Having Some Fun Too!

Having Some Fun Too!




While the college program is hard work, it can also be fun. Especially on days off, there are opportunities to take advantage of fun activities offered through the college program, through the general cast member program, as well as in the greater Orlando area.

Yesterday was a particularly fun day. As promised in an earlier blog post, I wanted to start off by talking about behind-the-scenes opportunity I was able to snag through the college program. I got lucky and was able to join a small-group early morning tour of Rock "n" Roller Coaster. Set up through the college program, we caught a 5:30am bus over to Hollywood Studios. The cast members who oversee the ride then took us on a 90 minute tour of the entire ride building, explaining the history, the guest experience, as well as some funny stories about different cast member and guest moments. While I can't share any "secrets" or photos, it was a really neat opportunity, and I hope to snag one or two more experiences just like it.

In the afternoon, I paid to participate in a publicly available tour, Caring for Giants (2) at Animal Kingdom. Me and a small group of guests got to get up close and personal with elephants. The guide talked about how cast members cared for these amazing animals, both in front of guests on the savannah as well as behind the scenes at the animal care center. I left the experience with a much greater appreciation for how much work goes into the animal care throughout the Animal Kingdom theme park.

And in the evening, I participated in yet another college program activity. Ironically, this one was a group outing to Universal's "Hollywood Horror Nights" (3). It was interesting to me that the Disney College Program was offering a trip to its competitor. The experience at Universal was quite different than any experience at Disney. It was much more like a true (and massive) Halloween Haunted House than the family-friendly "Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party" Disney hosts at the Magic Kingdom (4). The Universal version ran till 2am, so while I had quite fun day overall, I was pretty wiped out by the end of the day!

Topic: Applying Interactive Media Studies: Technology major

References

(1) cover photo taken by me

(2) https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/animal-kingdom/caring-for-giants/

(3) https://www.universalorlando.com/hhn/en/us

(4) https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/magic-kingdom/mickeys-not-so-scary-halloween-party/

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