Wow...

It's been a week, and I've been pretty busy. Last week as you already know was our throw in. That was fun. Don't want to give away too much info to the newcomers. But you will have a blast, I promise you. The next day we did Downtown Disney again and checked out some of the shops like the World of Disney which has everything Disney from hats to costumes to clothes to books. I bought a book on the Hidden Mickeys all around the parks which I am pretty excited about. I love scavenger hunts haha. We also went to Lego Mania which is literally everything lego. It's pretty cool. I used to love legos when I was little. We ate at the Rainforest Cafe which was delicious. I had Chicken Fried Chicken. No joke. That was definitely what it was called. We went to Epcot, checked out each of our workplaces, rode Maelstrom in Norway. We also decided to check out Hollywood Studios, we all knew it closed at 7 except Taryn thought it closed later, so surely enough we arrive at 6:55 only to find it closes at 7...so then we ventured off to Magic Kingdom which was opened late because of Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. But again we arrived pretty late so we only had time for one ride and that was the Haunted Mansion. I made a rule that all newbies to Disney World should go on with an experienced rider because it's so much fun to see a first timer on a ride. Saturday was Traditions which was a very long and tiring day (6:25 until about 12:30), it was basically a day about The disney basics and service, safety etc. We also got to go to Magic Kingdom with little CIA earpieces on and we had to write down different things on what makes the park so safe. Mickey also came to visit us which was pretty cool. I wanted a critter so bad but I didn't know the answer to any of the questions. At the end of the day we got our nametags and Disney ID's. Sunday I started to feel really sick and exhausted...we had F&B basics which was basically about good service and having the Disney Look. We mainly did some e-Learning on the computers as well as got accounts on The Hub which is a website exclusive to Disney Cast Members. Monday was Onboarding Day, still sick with a fever, another long day. Working @ Disney has a lot of rules and regulations, especially when it comes to checking id. They cannot stress enough how important it is to not serve anyone younger than 21 any alcohol. This results to instant termination. You have to card anyone who looks 30 and younger, and each guest can only order up to 2 drinks each. Tuesday was Discovery Day, the last dress up day. This day was the most fun as we got a tour of Epcot, and rode Spaceship Earth, and some other neat surprises which I cannot disclose at this time. Wednesday was my first day of work, on the job training at popcorn cart. So much to learn. Next time I open I have to open by myself so I'm pretty nervous, but as long as I have things written down. My trainer was so nice and bubbly. The most confusing thing for me is ringing people in cause so many people use gift cards, coupons, guest ids etc and every single form of payment has a button so it can get quite overwhelming at times. Also pouring the beer from the keg, there's a certain way to do it so it doesn't foam. You have to let it run for about 20 milliseconds until it becomes clear, and then you have to tilt the glass so it does not build up foam. I still can't do this very well and I've had 2 shifts already. But everything else I seem to be getting the hang of. It's entertaining though right before fireworks because so many tipsy people will want to buy beer. Yesterday I had a pm shift and its pretty much the same thing as am except busier. Luckily I had my trainer with me to help me with orders. So finally I have today, tomorrow and Sunday off so me and Taryn are going to check out the parks. We are actually going to bring in our 2 costumes to Epcot today to have them washed. So I will keep you all posted.

Love Nat