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
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