I do not consider myself a Disney fanatic, just a person that
loves Disney. I love the movies, rides, food and shows, so Ok maybe a
bit of a “fanatic”. Like everything in life, Disney has the good, the bad and the
ugly. I have been traveling to Disney World consistently
for about 20 years now. I have seen the parks evolve over the course of those
20 years; Some attractions for the better
(Soarin and Test Track) and sometimes for the
worse (Stitch’s Great Escape, Drew Cary Sounds).
Disney brings so much joy and fun to those that truly let
themselves feel immersed at the parks. Having the
luxury of going to Disney multiple times a year, I have been able to indulge in sitting and enjoying
the atmosphere, taking in an attraction or show, and especially love the
people watching. Seriously, people watching can
be a show all of its own. This was especially true when I worked at Walt Disney World during my college years.
In 2011, I decided to work for the Mouse through the Disney College
program. It was one of the best decisions I ever made. I enjoyed working in Hollywood Studios and EPCOT (My Favorite Park).
Hollywood Studios, I worked all along Sunset Blvd in merchandising. I was stationed in EPCOT the majority of time spending 6
months working in Future World merchandise,
one week working in Germany pavilion during Food & Wine, and a couple weeks working in the towers stores in
the World Showcase.
I had the pleasure of meeting many wonderful cast members as well as many
fantastic guests.
One of the best perks of working at EPCOT is viewing the
fireworks pretty much every shift (Rarely did i get a non-closing shift). You might think that seeing fireworks 5 times a week would
get tiring, but they were beautiful and majestic each and every time. Another advantage was working in my favorite store, Art of Disney, I got to meet some of my favorite Disney artist like Larry Dotson and
learn more about the Disney art that I already owned. Warning: Working at Disney makes your paycheck magically disappear.
Disney has something for everyone. Even those anti-Disney peeps (They just haven't found their niche in
Disney). My Disney niche lately has been the food. My biggest complaint of Walt Disney World in years past, was the food. It was standard amusement park food and WDW it is supposed to go above and beyond in all
categories.
Over the past decade WDW has improved its food tremendously. Quick service restaurants live up to their intent, but the food is usually nothing to write home about (with the exception of the fish and chips from the UK pavilion). The biggest
improvement to the food has been in the table service restaurants. To be
continued…
Favorites
and Foibles in Attractions
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