Saturday, May 31, 2014

Four parks/one day

For my last full day in Disney World, I wanted to do everything I could...so Krystal and I decided to go for the gusto--we visited all four parks in one day!! 

First we went to Epcot

We met Duffy
and Mexican Donald

Then, after we had completely melted, we made our way to Hollywood Studios

(Yes, you see right...I did indeed have a wardrobe change. (I overheated so I had to buy my first Disney shirt, haha))

We went straight down Sunset Blv

Where we got this bad boy (my first Disney cookie ice cream sandwich)


And we ate them in the line for Tower of Terror where we made everyone super jealous


I can honestly say that my last TOT ride was the best I've ever had! The ride actually broke down in the pitch black hallway right before the drop and it truly was terrifying...I LOVED it!!!

Then we drew Grumpy

And met the green army man

AND, thanks to some fast passes from my lovely friend Zackary, we got to ride Toy Story Mania!


 Where I TOTALLY won :) :)


Animal Kingdom was next
We didn't really have much we wanted to do...other than Mt Everest 

The line was only 5 minutes!! So, we may or may not have riden seven times ;)

And we also added Mitch to our party!


Last, but DEFINITELY not least, we went to Magic Kingdom


Where I viewed my last "Celebrate the Magic"

And "Wishes" :.(

I was sad, so I treated myself to a Dole Float
My first ever and it was aaaamazing

And, of course, we rode space mountain!

Then the clock struck midnight and we had to go home...I'm definitely going to miss this view :(

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

The End is Near

Only two days until my Disney college program is officially over :.( 

The good news is that I have gotten a lot accomplished this week!

First, I made it to grocery bingo! (if you win you get two reusable bags FULL of food and a laundry bag with detergent and toiletries) They haven't announced a Bingo night in forever so I'd given up hope...BUT, with the arrival of new participants, they started bingo back up

Unfortunately, there were a TON of people there, and they had it set up to be a dance party as well? So after each game you were supposed to get up and dance...

That being said, when I got a text from a friend saying they were letting cast members ride the new Seven Dwarves Mine Train, Meg and I ditched and went straight to Magic Kingdom
(Sorry it's blurry, but isn't Dopey cute?!)

We were able to ride five times and the last time we went on was during wishes!! It was seriously perfect.

When we got off, we ran over and caught the last few minutes of the show behind the castle (which I had never done before) and it was crazy how different it looked

On my next day off, Whitney and I decided we needed some intense roller coasters in our lives...

So we went to Busch Gardens!

And took lots of selfies on the rides

See the resemblance?

The only sad part was that the new "Falcon's Fury" ride wasn't open (you drop at 60 mph looking straight down!
(I'll admit, I may have shed a tear...or 12)

But I did lead a safari tour. 
(Don't I look so secure in my skills?)

And I found a man!!

Fabulous day 

Next, Krystal, Kristian, and I went to Universal

And took awkward pictures in front of hogwarts

And got butterbeer

We even got sweet new shades for the ride home!

(I know, try not to be too jealous)

Today, I had a lunch date with Marisa at the Wave. If you get the chance, try the fajita roll up--super tasty!

Also, if you're nice, they may even give you a Mickey straw :) :)

Now it's almost time for me to clock in for my LAST shift at Disney. So hard to believe that my time at Old Key West is over...but I can't say that I'll miss the coolots too much ;)

P.S. Check out the current featured cast member
(yeah, I know, she looks like a weirdo to me too)

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Magic, Universal, DAK, and Food (of course)

Yesterday we went to the Crystal Palace for Breakfast


So many options...so little time!

The french toast puffs were definitely one of my favorites

I love Tigger :)

We both wore disney shirts...we're so brainwashed

THEN--HARRY POTTER WORLD (maybe we're not TOTALLY brainwashed)

We also went to Universal Studios

Mainly to get this beauty

Because well...I...

Can you blame me?
(yes, I definitely did eat the whole thing)

A few hours later we joined more friends at Beaches and Cream

to help demolish another kitchen sink :)

and play in the arcade

So we could win tickets and get monster teeth


Today, Meg and I went to Animal Kingdom to get our Wilderness Exploring taken care of


Since we had, potentially, 31 badges to earn we decided we needed a treat to motivate us...the apple blossom was quite delicious 

after a LOT of running around the park (I'm saying that mainly so you don't think we went straight from our prior snack to this restaurant) we went to Tusker House

Which is a REALLY cool all you can eat buffet in Africa


They have SUCH good food that is SO different than the typical Disney food

AND lots of desserts <3 p="">

Also, after a lot of searching, meeting, petting, and learning; I am pleased to announce--

Meg and I are officially SENIOR Wilderness Explorers!!

To everyone who kept us going even when we got hot and thought about quitting...just know that it was a hard journey, but YOU: our family, friends, and fans are who caused us to persevere and achieve this huge goal in our life...THANK YOU!!!!!