“First day of
school! Wake up! Come on. First day of school.”
- Nemo
Yesterday was my first full day of work by
myself! Needless to say, I definitely
felt a bit like Nemo. I only had to work
6 hours yesterday (4:45 – 10:45), which was very nice indeed. I took an early bus which came at 3:20 and
got to the Magic Kingdom around 4:15.
This gave me plenty of time to walk to Splash Mountain and clock
in. (Heads up for future CPs: make sure you take an early bus to work! Most arrive late or get delayed in traffic
while traveling there. It’s no fun to
have to run to work only to find out your 5 seconds late.)
I clocked in a bit early, so the coordinator
had me help unload guests. Yesterday I
ended up grouping guests into the logs, worked Fastpass return and
distribution, helped assist wheelchair parties, dispatched the logs, and
unloaded more guests. Work goes by very
quickly because every role is so fast paced.
I can’t even begin to tell you how many guests I see in a day. It’s also nice that we rotate quite a bit, so
we never get bored.
There seemed to be quite a few angry guests
at the park yesterday; perhaps it was the heat?
People tend to get very angry when I won’t let them through the Fastpass
line… One guest tried to return for his
9:10 Fastpass at 6:30. Sorry sir, but
you’re going to have to wait. He got
mad, tried to get through again, and proceeded to say some nasty things before
throwing his Fastpasses at me. Good
thing that solved all your problems sir!
No worries though, the good guests definitely
make up for the bad ones. I was talking
to a little boy yesterday and this was his first time riding Splash
Mountain. He was so excited! He kept asking me questions: What’s your name? How long is the ride? Have you been on the ride before?
Then came the best question ever: Did you help build the ride?
Yup kid.
I was testing logs at the ripe old age of 3. 1. I can sleep in
2. The sun isn’t out
3. I can sleep in
4. Sometimes I can catch the Main Street Electric Parade on my way out
5. Did I mention that I get to sleep in?
Well, that’s all for now folks, have a
magical day!
