Evacuate the Barnstormer

Unfortunately, I had to take a rain check on skydiving. The wind gusts were too much and if it shifted suddenly it would cause your parachute to collapse. Yikes. But, we rescheduled for February 24! Instead, Teresa and I went to Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios. The cast members have a 50% off discount on merchandise until Feb. 11 so we finished up our last minute shopping at half price. We rode the Tower of Terror and the Rockin' Rollercoaster. AWESOME! It was nice to enjoy the parks for once. We also ate dinner at the cutest place called “Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant.” The tables are all shaped like cars and there is a large screen playing short clips like you are at a drive in. It was very cute!

Since last Wednesday, I have just been working and keeping up with stuff – laundry, homework, etc. Work has been alright. I worked a long shift on Valentine’s Day until 2AM and I work a ten hour shift yesterday. We did have an exciting moment at work. Something flagged the sensor on The Barnstormer so the ride auto emergency stopped itself. Guests were stopped on the lift and at hold (the waiting portion before arriving back in the station). It was a good learning experience to go through the drill of call maintenance, call a manager, call the coordinator, spiel to the guests to remain seated and then actually evacuating them out of the carts was exciting. After all guests had exited the ride, we were able to reset zones and get it back up and working. It definitely made my shift go by faster.

I also had my first homeroom meeting with my manager, Julie. I have around 12 managers and 10 or so coordinators in the Magic Kingdom, so it’s different people every day. But, Julie is my homeroom manager. With the college program, I am supposed to have three formal sit down meetings with her to discuss my expectations and progress.

For lunch on my day off, I went on a Toonie Outing! We ate at Sanaa located at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. It was African/Indian mix of food. I had chicken with red curry sauce, beef, basalti rice, naan bread, and mango chuckling. It was very different, but I really enjoyed it. It’s nice to get out with your co-workers too. From the restaurant, you could see giraffes and zebras just hanging out. It was a really neat place and cast members get 40% off!

I also had my second Marketing You class and she went over all of our homework for the entire course. Time to get ahead on things(again)!