Aaron and I left for Florida what feels like a century ago, but it was only Jan. 20th! We arrived in Flordia, and took the "magical express" to Disney! We arrived at the Pop Century resort and stayed there til the following Friday, then boarded the ship on a Royal Carribean cruise. We stopped in Nassau on Saturday, and RC's private island, Coco Key, on Sunday. The weather wasn't playing in our favor at either location, so we just laid by the beach and soaked out whatever sun we could that was peaking out of the clouds. The shopping in Naussau was pretty good, so Aaron and I got our standards; booze, make up, and cigars. We got back to dry land (even though it was really rainy, so I guess it wasn't very "dry") on Monday and hit the parks right away again. Because of the slow season, we pretty much rode every attraction Disney had to offer just in about 3 and a 1/2 days, so we felt very satisfied. On Wednesday the 27th was my very first day. I arrived at 9am and stood in line... I got fingerprinted, got the key to my apartment, met my roommates (one nicer than the next) and got as "settled" as I could. Let's just say me+1 twin bed+1 bathroom for 4 people= not what i'm used to. The day after that, I took a famous Disney class called "Traditions". This class is required for all Disney cast members and goes over the history and philosophies of the company. Never in my life did I have training that was so much fun! Even Mickey came and gave us our name tags! The next day was more "specialized" training and I took a tour of the Magic Kingdom. So, of course, one of the benefits of all of you reading this blog is that you can find out inside Disney information, right? RIGHT!!! So, wanna know a secret? Disneyworld is closing Toon Town and extending Fantasy Land! Every single Princess will now have her own Mini- castle, or "cottage". Ariel will have a sand castle, Aurora will have her cottage she shared with the 3 good fairies, Snow White will have the cottage that she shared with the 7 dwarves, Jasmine will have the sultans palace, and Belle will have the Beasts' castle! Ariel (my favorite) will also have a water ride!! AAAAAHHHH!!!! Plus: Dumbo will soon feature a big top tent with a madrigal circus theme!!! They begin to break ground in about a month, so who knows when anything will be open or done, but it sounds soooooo exciting!
Today was my first day on the job training. I picked up a costume in a building the size of a Wal Mart! (pictures soon to follow) and began training. I was in bliss! You never realize how bad you missed something until you are reminded of it!! I forgot how much I missed seeing little girls' faces light up when they tried on a Princess dress, or got pixie dust in their hair! I was in near tears each moment! Downfall: I guess there is a problem with the inventory coming in from over seas, so the boutique is short over half of what they need! So, there were many unhappy little princesses who couldn't be their favorite princess because we didn't have their size in stock. So, needless to say, it's nice working for a HUGE company, cause they definetly had to comp a lot of stuff!
Tomorrow is my second day of training, and I am psyched. Tired, but psyched. The mattresses here in my room are probably 1,000 years old, so I've had a quite a sleepless few nights.
I hope all is well with everyone and I miss you all! I will try to keep you all in the loop with new, exciting things!
lots of love,
Fairy Godmother Pietrina
"All it takes is faith, trust, and some pixie dust!"- Peter Pan
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