Canada Day through the Fourth of July!!!

So my week started off great with an awesome Canada Day. I spent the morning at Disney's Animal Kingdom and then spent the afternoon at Epcot for some great free food for the cast members. Disney Event Services did a fantastic job decorating the pavilion as well. All in all I had a great day on my day off.

Monday and Tuesday were just ordinary days at work. Wednesday was the Fourth of July and this was truly a day I will never forget. I arrived at the park at 10:30 am in order to catch a special show at 12:30. So I rode Ellen's Energy Adventure and then went to the American Garden Theater to watch a special show by Disney's Voices Of Liberty a capella group. The 45 minute show was amazing. After that I went for lunch before starting work at 3:30pm. Work was busier than usual but the fun really began immediately after we closed the attraction at 10:00pm.

I had gotten approval from my coordinator that as long as I clocked out within my grace period that I could go up to the promenade and watch the fireworks before going back to the computer to clock out. So my coordinator, my coworker, and myself all went up to the promenade to watch the show. Our regular fireworks had about 2 minutes left and then the additional segment started. It went from amazing to downright unbelievable in the 4 and a half minutes it lasted. I found a YouTube video of the special segment and have posted the link below. When you see the last 35 seconds of that video just imagine how it felt feeling the sonic blast from all of those fireworks. I was standing laughing so hard because I couldn't believe what I was seeing.

So after the fireworks I went to go leave but the cast bus was sooooooo busy the line was about 7 times longer than usual and still growing. So I went back to cast services and got changed and then went to go sit in a break area for an hour or so in hopes that the line would be shorter. However while I was there I met a couple friends. One of them mentioned wanting to ride the monorail so I decided to lookup how late the Magic Kingdom was open until. When we found out it was open until 1am we decided to go there. We got to the Magic Kingdom at about midnight. We watched Mickey's Phillharmagic and then at 10 minutes to 1:00am we rode splash mountain. We only had a 5 minute wait for it and the ride was awesome ( even though I got wet!). So once we got off the ride it was after 1am so all the rides were closed. However we decided to stop and eat at the bakery on Main Street USA in the park. We all had a blast and I ended up having a large brownie for my supper at about 1:30am.

We proceeded to slowly walk out of the park and to the Contemporary Resort and waited about 30 minutes for the cast bus home. I got back home at about 3:00am. So I managed to break a few goals I have had.

1. I watched 4th of July fireworks at Disney.
2. I saw the Voices of Liberty 4th of July show.
3. I was at the Magic Kingdom past 1:30am.
4. I finally rode splash mountain again.
5. This was the latest I have ever come back home at night. Especially after working for
6 hours and 45 minutes.

In all I had a blast over the course of a few days! I LOVE my job and the perks that come with it!!!

YouTube Video

Getting paid to have fun!

Today was a great day! I got paid to stand around for 5 hours and hold a rope while listening to Mike Delguidice and Big Shot - The Ultimate Billy Joel Show. They were an awesome group. All I can say is: I love my job!!!

Training Completed

So I know it has been awhile since I last posted on here. My apologies. This past week has been a pretty rigorous training schedule and I had a lot to learn in a short time frame. Monday I had my Discovery Day in Epcot. All I can say abut it is that is was a lot of fun. Tuesday through Thursday I had on the job training and Friday was my assessment. Saturday was my relax day. I spent the day talking on the phone with my parents and catching up on TV shows on Netflix. I then went to see Cirque du Soleil - La Nouba with a friend of mine at Downtown Disney. We also wandered through the World of Disney Store as well for a bit. Now, today, I get to work on my laundry and I might be hanging out with a friend from Canada that starts his program on Tuesday. At any rate I am having a blast here. You can't help but have fun at the happiest place on earth!

New Cast Member Welcome party at Patterson!!!

Well hello everyone!!! I just came back from an absolutely awesome welcome party held at my housing complex. It was an outdoor party and it rained almost the whole time but it was still awesome just the same. It was held at the pool area here at Patterson Court (My housing Complex). They had free pizza and pop/juice/lemonade/etc. Everyone, including me, was out dancing in the rain. And for anyone who knows me, they know that is really strange as I don't like to get wet and I really don't dance (ever). But I did both this time, and I had a wonderful time. I didnt have my camera because of the rain but i wish i did. I got pictures at the party with Goofy and Minnie Mouse. I will post the pictures as soon as the housing operations team sends me them. In all, I had a great time and lookout for those pictures on here tomorrow!

It all starts today!

Well today is the day I check-in at the Disney Housing Complex. I am sooooo nervous but I am defiantly excited as well. I can't believe the day has finally arrived. I'll be posting as often as I can throughout this next year so keep an eye out on this blog so you know what and how I'm doing. The adventure starts NOW!!!

In the homestretch!

The airport control tower designation for Walt Disney's private airplane was 234MM. When said aloud it was 234 Metro Metro, however it was eventually nicknamed 234 Mickey Mouse. In just 5 days I check-in at the Walt Disney World Housing Complex. The adventure of a lifetime begins in just a few days now!

Just 10 days left!

Which of the following was the airport control tower designation for Walt Disney's private plane? A. Mickey Mouse B. WD407 C. 234Walt Disney D. 234MM