Sunday, October 31, 2010

Visit to Disney World

I took the hour drive (it took me exactly an hour to get from downtown Tampa to the Disney exit on I-4) to meet a friend at Downtown Disney yesterday. We had lunch at the new T-Rex restaurant and then rode the monorails and did some shopping. Just getting off the highway and seeing the entrance confirmed that I really want to be there. There is now no doubt in my mind that I made the right decision when I chose to quit my full time great paying job and move to Disney World.
The picture above represents what happens when you try to take a picture while driving. Obviously it doesn't turn out very well. This one however ended up great and I was also taking it while driving. 
Finally having a phone with a good camera is turning out to be a dangerous thing for me. 

The T-Rex restaurant was great. It is way better than rainforest cafe. There is way more food on the menu and while it is pricey it is definitely worth it. I should have taken pictures in there but I was so focused on catching up with a friend I haven't seen in months that I completely forgot. They have an ice cave that's pretty cool. It's just white and cold but it turns red during the astroid shower. Every 15 minutes or so there's an astroid shower. The dinosaurs go all crazy and then it gets quiet. Well the dinosaurs get quiet. There's way too many people for it to ever be quiet in there. I got an order of bruschetta and lasagna. The lasagna was huge. I could only eat like half of it. 

Next we did some shopping. I bought myself a mug with all the villains and then some lantern thing for my grandparents. I was looking for nightmare of christmas stuff for my friends birthday but they didn't have anything good. I was also looking for those giant snow globes but I couldn't find any of those either. I love the World of Disney store. It's so easy to get lost. We headed over to the West Side too but there wasn't as much over there. My friend ended up buying a Star Wars shirt. 

Then we got on the bus to the Contemporary so we could catch the monorail and ride it around. For a little bit we had an entire car to ourself but then a bunch of people got on. I absolutely love monorails. The one that goes around the magic kingdom resorts is nice but the Epcot one is better because you're pretty much in Epcot. We went around on that one twice. 
That's how far you are in the park. That was taken from the monorail while we were inside the park. You go above all of Futureland and you're right up on the edge of World Showcase. It's free which makes it even more awesome. You can ride the monorail for free. I do it every time I'm in Orlando. 

Once we finally made it back to Downtown Disney (we had to take a bus from Epcot to Port Orleans and then a bus to Downtown Disney) we had some ice cream at Ghiradelli. Downtown Disney was so crowded because of the kids trick or treating. It is beyond me why they would wait in such a long line just to get a peanut butter cup. Once of the lines was from World of Disney to Team Mickey. I know most of you don't know how long that it is but believe me it's way too long to wait for a piece of candy. After Ghiradelli we walked around a little more and then left. 

Rather than getting right on the highway like I should have I tried to venture off and go see the apartment complexes. Dumb move. It's not like I got lost, I know Orlando pretty well and I knew exactly where Vista Way is, I just got stuck in a sea of cars that weren't moving. I got to Vista Way really easy. The buildings aren't as bad as I thought. They look older but not bad. It took me 45 minutes to get from Vista Way back to I-4. Vista Way is about one or two lights away from the highway so imagine how bad traffic was. We were lucky if one car in each lane got to go through the light because of how backed up it was. I gave up on trying to see Chatham and Patterson just because I didn't even want to try to get on the the other side of the road. I eventually did get on I-4 though and it took less than an hour and a half to get home. 

I had a lot of fun yesterday but now it's halloween night and I have nothing to do. 


Sunday, October 24, 2010

99 Days

Just 99 days until I get to check in at Disney World. I am beyond excited. I've given serious thought to where I want to live and I have decided I definitely want to live in Patterson in a 2 maybe 3 bedroom. I'm not really a party person and I like quiet so I think it's the best place for me. Don't get me wrong, I'm down for a party now and then but I don't want to hear it every night.

I made a request to work in EPCOT. I got the normal automated response back. "Thank you. We have noted your request however it is not a guarantee. Blah Blah Blah" I'd be happy to work anywhere but I LOVE EPCOT. I'm not even a big fan of the World Showcase. My favorite place in the world in Future World. This Saturday I plan to have lunch at the T-Rex restaurant and then ride the monorail around the EPCOT ball. You can see that whole side of EPCOT from the monorail. If I can't work at EPCOT then I want to work in a resort or on the boardwalk.

I get more excited everyday. I love the job I have now but really only because it's good money and I'm great at it but nothing can compare to Disney. I don't see much room for progression at my current job. However, at Disney they'll be tons of opportunities. I cannot wait.

I'll try to blog more often. Life is just so hectic with school and work.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Note and School Stuff

I know these last few posts were short. I was upset about Disneyland and it was really depressing. Now I'm super excited for Disney World and I am so thankful some force was telling me to apply to Disney World as well for insurance. I guess it's where I'm suppose to be.

I went to USF and asked them about doing this program and no one seemed to know what I was talking about nor were they able to help me. I will not be going back to USF after this semester. It isn't only the Disney thing. I do not like the school. I am going to be going to Academy of Art online majoring in Motion Pictures and Television. I hope to one day go to the actual campus which is in San Francisco. It makes more sense considering what I want to do anyways and hopefully I can have a long career and progress within the Disney Company.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

It's official

I'm going to Disney World. Spring Advantage for Merchandise. I'll be arriving January 31st. I'm going to apply to Disneyland for fall and hopefully it will work out. I've already received my purple folder and everything.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Rejected =[

I've been rejected by Disneyland. I guess I still have Disney World but I don't even know if it's worth going. I am really disappointed. Guess this is the end of the blog unless I decide to go to Disney World.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Pending

Just perfect. I may not find out until December 1st if I got into Disneyland but I have to accept Disney World by 10/23. Not good. I don't know what I'm suppose to do. I really want to go to Disneyland and get out of Florida.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

ACCEPTED!!!

....To WDW College Program. Yeah, I know it's only been 5 days since my interview so I really wasn't expecting it. I got accepted for Merchandise and Spring Advantage. I was at the gym and just checked my email on my phone and it was there. It was hard to tell which park it was but I knew by the pay rate. It was Florida's minimum wage and I know California's is higher. I'm definitely excited I got accepted to Orlando but I'm still waiting on Disneyland. Hopefully I hear before I have to accept or decline WDW. I definitely will hear something but if it's a pending letter then that complicates things. I have until 10/23 to accept or decline WDW. I'll keep you guys updated.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Disney World Interview

So I was planning on making a post about what type of questions I was asked and all that but it was basically the same at the Disneyland interview. The only new questions I got were "What problems do you think you may have in the living component of our program?" and "Why do you think you want to be a character attendant?" I don't feel that this interview went any better of worse than the first. They gave me the same time frame and everything as well. 3-4 weeks. I can't wait to hear back from Disneyland. It's so nerve racking. Some people hear in days, others in weeks, a few in months. I just want to hear something. Hopefully I at least make one of the college programs. It would be terrible if I didn't. However, I really REALLY want to make Disneyland. I want to get out of Florida and move on to something new and this would be the best way to do it.