All Moved in

WOW!!!!

so the last couple of days I've been running around like a chicken with his head cutoff trying to move everything in and figure out what everything is. Just a note for anyone reading this who hasn't moved in yet, LEARN THE BUS SYSTEM. I honestly would always take the bus that is 2 slots earlier than the tiem you need to be anywhere because sometimes the buses take forever. I live in chatham and it takes me 35 mintues to get to work in  Animal Kingdom.

Beyond that I figured I would upload some pictures showing the journey so far.

Que line......get used to them

Here we are at 6:45 A.M. on move-in day waiting for Vista Way to open. I would in all honesty get there as early as possible to try and get the apartment you are wanting. The Process itself is rather streamlined once everything gets running so just be prepared and always bring everything you need.

Here's a video of the apartment before we moved everything in.

I suppose I should mention that we are living in Chatham Apartments. The place is actually rather nice minus the fact that our air conditioner was frozen over when we moved in, but that was taken care of quickly by the management staff which is pretty good. Of course they have the usual rules that must be enforced whenever you are in an area where teenagers now have a new found freedom from their parents and feel the need to become idiots. But the security guards are really cool to talk to (always have/show your ID) and the same goes for the Bus drivers.

After everything is said and done at Check in you THEN go and get your role from casting which is EXTREMELY efficient for as many people as they have coming through there. There were about 500 people in front of me and I was in and out within 40 minutes and that included going over my I-9 as well as getting fingerprinted and all that jazz. Disney seriously brings their A game.

After initial move in and Casting and a housing meeting and getting groceries and getting house supplies you can finally relax. My advice would be make a list of household items you need before you come down so you aren't like my roommates and I who probably made close to 15 trips to wal mart the first day here. We seriously are still having to go to wal mart to buy things we have forgotten.

Traditions is fun but I can't tell you about it or else I would have to kill you (seriously). But once you finally get  through it you get the one thing everyone is waiting for.

I could not love a human baby as much as I love this nametag

Unfortunately you don't get to do any role specific training until a later date. This wasn't an issue because as soon as we got our ID's me and my roommates hit up the parks. The freedom of being able to go on one ride in Hollywood Studios then hop over to Magic Kingdom for Lunch before you hit up the Kilimanjaro Safari in Animal Kingdom is just plain awesome (Did I mention its free??). Now granted I have not pulled a 60 hour week yet but I seriously think the benefits of working for Disney outweigh any cons that might pop up.

So what role am I? Animal Kingdom Parking lot. Whats that mean? That means I get to drive the Tram, be the Tram Spieler, as well as be a parking lot attendant. Apparently we rotate throughout the shifts just to keep things different because I'm pretty sure I would go crazy standing in a parking lot 8 hours a day 6 days a week. Which reminds me......Here's my awesome costume:

Banana Man

now....do I hate yellow?? Yes. Do I look like a full blown carnie in this outfit?? Yes. But you know what, I'm here working for Disney in Orlando Florida and have some pretty sweet roommates along with some awesome neighbors, I'm pretty sure I can put up with a dorky outfit.

Anyways, I suppose in all honesty I have been horrible at updating this blog which I am gonna try and get better at. So until next time.