Update from Disney

I have been having trouble being able to post on my blog so that's why it has taken a little while to give you an update.

I started on Tuesday, Jan 15, 2013 which was a delay of one week because my background check was delayed.  Tuesday I reported to Disney University for my first day of training called, "Traditions."  It's is basically an orientation to Walt Disney.  We also took a tour of Magic Kingdom which included going through the tunnels and appearing on stage through a concealed door.  That's about all I am going to be able to tell you about the course and our tour.  It was a long day and included a lot of walking.

I reported to ESPN Wide World of Sports facility on Friday for an Introduction to Sports class which oriented us to all 274 acres of sports fields.  We walked all the fields, learned where to pick up our costumes and took computer based training (CBT) on Safety and Hazardous Communication Right to Know rules.  Again, another long day and lots of walking.

Going to costumes was not a good experience but at least I got 3 shirts, 3 shorts, jacket, belt and they are some of the coolest costumes in the system.

Back of the jacket

Back of the shirt with the black shorts

Saturday was training on the turnstiles and the various tickets accepted.  It was a very busy day.  There was softball, baseball, college cheer and dance and Kick It 3V3 soccer.  They said it wasn't any busier than when the Atlanta Braves have spring training.  That begins in February and lasts through March.  Half of the day we were in the classroom and the other half we worked the turnstiles.  There are four of us students being trained.

Sunday we actually worked the turnstiles.  Had a first opportunity to be called names by one of our guests.  Guess it's bound to happen when dealing with parents running late and not wanting to follow the rules.  LOL  Anyway, after our 3:00 break, we walked the fields again so we would have a knowledge of where to tell people to go if asked.

Friday will be my next work day and I'll be trained as an usher.  3 days in a row is tough to get back in the swing of things.  My feet ached from being in close toed shoes, remember I haven't had on a pair of close toed shoes since 2009.  Yep, getting up early and getting ready takes some getting used to.  So far so good.

Later...

Disney's Magical Express

I just rode on the Disney's Magical Express from the airport and it was magical. They were playing a video about all the parks, of course. Anyway, it took about 35 minutes from the airport to get here. My plane touchdowned at 11:45 and at 1:10 I was walking into the Beach Club Resort. Disney send luggage tags to put on your suitcases. You never have to touch them again. They get them at the airport and deliver them to the room in about 1 1/2 hours. That's magical!

Check-in was a breeze because Cindy had done everything previously so I just had to pick up my card key. Then the trek, OMG, getting to the room was such a maze. I think I walked two city blocks to get to a really great room.

My morning didn't begin too well. I was a little sick at my stomach so didn't eat anything, well I tried but had to pull off the road on the way to Debbie's to get rid of it. Yuck. I am feeling somewhat better but will probably lie down for a little while, at least until I get my luggage with my bathing suit in it. I can't believe I did that. I was in such a hurry to get out of town I didn't think of putting the suit in the carry-on.

Oh, this was the first time I have flown with a laptop. It was a breeze. I had packed it in my rolling backpack and just wheeled it around, couldn't stand the thoughts of carrying it myself. I love those wheelie things. I had inadvertently put my moose in my carry-on. Well, they stopped me and pull it out and said, "this is illegal." She told me I could take it and put it in my bag or she would have to throw it away. I told her I had already seen my bag go away so she would just have to toss it. She said well let me check it. She took it over to a little machine and brought it back to me and said it wasn't a danger and I looked reasonable so she let me take it. Whew, because I had paid quite a bit for that dang moose and I didn't want to see it tossed. I moved it by golly!

Going to Epcot tonight. It's just a "few" steps away so guess I don my tennis shoes and walk over.

Later...