Discovery Day:Take Two

Yep, nobody got back to me, so I went on Discovery day for a second time. It was basically the same thing, there were different teachers so they threw in some different facts. Like Mouse Gears, the large gift shop in Epcot is 2nd largest in the WDW Resort only to The World of Disney at Downtown Disney. And it can do $100,000 of business in a day. However, the few weeks before Christmas it can easily do $1,000,000 in a day. Crazy, huh? The one instructor works at The Seas and Soarin, she's been in attractions the whole time she's been with the company which is about a year and a half. So maybe one day I'll get to teach the class. They did call me the star pupil, cause I knew all the answers. But the questions were basic Disney Trivia and facts. I couldn't believe I was the only one who knew. I had a lot of CPers (college program) though, they usually have only one thing on their mind and it has nothing to do with work.

When I finished Discovery Day, I had to race over to work, which meant I changed into my costume in record time and bolted across the park. Of course when I got there it wouldn't let me clock in since I was technically late for my shift. So we had to wait for a manager to fix it, and then I had my break before I started, thank God, I was about to pass out. My first assignment by myself was Turtle Talk. Yep, I got to host the show. It was so much fun! I had a little girl who was so upset that Crush didn't say hi to her she was in tears. I tried to say that he'd said hi to everyone, but that wasn't good enough for her. So, since the theatre was clearing out I said, "You know what I can do, I'll turn the hydrophone back on and you can say bye to Crush and I bet he can hear you while he's out surfing." She was a little hesitant, but once she did it she grinned all the way out the door. Well, her father thought it would be a good idea to get her in to see the next show so she could really talk to him. Well, he didn't call on her and she was even more devastated than before. I was mad at that dad, he should have let it be. I got to do 4 shows, which was about an hour and a half. So that was a good chunk of time.

Then I had another break, which was nice since doing the show had made me really hot and thirsty. When I went back I had what we call a task for 15 minutes to help out the Turtle Talk show escorting wheelchairs and answering questions. Then I had to go outside and be the pavilion greeter for about an hour. It's a fun job, you get to chat with people and answer questions, but it is definitely a hot job. I was out from 2:30-3:30, so it was fairly warm. Then I went inside and was the load 2 position. Which is the position that scares me the most because you have the most responsibility. You have to make sure everyone gets into the clams safely and you're also in charge of the console. It went ok, I had a few angry people who tried to sit 3 adults, the recommended is 2 adults and one child. The groups wouldn't have fit everyone. I had one who threw a hissy fit and then tried to get out of the clam after the doors had closed, because her son (who was probably 17) wasn't in the one next to her. I just apologized and sent the clam on its way. I did that for about an hour and then I was done for the day.

I was going to head over to MK (Magic Kingdom) for the night, but I decided to take a nap first. I went to sleep at 5:30 and didn't wake up until Roger called around 9. I talked to him for a while and then surfed the internet for a while. I went back to sleep at midnight and then woke up around 10:00 this morning. It was a nice long sleep, and I really needed it.

Answer to Yesterdays Trivia: What is the tallest structure in the WDW resort?
Some good guesses, but it's actually Mickey's Wand on Spaceship Earth. The actual sphere is 180 feet, but with the addition of the arm and wand, it now stands 240 feet. Tower of Terror is the next tallest at 199 feet. You will find that every attraction will stay at 199 or shorter. Why you ask? Because once a structure is over 200 feet it has to have a blinking light on top for airplanes, how realistic would Mount Everest look if there was a blinking red light on top? So unless it works with the theming (as in the wand) it will be under 200 feet.