During the day I always think of stuff I want to write about. But then I get home at night and can't think of any of it! Blarg.
I've been thinking a lot lately about how I feel about my experience here. I mean, I've loved every minute of it, but I really am ready for the next part of my life. Kind of like when I lived in Belgium. I'm so glad I went, but was so ready to come home when it came time. And now I miss Belgium. And I know I'm gonna miss Disney World.
I'm grateful for this job and what I've learned and how I've changed. But do I want to do it again next year? Right now I'm definitely leaning to the "yes" side of things. My biggest (and really only) problem with this job is that it gets boring after two months. I go to the same little store with the same costume and the same people and sell (essentially) the same merchandise at the same registers. I don't have to think really. I don't have to fix things or create or use my brain really in any way except maybe to count out change. I think I can actually feel my brain cells dying.
I want a job where I get to actually see what I've accomplished at the end of the day. Or a job where I run into problems and I have to fix them. I want something where I can actually feel proud of what I accomplished at the end of the day. I totally don't feel proud of my accomplishments here. Hence why if I get into a PI I would probably do better.
Not that I'm not having fun. I love Disney. I love the people. I love the parks. I love playing. I love Florida weather. I love our housing. I love getting to see and learn all the behind the scenes stuff at Disney. I love the excitement that Disney is so stinkin' good at creating. And the list could go on and on.
But I'm tired. And this is really not at all what I had in mind to write about. But this has been on my mind lately anyway... so it's okay. :)
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Guest Service Fanatic... Not!
I'm a bit disappointed. Since working here I've gotten 4 Great Service Fanatic cards. Those are really good to have because they go on your record card (which also holds the bad stuff about you like call ins and stuff). When you get one of those cards (usually from a leader) it comes with two copies. One for you to keep, and the other to put in the bucket in the Cast Services building. There, they take care of it and see to it that it gets on your record card.
Only one of my four cards has gone through. The first one I got. The second one I turned in, but it never made it to my record card. The third one I got the manager who gave it to me never signed it and I haven't seen her (or the other manager who was with her at the time) since then so I haven't gotten to get them to sign it, plus at this point I feel weird asking because it's been so long. And the fourth one I got tonight. I put it in my pocket, but I ended up running to cast services to catch the bus and it must have fallen out of my pocket as I was running.
Sad.
But on to a happier note. I'm going to be 20 in less than a week!!! Woohoo!
I got 50 hours last week, and because I got extended tonight (that's why I got my Great Service Fanatic card, because I was happy to extend when someone called in) I might get almost 50 hours this week as well (I also picked up two shifts one in strollers and one in American Adventure). Pretty exciting because I need extra money for Christmas.
Annnd, I work in Disney World! Seriously, not a week goes by that I don't just sit there, amazed at my amazing life. I love it!
I was surprised at how much I missed EPCOT. I only spent one week in Hollywood, but it was the longest I've been away from EPCOT since I've moved here. It was so nice to get to see my friends again and everyone asked me how it went and I didn't realize how much I missed it. I wonder how it's gonna be when I leave. Who knows? One month to go!
Only one of my four cards has gone through. The first one I got. The second one I turned in, but it never made it to my record card. The third one I got the manager who gave it to me never signed it and I haven't seen her (or the other manager who was with her at the time) since then so I haven't gotten to get them to sign it, plus at this point I feel weird asking because it's been so long. And the fourth one I got tonight. I put it in my pocket, but I ended up running to cast services to catch the bus and it must have fallen out of my pocket as I was running.
Sad.
But on to a happier note. I'm going to be 20 in less than a week!!! Woohoo!
I got 50 hours last week, and because I got extended tonight (that's why I got my Great Service Fanatic card, because I was happy to extend when someone called in) I might get almost 50 hours this week as well (I also picked up two shifts one in strollers and one in American Adventure). Pretty exciting because I need extra money for Christmas.
Annnd, I work in Disney World! Seriously, not a week goes by that I don't just sit there, amazed at my amazing life. I love it!
I was surprised at how much I missed EPCOT. I only spent one week in Hollywood, but it was the longest I've been away from EPCOT since I've moved here. It was so nice to get to see my friends again and everyone asked me how it went and I didn't realize how much I missed it. I wonder how it's gonna be when I leave. Who knows? One month to go!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Thankful for a Car
I work at 2:30. I had to catch the 1:15 bus (because I have to get there in time to check out my costume and change). I was just outside waiting. Just as the bus pulled up I reached in my pocket to pull out my ID....
and it was gone. I accidentally left it in the apartment. Along with my cell phone. FAIL!
In the time it would take me to go back to my apt. the bus would have taken off. In fact,it has taken off. And I am left forced to drive to work, and thankful as heck to have a car handy to get me there!
In other news I'm still in Hollywood today. I actually decided I really really like Hollywood a LOT. I love the people, we have fun merchandise (for the most part), it's extremely busy, and I just plain love it! Not that I don't miss EPCOT, because I totally do, but I'm enjoying Hollywood.
I still think the Magic Kingdom was the lousiest place to work. Not because it was busy (because it was actually horribly slow and boring because I worked on a Halloween party night) but because most of the people are snooty jerks.
But hey, I'm not being judgmental or anything!
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
and it was gone. I accidentally left it in the apartment. Along with my cell phone. FAIL!
In the time it would take me to go back to my apt. the bus would have taken off. In fact,it has taken off. And I am left forced to drive to work, and thankful as heck to have a car handy to get me there!
In other news I'm still in Hollywood today. I actually decided I really really like Hollywood a LOT. I love the people, we have fun merchandise (for the most part), it's extremely busy, and I just plain love it! Not that I don't miss EPCOT, because I totally do, but I'm enjoying Hollywood.
I still think the Magic Kingdom was the lousiest place to work. Not because it was busy (because it was actually horribly slow and boring because I worked on a Halloween party night) but because most of the people are snooty jerks.
But hey, I'm not being judgmental or anything!
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
If I Don't Post Now...
It may never happen. So much stuff happens here that I never get around to posting because I'm too tired or I forget.
Tonight was so totally amazing. Actually, today was totally amazing. Actually, every day is freakin' amazing.
After work tonight I headed over to the MK to hang out with some friends. We stayed until park close (which was at 11pm). After watching Wishes (the fireworks show) we ate Funnel Cakes and rode Thunder Mountain Railroad twice in a row. We wanted to do Splash Mountain but it was too late. After 11pm. BUT Spectromagic, the parade was stepping off at 11 so we waited around to see that. Because Thunder Mountain is at the back of the park we just hung out around where we knew the end of the parade would be.
And there was nobody. Literally no one there. It w as so great. Just the four of us, some cast members who were controlling traffic (or should I say the lack of traffic) and one other family with a stroller. We were the only people for about 150 feet. We put our bags down on the ground and then followed each section of the parade. We walked with one section of the parade getting 100% attention from the characters, and then ran back to the next float for more attention. Mickey Mouse blew us kisses and made the "I *heart* you" sign. Pluto acted all bashful as we all screamed to him. He came over to us and we pet his nose and gave him high fives. The Queen of Hearts gave Heather the "Off with your head" symbol and then Mary Poppins came over to us and apologized for her. Peter Pan got into a fight with Snow White because her dress was too poofy and the seven dwarfs were just hilarious!
Gipetto was definitely my favorite. He's on the last float with Pinocchio and then Minnie is behind them. We were planning on following Minnie for the last little bit of the parade but as luck would have it the float broke at the very end. So those characters were just stuck for several minutes stopped until they dragged in a back up motor to pull the float the rest of the way off-stage. In the meantime however we totally got one-on-one time with those characters. Gipetto started dancing so we copied him. When he realized the float stopped he acted like he had a paddle and was trying to paddle the float the rest of the way. Then when that didn't work he held out his thumb like a hitchiker. We told him he could come with us so he pretended to jump off the float. As we were distracted by Minnie, Lis started taking her hair tie out of her hair. So Gipetto started fixing his hair. And then his mustache. And continued on and on. Then he made the "call me" sign. Then he got Pinocchio's attention and told us to call Pinocchio. Basically setting his son up with us. So stinkin' funny. LOVE it!
Anyway, working in Hollywood has had it's perks too. I happen to go to work every day right before they start the parades. I get to see the characters at their finest and it's amazing. I freakin' LOVE my job!!!
Tonight was so totally amazing. Actually, today was totally amazing. Actually, every day is freakin' amazing.
After work tonight I headed over to the MK to hang out with some friends. We stayed until park close (which was at 11pm). After watching Wishes (the fireworks show) we ate Funnel Cakes and rode Thunder Mountain Railroad twice in a row. We wanted to do Splash Mountain but it was too late. After 11pm. BUT Spectromagic, the parade was stepping off at 11 so we waited around to see that. Because Thunder Mountain is at the back of the park we just hung out around where we knew the end of the parade would be.
And there was nobody. Literally no one there. It w as so great. Just the four of us, some cast members who were controlling traffic (or should I say the lack of traffic) and one other family with a stroller. We were the only people for about 150 feet. We put our bags down on the ground and then followed each section of the parade. We walked with one section of the parade getting 100% attention from the characters, and then ran back to the next float for more attention. Mickey Mouse blew us kisses and made the "I *heart* you" sign. Pluto acted all bashful as we all screamed to him. He came over to us and we pet his nose and gave him high fives. The Queen of Hearts gave Heather the "Off with your head" symbol and then Mary Poppins came over to us and apologized for her. Peter Pan got into a fight with Snow White because her dress was too poofy and the seven dwarfs were just hilarious!
Gipetto was definitely my favorite. He's on the last float with Pinocchio and then Minnie is behind them. We were planning on following Minnie for the last little bit of the parade but as luck would have it the float broke at the very end. So those characters were just stuck for several minutes stopped until they dragged in a back up motor to pull the float the rest of the way off-stage. In the meantime however we totally got one-on-one time with those characters. Gipetto started dancing so we copied him. When he realized the float stopped he acted like he had a paddle and was trying to paddle the float the rest of the way. Then when that didn't work he held out his thumb like a hitchiker. We told him he could come with us so he pretended to jump off the float. As we were distracted by Minnie, Lis started taking her hair tie out of her hair. So Gipetto started fixing his hair. And then his mustache. And continued on and on. Then he made the "call me" sign. Then he got Pinocchio's attention and told us to call Pinocchio. Basically setting his son up with us. So stinkin' funny. LOVE it!
Anyway, working in Hollywood has had it's perks too. I happen to go to work every day right before they start the parades. I get to see the characters at their finest and it's amazing. I freakin' LOVE my job!!!
Deployment
Sunday was my first day in the new location, Hollywood Studios.
I bounced between two different stores during my shift. Mickey's of Hollywood (the toy store) and Keystone merchandise (the clothing/jewelry store). I way preferred Mickey's of Hollywood, however most of my time was spent in Keystone (go figure). A LOT of people from EPCOT Future World have been deployed there this week.
So they extended me also on Sunday night. Instead of working 3-9 like I thought they changed it from 3-1:30. Kind of a big difference, but hey, I like money!
Yesterday was our Thanksgiving. All of my closest friends since I've been here found one day and one time when we'd all get to celebrate together. Monday morning. We each took a couple of dishes to make and Heather and I went in on the Turkey together. I was also in charge of mashed potatoes and peas and stuffing. Some of the other things we had were 14layer jello, rolls, sweet potatoes, broccoli/cauliflower, green bean casserole, apple pie, pumpkin pie, etc. etc. There was so much food! I have pictures or it all. It was amazing! We ate it all and then Kelly had to go to work. So great, I think we'll be eating leftovers for a week.
As for today I'm going to Hollywood to work in about half an hour. I need to grab some food and stuff before I leave. I'm excited for the change of location and I like the people of Hollywood a lot, but I'll be ready for my return to EPCOT next week.
I bounced between two different stores during my shift. Mickey's of Hollywood (the toy store) and Keystone merchandise (the clothing/jewelry store). I way preferred Mickey's of Hollywood, however most of my time was spent in Keystone (go figure). A LOT of people from EPCOT Future World have been deployed there this week.
So they extended me also on Sunday night. Instead of working 3-9 like I thought they changed it from 3-1:30. Kind of a big difference, but hey, I like money!
Yesterday was our Thanksgiving. All of my closest friends since I've been here found one day and one time when we'd all get to celebrate together. Monday morning. We each took a couple of dishes to make and Heather and I went in on the Turkey together. I was also in charge of mashed potatoes and peas and stuffing. Some of the other things we had were 14layer jello, rolls, sweet potatoes, broccoli/cauliflower, green bean casserole, apple pie, pumpkin pie, etc. etc. There was so much food! I have pictures or it all. It was amazing! We ate it all and then Kelly had to go to work. So great, I think we'll be eating leftovers for a week.
As for today I'm going to Hollywood to work in about half an hour. I need to grab some food and stuff before I leave. I'm excited for the change of location and I like the people of Hollywood a lot, but I'll be ready for my return to EPCOT next week.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Rest and Relaxation
Yesterday my friend and I went to the beach. It could possibly be the most relaxed I've felt since I've been here! I can't even describe the feeling on the way home of just not having anything to worry about it. I wish I could just sit on the beach with nothing to worry about more often!
On the way home we went to Cici's pizza. Janessa had never been there before. After we got inside I went to go to the bathroom. Not to get all gross about talking about myself in the bathroom but when I went to take off my swimsuit sand just poured out of it. See, we covered each other in sand and apparently swimsuit bra cups love to collect lots of sand. I made a nice little mountain of sand on the floor. So I kicked it around a little to make it less obvious. Turns out it doesn't work that way. I felt really bad for whoever was cleaning that night. Heehee, oopsy!
After that we went to see the new movie A Christmas Carol in 3D. (No, sorry, not New Moon) It was awesome, but surprisingly scary for a kids movie. Or at least, I thought it was a kids movie until I saw how scary it was. Yeesh, I think I jumped out of my seat three different times!
Even though I spent most of the day yesterday relaxing I was totally exhausted after getting home. I took a shower and went right to bed. Mostly. :) This morning I slept in until... well, really really late. I know it sounds lame that I get two days off and I spend them practically doing nothing, but really I've been waiting for relaxation for such a long time that it feels really good to spend two day not going to Disney World. I haven't even changed out of my PJs today and don't intend to.
And I have accomplished some stuff. Sort of. I did my laundry, cleaned up the apartment, made my resume, sent out some emails, cooked some real food (yeah this is a big deal, I hardly ever have time for that) and read a book. I haven't read a book in so long I really missed it. But I just found out recently that at the Cast Services building we have our own little free library where we can check out not only books, but language learning software AND Disney movies! Awesome!!!
Tomorrow I begin work at the Studios (aka Hollywood). I'm really really excited for it because Hollywood could possibly be my favorite park (if my favorite park weren't EPCOT it would totally be #1). I love the show Fantasmic, and the ride Rockn' Roller Coaster is my favorite coaster in all the parks. They also have the show Lights Motors Action which is just about the coolest cars show on the planet complete with fire and explosions and stuff! Plus they've put up the Osbourne (sp?) family lights and I haven't seen the lights show yet.
While working there doesn't necessarily mean I get to do all that stuff (because realistically I'll be stuck in a Mickey Mouse store trading pins with six year olds) but before and after work I'll totally be taking advantage of it!
But for now I'm gonna go collect my laundry and then sleep a little more. Teehee! I LOVE having a day off where I don't have to do anything!
On the way home we went to Cici's pizza. Janessa had never been there before. After we got inside I went to go to the bathroom. Not to get all gross about talking about myself in the bathroom but when I went to take off my swimsuit sand just poured out of it. See, we covered each other in sand and apparently swimsuit bra cups love to collect lots of sand. I made a nice little mountain of sand on the floor. So I kicked it around a little to make it less obvious. Turns out it doesn't work that way. I felt really bad for whoever was cleaning that night. Heehee, oopsy!
After that we went to see the new movie A Christmas Carol in 3D. (No, sorry, not New Moon) It was awesome, but surprisingly scary for a kids movie. Or at least, I thought it was a kids movie until I saw how scary it was. Yeesh, I think I jumped out of my seat three different times!
Even though I spent most of the day yesterday relaxing I was totally exhausted after getting home. I took a shower and went right to bed. Mostly. :) This morning I slept in until... well, really really late. I know it sounds lame that I get two days off and I spend them practically doing nothing, but really I've been waiting for relaxation for such a long time that it feels really good to spend two day not going to Disney World. I haven't even changed out of my PJs today and don't intend to.
And I have accomplished some stuff. Sort of. I did my laundry, cleaned up the apartment, made my resume, sent out some emails, cooked some real food (yeah this is a big deal, I hardly ever have time for that) and read a book. I haven't read a book in so long I really missed it. But I just found out recently that at the Cast Services building we have our own little free library where we can check out not only books, but language learning software AND Disney movies! Awesome!!!
Tomorrow I begin work at the Studios (aka Hollywood). I'm really really excited for it because Hollywood could possibly be my favorite park (if my favorite park weren't EPCOT it would totally be #1). I love the show Fantasmic, and the ride Rockn' Roller Coaster is my favorite coaster in all the parks. They also have the show Lights Motors Action which is just about the coolest cars show on the planet complete with fire and explosions and stuff! Plus they've put up the Osbourne (sp?) family lights and I haven't seen the lights show yet.
While working there doesn't necessarily mean I get to do all that stuff (because realistically I'll be stuck in a Mickey Mouse store trading pins with six year olds) but before and after work I'll totally be taking advantage of it!
But for now I'm gonna go collect my laundry and then sleep a little more. Teehee! I LOVE having a day off where I don't have to do anything!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Deployment and Other Stuff
Today was awesome. I drove a friend to the bank this morning and then we stopped by the mall on the way home. After we got home I went out with some other friends to Magic Kingdom to ride Space Mountain. The ride doesn't technically open until the 21st but they opened it early for some parts of the day for "test runs." It was actually quite disappointing. The ride doesn't even go upside down.
After that was work. I worked until 1:30am. The parks have been so insanely slow lately. Which is why I got deployed.
Oh yeah! I don't think I've written about that yet!
I got deployed. To Hollywood Studios. This means that I will be working in the Studios the week of Thanksgiving in a store called "Mickey's of Hollywood." My costume is supposedly this super formal looking black and white skirt. Not the blue and pink stripped jumpsuit costume I thought it would be.
Anyway, so yes, I've been deployed starting Sunday, so more about that later. We're going to the beach so more about that trip later too (we're going on Friday).
And back to what I was saying about the parks being slow. EPCOT was so slow the other day that the wait for Soarin' has only been 5 minutes in the evenings. So the other day my friend and I just went back to back on the ride time and again after work. Pretty much amazing. :)
And I might get to eat breakfast with the princesses tomorrow morning. That's still a maybe though. I know, you'd think I'd know by now since it starts in like seven hours.
Speaking of the time, I'd better get to bed. Goodnight all!
After that was work. I worked until 1:30am. The parks have been so insanely slow lately. Which is why I got deployed.
Oh yeah! I don't think I've written about that yet!
I got deployed. To Hollywood Studios. This means that I will be working in the Studios the week of Thanksgiving in a store called "Mickey's of Hollywood." My costume is supposedly this super formal looking black and white skirt. Not the blue and pink stripped jumpsuit costume I thought it would be.
Anyway, so yes, I've been deployed starting Sunday, so more about that later. We're going to the beach so more about that trip later too (we're going on Friday).
And back to what I was saying about the parks being slow. EPCOT was so slow the other day that the wait for Soarin' has only been 5 minutes in the evenings. So the other day my friend and I just went back to back on the ride time and again after work. Pretty much amazing. :)
And I might get to eat breakfast with the princesses tomorrow morning. That's still a maybe though. I know, you'd think I'd know by now since it starts in like seven hours.
Speaking of the time, I'd better get to bed. Goodnight all!
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Picture Overload
Here's those photos I promised... These are from random days in the parks. Near the end they're all from the Christmas party, but other than that it's mostly random. Enjoy!
Apparently I missed the memo to be making that hand sign. Ah well....
We went to go to the Crystal Palace a while ago. But we got there really early for our reservation. So we decided to go on Thunder Mountain Railroad. Right before we got on the ride, Janessa grabbed my camera. I asked her what she was going to do with it and she just said, "You'll see." She held it in the air the whole entire ride! It's a good thing I trust her. She got some awesome photos!
Heather and I and Pooh.
Heather likes Eeyore. Actually, she just likes everything.
I just like Piglet!
Sorcerer Mickey awesome. To be honest Im' not really into character meet and greets but if I'm living at Disney World I have to put a few in.
And then Mickey made me kiss him. Do you see the red in my face? Ugh.
It's a joke at Disney World that everyone learns from the trams how to say "Please stand clear of the doors" in Spanish. Wanna learn? It's right here!
This is at Hollywood Studios. They have this kid thing where kids actually get to fight Darth Vader. It's adorable to watch! I just had to blog about it!
For Halloween I dressed up as a twenty year old college student. See, I'm really only nineteen. It was funny cuz as we stood in line for candy moms of little monsters and princesses would look at us and say, "Oh, this is the candy line! You can go around us if you want. We're just waiting for the candy." We just responded with, "We're waiting for candy too." Teehee, I like candy! (Actually the majority of it was candy I don't like and I ended up giving almost all of it away)
I just really really like this picture.
End (or at least close to the end) of Illuminations: Reflections of Earth.
I think Heather's been wanting to do this for a while, but as we were driving on to property one day we decided to stop and get pictures in front of the sign.
On the metro on the way into Magic Kingdom for the Christmas Party. Except the monorail stopped and s at idle on the tracks for like ten minutes. Ugh, we got bored. But we took pictures!
My first decent view of the l it up castle. What a freakin' awesome sight! (Be prepared, many more castle pics will be down farther below!)
The awesome castle and my awesomER Santa hat!
Unfortunately, shortly after we got there, it started raining. LAME! So we went to seek shelter. Where else is better than a place that gives us free cookies and hot chocolate!?
I try to get a good picture of Heather and I and just look at what she does!
I love me some hot chocolate!
The rain only got worse though. A bunch of character spots w ere canceled as well as some shows. Sad! So we went to a dance party at Ariel's Grotto. The stepmother and stepsisters from Cinderella were there.
The stepmother came over to me and actually freaked me out a bit so I went to take a step back and basically stepped on Heather. The stepmother saw me and came right over to me and said, "You are not dancing. I was to see some moves." in her "stepmother" way. I chuckled and started dancing. Later we did this song "A Pizza Hut, a Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut, McDonald's, McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut" and you have to do the moves with the restaurant and it gets faster and faster. The stepmother came over to me again as that song was playing and I was attempting to keep up with the music. As she approached me I told her, "Hey! See? I'm dancing! Happy?" She came up to me and said, "Ohh, so you know this song do you. All right then, let's see it!" I tried to dance, obviously failing since I've only heard the song like twice in my life. She watched me for a few seconds as I laughed and "danced" and then said, "I do not approve," And walked off with her nose in the air. Shoot, good thing I don't have a stepmother.
It was funny though because when the "Cha Cha Slide" was playing there's a part in the song where it tells you to go down to the floor. As everyone went down, the stepmother remained standing and directed everyone else to stay down pushing her hands down at us and stuff. Sooo funny!
Pretty castle!
Just a little taste of how crowded the Cosmic Rays dance party was. Probably because it was raining.
The fireworks show was awesome. All kinds of Christmas songs and the fireworks were literally all around us and the castle kept changing colors and it was just awesome!
This was my attempt at getting a shot of the finale of the fireworks show. 'Nuff said. :)
After the fireworks we hung around for a bit because we were hoping the show would start right after (actually, it was scheduled to start ten minutes after).
During that entire ten minutes this crew of tons of people came out and started squeegying (sp?) the stage area off. They worked fast and did a magnificent job. We even applauded.
We got bored of staring at them though so we took a few picture of ourselves. Then the sad announcement came on...
Sorry, no show. It was canceled just like the other one earlier due to rain. "But get your cameras out for this 'unique' photographic experience! All the characters from the show came out with a sign...
They shot some fireworks...
And then left... Can you spell "depressing?" Ah well.
After our attempt at watching the show in front of the castle we went down Main Street to watch the parade. I didn't really get a picture of it, but it was snowing! On Main Street! In Florida!! LOVED it.
I just love Heather's excitement at this stuff. She's the only one of us who had seen the parade already but was possibly more excited than both of us for it to come. So funny!
Mickey and Minnie started off the parade beautifully. But they moved around so much it was hard to get a decent picture. Actually, everyone moved around too much to get a decent picture. At least... that's my excuse!
I love Winnie the Pooh!
Chip and Dale are just so stinkin' amazing!
Who else but Santa Claus is going to end the Christmas Parade?
I just can't get enough pictures of the castle lit up at night.
Right after the parade we looked down Main Street and saw that the show had started up again, so we quickly ran down the street to see the end of it. We actually caught a decent sized chunk of it! It was cute, but I still wish we'd have seen the whole entire thing from our old spots!
As we were leaving the park we just had to say goodbye to Piglet and Tigger!
Apparently I missed the memo to be making that hand sign. Ah well....
We went to go to the Crystal Palace a while ago. But we got there really early for our reservation. So we decided to go on Thunder Mountain Railroad. Right before we got on the ride, Janessa grabbed my camera. I asked her what she was going to do with it and she just said, "You'll see." She held it in the air the whole entire ride! It's a good thing I trust her. She got some awesome photos!
Heather and I and Pooh.
Heather likes Eeyore. Actually, she just likes everything.
I just like Piglet!
Sorcerer Mickey awesome. To be honest Im' not really into character meet and greets but if I'm living at Disney World I have to put a few in.
And then Mickey made me kiss him. Do you see the red in my face? Ugh.
It's a joke at Disney World that everyone learns from the trams how to say "Please stand clear of the doors" in Spanish. Wanna learn? It's right here!
This is at Hollywood Studios. They have this kid thing where kids actually get to fight Darth Vader. It's adorable to watch! I just had to blog about it!
For Halloween I dressed up as a twenty year old college student. See, I'm really only nineteen. It was funny cuz as we stood in line for candy moms of little monsters and princesses would look at us and say, "Oh, this is the candy line! You can go around us if you want. We're just waiting for the candy." We just responded with, "We're waiting for candy too." Teehee, I like candy! (Actually the majority of it was candy I don't like and I ended up giving almost all of it away)
I just really really like this picture.
End (or at least close to the end) of Illuminations: Reflections of Earth.
I think Heather's been wanting to do this for a while, but as we were driving on to property one day we decided to stop and get pictures in front of the sign.
On the metro on the way into Magic Kingdom for the Christmas Party. Except the monorail stopped and s at idle on the tracks for like ten minutes. Ugh, we got bored. But we took pictures!
My first decent view of the l it up castle. What a freakin' awesome sight! (Be prepared, many more castle pics will be down farther below!)
The awesome castle and my awesomER Santa hat!
Unfortunately, shortly after we got there, it started raining. LAME! So we went to seek shelter. Where else is better than a place that gives us free cookies and hot chocolate!?
I try to get a good picture of Heather and I and just look at what she does!
I love me some hot chocolate!
The rain only got worse though. A bunch of character spots w ere canceled as well as some shows. Sad! So we went to a dance party at Ariel's Grotto. The stepmother and stepsisters from Cinderella were there.
The stepmother came over to me and actually freaked me out a bit so I went to take a step back and basically stepped on Heather. The stepmother saw me and came right over to me and said, "You are not dancing. I was to see some moves." in her "stepmother" way. I chuckled and started dancing. Later we did this song "A Pizza Hut, a Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut, McDonald's, McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut" and you have to do the moves with the restaurant and it gets faster and faster. The stepmother came over to me again as that song was playing and I was attempting to keep up with the music. As she approached me I told her, "Hey! See? I'm dancing! Happy?" She came up to me and said, "Ohh, so you know this song do you. All right then, let's see it!" I tried to dance, obviously failing since I've only heard the song like twice in my life. She watched me for a few seconds as I laughed and "danced" and then said, "I do not approve," And walked off with her nose in the air. Shoot, good thing I don't have a stepmother.
It was funny though because when the "Cha Cha Slide" was playing there's a part in the song where it tells you to go down to the floor. As everyone went down, the stepmother remained standing and directed everyone else to stay down pushing her hands down at us and stuff. Sooo funny!
Pretty castle!
Just a little taste of how crowded the Cosmic Rays dance party was. Probably because it was raining.
The fireworks show was awesome. All kinds of Christmas songs and the fireworks were literally all around us and the castle kept changing colors and it was just awesome!
This was my attempt at getting a shot of the finale of the fireworks show. 'Nuff said. :)
After the fireworks we hung around for a bit because we were hoping the show would start right after (actually, it was scheduled to start ten minutes after).
During that entire ten minutes this crew of tons of people came out and started squeegying (sp?) the stage area off. They worked fast and did a magnificent job. We even applauded.
We got bored of staring at them though so we took a few picture of ourselves. Then the sad announcement came on...
Sorry, no show. It was canceled just like the other one earlier due to rain. "But get your cameras out for this 'unique' photographic experience! All the characters from the show came out with a sign...
They shot some fireworks...
And then left... Can you spell "depressing?" Ah well.
After our attempt at watching the show in front of the castle we went down Main Street to watch the parade. I didn't really get a picture of it, but it was snowing! On Main Street! In Florida!! LOVED it.
I just love Heather's excitement at this stuff. She's the only one of us who had seen the parade already but was possibly more excited than both of us for it to come. So funny!
Mickey and Minnie started off the parade beautifully. But they moved around so much it was hard to get a decent picture. Actually, everyone moved around too much to get a decent picture. At least... that's my excuse!
I love Winnie the Pooh!
Chip and Dale are just so stinkin' amazing!
Who else but Santa Claus is going to end the Christmas Parade?
I just can't get enough pictures of the castle lit up at night.
Right after the parade we looked down Main Street and saw that the show had started up again, so we quickly ran down the street to see the end of it. We actually caught a decent sized chunk of it! It was cute, but I still wish we'd have seen the whole entire thing from our old spots!
As we were leaving the park we just had to say goodbye to Piglet and Tigger!
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