Catch Up

I haven't posted in awhile and I finally got my iCloud synced up so here are a couple pictures to update you all. 

My side of the room ( I've added a few more decorations since then)

In late August when absolutely no one was in the parks. It was amazing!

 Two friends visited me at work :)

This needs no caption. It's beautiful.

My best friend forever came to the parks!

 The highest score I've ever gotten on Buzz Lightyear!

 My two very best friends. Kyle flew in to visit and Rachel joined us. One of my favorite days.

As for more news, I recently attended a training for Mickey's Halloween Party. They taught us how to hand out candy the proper way and let us watch the fireworks. That night was the College Program's Space Mountain ride through with the lights on. My friend and I were scheduled for the training so we unregistered from the event, but then as we were clocking out all of the College Program was standing there waiting to get on. So they still allowed us to ride in our costume! It was magical. 

The next day we had a College Program scavenger hunt. The concept seemed really cool, but in reality it wasn't what I expected. We spent most of our time sitting at tables trying to figure out clues that were difficult rather than running around the park. (maybe it was just the clues we were given). We decided to call it quits with an hour left to spare and grab some lunch. The roommates and I love food more than anything, so giving up winning the scavenger hunt for food was an easy decision.

My computer is dying so I will make this quick. Work has been great as usual, I absolutely love my  coworkers and have been actually spending more time with them after work. They are incredible people. I have a lot of events and visitors coming in the next week so I will post another update then.

Let's Talk About Yesterday

First of all, I decided to go to the park by myself. I knew I wanted to visit my roommate at her attraction and get a picture with her so I made my way over there. Then I ate lunch and went on Radiator Racers by myself. It's pretty nice going alone because you can choose what you want to do and go your own pace.

Yesterday was officially the best day of work so far. To start it was only a four hour shift and get this...it started at 10:45 PM! It was really odd starting that late and when we got on the cast shuttle the bus was pretty vacant besides the maintenance guys who work 3rd shift overnight. It just seemed really strange. Once we got there, however, it felt like an normal night. I was asked to start Go Backs (putting back items that guest didn't want) and then a lead came over and was looking for people to help with A Kiss Goodnight. I was supposed to go on registers, but I made it really apparent that I would rather help with the Goodnight. And my wishes came true and I was told to meet in front of the arcade registers. We all got to wear a Mickey glove and went out in the street and waved goodnight. Then we made a little arch that people ran through and gave high fours. 

It was probably one of the most fun things I've ever done at work and I was grinning the whole time. The guests were absolutely loving it and I've never been more happy to work here. I was awarded a Four Keys card for helping make magic. Then later that night I was helping other coworkers wrap mugs and bag items and one of the cashiers rewarded me with another Four Keys card. Two in one night!! I was so ecstatic. It was overall an incredible night.

Two Posts in One Day!

That last post was from several days ago, because I wrote it around 3 AM, but never got around to rereading it before I posted it. Work is still going really well. I joke around that I basically sold my soul to the Emporium, because I am sacrificing time with friends and special events (no more Space Mountain ride through for me) because of my schedule. But at least I am getting hours because now that they have started to take out rent, I see how crucial it is that I grab as many hours as I can. 

My best friend came and spent a couple hours with me in the park. It was a completely blessing and definitely made my week. She has an annual pass so hopefully we will be going to the park a lot. 

So far my weeks have been pretty similar. Nothing too exciting or extraordinary to report and I apologize that most of the posts basically say the same things about how exciting this is and how it is going really well. Once my class starts and peak season picks up, I will hopefully have more to talk about. 

Right now I'm just all about Starbucks and sleep. So Starbucks gift cards are a blessing.

The Magic of Main Street

This post was written several days ago...

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Working Main Street has been a really inspiring experience. I am not used to 8 hour shifts, so it's a little intimidating at first, but once I actually get there the time usually flies. And so far, every single shift I've have, I've been hit with a feeling of shock and gratitude. Once it happened when I was driving out of the cast parking lot and then last night it happened when I was roaming the plush section of the store. I'll just be in my own mind realizing how cool it is that I get to do this everyday. I won't say that everyday is a piece of cake, sometimes we're bored out of our mind during non peak season, but I have some of the best managers and leads, I'm starting to get to really know other cast members, and I continue to try and make magic for the guests.

Today is my first day off this week. I work five day weeks that usually range between 6-8 hour days. The past two days ended at 3AM for our AP private event. Surprisingly my crash happens around 12 and then once we're closing, I'm wide awake and skipping around the store.

For anyone thinking about doing this program, it really is what you make of it. A couple of people aren't really fond of their role, and I can't say that I love retail all the time, but I go in and make every hour of my shift super positive. Sometimes you'll catch me walking with a little jump in my step or humming around the store. It's something that I found helps me keep smiling and loving working there.