Last time I posted it was just before my first day on my own as Cashier. It was on Tuesday and I was in work 9-5.30 which isn't too bad but the buses here are awful so I have to get a bus an hour before I start which means waking up quite early! I really am not a morning person. As I was in at 9 I had to sort out all the Pirate Cruise payments, it really wasn't that hard. I then helped a bit on the dock before opening the Marina at 11. Considering Monday was pretty dead, it was just my luck for it to be really busy on the Tuesday. We had a lot of customers and it can get crazy cos people wander off to fill in paperwork then another family comes up to the window then the first family has to wait again, but its not too bad. At about 10 to 5 so like 10 mins before we close, two families came to rent out boats, we can't say no but can persuade them not to rent boats but they really wanted to. This meant that I had to wait for the boats to come in which ended up being at 5.20 then I still had to bank out by 5.30, I ended up getting out at 5.45 but they pay time and a half for anything over your normal shift so I got 15 mins overtimes :) Some of us then went to Downtown Disney that night to see Cirque du soleil but we were too tired and hungry so went to the Rainforest Cafe instead :) They do such good food.
Wednesday was my day off, after sleeping til about half 11I finally got up. Me and Lauren then had a wander to Premium Outlets which really isnt far away. I bought a dress for $11 from American Eagle Outfitters, Lauren had work at 5 so we wandered back, really need a full day to spend in that place haha. I then made food at my apartment, then got really bored. I needed a few things so got the bus to Vista then walked to Walgreens. I then went back home and watched some Toddlers and Tiara's on youtube haha, I really was bored!
Thursday was my second day off and Me and Lauren had planned to go to Animal Kingdom. We got there at 11ish and went to see the Lion King show, it was so good. Then we did A Bugs Life and went to meet some Characters! I met Minnie, Donald, Pluto, Goofy, Chip n Dale, Russell and Dug from Up, Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore and Tigger :) Managed to get a few signatures in my autograph book! Im trying to get as many as I can while im here. We then watched Finding Nemo the musical, I saw it last year and it is so cute, then we went on Dinosaur, think we will do the rides another time. We also got Chinese food at the Yak and Yeti restaurant in the park. It was so good, nice to have a chinese after a few weeks haha. Then we managed to gather a few of us up to go to see Cirque du Soleil! We went to Downtown Disney, bought tickets which were $47 then got some food. The show was so good, I got a Souvenier Cup cos I wanted one last year but never got one. It really was amazing and everyone loved it. We then got the next bus home which was packed and we didn't get back til half midnight :(
On Friday (Today) I had to be up really early for my social security appointment which was a 6am, everyone was so tired, we all slept on the bus down there. It didn't take too long to sort out then we get the bus back, and I made some breakfast and got ready for work. My managers had said that it was okay if I was late and to just get there when I could. I started at 10.30 but didnt get there til just after 11am. I was so tired and felt so sick. I was on dock and it was boiling, luckily I had my lunch break, then did cashier for an hour then we had thunderstorms! We get weather updates through the radio telling us how close the storms are. So we shut the marina and all gathered inside for nearly 2 hours, they don't often let you go early :( We then closed the dock and I finished at 6pm. The next bus home was at 6.26pm but it never showed up, I was so tired and angry. I tried to ring the bus dispatch office but couldn't get through, and I had some woman asking me if I wanted to pray about it! Finally the bus came at 7.30, so I marched on and had a go at the driver, who just said that the weather is bad and so is the traffic cos Barrack Obama is in Orlando. I just gave him a dirty look and sat down. I got back to my apartment and stressed out. I needed to do some washing so I put that in while I made dinner, then went to put it in the dryer then ate dinner haha. Now I am waiting for it to finish in the dryer, then I can have a shower and get into bed!
I am in at 10.30am again tomorrow, I just want to sleep all day! Anyway I will post again soon! xxxx
Saturday 23 June 2012
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Earning my ears!
So it has been nearly a week since my last post! I never have time to just sit down and relax anymore haha. This past week I have been training in Caribbean Beach on the Marina, nothing massively exciting has happened but I'll try and remember what I did on most days :)
On Tuesday I had my first day at Caribbean Beach, I got told to go to the wrong place so I got told off cos I was late :/ I really didn't enjoy it at all cos my trainer was just ignoring me all day and talking to the other girl loads. I was taught how to get guests onto the different boats and how to dry dock the smaller ones. We got to ride out on the lake in the little sea raycers but dry docking was really hard. I didn't enjoy any of it really and went home in a bad mood! Haha.
Wednesday was another training day, I was with the same trainer but she was a bit nicer this time. We learnt how to fuel the boats and clean them. Not much happened really but I knew for the next 2 days I had a different trainer and everyone kept telling me how boring he is and that I wouldn't enjoy working with him. I went in on the Thursday and he was such a nice guy! Felt sorry for him that everyone was being mean about him. He was training me on the cash register so that I can give guests the right paperwork and then take their payments when they come back after renting stuff. We had to stay til 7, which was pointless cos it started raining at like 5 and the marina was closed anyway. So we just sat in the office and talked about random stuff, was quite funny!
On the Friday I had the same guy training me again, it was a Pirate Cruise day! Its where kids can go on a 2 hour Pirate treasure hunt with the kids entertainers, they always seem to love it. So I got trained how to do that aswell! Its pretty hectic to get so many parents to sign paperwork and pay while telling them the information they need to know about the cruise. We then just chilled until 11am when the marina opened and we learnt more about being a cashier and I had a go at a few transactions and I did fine! We also learnt how to cash in and back out in the mornings and the evenings. On the Friday night, I think we went to Downtown Disney to look at Cirque du Soleil prices, then we went to hour of blues for some drinks, non-alcoholic for me of course! We were there til around half 12 then headed home to bed!
Saturday was my day off! After having a nice long lie in, I went over to the pool to meet Kirsty, Lauren and Claire. It was nice to just chill in the sun and get a bit of a tan. I went back to my apartment early though to book the new Art of Animation hotel for my mum and dad when they come over at the end of August. Later on that night we went to Walmart for food! I spent about $60 but I needed it all to make lunches to take to work and stuff. Kirsty and Leanne then came round for a bit.
Yesterday I was only in work 9-3 cos I had my assessment to see if I had learnt everything right. It was so easy, was 2 written test which were multiple choice then 2 practical tests, 1 on dock and 1 on cashier. I passed so was quite pleased! Then last night I just chilled by the pool with Kirsty and Leanne for a bit. Today was my first day on my own, its was fine and I didn't have any problems! Yayy. Back in tomorrow as Cashier at 9 then get 2 days off!
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On Tuesday I had my first day at Caribbean Beach, I got told to go to the wrong place so I got told off cos I was late :/ I really didn't enjoy it at all cos my trainer was just ignoring me all day and talking to the other girl loads. I was taught how to get guests onto the different boats and how to dry dock the smaller ones. We got to ride out on the lake in the little sea raycers but dry docking was really hard. I didn't enjoy any of it really and went home in a bad mood! Haha.
Wednesday was another training day, I was with the same trainer but she was a bit nicer this time. We learnt how to fuel the boats and clean them. Not much happened really but I knew for the next 2 days I had a different trainer and everyone kept telling me how boring he is and that I wouldn't enjoy working with him. I went in on the Thursday and he was such a nice guy! Felt sorry for him that everyone was being mean about him. He was training me on the cash register so that I can give guests the right paperwork and then take their payments when they come back after renting stuff. We had to stay til 7, which was pointless cos it started raining at like 5 and the marina was closed anyway. So we just sat in the office and talked about random stuff, was quite funny!
On the Friday I had the same guy training me again, it was a Pirate Cruise day! Its where kids can go on a 2 hour Pirate treasure hunt with the kids entertainers, they always seem to love it. So I got trained how to do that aswell! Its pretty hectic to get so many parents to sign paperwork and pay while telling them the information they need to know about the cruise. We then just chilled until 11am when the marina opened and we learnt more about being a cashier and I had a go at a few transactions and I did fine! We also learnt how to cash in and back out in the mornings and the evenings. On the Friday night, I think we went to Downtown Disney to look at Cirque du Soleil prices, then we went to hour of blues for some drinks, non-alcoholic for me of course! We were there til around half 12 then headed home to bed!
Saturday was my day off! After having a nice long lie in, I went over to the pool to meet Kirsty, Lauren and Claire. It was nice to just chill in the sun and get a bit of a tan. I went back to my apartment early though to book the new Art of Animation hotel for my mum and dad when they come over at the end of August. Later on that night we went to Walmart for food! I spent about $60 but I needed it all to make lunches to take to work and stuff. Kirsty and Leanne then came round for a bit.
Yesterday I was only in work 9-3 cos I had my assessment to see if I had learnt everything right. It was so easy, was 2 written test which were multiple choice then 2 practical tests, 1 on dock and 1 on cashier. I passed so was quite pleased! Then last night I just chilled by the pool with Kirsty and Leanne for a bit. Today was my first day on my own, its was fine and I didn't have any problems! Yayy. Back in tomorrow as Cashier at 9 then get 2 days off!
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Tuesday 12 June 2012
Crazy times!
So trying to remember what I have done since I last posted.
On friday as I said we were going to the Magic Kingdom, when we tried to get in they were refusing entry because our park passes weren't activated? But they eventually let us in. We first went to the Haunted Mansion then to the Country Bear Jamboree haha, we then headed to Splash Mountain but it had started to rain so we wouldn't be able to dry off after it, then Thunder Mountain had a 60 minute wait so we skipped that too. We just ended up on Lilo and Stitch and Buzz Lightyear before getting food and heading to watch Wishes. The Magic, Memories and Me was on first and that was good, different to last year when I was here but it was good, then as always Wishes was amazing, got so many good pictures. It was raining but we weren't bothered haha. We then headed home.
On Saturday I was back at Disney University for training. It was rather boring, just sat on a computer all day doing E-learning, I nearly fell asleep in the Morning cos I was so tired. We managed to finish at about half 3ish instead of 5 so I wasn't complaining. As I was clocking out I got a text to say that people were heading to Downtown Disney to meet Lauren and Leanne cos they had been training there. I met Kirsty at the Downtown bus stop and we had a wander before the heavens opened and there was some awful rain and a storm right above us. In the end we decided to head to Planet Hollywood where they seated us straight away. I had Pasta which was very nice and drank Pink Lemonade which I think I may have become a bit obsessed with. We then headed to Walgreens, I think. Got some food and stuff then headed home.
Yesterday (Sunday) we all went to Hollywood studios! One of my favourite parks. We went straight to queue for Rock n Rollercoaster, took about 70 mins but its worth the wait. I was so nervous about it but it was just as good as I remember. Still one of my favourite rides. We then looked at Tower of Terror but it was like 2 hours wait I think? So we gave that a miss, I wouldn't have gone on it anyway cos I really don't like it haha. I can't really remember the order of stuff after that but we wanted to go on Toy Story 3 but it was a 2 hour wait and fast passes had run out. We watched the Little Mermaid Show and The Muppets 3D and we also had fast passes for Star tours so we did that too. I twas the last day of star wars weekend so it was quite busy! We also ate at Pizza Planet! Always wanted to eat there, it was yummy. We then started to head over to watch Fantasmic but as we stopped to buy sweets the heavens opened again and there was an electric storm, apparently there was 18,000 lightening strikes in 1 hour, it was horrible and scary. So obviously Fantasmic was cancelled so we made a run for it and got soaked. We luckily just caught the bus in time but we were dripping wet, it was quite funny though. We got in and got to bed.
Today I was training again but at Pop Century, because I am supposed to be training for the rest of the week in Caribbean beach I was a bit confused. It was quite boring again. But then I got to go on a tour of the Brand new Art of Animation resort which opened last week cos I could be working there too! It was amazing, its so good. After training I went to costuming to get my costumes, they hardly had any recreation stuff left so only managed to get one small shirt, 3 large shorts and 3 medium swimsuits. Don't know why I need a swimsuit when I'm not by a pool but never mind. Leanne had also bought me some trainers from Walmart which was very nice of her, they fit perfect aswell. Then we went to Epcot tonight, only managed to go on the ride in the big ball haha then went to the Rose and Crown to get a drink then watch Illuminations which was good. Now I am sat in my room, need to go to bed because I have training early again tomorrow! Yay. I will try and post again soon!
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On friday as I said we were going to the Magic Kingdom, when we tried to get in they were refusing entry because our park passes weren't activated? But they eventually let us in. We first went to the Haunted Mansion then to the Country Bear Jamboree haha, we then headed to Splash Mountain but it had started to rain so we wouldn't be able to dry off after it, then Thunder Mountain had a 60 minute wait so we skipped that too. We just ended up on Lilo and Stitch and Buzz Lightyear before getting food and heading to watch Wishes. The Magic, Memories and Me was on first and that was good, different to last year when I was here but it was good, then as always Wishes was amazing, got so many good pictures. It was raining but we weren't bothered haha. We then headed home.
On Saturday I was back at Disney University for training. It was rather boring, just sat on a computer all day doing E-learning, I nearly fell asleep in the Morning cos I was so tired. We managed to finish at about half 3ish instead of 5 so I wasn't complaining. As I was clocking out I got a text to say that people were heading to Downtown Disney to meet Lauren and Leanne cos they had been training there. I met Kirsty at the Downtown bus stop and we had a wander before the heavens opened and there was some awful rain and a storm right above us. In the end we decided to head to Planet Hollywood where they seated us straight away. I had Pasta which was very nice and drank Pink Lemonade which I think I may have become a bit obsessed with. We then headed to Walgreens, I think. Got some food and stuff then headed home.
Yesterday (Sunday) we all went to Hollywood studios! One of my favourite parks. We went straight to queue for Rock n Rollercoaster, took about 70 mins but its worth the wait. I was so nervous about it but it was just as good as I remember. Still one of my favourite rides. We then looked at Tower of Terror but it was like 2 hours wait I think? So we gave that a miss, I wouldn't have gone on it anyway cos I really don't like it haha. I can't really remember the order of stuff after that but we wanted to go on Toy Story 3 but it was a 2 hour wait and fast passes had run out. We watched the Little Mermaid Show and The Muppets 3D and we also had fast passes for Star tours so we did that too. I twas the last day of star wars weekend so it was quite busy! We also ate at Pizza Planet! Always wanted to eat there, it was yummy. We then started to head over to watch Fantasmic but as we stopped to buy sweets the heavens opened again and there was an electric storm, apparently there was 18,000 lightening strikes in 1 hour, it was horrible and scary. So obviously Fantasmic was cancelled so we made a run for it and got soaked. We luckily just caught the bus in time but we were dripping wet, it was quite funny though. We got in and got to bed.
Today I was training again but at Pop Century, because I am supposed to be training for the rest of the week in Caribbean beach I was a bit confused. It was quite boring again. But then I got to go on a tour of the Brand new Art of Animation resort which opened last week cos I could be working there too! It was amazing, its so good. After training I went to costuming to get my costumes, they hardly had any recreation stuff left so only managed to get one small shirt, 3 large shorts and 3 medium swimsuits. Don't know why I need a swimsuit when I'm not by a pool but never mind. Leanne had also bought me some trainers from Walmart which was very nice of her, they fit perfect aswell. Then we went to Epcot tonight, only managed to go on the ride in the big ball haha then went to the Rose and Crown to get a drink then watch Illuminations which was good. Now I am sat in my room, need to go to bed because I have training early again tomorrow! Yay. I will try and post again soon!
xxxxx
Friday 8 June 2012
I'm in Orlando!
I have arrived in Orlando and have been here for 3 days! It has been so hectic and crazy so this is the first chance I have had to sit down with my laptop and update this. I'll give a quick summary of what has happened since I got here.
Tuesday
Well first I flew over to Orlando direct from Manchester, no delays or anything so it was pretty good. The flight was fine, I watched Jonny English Reborn and The Descendants so it was good except from the landing, we were trying to get through big storm clouds and there was horrible turbulance and at one point we started freefalling which was very scary! In the end we had to fly over Orlando and come in to land from the South. Anyway getting through passport control was fine, the queue wasn't very long and it only took about 5 mins for the guy to check my visa and take my fingerprints. Then we grabbed our bags and headed out of the airport, went to the transportation desk and had to wait about 20 mins for the next coach. We then got dropped off at Vista Way welcome centre and we went to find out our apartments. I got put in Patterson Court! I was hoping for this cos it is the newest lot of apartments with Wifi and modern kitchens. Then all the girls I had met also got put in Patterson Court which was great but we weren't in apartments together :(. We then got taken over to Patterson and shown to our apartments, 4 people had already got there so I grabbed a bed in the empty room and pretty much went straight out to go to Walmart as it was getting to around 7ish. We got McDonalds for our first meal cos we were all starving then I spent about $60 on a pillow, duvet, cereal, milk, butter, pasta, water and hangers. It was such a nightmare but we ended up getting back around 12ish and all going to bed. My room mate is from France and is called Camille, then there are 3 girls from HongKong; Heidi, Phoebe and Shasha then Becky from Liverpool.
Wednesday
I didn't have to be anywhere til 2ish so I had a lie in then got ready so head back to check in to sort some more stuff out. I can't really remember what we did at the meeting but then we had to go and sit in a Welcome session that went on and on about safety and alcohol and everything we already know. It was quite boring. Then later on Me, Kirsty, Lauren, Leanne and Lou decided to go to Downtown Disney and get some food. We went to book a table at the rainforest cafe and were told in would be 2 1/2 hours but when we mentioned we were cast members she said to come back in an hour! So we had a look round and I bought a pen, autograph book and some 3D postcards.Then we went back to Rainforest and got food, it was so good. We got nacho's and onion rings to start then I got ribs and chips which was so nice but I could hardly manage any of it cos I was so stuffed. The bill came to nearly $200! We then looked round again and got stuck in horrible rain before running to get the next bus back home.
Thursday
We had to be at a session by 8.30am which meant an early morning :( As we were going into the session I was told that my hair wasn't suitable and I needed to dye it. It was fine, its just blonde highlights, nothing major. Anyway I then found out I was working in the Pop Century resort! Bit gutted cos I wanted to be in the waterparks but nevermind. We then did social security forms and other stuff before being told to come back later on at a specific time. Mine was 4pm so as it was only 11am I went to Walgreens and got some hair dye :(. Then I went back to the apartment and made some lunch and dyed my hair. It was so ginger when I got out of the shower. I then went to my next meeting where I handed in all my paperwork from earlier and I found out I was on the Marina in Pop century so I was happy :) Later that night there was a pool party so we headed over to that and got free pizza but it was pissing it down. In the end we all ended up in the pool fully clothed and dancing to all the songs so it was quite fun. I had to get our after a couple of hours cos my lips had gone blue and I was freezing haha. I got a shower then to bed.
We had to be at a session by 8.30am which meant an early morning :( As we were going into the session I was told that my hair wasn't suitable and I needed to dye it. It was fine, its just blonde highlights, nothing major. Anyway I then found out I was working in the Pop Century resort! Bit gutted cos I wanted to be in the waterparks but nevermind. We then did social security forms and other stuff before being told to come back later on at a specific time. Mine was 4pm so as it was only 11am I went to Walgreens and got some hair dye :(. Then I went back to the apartment and made some lunch and dyed my hair. It was so ginger when I got out of the shower. I then went to my next meeting where I handed in all my paperwork from earlier and I found out I was on the Marina in Pop century so I was happy :) Later that night there was a pool party so we headed over to that and got free pizza but it was pissing it down. In the end we all ended up in the pool fully clothed and dancing to all the songs so it was quite fun. I had to get our after a couple of hours cos my lips had gone blue and I was freezing haha. I got a shower then to bed.
Friday
Today I had Traditions so I had to be up at 6am :( I nearly fell asleep in the first part of the class but then I woke up when we had a back stage tour of magic kingdom! It was so strange being directly underneath Cinderella's castle and seeing Cinderella in her dressing room haha. After the tour we went back to the Disney University for more talks on safety and all that jazz. In total it was 4 and 1/2 hours but it wasn't too boring. My group had 2 funny guys doing the class so it was alright. We then got name tags! It was so exciting. Now I am back in my apartment, going to get some food then head to Magic Kingdom cos we have our free passes! Exciting.
Today I had Traditions so I had to be up at 6am :( I nearly fell asleep in the first part of the class but then I woke up when we had a back stage tour of magic kingdom! It was so strange being directly underneath Cinderella's castle and seeing Cinderella in her dressing room haha. After the tour we went back to the Disney University for more talks on safety and all that jazz. In total it was 4 and 1/2 hours but it wasn't too boring. My group had 2 funny guys doing the class so it was alright. We then got name tags! It was so exciting. Now I am back in my apartment, going to get some food then head to Magic Kingdom cos we have our free passes! Exciting.
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Monday 4 June 2012
Tomorroww!
So tomorrow I fly to Florida! I can't believe how quick it has come around, its quite scary. Last weekend I had a bit of a leaving party with all my friends, it was a good laugh and we had plenty of drink for my last night out before my 3 month detox! Haha. It was nice for us all to be out together because everyone is so busy and we never get to all go out together any more :( It was a good night though. Then this weekend just gone was mine and my boyfriends 2 year anniversary so we went out for a meal, I thought I would cry all the way through it but I was actually fine! It was a nice night together :)
Then last night my friends came round again to say goodbye, we just got chinese and had some drinks so it was nice. I cried haha, and a couple of others did too which we ended up laughing at cos its not like I'm dying or anything haha. Then today my grandparents came round for lunch which was nice, then they said goodbye. My mum also decided that she wanted to repack my suitcase, but she made an absolute mess out of it cos it wouldn't all fit back in! So then we had to take a trip to buy a bigger suitcase. I don't mind, its got Daisy's on it and its much better. So now I have repacked, still quite a tight squeeze though! Just the odd bit left to go in.
I have also now checked in online and in the process of arranging to meet people at the airport! I am going to my boyfriends tonight though and I bet I end up crying when I say goodbye haha. I'm such an emotional wreck sometimes. I won't be able to sleep tonight either, will just be so nervous but also excited. I'm gonna have to get up at around 6am to set off at 7am to get to Manchester for 8.30am for the flight at 11am haha. Gonna be a busy day but I am actually looking forward to the flight just to relax haha.
Anyway I'm gonna finish packing and getting organised so my next post will be when I am in Florida!!!
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Then last night my friends came round again to say goodbye, we just got chinese and had some drinks so it was nice. I cried haha, and a couple of others did too which we ended up laughing at cos its not like I'm dying or anything haha. Then today my grandparents came round for lunch which was nice, then they said goodbye. My mum also decided that she wanted to repack my suitcase, but she made an absolute mess out of it cos it wouldn't all fit back in! So then we had to take a trip to buy a bigger suitcase. I don't mind, its got Daisy's on it and its much better. So now I have repacked, still quite a tight squeeze though! Just the odd bit left to go in.
I have also now checked in online and in the process of arranging to meet people at the airport! I am going to my boyfriends tonight though and I bet I end up crying when I say goodbye haha. I'm such an emotional wreck sometimes. I won't be able to sleep tonight either, will just be so nervous but also excited. I'm gonna have to get up at around 6am to set off at 7am to get to Manchester for 8.30am for the flight at 11am haha. Gonna be a busy day but I am actually looking forward to the flight just to relax haha.
Anyway I'm gonna finish packing and getting organised so my next post will be when I am in Florida!!!
xxxxxx
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