Week 2: Off to Work I Go
Let me preface this and say I am so sorry with how long it
took me to get this post up and running. I’ve been keeping busy to say the
least and the internet has been down most of the time but it’s here now. Week 3
will be going up tomorrow or so if all goes well.
Day 1: Sunday, February 7th
Today was my first day of official training. I had to wake
up to catch the bus at 6 AM for my class at 7:15. Everyone else had the same
idea as I did and the bus was super packed. Once we made it to Disney
University we started class. Welcome to Operations was interesting, I’m not
going to disclose a lot of information but it was basically just learning the
gist of our job and how all the different roles work together to create a great
guest experience. After Welcome to Operations I had Welcome to Merchandise. I
am so excited for my role. Merchandise definitely sounds like where I want to
be. Once class was finished I went home and did laundry to kill time before the
Super Bowl. At six I headed on down to the Commons to watch the Broncos rock
the Super Bowl. I am so happy to say we played one great game. I miss home so
much, and not being able to watch the game with my dad and brother who are
diehard fans was difficult but thank goodness for FaceTime. I FaceTimed my
family when I got home and then went to sleep to wake up early the next day to
hit up Animal Kingdom before class started.
Day 2: Monday, February 8th
I woke up today and went to Animal Kingdom with my
roommates, Brooke and Caitlin. I’ve found one of my new favorite parks and I
can’t wait to explore some more. We became Wilderness Explorers and trailed
around the park earning badges. We also met some characters and I bought my
first pair of ears on the program. I couldn’t resist buying a pair of zebra
print ears. After spending a few hours in the park we headed on home to get
ready for class. Class was so much fun. I’m taking Entertainment Production and
to be in a room with that many theatre majors was incredible. I am so excited
to see what I can take away from these next eight weeks. After class we went to
Dollar Tree to get some decorations since it was our suitemate Kayla’s
birthday. I went to bed fairly early to get ready for my Magic Kingdom
Orientation the next morning.
Day 3: Tuesday, February 9th
I had my Magic Kingdom park orientation. It was so
interesting to learn all about the park I’ll be working in, and I can’t wait to
actually get out and explore. I finally got my completed training schedule and
holy cow was it full. The most exciting part was finally being able to see my
costumes, and learned that I’ll be working on the glow carts. I’m not going to
lie that fact scared me quite a bit, but I’ll have to see how I feel about it
after training. After orientation, I went grocery shopping to pick up some
essentials I forgot/couldn’t afford the last trip. I came home and relaxed. I
was very boring this week.
Day 4: Wednesday, February 10th
Today was my first day of on the
job training. I was feeling a bit overwhelmed by it all at first but I
eventually got the hang of it. There was no register work, just a lot of
walking around. Work was so draining, that I went home and crashed. Again, I
was very boring this week.
Day 5: Thursday, February 11th
Today was pay day so my roommates
and I headed to Disney Springs since it was also the last day of our Holiday
Discount. I purchased my first MagicBand. We headed on home for everyone to get
ready for work. I had Welcome to Merchantainment. It was a four-hour long
course learning how to work the registers and do merchandise the “Disney Way.”
After class, Kayla and I went out to Disney Springs because I was in search for
the famous Apple Pie Apple. I finally found it at Goofy’s Candy Company and it
was delicious. It’s a Granny Smith Apple, dipped in caramel then dipped in
white chocolate and then finally dipped in brown sugar. It was amazing, and so
worth it.
Day 6: Friday, February 12
I started training on the
register today. My trainer was super funny and sassy. He definitely made the
night go by faster. After work I came home and crashed.
Day 7: Saturday, February 13
To make up for being so boring
all week long, I finally hit the parks today. Brooke was sick so it was just
Caitlin and I venturing out on our own. It definitely wasn’t the same without
Brooke by our side but we made the most of it. Kayla joined us up later and we
went and met Gaston. Gaston was such a fun character to meet. He’s definitely
one of my favorite characters to meet in Magic Kingdom. After meeting Gaston,
we headed off to Epcot. In Epcot we met Alice in Wonderland and Mary Poppins as
well as Belle. We had Fast Passes for Hollywood Studios so that was our last
stop. I finally watched Fantasmic for the first time and oh my Hannah, it blew
my mind! It was so incredible. We came home and I realized that I was so
sunburnt. I definitely learned the hard way that sunscreen is not optional and
that lanyards leave the most awkward tan lines haha. Overall it was a great day and a good ending
to a crazy busy week. It’s so crazy to think I’ve been here for two weeks. I miss home so much
but I know I’ve made the right decision and I can’t wait to see where these
next few months bring me. That’s all for now, I’ll take at you later.
Pictures will be posted soon, the internet doesn't like downloading things.
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