Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Disney Fun

Well, I've been doing parades for a few months and I'm having a great time! The first parade was a little scary, and it felt like I had no idea what I was doing. But, I've gotten the hang of it now and am always excited when I have parade shifts. I don't get scheduled too often because of the Christmas party's going on now. When there are party's the Christmas parade goes on instead of the Electrical parade. Sometimes I get schedule to do untrained roles in the parades, which is even more fun and exciting. Here are a few pictures of the parade when I am in it!

Sneezy in his first Electrical Parade!

Mickey made an extra special appearance in the parade!

Christmas is in full swing here at Disney. It doesn't feel like Christmas at all though. It's still warm and sunny without any snow. Main Street at Magic Kingdom and Streets of New York at Hollywood Studios have fake snow, but it's definitely not the same. The Christmas decorations are amazing here. I went to see the Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Studios and it's awesome! It's so fun to see that many lights on all the buildings. They play music and the lights blink on and off to the music; it's really cool. I still need to go back and take pictures. I have gotten to work a few Christmas party's which is always fun. I even picked up a shift handing out hot chocolate and cookies to guests. I actually got to talk to them! And I get to wear the cutest holiday costume ever! Cinderella's castle looks amazing right now, all decked out in icicle lights. The first time I saw it was when I was high up on a float for parade. It was magical!

Donald in his super cute lumberjack outfit for Christmas Party!

Minnie went to the Christmas Party too!

My program is ending in January and I have decided to stay. I just love this job too much to give it up and I know that this is where I should be right now. I will not be extending my program, but instead I have put in for part time and full time status. It could take a while for me to hear anything from them about it. In the meantime, I will go seasonal and just stay down here for a very long season! Despite this being the best job in the world, I will most likely have to get a second job to keep up with expenses; a small sacrifice for doing what I love.