Captain...there's something weird out there!

Here's the smiling face you'd see if you came to Captain EO or the Astro Orbitor on most weekday mornings. It's certainly not the most flattering costume in the world (makes me pretty shapeless frankly) but it's super comfortable plus we don't have to tuck it in. always nice :)

Now THIS is what winning Scavenger Hunt team looks like! Chantel, Jessica, Patrick and I completely dominated at the College Program hunt, and as our prize we won a Walk in Walt's Footsteps tour! I'm really excited and I'll be sure to inform everyone about how awesome it was.

Meet Duffy, Mickey's bear and the newest addition to the Disney parks in California and Florida! Starting in October Duffy will be out and about in Disney California Adventure for meet and greets, and his merchandise will be sold exclusively in that park. Not gonna lie - I think he's adorable.

There have been lots of fun afternoon trips with new friends, this one in particular was to the Disney Soda Fountain in Hollywood for some pin trading/buying action.

The weather has been unbearably hot recently (we're talking highs of 113). What better way to cope with the heat than a lovely beach day at Huntington? (As well as marvelous company)

Pretty much...I haven't been this happy in a long time! I'd like it to last forever please!

Thank you for visiting the Astro Orbitor...where every flight is a round trip!

Welcome back, dear readers! I have another fun Disney update to entertain you this lovely evening. Today we went on our first field trip to the animation studios at DCA. For those of you familiar with the park, yes this is indeed the attraction in the Hollywood section of the park that any Joe Schmo can go in. No, the field trip had nothing special about it. However...I loved it anyway. :) Our guide pointed out some beautiful theming details that I have never noticed before, I learned how to draw Goofy, and Crush named me Jamaica Jillian during Turtle Talk. Overall it was a jolly good experience. I'm excited for future field trips though and hope they get to be a little bit more exciting. Check out my Goofy though...I'm pretty proud.

Here's another fun fact: The Jonas Brothers were at the park today! I unfortunately didn't see any of them, but a bunch of my friends got to see Kevin when he came to visit Captain EO. I am a very jealous girl.

There are more Innoventions Host auditions in a week or two and so I am going to find out if it's possible for me to transfer to that attraction. They get paid more and I would love to be able to perform...so cross your fingers for me please! Otherwise life is great! I'm loving the friends I'm making, the roommate situation is glorious, and work is a blast. It's simply supercalifragilisticexpialidocious :)

Somebody push the red button!

Updates have been scarce...I know. Honestly, nothing incredibly interesting or different has been happening. I mean I could update every day with, "Went to work. Danced at EO. Mouth hurts from smiling. Love life" but that would get a bit dull, wouldn't it?

However....last night we finally had a college program event and so I have something to write! Yesterday was my day off, and so Lauren and I went into the park for some funtimes goodness. Before we got to Disneyland though, we stopped off at Company D where Lauren got her lanyard started out! I have infected yet another helpless soul with pin trading addiction. So I finally was able to pin trade in the park! Stop at every cast member I want and chat with the crazies...oh man. I had missed it.

Then that evening we had the privilege of riding space mountain with the lights on! I grouped up with Steven from St Francis and some of his friends (Justin, Jessica, Jessica, Kelly and Nathan to be exact!) and we were all SO excited. So first we ride it with the lights off...totally normal. But then they turned all the lights on and wow...it's so different. First of all, it feels way slower with the lights on. Secondly, the show building is so much smaller than I expected! I mean, when you're on the ride it feels like you're flying through space. But then you see the building and it's so crowded! It was a really cool experience though. The techie in me was geeking out.

Now it's back to the normal schedule, but I'm still thoroughly enjoying myself. We tour the animation building at DCA on wednesday, so I'll probably update after that.

Until then!

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I have now had 2 days of official work, and I gotta say....I LOOOOOVE it. Both have been pretty short shifts (4 hours one day, 5 the next) which is a little sad, but it also makes it nice because then I have a ton of free time. So yes, the shifts rotate between all of the EO positions and then Astro Orbitors. Each position has something I really enjoy about it. For example, on the first day, I got to talk with some really adorable children while loading people at Astro. One little girl was super shy, but her mom told me that her name was Jillian as well and she was adorable. Another little girl curtseyed for me and told me that her favorite princess is Aurora. I also am obsessed with little foreign children, so whenever I hear a British or Australian accent I die a little bit. Especially last night when I was working greeter at EO, and this little Australian boy (maybe 4 or 5 years old) showed us his "muscles". It was precious.

Astro is also fun because you get to run the ride and spiel - two things that make me feel powerful, which I always enjoy. I'm also digging the spieling at EO - I looked up some trivia about the film online the other day so that I can have something to talk about during the awkward 2 or 3 minutes of preshow.

Another thing I'm loving about the job is the opportunity to make new friends. The people who work at my attraction are so friendly and easy to talk to. I'm not gonna lie - I get a little bit sad when I talk to people who have been there for a while and have lost the magic and just focus on the frustrating parts of the job. Of course no job is perfect, and I would never expect Disney to treat their employees the way they treat their guests. But I truly believe that Disney is a company who will give back what you put into it, and so I have full faith that I will be able to achieve my goals within the company some day. It just might take a while.

The only bummer in my life right now is that I can't audition for a show because I need to have full availability. Luckily, none of the theatres in this area are doing shows that I'm interested in. So I guess I'm not that bummed. :)

Tonight I'm working a parade shift which I am actually really looking forward to. I'm planning on checking out some pins and getting my fill of guest interactions.

Seriously - I have the greatest job. And it's only gonna get better