Thursday, May 23, 2013
Friday, May 17, 2013
I don't even have red hair anymore.
Today has been such a good day. I’m working at the Little Mermaid ride and at one point a little girl yells, “Ariel!” and runs up to me! She thought I was really Ariel!! Her mom told me she tried to tell her I wasn’t but it didn’t work. I told the girl I was just a cast member and that she could meet the real Ariel right next to the ride, but I thought it was so sweet that she thought I was a real princess!
And at another time I was in Scuttle's room trying to get through the queue and a guy yells, “Hey, let Ariel through!” I’m not sure why this is happening but it’s made me pretty happy!
And someone has posted this on Facebook in response to this story:
I know, my friend. I know.
And at another time I was in Scuttle's room trying to get through the queue and a guy yells, “Hey, let Ariel through!” I’m not sure why this is happening but it’s made me pretty happy!
And someone has posted this on Facebook in response to this story:
I know, my friend. I know.
The little things.
This girl used to go to middle school with me and a few weeks ago she asked about going to Disney. Today is her birthday and all I said was "happy birthday" and this is what ensued. It's such a small thing, but it's a reminder that doing something as simple as mentioning Mickey and Minnie can make even a full grown adult happy.
It makes me realize that if an adult can be as appreciative as this, a kid would love it even more. This probably seems like such a stupid thing to blog about, but it makes me much more motivated to go above and beyond as a cast member!
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
I have an instagram now!
I thought it would be an easier way to keep track of all the photos I take during the college program. I know I've already been here for four months but better late than never!
Follow me! @princess_chelseaaaa
Follow me! @princess_chelseaaaa
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Why I have the best job.
I made another magical moment today!
A guest came up to me and asked if I had seen a little Stitch toy. I said that it may have been swept up because the parade had just gone through and she told me that her daughter was hysterical over it.
I called a manager and told the woman that I would be happy to replace it, which she was extremely appreciative of, so my manager and I walked to Merchant of Venus and found the Stitch toy that had been lost, but we also put in a much larger Stitch toy and went back to Main Street to find the family.
When we did, I knelt down to the princess and told her Stitch heard she lost her toy and he wanted me to give her something to make her feel better. I pulled the larger Stitch toy out of the bag and said, “Look what Stitch wanted you to have!” and she got so excited!! She grabbed the toy and hugged it, then I have her the smaller one and told her Stitch had found it! We then had a conversation about how she had a similar large Stitch toy at home and she was going to make them a family.
Her mother was completely taken aback by our magical moment and expressed so much thanks. I told the princess to take good care of Stitch and watch him closely because he tries to run away and cause mayhem around the city sometimes. Then the princess gave me a hug and she was seriously the sweetest thing.
I know I’ve done this kind of thing before but I swear it never, ever gets old. I love my job.
A guest came up to me and asked if I had seen a little Stitch toy. I said that it may have been swept up because the parade had just gone through and she told me that her daughter was hysterical over it.
I called a manager and told the woman that I would be happy to replace it, which she was extremely appreciative of, so my manager and I walked to Merchant of Venus and found the Stitch toy that had been lost, but we also put in a much larger Stitch toy and went back to Main Street to find the family.
When we did, I knelt down to the princess and told her Stitch heard she lost her toy and he wanted me to give her something to make her feel better. I pulled the larger Stitch toy out of the bag and said, “Look what Stitch wanted you to have!” and she got so excited!! She grabbed the toy and hugged it, then I have her the smaller one and told her Stitch had found it! We then had a conversation about how she had a similar large Stitch toy at home and she was going to make them a family.
Her mother was completely taken aback by our magical moment and expressed so much thanks. I told the princess to take good care of Stitch and watch him closely because he tries to run away and cause mayhem around the city sometimes. Then the princess gave me a hug and she was seriously the sweetest thing.
I know I’ve done this kind of thing before but I swear it never, ever gets old. I love my job.
Friday, May 10, 2013
An update!
I'm sorry I've been so bad at updating this blog. It's really hard finding the time to do it but I figured I would write a brief update on what's been going on lately.
I'm not sure I ever mentioned this but for the last month and a half I've been working on Main Street (we call it the South) and in Fantasyland and Tomorrowland (the East). The reason is because management messed up in the East and they were short a lot of CP's when we first arrived. The South is always overstaffed because it's the busiest part of the park so a lot of CP's who usually work in the South were deployed to the East a couple times a week to make up for the shortage.
When I first got deployed there, I didn't want to have to learn all of the zones and the backstage area was really confusing to me so everything was a little daunting to me. To avoid going there, I traded and gave away shifts for every day I was scheduled to work in the East but I kept getting deployed there. So one week I decided I was probably going to be sent there a lot so I had to just suck it up and go.
I'm glad I did, too! It's like a vacation from the South. I was there for two weeks once during the first part of Spring Break and when I came back to the South, I just wanted to go back to the East. The best thing about working in the East is that you don't have to walk across a long tunnel to get to where you need to be, and shifts end a half hour after the park closes. When I work in the South, I'm scheduled to stay an hour and a half after the park closes because Main Street stays open later than the rest of the park so it was nice to have a break from that. And once I got to know the people who worked there, things got a lot easier. And I eventually learned my way around the backstage area so it wasn't so scary trying to figure things out there anymore. Unfortunately I was told the other day that I probably won't get deployed there as much because new CP's are coming in soon but I can probably pick up some shifts there from time to time.
Which brings me to another subject. The first round of CP's graduated yesterday and the day before! While I'm proud of them, it's sad because a lot of people are leaving. One of the first people I met when I started work left yesterday and I'm a little bummed about it. Everyone has been wearing their graduation ears and I'm a little envious because I want to do that too, but at the same time, I'm not entirely ready to go home.
A couple days ago all of the CP's who started together decided to hang out one last time before people started leaving so we went to Steak and Shake. I was already off work before everyone else so I was asleep when someone texted me and asked if I wanted to hang out. I said yes and my friend, Kelly picked me up at around 1:30 in the morning because everyone got off at 12:30. When we got to Steak and Shake, literally everyone in our close group of people was there. We waited probably 30 minutes to be seated and once we got a table, we stayed there until after 3:00 in the morning. A lot of other cast members were there too. There was a large group of Jungle Cruise Skippers and a group of people from Entertainment. It was a lot of fun but it was weird saying goodbye to Kelly, (the only person leaving in two days) because everyone knew it was one of the last times we would see her but it hadn't hit anyone yet.
Here are a few photos from that night.
In other news, my sister visited me! She and her husband were here for ten days to celebrate their anniversary and it was SO much fun! We did so many new things. We went to most of the parks, (they went to Epcot without me because I had to work.), we went to 'Ohana, Downtown Disney, Beaches and Cream, Be Our Guest, Kona Cafe, and Spirit of Aloha. I know it seems like we went to a lot of restaurants but those are the things I haven't experienced yet. They food at every restaurant was really good too. Spirit of Aloha was definitely the best because of the entertainment and the food tasted like my mom's cooking. We also went to this place called the Chocolate Kingdom because Heather had a thing from Groupon for it and while it was a little cheesy, it was fun! It was nice getting out of Disney for a little bit, even though Chocolate Kingdom did a lot of things similar to Disney. I realized that it was the first time I had done something outside of Disney in three months. After Chocolate Kingdom, we checked out Disney's Art of Animation resort and it was gorgeous! I love looking at Disney concept art so I really, really liked being there. Unfortunately we only got to look at the check in area because it was raining outside so we didn't get to see what the outside looked like.
Another awesome thing is that I got to stay at the Grand Floridian! Since Heather and Tim were staying there, they wanted me to stay there too because it takes me forever to take the bus to and from the apartment and their resort so I stayed with them for a couple nights. It was so nice to get a full night of uninterrupted sleep in a comfortable bed. I'm really grateful that they let me stay with them just for that reason.
I had such a wonderful time with my family that it was hard to say goodbye to them. There were some tears and I was afraid I would be really upset and homesick for the next couple days after they left but surprisingly, I wasn't. I think it's because I'm used to being by myself now so it's easier to transition from being with family to being by myself. Having Heather here has made me realize that I may not want to extend. I'm still going to apply for the extension but I'm not sure I'll accept it if I get it because I'm not sure I want to be away from my family for an entire year. I still have a lot of thinking to do about that.
Here is a photo of Heather and I at the Magic Kingdom!
I guess that's enough of an update for now. There are other things I have to write about but I'm going to save that for another post. I'm going to try to make some new posts in the near future but it's kind of difficult sometimes because there are some many things going on here. I'll try not to put it off for too long though!
Until next time!
I'm not sure I ever mentioned this but for the last month and a half I've been working on Main Street (we call it the South) and in Fantasyland and Tomorrowland (the East). The reason is because management messed up in the East and they were short a lot of CP's when we first arrived. The South is always overstaffed because it's the busiest part of the park so a lot of CP's who usually work in the South were deployed to the East a couple times a week to make up for the shortage.
When I first got deployed there, I didn't want to have to learn all of the zones and the backstage area was really confusing to me so everything was a little daunting to me. To avoid going there, I traded and gave away shifts for every day I was scheduled to work in the East but I kept getting deployed there. So one week I decided I was probably going to be sent there a lot so I had to just suck it up and go.
I'm glad I did, too! It's like a vacation from the South. I was there for two weeks once during the first part of Spring Break and when I came back to the South, I just wanted to go back to the East. The best thing about working in the East is that you don't have to walk across a long tunnel to get to where you need to be, and shifts end a half hour after the park closes. When I work in the South, I'm scheduled to stay an hour and a half after the park closes because Main Street stays open later than the rest of the park so it was nice to have a break from that. And once I got to know the people who worked there, things got a lot easier. And I eventually learned my way around the backstage area so it wasn't so scary trying to figure things out there anymore. Unfortunately I was told the other day that I probably won't get deployed there as much because new CP's are coming in soon but I can probably pick up some shifts there from time to time.
Which brings me to another subject. The first round of CP's graduated yesterday and the day before! While I'm proud of them, it's sad because a lot of people are leaving. One of the first people I met when I started work left yesterday and I'm a little bummed about it. Everyone has been wearing their graduation ears and I'm a little envious because I want to do that too, but at the same time, I'm not entirely ready to go home.
A couple days ago all of the CP's who started together decided to hang out one last time before people started leaving so we went to Steak and Shake. I was already off work before everyone else so I was asleep when someone texted me and asked if I wanted to hang out. I said yes and my friend, Kelly picked me up at around 1:30 in the morning because everyone got off at 12:30. When we got to Steak and Shake, literally everyone in our close group of people was there. We waited probably 30 minutes to be seated and once we got a table, we stayed there until after 3:00 in the morning. A lot of other cast members were there too. There was a large group of Jungle Cruise Skippers and a group of people from Entertainment. It was a lot of fun but it was weird saying goodbye to Kelly, (the only person leaving in two days) because everyone knew it was one of the last times we would see her but it hadn't hit anyone yet.
Here are a few photos from that night.
Another awesome thing is that I got to stay at the Grand Floridian! Since Heather and Tim were staying there, they wanted me to stay there too because it takes me forever to take the bus to and from the apartment and their resort so I stayed with them for a couple nights. It was so nice to get a full night of uninterrupted sleep in a comfortable bed. I'm really grateful that they let me stay with them just for that reason.
I had such a wonderful time with my family that it was hard to say goodbye to them. There were some tears and I was afraid I would be really upset and homesick for the next couple days after they left but surprisingly, I wasn't. I think it's because I'm used to being by myself now so it's easier to transition from being with family to being by myself. Having Heather here has made me realize that I may not want to extend. I'm still going to apply for the extension but I'm not sure I'll accept it if I get it because I'm not sure I want to be away from my family for an entire year. I still have a lot of thinking to do about that.
Here is a photo of Heather and I at the Magic Kingdom!
I guess that's enough of an update for now. There are other things I have to write about but I'm going to save that for another post. I'm going to try to make some new posts in the near future but it's kind of difficult sometimes because there are some many things going on here. I'll try not to put it off for too long though!
Until next time!
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Sad emotions are resurfacing.
My sister is leaving today after being here with me for ten days and I can already tell this is going to be a very, very hard week.
Saying goodbye is the worst.
Saying goodbye is the worst.
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