Wednesday, September 21, 2011

I have some new music to add to my repertoire of amazing Disney tunes...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8YHUD_uD5U

This is the music from the Boo to You parade in Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party! I went to that party last night and it was AMAZING!

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

I get to see this little guy ("little" being relative because he's about 315 pounds) every day on the safari. It's wonderful!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jb4y3KRvUU&feature=player_embedded

Thursday, September 8, 2011

This post will be short, sweet, and to the point:

I LOVE MY JOB!

Thursday, September 1, 2011

After driving a safari truck for many hours, it's so difficult to go back to my little Volvo! I keep thinking I have to make super wide turns, put it in park every time I stop, or beep whenever I'm about to drive somewhere. It's crazy!

Oh also, today is International Save Japan Dolphins Day. Today marks the beginning of the annual dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan. SAVE THE DOLPHINS! And whales and sharks...

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

I have officially "earned my ears!" My first solo day as a driver is tomorrow and I couldn't be more nervous/excited! Wish me luck!

Monday, August 22, 2011

I also forgot to mention where I'm living! I'm in Chatham with five other girls and they're all very nice! Hopefully with the new CP's coming through in the upcoming weeks there will be more going on because it's pretty quiet here!

Today was my first day of driving. Needless to say, it was AWESOME! Kind of scary sometimes because there are narrow parts on the ride path, and we also have to make super wide turns all the time, but overall it's so much fun. Done with day two of training, only five more to go!

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Jambo everybody! My name is Alexis and I will be your game driver for your 2-week photo safari here in the Harambe Wildlife Reserve!

Yep, you guessed it... I'll be driving the trucks at the Kilimanjaro Safaris in the Animal Kingdom! Could there be a more perfect job for me? Nah, I doubt it. So that was a very exciting thing to discover on check-in day.

Check-in day was... long. Oh man was it long. Check-in starts at 9, but in order to get your preferred apartment, you need to arrive early, and I mean EARLY. I woke up at 5:30 in the morning and it was still dark out. I figured nobody would be standing outside in the dark. Boy was I wrong! I ended up heading over to Vista Way around 6:15 and there were already about 100 people there! It was crazy. But I met some nice people and we talked until we could check in. Then we chose our complex, got our housing ID, and then went over to Casting. That's where it got very long. We had to give them our I9 forms, and that took a while. We also had to do fingerprinting for background checks. Then we discussed the Disney Look. Fortunately, we didn't have to dress up super nice because they knew we'd need to dress comfortably since we were moving in that day. We still had to adhere to the Disney Look, but they weren't too strict. Then we had a housing meeting for about two hours. I was all moved in that night!

The next day we had off, so I went to the parks with my mom before her flight that night. It was sad to say goodbye, but I know I'm going to have a blast this semester and she'll most likely be back here again soon.

On Friday we had Traditions, which is basically a sort of orientation. It was about four hours, and we learned about the Disney mission statement, as well as their rules and such. We even had a tour through the utilidors (underground tunnels for cast members) under the Magic Kingdom so that was pretty sweet. I ended the day by going to Hollywood Studios with some friends.

Yesterday was orientation for the Animal Kingdom, which is called DAKlimation (DAK = Disney's Animal Kingdom). So we talked a lot about the park, and we got a tour through it. And finally, today was my very first day of training. I'll begin driving the trucks tomorrow! Wish me luck!