Lots of Days Off, But Where am I Working?

Sunday June 1st- Wednesday June 4th

June 1st started off as a really boring day, we had plans to go to Magic Kingdom that evening so for the beginning of the day while half of us had training and the other half (including me) sat around the apartment and just chilled. We waited until Celine got home to go to the park, she ended up inviting one of her friends she met in Traditions, Jordan, who was awesome. When we decided to leave the apartment it was absolutely pouring outside, but we decided to brave the weather and head out anyways. By the time we got to Magic Kingdom the rain had stopped and had driven out a lot of people. First thing we did was head to New Fantasyland, we had three goals for the day: Ride Mine Train, Ride Space Mountain, and meet Rapunzel. Because of the rain Mine Train was down due to rain as soon as we got to Fantasyland it was opening! Oh and did I menion... I WILL BE WORKING THERE!! I AM WORKING THE SEVEN DWARVES MINE TRAIN. So we had to ride it and since it was just down the line wasn't crazy long like it has been, usually the line is 90-110 minutes but we waited just under an hour which was awesome. And let me tell you, that ride is amazing.

The theming in the queue is incredible, the landscaping is beautiful, the whole thing is just so well done. I am so excited to work there! After Mine Train we were going to meet Rapunzel but her line was just too long, we decided to hang around in Fantasyland for a bit, we rode a couple more rides then headed over to Tomorrowland to ride Space Mountain. After that we headed to Adventure land and the first thing we did was get Dole Whips, Cate and I had never had one before so we split one; I know people are obsessed with these but I wasn't that impressed, it was good but I probably wouldn't get one again. After our Dole Whips we stayed in Adventureland for a little, riding a few things so that we wouldn't get stuck in the crowd during the electrical parade. After that we decided we'd do one more ride then head home. We picked Big Thunder Mountain, we could not have made a better choice. By the time we got on it Wishes was going on, which was amazing to experience while riding Big Thunder, and also it rained for the two minutes we were on the ride. So we got to ride Big Thunder in the pouring rain while watching Wishes, literally the best experience of my DCP so far. It was an absolutely fantastic night.

Monday June 2nd was  finally my first day of training, kind of. It was "Welcome to Operations and Welcome to Park Operations" so it wasn't really specific training. It was from 7:30-2:00 and it was a lot of repeated info from Traditions, pretty boring stuff. After training I bought a lanyard with Dopey on it to hold my IDs, its super cute! After training I just hung around the apartment, went to Walmart for a few things, it was a pretty chill day.

Tuesday June 3rd was yet another day off for me, everyone's been working except for me!! Actually Ashleigh had off too so we went to the parks together! First thing we did was go to the Magic Kingdom cast member parking lot so that I would know where I'll have to go on Thursday and we also went to the cast-only stores in the parking lot, Cast Connections and Property Control. Cast Connections is cool, there is overstocked and outdated merch there. You can find some pretty cool stuff there, Ashleigh found an Alien (from Toy Story) bobble head in honor of her working at Pizza Planet; it was only $8! Property Control is broken or slightly damaged stuff, if you get there early as they are just stocking new stuff you could probably find some good stuff there, but by the time we got there it was mostly filled with junk. It honestly is sad to be in there, like all this stuff that no one wants, Mickey figurines missing hands, ears, and noses so sad. After that we headed over to Hollywood Studios so that Ashleigh could get an idea of where she had to go on Wednesday. We decided to go on Tower of Terror while we were there, after that we just left and headed to Epcot. It is so awesome that if we want to, we can go to the park for one thing then leave! I don't know if I'll ever get used to that! At Epcot we got a tip that our a good friend of ours was going to be hanging out with King Louie in America so we fast-walked all the way to America (no running- Safe D begins with me!) which was quite the walk, and made it just in time to see King Louie and a ton of other characters come out!

We saw Foulfellow, Gepetto, Mr. Penguin, Eeyore, Pluto, Chip & Dale, Goofy, and Mickey! We got pictures with as many as we could, it was really cool. After that we stayed in Epcot for a bit, went on a couple of rides, found more characters in the Character Spot which only had a 5 minute wait time- crazy! We had a pretty good time and I usually don't like Epcot.

Wednesday June 4th I was woken up by a call from Disney Deployment, they left me a voice mail asking if I wanted to pick up an extra shift today since they didn't have enough people. I would have loved to pick up a shift but... I haven't had any training!! Anyways, Celine also had off this day so we decided we'd *drum roll* go to the parks! Surprise huh? We started off in Epcot because we got another tip that a good friend of ours was going to be hanging out with Chip in America. The first thing we did was start to make our way around the countries, we started in Mexico and we only got as far as Norway when we got a message saying Chip and his friends would be in America in a few minutes. So once again we fast-walked to America to meet some characters! We were first in line for Chip and Dale, they were great!

We also met Captain Hook, Rafiki, Donald, Turk, and the Country Bears! After we went through the remaining countries past America where we found more characters. We met Mary Poppins, Tigger and Pooh, Tigger was really friendly today, he gave us lots of kisses. After that we went on Test Track since it was only a 30 minute wait unheard of! After that we headed to Magic Kingdom with the intents to do some shopping, we looked around the Emporium and decided we come back on our way out. We walked out right when the Dapper Dans were performing, I had never seen them live before, they are awesome! We even got a picture with them.

After that we rode Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin just because we felt like it and then went over to Fantasyland and shopped around. I got an awesome Seven Dwarves Mine Train pin! I just need to get a lanyard to put it on. After that we were getting tired, it was very hot and sunny all day so we were pretty drained. We stopped back in the Emporium and I bought an Eeyore pillow pet because he just looked so cute and I had to get him. After that we headed home, I got some stuff ready for my early day of training tomorrow- 7:15am! I can't wait, it is my park orientation day, I get to ride all the rides in my area and I think I get my costume! I'll be sure to post a picture of me in it as soon as I get it, I honestly cannot wait to start working; I have a feeling though that that feeling will go away in a few weeks, but for now I am just so excited!!!