Sunday, July 17, 2011

So the last couple days have been jam packed with fun an adventure. Tuesday I did some shopping for a couple souvenirs for myself as well as a couple family members and friends. I also went to Magic Kingdom and down to the Emporium where I had planned on buying most of the stuff however, they didn't have the one thing I really had hoped to get which was the LARGE Eeyore plush. However, they did have a couple of the shot glasses I wanted and a couple of the mugs. I still have to go back to the Hundred Acre Goods in Fantasyland to get my Eeyore. I've been eyeing it up since I got here so I cannot not get it.
Wednesday I was suppose to call off and go to the beach with my friends Rick and Gavin but we couldn't get a hold of Gavin so Rick and I gave up and I went to work. Work wasn't tooo bad I had Storybook for 6 hours total that night which was HORRID because storybook you're just constantly doing a trash run as it's one of the busiest icecream places and for half of my shift Friars Nook was open so two food and beverage locations plus a nut cart, popcorn cart and an ice cream cart makes it SUPER busy. But I managed to walk away alive so I'm happy.
Thursday I went to work and had Storybook for 5 hours total which I was not impresses with.
Friday morning I went to see Harry Potter at 10:45 with my friend Kelsey. I absolutely LOVED it. I now feel like a part of if not all of my childhood is over as I have nothing from that time to look forward to. All the movies and books are done. Harry is grown up which would imply that I am too. However I still have almost 2 weeks left here in Disney so at least for the next two weeks I'll still be a kid. Friday night I worked until 3 it was a 9.5 hour shift which means OVERTIME!!!!!

After work 7 of us went to Melbourne beach to watch the sunrise and swim in the ocean. The beach is about 1.5hrs away but it was welllll worth it. After we went to Dennys and then back home. By the time I got home it was 11ish and I worked at 2 so I got a half hour "nap", showered and went to work an 11hr shift. I was ABSOLUTELY exhausted as I had been up since early Friday morning. I was suppose to go to a going away party for a guy I know in the next building after work last night but when I got home I layed down for a second and then passed right out clothes on and all.

Last night was a really good night at work though because I ran into Mickey Mouse and we got to talking and he said he'd wave to me if I came to watch the Electric Parade last night so I told him where I was going to stand and then I ran over for the parade and we waved back and forth and blew kisses and drew hearts he even asked me to call him. For a good 2 minutes he was waving at JUST ME! And everyone in the crowd knew it. It was a really magical moment for me. Some of the guests looked at me weird but I explained that me and my boss are really tight. It just goes to show that the magic of Disney will never wear off. I've seen Mickey a million times but because he was waving to me and just me it truly made me feel really special and made me soooo happy.

Today I got my last schedule for the summer. I'm in fantasyland for 3 days then I end in restrooms. I'm going to ask to switch out my restrooms with streets though because I don't want to end my program in restrooms I know i'll want to be streets for my last shift. I'd prefer ending in Fantasyland but really I'd take Tomorrowland.

My dad is coming down today. I work from 10pm-4am so I'm going to meet him up bright and early at the hotel so that if he wants he can park hop (I have his ticket) while I nap or he can just lounge by the pool while I get more sleep. It stinks that he'll have to wait to hang with me at the parks but such is life I have the next 3 days off so we'll have plenty of time together.

Hopefully I'll be able to post within the week maybe put up some pics of the beach and such.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Today I met Peter Pan four times! Yes that's right four times! It was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I went to Magic Kingdom with my firend Emily who's in attractions in Fan Land. She is also a Peter Pan FANATIC! The first time we didn't spend much time with him just kinda randomly went to see him. Then we got pixie dust and saw him again in the same set (characters do 20 on 20 off). It was really fun and we were joking around with him and spent like 5-10 mins with him it was pretty cool. Then we headed off did some rides and got even MORE pixie dust (yes I am still covered even after working and taking a shower and changing 3 times). We decided to go back and harass Peter Pan some more and do some fun poses and such with him. He made us honorary lost boys which was amazing. We then asked him to do a pose he normally doesn't do with people and he couldn't think of one off the bat so he asked us to come back at 510 when he was done all his sets for the day. We agreed and even pinky promised. So 510 roles around and we are last in line to see him AGAIN (the 4th time) and we play follow the leader and jump around over the sword and the stone and take a picture with him there. Peter visits the sword and the stone on occasion but to actually get a picture with him there is rare and super cool. We then went backstage to calm down from all the excitement and Peter saw us laughed/had a huge smiled winked and then dissappeared. It truly was one of the most amazing character interactions I have EVER had in my entire life.
Below are some pictures.







EMily and I also went on Dumbo, Peter Pan, PhillharMagic, Tea Cups and Pooh all without a wait. Being a cast member sure has its benefits sometimes especially when you're playing at the park you work in.

Friday, July 8, 2011

So I'm getting slightly homesick. I love it here but I'm really looking forward to going home. 3 weeks and at this time I'll be on a plane ride home. I haven't done anything tooo interesting lately.
A couple work friends and I attempted to the kitchen sink which still makes me sick to think about. It was an epic fail but at least we tried. For those of you who dont know the kitchen sink is 12 scoops of ice cream, a can of whip cream, a bunch of brownies, some angel food cake, oreos, random other topppings and a bunch of sauces. All of that goes in a big bowl that looks like a kitchen sink. It was good at first but then after awhile it was just too much sugar.
I've been busy working and it's been busy raining a lot which makes my job easier. I got to see 4th of July fireworks twice!!! On the 3rd then the 4th. They were AMAZING!!!!! They were perimeter fireworks meaning there was 20+ firework set off zones. It was soooo cool and I'm so glad I got to experience being at MK on the 4th. It was a little crazy off and on but really it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it'd be.
But overall I've made some great friends and done some amazing things and I'm really considering coming back next year. But we'll take one step at a time one summer at a time gotta finish this summer first.