done with day 1!!

I just got home from my first onstage training day and WOW I am tiiiired!! I didn't have to be in work til 130 today but we stayed til 945 so they made it take a while. I had a little more computer training before we got to tour Fantasyland [where I'm being trained first] & make a stop where we trained first. The Village Fry Shoppe is quite the cute establishment...there is so much more to selling fries & hot dogs than I thought. It's a lot of stuff to remember but I think I can do it. But then on Monday I have to learn a whole new location. I'm helping to close both the Fry Shoppe & Mrs. Potts which is an ice cream place. There were 3 other trainees with our trainer, Kim, and it was a blast. We all talked & worked & had fun. I learned how to make french fries and trust me, I don't think I want to eat them anymore....eeeek. Also, I realized it will be quite hard to stay away from sodas...but I always have water!!

Let me tell you, I am tired...but it's totally worth it so I'm happy! My trainer told me that I should be Belle!!! It made me almost cry, I was so ecstatic about it! It's exactly what I want to be doing so it completely made my day!! :-D

I'm definitely ready for a day off, but I'm quite glad that I had fun!!

first day in costume

I'll try to get a picture up ASAP, but today is my first training day in costume [or in uniform]. I'll be in Fantasyland of Magic Kingdom for today & Monday, and then I'm in the Breaker costume [it means that we can roam the lands without having to worry about changing costumes] on Tuesday. I'm looking forward to Sunday...it's my first full day off! I hope that everyone that reads this is feeling a little bit of the magic that I'm sharing. This experience has been wonderful thus far and it can only get better! So if you're having a bad day, just remember that I'm thinking of you & I'm spreading some Disney magic just for you! Without the help of my friends, teachers, & family I wouldn't be the girl that I am today which is why I've included you all by making this blog for you to learn about my experiences!

PS-Walt Disney World's theme this year is: What Will You Celebrate? I have been celebrating being here for a few days, and I will have many other things to celebrate soon! My birthday is coming up, my roommates & I are growing closer, etc etc. My challenge to you is this: every morning when you wake up, or even every time you read this blog, ask yourself what you want to be celebrating. Sometimes you'll celebrate something big, and sometimes you can choose to celebrate something small & unique. You choose...or leave me some comments telling me what you chose that day. I would love to hear about it! Just keep a celebratory thought in your heart for me please...I would love it! :-)

epcot

after i got back from work we decided to go to epcot for a while. it was really nice. we got to go on soarin' [AMAZING!!], mission: space[niiiice], the three caballeros ride...and we went through most of the world showcase. it was really nice, but we were all getting cranky by the time we left. we didn't stay for illuminations or anything, but then again we do have 5 months here so we were fine.

side note: i now understand why people pay an arm & a leg at disney to eat. i was hungry!!!!! i would have bought a whole chicken!!

food & beverage training

today's training consisted of hearing people talk about the food & beverage department as well as watching 5 long boring videos on the computer. some were about food and some were about safety. i hope i remember it all.... :-\

i got out around 1130 which was early, & now i'm about to head over to epcot for a little while to ride some rides or something. we shall see!! :-)

i hope everyone is having a magical day where ever they are!

magic kingdom training

So today was my second big training day. Our group took a tour of Magic Kingdom [where I will be working] & learned tons of little tidbits about the park. Maybe I'll tell some of them to you when you come to visit me down here... ;-)

It was a long day: I woke up at 5, caught the 6am bus, was at Disney U by 7 & had a long walking, talking, and learning day that didn't end til about 330pm. After recieving my costumes I came back home to my apartment to chill out because it was raining & I was VERY tired. As my roommates slowly got home or came into the common rooms we decided that it would be fun to go to Magic Kingdom in the rain so that we could have some fun. It was 530 & we jumped up to go have some late night fun. We stayed for the fireworks show [Wishes narrated by Jiminy Cricket] after riding the three mountains [Space, Splash, & Big Thunder] as well as the Mad Tea Party. It was quite a night for us.

Now I'm sitting here getting ready for my Food & Beverage Basics class in the morning. I have to wake up early again, but not as early & I won't be there for more than 5 hours. Maybe I'll take a little nap...or maybe I'll end up at a park again...who knows? :-)

'Til next time! Have a magical evening!

just a tidbit

I'm up at 5am to get ready. Ahhhhhhh so early!!!!

traditions

Traditions was pretty cool. No one else liked sitting in a room for 4 hours hearing out Disney & what we're supposed to do but I enjoyed it. We learned about a bunch of stuff & it's pretty intense.

Tomorrow I'm in training from 7am-330pm which means that I have to catch the 6am bus from my apartment. Wooooo! We shall see how it all goes...

I met a guy in Traditions that's working in Magic Kingdom too so that's cool. I've met so many people so far that it's been crazy!

pictures

So I can only upload one picture on each post & I feel like that's not worth it. If you want pictures you can either look on facebook or give me your email address & I will send you pictures that I've taken. So far I only have pictures of my room...I haven't done much else yet!

Just a quick update:
I go to Traditions in about an hour & a half where I will recieve my Main Entrance Pass [so I can get into the parks!!]
It's been fun so far! We haven't done much but it's been nice to relax. I'm sure that I'll want to have these days back once I've begun working but I guess I'll find out soon enough!

address

Since I know you're all DYING to send me my birthday presents soon [February 5th is just around the corner]...AND since I finally found out what my address is....here it is!

Kelly Cochran
12725 Anson Manor Court Apt #28201
Orlando, FL 32821

I can't wait to get mail from you all!

friends

So far I've met quite a few interesting people:

2 of my roommates are from Wilmington, NC....where One Tree Hill is filmed.
1 guy from Indiana that will be working on the Safari rides in Animal Kingdom.
1 girl from Michigan that actually knows my old Irish dancing teacher!

Those are just a few. I'm pretty pumped about meeting many more people & later getting to ride rides with them all!!

location!

I found out where I'll be working today! I'll be on the East side of Magic Kingdom [ToonTown, Tomorrowland, Fantasyland] working with the Outdoor Foods part! It's pretty much exactly what I wanted so I'm happy about it! I will be attending Traditions tomorrow at 1pm ish and jump right into training on the next day! I also signed up to take a Disney Exploration class on Leadership. No assignments, tests, exams, etc....just hearing two hours of Disney leaders a week. I'm pretty pumped about that as well!!

greetings from otown!

Hello all!

I am officially moved in down here in Orlando!! I am living in a complex called Chatham Square with 7 other girls...soooo much estrogen in the place! I hope it's not too intense for me! The girls seem pretty cool so far, and the place is REALLY nice so I'm happy. :-) Tomorrow I head to Traditions which is the Disney orientation that all employees [Cast Members] must go through. I'm pretty pumped about the experience and I can't wait to start!

So about 6 of us 7 girls went to Wal Mart earlier and most of us have stocked up our fridge/freezer/pantries already. We have a balcony and four bedrooms and eeeeeeeee I'm sooo excited!!!

I'll try to put up pictures as soon as possible, but for now just believe me when I say that I am very impressed so far!!

Until next time,
Kelly!

Welcome!

Welcome to my Disney World blog! I will be in Orlando for the Disney College Program working in Quick Service Food & Beverage from January 26th-June 6th, 2009. Wish me luck!

I will do my best to keep everyone up-to-date about what is happening/going on with me throughout the semester. I will try to let you know about where I'm working, people I'm working with, what events I see, places I go, all that stuff! So get excited because this is going to be an awesome semester!!!