Disney Auditions

The other day I did something I never thought I would actually do... I attended a Disney audition for an entertainment role! I always dreamed of being a Disney princess, but I knew my height (or lack there of) didn't allow that to happen. I decided to go just to see what might happen because this was for any role in entertainment. This audition was only for current CP's, so I figured it would be a bit more laid back and relaxed.

I went with my friend, Kayla, and her roommate. When we arrived there was already a huge line. The email said to not arrive before 5:00 p.m. because it was in the building where people who work at Animal Kingdom get their costumes and they didn't want us to get in their way. We got there at 4:58 p.m. and were already in the second group of 100 people.

After we got a number we were told to sit down until everyone was there and we would sign in together. During this time we stretched a little bit on our own and talked with others. Eventually they called numbers 1-100 to go back. After a while we saw them leave, and we realized those were the ones who didn't make it.

The next group to go back was the group I was in. We went into a dance studio and sat down. They explained what was going to happen, which was that we would learn a quick parade routine and then perform it for them. They also explained how they would pick people to move onto the next round, which was based off of what they have to offer. They would of course look at how you performed, as well as your height and body structure. They said we could have a great audition but they might not have anything for us at that time.

I wasn't too nervous until the music started and we started performing in groups of four... The nerves definitely kicked in a bit then. After everyone performed they called out a small group of numbers to move on. I didn't make it, which I was perfectly okay with! I didn't expect to make it because I've heard stories about how intense these audition process is. I'm just glad I can say I did it! Kayla, however, did make it to the next round so I'm keeping my fingers crossed she gets chosen.

I know the next round was more dancin and an animation portion, which is what I would be most nervous about. Kayla said it was too bad, but I'm not the best actress so I feel like I would really have to work on that. 

If you ever think about going to an audition but aren't sure, definitely go for it. They're extremely nice and it is overall a great experience. I know I would've regretted it if I didn't go and now if I ever want to audition again I know how the process works and will be a bit more relaxed.

Four Parks, One World

These last few weeks have been anything but boring. 

It started with Zoe and I doing the four park challenge. We started our morning at DAK, which of course we loved. We didn't get there right at park opening, which meant we didn't have time for any rides before we saw Festival of the Lion King. As usual, the show was amazing! We were hungry (and tired) by the time the show was over so we found a stand that sold breakfast food and has the most amazing iced coffee. Zoe doesn't like coffee and she even loves it. It's just the best!

This was a while ago so I don't remember the exact order of what happened, but I believe we met Tarzan next. It was both awkward and amazing all in one. We realized Terk was right around the corner from Tarzan so we got in that line next and got some adorable pictures. While in line for Terk we realized we should've done the hand thing he does with Jane when he meets her, so we go back in line to meet him since his line wasn't long. He remembered us and said "You miss Tarzan?" His english was very broken, which surprised me because I expected him to not talk at all.

Next on our list was Hollywood Studios! I haven't been there since they closed the Animation Studio so I was curious as to how the park would be. The first thing we did was go to Rockin' Roller Coaster because I have never done it. Thankfully there was a single riders line so we got in that for a shorter wait. Zoe and I have amazing luck together because we ended up being able to ride the ride together. It was also the rides 16th birthday, which I think is pretty cool to say the first time I rode Rockin' Roller Coaster was on its 16th birthday.

We also watched the Frozen parade. Idina Menzel, who is the voice of Queen Elsa, was in Hollywood, so we were hoping she might be a special guest in the parade but she wasn't, unfortunately. 

Epcot was next. We rode a few small rides, like Spaceship Earth, but other than that we met Pluto (and got some adorable pictures) and Belle in France. Our trip to Epcot was short because we wanted to be back in MK in time for the final Move It, Shake It parade.

We made it to MK in time for the parade and we were exhausted by this point. It was a lot of people's last day of their program, including our friend Kienuwa, so we were going to spend time with him in the park but first we wanted dinner and a nap.

Our view for dinner

What we really wanted was dinner at Be Our Guest, but we knew that was a long shot. We did keep asking the check in for the restaurant just in case anyone cancelled. We are glad it didn't work out for us, though, because we ended up having the most magical night.

After getting dinner at a quick food place we decided to find a goodbye gift for Kienuwa. His favorite princess is Tiana so we were going to find a picture of her and have her sign it. We couldn't find one anywhere so we decided to get a picture of Wishes with the castle, Walt and Mickey on it. We were thinking we would get Tiana, Mickey and a few other major characters to sign it. 

We found a characicatur artist who was good at Disney font so she could write "We'll Miss You" on the top. We were sent to this particular artist by anther cast member and when we told her what we were doing she was able to help us out more than ever. She happens to be friends with a lot of characters so with her help we were able to get most of the frame filled.

We went to Princess Fairytale Hall and, again explained what we were doing. We asked the worker of we could quickly go in and get it signed or if she could even run it in. The cat member was so nice that she gave us fast passes for both princess halls! That gave us Ana, Elsa, Rapunzel and Cinderella's signatures. 

We ran to Tiana's meet and greet next and she was already gone. We had told the worker earlier what we were doing so we knocked on the window, hoping to get her attention. When she opened the door she recognized us and said "you're the one with the picture, right?" She took the picture from us and got Tiana and Prince Naveen to sign it.

Next we ran to Ariel. We explained what we were doing to the worker and she also gave us a fast pass for Ariel. By this point in the night everyone was texting us that Kienuwa  was freaking out that we weren't with him yet because it was almost time for Wishes and we wanted to be back in time for that.

Our last hope was Belle. We went to Be Our Guest next to ask if Belle and the Beast were there. Unfortunately they weren't but they suggested we try Enchanted Story Time with Belle. The workers there took the picture backstage to see, but said they weren't sure if they could. Remember how I said Zoe and I have great luck together? When the worker came back she said Belle and the Beast were there to sign it!

We ran towards the castle to find our friends. We literally ran to every character meet and greet and to the castle for Wishes so we definitely got a workout in. We could tell Kienuwa was mad at us for ditching him all evening, but we knew he would forgive us. 

After Wishes we gave him his gift and he cried. I asked if he forgave us for not spending time with him that day and said obviously. Zoe and I are just amazing at giving gifts!

As if the four park challenge wasn't enough, Zoe and I decided to open every park before her program ended. It started by her having to meet a family friend at DAK at park opening to get them into the park and she asked if I wanted to go and ride a few rides before work. I will never say no to DAK. We got there right at park opening and went start for Expedition Everest. It was so early that we walked right into the ride. We also rode a dinosaur ride and the line was so short we got to ride it two time in a row. As usual, we saw FOLK and got coffee after. 

The next park opening was on a Sunday after working until 4 a.m. We opened Hollywood on no sleep. Zoe and I stayed at Amanda's and figured it would be impossible to wake up after 2 hours of sleep so we decided an all-nighter was the only way to go. The weather forecast originally said rain for the day so I wore rain boots and looked like a child, but at least I could jump in the rain puddles from the night before.

I rode Toy Story Mania for the first time, finally! I didn't realize it was an interactive ride so it wasn't what I expected, but it was still fun.

The next park we opened was Epcot. The main ride we wanted to do was Test Track but it was raining so we couldn't. We met Mickey, Goofy and Minnie, rode a few rides and got breakfast. As we were about to leave we saw some custodians that looked like they were about to do a performance. We were intrigued because MK custodians do nothing like what they were about to do. They drummed on trash cans and it was so cool! They even have a clever name: The Jamitors.

Opening MK was the hardest park get up for. The opening for MK is an hour earlier than all other parks and we wanted to make sure we were there for the opening show. Apparently the train was broken so the show wasn't how it normally is, but I still thought it was adorable!

Once we got in the park we went right for Space Mountain. We also met Ana and Elsa because I was wearing my Olaf sweatshirt. We then made our way to Main Street and were able to meet the Dapper Dans before watching the Trolley Show. The morning entertainment is adorable in MK.

We met Anastasia, Drizella, Lady Tremaine, Gaston and the Fairy Godmother. I had to work at noon that day so it was a very eventful and magical morning before work.

We decided to open DAK one last time since it was technically a different week when we first decided to open parks. Before we even entered the park we got to meet Rafiki, which was on or to-do list for the day. As usual we saw FOLK and got coffee. We also rode Kali River Rapids, which I've never rode!

We went to Epcot next because Zoe and I had fast passes for Test Track since we couldn't ride it the other morning. 

We realized we would get to MK in time to watch Festival of Fantasy, which I haven't seen in a long time as a guest. While watching it we noticed Peter and Wendy looking in our direction. We waved and they waved back and then Peter put his hands on his head like ears because Zoe and I had our Minnie Mouse ears on.

That was Zoe's last day in Orlando because her program ended. We were supposed to go to the airport together (I was going home for the weekend) but sleeping beauty got ahold of Zoe and she barely made her flight, meanwhile I had plenty of time. I think that's the best way to end your program. Zoe kept saying how tired she was, but at least she wouldn't regret not doing enough at the end of her program. I completely agree! I hope to have the same end to my program. 

Lions, Tigers and Yetis... Oh My!

I have officially been to all four Disney World parks! It took me a while to get to Animal Kingdom, but I finally made it there and love it.

The set up of Animal Kingdom confuses me a bit, but I know I'll get it once I go a few more times. I though the Tree of Life was right at the beginning of the park but we walked in a bit before I noticed we were by it. I never realized the designs on the tree so I was amazed by it.

We had fast passes for Kilimanjaro Safari, Festival of Lion King and Expedition Everest. 

I was very excited to go on the safari because my friend, Jered, use to work at that ride during his program. We saw quit a few animals, including zebras, giraffes and flamingos.

FOLK was probably one of the best shows at Disney World I have ever seen. If you're a Lion King fan I highly suggest going to that show. It's one of the highest rated shows at Disney World!

We also met Pochahantas and she told us her version of a selfie is a "canophy", where we act like we are riding a canoe. 

On another day off I went to Tampa with Kane and Laura to the Rays game against the Tigers. Unfortunately the Tigers lost, but it was cool to see the stadium.  It was a dome, though, so it was strange to have to watch a baseball game inside. We also got to pet stingrays, which is something I've never done while at a baseball game.

Celebrity update: Kobe Bryant was in MK tow nights in a row! Never saw him, as usual with most celebrities, but it's fun to be on the lookout while sweeping.

Sorry to my friends and family back home for being TERRIBLE at blogging to keep you updated on my adventures! I'm going to try to do better! These past week has been very busy (and probably the best week I've ever had) so my next post should be more recent and full of stories to share. 

Whereabouts, Happenings and Liam Payne

I think the "blog once a week" item on my bucket list is done.... It's been almost a month since my last post! Sorry family!

A lot has happened in this month so I'll try to summarize as best as I can:

WORK

Obviously I've been working a lot. I'm finally getting used to the long hours... Probably too comfortable with them because I'm now usually up until about 3 or 4 a.m. even if I didn't work that night.

A lot of cute things have happened at work! I saw a proposal in front of the castle on night and it was magical.

After Wishes, we sing the song if we're on parade clean up and a lady loved it so much she asked to take a pic with the custodians. It was pretty funny because she was also getting into the song!

Kids really are hilarious! One night I was working bypass so I have a light saber to direct traffic. One night a girl was talking non-stop to her mom, looked at me and in the middle of her sentence said "I like your light saber" and then continued right on with the conversation with her mom. It was definitely a "you had to be there moment" but I couldn't stop laughing at it. That same night a boy walked by and saw that I had a red light saber and asked if I was on the dark side (assuming it's from Star Wars, but I don't watch the movies so I'm not really sure). His mom did a double take at him and then laughed and said "that's my boy!" She must be a huge Star Wars fan.

Another night I saw a girl wearing a "Happy Birthday" pin so I said happy birthday to her and asked how old she was turning. Her response was golden: "I'm turning 13 tomorrow, but I'm staying 12." Her mom looked at me and said, "She loves Peter Pan." This girl knows how to stay true to her favorite character!

July 3rd was just as crowded at July 4th because MK does the same fireworks that day. Unfortunately it was storming pretty bad that night so everyone on bypass couldn't do their job. The good part about that meant we were able to go around and make magical moments! My friend Zoe and I went around handing out stickers to little kids. We found a few that were crying because they were so scared of the storm so we told them the stickers had magical powers and Mickey asked us to give it to them. We told them to put it on their heart and whenever they got scared they could put their hand on the sticker and they would know they were safe. The kids weren't as scared and the parents were glad we were there to help calm them down... And they all got free stickers!

The Fourth of July was quit an experience. Going into work I heard really loud music. After I changed and left the locker room I saw that they had a DJ in the tunnel and were handing out bags for cast member appreciation day!

PARKS

In my off time I have been going to the parks, as usual. I've been to Hollywood Studios and have done the Art of Animation twice, which is good because it is closing soon (sore subject for me... It's my favorite part of Hollywood Studios).

There was a dance party in HS and we danced with Mickey. Who can say they have dance parties with their boss? I also became an honorary citizen of Disney World that day!

I've watched the Festival of Fantasy a few times and decided it's one of my favorite events at Disney. I finally got Flynn Rider to wave at me, as well, so my life is almost complete (I have to meet him first, obviously).

I ate at Tony's one day for Rachel's birthday and then we went to Epcot. I met Duffy and truly understand why people love him. I didn't get it before, but he is the cutest bear ever.

After the 3rd of July, Zoe and I went back up to the park after work to look at the castle at night because it was lit up special. That was my first holiday in the park and although it was crowded, it was amazing to see firework and the castle in a special way.

I met Rapnuzel again and it was amazing. We talked about how I saw Pascal at her tower and how Maximus isn't as lucky as Pascal because he can't hide.

I also met Ariel and she has the best puns. Here are a few:
1) Selfie = Shelfie
2) Instagram = Instaclam
3) Definitely = Dolphinitely
4) Fantastic = Fintastic

As you can imagine, conversations with Ariel are hilarious.

"Shelfie"

I did Enchanted Tales with Belle, as well, and was chosen to be Mrs. Potts, which is also what I was when I was here with my family a few years ago.

CELEBRITIES

There has been a few more celebrities enjoying the Disney parks, including Jessica Alba and Drew Brees (very upset I never saw him).

I did, however, see Liam Payne from One Direction. I had heard he was in Orlando earlier that week but hadn't heard if he was in MK at all. I got to work early one day so I watched the FOF parade from Liberty Square. I then got on my phone and looked at Instagram and saw that Liam had just posted a picture of him and his girlfriend watching the parade. I later found out it was about 20 feet from where I was watching it.

I still had time to spare so I began searching everywhere for him. Kellie was also in the park so I found her and made sure she gave me updates while I was at work. I eventually had to get ready for work so my search was done.

Kellie texted me a little bit after I left her that she saw him. She found me later and told me how he was on Splash Mountain and his entire family was with him. I figured he would be back in the lands for most of the day until the parade and Wishes were happening so I wasn't searching too much for him. I had a break during Wishes so I was going to look at the fast pass area, assuming he had one. Once I saw how packed it was I knew I wouldn't even get a glimpse. I saw Kellie as she was leaving and she said they already ushered him through the bypass, so I had assumed he had left. Not going to lie, I was heartbroken I didn't see him.

A bit later my friend Laura told me to go to a certain break area. As soon as I got there and turned the corner I accidentally ran into his girlfriend. I looked up and said sorry and then realized they were all there. Way to make an impression! They were blocking the entire walkway so I said excuse me so I could get through (even though I had no purpose to). Right as that happened I got a call to clean up a spill so I turned around and started to walk back out just as they were. I realized I still had my phone out so I stepped to the side to put it away but as I was Liam and his entire family were all looking at me, thinking I was taking a picture. I was really just putting it away before I went back onstage. All I wanted was a glimpse of Liam, so running into him was more than I could've asked for.

Earning My Ears

I'm I officially earned my ears! I had my assessment and I stressed way more than I should have. I was worried I would have a huge brain fart and would get everything wrong and I would be sent home. Thankfully that didn't happen and I successfully passed. I think Jack Sparrow gave me good luck because we saw him backstage first thing in the morning, which was exciting because we usually don't see him by Main Street.

One thing I quickly learned is that training really doesn't train you for the job. We learned how to properly clean, where to get the supplies we need and other important things like that, but we didn't learn what the zones were or how a typical day is. I thought when we got one assignment that was our task the rest of the day, but it constantly switches. I also don't know the zones very well, which would've been great to learn during training because I feel like I'm just wandering a place, hoping it's part of my zone.

Friday after my assessment I met my friend Alicia in Downtown Disney. Fun fact: Alicia and I wrote for an online blog but never met until we were both at Disney. We were going to see a movie but it was sold out so we just explored Downtown Disney instead! She extended her program so she has been here for a while and knew of some places to get dinner. We went to an irish pub and I fell in love with it. They had irish dancers and even had Rekorderlig, which is a drink I had while in London.

She also took me to my first Disney resort, Animal Kingdom Lodge. It was absolutely beautiful and we even saw a giraffe! It blows my mind how nice the resorts are because I would never want to leave the resort, even for a park.

I usually don't get homesick, but it hit hard this week. It's a very strange feeling because if I ever did miss home while at school I could just go home for the weekend. Even when I studied abroad I never got homesick. I think what is making it so bad now is that most of my friends and roommates work during the day and my shifts usually aren't until night so I don't get to hang out with people a lot. When I was abroad my friends schedules and mine all matched up that we had the same days off and had classes at similar times so we were constantly together. As soon as I get to work the homesickness wears off, thankfully.

Speaking of work, I found out my favorite shift is bypass, where we let guests go through a backstage area to get to the front of the park to help keep the traffic on Main Street low. We put on Mickey Mouse hands and wave goodbye to the guests. When I see little girls I usually say "bye princess," to them or if they're dressed up as a specific one I'll call them by that name. They're eyes light up and it's amazing to see their reactions.

I had my first celebrity experience at work! Well, I didn't even see the celebrity, but Waka Flocka was at MK on Sunday night. Apparently he was there with his girlfriend and daughter. I'm not a fan of him, but I was hoping to catch a glimpse of him just to say I did. A lot of my co-workers saw him, though! I heard John Travolta visits MK often so I'm hoping to see him eventually.

I had Monday off and I have been dying to explore the world showcase at Epcot, so I did just that. First I went to a discount store for cast members. I heard great things about it so I was very excited, but I realized it's very much a hit or miss situation. I didn't find anything I liked there, but I saw things some of my friends had gotten before so I'll have to try again later.

Eventually I made my way to Epcot and travelled the world. I went to Germany first so I could meet Snow White. She has been a favorite of mine since I was little so I had to meet her! 

I continued to go to the different pavilions, stopping at just about every country including Italy, France and of course the United Kingdom. I went to every shop in the UK and found so much merchandise I'm trying to resist to buy, but I do need a Mickey UK shirt eventually. I stopped by the pub to see if they had to same drinks I had while I was abroad and I did find one, Pimm's!

When I had been to all of the pavilions I decided to head back to the American pavilion because a U2 tribute band was playing. I had some time to kill so I watched them for a bit and then made my way to the beginning of the showcase to find a spot to watch IllumiNations, their nighttime show. When it started I realized a fastpass is probably the best way to watch the show so I left and made a mental note to get a fastpass next time.

Having a day to myself in Epcot was much needed. I work the next seven days with a few long shifts so a bit of alone time in the park was refreshing. I realized today that is the worst part of working in MK... The hours are terrible! The other parks close between 9-10 I believe, but MK doesn't close until midnight, unless there are magic hours then they stay open until until later (sometimes 3 a.m.). This isn't good for me, considering I enjoy going to bed early and waking up early so adjusting to this new schedule is pretty difficult. 

First Days in the Kingdom

My body is not reacting to the heat and humidity well down here. I've had a cough for a few days now and it is also leading into a cold. Because I've been coughing so much my voice is low (or at least it sounds low to me, others say it sounds fine but I don't believe them). My roommate said it could be from going in the intense sun into the cool air conditioning, which makes sense because I feel perfectly fine at work.

I had my first day of on the job training on Friday. They started us off easy with a sweeper shift, so we just walked around our zones and swept for eight hours and 45 minutes. My day started off great. When I got to work I was walking to the area where we meet our trainers. As I was walking I felt like someone was looking at me so I looked up and Ariel was standing on a ramp above me. She must've noticed I was shocked because she started a little conversation with me. My day started off with a conversation with a princess... Doesn't get much better than that!

As my sweeper shift started I did was I was supposed to do and just walked up and down Main Street and swept up any trash. Thankfully, there is never much because the guests are usually great about getting their trash to the trash cans. Within my first hour a lady stopped me and thanked me for cleaning the parks because they always looks so clean. Little things like that really make my day!

The best part about working on Main Street is that I get to clean by the castle, which is where families try to take selfies together, which rarely work with a lot of people. Whenever I ask people if they want me to take a picture for them they always seem shocked. Some even try to give me money, which I politely decline and say it's part of my job. It's actually the best part of my job because sweeping can get boring.

The rain in Florida is insane. As soon as I got done with my lunch break I realized it was really dark. I walked up Main Street and as soon as I started making my rounds back down it started pouring. There was also thunder and lightning. Main street was flooded within seconds.

I didn't want to get my costume wet (I'm wearing all white, remember?) so I went into the Emporium and waited there with a few other workers. I saw a little boy who looked a little lost, so I was talking to him a bit and realized he didn't know where his parents were. I walked around the store with him and we found a leader, so he helped us out. The boy was very quiet so he was hard to hear. Thankfully, as we were trying to get information from him his parents came up to us. I got a Four Keys card for helping the boy, which is a big deal, especially for the first day on the job and still in training.

I had been working for a few days in a row so I met Kellie in MK after work. We rode a few rides, but our favorite was actually a show. It was Monster Inc's Laugh Floor. My advice, skip Stitch's Great Escape and go to Monster Inc. Laugh Floor. It's the best.

We also got our main gate entrances so we linked them to our Disney apps and then linked our apps together so we could get fast passes. We got some the next day for Mad Tea Party, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and a meet and greet Cinderella and Rapunzel.

The next morning started off with a visit to Gaston's Tavern in Fantasyland to visit Gaston. I was  really excited to meet him because I've heard stories on how he is hilarious and flirty with girls, which is true. We couldn't stop laughing at all of his interactions with people! There was even a little girl dressed up as Belle, but she wanted nothing to do with Gaston (how fitting!).

On our way back to Main Street we decided to get in line for Ana and Elsa. The line I believe was a 45 minute wait, but we think we stood in line for 30 minutes at most. It  moved surprisingly fast and were shocked when we got into the room they were in!

After meeting the newest princesses, we finally got to Main Street to get Starbucks. We were exhausted already and it was still the morning! I had learned about a door dedicated to Disney's cast members. Walt Disney has names on the buildings of all the important people who helped make Disney a reality and it was his idea to dedicate a door to the cast members. We decided to have a mini photo shoot there!

The rest of the day we met more princesses... Tiana, Aurora, Cinderella, Rapunzel and even a prince, Naveen!

My favorite ride I've been on so far is Seven Dwarf Mine Train. It's newer and it's amazing. If you plan on coming to Disney anytime soon you have to ride that ride (but I suggest getting a fast pass!). My days are starting to be a blur, but I believe this day we went back to Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor and I was chosen for the show! I just had to say where I was from and they said the exact opposites of what Michigan is like (it's a foot and no where near water). It sounds dumb in writing, but I promise it was hilarious!

I had work the next few days. It was more training, which consisted of a sweeper shift one day, learning how to clean public areas (basically trash) another day and how to clean bathrooms the last day. I think the public areas and bathrooms could've been one day of training instead of two, but better to take things slow than to rush through it.

During training I realized the most important thing I have to put on everyday is sunscreen. I got fried during my sweeper shifts. I wore shorts and my legs got sun poisoning on the back. I didn't have a hate because they ran out of custodian hats so my forehead was bright red. I put sunscreen on, but apparently not enough! I now have a hat and am wearing pants until I know my legs can handle the sun again.

Sweeper shifts can be boring, but I love the guest interaction that goes with it. While sweeping one girl said "Welcome to the family," as she walked by. She was a cast member who had the day off and must've seen my "Earning My Ears" sticker on my name tag. About 10 minutes later, a photo pass photographer said the same thing to me. Disney cast members are really nice, for the most part!

While walking to lunch one day we saw Tinkerbell heading in the same direction. She smiled really big and said hello, so we said hi back. Normally characters aren't super chatty backstage, so we are use to letting them do their thing. Tinkerbell walked in front of us for a while, but eventually turned around and asked how our day was. When she saw our "Earning My Ears" stickers she welcomed us to the Disney family, too! She was talking about how great life was to be working at the most magical place on earth. Our trainer said it is rare for a character to be that social backstage, which I had assumed so Tinkerbell was something else!

Near the end of my shift a little boy made my day. I must've looked a little worn out because a little boy who walked by with his family looked at me, smiled real big and said "Have a great night!" It was something so small, but it honestly made the last little bit of my shift bearable.

Two days off may seem normal for most people, but here we don't always get weekends off. I had Wednesday and Thursday off this week, which was much needed. Kellie and I had breakfast reservations at Be Our Guest in Belle's castle Wednesday morning. It was a quick service restaurant, but it was absolutely beautiful inside!

We met Merida and Peter Pan, who I had been dying to meet. For some reason he has become a recent favorite of mine. I think just because I see him in the castle show everyday.

We decided to go to Hollywood Studios because one of Kellie's friends is friends with Sofia the First. We were by far the oldest ones in line, but we didn't care! We also watched the Frozen sing-a-long again and found a subway station and took pictures pretending to be Harry Styles (we were trying to pass time, at this point). We also got stopped by a Green Army Man from Toy Story. I don't remember why he stopped us, but he backed up in his tracks and made fun of Kellie and her friends (they had joined us by this point) and then eventually saw me and made a phone with his hand, saying to call him. I've been hit on by two characters from Toy Story so far. Apparently I have something that appeals to toys... Awesome.

Today I decided to lay low. I did grocery shopping (saw the bus leaving just as I got to the bus stop and saw it leave the store just as I exited... I had no luck with buses today) and did laundry. Tomorrow I have my assessment for my role (yes, we actually get tested) and then I officially start on Saturday!