Check-in Day!

I made it through the first day! It has been a long, long process and I am super exhausted.

After a restless night, I finally arrived at Check-in at Vista Way at about 8am. The information says it officially started at 9, but people were checked in way before then, even before 8am! It basically felt like waiting for a ride, except at the end of the line there was a mountain of paperwork. 

I'm living in a 3 bedroom apartment in Patterson! There are currently two vacant beds in the apartment - one in my room and one in another, so fingers crossed the people that move in aren't crazy. The guys who are here seem alright. If you know me in real life you know that I don't do well with the male gender so we'll see how it goes.

We were shipped off to Casting where I had a mini-heart attack when they told me that the birth certificate card I had brought was not a valid document. BUT they double-checked and it worked. Phew. It was only 9:30 in the morning and I was already having heart palpitations! That usually doesn't happen until at least 2pm.

I am working at Hollywood Studios at The Muppet show! At first I wasn't that jazzed about it, but now I'm thinking it's beginning to grow on me. We'll see for sure once I go to Traditions and my training and such.

After Casting Allie moved me into my apartment! I then had my first experience at Cici's. It was awesome - Mac and Cheese pizza!

After lunch there was a housing meeting which was a grueling 2 hours long. They went over basic information like no alcohol in wellness apartments and visitor information and all the things that could get you terminated! I'm determined to not be termed obviously, but I feel like some people are here for the wrong reasons. We're here to work and not just party. I may be a negative nancy about this, but I have heard so many stories of people getting rejected even though they are perfectly good candidates and actually want to work. 

My apartment went out to Wal-mart (ahh!) and dinner at Planet Hollywood for the first time! It was insane - we had a cart overflowing with stuff for the apartment and we seem to be attempting to share food... We'll see how long that lasts. I feel like we're all going to be on different schedules so the food will be all scattered. Planet Hollywood was awesome. Bette Midler was on the wall from when she was in Hocus Pocus!! It was awesome!

Where's Waldo On Crack

Tomorrow I have the day off! I don't really know what I'm going to do... Have I made friends? Kind of. I talked to people in the lines but we didn't really exchange numbers or anything... I have Traditions on Wednesday and I actually don't begin training until Saturday. Still - I have this lovely bedroom and bathroom all to myself until (probably) Wednesday!!

Biggest Walk-in Closet I Have Ever Seen

I Will NEVER Go Back To Dorm-Style Bathrooms

I Took Over

All To Myself For Now!

Oh and it's going to take me awhile to get used to military time - I have to subtract 12 hours every time I look at my watch!

Anticipation

And so it begins...

I survived my first flight by myself! My bag got stopped at security and I swear that my heart was racing at a million miles a second when they were looking through it. I didn't check all the pockets in that bag because it was sort of a last minute switch and it only turned out to be toothpaste and body wash that I didn't take out. I'm not a bad person, I swear! That and a long flight squished between two people while running on no sleep were not kind on my anxieties.

But after all of that, I finally arrived in Florida! One of my friends who works at Disney full-time picked me up and I'm staying at her apartment tonight for check-in tomorrow morning! We spent the day driving around and going to Downtown Disney where I got my first Vinylmation and saw Beauty and the Beast 3D in a dine-in theater!

Remember that time I spilled my Menchies?

So many thoughts and emotions going through my head about tomorrow. I'm mostly nervous... There are just so many things bombarding me at once that it is overwhelming. I really do need to learn how to control my anxiety/stress... Hopefully everything will work out in the end!

This is what I live by

Word For The Wise

Check your documents way before you check-in. I pulled out my passport for the first time in a few years thinking that it would be fine, but I quickly realized that it expires on Saturday! So today, the majority of my time was spent running around trying to find other eligible documents from the list that I could bring with me in place of my passport. We tried to renew my passport but my mom and I didn't realize that they needed to send in my original birth certificate, which was an alternative document I could have used for authorization. We have a copy of that, my license, and my SSC, but I'm hoping there will be no problem.
sigh
This is what happens when I procrastinate. Time to really start packing!

So Close Yet So Far

Happy New Year!

Darren Criss was amazing in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. I am so glad I got to see him and Daniel in this awesome show.

Yay for bad photoshopping!

Today is the 11th which means that I leave for Florida in 4 days! I still haven't even started packing yet!
Because I'm flying down to Florida without a car, I can't really take a lot with me. I figure I can buy a lot of stuff once I'm down there, but who knows if I'll be able to bring it back home with me. Southwest is awesome because they are the only airline to offer the first 2 checked bags under 50 pounds for free. I'm only bringing clothes for the most part so I don't think it will be a problem.

I have to remember to get a haircut before I leave! I like my hair kind of long-ish and I grow out a small beard sometimes when I get lazy, so this is going to be a huge change for the next 4 months. I think I look like a pre-pubescent teenager when I shave - that and the lingering acne. sigh


I'm starting to get excited!! My work location has been posted, but I want to leave it as a surprise for when I check-in. That way I won't be dreading it for the next few days before I even get there if it's a location I'm not thrilled about. I'll be getting my work location and roommates all at once so I can get it all over with at once. I'm hoping to live in Patterson. Since I'm going in random I don't know how it really works, but I hear that they just room you with whoever is next in line. I'm kind of nervous, but I've stuck it out with random roommates twice before so I think I'll be able to handle it. The anticipation is always the worst thing about any situation...

Anyway, most of my paperwork is filled out so all I really need to do is pack! I can't wait to get out of this cold New-England weather and into the Florida sun! My next post will probably be when I'm all settled in my new home!

Limbo Land

It has been awhile since I made a post here! Merry Christmas for those who celebrate it and Happy Holidays for those who don't!

Since being accepted in September, I've basically been doing nothing in terms of the Disney process. I know a lot of other CPs are talking in the Facebook groups and trying to find apartment/roommates, but there seems to be a bit of drama going on so I have decided to stay away from that. However, it is fun talking to people on Tumblr and whatnot about how excited we are. It's kind of a shame I haven't really made any friends yet, but I don't really feel like I'm missing out. I've found in life that you make friends with who you see on a daily basis or you constantly talk to so I'm not worried.

My campus reps held a few meetings this semester, but I didn't have many questions because I've been reading blogs, watching vlogs, and consuming everything there is to know about DCP. I'm just glad that the semester is over because I worked really hard and I got straight A's so I definitely deserve this long break that I am currently enjoying.

I leave for Disney on January 15th! That is in 20 days!!!
The excitement is building, but so are my apprehensions. I'm hoping that I will be working at a ride that is exciting and that I'm working with some awesome people. I've been reading that full-time cast members and the union doesn't like CPs, so I'm hoping that won't be the case with my work location. If that is, I'll try to use my charm to win them over. I'm hoping that the rest of my fears will alleviate once I'm actually in Florida. My mind just runs rampent before any big event, but once I dive in head first and figure things out, I'm usually alright.

I haven't even started packing yet! The event I'm looking forward to right now is How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying with Darren Criss in New York City!! I'm going the first week of January with my friend Jenny, so I won't really be prepping for Disney until after I get back from that trip. I do need to buy a suit, however...

Until next time!