Well, I guess I’ll start with the facts. Bear with me if you know all this, but I figured I’d put it all down. Some number of months ago I applied to participate in the Disney College program. This consisted of first an online questionnaire-type interview, followed by a phone interview. Weeks later I was finally informed that I was accepted in a Custodial position for the Spring Advantage session (January 18th through August 3rd).
I’m pretty sure Custodial is the LEAST popular position, but it was actually the one I had been hoping for. In most other positions, such as Merchandise, Attractions, or Food and Beverage, you’re just getting people through the line as quickly (and as friendly) as possible. Custodial, on the other hand, actually gets to interact with guests, which was really the whole point of me working down here.
Shortly thereafter, I made the trip up to Minneapolis to audition for my REAL goal, which was a performing position in the Entertainment department. Lo and behold, I was accepted! One important thing about this position is that I will not be any of the characters in the parks, as they are themselves. I will simply be that character’s “official biographer” for the day. No, by the way, I don’t know who yet.
So, yesterday I finally found myself on the plane Florida, listening to, as I promised myself I would years ago, the opening from Jason Robert Brown’s “Songs For a New World”. Upon landing, my uncle was good enough to drive very far out of his way to pick me up from the airport and drop my off at a hotel where, my ridiculously lucky circumstance, my sister is currently residing for work. This hotel is less than a mile away from where I have to be at 7:30 tomorrow morning to finally check in.
True to character, I’ve obsessed over this whole thing for awhile now, so I know, in theory at least, what’s coming up in the next few days, but I’ll blog that bridge when I get to it.
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