Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party

Last night I went to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom! I haven't ever really gotten into Halloween, but Disney has been decorated with pumpkins since the middle of September so it was almost impossible to not be excited. I have wanted to dress up as Wednesday Addams for a few months and it didn't take much effort to get my costume together. My roomie Amanda came to the Halloween party too, and I forced her to dress up. The best costume I could get out of her was a Disney tourist. She looked so cute! Like she was ready for a regular day at the park, even though she thought she looked over the top. Amanda and I went to Magic Kingdom a few hours before the party started and Jalie, another roomie, met us there later. On the bus from the college program housing, a lot of people were going to work and almost everyone except me was in a real Halloween costume. I felt silly at first but then thought it was funny to keep a straight face and really act like Wednesday. Amanda even saw some girl take a picture of me.

I got a special edition card for the Sorcerer's of Magic Kingdom game and people can only get them during the Halloween party. Next we went over to the Peter Pan ride which I have been dying to ride since I got here. I have only heard good things and the wait is always long so that means it must be good! Then we went over to "it's a small world" and that is always fun because it's a classic and every time I go, I find something new. This was Amanda's first time to MK so it was fun to show her things that I like and see her try new things. On the way to the Peter Pan ride we passed a guy eating a huuuuge ice cream cookie sandwich and we both practically drooled on ourselves so we went back and bought some. It was delicious and maybe one of the best desserts I've had here! While we were in line for the cookie, I heard the girl walking past us say that she hardly ever buys food at the parks. And that was one of the craziest things I have ever heard. There are some special things that you can only get at Disney World so why not eat it?! We went on the Buzz Lightyear ride and then met Jalie at the Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor. We also saw some Monsters characters and they only all come out like that for the party. We then got to meet the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland and she looked a little scary or disproportionate, but it was fun to meet her because, again, this was a special occasion and she doesn't come out often!

Look at this! I had to hold it with two hands to eat!

Mike!

Here she is, the Queen of Hearts

Amanda & Jalie

We stopped at a little food place that sells loaded mac and cheese and I was still so full from the ice cream sandwich. They were selling special souvenir cups that were like a "poison apple"and I got a frozen lemonade in it. It took me about 2 hours to finish it because there was no more room in my stomach. A ton of people asked Jalie (she got one too) and I where they could get the cups because they were so cool!

We found a spot to watch the Boo to You parade which had a bunch of rare characters, zombies and ghosts, and Disney villains! Then we only waited a few minutes to watch the Hocus Pocus show with the Sanderson Sisters and some more villains. The witches were so good and I love that they were included because Hocus Pocus is the perfect Halloween movie and so many people are obsessed with it. After that show, we sat down on the sidewalk which was just packed with people. I was sitting cross legged and a man holding a stroller up stepped over me but landed on my foot and crushed it sideways. It was an accident and I was the one who chose to sit on a busy sidewalk, but it still hurts today. Next up was HalloWishes, the firework show! Magic Kingdom has a firework show every night called Wishes, so this one was a special edition and it was SO COOL! They projected ghosts on the castle and made it orange and there were fireworks all around the park, not just behind the castle.

Boo to You Halloween Parade

Jafar and Maleficent 

The Sanderson sisters!!!!!

More Hocus Pocus

"It's like we were night & day"

Main Street USA 

After all the shows, Amanda and I went to get on some more rides before the night was over! We went to Haunted Mansion, of course, and there was a ghost outside talking to people. I saw the makeup that the cast members were wearing and had to get a picture as Wednesday with one of them. Then we went on to Seven Dwarfs Mine Train which is a new roller coaster and it always has such a long wait, but only 30 minutes when we got in line! It's such a smooth roller coaster and so cute with the songs from Snow White. We stopped by Gaston's Tavern and Amanda NEEDED to get the cinnamon roll that I got a few weeks ago. She loves cinnamon, and desserts, and I don't know how she ate it because I was about to get sick because I was still so full. We then went onto the Little Mermaid ride and I sang along as usual.

Wednesday Addams goes to Haunted Mansion 

Inside Gaston's Tavern

More dessert for Amanda!

We then ended the night on the Dumbo ride! I had never done it before and so it was us three and one other family on and we rode it 3 times in a row! I felt like a little kid. And the view of the castle was really cool especially because the moon was right beside it. When the clock struck midnight, the workers at Dumbo said "Bye! Have a good night!" and we knew that was code for "Get out." We got home around 1 am so I was so happy that I didn't have to work today and got to sleep in! I had a great night as Wednesday Addams and I was so glad that I got the full Disney Halloween experience!

Good night Magic Kingdom

Festival of Fantasy and Crazy People

My hair is finally long enough to put into a high ponytail/bun! Small victory. I have been in Florida for exactly a month and for the most part everything is going great. I have been in a weird mood lately and even the smallest problems at work have almost ruined my day. A few days ago, I don't know what was going on but guests were rude to me left and right. What usually happens is if I am nice to people, they are nice to me. But that wasn't happening as much as it should have been. I try to have a positive look on the day, which makes everything go smooth, but this past week there were days when I could really say that I hated my job. I don't even like saying that because it really isn't that bad. And most of the time it's fun! Some days are insane though, and I guess this week had more crazy days than most. Someone made fun of "how knowledgable I am for working here" because I didn't know how long it would take her to go through the FastPass line. An older lady stuck out her tongue at me and the same day an annual pass holder told me that he was going to email his friend who is the head of marketing and complain about how inconsistent we are with FastPass entry, which was a lie. I told him to add my name to the email because I knew that I was just doing my job. People are crazy. I am trying to be less sensitive though, so this could be good practice?

My days off on Monday and Tuesday were really fun! Mary Holland, Chelsi and Rachel (Chelsi's roommate) went to the mall, a fun restaurant called Roco's Tacos, and then ended the day at Target.
The next day I planned on going to Magic Kingdom and Chelsi was able to meet me a few hours later. First thing, I met Tinkerbell and then started playing a game called Sorcerers of Magic Kingdom where I get to collect different cards every time I go to the park and check in. I got to see the Festival of Fantasy parade for the first time and it was so good! I sat right in front of the castle and the nicest families sat around me. I scooted over so three little girls could sit front row next to me and we talked about the princesses as they came by in the parade. They asked me if the dragon from Sleeping Beauty was real, and of course I said yes. The only thing I didn't like about the parade was that Princess Aurora was not in it because she's my favorite.

First row seat

Waiting for the parade!

Tinkerbell again

She's not flipping off the crowd..

Snow White!

Fairies from Sleeping Beauty

I saw Cinderella's step sisters walk out to meet guests and I ran into line to meet them. I was so excited and if anything makes me feel like a kid, it's meeting characters. Chelsi met me just in time to get a picture with them too. They were so funny and spent a good amount of time with each guest. I asked them where Cinderella was and they told me to stop asking dumb questions. Loved it!

I had never been to Gaston's Tavern in the Beauty and the Beast themed part of MK and that was one of the main things on my agenda for the day! I got the specialty drink "LeFou's Brew", frozen apple juice with mango and something else) and a cinnamon roll.

We went onto the Little Mermaid ride and sang through the whole thing. Chelsi loves Stitch so we went onto the Stitch ride and then to Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor! It was like a comedy show where the characters from Monster's Inc. talk to the audience and tell jokes. It was my first time doing that and it's now one of my favorites. Then we had some bad luck with rides. Haunted Mansion and Space Mountain were both down for technical difficulties. But since we both work in attractions, we were pretty understanding. We wanted to do one more ride, so we ended the day with a classic, the teacups. Right before we got on, it also had technical difficulties. We only had to wait a few minutes and it was back up. So we ended with some good luck. The park closed early because there was a Halloween Party  and it was open for guests with a special ticket. As we were walking out, we saw so many cool costumes! People went all out for the party.

I had a couple great days off which lead to some stressful days of work. I'm working on making this next week as enjoyable as possible because I have several very long shifts. Tomorrow is my Friday! And I would like to end this work week on a positive note. Fingers crossed!
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