Okay so I've been super busy and haven't touched this blog in forever. So heres a catch up on the last month :D
Work has been a lot of fun actually. Everyone in the parking lot does a little bit of everything; drive the tram, spiel on the back of the tram, direct traffic in the parking lot, tram walker, collecting wheelchairs, and setting the lot. Its a lot more fun than it sounds, and I don't mind going to work everyday. My usual shifts are 5-11 on the weekdays and either 8pm-2am or 7pm-3am. But my hours seem to be changing a little bit since I have morning shifts this weekend.
I haven't had a lot of time to go out and do things since I work most nights but I do get off Thursday and Fridays which is super nice. I've had the chance to go to the parks a lot, seriously they will never get old, I have fun every time. I got a season pass to Universal too, obviously not as good as Disney but its fun and its something else to do. I still have so much to see here in Florida I feel like I've been in a Disney Bubble but its only the first month I've got plenty of time to see everything I want!
I start classes on Feb 29th along with the 24hr at Magic Kingdom day... woo? haha I'm excited for class but I don't want to even know what hours I'll be working that day. Ohwell its all a part of the experience.Speaking of experience it really has been great so far, I'm learning new things, meeting new people in sunny, warm Florida I really couldn't ask for anything more!!
Not much of a post today, not much going on besides work really.. I need more play time, slowly I'm turning into a night person, I'm still working on it, but it'll happen and give me more time to have fun!!!
Whatever I take is the road I make. It's the road of life make no mistake for me. –Thomas O’Malley (The Aristocats)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
Dreams are like stars. You can't touch them, but if you follow them, they will lead you to your destiny.
Okay so its Friday, and I finally got to go to Traditions. Hm, I was supposed to go to Traditions on Wed, right? Remember? Haha okay well what I left out on my post earlier this week was that I was a part of a random drug testing. So I had to wait to go to Traditions, and start my training until they received the results of my test and well results didn't come back till yesterday. So anyway moving onto Traditions that I got to take part in this morning.
For traditions you head to Disney University which is backstage of Magic Kingdom. When we got there we were split up into groups and headed to different rooms in which we learned about different keys to success here at Walt Disney World. We had the pleasure of touring the underground utilidors of Magic Kingdom and even got to look around the park a little. After we went back to Disney University and continued a lecture of what we needed to know to be a excellent Disney Employee. We even got a special visit from the boss MICKEY MOUSE!!!! We also got our work id which gives us free access to the parks, and also our nametags!!!!!!!!!! ah I was so happy when I got to pick up my name tag, I have been waiting for this moment for what seems like forever! Below is my name tag and my little Minnie which my group won for naming the most Disney characters :D
For traditions you head to Disney University which is backstage of Magic Kingdom. When we got there we were split up into groups and headed to different rooms in which we learned about different keys to success here at Walt Disney World. We had the pleasure of touring the underground utilidors of Magic Kingdom and even got to look around the park a little. After we went back to Disney University and continued a lecture of what we needed to know to be a excellent Disney Employee. We even got a special visit from the boss MICKEY MOUSE!!!! We also got our work id which gives us free access to the parks, and also our nametags!!!!!!!!!! ah I was so happy when I got to pick up my name tag, I have been waiting for this moment for what seems like forever! Below is my name tag and my little Minnie which my group won for naming the most Disney characters :D
So now that Traditions is over, I get to head on over to the parks and hang out and enjoy some free time. Tomorrow morning at 7:15 I have my first orientation for Magic Kingdom! Yay! And I get my awesome bright yellow costume. Oh yippee! haha but really I'm super excited.
On other notes I got a sinus infection the day after getting here :( Not fair but I'm slowly getting over it thanks to some medicine. Also I keep meeting some really cool people. I went to Universal yesterday with some new friends and got a season pass so we can go a lot. It was really fun, and even though I really don't like Harry Potter, Harry Potter World was AWESOME!!!
Well I'm heading out to MK!!
The only way to get what you want in this world is through hard work. –Tiana (Princess and the Frog)
Monday, January 9, 2012
What do you want me to do? Dress in drag and do the hula?
JANUARY 9th is TODAY!!!!!!! Yes I finally checked into the Disney College Program, what a day!
So I'm going to go back to the day I left for Florida and bring up to speed what has been going on, soooo keep your arms, legs, inside at all times and remain seated.
Saturday 1:10-- Arrived at the AutoTrain and waited around till 2:30 when we boarded the train. I was lucky enough to have gotten two seats to myself. The train ride was not terrible, but being on anything for 17hours will take a lot out of you.
Sunday 8:15- Arrived at Sanford Florida and waited only about a half hour for my car, and then went on my way. I typed the hotel address into my GPS but of course I got lost anyway, GO FIGURE! Moving on.. I got to my hotel around 10ish and was able to check in early which was super nice. I got to go to my room, go to the gym, lay out by the pool, shower, and take a nap! So nice! Around 4ish two of my roommates came over, so we got to talk and meet eachother, they're super nice! 6ish we met up with the rest of our roommates at Downtown Disney and met some of their friends. I love my roommates! They're really awesome.
Monday (Today) 5:00am- We woke up, got ready, and checked out of the hotel. We headed over to Vista Way around 6 and there was only like 15people in front of us so we thought we got there at a pretty good time. Anyway we only waited till a little after 8 and they let everyone through the gates. A man led us to the check in desk in which we had to fill the first out of a lot of paper work. We signed housing stuff, and then continued to go through the process. We ended up getting a 3 bedroom apartment in Patterson Court. Not our first choice but its really nice. After we got our housing assignment we got our complex id and filled out paperwork for our cars. We were then rushed over to get a bus over to casting. Casting is where we got our job location along with all our employment documentation. I will be working Magic Kingdom Parking Operations. I'm excited because I did ask for Magic Kingdom so we'll see how these next couple of months go. Through casting there is a lot of waiting and a lot of signing and walking through the entire building. Everything with paperwork and employment is all taken care of here though so once you leave casting, you really don't have to worry about anything else. We got out of casting a little after 11, so again not too terrible on timing. We now went to check out our apartment and start unpacking! Finally! After sweating and loading everything in the apartment, I got some unpacked and then we had a housing meeting at 3. The housing meeting was held at the Commons, in which they tried to keep everyone pumped up but obviously everyone is so tired because we have nonstop moving all day. So after the housing meeting, we came back and finally unpacked everything! Its been such a long day, and finally at like 9pm I can finally relax.
This week has a little on the agenda so far though. Tuesday is an off day for everyone. Wednesday is Traditions which is a class we all have to talk, we get our cast id's along with our name tags (so official). My traditions is at 8:45, so we're trying to go to the park afterwards.Thursday is another off day for me, but some of my roommates start work. Friday is my first day of training at 7:15 am, OH BOY! haha
Anyway there is most likely so much I have left out but I am too tired to even go back and spellcheck and reread it, so enjoy what I've got down so far. I'll be updating more as we go through the week with everything we are doing down here!
I cannot believe I officially am a Disney Cast Member. I couldn't be happier, I already have loved my experience and its the first day, I'm so excited to see what the rest of the program has! Well goodnight <3
OH! BTW: Here is an apartment tour, its short and sweet! Enjoy :D
"If you can dream it, You can do it"-Walt Disney
So I'm going to go back to the day I left for Florida and bring up to speed what has been going on, soooo keep your arms, legs, inside at all times and remain seated.
Saturday 1:10-- Arrived at the AutoTrain and waited around till 2:30 when we boarded the train. I was lucky enough to have gotten two seats to myself. The train ride was not terrible, but being on anything for 17hours will take a lot out of you.
Sunday 8:15- Arrived at Sanford Florida and waited only about a half hour for my car, and then went on my way. I typed the hotel address into my GPS but of course I got lost anyway, GO FIGURE! Moving on.. I got to my hotel around 10ish and was able to check in early which was super nice. I got to go to my room, go to the gym, lay out by the pool, shower, and take a nap! So nice! Around 4ish two of my roommates came over, so we got to talk and meet eachother, they're super nice! 6ish we met up with the rest of our roommates at Downtown Disney and met some of their friends. I love my roommates! They're really awesome.
Monday (Today) 5:00am- We woke up, got ready, and checked out of the hotel. We headed over to Vista Way around 6 and there was only like 15people in front of us so we thought we got there at a pretty good time. Anyway we only waited till a little after 8 and they let everyone through the gates. A man led us to the check in desk in which we had to fill the first out of a lot of paper work. We signed housing stuff, and then continued to go through the process. We ended up getting a 3 bedroom apartment in Patterson Court. Not our first choice but its really nice. After we got our housing assignment we got our complex id and filled out paperwork for our cars. We were then rushed over to get a bus over to casting. Casting is where we got our job location along with all our employment documentation. I will be working Magic Kingdom Parking Operations. I'm excited because I did ask for Magic Kingdom so we'll see how these next couple of months go. Through casting there is a lot of waiting and a lot of signing and walking through the entire building. Everything with paperwork and employment is all taken care of here though so once you leave casting, you really don't have to worry about anything else. We got out of casting a little after 11, so again not too terrible on timing. We now went to check out our apartment and start unpacking! Finally! After sweating and loading everything in the apartment, I got some unpacked and then we had a housing meeting at 3. The housing meeting was held at the Commons, in which they tried to keep everyone pumped up but obviously everyone is so tired because we have nonstop moving all day. So after the housing meeting, we came back and finally unpacked everything! Its been such a long day, and finally at like 9pm I can finally relax.
This week has a little on the agenda so far though. Tuesday is an off day for everyone. Wednesday is Traditions which is a class we all have to talk, we get our cast id's along with our name tags (so official). My traditions is at 8:45, so we're trying to go to the park afterwards.Thursday is another off day for me, but some of my roommates start work. Friday is my first day of training at 7:15 am, OH BOY! haha
Anyway there is most likely so much I have left out but I am too tired to even go back and spellcheck and reread it, so enjoy what I've got down so far. I'll be updating more as we go through the week with everything we are doing down here!
I cannot believe I officially am a Disney Cast Member. I couldn't be happier, I already have loved my experience and its the first day, I'm so excited to see what the rest of the program has! Well goodnight <3
OH! BTW: Here is an apartment tour, its short and sweet! Enjoy :D
"If you can dream it, You can do it"-Walt Disney
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Light the lamp, not the rat, light the lamp, not the rat! Put me out, put me out, put me out!
Merry Christmas Eve!!!
Christmas Eve today and nothing too exciting happening today. The parents have been cooking all morning, my sister is out shopping, and well I've been chasing around the dog, or uhh having the dog chase me around. Later on tonight we will have a nice dinner, and just hang around, drink and be merry! Tomorrow is the big busy day, but I love it! And of course the Disney Christmas Parade is on, so that makes the day all that much better. We split Christmas up between my Mom's family and my Dad's family, that way we get to see everyone. Its nice to talk, laugh and just catch up with everyone.
On to DCP news!!!
My dashboard now says "PG Position Assigned" ! So now I guess I have a job location! I'll find out all that information and things I need to know at Casting on Jan 9th after we check in. So there are 16 day left till we move in. One of my roommates has come up with a packing list which is super helpful, so after the holiday I'm going to start packing and getting everything together. I have printed out all of the online documents that Disney has available on the OnBoarding website, and I have a binder that I have everything in so I don't forget anything or lose anything. I'm traveling down there alone so I want to make sure I have everything organized and done so I don't have too much anxiety.
So the countdown stands at around 2weeks. I've got two weeks to pack my life away in my car, and travel down to live on Disney Property for at least 5 months. Its going to be a great start to the new year!
Gonzo: My name is Charles Dickens.
Rizzo the Rat: And my name is Rizzo the Rat... wait a second! You're not Charles Dickens!
Gonzo: I am too!
Rizzo the Rat: No! A blue furry Charles Dickens who hangs out with a rat?
Gonzo: Absolutely!
Rizzo the Rat: Charles Dickens was a 19th Century novelist! A genius!
Gonzo: Oh, you are too kind!
Rizzo the Rat: Why should I believe you?
Gonzo: Well, because I know the story of A Christmas Carol like the back of my hand!
Rizzo the Rat: Prove it!
Gonzo: All right! Um, there's a little mole on my thumb, and um, a scar on my wrist from when I fell off my bike...
Rizzo the Rat: No, no, no, don't tell us your *hand*, tell us the *story*!
Christmas Eve today and nothing too exciting happening today. The parents have been cooking all morning, my sister is out shopping, and well I've been chasing around the dog, or uhh having the dog chase me around. Later on tonight we will have a nice dinner, and just hang around, drink and be merry! Tomorrow is the big busy day, but I love it! And of course the Disney Christmas Parade is on, so that makes the day all that much better. We split Christmas up between my Mom's family and my Dad's family, that way we get to see everyone. Its nice to talk, laugh and just catch up with everyone.
On to DCP news!!!
My dashboard now says "PG Position Assigned" ! So now I guess I have a job location! I'll find out all that information and things I need to know at Casting on Jan 9th after we check in. So there are 16 day left till we move in. One of my roommates has come up with a packing list which is super helpful, so after the holiday I'm going to start packing and getting everything together. I have printed out all of the online documents that Disney has available on the OnBoarding website, and I have a binder that I have everything in so I don't forget anything or lose anything. I'm traveling down there alone so I want to make sure I have everything organized and done so I don't have too much anxiety.
So the countdown stands at around 2weeks. I've got two weeks to pack my life away in my car, and travel down to live on Disney Property for at least 5 months. Its going to be a great start to the new year!
Gonzo: My name is Charles Dickens.
Rizzo the Rat: And my name is Rizzo the Rat... wait a second! You're not Charles Dickens!
Gonzo: I am too!
Rizzo the Rat: No! A blue furry Charles Dickens who hangs out with a rat?
Gonzo: Absolutely!
Rizzo the Rat: Charles Dickens was a 19th Century novelist! A genius!
Gonzo: Oh, you are too kind!
Rizzo the Rat: Why should I believe you?
Gonzo: Well, because I know the story of A Christmas Carol like the back of my hand!
Rizzo the Rat: Prove it!
Gonzo: All right! Um, there's a little mole on my thumb, and um, a scar on my wrist from when I fell off my bike...
Rizzo the Rat: No, no, no, don't tell us your *hand*, tell us the *story*!
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Every day, another new adventure. Every mile, another new zip code
23 days till Check in! SO CLOSE!
Disney has been sending out a couple e-mails as time is approaching to move in. The e-mails are basic but it means my adventure is not far away. I've packed up a lot of my room at school and will be moving out on Wed. Its so real! I can't stop talking about Disney either, I just really want to get down there and start working. I feel like this is a chapter in my life that I'm ready to start and be an actual adult. I think the time is getting to other people also because the Facebook groups are a mess. I stay out of everything, but these people on there are children and its so sad watching them attack one another. It puts into reality that Disney is real, and there are going to be tons of people you do not like, but then again to think optimistically there are going to be even more people that you possibly can like. I'm hoping for the best, and to just make friends and be cool with whoever I meet. I've read so many places that if you are just open to people, and social you have the best time there and meet awesome people. So the drama on Facebook is nothing to worry about, I just feel bad for those who get themselves involved, no need to be rude to one another over nothing. Ohwell moving on....
I have two finals left of the semester!! Woo!! Tourism and Spanish.. I'll be studying all tomorrow and Monday morning for these exams, I'm praying for an easy Spanish exam. Looking back on the semester it has flown by! I feel like I was just complaining about how long it was taking and now it is over!!!
My 21st birthday was last week :D, what an adventure that was. Had a lot of fun, maybe too much, but it is surely a night for the books!
Well I'm spending the weekend before Christmas shopping like every other person. But only I'm not shopping for Christmas I just need to shop in general :P.. Once I'm back home, Christmas will be here, and after that is time to start packing for Florida and I'll be on my way. More updates soon as my arrival date gets closer just because I'll be super excited and everyone is getting annoyed so I'll need somewhere to express my emotions!
I want adventure in the great wide somewhere. –Belle
Disney has been sending out a couple e-mails as time is approaching to move in. The e-mails are basic but it means my adventure is not far away. I've packed up a lot of my room at school and will be moving out on Wed. Its so real! I can't stop talking about Disney either, I just really want to get down there and start working. I feel like this is a chapter in my life that I'm ready to start and be an actual adult. I think the time is getting to other people also because the Facebook groups are a mess. I stay out of everything, but these people on there are children and its so sad watching them attack one another. It puts into reality that Disney is real, and there are going to be tons of people you do not like, but then again to think optimistically there are going to be even more people that you possibly can like. I'm hoping for the best, and to just make friends and be cool with whoever I meet. I've read so many places that if you are just open to people, and social you have the best time there and meet awesome people. So the drama on Facebook is nothing to worry about, I just feel bad for those who get themselves involved, no need to be rude to one another over nothing. Ohwell moving on....
I have two finals left of the semester!! Woo!! Tourism and Spanish.. I'll be studying all tomorrow and Monday morning for these exams, I'm praying for an easy Spanish exam. Looking back on the semester it has flown by! I feel like I was just complaining about how long it was taking and now it is over!!!
My 21st birthday was last week :D, what an adventure that was. Had a lot of fun, maybe too much, but it is surely a night for the books!
Well I'm spending the weekend before Christmas shopping like every other person. But only I'm not shopping for Christmas I just need to shop in general :P.. Once I'm back home, Christmas will be here, and after that is time to start packing for Florida and I'll be on my way. More updates soon as my arrival date gets closer just because I'll be super excited and everyone is getting annoyed so I'll need somewhere to express my emotions!
I want adventure in the great wide somewhere. –Belle
Monday, November 28, 2011
They say if you dream a thing more than once, it's sure to come true.
This title of my blog today is so true! I feel like there are so many instances that I've had reoccurring dreams, something from that dream happens especially my dreams about the DCP!
Anyway speaking of my dreams, I will be checking into Vista Way in 42 days!! YAY time is flying by and I'm so anxious to be there. I have began to take home things from my apartment and clear stuff out. My room is half full, half empty, depending on how you'd like to look at it. I've been cracking down on all my work that is due next week. This is my last week of "real" classes and next week is when all the assignments are due. Then the week after that are finals! Ah gosh its so refreshing knowing after these finals, is Christmas, then I get to move to Florida. Does life get any better? As of right now it doesn't for me. I actually found a list in my room at home the other day that I made in high school for class "25 Things to Do Before I Die", the Disney College Program was on the list. Realizing how long this has been my dream to do, it makes it that much sweeter.
Anyway nothing new is going on in the DCP world with information they send out. I'm actually STILL waiting for my purple postcard to get here! So frustrating! But oh well, good things come to those who wait. I'm still waiting for DCP to update their I9 papers and hire papers so I can get those filled out so I won't have to do it when I get down there for check in.
Well its officially Christmas season, and well that means I should be in a constant good mood due to lots of Christmas music, decorations, trees, and delicious treats! Also this means that my 21st birthday is 2 weeks away! WOO HOO haha Needless to say I'm super stoked for it.
Anyway speaking of my dreams, I will be checking into Vista Way in 42 days!! YAY time is flying by and I'm so anxious to be there. I have began to take home things from my apartment and clear stuff out. My room is half full, half empty, depending on how you'd like to look at it. I've been cracking down on all my work that is due next week. This is my last week of "real" classes and next week is when all the assignments are due. Then the week after that are finals! Ah gosh its so refreshing knowing after these finals, is Christmas, then I get to move to Florida. Does life get any better? As of right now it doesn't for me. I actually found a list in my room at home the other day that I made in high school for class "25 Things to Do Before I Die", the Disney College Program was on the list. Realizing how long this has been my dream to do, it makes it that much sweeter.
Anyway nothing new is going on in the DCP world with information they send out. I'm actually STILL waiting for my purple postcard to get here! So frustrating! But oh well, good things come to those who wait. I'm still waiting for DCP to update their I9 papers and hire papers so I can get those filled out so I won't have to do it when I get down there for check in.
Well its officially Christmas season, and well that means I should be in a constant good mood due to lots of Christmas music, decorations, trees, and delicious treats! Also this means that my 21st birthday is 2 weeks away! WOO HOO haha Needless to say I'm super stoked for it.
I've got 3 projects, 4 papers, 1 quiz, and 5 finals left in the semester! ALMOST THERE!!!
This is just a part of growing up. A little adventure, a little rebellion, that's good. Healthy, even. –Flynn Rider
Monday, November 14, 2011
I'm a damsel. I'm in distress. I can handle this. Have a nice day.
I'm slowly beginning to go crazy due to the amount of work I have to do thanks to finals approaching. But I really only have myself to blame, since I knew I had all this work I just didn't realize the depth of each of my papers and projects. So now I'm going to try to get everything done and hopefully early. Ultimately the goal is to try and have mostly everything done by Thanksgiving so I can relax for the weekend and then just deal with one last week of classes and then finals.
56 days till my check in date in Florida. Everything is starting to fall into place and its making me really excited but at the same time I'm starting to get nervous and anxious. Everything is becoming so real; Housing confirmed my release from my current apartment, me and my future roommates decided on who will be sharing rooms, we made a packing list, I'm starting to think about what I can pack up to bring home for Thanksgiving and the end of the semester is here. Needless to say everything is happening quickly and my nerves are getting to me. Everyone keeps asking me how I feel, and how excited I am to go down to Florida for that long of a time. Honestly I am really excited I just can't help but have nerves. By no means do I want to back out or not do the program, I just have like pre-nerves! haha. I think once I finally arrive in Florida I will have too much adrenaline and excitement that there won't be time to be nervous.
So back to studying, writing papers, and packing up some of my apartment. Ugh!
Change is nature. The part we can influence. And it starts when we decide. - Remy (Ratatouille)
56 days till my check in date in Florida. Everything is starting to fall into place and its making me really excited but at the same time I'm starting to get nervous and anxious. Everything is becoming so real; Housing confirmed my release from my current apartment, me and my future roommates decided on who will be sharing rooms, we made a packing list, I'm starting to think about what I can pack up to bring home for Thanksgiving and the end of the semester is here. Needless to say everything is happening quickly and my nerves are getting to me. Everyone keeps asking me how I feel, and how excited I am to go down to Florida for that long of a time. Honestly I am really excited I just can't help but have nerves. By no means do I want to back out or not do the program, I just have like pre-nerves! haha. I think once I finally arrive in Florida I will have too much adrenaline and excitement that there won't be time to be nervous.
So back to studying, writing papers, and packing up some of my apartment. Ugh!
Change is nature. The part we can influence. And it starts when we decide. - Remy (Ratatouille)
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