I was called a high school drop out whose only real job would amount to pushing strollers, I’ve evacuated Roger Rabbit’s Cartoon Spin at least four times a week, I got into four light saber fights with young jedis with my guest control wandand somehow lost every time, I taught a young Pirate how to conduct the fireworks, I was forced into a guest’s family picture just because I had their same last name and it made their day, I took a scared little girl who was too afraid to ride the rollercoaster and made her an honorary Cast Member for a day and taught her how to group people onto numbers (which she did a far greater job than me), I danced (rather poorly) to all the parts of Fantasmic! for three weeks straight even though guests laughed at me, I gave the answer to “Where is the closest restroom?” and “What time are the 9:30 fireworks?” at least a hundred times, and I gave a little Cinderella and her family new hope when I unknowingly gave the newly diagnosed cancer stricken girl a glass slipper while she was waiting in line only to be given the biggest hug of my life from her grateful mom, and I went home and cried because I felt that for once I was in the right place at the right time.
Needless to say, it was a crazy six months and a tiring summer at Disneyland, but I love my new job more than anything. And these past sixth months have been life changing and eye opening for me. I not only learned how to deal with people from all walks of life, or what I learned about myself, but I also learned a lot more about Walt Disney and the company, the magic, and legacy he left behind.
Taking Art to the Next Level 