Update on the first week

Ok so I haven't posted in a while but there is a very good reason for that ~I have been absolutely swamped with work! The last time I posted was on Monday so here's a little update on my adventures since then.

Tuesday was a strange day as I felt really homesick. We went to get our documents sorted and having gone through the maze at the Commons we were assigned our roles. I was assigned Test Track at Epcot which is basically a large scalelectric, outlined to guests as a simulated excursion through the rigorous testing procedures General Motors use to evaluate its cars. Initially I was disappointed as Epcot wasn't one of my top choices but Test Track is an amazing ride so I was excited to learn the ins and outs of the ride. Straight after we went to Wallmart and I got my work shoes which of course were very unattractive. Later we went and saw UP which was fabulous and I'm not ashamed to admit a tear came to my eye.

Wednesday brought a new challenge of Traditions which was a class at the accredited Disney University. It involved going through the history of the company and that of Walt Disney himself. It was really nice to see some familiar faces and interesting to hear some behind the scene stories. We worked through the workbook and watching some 'inspirational' videos including those on sexual harassment - probably one of the best videos ever lol! Also we got our badges. Mine of course was 'Kristy' and Kylie's said she spoke Chinese so luckily I wasn't the only one with a problem!

After class we went to Magic Kingdom in a big group which was amazing, although we only went on a few rides including Pirates of the Carribean, Buzz Lightyear, Haunted Mansion and Philarmagic. We also danced in the parade which was epic (Shake your tailfeather - hehe!) and stayed to watch Spectromagic and Wishes!

On Thursday it was my first day of work and it was rather overwhelming. I got my costume which makes me look like a very unfeminine orange cop and headed over to test track to meet my trainer. Luckily I was training with another guy from England so it was nice to have someone to talk to. After meeting other cast members E learning came around which was time consuming and extremely boring. Yet, we were also taken through the ride and different positions on it both on and offstage which was interesting. Additionally we were given a little tour of Futureworld and answers to FAQs by guests.

Friday proved to be more fun as we were given the opportunity to work the ride - joining pit crew (to start the ride and close the gate doors), dispatch (safety check), wheelchair assist and assigning people to the ride (much harder than it looks!) As we were there for 6.15am we had to check the cars and power up which I enjoyed. We were given the different doors and stairwells to learn as well as the show scenes - eek! My assessment is on Thursday so I should really get some studying done.

After a long day me and Amy went to Hollywood Studios which was fun (HSM3, Beauty and the beast show, Tower of Terror, GMR and the Magic of Animation) and I even drew Donald duck so it was pretty amazing. Yet by the end of the night I was dead on my feet.

Today was the turn of Discovery Day at Epcot, many of my friends were there so it was nice to catch up. A history of Epcot lesson was given and it was funny to find out that the Epcot envisaged by Walt was completely different to how it appears now. After the secret initiation we were given a tour of the park which was good and boarded spaceship earth, unsurprisingly it was difficult to understand, considering it was in German (thanks Andy!). We toured the nations and soon it was time to go. Me and Leom decided to have a wander and went on Soarin' which was brilliant. I did laundry for the first time (success!) and Amy and I went to the pool which was called off on the account of rain - boo!

Tomorrow its the Studios again with Skipper Lou and Fantasmic at night. Work again on Monday to start a 6 day working week = fun times so I may not update for a bit. Sorry for the ramble! '

See ya real soon'
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