"It's all pure magic..."
Hi all! I found a few minutes before work tonight and thought I'd catch you up on life down at the happy place. :)
The last face character call was last week. I've never seen so many people...over 700! Most of them were not in entertainment. It was fun to see them all waiting, all nervous, clutching headshots and resumes which the casting directors won't even notice. The line was extreme. But, thankfully, those calls never take too long. Unless you get pulled, of course.
My dad was in town this week and I was bouncing on air! We met up at the Polynesian and went over to Epcot for lunch at Nine Dragons. We walked through the World Showcase together, browsing the shops and reminiscing about all of our past trips. It was so much fun! We went over to Studios and rode the Great Movie Ride, the Backlot Tour, Toy Story, and Muppets. We especially loved Muppetvision. It's always been a favorite of ours. And I was decently impressed with our GMR cast. Then we headed over to Cape May at the Beach Club and met Jenna for dinner. We had a lot of fun...a great night!
We started off our Friday at Animal Kingdom and rode only two things: Kilimanjaro Safari and the train up to Conservation Station. After a nice snack at Rainforest Cafe, I took my dad home to see my apartment. He really liked it and thought we were getting a good value for our money. I still can't wait to do a little more decorating. We parked the car at the Boardwalk and took the boat back to Epcot. We visited Pooh and Tigger in the UK and went to Future World to ride Spaceship Earth and Ellen's Energy Adventure. On our way to Japan, we rode the Mexico and Norway boat rides. We both agreed that Mexico's boat ride got better after the remodel. Dinner in Japan was wonderful. After all of the hassle trying to find people to eat with, we ended up dining with Ryan, Lindsay, Kyle, and Rob. It was a great dinner and the company was priceless.
The next morning, my dad and I went to MK first thing and got to see the Welcome Show. We were one of the first families to ride the Haunted Mansion on Halloween (which was wonderful). Then we went to the Jungle Cruise (really good skipper!), Pirates, the TTA, and Buzz Lightyear. After a loop around the park on the train, we headed to Fulton's for our farewell lunch.
It was so much fun having my dad in town. You never really realize how much you need people in your life until you're away from them for such a long time. My dad is amazing...and he's well aware of it. I couldn't have asked for anyone better...I got the best train on the track. ;)
In other news, I had two more rehearsals this week and both of them were a blast. I'm starting to build up my stamina and I think I'm ready for my first overnight tomorrow. Nothing says fun like an in-time of 11:30PM. We all decided to make these overnights little potlucks. My unit is bonding together so well and I love it. It's like a second family.
Well, I must be off. It's time for dance party...Einstein style!
~ Nikki
The last face character call was last week. I've never seen so many people...over 700! Most of them were not in entertainment. It was fun to see them all waiting, all nervous, clutching headshots and resumes which the casting directors won't even notice. The line was extreme. But, thankfully, those calls never take too long. Unless you get pulled, of course.
My dad was in town this week and I was bouncing on air! We met up at the Polynesian and went over to Epcot for lunch at Nine Dragons. We walked through the World Showcase together, browsing the shops and reminiscing about all of our past trips. It was so much fun! We went over to Studios and rode the Great Movie Ride, the Backlot Tour, Toy Story, and Muppets. We especially loved Muppetvision. It's always been a favorite of ours. And I was decently impressed with our GMR cast. Then we headed over to Cape May at the Beach Club and met Jenna for dinner. We had a lot of fun...a great night!
We started off our Friday at Animal Kingdom and rode only two things: Kilimanjaro Safari and the train up to Conservation Station. After a nice snack at Rainforest Cafe, I took my dad home to see my apartment. He really liked it and thought we were getting a good value for our money. I still can't wait to do a little more decorating. We parked the car at the Boardwalk and took the boat back to Epcot. We visited Pooh and Tigger in the UK and went to Future World to ride Spaceship Earth and Ellen's Energy Adventure. On our way to Japan, we rode the Mexico and Norway boat rides. We both agreed that Mexico's boat ride got better after the remodel. Dinner in Japan was wonderful. After all of the hassle trying to find people to eat with, we ended up dining with Ryan, Lindsay, Kyle, and Rob. It was a great dinner and the company was priceless.
The next morning, my dad and I went to MK first thing and got to see the Welcome Show. We were one of the first families to ride the Haunted Mansion on Halloween (which was wonderful). Then we went to the Jungle Cruise (really good skipper!), Pirates, the TTA, and Buzz Lightyear. After a loop around the park on the train, we headed to Fulton's for our farewell lunch.
It was so much fun having my dad in town. You never really realize how much you need people in your life until you're away from them for such a long time. My dad is amazing...and he's well aware of it. I couldn't have asked for anyone better...I got the best train on the track. ;)
In other news, I had two more rehearsals this week and both of them were a blast. I'm starting to build up my stamina and I think I'm ready for my first overnight tomorrow. Nothing says fun like an in-time of 11:30PM. We all decided to make these overnights little potlucks. My unit is bonding together so well and I love it. It's like a second family.
Well, I must be off. It's time for dance party...Einstein style!
~ Nikki