4/15/12: A new shift and an old friend.

Today was my first time working at the Hilton (they have a deal with Disney so Minnie, Pluto, Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear can do character breakfasts).  This meant my first shift with Br'er Bear since my very first day of on-set training!  That meant remembering how to get his fat butt over to the location, and he is easily the most difficult friend to relocate.  Once there, it was interesting seeing him try to maneuver that same fat butt through a dining location.  Despite the people insisting he was Baloo, Brother Bear, Beast, or any other name they could come up with (to be fair, he's kind of an obscure character that most people only know through Splash Mountain, since Song of the South is something Disney has swept under the rug), and the fact that some kids though they were so smart for (falsely) saying that he was just a guy in a bear costume while their parents watched on and said nothing to rectify their slanderous accusations, I had fun.  And got fed.  That's always a plus.

4/11/12: New friend!

A couple days ago I had my first shift with Beast at Epcot.  Working with the big guy takes a lot of prep each time before he goes out: literally 15 minutes, which, accounting for the 5 minutes it takes to wrap up each set once offstage, only leaves 10 minutes to sit and take a load off.  Fortunately, he's pretty fun to hang out with onset since he and Belle are so popular, though his tail does occasionally get stuck in the fence by his and Belle's location...

4/5/12: Major un-bummer

I'm off Modified Duty! I was seriously gonna go insane. My final day was spent in the MK tunnels under Adventureland taking Spinning Light Show toys out of their packaging, and consolidating three boxes into one. That's all I did. For eight hours.
But today the doc said I was good to return to work, so tomorrow I'll be hanging out with Goofy at Tusker House at DAK! My favorite shift? No. Will I appreciate it beyond belief? Yes.

4/1/12: Day 2 of Modified Work

So today I worked at the gift shop at Pirates, but, due to my limitations, I was only able to hang up shirts and put on security tags.  Honestly, it was alright, except for the fact that I could hear Goofy's meet-and-greet from the other side of one of the walls in the room I was working, which really made me miss my regular job.
On the plus side, assuming I'm healthy enough to work next week, I'll have a shift with the Green Army Men (which is probably by favorite position), three with Beast, which will be new and fun, and one at Give Kids the World, which I always look forward to.