All Four Parks
Ah.
This is really my first official day off. I have been on the go from the minute I stepped off that airplane almost 2 weeks ago. It felt so great to be able to sleep in today and not have to get up early in the morning to race off to training/work. So now that I have a little more time on my hands I will catch you all up on what I have been doing.
Last week I had 5 days of training to be a character performer. This was a lot of fun, but I found that there was a lot of information to remember in a short amount of time. I also had to learn all the different backstage areas of the parks because I will be working at multiples ones a week. Then of course, there is the training with the costumes, which was fun and a bit of a challenge. I wish I could go into detail about the costumes and my work in that aspect but I must keep it a secret to maintain the character integrity.
I love the fact that I can get into the Disney World parks for free! Trust me, I've been using that to my advantage lately. Just today I went to Disney's Hollywood Studios with a couple of friends just to watch the new parade "Block Party" and ride a few rides.
In case anyone is wondering, Disney owns four theme parks in Orlando:
Magic Kingdom: This one I'm sure you are all familiar with. It is similar to Disneyland, and has the castle and all those favorite rides as Disneyland does.
Hollywood Studios: This is a theme park designed to look like the back lot of a major movie set. Most everything is themed for the 20s-40s time period, when movies began to make a big impression on society. This park has a lot of fun thrill rides like the Tower of Terror and Aerosmith's Rockin' Roller Coaster.
EPCOT: EPCOT stands for "Experimental Protoype Community of Tomorrow", and it was a design Walt had before he passed away. He wanted to create a land where people could live in the future with new innovations. Well, it didn't quite turn out to that, but it did become a pretty amazing theme park. Half of the park is dedicated to the future and technology, and the other half is know as World Showcase, which ahs several mini pavilions for various countries.
Animal Kingdom: This theme park is pretty self-explanatory. It's based on animals! Don't call it a zoo though, there is much more to it. They just built a new thrill roller coaster called "Expedition Everest" and it's a very popular one.
My friend Josh and I found Wendy and Peter Pan! Alright, that's all from me right now.