My friend Sam J visited WDW the first week of June. He was one of my first friends who really shared my same affinity for the Disney Parks, not to mention an endless barrage of trivia tidbits. I'm glad he was able to visit, it's always fun park-hopping with seasoned pros!
Last week I was fortunate enough to get a Wishes shift in Fantasyland, as a "castle guard" for the fireworks. Because there are many pyrotechnics that launch from the castle and the rooftops in Fantasyland that supplement the big ones out back, the immediate area is cleared out about an hour before each show so that the cannons can be inspected and tested. This poses a challenge for guests who are coming in and out of Cinderella's Royal Table, which is located inside the castle. My job was to stay under the back archway of the castle and direct guests safely to and from the restaurant while the testing was going on. Of course nobody can walk out there when the show is going on, so a couple minutes before the show we held all guests in the castle breezeway. I think they were disappointed that they were stuck there, but they actually had a really "up-close and personal" view of the show, and I got to chat with several princesses-in-training while we were waiting for clearance from the pyro team. I would take that shift over a parade shift any day.
I also got to Emergency Stop the ride a few days ago when a kid was jumping from car to car. Because he had gotten out of the vehicle, we had to run into the ride to find him. I think he could have been ejected from the park for what he did, but after we talked to him he seemed a little intimidated and was willing to cooperate. I just felt bad for the people who were stuck on other vehicles in the ride and had to listen to One Little Spark for five extra minutes!
Other excitement includes my first Encore rehearsals and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter! I will create separate entries for these soon.
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