Hi everyone,
So last week was a good week for me because I got to work back at my regular store, Team Mickey. It was nice to have the other cast members come up to me and say they're glad to see me and they were wondering where I went. This week however I am working back at Pooh Corner but since it is spring break time the store is a bit busier so I'm not as bored. Since it is the time for spring break my hours at work have increased a little bit, I am scheduled right at 40 hours this week but what I find weird is that I'm working 6 days a week for those 40 hours. Just another thing I have to get used to here at Disney.
I've decided to make a change to my classes for the summer and drop the math class which was a class that I would have to physically go to. One thing that helped make that decision though was the fact that Disney would not let me change my availability in order to take the class. It's ok though because I still have the two classes, English and Speech which I'll be taking online this summer.
There's really not a lot to report this week because I've basically just been working and sleeping and nothing exciting. I have started to look at prices of apartments down here for when my program is over and even had an offer of a roommate but nothing set in stone yet. Well, time to get some sleep. Good night everyone! :-)
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Deployment this week 3/13/10
So I thought I would post some pictures of what my costumes look like this week. I was deployed to The Wonderful World of Memories and Days of Christmas. The Days of Christmas store sell all kinds of Disney Christmas items and The Wonderful World of Memories sells coloring books, photo frames and albums, Mickey ears (you can even make your own), and scrapbooking items. I enjoyed working at The Wonderful World of Memories but not Days of Christmas.
Friday, March 12, 2010
This week 3/12/10
So I just wanted to give everyone an update on life here in Florida. At the end of last month my apartment had an inspection which I think is supposed to happen every month or every other month. Basically they come in to make sure the apartment is clean and we haven't damaged it. We passed of course but were asked to take down some of our decorations. We have vinyl decals all over the apartment so our apartment isn't so plain and they cause no damage to the walls, they're still up. :-)
For the past two weeks at work I have been sent to a store other than my own which I hope isn't not too frequent. Last week I worked at Pooh Corner, which sells Winnie the Pooh and friends items, and Mickey's Pantry, which sells kitchen items. I found Pooh Corner and Mickey's Pantry both kind of boring because the stores are smaller than my regular store. This week I have been working at the Christmas store and yesterday I worked at The Wonderful World of Memories. I have to admit that I am not happy about working at the Christmas store and I've been counting down the days till this week is over. The Christmas store's costume is a skirt which I don't like wearing skirts. I also do not particularly enjoy the Christmas holiday so that didn't help and hearing Christmas songs in March is just plain weird to me. The only bonus in working at the Christmas store is that it is very busy which makes time go by faster but on the other hand every time we ring a guest up we usually have to wrap their items because it is something breakable so that hasn't been fun. Yesterday I got to work at The Wonderful World of Memories which sells picture frames, coloring books, scrapbooking items, AND Mickey Ears! I got to learn to use the machine that sews guests' names on their ears which I thought was fun to watch the little kids' faces light up when they saw their names go on their ears! I wish I worked at that store more! :-)
Now on to the non work aspect of my life. I have registered for classes at Valencia Community College for the summer. Right now I am considered an out-of-state student but I am taking the steps to prove residency and will be able to change that status in a year. I plan on taking English and Speech online and then I will be taking a math class for 5 weeks on campus. I know taking three classes might be pushing it a little when you look at it from the aspect that I'll be working as well and it is the summer which will be busy for Disney. I did think about that but I have roommates that are good at math and they will help me with that so I feel confident that I'll be fine with these three classes and work. Plus, I have to take these three classes before I can take any other classes here in Florida as part of my general education courses.
Anyone that has seen my facebook is aware that I have been going out to explore Orlando's nightlife. Now before my family starts to worry, I haven't let it affect my work and I haven't been spending a lot of money on going out. I've been going to clubs/bars that I get into for free and I either don't drink there or have one drink. I'm being responsible I promise. I'm glad that I have found people that I love hanging out with. I love being able to go out and have fun and it's nice to be comfortable enough with myself to be goofy and not worry about what someone else thinks and just be myself. For some reason I feel more like myself here than I've felt for a very long time and it's great to be comfortable in my own skin. My life is defintely good here in Florida and I wouldn't change it. :-)
Well, that's all for now everyone! Talk to you soon!
For the past two weeks at work I have been sent to a store other than my own which I hope isn't not too frequent. Last week I worked at Pooh Corner, which sells Winnie the Pooh and friends items, and Mickey's Pantry, which sells kitchen items. I found Pooh Corner and Mickey's Pantry both kind of boring because the stores are smaller than my regular store. This week I have been working at the Christmas store and yesterday I worked at The Wonderful World of Memories. I have to admit that I am not happy about working at the Christmas store and I've been counting down the days till this week is over. The Christmas store's costume is a skirt which I don't like wearing skirts. I also do not particularly enjoy the Christmas holiday so that didn't help and hearing Christmas songs in March is just plain weird to me. The only bonus in working at the Christmas store is that it is very busy which makes time go by faster but on the other hand every time we ring a guest up we usually have to wrap their items because it is something breakable so that hasn't been fun. Yesterday I got to work at The Wonderful World of Memories which sells picture frames, coloring books, scrapbooking items, AND Mickey Ears! I got to learn to use the machine that sews guests' names on their ears which I thought was fun to watch the little kids' faces light up when they saw their names go on their ears! I wish I worked at that store more! :-)
Now on to the non work aspect of my life. I have registered for classes at Valencia Community College for the summer. Right now I am considered an out-of-state student but I am taking the steps to prove residency and will be able to change that status in a year. I plan on taking English and Speech online and then I will be taking a math class for 5 weeks on campus. I know taking three classes might be pushing it a little when you look at it from the aspect that I'll be working as well and it is the summer which will be busy for Disney. I did think about that but I have roommates that are good at math and they will help me with that so I feel confident that I'll be fine with these three classes and work. Plus, I have to take these three classes before I can take any other classes here in Florida as part of my general education courses.
Anyone that has seen my facebook is aware that I have been going out to explore Orlando's nightlife. Now before my family starts to worry, I haven't let it affect my work and I haven't been spending a lot of money on going out. I've been going to clubs/bars that I get into for free and I either don't drink there or have one drink. I'm being responsible I promise. I'm glad that I have found people that I love hanging out with. I love being able to go out and have fun and it's nice to be comfortable enough with myself to be goofy and not worry about what someone else thinks and just be myself. For some reason I feel more like myself here than I've felt for a very long time and it's great to be comfortable in my own skin. My life is defintely good here in Florida and I wouldn't change it. :-)
Well, that's all for now everyone! Talk to you soon!
Epcot Flower & Garden Festival
Greetings,
So last week started Epcot's International Flower & Garden Festival and I decided to check it out. It began on March 3rd and goes through May 16th and basically what it the festival consists of is a bunch of topiaries and flowers all through out Epcot that are themed like Disney characters or are just unique displays. I didn't get to explore everything but I thought I'd share some of the pictures that I took while I was there.
So last week started Epcot's International Flower & Garden Festival and I decided to check it out. It began on March 3rd and goes through May 16th and basically what it the festival consists of is a bunch of topiaries and flowers all through out Epcot that are themed like Disney characters or are just unique displays. I didn't get to explore everything but I thought I'd share some of the pictures that I took while I was there.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Deployment this week 3/1/10
Hi everyone,
So I just wanted to share a pic of what I look like in my costume this week. I got deployed which means that I will be working at a different store. This week I will still be working at Downtown Disney but I will be working at Pooh Corner and Mickey's Pantry. Pooh Corner is a store that sells Winnie the Pooh and friends items and Mickey's Pantry sells kitchen items. :-)
So I just wanted to share a pic of what I look like in my costume this week. I got deployed which means that I will be working at a different store. This week I will still be working at Downtown Disney but I will be working at Pooh Corner and Mickey's Pantry. Pooh Corner is a store that sells Winnie the Pooh and friends items and Mickey's Pantry sells kitchen items. :-)
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Disney Lingo #2
Here's the next installment of Disney Lingo
WDW= Walt Disney World
DTD = Downtown Disney
Deployment= is what happens when a cast member is scheduled to work at a location that is not their regular one
ER= Early Release, when a cast member leaves work early for whatever reason it is put in as an ER
WDW= Walt Disney World
DTD = Downtown Disney
Deployment= is what happens when a cast member is scheduled to work at a location that is not their regular one
ER= Early Release, when a cast member leaves work early for whatever reason it is put in as an ER
So I don't really have a whole lot to report. I've mainly just been working and I've only had one day off a week this week and last week. I've been spending my days off doing the usual things like laundry and running errands. Next week should be interesting to work though because I will have two days off but I will be working at two other stores at Downtown Disney all next week.
I have had a chance to go out with some of my friends here and I've had a lot of fun so I've been able to find a good balance between work and life. I did get to do something pretty interesting the other day with two of my roommates and some of my roommate's co-workers which is consuming a kitchen sink ice cream sundae. At the Yacht and Beach Club resort there is a little ice cream shop called Beaches and Cream and they have the kitchen sink ice cream sundae. This sundae is in a bowl in the shape of a kitchen sink and consists of about 20 scoops of ice cream (vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and mint chocolate chip), hot fudge, carmel, peanut butter, bunt cake, brownies, angel food cake, every topping imaginable (sprinkles, chocolate chips, strawberries, pineapples, etc), a whole can of whip cream and a handful of cherries. This huge sundae serves four and we had five to consume it. It was great and it's definitely not something you eat and worry about the calories! :-)
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Update for Feb. 10th 2010
Hi Everyone!
I hope everyone is doing well. I just wanted to do a quick update on my life here in Orlando since I created the blog. Well, I am out of training as of last Friday so I've been given a normal schedule at work. I worked last Saturday night and decided to take the bus (Disney provides a bus to take everyone in the college program to and from work and some other places). I decided that taking the bus wasn't that good of an idea, I got off work at 12:30am and didn't get home until 1:30am and I only live maybe 10 minutes away from Downtown Disney where I work. Now I know it's a bus and there are other stops but I decided I should just try driving to work so I get home sooner to sleep. My schedule is definitely not something that I'm used to. I am working majority nights which means I will be going to work anytime between 5-6pm and getting off work between midnight and 1am. I also have yet to be scheduled 40 hours which I thought was strange especially since I only have one day off of work next week. I'm used to working 40 or more hours a week when I work more than 5 days a week. So I'm a little confused with how they schedule people at Disney but hopefully I'll get some clarity from a manager this week so I am better prepared.
On a lighter note, I've had the last three days off of work which allowed me to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday and go to Hollywood Studios on Monday with two of my roommates. Hollywood Studios was a lot of fun, I enjoyed riding Tower of Terror and Rock 'n Roller Coaster! I also got to eat at the Sci-Fi Dinner which I've always been interested in eating at. You actually get to sit in a 1950s style car (which is changed for dinning) and the setting looks like you are at a drive in and you're watching these 1950s sci-fi, B movie previews while you eat. It's a great place to relax for a little bit and I was excited to have a real thick milkshake! We also were able to see the Lights, Action, Motors Stunt Car Show which I thought was so great! It was definitely my favorite show so far!
Well, I have to go get ready for work. I'm working nights until Sunday when I finally get a day shift and then I'll have Monday as my only day off so hopefully I'll have more to report next week. Talk to y'all soon!
I hope everyone is doing well. I just wanted to do a quick update on my life here in Orlando since I created the blog. Well, I am out of training as of last Friday so I've been given a normal schedule at work. I worked last Saturday night and decided to take the bus (Disney provides a bus to take everyone in the college program to and from work and some other places). I decided that taking the bus wasn't that good of an idea, I got off work at 12:30am and didn't get home until 1:30am and I only live maybe 10 minutes away from Downtown Disney where I work. Now I know it's a bus and there are other stops but I decided I should just try driving to work so I get home sooner to sleep. My schedule is definitely not something that I'm used to. I am working majority nights which means I will be going to work anytime between 5-6pm and getting off work between midnight and 1am. I also have yet to be scheduled 40 hours which I thought was strange especially since I only have one day off of work next week. I'm used to working 40 or more hours a week when I work more than 5 days a week. So I'm a little confused with how they schedule people at Disney but hopefully I'll get some clarity from a manager this week so I am better prepared.
On a lighter note, I've had the last three days off of work which allowed me to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday and go to Hollywood Studios on Monday with two of my roommates. Hollywood Studios was a lot of fun, I enjoyed riding Tower of Terror and Rock 'n Roller Coaster! I also got to eat at the Sci-Fi Dinner which I've always been interested in eating at. You actually get to sit in a 1950s style car (which is changed for dinning) and the setting looks like you are at a drive in and you're watching these 1950s sci-fi, B movie previews while you eat. It's a great place to relax for a little bit and I was excited to have a real thick milkshake! We also were able to see the Lights, Action, Motors Stunt Car Show which I thought was so great! It was definitely my favorite show so far!
Well, I have to go get ready for work. I'm working nights until Sunday when I finally get a day shift and then I'll have Monday as my only day off so hopefully I'll have more to report next week. Talk to y'all soon!
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