Wednesday September 9 – Alex, Jo, a UK Rachel and I got up bright and early to walk to Chatham. We had signed up for the Keys to the Kingdom Tour at the Magic Kingdom. I did this tour a few years ago with Mum so I was really excited. Since our tour was before the park opened we got to go in before everyone else. They had a separate entrance for early tours and people with dining reservations. It was really neat to see Main Street so empty. We headed over to city hall to sign in for our tour. I’m not sure why, but it started a little late so we got to hear the opening of the park. It is a fun park to go to watch the opening of. First a bunch of singers come out and dance. Then the train comes full of characters and the family of the day. They do a little song and officially open the park. We were in a good place waiting for our tour because after all of the characters walked by us to go backstage. A little after our tour guide came and we got started. We walked up Main Street where she told us some of the little details. For example all of the names on the windows are actual people or plays on words. One is the name M.T. Lott. So if you say it sounds like “empty lot.” (How many of you just tried that out loud, lol!!) She then pointed out a window that has something about a casting agency. That window is dedicated to all cast members working at the Magic Kingdom. I was really excited by that. Our next stop was to head backstage and down into the utilidoors!! They are the tunnels that are under the Magic Kingdom. Walt wanted them in Disney World after he say a cowboy from Frontierland walking through Tomorrowland. He thought that ruined the show (which is one of the 4 foundations of the park. Another is efficiency and I can’t remember the other 2). The utilidoors go under nearly the whole park and have TONS of stuff down there. Offices, computer labs, costuming, stock rooms, break trailors, cast cafeteria (that I got to eat at on my Traditions day). Since the land was so swampy, when building the Magic Kingdom they couldn’t dig down into the ground. So they built the utilidoors and the rest of the Magic Kingdom is on the second story. We went downstairs and walked through for a little bit. They have different pictures up on the wall showing the phases of the Magic Kingdom being built, as well as important posters from the company’s history. After walking for a bit we stopped and watched a video about the utilidoors and the different things they have down there that we can’t see. It was the same video I saw a few years ago when I did the tour. Then we walked through a little more and came up really close to where we had gone down. I was a little disappointed because I had thought we would have seen more of the utilidoors. It was only cast members on the tour so they could have. Oh well. We then walked around the park a little more and rode Pirates of the Caribbean. We then went backstage behind Splash Mountain and went into the big hanger where the parade floats are kept. We only stood at one end and could look down, but it is still cool to see the different floats. I really wish I could be there as the get ready for the parade. There must be tons of people around. Then we went back onstage and rode the Haunted Mansion. Our guide told us a few things before riding it, but nothing that Jo and I hadn’t learned on our tour before. That was where our tour ended and our guide left us. It was a good tour but I think there were only a few things that I hadn’t known before. It was very similar (with less detail and shorter) to the time I had done the tour before. But it was free so that was good. I just assumed that since we were all cast members they would have told us a few extra things. I would definitely suggest the tour for anyone who enjoys Disney and wants to learn more about the Magic Kingdom, but I don’t think I’ll do it again.
After the tour Alex, Jo and I walked around the park a bit. We rode the teacups, went and met some Princesses (Cinderella, Belle and Aurora), walked through Minnie’s house, rode the Carousel of Progress (I love that ride and it was the first time I’d done it since I’ve been here), and Buzz Lightyear. I then headed off to work and they stayed to play some more. I had a nice relaxing trip to work. The monorail was closed for a few hours so I took the boat to the Ticket Centre to get the other monorail to Epcot. It was nice taking the boat, I got some good pictures of the different resorts by the Magic Kingdom. I also stopped to take some pictures once I got to Epcot. The ones of me didn’t turn out so great so they won’t make it to facebook. As per usual, pictures are on facebook so check them out there.
I worked til 9:30 that night so had a little something to eat when I got home and played on the computer before going to the Throw In!!! I was really excited because it was the first one I went to after my own. I don’t even know how to describe what went on but it was lots of fun. WAY better watching it then being one of the people thrown in. (Though if anyone reading this is coming down, it is nothing to be afraid of).
Thursday September 10 – I worked 3:30 to 9:30 and I don’t think I did anything in the morning. But that night a whole bunch of us went and saw The Time Traveller’s Wife. I read the book last year so I was really excited to see it. Plus how can you go wrong with Eric Bana? The movie was really good. I cried like a baby. I can’t wait until it comes out and I’ll watch it again. But probably enjoy it even more since I will be able to watch it in bed and cry.
Friday September 11 – I had off! A few of us were going to go to Animal Kingdom. Dan and I went earlier since Ashley and DeAnna had some errands to run, although later DeAnna texted me saying they missed the bus and weren’t coming. It was ok because Dan and I had a great day. We went on the safari, Dinosaur, Primeval Whirl, Everest and saw the Finding Nemo musical. We figured around 2-3ish we were done with the park but kind of hungry so we went over to the Animal Kingdom Lodge and ate at Sanaa, the newest restaurant there. It is more Indian influenced. I had some veggie, rice thing in some kind of bread. It was good but I don’t know if I would go back there again. I didn't take too many pictures that day but they are here. Later that night while I was just relaxing, Jo messaged me asking if I wanted to go to the outlet mall and maybe grab something to eat. I was bored so I said yes. A few of us ended up going to Outback to eat. I had a really good pasta and we stayed for a couple hours just talking. It was fun.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
World Showcase, Movies, Games and Party
Sunday September 6 I worked until 4 so I decided to bring a change of clothes and wander around World Showcase. I wanted to take lots of pictures of the different pavilions and see the different merchandise they all had. I went slowly around Mexico, Norway and China. While in China I picked up a times guide (a little schedule Disney has telling the times of different shows and attractions) because I wanted to see the Voices of Liberty. They are an really good acapella group that does patriotic songs and some classic Disney songs. Their last show of the day was in about 15 minutes so I walked past Germany and Italy to get to the American Adventure in time. As usual the show was amazing. I started to head back to Germany but say that some really bad looking rain clouds were moving in. So I decided to skip those 2 pavilions and hurry through the rest. I just quickly took a few outside pictures of the others. Then took quite a few in the Canada pavilion. I then went backstage to get my things from my locker and went to catch the bus. As I was walking it started to rain. I was prepared and had my umbrella. The rain didn't last too long but I was already on the bus when it fully stopped. If I had known it was that short I would have waited it out in Epcot. Oh well. Once I got back to the Commons I took a lot of pictures on my walk to my apartment. Just to give people an idea of where I am living. People were home when I got back so I didn't take any in my apartment. Soon I promise. As usual, it is a huge pain to post pictures on here so go to facebook.
Sunday night a few of us decided to have a movie night. This turned into us watching "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" with Neil Patrick Harris. If you haven't seen this I suggest you find it online and watch it. It is HILARIOUS! Then we talked for awhile before deciding to watch "Best in Show." We half watching it, half talked through the whole movie but it was tons of fun. We are turning sunday nights into movie night! I'm excited because I love watching movies.
Monday I worked til 9:30. Later on I went to games night where we played Things in a Box. I'd never played it before and it was lots of fun.
Tuesday I started at 4 but there was a special merchandise party thing going on so Amanda and I went in early to get some free food. They had really good veggie burgers. They also had really good desserts. One was a 3 milk cake. It is basically pound cake with condensed milk, evaporated milk and whipping cream. It was SO good. It was sick how much of that cake I ate (I took leftovers home). I got the recipe so I will be making it in the future. oh! Also at the party I won tickets to go see Cirque du Soleil!!! It was really exciting, but most cast members are getting them. Oh well, they are free! I will enjoy it.
Sunday night a few of us decided to have a movie night. This turned into us watching "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" with Neil Patrick Harris. If you haven't seen this I suggest you find it online and watch it. It is HILARIOUS! Then we talked for awhile before deciding to watch "Best in Show." We half watching it, half talked through the whole movie but it was tons of fun. We are turning sunday nights into movie night! I'm excited because I love watching movies.
Monday I worked til 9:30. Later on I went to games night where we played Things in a Box. I'd never played it before and it was lots of fun.
Tuesday I started at 4 but there was a special merchandise party thing going on so Amanda and I went in early to get some free food. They had really good veggie burgers. They also had really good desserts. One was a 3 milk cake. It is basically pound cake with condensed milk, evaporated milk and whipping cream. It was SO good. It was sick how much of that cake I ate (I took leftovers home). I got the recipe so I will be making it in the future. oh! Also at the party I won tickets to go see Cirque du Soleil!!! It was really exciting, but most cast members are getting them. Oh well, they are free! I will enjoy it.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Universal Studios
On Saturday I had the day off again so I went to Universal Studios with a few people. Since a new roller coaster has just opened we wanted to get there really early before the line was too long. It was a little tough getting up in the morning after the Halloween Party but Universal is worth it. We took the I-trolley there which is a bus that goes all along International Drive where a lot of tourist stops are. Normally the trolley is $1.25 (I think) But cast members get to go on for 25 cents! It isn’t as fast as a taxi would be but it is so much cheaper. When we got to Universal a few of us had to buy our seasons passes since it was our first time. We then went and got in the line for the roller coaster. Being at Universal always reminds me of how much I love Disney. Yeah most people are nice enough but they don’t have the guest service that Disney has and they don’t pay attention to as much detail. Their lines for rides are just plain lines while Disney themes the whole thing. Oh well, the roller coaster was AMAZING! When you get on the ride you pick what music you want to listen to. I chose “I Will Survive.” The ride starts by basically going straight up and then down a big hill. It doesn’t actually go upside down so there is only a lap bar! Eeek! It is a really big, secure one but still. The ride does go sideways a couple times though so it looks like it goes upside down. It was really fast and had quite a few hills. But it was amazing and I can’t wait to go on it again. It was definitely worth the hour wait. We then rode the mummy ride and decided to get something to eat. Then we rode the Jaws ride. Last time I did it, if you were on the left side of the boat you got a little splash (or at least that’s what I remember). That is not the case anymore. That shark pushes a HUGE wave of water over the side of the boat. I was on the far left so I had it all on my back (since I turned away when the wave came) and my shorts were soaked. Poor Fiona was really wet from the back but looking from the front it looked like she had an “accident”. We then waited for the Men in Black ride. It was a little chilly in there. We went over to do the E.T. ride but it was broken so we walked around their store. When we came out the ride was fixed so we rode it. But he didn’t say our names L We then decided that we had had enough so we left to walk to the bus stop. While waiting for the bus we tried to figure out where to go and eat and finally decided on Olive Garden. They have a special deal right now where you can get a bottomless bowl of pasta for $9!! I thought it would be just the pasta but we still got the soup or salad and bread! I love things like that where you definitely get your money’s worth. After dinner we caught the bus back to the outlet mall and walked to the commons.
I didn't take too many pictures, but here they are.
I didn't take too many pictures, but here they are.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party
So like I said in my last post I was going to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. After posting I straightened my hair and sat around for awhile. I then got into my costume to walk to the bus stop to meet some other people. I must say that wearing a Snow White costume in the beginning of September looks a little odd so I got some weird looks. At the bus stop there are a bunch of benches. There were a bunch of Japanese people sitting there. When they saw me they all oooed and ahhhed at me. One asked if I worked at the Magic Kingdom. I am assuming that they are new. I met Ashley (no costume) and Dan (ghostbuster!! woot woot!). We then had to walk to another apartment complex to get the bus to Magic Kingdom. That was pretty embarassing. Especially since we were early and had to wait for awhile. Anyway we ended up getting the bus and got off at the ticket and transportation center. It was not as embarassing there because there were more people who were heading to the party. We hopped on the monorail and then arrived at the Magic Kingdom!!!! I had seen the first bits of Halloween decorations when Uncle Mike and Auntie Mary were in town but there was much more! And there was smoke coming from by the train station.
ok, so we went through the little ticket booth and ran into other Canadians. We were then taking pictures of the train station when someone asked for Snow White. I turned around and there was a lady who was leaving the park. She said that they had been in the park all day and hadn't seen any princesses (she had 2 little girls) and would it be possible to take a picture of me. Obviously I said yes and I squatted down so the girls could stand with me. One girl came ran to hug me and nearly pushed me over. So the mom took the picture and they went away. That moment completely made my night. I would have been happy leaving after that.
Of course I didn't leave. We wandered around the entrance of main street to try to find other Canadians. We found them and started on our way! Our first stop was to get a group picture in front of the castle. Then we went to Mickey's Toontown Fair to start getting candy! On our way to Toontown we stopped for a picture with the White Rabbit and TweedleDee and TweedleDum. We continued on our way and went down the Alice in Wonderland candy trail. Since it was her trail we met Alice at the beginning. After that we walked around to get some more candy. Then settled down for a place to watch the parade from. It was an excellent parade! It starts with a headless horseman. There was also the groundskeeper and dog from the Haunted Mansion ride. Such a cute bloodhound! After the parade we got some more candy and then went over to Pirates of the Caribbean. There were so many of us we almost filled the boat. Then more candy and time to head over to Main Street to watch the fireworks. They were really good but not as good as Wishes (the normal, everyday Magic Kingdom fireworks). After the fireworks we went and rode the Haunted Mansion! It is such a good ride, but I think the best part was Dan (the guy who dressed as a ghostbuster) sat through the whole ride with his gun out and ready. When we went through the ballroom he shot at all of the ghosts. I really wish I could have taken a picture during the ride. Unfortunately though, he is not a very good ghostbuster since he only got 1. There are still 998 in the mansion. We got some funny pictures outside of the Mansion. We then headed back to Liberty Square to get ready for the parade. Yes, the exact same parade. We watched it twice! When the parade was over our big group split up. A few of us went into Fantasyland. We rode Peter Pan, and saw Mickey’s Philharmagic. While waiting for Philharmagic a kid came up to Dan and asked what he was. It made us feel really old since he had never heard of ghostbusters. I wanted to go and meet Snow White after but the line was really long so we just went and got more candy. The party was over then so we hopped on the monorail and took the bus home. The bus from Epcot had just gotten in when we got back to the commons so I got some more weird looks. The party was tons of fun and I am excited to go again when mum is here.
I have lots of pictures but posting them on here is a pain. Just go to facebook to look at them.
ok, so we went through the little ticket booth and ran into other Canadians. We were then taking pictures of the train station when someone asked for Snow White. I turned around and there was a lady who was leaving the park. She said that they had been in the park all day and hadn't seen any princesses (she had 2 little girls) and would it be possible to take a picture of me. Obviously I said yes and I squatted down so the girls could stand with me. One girl came ran to hug me and nearly pushed me over. So the mom took the picture and they went away. That moment completely made my night. I would have been happy leaving after that.
Of course I didn't leave. We wandered around the entrance of main street to try to find other Canadians. We found them and started on our way! Our first stop was to get a group picture in front of the castle. Then we went to Mickey's Toontown Fair to start getting candy! On our way to Toontown we stopped for a picture with the White Rabbit and TweedleDee and TweedleDum. We continued on our way and went down the Alice in Wonderland candy trail. Since it was her trail we met Alice at the beginning. After that we walked around to get some more candy. Then settled down for a place to watch the parade from. It was an excellent parade! It starts with a headless horseman. There was also the groundskeeper and dog from the Haunted Mansion ride. Such a cute bloodhound! After the parade we got some more candy and then went over to Pirates of the Caribbean. There were so many of us we almost filled the boat. Then more candy and time to head over to Main Street to watch the fireworks. They were really good but not as good as Wishes (the normal, everyday Magic Kingdom fireworks). After the fireworks we went and rode the Haunted Mansion! It is such a good ride, but I think the best part was Dan (the guy who dressed as a ghostbuster) sat through the whole ride with his gun out and ready. When we went through the ballroom he shot at all of the ghosts. I really wish I could have taken a picture during the ride. Unfortunately though, he is not a very good ghostbuster since he only got 1. There are still 998 in the mansion. We got some funny pictures outside of the Mansion. We then headed back to Liberty Square to get ready for the parade. Yes, the exact same parade. We watched it twice! When the parade was over our big group split up. A few of us went into Fantasyland. We rode Peter Pan, and saw Mickey’s Philharmagic. While waiting for Philharmagic a kid came up to Dan and asked what he was. It made us feel really old since he had never heard of ghostbusters. I wanted to go and meet Snow White after but the line was really long so we just went and got more candy. The party was over then so we hopped on the monorail and took the bus home. The bus from Epcot had just gotten in when we got back to the commons so I got some more weird looks. The party was tons of fun and I am excited to go again when mum is here.
I have lots of pictures but posting them on here is a pain. Just go to facebook to look at them.
Friday, September 4, 2009
By request
So I got a wonderful message from my friend Stephen (I miss you!!!) asking me to update my blog. I decided to listen to him and update. Not much has happened in the past week though.
On Sunday I worked 10:45-10pm!! It was a really long shift but it will be worth it since I will get overtime pay! I don't mind working a long day because I get more money and on days when I work late I don't really do anything anyway.
Monday I worked 4-10. After work I went to games night. We played Disney Scene It! I love that game. I was on team Merchemy (2 of us from merch and someone named Jeremy). We were winning for most of the game but then near the end we got tons of Buzz cards and we didn't move for ages. The last bit of the game was so close and unfortunately we didn't win :( But I have never had such a close game. It was lots of fun.
Tuesday I worked 3:30-9:30. It was the first time in ages I didn't work until 10!!! The person who works til 10 goes with one person from the UK to deposit the money at TCR from all of the shops in the two pavilions. Very rarely do we actually finish at 10. Usually at 10:10. It is fairly easy to do. But it is just frustrating if the machine breaks or if something else goes wrong.
Wednesday morning I went to downtown Disney to buy a couple of things to go with my Snow White costume. I figured I would see if the wig would fit my head and while I was there I bought the little sequined apple purse that goes with it. I came home and tried the wig on... it does not fit. If it was a little bigger it would fit my head but there is no way I would be able to get my hair under it. So I will go return it another time. I haven't decided yet if I am going to keep the bag or not. Oo I just spoke to my room mate and she has a little black purse! Perfect! Wednesday I then work from 4-10. But we sped through TCR and finished at 9:50!!! The thing that sucked though was we has to wait until 10 to clock out so we missed the 10:10 bus and had to wait until the 10:30 bus.
Thursday Fiona, Alex and I went to the Halloween store. They had some nice things there but they were really expensive. After we got the bus home I walked over to the outlet mall to see if I could find a cute little purse. I didn't so I came home, had some lunch and went to work. Again from 4-10.
Today I haven't done too much. Just some laundry and banking stuff. I am going to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween party later tonight (thus the things for my Snow White costume). I am really excited for it and will take lots and lots of pictures. I have tomorrow off as well. I'm not too sure what I'm doing yet. Maybe I will wander around World Showcase. Who knows. That will be a big surprise to come in my next post!
On Sunday I worked 10:45-10pm!! It was a really long shift but it will be worth it since I will get overtime pay! I don't mind working a long day because I get more money and on days when I work late I don't really do anything anyway.
Monday I worked 4-10. After work I went to games night. We played Disney Scene It! I love that game. I was on team Merchemy (2 of us from merch and someone named Jeremy). We were winning for most of the game but then near the end we got tons of Buzz cards and we didn't move for ages. The last bit of the game was so close and unfortunately we didn't win :( But I have never had such a close game. It was lots of fun.
Tuesday I worked 3:30-9:30. It was the first time in ages I didn't work until 10!!! The person who works til 10 goes with one person from the UK to deposit the money at TCR from all of the shops in the two pavilions. Very rarely do we actually finish at 10. Usually at 10:10. It is fairly easy to do. But it is just frustrating if the machine breaks or if something else goes wrong.
Wednesday morning I went to downtown Disney to buy a couple of things to go with my Snow White costume. I figured I would see if the wig would fit my head and while I was there I bought the little sequined apple purse that goes with it. I came home and tried the wig on... it does not fit. If it was a little bigger it would fit my head but there is no way I would be able to get my hair under it. So I will go return it another time. I haven't decided yet if I am going to keep the bag or not. Oo I just spoke to my room mate and she has a little black purse! Perfect! Wednesday I then work from 4-10. But we sped through TCR and finished at 9:50!!! The thing that sucked though was we has to wait until 10 to clock out so we missed the 10:10 bus and had to wait until the 10:30 bus.
Thursday Fiona, Alex and I went to the Halloween store. They had some nice things there but they were really expensive. After we got the bus home I walked over to the outlet mall to see if I could find a cute little purse. I didn't so I came home, had some lunch and went to work. Again from 4-10.
Today I haven't done too much. Just some laundry and banking stuff. I am going to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween party later tonight (thus the things for my Snow White costume). I am really excited for it and will take lots and lots of pictures. I have tomorrow off as well. I'm not too sure what I'm doing yet. Maybe I will wander around World Showcase. Who knows. That will be a big surprise to come in my next post!
Saturday, August 29, 2009
The past month
So yesterday was my one month anniversary of being here in Florida. I have been super busy but having lots of fun. I guess I will try to pick up from where I left off....and try to continue writing in this thing.
Tuesday August 4 - I had my first day of training at Epcot. The first thing we did was go and get my costume! The oh so beautiful culottes! We then went over to Canada. It was a lot of web based learning (aka boring) but I spend some time on stage. I was really nervous having to interact with guests. Mainly because I was being watched and didn't want to do anything wrong.
Wednesday August 5 - I had merchantainment at Disney University. This is basically a Disney word mixing merchandise and entertainment. Because Disney is first and foremost and entertainment company. We got to play around with the cash registers trying different transactions. There were only 4 people in my class and I was the only international person. The other 3 were just new cast members. Two of the people were older guys and really annoying! I got an earful of all of the annoying Canadian jokes. I think I got more in those few hours then I have gotten at work since then. After lunch we had to do more web based learning. There was a HUGE thunderstorm going on, but luckily it stopped just before I had to leave.
Thursday August 6 - More training at Canada. I got to do some actual transactions and spent more time with guests.
Friday August 7 - Basically the same again. But this shift I was closing. As most people know Illuminations (the fireworks at Epcot) are my favourite. It really sucks closing though because as soon as the fireworks start we hurry to put the flaps down on the cart and get inside. I was really bummed because I could hear the fireworks but couldn't watch them.
Saturday August 8 - I had my Discovery Day at Epcot. This is a day that all new cast members have to do. There is a little bit of info in a class room then we headed out to walk around the park and learn more. We walked around future world a bit and rode Spaceship Earth. We then got on a boat to get the quick tour of World Showcase. I love finding out all of the info about the park. There are so many little details that most people don't know about or even notice. That ended at noon so I headed back home for a little bit. I then went back to Epcot to meet Alex after she finished work. We wandered around a little bit. Stopped in the American Adventure to get a funnel cake! Yum! Then got a spot to watch Illuminations. Since I had heard the beginning the night before I really wanted to watch it and luckily Alex agreed. We were in Germany to watch it and spoke to some guests while we were waiting for it to start. I've never watched Illuminations from that side of World Showcase but I really enjoyed it. We had a really pretty view of Spaceship Earth and Canada. Of course I bawled my eyes out while watching them.
Sunday August 9 - The first half of the day I finished my training. The second half I was on my own and in rotation. I loved finally being on my own because it meant there wasn't anyone watching my every move.
Monday August 10 - I worked 4 - 10. I can't remember what I did in the morning.
Tuesday August 11 - I was off!! Jo and I had enrolled in Mickey's Magical Milestones tour at the Magic Kingdom. It was an adventure getting there because the bus to MK doesn't come to the commons (the complex I live in) so we took a bus to another complex but when the bus came there it wasn't labelled right so we didn't get on it. We caught the next bus and made our way to guest relations as fast as we could. Luckily the tour was still outside so we didn't miss it! It was a really fun tour talking about how walt and Mickey have similarities and some of the different backround stories that are a part of Disney World. It was lots of fun and I would do it again because the differnt tour guides probably have different information to give. Also it is Free!! After our tour Jo and I played in Magic Kingdom. I finally got to do Jungle Cruise! I love that ride! We also watched the parade. We sat on the curb waiting for it to start and I seriously thought I was going to burn my bumb. It was so hot! That night a few of us went to Downtown Disney.
Wednesday August 12 - I had another day off so a bunch of us went to Animal Kingdom. It is such a fun park. We did everest, festival of the lion king, some people did tough to be a bug, lunch, dinosaur, everest again, finding nemo the musical and the safari. It was crazy hot outside but lots of fun. We also met a bunch of different characters when we first got to the park. Riding Dinosaur was lots of fun. We had a car to ourself and planned to all do the Disney Point for the picture. It came out really funny because of some people's reactions to the ride. My favourite was Sian who was practically in my lap. About half of us left the park early because we were so tired and they all worked early the next morning. On our way out I stopped and got some popcorn. The best popcorn in the world!
Thursday August 13 - I worked at 7 pm so it felt like I had another day off. I went to property control in the morning. For people who don't know, property control is where damaged or lost items go and cast members can buy for really cheap. I bought a cook book that is normally $40 but it had a rip on the cover so I paid $10. Next to property control is cast connection where they have discontinued items for really cheap. I bought some pins there and 4 lithographs (1 for each park) for $1!!! Jo and I got a ride to Epcot where we did Test Track! And Maelstrom, a boat ride in the Norway Pavilion. I didn't do much else, just lounged around the pool. It was extra magic hours so I finished at 1am. It was really late but I enjoyed it because it was a relaxing close, not frantic as soon as the fireworks started. I could also pay a little bit of attention to the fireworks as they were on.
August 14, 15, 16, 17 - I worked until 9:30-10ish all three nights. I can't remember what else I did. I know Friday I went to Bennigans with some of the UK people. That's about it.
Tuesday August 18 - I had an early shift and finished work at 4. I think I went over to Jo's that night and we watched a League of Their Own. It is such a good movie! I then went to a throw out after that. I got a book about Disney World because I am the coolest person ever. We also had new people arrive that day so I am no longer the newbie!!
Wednesday August 19 - This was Becky's 21st Birthday!! We went to Hollywood Studios! We missed the bus *cough* Jo *cought* So we took the bus to Epcot and then the boat to Studios. I sat next to a girl and her mom on the boat and we talked about pin trading. We did Tower of Terror, had some lunch, watched the block party bash parade (which is lots of fun!) did the back lot tour. We were going to trick Becky into doing it since it was her birthday and her first time at studios but she knew something was going on and wouldn't do it. So Jess, Michelle, Jo and I did it instead. It was lots of fun. I never get tired of doing it. We then left Studios because we were going to Outback for Becky's birthday dinner. After we got a cab to the Boardwalk to go to Jellyrolls. A dueling piano bar that is tons of fun. As we were walking on the boardwalk to get there some random guy started talking to us going on and on about how much he loves people from the UK. I said I was Canadian and he went on and on about how much he loves Canada. It was really creepy and I'm pretty sure he was a little drunk. We then went into Jellyrolls where I asked them to play any classic disney song for Becky's birthday. The guys brought her and 3 people (me, Sian, and Alex) to sing and dance to a song. The one that keeps adding things to a tree and the tree was in the hole and the green grass grew around. If that makes any sense. I knew the song from camp but it was pretty funny to watch the others who had no idea what was going on. They then played When You Wish Apon a Star for Becky. Tear. We had lots of fun and I can't wait to go back to Jellyrolls. The only thing that sucked about that night was that we had gotten new people and their throw in was that night.
Wednesday August 20 - I had the day off again and Karri, Louisa and I went to Hollywood Studios. We got there nice and early to get fast passes to Toy Story Mania!! We had some breakfast before going over to Tower of Terror, which was too funny listening to Karri screaming and holding on for dear life. We were then going to muppets but our time came for our fastpasses so we did that. That was my first time doing Toy Story Mania and it was amazing!!! I don't know how imagineers come up with these rides. I can't wait until it isn't as busy and I can do it again. We then planned on going to the animation class where you learn to draw a character but as we got there I saw that the characters from Up were there so we waited in line to meet them. we then headed over to Epcot where they were having a cast appreciation thing going on. They had free food, including some that will be at the food and wine festival. There were characters, people giving out free stuff. And the best part was they had an area with cheap merchandise!! I spent $50 but saved over $120!!!! And some of the stuff I bought is still in stores! It was lots of fun. I also won a basket of organic vegetables from the land for going up on stage and being the happiest vegetarian. They were really good veggie, and a nice backet too! That night Matt, Fiona, Jo, Becky and I headed back to Studios to watch Fantasmic. We managed to do Rockin' Roller Coaster before! I was good and didn't cry while watching this show! I was proud of myself. (Even though it was touch and go at some points)
August 21 and 22 - I just worked. Nothing too exciting that I can remember.
Sunday August 23 - I finished work at 7:15 so I met people at Magic Kingdom where we did Philharmagic, met Ariel, and saw the Hall of Presidents. That finished just as Wishes started so we made our way through the crown (and got some mean comments) up to the top of Main Street where we watched the ending. As soon as they were over we hightailed it out of there and managed to catch the earlier bus.
Monday August 24 - Jo and I went to do the behind the scenes tour of the Haunted Mansion at Magic Kingdom!! The tour started at 7am and since there isn't a bus from the commons we left at 5:45ish to walk to Chatham to take the bus from there. We then had to go through the tunnels to come up by Liberty Square. I'd been in the tunnels before and knew that they are labeled pretty well so I wasn't too worried but it was kind of nice because there were some other people just ahead of us that we followed. The tour was the most amazing thing that I have done here so far! We walked through the ride with the lights on. The lady who was taking us through has work there since 1983! So she definetly knows what she is talking about. She told us some really neat things and we got to touch some of the props or part of the building. It was really cool and I will enjoy the ride even more now. After we walked the whole ride we went outside and then back into the basement, through the control room and into.... the ballroom!!! I knew how it worked but it was still really neat to actually be in the room to see everything. We then got to ride the ride with the lights off. I would definetly do that tour again. It was supposed to go from 7-8:30 but it went until nearly 9 (I didn't complain). When we came out Liberty Square was empty. I've never seen Magic Kingdom like that so it was kind of creepy. But at the same time I loved it. We saw the crowd of people waiting to get in, and as soon as 9 hit they swarmed in. Jo and I made our way against the crowd to the front of the park to catch the monorail to the contemporary. From there we got the bus to Typhoon Lagoon to meet Uncle Mike, Auntie Mary, Lisa and Jennifer. We went in and stayed for about half an hour. From there Jo and I tried to make out way to Epcot since I worked at 12:15 and she worked at 12:30. It was very difficult and we had to take a bus to downtown Disney, then to Riverside and finally to Epcot. We had time to run to Oddesy to grab something to eat before heading off to work.
Tuesday August 25 - I made my way to be at Magic Kingdom for 8:30 to meet the family and play for a bit. It was fun since I have only done bits and pieces of MK. It was weird because on the monorail I always look at the train station as we get to MK. This time it looked different because over night they had added orange and brown banners to the station and all along main street. There was also a big crane putting stuff on the castle. Halloween in coming soon! The first thing we did when we got in the park was go on Pirate of the Carribean. Then we went to Splash Mountain (my first time doing it since I've gotten here). We then did Haunted Mansion where I pointed things out to Lisa and Jennifer. Then Peter Pan and Winnie the Pooh. We went to tomorrowland and did the race cars. Then back to Liberty Square for some lunch. We did Jungle cruise somewhere in there. I think that may be it. We left the park as they wanted to go back to the hotel for a bit and I had to be at work for 4. I got to Epcot fairly early so I did the Finding Nemo ride and wandered around Innoventions for a bit.
Wednesday August 26 - I went to Epcot early. I went straight to the break trailer to drop off my work stuff then went to the front of the park to meet the family again. As soon as the park opened Lisa and I went to Test Track to get fast passes, we then met the others at Soarin' and rode that. We rode Test Track then did Mission Space. That was my 2nd time doing that on the green level and I think I may be brave enough to try the orange level. We then went for lunch at the Seasons Cafe in the land. I think that may have been all we did. We left Epcot around 1 and went back to their hotel where we rented a boat for an hour. It was relaxing to sit in the boat and go to Downtown Disney and back. After getting a snack and some drinks in the cafeteria Uncle Mike drove me to Epcot where I had to work at 4 (surprise, surprise). It was a good shift, even though it was pretty constant rain.
Thursday August 27 - We had a merch meeting with all of France, UK and Canada at 8:30 (yuck!) Some security people came and spoke to us, including the K-9 unit!! We got to pet one of the dogs during a break, he was so cute I could have played with him forever. There were then little skits with themed greetings and conversations for each of the countries. The meeting was over at 10:30 and I took the bus home. Our locks had been changed on Tuesday but since I was out of the house from before 8 until nearly 11 I hadn't been able to get knew keys til Thursday. I threw my costumes in the wash before having a nap. I then had to go to work for 4. It was a pain to close that night because the machine we use to deposit the money broke so we had to manually count every single bill.
Friday August 28 - I got to sleep in!!! It was my day off and Uncle Mike, Auntie Mary, Lisa and Jennifer were taking me to Target to go grocery shopping! It was definetly needed. They dropped me off and I put my groceries away, cleaned a little bit and then went to sleep for a few hours. I have had a huge lack of sleep the last few days and definetly needed that. I got up and made some dinner, talked to mum on Skype (who I hadn't talked to for nearly 2 weeks), looked at a few things online, talked to Alex for a bit and went to bed.
Saturday August 29 (today) - I'm off again so I slept in until nearly 11, I read for a little bit, had something to eat and have been typing out this super long blog. I promise I will try to stay on top of this more often. It is such a pain to add pictures to this thing so go to my facebook to look at them. bye!
Tuesday August 4 - I had my first day of training at Epcot. The first thing we did was go and get my costume! The oh so beautiful culottes! We then went over to Canada. It was a lot of web based learning (aka boring) but I spend some time on stage. I was really nervous having to interact with guests. Mainly because I was being watched and didn't want to do anything wrong.
Wednesday August 5 - I had merchantainment at Disney University. This is basically a Disney word mixing merchandise and entertainment. Because Disney is first and foremost and entertainment company. We got to play around with the cash registers trying different transactions. There were only 4 people in my class and I was the only international person. The other 3 were just new cast members. Two of the people were older guys and really annoying! I got an earful of all of the annoying Canadian jokes. I think I got more in those few hours then I have gotten at work since then. After lunch we had to do more web based learning. There was a HUGE thunderstorm going on, but luckily it stopped just before I had to leave.
Thursday August 6 - More training at Canada. I got to do some actual transactions and spent more time with guests.
Friday August 7 - Basically the same again. But this shift I was closing. As most people know Illuminations (the fireworks at Epcot) are my favourite. It really sucks closing though because as soon as the fireworks start we hurry to put the flaps down on the cart and get inside. I was really bummed because I could hear the fireworks but couldn't watch them.
Saturday August 8 - I had my Discovery Day at Epcot. This is a day that all new cast members have to do. There is a little bit of info in a class room then we headed out to walk around the park and learn more. We walked around future world a bit and rode Spaceship Earth. We then got on a boat to get the quick tour of World Showcase. I love finding out all of the info about the park. There are so many little details that most people don't know about or even notice. That ended at noon so I headed back home for a little bit. I then went back to Epcot to meet Alex after she finished work. We wandered around a little bit. Stopped in the American Adventure to get a funnel cake! Yum! Then got a spot to watch Illuminations. Since I had heard the beginning the night before I really wanted to watch it and luckily Alex agreed. We were in Germany to watch it and spoke to some guests while we were waiting for it to start. I've never watched Illuminations from that side of World Showcase but I really enjoyed it. We had a really pretty view of Spaceship Earth and Canada. Of course I bawled my eyes out while watching them.
Sunday August 9 - The first half of the day I finished my training. The second half I was on my own and in rotation. I loved finally being on my own because it meant there wasn't anyone watching my every move.
Monday August 10 - I worked 4 - 10. I can't remember what I did in the morning.
Tuesday August 11 - I was off!! Jo and I had enrolled in Mickey's Magical Milestones tour at the Magic Kingdom. It was an adventure getting there because the bus to MK doesn't come to the commons (the complex I live in) so we took a bus to another complex but when the bus came there it wasn't labelled right so we didn't get on it. We caught the next bus and made our way to guest relations as fast as we could. Luckily the tour was still outside so we didn't miss it! It was a really fun tour talking about how walt and Mickey have similarities and some of the different backround stories that are a part of Disney World. It was lots of fun and I would do it again because the differnt tour guides probably have different information to give. Also it is Free!! After our tour Jo and I played in Magic Kingdom. I finally got to do Jungle Cruise! I love that ride! We also watched the parade. We sat on the curb waiting for it to start and I seriously thought I was going to burn my bumb. It was so hot! That night a few of us went to Downtown Disney.
Wednesday August 12 - I had another day off so a bunch of us went to Animal Kingdom. It is such a fun park. We did everest, festival of the lion king, some people did tough to be a bug, lunch, dinosaur, everest again, finding nemo the musical and the safari. It was crazy hot outside but lots of fun. We also met a bunch of different characters when we first got to the park. Riding Dinosaur was lots of fun. We had a car to ourself and planned to all do the Disney Point for the picture. It came out really funny because of some people's reactions to the ride. My favourite was Sian who was practically in my lap. About half of us left the park early because we were so tired and they all worked early the next morning. On our way out I stopped and got some popcorn. The best popcorn in the world!
Thursday August 13 - I worked at 7 pm so it felt like I had another day off. I went to property control in the morning. For people who don't know, property control is where damaged or lost items go and cast members can buy for really cheap. I bought a cook book that is normally $40 but it had a rip on the cover so I paid $10. Next to property control is cast connection where they have discontinued items for really cheap. I bought some pins there and 4 lithographs (1 for each park) for $1!!! Jo and I got a ride to Epcot where we did Test Track! And Maelstrom, a boat ride in the Norway Pavilion. I didn't do much else, just lounged around the pool. It was extra magic hours so I finished at 1am. It was really late but I enjoyed it because it was a relaxing close, not frantic as soon as the fireworks started. I could also pay a little bit of attention to the fireworks as they were on.
August 14, 15, 16, 17 - I worked until 9:30-10ish all three nights. I can't remember what else I did. I know Friday I went to Bennigans with some of the UK people. That's about it.
Tuesday August 18 - I had an early shift and finished work at 4. I think I went over to Jo's that night and we watched a League of Their Own. It is such a good movie! I then went to a throw out after that. I got a book about Disney World because I am the coolest person ever. We also had new people arrive that day so I am no longer the newbie!!
Wednesday August 19 - This was Becky's 21st Birthday!! We went to Hollywood Studios! We missed the bus *cough* Jo *cought* So we took the bus to Epcot and then the boat to Studios. I sat next to a girl and her mom on the boat and we talked about pin trading. We did Tower of Terror, had some lunch, watched the block party bash parade (which is lots of fun!) did the back lot tour. We were going to trick Becky into doing it since it was her birthday and her first time at studios but she knew something was going on and wouldn't do it. So Jess, Michelle, Jo and I did it instead. It was lots of fun. I never get tired of doing it. We then left Studios because we were going to Outback for Becky's birthday dinner. After we got a cab to the Boardwalk to go to Jellyrolls. A dueling piano bar that is tons of fun. As we were walking on the boardwalk to get there some random guy started talking to us going on and on about how much he loves people from the UK. I said I was Canadian and he went on and on about how much he loves Canada. It was really creepy and I'm pretty sure he was a little drunk. We then went into Jellyrolls where I asked them to play any classic disney song for Becky's birthday. The guys brought her and 3 people (me, Sian, and Alex) to sing and dance to a song. The one that keeps adding things to a tree and the tree was in the hole and the green grass grew around. If that makes any sense. I knew the song from camp but it was pretty funny to watch the others who had no idea what was going on. They then played When You Wish Apon a Star for Becky. Tear. We had lots of fun and I can't wait to go back to Jellyrolls. The only thing that sucked about that night was that we had gotten new people and their throw in was that night.
Wednesday August 20 - I had the day off again and Karri, Louisa and I went to Hollywood Studios. We got there nice and early to get fast passes to Toy Story Mania!! We had some breakfast before going over to Tower of Terror, which was too funny listening to Karri screaming and holding on for dear life. We were then going to muppets but our time came for our fastpasses so we did that. That was my first time doing Toy Story Mania and it was amazing!!! I don't know how imagineers come up with these rides. I can't wait until it isn't as busy and I can do it again. We then planned on going to the animation class where you learn to draw a character but as we got there I saw that the characters from Up were there so we waited in line to meet them. we then headed over to Epcot where they were having a cast appreciation thing going on. They had free food, including some that will be at the food and wine festival. There were characters, people giving out free stuff. And the best part was they had an area with cheap merchandise!! I spent $50 but saved over $120!!!! And some of the stuff I bought is still in stores! It was lots of fun. I also won a basket of organic vegetables from the land for going up on stage and being the happiest vegetarian. They were really good veggie, and a nice backet too! That night Matt, Fiona, Jo, Becky and I headed back to Studios to watch Fantasmic. We managed to do Rockin' Roller Coaster before! I was good and didn't cry while watching this show! I was proud of myself. (Even though it was touch and go at some points)
August 21 and 22 - I just worked. Nothing too exciting that I can remember.
Sunday August 23 - I finished work at 7:15 so I met people at Magic Kingdom where we did Philharmagic, met Ariel, and saw the Hall of Presidents. That finished just as Wishes started so we made our way through the crown (and got some mean comments) up to the top of Main Street where we watched the ending. As soon as they were over we hightailed it out of there and managed to catch the earlier bus.
Monday August 24 - Jo and I went to do the behind the scenes tour of the Haunted Mansion at Magic Kingdom!! The tour started at 7am and since there isn't a bus from the commons we left at 5:45ish to walk to Chatham to take the bus from there. We then had to go through the tunnels to come up by Liberty Square. I'd been in the tunnels before and knew that they are labeled pretty well so I wasn't too worried but it was kind of nice because there were some other people just ahead of us that we followed. The tour was the most amazing thing that I have done here so far! We walked through the ride with the lights on. The lady who was taking us through has work there since 1983! So she definetly knows what she is talking about. She told us some really neat things and we got to touch some of the props or part of the building. It was really cool and I will enjoy the ride even more now. After we walked the whole ride we went outside and then back into the basement, through the control room and into.... the ballroom!!! I knew how it worked but it was still really neat to actually be in the room to see everything. We then got to ride the ride with the lights off. I would definetly do that tour again. It was supposed to go from 7-8:30 but it went until nearly 9 (I didn't complain). When we came out Liberty Square was empty. I've never seen Magic Kingdom like that so it was kind of creepy. But at the same time I loved it. We saw the crowd of people waiting to get in, and as soon as 9 hit they swarmed in. Jo and I made our way against the crowd to the front of the park to catch the monorail to the contemporary. From there we got the bus to Typhoon Lagoon to meet Uncle Mike, Auntie Mary, Lisa and Jennifer. We went in and stayed for about half an hour. From there Jo and I tried to make out way to Epcot since I worked at 12:15 and she worked at 12:30. It was very difficult and we had to take a bus to downtown Disney, then to Riverside and finally to Epcot. We had time to run to Oddesy to grab something to eat before heading off to work.
Tuesday August 25 - I made my way to be at Magic Kingdom for 8:30 to meet the family and play for a bit. It was fun since I have only done bits and pieces of MK. It was weird because on the monorail I always look at the train station as we get to MK. This time it looked different because over night they had added orange and brown banners to the station and all along main street. There was also a big crane putting stuff on the castle. Halloween in coming soon! The first thing we did when we got in the park was go on Pirate of the Carribean. Then we went to Splash Mountain (my first time doing it since I've gotten here). We then did Haunted Mansion where I pointed things out to Lisa and Jennifer. Then Peter Pan and Winnie the Pooh. We went to tomorrowland and did the race cars. Then back to Liberty Square for some lunch. We did Jungle cruise somewhere in there. I think that may be it. We left the park as they wanted to go back to the hotel for a bit and I had to be at work for 4. I got to Epcot fairly early so I did the Finding Nemo ride and wandered around Innoventions for a bit.
Wednesday August 26 - I went to Epcot early. I went straight to the break trailer to drop off my work stuff then went to the front of the park to meet the family again. As soon as the park opened Lisa and I went to Test Track to get fast passes, we then met the others at Soarin' and rode that. We rode Test Track then did Mission Space. That was my 2nd time doing that on the green level and I think I may be brave enough to try the orange level. We then went for lunch at the Seasons Cafe in the land. I think that may have been all we did. We left Epcot around 1 and went back to their hotel where we rented a boat for an hour. It was relaxing to sit in the boat and go to Downtown Disney and back. After getting a snack and some drinks in the cafeteria Uncle Mike drove me to Epcot where I had to work at 4 (surprise, surprise). It was a good shift, even though it was pretty constant rain.
Thursday August 27 - We had a merch meeting with all of France, UK and Canada at 8:30 (yuck!) Some security people came and spoke to us, including the K-9 unit!! We got to pet one of the dogs during a break, he was so cute I could have played with him forever. There were then little skits with themed greetings and conversations for each of the countries. The meeting was over at 10:30 and I took the bus home. Our locks had been changed on Tuesday but since I was out of the house from before 8 until nearly 11 I hadn't been able to get knew keys til Thursday. I threw my costumes in the wash before having a nap. I then had to go to work for 4. It was a pain to close that night because the machine we use to deposit the money broke so we had to manually count every single bill.
Friday August 28 - I got to sleep in!!! It was my day off and Uncle Mike, Auntie Mary, Lisa and Jennifer were taking me to Target to go grocery shopping! It was definetly needed. They dropped me off and I put my groceries away, cleaned a little bit and then went to sleep for a few hours. I have had a huge lack of sleep the last few days and definetly needed that. I got up and made some dinner, talked to mum on Skype (who I hadn't talked to for nearly 2 weeks), looked at a few things online, talked to Alex for a bit and went to bed.
Saturday August 29 (today) - I'm off again so I slept in until nearly 11, I read for a little bit, had something to eat and have been typing out this super long blog. I promise I will try to stay on top of this more often. It is such a pain to add pictures to this thing so go to my facebook to look at them. bye!
Friday, August 14, 2009
The first week
So after we did the airboat tour we went back to the hotel and I got things organized to check into Vista Way. I headed over at around 1:30 and was probably out of there by 2. They just gave me my room key, a welcome bag of fun treats, and a packet full of information for the first few days. I then headed over to The Commons where I emptied the car of all of my junk. There were a few empty beds (in an apartment of 8 people!) that I had to choose from so I picked the other Canadian. We share the bedroom and the bathroom is shared between 4 of us! So far there haven't been any problems with 4 girls sharing one bathroom. Luckily each room has a sink which makes things a little bit better. The kitchen has 2 fridges, a dishwasher (which I love!) and all of the pots and pans, utensils and dishes. They aren't in the greatest condition but oh well. The counters in the kitchen are pretty gross, there are burn marks from where pots have been put on them. And there isn't a whole ton of cupboard space, but I got some tubs that I have in my closet for some extra food.
On Wednesday and Thursday we had some meetings and filling out paperwork. For the most part it was pretty boring but the guy who told us about things we aren't allowed to have (weapons) and the top 10 reasons why people get terminated was pretty funny. On Wednesday night I had my throw in. I was so nervous for it, but it actually wasn't too bad. I will be glad to be on the other side for the next throw in. Thursday we finished pretty early so Mum, Sarah and David picked me up and we went for dinner at Downtown Disney. Then Saarah, David and I went into Typhoon Lagoon. Unfortunately, in Florida this time of year it likes to have HUGE thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. So we had barely gotten into the wave pool when a storm started and we had to leave. On the way out I upgraded the day ticket into a season's pass. On Friday we had the day off so we were going to go to a water park but everyone decided to save their money and we walked around Downtown Disney for a while. We also went to Walmart that day.
Saturday we had to get up bright and early for Traditions. This is a day long c
lass where we learn about the company, some of it's policies and what it means to be cast members. I had been really looking forward to this day! Mainly because it's the day where we got our name tags and ID to go into the parks! I had a really good table so that made it even more fun. During the day if you answered a question or gave any kind of input you would get a little Disney Critter. All I wanted to get was 1 of them (I got 5, lol!) One little activity we did was as a group write down as many animated characters as possible. I was voted group leader (thanks Fiona!). It was hard to write 
everything down because everyone was talking at once and I couldn't write as fast as they were talking. If I were to go back and look at that paper it probably wouldn't make sense because I didn't write out the whole character's name, just enough for me at the time to know what it was. We one the little game, by 10 or 11 characters! So we got a critter for that, and I got an extra one for being the team leader. Just before lunch we got our ID badges and hopped on a bus to go to the Magic Kingdom mouseketeria. This was lots of fun because it is right at the entrance of the tunnels! We saw lots of different people while we were there. Once being a wicked stepsister from Cinderella! On our way out after lunch some people were unloading different costumes from a truck. There were quite a few princess dresses. We then finished up our day at traditions and headed back home to change.
We all went back home and relaxed for a few hours before meeting up and going to the Magic Kingdom!!! It was so painful that I was in Florida for nearly a week before I went into a park. The first thing we did was go get our first visit and celebrating pins. I liked going with people who have never been to Disney before. It was so exciting. We did a few rides; Big Thunder Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean, Mickey's Philharmagic, It's a Small World, and The Haunted Mansion. Then people went to get something to eat and we got a spot to watch Wishes. I love fireworks so much! I am also not afraid to admit that I cried while watching them. I am so happy to be here and can't believe that I get to work for Walt Disney World! We then had to go with all of the crowds to get the monorail to the Ticket and Transportation Center to get our bus back to The Commons.
Sunday and Monday I had off. Everyone else was working so I hung out around the apartment, went to the outlet mall to buy hiking boots for my costume and went to multiple stores to find money to put on my cell phone. On Sunday night we walked around Downtown Disney for a bit.
We got a really good brownie sunday from Ghiradelli's to share between 3 of us. We then went to House of Blues for a bit. I wasn't a big fan of the music they were playing so I don't think I will be heading back there anytime soon. On Monday night I went to Games Night. All of the pavilions have drinking teams that party with other countries. Canada also has a games night where people play board games. I had fun and it was good to know to get to know some other Canadians.
On Wednesday and Thursday we had some meetings and filling out paperwork. For the most part it was pretty boring but the guy who told us about things we aren't allowed to have (weapons) and the top 10 reasons why people get terminated was pretty funny. On Wednesday night I had my throw in. I was so nervous for it, but it actually wasn't too bad. I will be glad to be on the other side for the next throw in. Thursday we finished pretty early so Mum, Sarah and David picked me up and we went for dinner at Downtown Disney. Then Saarah, David and I went into Typhoon Lagoon. Unfortunately, in Florida this time of year it likes to have HUGE thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. So we had barely gotten into the wave pool when a storm started and we had to leave. On the way out I upgraded the day ticket into a season's pass. On Friday we had the day off so we were going to go to a water park but everyone decided to save their money and we walked around Downtown Disney for a while. We also went to Walmart that day.
Saturday we had to get up bright and early for Traditions. This is a day long c
lass where we learn about the company, some of it's policies and what it means to be cast members. I had been really looking forward to this day! Mainly because it's the day where we got our name tags and ID to go into the parks! I had a really good table so that made it even more fun. During the day if you answered a question or gave any kind of input you would get a little Disney Critter. All I wanted to get was 1 of them (I got 5, lol!) One little activity we did was as a group write down as many animated characters as possible. I was voted group leader (thanks Fiona!). It was hard to write 
everything down because everyone was talking at once and I couldn't write as fast as they were talking. If I were to go back and look at that paper it probably wouldn't make sense because I didn't write out the whole character's name, just enough for me at the time to know what it was. We one the little game, by 10 or 11 characters! So we got a critter for that, and I got an extra one for being the team leader. Just before lunch we got our ID badges and hopped on a bus to go to the Magic Kingdom mouseketeria. This was lots of fun because it is right at the entrance of the tunnels! We saw lots of different people while we were there. Once being a wicked stepsister from Cinderella! On our way out after lunch some people were unloading different costumes from a truck. There were quite a few princess dresses. We then finished up our day at traditions and headed back home to change.We all went back home and relaxed for a few hours before meeting up and going to the Magic Kingdom!!! It was so painful that I was in Florida for nearly a week before I went into a park. The first thing we did was go get our first visit and celebrating pins. I liked going with people who have never been to Disney before. It was so exciting. We did a few rides; Big Thunder Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean, Mickey's Philharmagic, It's a Small World, and The Haunted Mansion. Then people went to get something to eat and we got a spot to watch Wishes. I love fireworks so much! I am also not afraid to admit that I cried while watching them. I am so happy to be here and can't believe that I get to work for Walt Disney World! We then had to go with all of the crowds to get the monorail to the Ticket and Transportation Center to get our bus back to The Commons.
Sunday and Monday I had off. Everyone else was working so I hung out around the apartment, went to the outlet mall to buy hiking boots for my costume and went to multiple stores to find money to put on my cell phone. On Sunday night we walked around Downtown Disney for a bit.
We got a really good brownie sunday from Ghiradelli's to share between 3 of us. We then went to House of Blues for a bit. I wasn't a big fan of the music they were playing so I don't think I will be heading back there anytime soon. On Monday night I went to Games Night. All of the pavilions have drinking teams that party with other countries. Canada also has a games night where people play board games. I had fun and it was good to know to get to know some other Canadians.
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