Fun With Leslie

On Tuesday, Leslie and I indulged in our 40% cast member discount on certain restaurants. We picked The Whispering Canyon Cafe, at the Wilderness Lodge. It was an open cafe style room on the main floor of the hotel. It was pretty, and beautifully decorated. Our waitress was loud and funny, and totally fit the western style.

We promised each other months ago that we would go out to eat every other week. Really enjoy the perks of our jobs. So now we've picked Italian at EPCOT for our next dining adventure, but back on track...

I ordered the most devine barbecue pulled pork sandwich with fried and baked beans. I meant to take pictures of it, but once the guy set it down, I completely forgot and inhaled the whole thing. Here's a pic of my plate though.

Leslie ordered barbecue pulled pork spring rolls. Again, we didn't get any pictures of the food. Here's her plate

Then we splurged on the most tasty sugar cookie crusted apple pie. So. Good.

After lunch, Leslie had work, so I spent the rest of my day at Magic Kingdom hanging out with my performer friends Naomi and Connor.

Such a good day!!!
~Courtney

Are You New?

I swear, every Attendant I've had has asked me that question. And then I say "Yeah, It's my (2nd, 3rd, 4th) day."

They respond, "Yeah, I can tell."

It breaks my heart every. Single. Time.

I'm new! Yes! Stop commenting on it!  I am trying my best, I'm ignoring the pain, I'm smiling ear to ear inside that musty head!  Give me a friggin break already!

It makes me want to cry. It makes me want to go home to Utah. Or at least pop my costume head off and go cuddle up on my ridiculously uncomfortable bed at Chatham. 

Being a character performer is hard. It's even harder when you can feel disapproval being radiated at you by the number one person who's supposed to be there supporting you. 

I haven't heard any of the people I was in training with complain of this problem, so it must just be me.

Maybe I'm not cut out for this?

Until next time,

~Courtney

T -I -double guh- rrrrr

Today I went to EPCOT to see Tigger

Tigger was in a very bouncy mood today.  He couldn't stand still. It made me smile, and all the little girls just loved him.  Pooh Bear was also very good today, but slightly more timid than I would have anticipated.

Anyway, once Tigger said goodbye to the family in front of me, I got the biggest hug from him. He was bouncing and it made me laugh. Luckily, the grouchy photopass photographer took a ton of pictures to capture the following Magical Moment

The surprise on my face is so funny!  Tigger totally sandwiched me! 

Then Tigger points to himself, makes a heart with his hands, and points to me.

AWWWWWW!

Tigger's such a flirt.

I sort of love it. :D

~Courtney

oops

You may recognize this duo as Goofy and his son, Max.

Anyway, today I was friends with Max. He's got some awesome 'swagger' going on, that's for sure. He likes to rock out to air guitar whenever he's got time to spare, and he's always got some sort of music playing in his head. He's super embarrassed about his hair and short height compared to his dad.  Overall, Max is pretty dang awesome.

Today, He was greeting guests along with a few other characters. It was his last day of training, so that means he'll be on his own from now on (scary!) It was the last set of the day, and Auriel, his trainer, told him he had to go finish his homework.

So Max goes skipping off to do it, and he decided to wave to a group of people. He looks back over his shoulder, waves energetically, and the runs right into a tree.  Smacks into it, stumbles, slips in his big bulky shoes, and face plants it onto the cement.

The whole group sees this happen, so Max flipped over to his back right away so no little kids worry he's hurt.  Auriel then rushed to his side and tells him he's starting to act just like his dad.  Now, Max loves his dad, but doesn't want to end up like him, so he sits up immediately, and starts shaking his head no. Auriel helps him up, and it's obvious Max is really embarrassed. He's hiding behind his ears, and laughing at his clumsiness.

What a day! Tomorrow is my first day off, and I will be spending it in the Magic Kingdom.

Loves to you all,

~Courtney

{Whirlwind}

CRAZY

I'm sorry readers, but I can not indulge in any details of this past week. And right now, I am incredibly tired, so I  can't even form a complete, cohesive, coherent sentence. I promise on my next day off, I WILL tell you about my check in experience and Welcome to Entertainment experiences. Though, most of that info is privileged. So don't expect much.

I'm tired. But I wanted to reassure everyone I'm alive and loving life.

I'm loving Disney, and Don't want to leave. Ever.

~Courtney

Just a Smile!

Picture Dump!

 At the airport

 Just before I left to go through security

 Standing in line at 7:30 am Florida time, meaning 5:30 Utah time.

 The check in line in front of us. 7:30 seemed a great time to show up. There were lots of parents in front of us. That meant there weren't really THAT many people checking in ahead of us.

Taken just after receiving my let down of a job sticker. Leslie's said, for example, Quick Service Food & Beverage- Captain Cook's. Disney Food & Beverage.

Mine said: Character performer. 

That's all. 

 Scale model of the Castle. Absolutely stunning in person. It's inside the casting building.

 Recognize this from Alice in Wonderland?! These two doorknobs are the only two in existence.

 Lego Malificent. I kid you not. Completely out of Legos. Absolutely amazing

 Lego Snow White and Dopey

 Lego Buzz and Woody strapped to a rocket. Pictures don't do it justice.

I don't get all excited over Legos, but today I was just amazed at what people can do when they put their mind to is. That Woody even has ANDY in black Lego pieces under his boot. The picture didn't turn out well, but it's totally there. Special thanks to the Disney employee inside who told us to take a look, which resulted in my laying on the floor to take the picture.

Super slow internet today. I'll add more pictures later!  Bed time!

~Courtney