Sunday, July 6, 2008

Past Couple of Days...

Beginning with Wednesday:

Wednesday afternoon I went to Disney's Hollywood Studios with my roommate and some friends. It was a lot of fun. Once we got home I made dinner for everyone and we ate it while watching the Little Mermaid. I was actually allowed to sing along with the movie so of course I enjoyed the night. Great times with friends and roommates.

Following with Thursday:

I tried to sleep in on Thursday but that fell through because stupid people decided it would be a good idea to powerwash the front door of our apartment which happens to be right by my window which is where my bed is. That was not fun. So instead I got up and ate the breakfast that my roommate Beth made. Then we just hung out until I had to go to work; work was crazy.
Thursday the special fireworks were at the Magic Kingdom which meant that there were hundreds of people at the park. It was way too packed for my comfort. I got to be greeter at work which was a relief actually. I stood out front and got to be like an attractions worker. I had to direct every guest into certain lines so that the lines that were out the door wouldn't be as much in the way. That was fun.
After the fireworks a group of people came running in because they had a lady about to pass out. The crowds and heat had gotten to the woman and she was also a few months pregnant. It was frightening actually because I had to try and help them with the woman while making people stop staring and keep moving. Once my manager got to Casey's she escorted the woman to First Aid.
Then a mother came running in with her 2 year old son freaking out because she noticed during the fireworks tha her son was dehydrated and passing out but she couldn't get out because of the large crowds. So I had to run get the woman a glass of water. Honestly, that was all the excitement I needed for one day.
During my break one of my friends came to visit me and we hung out for the entirety of my hour to sit down. That made my day.
I didn't get out of work until almost 4 am. Me, Bree and our friend John all got out around the same time so we rode home in my car. I had decided that waiting for the bus and not getting home until 5:30 am at the earliest was not going to happen. So on the way home we went to the supposed 24 hour McDonalds for dinner because none of us had eaten dinner yet. Guess what!? The stupid 24 hour McDonald's was closed without any reason. Highly aggravating. Instead we went to Walgreens which is 24 hours and bought as much food as we could carry and made it as soon as we got back to the apartment. Once I had dinner I went to bed because it was almost 6 am.

Regarding Friday:

Before work on Friday I went to meet one of my friends in between our shifts and wandered the park together. I got to meet Push, the moving talking trash can, right before the parade. That was fun. We got free hamburgers from their work location and free popsicles down by the locker rooms/entrance to the employee area of Magic Kingdom. Cast members get treated well by their managers on 4th of July because we get run into the ground. Once I was at work I seriously had no chance to breathe for 4 hours it was that busy. I was a filler at the busiest cash register and was running around non-stop. I got yelled at by one guest because the park was crowded. I was stunned into silence by that because, seriously, who comes to the Magic Kingdom on a national holiday and thinks it won't be crowded? It is the beginning of peak season and a major holiday on a weekend. Of course it will be crowded! Sheesh...
As soon as we were closed our managers gave us all free hot dogs for dinner. That was nice because I was freaking hungry! But then I got no help pre-closing so all the closing people got to work longer because we had to clean everything by ourselves which is a lot of work.
I drove again to work because I didn't get out until about 3:30 am. Bree got off about the same time as me so we rode home together. This time when we went to McDonald's it was actually open! But oh my god, the cashier was drunk, hung over and high all at the same time. He was literally falling out of the order window and slurring all his words, his eyes wouldn't focus and his eyes were hugely bugging out of his head. Wow, we laughed so hard.

About Saturday:

After 2 ridiculously late nights I got to have a 10.5 hour shift. I wasn't exactly happy about that because I didn't get that much sleep. To make matters worse, it was slow at work which made the day drag by. Lots of not fun.
I swear though, it was weird hair day at Magic Kingdom. I found an old lady with dark purple hair, a middle aged woman with bright pink hair and a pre teen boy with bright purple hair. I also found a Professor Dahlman look-a-like at Magic Kingdom (he's a professor from school) and it made me laugh while thinking about Bailey and all her classes with the man.

Ending with Sunday:

I stayed up late last night with roommates and friends. Then this morning I woke up on the couch and my roommates got up and made us all breakfast. Now we are watching John Tucker Must Die. I have to work tonight at 6 until 2 am.

Now my life is caught up as much as can be. Hopefully I'll get some sleep soon...

3 comments:

Mom said...

Oh my. When is Princess Pixie Dust sleeping. I think I had better come down and talk to your boss and explain that you have to be in bed much, much earlier. You might get tired.
But other than that it does still sound more fun than not fun.
We will see you in September, when the park is not supposed to be so busy.

AM Kingsfield said...

What adventures! Dealing with the sweaty dehydrated public will teach anybody a few things about human nature that aren't fit for a Disney animation.

Mama Dawg said...

Hi, I found your blog through blogger and I was so excited to "meet" someone who is a new CM at Disney.

I worked at the Magic Kingdom back in 1995 (not as a CP but as a full-timer). I've read your entire blog and it bring back such memories. It worked at Tony's Town Square for 10 months and loved EVERY minute of it.

I've been away from Disney for over 12 years now and I still have the fondest memories of working there. Enjoy every minute. If I knew then what I know now, I would never have quit.

Anyway, just wanted to let you know that I know how you're feeling working at the most Magical Place on earth.

If you get a chance, there's a website you might want to visit. Some CP'ers visit and post on it. Mostly it's Disney fans, but there are CM's and CP's there as well.

www.disneyworldtrivia.com