It All Starts With A Wish: A Disney College Program TR NEW 9/3

My job can get very busy at times, but I am really enjoying it.

Great that you're having fun with it!
And I appreciate you taking the time to tell us about it! :goodvibes

I love when little kids tell me how it was their first time riding and they loved it.

That must just make your day!

One kid even thanked me for building the ride, which was precious.

Awwww....

I also love telling girls dressed as Elsa not to freeze the mountain!

:laughing: You must make their day, too!

They’ve banned selfie sticks in the theme parks and I couldn’t be happier!

Me too! Those things are terrible.
Well, I don't mind them for the odd selfie... but then people start using them to record entire shows... right in front of you... grrr....

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Just noticed you've got a tattoo on your foot.
Noticed 'cause DD18 just got one on her ankle.

Then, we visited my favorite, the Carousel of Progress! It was Katie’s first time and she loved it, of course.

:goodvibes I have a very strong suspicion that my Kay will not enjoy it so much.
But we'll see.

and attempted to stamp Katie’s head since Katie didn’t have anything for him to sign.

:laughing:


:laughing: What are you doing there? Trying to sneak up on him?

Then I had to head out, but before that we stopped by to meet Tink!

One of the very, very few characters I've met.

He let me rub his nose and he signed my autograph book.

:laughing: Cute.

Then we got Starbucks, as we do.

I like that "as we do". :laughing:

We decided to head to the World Showcase next, and we stopped to see the lumberjack show in Canada.

Meh. I can see that anytime just about on any sled dog trail corner.

They had all these different contests, like who could saw through a log fastest, and who could balance on a spinning log the longest.

I guess I've just seen far too many of those.
Literally.

They also plant three trees for every one they cut down to use in their show. Super cool!

A co-worker's son does that for summer job. I don't remember how many he does in a day...
Several hundred, at least.

I love how the scavenger hunt triggers different animatronics in the park.

::yes::

Although I must admit to being a bit disappointed with the UK one.
I'm hoping I can talk Kay into trying one anyway in a different country.

Katie and Kristen got chips and bratwurst from Germany,

mmmmmmmm.....

and I got potstickers from China.

Oh! Good to know. Kay loves potstickers.

I love Duffy so much and he gave me a great hug.

:) Cute pic!

Just need to stop here and say how happy I am to have these girls in my life. We get along so well and have so much fun in the park together. I definitely won the roommate lottery.

:goodvibes So happy you found some new friends!

It was really cool, but I felt dizzy for a little while after that, so I’ll stick to my wimpy green side from now on, I think.

I tried it after doing green. I figured since green was no problem, how bad could orange be?
I spent the whole ride wishing it would end and felt sick for about a half hour afterwards.

so.... nope!

To end our day, we met up with Shayla and her roommate Savannah for a dinner at Via Napoli!

I've heard so many good things about Via Napoli. Especially the pizza.

I got spaghetti and meatballs

Annnnnddd... then you don't have one. :laughing:


Beautiful shot, Courtney!

They were eating Nutella waffles at Sleepy Hollow,

What? That's not on the menu! At least not online.
Kay loves Nutella. I'll have to swing by there for her.

and I grabbed a soda in this fabulous souvenir cup:

I can see how you'd love that!

My favorite: Why did Aladdin go into the Haunted Mansion? He was looking for a boo (Abu)!

Oh. Dear. Lord.

Both of them said we were the cutest mice they had ever seen

:)

Annnnnd then it started downpouring with plenty of lightning too, meaning a delay of over an hour.

Oh man.

But we made the best of it! We all huddled under Kristen’s umbrella, chatted, had a sing-a-long, and did Disney trivia together.

That sounds like more fun than the fireworks!

Honestly, it’s one of my favorite memories of my CP so far.

Knew it!

Finally it was safe to start the fireworks. These were spectacular! I’ll let the pictures do the talking here:

Beautiful shots.
Thanks for the updates! :goodvibes
 
Looks like a great couple of days. Country bear jamboree is one of my favorites. Nobody does fireworks better than Disney.
 
Thanks for the updates! It sounds like you still get to enjoy the parks even with what must be a pretty hefty work schedule! I am so glad you got roommates you click with!
 
These days were filled with work! My job can get very busy at times, but I am really enjoying it. The guest interactions are the best part—I love when little kids tell me how it was their first time riding and they loved it. One kid even thanked me for building the ride, which was precious. I also love telling girls dressed as Elsa not to freeze the mountain!

I am glad you are enjoying yourself and keeping busy! Your interactions with the kids sounds adorable! On of my favorite parts about being at Disney, besides acting like a kid myself, is listening to the way children talk, what they say, and the way they look at things. :D

They’ve banned selfie sticks in the theme parks and I couldn’t be happier!

I am super happy about this as well! They are kind of annoying!

Then we got Starbucks, as we do.

Starbucks + Disney = THE BEST IDEA EVER!! :D

Next, we met Duffy!!! I was SO happy to see him. I love Duffy so much and he gave me a great hug.

I definitely need a Duffy interaction my next trip!

I grabbed a soda in this fabulous souvenir cup:

I love EVERYTHING about that Olaf cup!

Thank you for the awesome update! :D
 
Soooooo glad the selfie stick ban is in effect! Those things are so irritating!

Great updates. It is so obvious you are having a GREAT time on your CP.
 
They’ve banned selfie sticks in the theme parks and I couldn’t be happier!
Oh, that was some fantastic news!!! I'm so glad they banned them!

Just need to stop here and say how happy I am to have these girls in my life. We get along so well and have so much fun in the park together. I definitely won the roommate lottery.
That's great! I'm glad you get along with them so well. It definitely makes it a lot easier to be away from home when you're spending your time with people you really enjoy being with.

My mom is obsessed with the pizza at Via Napoli, so I took a picture of Savannah’s pizza to share.
That's just a cruel way to taunt her!

I'm glad that things are going well and you're enjoying the work and the free time portions of CP. Thanks for the updates!
 
I love reading your updates and living vicariously through your instagram feed! Hope to see you at BTMRR in just a few weeks!
 
I love this report mostly because I have a wanna be CM in my house. My 13 year old has the plan of doing the college program when she is in college. She actually has the perfect facial structure for Snow White, and she practices the voice (much to my dismay) regularly. Her dream is to SW but being a musician would be happy with any entertainment gig!
Can't wait for your next update!
 
Thanks for the update - what an amazing experience for you!!! Enjoy every second. :)
 
Hi Courtney!

What a nice update!
I love rubbing Pluto's nose too :D He's so cute! :)
I love the picture you take of the fireworks... :D I can't wait for my first visit next year !
 
Courtney I hope you are having the time of your life! You took some great pictures of the fireworks, are you using your cell phone or a camera. I will be going down soon and can never seem to capture the fireworks.
 
I just stumbled upon your trip report and I actually know one of your coworkers at Splash! :) My best friend works with him at his other job. His name's Carlos...he got cross-trained at Thunder recently but I'm sure you've had the pleasure of working with him! Can't wait for more updates! :)
 
Hi Courtney! Haven't posted but I have been following your report... and I'm that mom who had to say "Hi Courtney" when I saw you working around midnight on August 1!
 
I also love telling girls dressed as Elsa not to freeze the mountain!

Cute!!!

We decided to head to the World Showcase next, and we stopped to see the lumberjack show in Canada. I never stop for the live acts in World Showcase but I loved this one! They had all these different contests, like who could saw through a log fastest, and who could balance on a spinning log the longest. They also plant three trees for every one they cut down to use in their show. Super cool!

Cool! I never stop for the live acts either, but this sounds like a lot of fun, I'd like to check it out :goodvibes


This photo is cracking me up! Aww Agent P :lovestruc

Just need to stop here and say how happy I am to have these girls in my life. We get along so well and have so much fun in the park together. I definitely won the roommate lottery.

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So glad to hear you've made some great friends!! I bet it makes the experience 10x more magical :goodvibes


Perfect photos!

Thanks so much for sharing!
 
Courtney I hope you are having the time of your life! You took some great pictures of the fireworks, are you using your cell phone or a camera. I will be going down soon and can never seem to capture the fireworks.

Thank you!! I actually use my iPhone 5 for the fireworks pictures!

I just stumbled upon your trip report and I actually know one of your coworkers at Splash! :) My best friend works with him at his other job. His name's Carlos...he got cross-trained at Thunder recently but I'm sure you've had the pleasure of working with him! Can't wait for more updates! :)

That's so funny! I do know Carlos and he's so nice!!

Hi Courtney! Haven't posted but I have been following your report... and I'm that mom who had to say "Hi Courtney" when I saw you working around midnight on August 1!

I was wondering who that was!!! Thank you so much for saying hi and following along!
 
July 4, 2015-July 6, 2015: Work

I worked a lot over these next few days—it was a busy time for the Magic Kingdom!

Keep scrolling past pkondz's sass for the next update!!
 
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