Yo Ho Yo Ho a Pirates Life for Me....

What a week. I had 60 hours of work this week. Let me tell you this, I am exhausted! I was yet again in Adventureland and the working long shifts there is the most miserable thing because it's so slow. And then long shifts in Pirates sucks because you are in the same place hours on end. All in all the week went by really fast and my paycheck is going to rock!

Monday night I got off work a quarter to 8 and Barb and Kristen were off so we decided to hit up MK obviously. We had plans (I had plans) to research the ever so attractive Adventureland hottie. We joked around we would be doing the Tikki Room at least 7 times but lucky for the other two and sadly for me, no sight of Adventureland hottie. So we rode some rides, watched some Wishes, the usual. We then decided to hit up the fairies and there was absolutely no wait so we sat and chatted with Tinkerbell and Rosetta for a few minutes. Talked about Vista Way and how we worked there. 

Tuesday Kristen and I had a day off so we started it with a trip to Downtown Disney to research a boy. We got the response "no one here by that name works here" Kristen was like....uhh i've seen him here. That's how I met him. Anyway so he's a figment of her imagination so we ventured to the MK once more to watch my fantastic 3 0'clock parade. The day had been a little rainy so I feared they would do the rainy day parade and not my parade. We were at the starting point but as soon as it started it started to sprinkle so I was worried the dancers would bounce but they stayed and I saw my parade. Wahoo. But Cinderella's float was MIA so it's a good thing I will see it one more time! :) We then got in line to meet Merida and she was so cute. I was wearing my paper plane necklace and while waiting the character attendant was like it reminds me of the Paperman and I was like oh my gosh yeah! and then thats the first thing Merida said and she was like maybe if I met someone like him i would let him shoot for my arm. Then she points to another character attendnat and she was like what about him? Do you think I should let him and I was like "ehh.." and she leans in and was like "it's alright, he plays for the other team" hahaha I couldnt stop laughing. She was fantastic. Then we went to meet the Princesses cause Kristen needed Rapunzels autograph and as soon as we walked in the room Rapunzel was in the front corner greeting a guest so we couldnt see her so Kristen stopped and was like "WHERES RAPUNZEL?" like about to have a meltdown. It was hilarious. Then she came into view so all was right in the world again. We then ventured to Adventureland to see the ever amazing Aladdin and it was hilarious! Aladdin was hiding from Kristen and Jasmine was like he thinks you're a sandwhich and Kristen was like "WHAT?" and Jasmine was like oh not the edible kind and then she went off on a story of what a sandwhich was and I was cracking up. 

Kristen then got the great idea to go ask a cast member if the Adventureland hottie was working. Yeah, no he was off. Apparently he was the only one in all of Magic Kingdom to have two days off this week. Then we went over and met Tiana and Naveen and Kristen had been using a Rapunzel pen to get the autographs so when Kristen was up she was talking to Tiana and Naveen was like how do I use this pen? so I call out you have to pull the hair off, meaning the end of the hair but he thought the head so he starts pulling at the head and Kristen, Tiana, and I all call out "NOOO!" and once again I couldnt stop laughing. Naveen was tramatized. When I went up for a picture he was like "Suddenly just three girls were yelling at me!"

Kristen and I then did some adult like things like ride rides and then got in line for some ice cream before the projection show and it was our lucky day because we got free ice cream! YAY! The cast members were practicing how to twirl it so bam! Free ice cream for us! Celebrate the Magic was amazing. Wishes was amazing. 

Wednesday-Saturday I brutally worked. Thursday night I was working in Agrabah right by the CDS and Katie was stocking so she was sitting there talking to me and Adventureland hottie walked back to the cds when we didnt see because honestly, we had been playing with a bubble gun. hahaha. Anyway Katie goes to the back and comes out and goes "Maaaaadison you're boyfriend is at the CDS!" The door was still cracked open so he obviously heard. I yelled at her. Friday the park was open 24 hours for Monstrous Summer. What a disaster. I got stuck at the dumb cart hours on end and I hate that cart. I was there for fireworks which I loved and I met some great guests who I really enjoyed talking to. but besides that I felt like I was holding up a sign saying "HI! Come complain to me about the parks crowd!" So annoying. I was scheduled to get off at 1 AM but not enough people showed up for the land so we had to close at 1 so I was there till 2 helping close up. Saturday I was in Pirates all day and the managers and coordinators were coming up to me and was like "Is this your last day with us?" And I would be like "Yup. Forever." and they would be sad because they love me! :) there is also one coordinator who everytime he sees me he calls me Madison square garden. Like i'll walk by and he'll just be like "Madison Square Garden." and i'm like..hi. 

Today was my last Sunday in Florida and I really cant believe how fast time has gone. It was great to see the missionaries because let's be honest, they have been a huge blessing in my life while here in Florida. I'm so glad I get to spend my last couple of days back in Fantasyland.

Casual research on The Magic Carpets

Nay Nay

Alright so apparently i've been slacking on my blogging. I mean obviously but all I do is work and sleep basically with occasionally eating. Plus my life is the same over and over again I feel like. But because a certain someone get mad at me to update more (cough Hillary cough) i'm updating this for her. So ALLEN...you better enjoy this update!
Anyway so this week I have been back in Fantasyland as i've said in my previous post. Sunday and Monday was really rainy but now the weather is fantastic! This whole week i've been closing except for Sunday. Monday night I went to hop on the shuttle to take me to Westclock and my Adventureland friends were on there. I broke the news to them that for the first time in a long time i wouldnt be deployed there and they were like "wait-you arent deployed right now?" meaning I was deployed to Fantasyland. Anyway I then get on the bus and I see my Thailand friends from Adventureland and they really were confused on why I was wearing the Fantasyland costume and thought I picked up a shift there. I was like oh no..I really work there. hahaha it was so funny. Then the next night when I went down to tea in the Mouse there were a group of Fantasyland peeps and I sat down and this kid Josh was like "Wait, Madison? You mean you actually work in Fantasyland?" and then just being sassy was like "do you like Adventureland? Do you wish you were back?" and then a cordinator from adventureland walked by and said hi to me and looks at me and was like "Adventureland?" and I was like yeah. and he just shook his head and then a little later the money room people from Adventureland walked by and said hi and once they were gone I just started laughing and I was like "Hey, it's not my fault I got sent to Adventureland." It was rather funny. Then that night a group of us went to Ihop. Yummy.
The next night the park randomly closed at 9. Which was awesome! And a group of us went to Dennys.
Then yesterday I had a 3.5 hour class on the basic keys. There were four of us from Fantasyland and we sat at a table with 2 Tomorrowland peeps. I was dreading it but it was actually pretty fun cause we were just cracking up. I had a fun table. And at one point our instructor said nay nay instead of no for something and  my table lost it. And for the rest of the day everytime I would see them I would give them the disney point and say "Nay nay" New favorite saying. The instructor was like "man i'm never gonna live that down am i?"
Then after class while working I saw a girl in a Utes shirt and I was like "You're from Utah?" anyway turns out her and her friend were from Brigham. I was like "Ah my rivals!" and they were like Oh yeah we know all about Treetown! haha it was so fun! Then when we were closed for fireworks (one of my favorite things about Fantasyland haha!) a group of us were talking about celebrities the others had seen while working here since they'd been there for a while and i'm forever jealous because one of the ladies used to work Space Mountain and saw Princess Diana and William and Harry! Okay thats the coolest thing ever!! Then we got talking about celebrites we would lose our job over. hahaha it was so entertaining! One boy said Julie Andrews and he was like i would go up to her and be like "Mary Poppins! How is Genovia this time of year?" And I lost it. I dont know why but I thought it was so funny!
Anyway. Good times. I'm days away from only having a month left! it's gonna fly!!!

Making the magic

Well howdy there folks! I honestly dont remember what I last talked about (maybe I should have viewed my blog before starting an entry) so i'm just gonna recap real fast then share a story! Wahoo!
Alright last week I was in Adventureland yet again. I love it over there though, I love the people who work over there and the managers are great. I dont even get mad when I get deployed there now. :) So yeah...I worked Adventureland. Had some sword fights. Had some boys try to decapitate my head. Met a guest who was on his senior trip and talked to him for a while all about the DCP program. Funny kid, so that was fun. And yeah. Then yesterday after work I went and played at the park with Katie, one of my very favorite people I have met here at Disney. I also met her in Adventureland. Katie and I went and bothered all the glow cart people because they are Adventureland people and then rode some rides...I also even went on Splash Mountain. Didnt even get wet. I guess thats what happens when its 11 o'clock at night-right when the park closes and its just the two of you and two strangers and you get your own row so you sit in the very middle. Rockstar. Anyway so yeah works been work. Nothing too fantastic.
Today I was back in Fantasyland-Zone 2. Zone 2 is my least favorite zone (The Winnie the Pooh shop and two outdoor carts) well it was a rainy day and I was on the porch at Pooh-meaning the register thats well..outside the shop. But still under a roof so dont worry folks-i didnt get wet! Actually this story happened before it started to really rain-so sorry for getting a head of myself-please forgive me! Anyway so the Winnie the Pooh ride had just gone down and they even evacuated the ride, meaning it obviously had an issue that would take a while. So the shop was pretty empty because no one was coming off from the ride. My manager came up to talk to me to warn me some guests might be grumpy haha (he also happens to be my favorite manager because he's from Utah. But thats beside the point). Anyway he were talking for a while he left for a couple minutes then came back and we talked some more. Finally we see a family walk towards the store and a little boy maybe like 7 just crying. My manager was like uh oh whats wrong? And the mom in broken English (i'm guessing they were from Europe, like Sweden or something-awesome!) she said all the little boy wanted was to ride the Winnie the Pooh ride and it was down. My manager was like well there are no tears at Disney so he pulls out his No Strings book and wrote the family a No Strings in order for them to get on the ride without waiting in line once the ride got started back up. They then went into the shop to look around and we were talking about how we were hoping so much that the ride would reopen soon because this little boy seriously broke our hearts. My manager was like lets go get him a plush. So we wrote up another No Strings for this little boy and gave him a free Winnie the Pooh stuffed animal. They were leaving the shop and we stopped them and gave the little boy this stuffed animal. He was so excited and just beamed up at me as he thanked me. My manager then got word the ride should be up and running soon so we told them this and they left so happy. My manager then left and once I saw people dumping back into the store from the ride my eyes were fixed on that door waiting for this family. Finally I saw them come in and they shopped around for a bit. I was then brought a new assignment but I couldnt leave until I talked to this family. Finally as they left the store with some purchases I asked the little boy how the ride was. He just grinned as he told me it was great and his older sister said he was definitely on top of the world right then. The mom then thanked me over and over again and said how we not only saved the little boys vacation- but saved their vacation. She then told me the little boy had been saving for a year in order to have money for this trip and he left with the biggest Eeyore stuffed animal that was half his size. The family thanked me once more before carrying on their way.
Moments like this make my job so much worthwhile and honestly will probably miss the most! I love helping create the magic!

Falling behind

My bad. I have been so busy with Spring Break that I havent had time to update. And when I actually do have what little spare time I have i'm too lazy to sit down and write. Hahaha oops. I'm actually still feeling that way so this update is going to be in a nutshell. Maybe. I might get carried away. Last week I joined my good ole Adventureland friends once more and guess what...i'm returning again. Haha I love Adventureland so i'm not even mad! :) Last week my parents and little sister came to visit! It was fun and I got what little vacation I will get while here.
I first want to share a work story and how i'm an idiot. So I was in a store working and there was just me and one other cast member in this store. This kid was hilarious with his interactions with the guests. and yeah..he had a british accent. Finally I was like alright where are you from? Because we all know I like to think I know England geographically. So the nametag said some place I wasnt aware of. He told me it was just about 40 miles outside of London and I just went off on my love for England and he kept trying to make me do my attempt at an accent but I wouldnt because hello...he's a native. I would look like a fool. Anyway another girl brings his rotation and he leaves me to go to another store. He waves goodbye and away he goes-my new British friend. She turns to me and goes "man isnt he funny" and i'm like uh duh. and she was like you know he's not really British right? And i was like uhh....wait what? And she was like yeah he just pretends he's British. He got a nametag made for it and everything. Alright I felt like such an idiot because I went off on my love for his so called country. A couple hours later I saw him and he was like "ello Madison" and I was like I hate you. And he was so confused and I was like YOU ARENT BRITISH! And he busted up laughing and started talking normal! I was like what the heck man!?
So the next day he was the one following me in the rotation...meaning he was the one that kept bringing me my new assignment. Each time he would come to me he would just start laughing and I would just glare at him. Finally he was like "Ah Madison-dont be mad at me" (in his accent) I was like oh man. fine. I forgive you. He finally got his bumpout and had a couple minutes to spare before he could clockout so he sat and talked to me. I was like what the heck do you do when an actual English person talks to you. He told me he just goes with it and if they mention like a place there he just makes up something like "Oh that must be new" or "I havent been back in a while" Or something dumb to cover his tracks. He legit tries to fool everyone. He then tried to get me to do my accent again but I still refused. He was like you know the first time I met you I was talking normal and you just stood here and was like "Aladdin is so fine" Haha this was like two weeks before and I couldnt believe he remembered it but once he mentioned it I remembered it as well. Such a fool. But now folks...there really is a foreigner in Adventureland...so if you ever go...you wont know which one is real and which one is the fake. Keeping the magic alive! :)
While my parents were here we took a day and went to Universal. I went to the Harry Potter land and oh my gosh it was awesome! The ride that is in Hogwarts is probably one of my favorite rides ever! I thought it was a blast!!
The weather here in Florida has been perfect! Not too hot (well there are some moments when I think i'm gonna melt) but ah. I'm loving this Florida life. Cant believe I leave next month!

Catching Up

Alright everyone i'm sorry it's been a while. I've been crazy busy. Lets see I had my birthday! The week of my birthday I was deployed to Adventureland. I spent my 20th birthday by attending church (such a good child I am) then hitting up Magic Kingdom before my shift started. Barb (Jessica) and I went to the Be Our Guest restaurant to eat lunch. This restaurant is quick service by day and sit down by night. It is absolutely amazing! The inside is decorated like the Beasts' castle and seriously it was incredible. I loved it. So glad I spent my birthday there. After such a short time in the park I started my Adventureland deployment. I worked the Pirates gift shop that day and absolutely loved it. I got paid to have sword fights with guests. Adventureland also is where Aladdin is. So in the other zone I was able to just stare at Aladdin and occasionally run into him backstage. I loved Adventureland and made some good friends there. One night at pirates me and a cast member were joking around as we helped a guest at the register. This guest was like "All you guys have the same personality" and we kinda looked at each other like..uhh is that good? And then she was like "You guys are so fun" So we were like oh okay..it is good. Also in adventureland I could hear the firework music perfectly so ya..I definitely enjoyed my time there. I'm actually deployed there again next week and i'm a little upset because I am deployed once again and its so frustrating but I am so glad it's Adventureland because like I said..I loved it!
This Sunday I was back in Fantasyland and on my way to work this huge storm hit. I guess Florida was under some Tornado warning and it really was scary. I can imagine that's what weather gets like before a hurricane or something. Super winding and rain just pounding down. I then stepped in a puddle (Huge puddle that was completely unavoidable-trust me I tried) on my way to work so my feet and shoes were soppin wet the first few hours of work. Also this day I got extended so my 9 hour shift got changed into an 11 hour shift. I was beat.
Tuesday I walked into the Pooh shop to start my shift and found out I had missed Katie Holmes and Suri by ten minutes. I was pretty sad. I mean...celebrities are my thing. I had just barely missed them....barely!
Yesterday though everything turned excellent and was the high lite of my career so far in Disney. Why? Because Katie Holmes and Suri came in the store and they came to the side I was on, the less busier side, and I was able to Pixie Dust Suri while a cast member wrung up Katie's purchase. She bought Suri I crown so I cut the crown off and talked to Suri about Jasmine (thats whose crown it was) Katie was answering some of the questions I was asking Suri and then ironic was small talk is about the weather...we seriously talked about the weather. Haha its fine. I talked about the weather with Katie Holmes. I'm not even mad. I met Katie Holmes in a chicken skirt and once again...i'm not even mad. Haha it was awesome! Katie and Suri were both nice so I mean... that's exciting!
Anyway I have gotten no voice currently. Today at work dragged on because when I dont have a voice my own voice is so annoying to me. So every single time I talked to a guest which lets be honest..is constant...it sounded awful. My voice just got worse as time went on too. Even one of my managers was like "Oh..you dont sound good at all" Oh perfect. My voice is absolutely shot. Tomorrow is FINALLY my Friday thought after a 9 day week. I only get one day off but my family comes next week so i'm ready to finally get sort of a vacation...sort of. Not really though because i still gotta work!

Last week

Alright Alright...time to share my experience at Main Street East.
Well lets be honest...it wasnt exciting. I was so confused that first day because I got my first assignment in the jewelry store and I was sooo confused. Guests kept asking me all these questions and I had no idea what they were asking-i'm like hold on a second and had to go ask someone else. So many other people were deployed so it would take me like at least three tries until I found someone who actually knew the answer regarding the jewelry. I absolutely love the point though that one night I was at a cart during the electrial parade and another night I was at another cart for the Castle show and the fireworks...I mean how amazing is this? I'm getting paid to experience the Disney experience. Woot woot! I was able to make some friends at Main Street and even had a conversation about One Direction with a fellow cast member who is a boy might I add..and not gay. So I mean...no big deal or anything. And he was the one pursuing the conversation not me...I actually had to end it because once he asked me who the drummer was and I was able to answer it I made him stop the conversation because I was looking too creepy. Hahaha! (But seriously...the name of the Drummer. In real life thats not creepy-but you can never be too careful!)
I'll never complain about the hours I have to work again though because Main Street has it much worse. This is because they are open an hour after the rest of the park. One night I was at the bus stop all by myself at 2 in the morning...it was so sketchy but I survived. No but seriously...it was sketchy!
Also I dont remember if I mentioned this or not but the last night working on Main Street I discovered a girl I had been working with was also from UVU. Talk about an instant friendship. No but really-we were both pretty excited but bummed we discovered it like ten minutes before clocking out! UVU is the school of champions my friends...the school of champions!
Anyway that was my Main Street adventure. And stay tuned folks..because i've discovered next week i'm deployed once again! It's pretty frusterating but oh well-what are you going to do? I'm just hoping some people from Fantasyland are deployed there as well because it was so nice to have two other cast members from Fantasyland deployed with me to Main street!