November 2004 archive
Well, I just got in from one of the most memorable moving movies I have seen in a long time. Tonight, Paul and I went to the AMC at Downtown Disney to go see Finding Neverland. This movie isn’t just for fans of Peter Pan. This movie is so moving that it will make you want to go to Neverland yourself. The music (click album to right to load in the iTunes Music Store) and the ideas just push you to ‘think of a wonderful thought’ and head to the Second Star to the Right and straight on till morning. Finding Neverland is described as:
Director Marc Forster’s follow-up to “Monster’s Ball” is “Finding Neverland,” a tale of magic and fantasy inspired by the life of James Barrie, the real-life author of the children’s classic Peter Pan. Set in London in 1904, the film follows Barrie’s creative journey to bring Peter Pan to life, from his first inspiration for the story up until the play’s premiere at the Duke of York’s Theatre – a night that will change not only Barrie’s own life, but the lives of everyone close to him.
With just a little imagination, one can travel to an entirely different world. What
Finding Neverland does, is help one realize the power of imagination and how it can make even the old never grow up and say child like forever in Neverland. Is Neverland where you can dance with pixies and swim in a mermaid lagoon? Perhaps for J.M. Barrie but for everyone, Neverland is what you want it to be. Unlock your imagination and set yourself free. See ya in Neverland!
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Well, my last post about Black Friday was results from the midnight rush. Now, having worked until 4am this morning unloading bins of hangers, I can say I survived. It was a zoo but supprisingly not as bad as the previous night. Today, I have a 10 hour runner shift. I can’t wait. Anyways, I am off to the Magic Kingdom to grab some food before I go in to work at 5. It will be another late night. Oh well, I’ll survive.
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Has anyone seen this movie yet? Looks good. If you ahve seen it, let me know what you think.
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Well folks, last night at the Magic Kingdom was a zoo. I don’t think I have ever seen so many hangers. The store literally looked like a hurricane had gone through midway through the night. Good news is, we reched our budget and then passed it by a rather large amount. I can’t giveo ut numbers but let us just say it had a lot of zeros behind it. Now, off to work on this lovely Black Friday to all the shopping crowds.
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I hope all my visitors are enjoying a great Thanksgiving. Now off to work!
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Well, I have finally gotten around to giving a small update to Webby’s Favorites. This new update includes converting the music links from Amazon.com to the iTunes Music Store. Rest of the items still link to Amazon but there is more content based on iTunes for now.
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So today was my first day on registers in like almost two months. I have been a runner for most of the time with a few shifts as a stocker but mostly runner. Since this week is the ‘calm before the storm’ we are slow as a snail at work. I have gone from 40 hour work weeks to a small 32 hour work week. Fine for me as it gives me a chance to catch up on rest but anyways, back to the story from today. First, I had a couple visiting from the United Kingdom. They really wanted to purchase one of the toy trains to go around their Christmas Tree but the size of the item would make the item near to impossible to cary on the plane and the shipping price would exceed the item. So what do I do for them? I ask if they ever visit the Disneyland Resort Paris. They said that they do occasionally and were going to be in Paris in the next couple of weeks. Now this is where the magic happens. I get on the phone to the operator and explain what I am looking for. The kind operator connects me directly to the Emporium at Disneyland Paris. The funny thing is, it was just like connecting to any place at the Walt Disney World Resort, no wait! Anywho, finally get someone that can speak English and who isn’t closing the store as it was 8 pm over there (never thought about the time change when I started this one) and tracked down the exact toy they were looking at in the Emporium in Florida but in the Paris edition. This definitely made the guests day. Who would have thought that you would come to Florida and we would call Paris to find an item for them? They left the store excited to have found an item that would be waiting for them when they returned to Europe. Not too bad for the start of my day.
Enter in guest story number two. By the time I got back from my break, I was about ready to head home but then this one family came in to the Emporium and I had the great chance to work with them to find what they were looking for. They mom and the youngest son were looking for small gifts for his friends and I helped them pick out some small things of candy to get for them. Then I help them setup some dinner reservations at the Disney MGM Studios. This isn’t the end though. I come to find out that none of them had ever been to Disney World before. I took the timing of the parade as an excellent moment to find them the perfect spot to see the parade right on Main Street USA where they were in front and up-close to the parade as it passed by. Just to add a little more magic, I snuck backstage and got a handful of Pixie Dust? and popped back onstage and sprinkled them with it. It was the best. The mom was almost in tears when she thanked me for making them have the most magical time in their lives.
This folks, is why I choose to work at the Walt Disney World Resort. Our vision states:
The Walt Disney World? Resort will always be dedicated to making dreams come true. In this magical world, fantasy is real and reality is fantastic. A wonderful sense of community awaits, where all are greeted as welcome Guests and become cherished friends. For all who work and play here, Walt Disney World? Resort will be a source of joy and inspiration.
This is the reason I love me job. Making sure every guest has the most magical time of their life.
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Well folks, today (or yesterday now), was the grand opening for Stitch’s Great Escape at the Magic Kingdom. With all the media present, Stitch decided to take it upon himself to do a little ‘redecorating’ of Cinderella’s Castle with some white paper also known as toilet paper along with some red spray pain in-which he proclaimed himself king. It was very cute and I think it was a great success. Also today, the cast of the Magic Kingdom were treated to the dress run for the Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party Parade down Main Street USA. It was a blast and really put me in the holiday mood. I can’t wait for Holidays Around the World at Epcot which included Candlelight Processional. Also making an appearance tonight was Stitch riding right along with Santa Clause.
Just relaxing at home for the night now after going to to IHOP with some people from work. Now back to the TV and friends.
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Well, I was going to post this yesterday but my schedule became booked in the evening when I would have posted. Yesterday was Stitch’s Celebration a the Magic Kingdom marking the Cast Holiday/Appreciation Celebration. There was a tent sale for merchandise, food, information booths which I was working at the WDW Pin Trading one, and Segway Training. It was a lot of fun and all I can say now is that I want a Segway! As well as being a day for celebrations, yesterday also marked Veteran’s Day. The Magic Kingdom honored our nations veterans with a special flag retreat on Main Street USA complete with the Voices of Liberty from Epcot and the Main Street Marching Band. Also on hand was a special color guard made up of Magic Kingdom Cast Members whom had recently returned from serving over seas. What a great way to honor our veterans at the park. Well, that’s all for now.
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Has it really been almost a week since I posted? Well, I have been busy with work and the two days off that I had this past week I used to catch up on things around the apartment. Last Tuesday though, I went to the My Disney Career workshop/job fair and was able to speak with several of the key people in merchandise as well as Lee Cockerell, the Executive VP for the Walt Disney World Company. I know have a clear idea for what I want with this company and am now working working with several of my managers to clean up my resume and ‘Disneyfy’ it so I can proceed to Leadership Casting Call sometime next year. LCC is the internal path to management positions at the company. Who would have thought I would go for retail but I love what I do here and have no intention on leaving so the only way to go is up from here. I’m on my way out to work for the evening so this will have to be all for now. Look for more updates later this week.
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