Well it's June 1st and I'm officially settled so I decided it's high time I blogged!
Highlights of the Program so far:
THE JOB
What do I do? I'm a park greeter at Typhoon Lagoon! Basically I stand by the "touch points" and assist guests as they scan their MagicBands or tickets to get into the park. I also check coolers for alcohol and glass, as well as act as an "Exit greeter"- greeting guests as they leave the park. I am (as of tomorrow) also in the Parking Lot in a cute yellow costume helping guests find places to park their cars.
LOTS OF MOVIES
I've seen Maleficient, X-Men and The Neighbour all at AMC Downtown Disney.
SPACE MOUNTAIN BROKE DOWN
I got stuck on Space Mountain with Alexandra and we got to see Space Mountain with the lights on! Very neat.
CHARACTER MEET AND GREETS
I've met Anna & Elsa (!!!!!!!!, thanks to the fast pass they gave me when Space Mountain broke down), talking Mickey (!!!), a stormtrooper, Chip & Dale, the fab 5 a few times, Winnie the Pooh, Captain Hook, Queen of Hearts, Pinocchio, Max, Aurora, Lilo, Stitch, Snow White.. I thiiiink that's it?
FRIENDS
As usual, I've been making a lot of friends and meeting all sorts of people. The people at work are so kind and so welcoming and very laid back. I am happy to work with them. I'm also enjoying catching up with old friends from my last program! :)
HOTEL HOPPING AND EATING
I've swam at the Wilderness Lodge and Animal Kingdom Lodge and I've had food at the Wilderness Lodge, Art of Animation and Fort Wilderness (Hoop de Doo!!)
MINE TRAIN
I was able to ride the new Mine Train (and the last of New Fantasyland to open) 7 times before it opened to the public! It's ADORABLE!
HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS
I got to work a shift at Hollywood Studios doing crowd control for Star Wars fireworks! It was a lot of fun.
LIVING
I live in Patterson in a one bedroom apartment but with 3 of us girls- hello bunk beds. I'm on the top bunk, a great friend of mine Alexandra is on the bottom bunk and in the single bed is Rebecca from Germany. :)
OKAY NOW THAT YOU'RE ALL CAUGHT UP..... Welcome to June 1!
I worked today 8:30-2:30. It was Typhoon Lagoon's 25th birthday! This meant special things for the guests like unique drinks, cupcakes, a DJ, hoola hoop competitions, Mickey and Minnie and more. I started off at a touch point for awhile and was having fun because I had fun neighbours with me.
Later my coordinator Regina asked if I would mind standing at a table in the main entrance with little paper fans that kids could colour- so of course I was like YES. I was able to colour with guests for awhile until it started to DOWNPOUR.
Now when it rains at Typhoon, it's great, because people leave and it disrupts the monotony of the day. So that was fun. I was soon able to clock out.
After I clocked out I took a guest bus to Art of Animation and had a little snack. Then I took a guest bus to Hollywood Studios to return my fireworks crowd control costume and to pick up parking costumes. Now I'm back at Patterson- it's still super rainy and I suppose I should get groceries sometime tonight but we'll see. For now- I think I'll just watch The Office.
THANKS FOR JOINING IN ON MY DISNEY COLLEGE PROGRAM EXPERIENCE!
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