Last night was so busy and a late day so I didn't get to post anything. But I'll start back with Traditions yesterday. First of all, I love Disney. That's all this has told me. Traditions was at Disney University, this adorable little building behind the Magic Kingdom. We got to drive through the backstage of Magic Kingdom and we even got to see some Christmas decorations and even the huge tree that lines Main Street during the holidays. The University itself is so adorable and I wish I could go to school there everyday. The hallways have movie posters, new announcements, art of movies and rides, and there's characters that stick out from the ceiling tiles. Since we were a little early, our leaders did Disney trivia while we waited for the chance to win a special Traditions pin. At least my random facts helped me at this point in my life. This feels so much like where I belong. Mind you, I'm still mad at people who don't know this trivia, and even met a girl who said she only did this program because she wanted to take a semester off from school. But whatever. I knew all the trivia questions, so I earned my Traditions pin. I had to let other people answer, though, so I only answered one question, but it surprised me how many people didn't even know Walt's brother's name. I also won a little Mickey Mouse figurine after I answered another trivia question no one knew and I had already won the pin. The beginning of Traditions itself was pretty boring. It was all safety videos at first and legal information and whatnot. But we were getting paid to sit in a classroom that had Disney characters painted in this huge mural, so it was okay. We then watched some very tear-jerking Disney videos about why we all are there and why the company is amazing. We watched a special video on Walt Disney himself and heard from Bob Iger. Then we learned about guest service and what not, but the people running it were entertaining so it turned out to be really fun and we got to learn a lot about Disney. We all got our first pair of Mickey Mouse ears, as we are 'earning our ears' here at the College Program, then we got to do the coolest thing and actually go to the Magic Kingdom. We walked to the entrance of the Utilidors, and it was like taking the Keys to the Kingdom tour. We saw Peter Pan walking around, where cast members eat, and where to get to everywhere. It made me want to work at the Magic Kingdom. We walked from underneath Storybook Circus to Main Street, where we were just in time to see the parade. We then walked through Tomorrowland and back up to Storybook Circus where we went back to Disney University. It wasn't a long time spent in the parks, but it was so cool and amazing and magical and I just really love Disney. When we got back, they talked more about examples of guest service that we saw in the parks, then said we had a special guest. At this part, all of us probably almost cried as Mickey Mouse came into the room, hugging us all and the leader was talking to him about Walt Disney. Mickey Mouse then handed out our name tags, and it was literally the best moment in my entire life. After that, we took the bus back, and the whole time took about 6 hours. My roommates and I and another girl I had met at Traditions then decided to spend time in the Magic Kingdom, so we went right there. It was so cold yesterday but super quiet at the parks. I've never seen it so quiet. We waited about 20 minutes for Space Mountain and went on some other rides. Maggie and I then decided to go on Splash Mountain (only a 5 min wait in the 30 degree weather!) which was actually really fun, then went home, since we had to get up at 5 this morning.
This morning was our first training day but it was at Disney University. It was honestly so boring today as we just sat for 8 hours and watched how to properly lift boxes and handle chicken, etc., but there were some cute aspects to it. We got a lunch break so good thing I brought that lunchbox, and I ended up meeting 3 other people who are working at Studio Catering Co. with me. One guy even worked there before so he was telling us all about it, and one girl has the same training schedule as me. After it was over, we had to go get our shoes, and then I drove home. Thankfully I have my car because honestly one bus broke down already this morning, and the bus wouldn't have come for 45 minutes this afternoon. I have Monday and Tuesday off, but am working Wednesday-Friday and then Saturday off. I have 42 hours this week, so I'm raking in that money. My shifts are all 10-6:30, which is literally probably one of the best shifts of anyone since I have time to do homework and go to the gym afterwards. Tonight we're going to EPCOT for a little because one of our roommates hasn't been here before and we really want her to go on Test Track. Tomorrow it's my roommates birthday so we are spending the whole day in the parks! Tuesday I probably need to do homework and do laundry so maybe only half a day for the park. So amazing here.
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