DAK=Disney's Animal Kingdom

So for the week I've been deployed to Africa at the Moombasa Marketplace in Animal Kingdom. I actually like it a lot more than I expected. The only thing I don't like is my costume or as I like to call it my MuMu it's huge and drowns me! Plus it's highly unattractive. Oh the suffering we go through to keep the magic alive. :D I like getting to call all the kids princesses and explorers. It makes me so happy to bring a smile to a child's face. Since I have to be really vocal and outgoing this job does wonders for my self esteem and conversation starting skills. I even met people from my home town in England today! I get to meet people from all over the world. This is such an awesome opportunity!!

So...

This week has been pretty busy, I've had a meeting with the T.V. channel that Disney runs locally down here and they don't have a budget right now for me to join the channel. since they're only 2 years old and are still sort of a trial they need to continue to keep things running and bring them up before they can add anyone else to the team. It was very helpful though because they gave me the ability to reach out to some other outlets within the Disney company that actually may have more of an ability to actually gain a position that is more oriented towards my major. I found out that Hollywood Studios has it's own news channel called Studios news and It's ESPN the weekend so that means that there will be a ton of athletes in town.

Disney Classes

I finally got to start my Disney classes, I had creativity and innovation which I had at 8:30 am it was fun, it's a class that allows the people in class to be creative and themselves. It also allows us to record all our thoughts and use our own ideas as a main subject for the class. My second class was Marketing You, it was about discovering yourself and what your major should be or your field of study. I'm sure I won't get class credit for this class because it's not really part of the curriculum at Watkins. Both of my classes were fun I enjoyed getting back into a routine. I like that my classes aren't so complex that I find completely interesting. I have homework assignments every week which usually consist of a lot of reading and some sort of short writing assignment. Two classes a week every week until I get done here in may. I'll keep updates on what I learn about myself and Disney in my classes.

Recap

Well right now seems like a good time to recap the past 3 and a half week of working and living in Disney. I didn't get placed in an area that can further my major and I understand that I may not seem to have the knowledge but I do. So on my day off last week, well actually I went in early before I had to work. I went and talked to the stage manager of the American Idol attraction that we have in Hollywood studios and spoke to him about possibly transferring. He told me that all I have to do is submit my resume through casting if I want a full time position and if I want a part-time one I have to go through the union. I plan on going through with all options and finding out what I can do and taking the same approach with the Lights, Motors, Action! attraction that we have and The Indiana Jones attraction also. Disney gives you opportunities for you to grow within the company. Most of my managers began in the college program and the college program helps bring down wall into the network of companies that Disney is associated with. A couple of which I wouldn't mind being a part of.

In general it's been pretty easy going to work and then going to the parks on my day off. I don't have a car but it's not a problem since Disney has buses to take us almost everywhere. I start classes here next week and hope that they go well. I'll keep you up dated on classes and how moving into a opportunity with my major goes.