Since last I blogged, Andrew and I visited the Magic Kingdom. As a precursor, just imagine and know that all day was a mixed blur of emotions; happy, excited, crying with happiness, etc. Coming through the main gate and coming upon Main Street was just too magical, until I turned the corner. Down Main Street in the background, there it was; Cinderella's castle. The music, the scents, the sites, it was all so much and amazing. I felt so much like a little kid again.
I was also really excited to be reunited with my friend Danielle. She let us borrow her passes into the park before we got our own. I know her from my Goin' Band days. We started the day off in Adventureland at Pirates of the Caribbean. Andrew joined the pirates there at the pirates league. So that was the first ride I enjoyed. We then roamed off into Frontier Land. Here I was sad to see that Splash Mountain was closed but Big Thunder Mountain was wide open and the line was non existent.
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| Danielle and I |
Once we got off, we were strolling through Frontier Land and there I spotted my first characters.
Following this, Andrew took us around to a shop by the castle for a Bulgarian waffle with Nutella and fruit. From here, I had another clear shot of the castle so I snapped a picture for my first Florida geocache. Yes, I had to wait 4 days to get my first FL cache.
Next we roamed around to the back side of the castle. Here we decided to get our Fast Passes and killed time at PhillharMagic. It was AWESOME!!!! It made me realize this is my home and this is where I am staying. It's a 4D show incorporating several Disney characters and musics.
Then...Oh My God!!! Another completely magical moment was made. We visited the Fairtytale Princess Hall across the way and there I met my princess. Rapunzel and I met and she was so lovely and friendly. We talked for like 10 minutes and she was so interactive and fun. She's coming to see my tap routine at the Snuggly Duckling next week. I even got a video. She was such a delight.
The rest of the day passed in such a fun blur, partially because I was fighting back tears of sheer joy all day. We visited Fantasy Land and then continued to Tomorrow Land. I finally got my first ride on Space Mountain. 'Twas an awesome first ride.
We managed to cover the whole kingdom in before 2:00 it seemed. Shortly after, our roommate Michael joined us for his first adventure to the Magic Kingdom. We got to ride everything again so that he could experience it all which was awesome. We rode Small World, Space Mountain with annoying cheerleaders, and got to see the Dream Along with Mickey show.
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| Dream Along with Mickey |
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| Conner, Michael, and Andrew after a ride delay near 20 high school cheerleaders |
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| "First Time" buttons |
At the end of the night, we got to watch the firework show called "Wishes". Besides the fog covering most of the fireworks, the show and music was amazing. Had quite a few man tears during it.
The next day, we had our Traditions class. This was split into several groups but I was lucky and got to be in the same class as Andrew. Here we went over a lot of basic safety policies and the history and traditions of Disney and Disney parks. After lunch, we got a special treat. They took us into the park and we got to walk around and see some concepts in action. Back in class, the boss himself with his ears and bow tie brought us our new name tags. We were all so excited to see Mickey.
We were even presented our own first pair of ears.
That night, all of the roommates decided we wanted to go visit Epcot.
I finally got to see the ball and learned to my surprise that there is a ride inside. It was quite fun getting to go inside. After, we roamed further in and were launched into space on a mission to Mars in Mission: Space. Michael, Dylan, and Jason were in one module while Andrew and I were "trained" in another with other guests. By this time, it was time to make our way to the World Showcase pavilion to watch the firework/waterworks show Illuminations. Then we made our way around the world stopping in the UK first. Then the group split in half meaning Andrew, Michael, and I made our way to Paris and Morocco and the following countries. 
Saturday was a blah day generally. I had my Welcome to Entertainment class which was just a general overview of the entertainment crew like character performer, character attendant, and photo pass. It was fun however to again visit the park to see concepts in person. We got to go watch Dream Along with Mickey again to see all the entertainment roles in action.
Today, I began my first day of what I feel was true training. It was just us character performers together getting down to business. I won't have picture, obviously, from today but generally we spent the morning going over basics. How to walk in character, how to read schedules, how to find proper characterization info sheets, and so on. After lunch, we got to, as Barney Stinson would say, SUIT UP! We went over the basics of all the parks of our costumes and assembly. Once in costume we got to practice movements and improv and even play charades. It was definitely a fun afternoon.
So since several people are asking about my new best friend, I'll let ya know. But, he isn't really a new best friend. He's been with me since I came to Disney when I was 4 ; when I never dreamed what I'd be doing today.
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