So much happened today that I hardly know where to begin. This morning I got up a little late and decided to go return movies and eat lunch and just get out of the house and go someplace not Disney. It's amazing, but too much and you start to lose it. That was great. The weather here is absolutely gorgeous. Er... at least... today it was. :) It still rains quite often. That was a great start to a great work day.
I got to work and was a little grumbly, but around the clock in area there are posted little emails and comments from Guests from recent days and their times in Tomorrowland. I read some of them today and remembered why I'm here, and what exactly I'm doing. So I clocked in and started work. Now for the stories. I don't exactly remember what order these all happened in so I figure a general story time is the best way to tell about all of them.
I was working as Grouper (in case you've forgotten, that's the person who tells you where to sit) and because of how busy we were I had a few minutes to stand and talk to this little girl and her grandmother. She was seven (I think) and this would be her third time on the ride. Her grandma had been on the previous two times and was done for the day so she was going to let her ride on her own. We had a nice chat about who knows what and I let her sit in the front. A few minutes later I went up really quickly and told her to have a good time on the ride and then directed the grandma on how to get down. When the grandma thanked me it felt like she was thanking me for more than just telling her how to get down to meet her granddaughter. It felt really good.
The next one I was working as Load (the person who presses the button and stands there and waves as you go into the ride). A couple got on in the brake in front of me and the guy turned around and asked "how long have you been here?" I had no clue what he meant so I told him I'd been working here for about a month. He said "No. I mean how long have you been here today?" I'd been there for a few hours at that point and told him and he said "Well I'm just so impressed with how happy you are. I thought you must have just gotten to work because no one is that happy especially in a rush like this." Ah! So cool.
Right after that I got switched back to Grouper and there were two teenage boys. The sign outside had said that they'd be waiting for 50 minutes and they'd been in line for an hour and a half. They were still okay about it, but the energy and excitement had just seeped out of them. I asked them where they were from and trying to be as energetic as I could to get them excited. They seemed so impressed and as they went to get on the ride the first one turned around and told me that I was the epitome of the what Disney says they work for. Their energy was back. :)
After that a guy came up with his family and energetically asked me how I was. I love when Guests ask me so specifically and sincerely how I'm doing or where I'm from so I stopped and talked with them. He asked me if I really did like it when it was this busy. I told him that sometimes it was frustrating, but it was still Space Mountain and it was still fun and I had no reason to complain. The next family in line had heard me talking to them and the guy asked me if I'd been faking when the first family asked. I honestly had not been faking so that's what I told him. Both families got on a little more extra excited then they had been.
The last story I want to especially share. This boy got on the ride tonight and I'm sure he couldn't have been over 14. He got on with his older brother, and as he got on he started motioning to me and asked if I wanted to ride with him. LOL it was SO cute because he was so young and trying to be very smooth. It was darling. I told him that I'd love to go but that I had to press the buttons and that if I went down with him he wouldn't be able to leave. It made me laugh the rest of the night.
The End.
Not really. There was so much that happened today. The prince of Saudi Arabia came through, and so did Vanessa Hudgens from High School Musical. I saw the prince, but not Vanessa Hudgens. I was on break.
So that's all from Space today. It was just an utterly fantastic day. Thanks for reading!!
look at you! catering to royalty!! That's so awesome!
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