is the best premise for a show I've ever heard in my life. An amusement park and everything.

Bianca

It's a lot of fun. We have a good time. I think I think our background has more fun than we do though. Because they're, you know, pirates and fairies and butterflies and and and Dalmatians, except

Young Hollywood

Yeah. Watch it, Happyland, sex, drugs and roller coasters and these fabulous people.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Nikki Novak

    Interviewer for Young Hollywood

  • Shane Harper

    Cast member of 'Happyland'

  • Ryan Rottman

    Cast member of 'Happyland'

  • Katherine McNamara

    Cast member of 'Happyland'

  • Camille Guaty

    Cast member of 'Happyland'

  • Bianca A. Santos

    Cast member of 'Happyland'

  • Cameron Moulène

    Cast member of 'Happyland'

  • Will Ferrell

    Suggested as Ricky Raccoon

  • Miley Cyrus

    Suggested as Ricky Raccoon

  • Jack Black

    Suggested as Ricky Raccoon

  • Ben Epstein

    Creator of 'Happyland', suggested as Ricky Raccoon

  • Bill Murray

    Suggested as Ricky Raccoon

FAQ

Who is interviewed on Young Hollywood for "Happyland"?+
Nikki Novak interviews cast members Shane Harper, Ryan Rottman, Katherine McNamara, Camille Guaty, Bianca A. Santos, and Cameron Moulène for "Happyland."
What is the premise of MTV's "Happyland"?+
MTV's "Happyland" delves into the contrasting lives of teens working at an amusement park, showcasing a fantasy world alongside their complex personal realities, including secrets, lies, and relationship drama.
What are some of the cast's worst pre-fame jobs?+
Camille Guaty worked at a Chinese restaurant, Ryan Rottman was a movie theater waiter, and Bianca A. Santos was a camp counselor and worked at a sushi restaurant.
What are some of the cast's happiest places on Earth?+
Cameron Moulène's happiest place is his grandparents' kitchen, Katherine McNamara enjoys being on the 'It's a Small World' ride, and Bianca A. Santos finds happiness in her bed.
Who plays Ricky the Raccoon on "Happyland"?+
The cast speculates on who might play Ricky the Raccoon, suggesting names like Will Ferrell, Miley Cyrus, Jack Black, Ben Epstein, and Bill Murray, but no specific actor is confirmed.

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