Coba-Lights, Camera, Action....Make some Disney Magic!!

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Hello All!!

Okay so I finally found out what I'll be doing with costuming...get excited!!

So I'll be at the one and only Disney's Hollywood Studios Park working the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular (simply called, "Epic" by cast and crew) I get to work with the costumes, work with the actors, and help dress the guests that get pulled from the crowd! My first day of training was really a blast, and it went by so super fast. The other crew members are really nice and so were the actors. Of course I'm still learning and still learning names, but everyone was really helpful and seemed excited to have me there! Now I can't take or post pictures because its "backstage" but it was a real blast to be in the action and in the middle of it all!!

So....what's this show about?? Well of course I won't give away any surprises and secrets but it's an exciting stunt show that features all different kinds of stunts...it has a "behind the scenes" feel by using some of the performers as crew people and it uses guests from the audience to get them involved in the action. The show is performed about 5 times during the weekdays and 6 or 7 times during the weekend!! Oh My Gosh I WANT that life!! :D

In order to see the show, I went to Hollywood Studios for the first time last Saturday and OMG soooo glad that will be my "home" for the next seven months!! It has so much stuff and so much to look at!!! We went on all these amazing rides: like the Tower of Terror, the Movie Ride, Star Tours, the Toy Story Ride, and the Aerosmith Rockin' Roller Coaster and watched Epic! Of course those were the last couple days the Star Wars Weekend was going on and we got to see some characters which was fun too. I still think that Magic Kingdom is my fav (since I love fantasy and romance and what fits that better than Magic Kingdom) but this park is definitely fun and adventurous!!

This thing is HUGE!!!

So I've heard several different people talk about or mention that working at the park has "ruined" the magic for them...so far this couldn't be further from the truth. To explain this philosophy: I see my job and my "play" as two separated entities: when I'm working it is strictly business; I'm there to do a job and to as the they say, "Make Magic Happen." While I'm at the park, I am a Guest and I fully immense myself in the Disney world, I forget what all was going on before and as soon as I enter the park and I'm truly a kid again. If anything, seeing all the "backstage" things have only increased my awe for what this park does and how great Disney really is at putting on a show!  No detail is overlooked and nothing is unexplored!!

To end, a quote I borrowed from the Disney Facebook page:

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” - Walter Elias Disney