This is what's bothering people on their Disney trip? Someone calling them "friend" as they come and go?
I can think of 100 things that may annoy me on a Disney trip.....Being called "friend" by a CM would not even make the list.
"But they aren't my REAL friends..." Are we being serious? I mean Cinderella does not really live in the castle, it's not really Mickey or his pals it's just someone in a suit, and I promise you that you are not really in space on ANY rides not matter how much RotR makes you believe otherwise.
I assure you, it's just a Disney CM trying to brighten your day. They are probably using friend because of all the PC nonsense about pronouns. Friends is a pretty generic term, and yet some people still aren't happy, thus proving the age old adage, "You can't please everyone...."