Here We Go Again

Hey there EOE fans. Long time no talk! First of all, I wanted to thank those of you that continued to read after my program was all said and done. I've still been receiving a lot of feedback and that's such a great feeling!

So I did something a little crazy. I applied for another College Program for Spring 2015.

Now that I'm home, a lot of people ask me, "what's one thing you would change if you could go back and do it all over again." For those of you who have been following my story, you know how much I've always wanted to be a character performer, and in fact I auditioned during my program this past year. I had missed auditions prior to applying for my first program and that was always my biggest regret. Not that I didn't love my role as a Merchandise Hostess or the people I worked with, but I would've loved to had the role I wanted during my program and not just for the summer extension, which is what I got it for.

So I will be auditioning in Phoenix, AZ on October 5th and hopefully all goes well.

I submitted my application today, September 25th at 3:15PM, and it went by pretty quickly since they already had a lot of my information filled in. I will keep you updated as things continue or if they change!

Check-In and Location Announcement

So check-in was a pretty breezy process. I got a DORMS email a night or two before asking me to arrive at check-in at my designated check-in time, which was 10:00am-11:00am. However, since I had to eventually get my boyfriend to the airport and I didn't know how long check-in and casting would take, I decided to get there as early as possible.

According to the website, check-in starts at 8:00am, but blogs and Facebook posts have made it sound like people are let in at 7:00am and start lining up prior to that. I left my nearby hotel around 6:30am. I was very hungry so was going to get Starbucks but figured I'd cruise by Vista Way, where check-in is located, just to see what the situation was. As I drove by, the line was already starting to get lengthy, so I snagged the last parking spot in the parking lot across the street from the Vista Way security and hopped in line.

At 7:10am they let us into Vista Way where we walked to the Welcome Pavilion. As we waited in line, a couple employees began handing out temporary name tags.

And when we got a little closer to the front of the line we received our Program Guide, or as the staff like to call it, "The Bible."

When I finally got the the first check-in table I got a sticker they put on the back of my Program Guide that showed my work location. Drum roll please.....

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I will be working at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Asia! So God knows what that costume will be like! I've very excited, I would've been happy anywhere honestly. Also, I've been informed that I won't have to work late shifts because DAK closes the earliest! So that will be nice!

After I got my sticker, I went inside and received my housing assignment, got my key, took my picture for my housing ID, and received my printed housing ID. 

From there I hopped in line in a screened in section outside the Welccome Pavilion building. When I got the front of the line there, I received my "Itinerary," which outlined my next couple of days for casting, my housing meeting, and Traditions. Then they took us in groups of five and went over what to wear for Traditions and what to expect the next couple of days. Last but not least, we were walked through the I-9 form in groups of five, which we had to bring to casting.

So that was all for check-in! Minus waiting in line, the entire process only took about 45 minutes to an hour. It was not bad in the least!