Well, I don't know if I told y'all this or not, but my first week down here was when I came down with the FLU! Um...it's not flu season? How is that possible? Do people not use hand sanitizer? 0.o It was HORRIBLE! I got my first two points because of that stupid flu! :(
My Mom is down here now... I worked until 2:45 on Saturday, July 17th. We were having a blast! We rode Tower of Terror so my Mom could experience the new drop sequence. I introduced her to my fellow Cast Members in the View. We watched the Block Party Bash. Everything was fine up until Sunday afternoon...
We went to church in the morning....fine.
We went to lunch at at Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant...ehh iffy.
Shopped for thirty minutes...not so good.
My Mom started to feel sick.
Sunday night I took her to a Night Care Place where they diagnosed her with STREP! :(
I caught it on Monday, July 19th... UGH!
I'm still not 100& yet. I have to work tomorrow. My Mom is here until Sunday. I can't afford to be sick any longer!
Just a word of advice to y'all coming down in a few weeks: BE SURE TO TAKE YOUR VITAMINS EVERY SINGLE DAY...OR ELSE THIS HAPPENS^ 0.o
I can't wait to meet y'all FAll 2010 CPers in a few weeks!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
First Hat Sets + MOM VISITS = AWESOME
=]
Hey y'all! :)
Sunday, July 11th was my first hat set for character shifts! I was really nervous about messing the schedule up because no one trained me on how to work hat sets. I ended up asking a few PhotoPass Cast Members how things with the character rotations work. Well, when I logged into CDS, I was assigned to Hat 5 Chip and Dale! :D I could not have asked for a better assignment because Chip and Dale are my favorite! The hat sets started at 9:15 and ended at 12:30 when we had our lunch break. I was sent to VIP Mickey for thirty minutes before they assigned me to Hat Left because they were short of people for icon shifts.
This past week has been such a once in a lifetime experience when it comes to celebrities. I took pictures of Monique (from the movie Precious) and her family when I was assigned to Mike and Sulley from Monsters Inc. Well, I never watched the movie... I am not familiar with her work at all. I think I only recognized her face because she was interviewed on the red carpet during the Academy Awards. She was SOO nice and SOO patient with me and my camera problems... Did I mention that her kids were adorable?!
I think yesterday was probably THE best experience yet because of what one of the Character Attendants told us secretly.. :) I was told that the prince from the Prince of Persia movie was going to come our way to visit Mickey! I immediately assumed that it was going to be JAKE GYLLENHAAL! haha :) It turns out that they were mistaken..dun..dun..dun.. haha. :) I ended up taking pictures of a prince from Saudi Arabia! Umm...yeah...indescribable! haha
My Mom is either driving or taking the Auto Train down on Friday, July 16th to visit me for a week. I am beyond thankful that I got to switch shifts with my coworker Kevin for his 8:30 to 4:30 shift! Before that switch happened, we were going to have to postpone seeing each other on Sunday instead of Saturday because I was going to get off at 10:15.. that would mean that we wouldn't get back to our friends house until 11:30 or midnight the same night. God definitely worked through that situation!
So...
Saturday: Work from 8:30 to 4:30
Meet my Mom at 4:30
Have an early dinner before driving to our friends house
Sunday: Church
Lunch, shopping, etc.. haha
Monday: CHECK-IN AT THE FRENCH QUARTER RESORT
PARK
DINNER AT THE 1900 CHARACTER DINNER
Tuesday: PARKS!
Wednesday: Check out... :(
PARKS
Thursday: Back to work when my Mom will still be here... sad face. :(
MY MOM IS COMING! MY MOM IS COMING! MY MOM IS COMING! MY MOM IS COMING! MY MOM IS COMING! -sigh- MY MOM IS COMING! MY MOM IS COMING! MY MOM IS COMING! MY MOM IS COMING!
haha :)
Talk to y'all later!
Hey y'all! :)
Sunday, July 11th was my first hat set for character shifts! I was really nervous about messing the schedule up because no one trained me on how to work hat sets. I ended up asking a few PhotoPass Cast Members how things with the character rotations work. Well, when I logged into CDS, I was assigned to Hat 5 Chip and Dale! :D I could not have asked for a better assignment because Chip and Dale are my favorite! The hat sets started at 9:15 and ended at 12:30 when we had our lunch break. I was sent to VIP Mickey for thirty minutes before they assigned me to Hat Left because they were short of people for icon shifts.
This past week has been such a once in a lifetime experience when it comes to celebrities. I took pictures of Monique (from the movie Precious) and her family when I was assigned to Mike and Sulley from Monsters Inc. Well, I never watched the movie... I am not familiar with her work at all. I think I only recognized her face because she was interviewed on the red carpet during the Academy Awards. She was SOO nice and SOO patient with me and my camera problems... Did I mention that her kids were adorable?!
I think yesterday was probably THE best experience yet because of what one of the Character Attendants told us secretly.. :) I was told that the prince from the Prince of Persia movie was going to come our way to visit Mickey! I immediately assumed that it was going to be JAKE GYLLENHAAL! haha :) It turns out that they were mistaken..dun..dun..dun.. haha. :) I ended up taking pictures of a prince from Saudi Arabia! Umm...yeah...indescribable! haha
My Mom is either driving or taking the Auto Train down on Friday, July 16th to visit me for a week. I am beyond thankful that I got to switch shifts with my coworker Kevin for his 8:30 to 4:30 shift! Before that switch happened, we were going to have to postpone seeing each other on Sunday instead of Saturday because I was going to get off at 10:15.. that would mean that we wouldn't get back to our friends house until 11:30 or midnight the same night. God definitely worked through that situation!
So...
Saturday: Work from 8:30 to 4:30
Meet my Mom at 4:30
Have an early dinner before driving to our friends house
Sunday: Church
Lunch, shopping, etc.. haha
Monday: CHECK-IN AT THE FRENCH QUARTER RESORT
PARK
DINNER AT THE 1900 CHARACTER DINNER
Tuesday: PARKS!
Wednesday: Check out... :(
PARKS
Thursday: Back to work when my Mom will still be here... sad face. :(
MY MOM IS COMING! MY MOM IS COMING! MY MOM IS COMING! MY MOM IS COMING! MY MOM IS COMING! -sigh- MY MOM IS COMING! MY MOM IS COMING! MY MOM IS COMING! MY MOM IS COMING!
haha :)
Talk to y'all later!
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Staying Busy!
Hey guys!
First off, I want to apologize for not updating my blog on a regular basis... I usually have 7 1/2 hour shifts to 9 hour shifts every day. I have been soo exhausted that I just haven't been in the mood to update this blog! Did I mention that I have to update my vlog as well?
0.0
....
Let's see how that goes! haha :)
Check-In Day
Check-in day was a rather fast process! Check-in started at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, May 19th, but my parents made sure that I arrived an hour early. I met one of my apartment mates in line before meeting everyone else a few hours later once they got out of Casting. We managed to get the complex we wanted (Chatham), room size (4 bedrooms; 8 people), and amazing roommates! I am beyond thankful that we all mesh together so well. :D
Tradtions
Past Disney. Present Disney. Future Disney.
The rest is confidential. :)
Training for PhotoPass!
My first two training days started at Disney's Animal Kingdom Business Complex. The first day was about the basic outdoor and indoor camera settings such as ISO, metering, battery power, etc. My two trainers also ran over the Disney Basics for the new Disney Cast Member slogan: Safe-D Begins with Me! :)
My second day was about how to hold, operate, and use troubleshooting techniques with our Nikon cameras. We got to look at pictures from past PhotoPass CPers for future reference purposes. I cried when I looked at a few because I knew that I was going to make a child smile as they meet Mickey Mouse for the first time! I can finally be apart of a child's dream... That is definitely something to be excited about!
Third day of training was at Disney's Hollywood Studios! Did I mention that my home park IS Hollywood Studios? :) It was a lot of fun because my trainer let me go out for an hour to practice on park guests!
Once my training period was over, nerves started to hit me hard because the next day was my first day on the job by myself.
DAY ONE TO PRESENT! :D
I was really excited to finally start taking pictures of guests by myself without a trainer watching me nearby. Every job has their moments, right? Well, I am really frustrated with some of my pictures because they either show up crooked, t close, or blurry. I do believe that I am getting used to the weight of the camera now... we'll see what the week looks like ahead! :)
Stay tuned for more blog updates!
"...it all started with a mouse." - Walt Disney
First off, I want to apologize for not updating my blog on a regular basis... I usually have 7 1/2 hour shifts to 9 hour shifts every day. I have been soo exhausted that I just haven't been in the mood to update this blog! Did I mention that I have to update my vlog as well?
0.0
....
Let's see how that goes! haha :)
Check-In Day
Check-in day was a rather fast process! Check-in started at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, May 19th, but my parents made sure that I arrived an hour early. I met one of my apartment mates in line before meeting everyone else a few hours later once they got out of Casting. We managed to get the complex we wanted (Chatham), room size (4 bedrooms; 8 people), and amazing roommates! I am beyond thankful that we all mesh together so well. :D
Tradtions
Past Disney. Present Disney. Future Disney.
The rest is confidential. :)
Training for PhotoPass!
My first two training days started at Disney's Animal Kingdom Business Complex. The first day was about the basic outdoor and indoor camera settings such as ISO, metering, battery power, etc. My two trainers also ran over the Disney Basics for the new Disney Cast Member slogan: Safe-D Begins with Me! :)
My second day was about how to hold, operate, and use troubleshooting techniques with our Nikon cameras. We got to look at pictures from past PhotoPass CPers for future reference purposes. I cried when I looked at a few because I knew that I was going to make a child smile as they meet Mickey Mouse for the first time! I can finally be apart of a child's dream... That is definitely something to be excited about!
Third day of training was at Disney's Hollywood Studios! Did I mention that my home park IS Hollywood Studios? :) It was a lot of fun because my trainer let me go out for an hour to practice on park guests!
Once my training period was over, nerves started to hit me hard because the next day was my first day on the job by myself.
DAY ONE TO PRESENT! :D
I was really excited to finally start taking pictures of guests by myself without a trainer watching me nearby. Every job has their moments, right? Well, I am really frustrated with some of my pictures because they either show up crooked, t close, or blurry. I do believe that I am getting used to the weight of the camera now... we'll see what the week looks like ahead! :)
Stay tuned for more blog updates!
"...it all started with a mouse." - Walt Disney
Thursday, May 13, 2010
2 Days!
I just want to let y'all know that I plan on sticking with this blog regularly while working for Mickey Mouse! The past week has been crazy because some of my professors are giving me unexpected things to accomplish before I leave on Saturday (those things are officially done).
I can't believe that this new step in my life is already here! Mother's Day was definitely an emotional day because it was my last Sunday in Maryland... but it was my last Sunday to see all of my close friends at one time! Tears fel from eyes like a waterfall that night.
Clean. Best Buy. School. Mocha run :). Doctor's. U-Turn. Home.
...gotta love wednesdays, right?...
Any suggestions on ways to make my vlogs/blogs more exciting? Comment below so that I can take your ideas into consideration! :)
I can't believe that this new step in my life is already here! Mother's Day was definitely an emotional day because it was my last Sunday in Maryland... but it was my last Sunday to see all of my close friends at one time! Tears fel from eyes like a waterfall that night.
Clean. Best Buy. School. Mocha run :). Doctor's. U-Turn. Home.
...gotta love wednesdays, right?...
Any suggestions on ways to make my vlogs/blogs more exciting? Comment below so that I can take your ideas into consideration! :)
"Dream it. Do it. Disney."
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Disney Vision
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I will be changing the CP channel every week to some of my favorite vloggers. :) Be sure to check out John's channel whenever you can! :)
I will be changing the CP channel every week to some of my favorite vloggers. :) Be sure to check out John's channel whenever you can! :)
Monday, April 26, 2010
What do I want do during my term on the CP?
1. go to the parks after work until closing. :)
2. watch the parades over and over again... nothing at disney makes me bored!
3. ride the new toy story ride!
4. ride tower of terror every single day until my program ends!
5. visit the Petterec's and the Price's! :)
6. go to the titanic museum
7.go to sea world
8.go to the new harry potter park over at universal (only for picture taking purposes :D).
9. get my picture taken in front of the castle, the tree, the magic hat, and the giant golf ball wearing a disney college program shirt! :D
10.should i ride its a small world? nah...the song will be stuck in my head ALL day! hahaha :)
11. ride space mountain with the lights ON! i think the college program cast members have that option... i heard that from someone... i don't know... haha
12. talk with a mexican in spanish at the world showcase pavilion!
13. visit club cool at epcot...-shudders- club cool is a fun place to go to try different soda's from around the world... most of which are gross...
14. take amazing pictures on and off my shift. :)
15. get my picture taken with chip and dale!
16. go to the barn with Miss Jen! :D
17. visit all of the resorts that i want to stay at in the future... the animal kingdom lodge, fort wilderness, and many more...
18. meet amazing vloggers who are down there right now! RYAN O DISNEY SHOW: http://www.youtube.com/user/ryanodisneyshow
JOHN'S CHANNEL: http://www.youtube.com/user/JohnWDWCP
and many others... i've been watching quite a few vlogs over the past couple of months. :D
19. go on a photography adventure with caroline! :)
20. make vlogs about the star wars weekends!
21.make vlogs about mickey's not so scary halloween party, mickey's very merry christmas party, disney's night of joy, new years, and many other events...
22. VLOG ABOUT MY ROLE AS A PHOTOGRAPHER!
wow... i am really excited! :D
23.take my future disney friends around the parks with me to make my vlogs even better!
24. challenge a few people to a beverly drinking contest! beverly is a GROSS soda from italy... it tastes like medicine... grossness.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3ud8h5UqHg
:)
bethany brown
future disney cast member
future photopass photographer
future... i don't know.. you tell me... future president of the disney franchise? that sounds like a sweet deal to me! :)
2. watch the parades over and over again... nothing at disney makes me bored!
3. ride the new toy story ride!
4. ride tower of terror every single day until my program ends!
5. visit the Petterec's and the Price's! :)
6. go to the titanic museum
7.go to sea world
8.go to the new harry potter park over at universal (only for picture taking purposes :D).
9. get my picture taken in front of the castle, the tree, the magic hat, and the giant golf ball wearing a disney college program shirt! :D
10.should i ride its a small world? nah...the song will be stuck in my head ALL day! hahaha :)
11. ride space mountain with the lights ON! i think the college program cast members have that option... i heard that from someone... i don't know... haha
12. talk with a mexican in spanish at the world showcase pavilion!
13. visit club cool at epcot...-shudders- club cool is a fun place to go to try different soda's from around the world... most of which are gross...
14. take amazing pictures on and off my shift. :)
15. get my picture taken with chip and dale!
16. go to the barn with Miss Jen! :D
17. visit all of the resorts that i want to stay at in the future... the animal kingdom lodge, fort wilderness, and many more...
18. meet amazing vloggers who are down there right now! RYAN O DISNEY SHOW: http://www.youtube.com/user/ryanodisneyshow
JOHN'S CHANNEL: http://www.youtube.com/user/JohnWDWCP
and many others... i've been watching quite a few vlogs over the past couple of months. :D
19. go on a photography adventure with caroline! :)
20. make vlogs about the star wars weekends!
21.make vlogs about mickey's not so scary halloween party, mickey's very merry christmas party, disney's night of joy, new years, and many other events...
22. VLOG ABOUT MY ROLE AS A PHOTOGRAPHER!
wow... i am really excited! :D
23.take my future disney friends around the parks with me to make my vlogs even better!
24. challenge a few people to a beverly drinking contest! beverly is a GROSS soda from italy... it tastes like medicine... grossness.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3ud8h5UqHg
:)
bethany brown
future disney cast member
future photopass photographer
future... i don't know.. you tell me... future president of the disney franchise? that sounds like a sweet deal to me! :)
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Why I haven't updated...
Hey all! :)
School has been keeping me busy since my last blog update to the point where I can no longer upload vlogs/blogs... At least I'm writing one now! :)
Tomorrow will be exactly 25 days until I make the big move down to Orlando for the Walt Disney World College Program! :D I still can't believe that I got in. I still can't believe that I will be leaving Maryland for 7 months (a year if i want to extend). I can't believe that I will be miles away from my family and friends... I guess that gives y'all a reason to visit me. ;) haha
Even though I won't see my friends and family for months on end, I still plan on staying in touch with them on a daily basis.
Did you find a roommate yet, Bethany?
That question seems to be on everyone's mind right now. :) My roommate for the college program is such an amazing Girl with a heart for the Lord. Having her as a roommate has been a huge answer to prayer... a huge answer. I can't wait to meet her in person when check in day arrives! :D
Bethany
School has been keeping me busy since my last blog update to the point where I can no longer upload vlogs/blogs... At least I'm writing one now! :)
Tomorrow will be exactly 25 days until I make the big move down to Orlando for the Walt Disney World College Program! :D I still can't believe that I got in. I still can't believe that I will be leaving Maryland for 7 months (a year if i want to extend). I can't believe that I will be miles away from my family and friends... I guess that gives y'all a reason to visit me. ;) haha
Even though I won't see my friends and family for months on end, I still plan on staying in touch with them on a daily basis.
Did you find a roommate yet, Bethany?
That question seems to be on everyone's mind right now. :) My roommate for the college program is such an amazing Girl with a heart for the Lord. Having her as a roommate has been a huge answer to prayer... a huge answer. I can't wait to meet her in person when check in day arrives! :D
Bethany
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