Disney World, Florida (2nd winter)

DISNEY WORLD, FLORIDA - 2nd winter job.

Sorry I haven't been on here for awhile but when no one replies it's discouraging and I begin to lack interest. Besides, I have some Volunteer Jobs I've been working on now when they need help. Keep America Beautiful & Topeka Easter Seals Capper's Day Care. Enough about me. I was looking for a recipe to copy for someone I gave you in April and realized I never told you about going back the second winter to work at Disney World, Florida again. Disney has a policy that you can't change jobs until you have worked there 6 months. When we were working only 2 or 3 days a week for 3 months in the winter we thought we would have to work in the gift shops again. However, when we left they changed our status from Part-time to Seasonal. So we didn't get paid all the year we were gone but as far as management the time counted so when we came back we could change jobs. Working the winter before at MGM on Sunset Blvd with Tower of Terror at the end of our street & the Disney Lazer Water Show at night across the street we tryed for that and got on. The computer again told us when they needed us as replacements for full time employees. The jobs we worked at were also decided by the computer so you would work different jobs when you came. Main Gate - trying to keep the people happy while they wait to get in; Director on their walk to the theater showing them where to go; Parking baby strollers for the guests; Working at the theater as crowd control; etc. After the show everyone pitches in and picks up the large drink & popcorn boxes and mantenaince comes in later and sweeps & washes the aisles. That was a real fun job. No money to count. There were several retired couples working with us along with the college kids that we worked with everywhere. If you aren't retired and just go for a vacation the show is on everynight & no matter which park you were at you can go to it and it only shows one time and only on Sunset Blvd. unless they have changed things since we've been there. The show is awesome with a waterfall sheet of water coming down to a stream that a boat of real Disney characters are riding. A lazer show of Mickey fighting the Dragon or some other show is shown on that stream of water. Beautiful.

We never meant to work the same place twice but we sent home so much Disney stuff that our little grandkids started begging their folk to go and they said if we'd so back they would save up their money and come the next year. They did and what fun. We had been there long enough the previous winter to "learn the ropes" as the old saying goes. Like when you get there as they open that day you do NOT start doing things right there by the gate. Head for the other end of the park where the crowd hasn't got to yet so you don't spend all your time standing in line for the different things to do. By the time you get back to the gate at the end of the day you can walk right on those rides without standing in line for an hour. Don't go on Holidays if at all possible. It's worth taking the kids out of school for a few days. Spring Break and the Holidays may find you standing in line for 1 hour to get into each thing and that really ruins your experience. I would not recommend going in the summer. It gets really HOT down there.

If you have anyone in your group having a hard time walking, and there is alot of walking!! Rent a wheelchair. Your group will get to go past the long line and put in a side entrance which is actually an advantage. If you have any other questions. Remember though it's been almost 12 years since we worked there. Current things like prices you can get on the Internet. It's been fun getting back on here again. Hope I was a help. Jeanette