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Sweet Spells, Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Closing April 15, 2018.
Well, it’s delightful living life in the blue ❊
One gift, beauty rare ♡♕
Hiieeee Emilyyy
Your page is awesome.
What's your favourite Disney Princes and why?
Hey there! It’s so hard to choose a favorite Disney Princess! As a kid it was definitely Ariel because I love mermaids and I also have red hair so I thought she was just the prettiest and the most fun! But now that I’m older, I think Tiana might have to be my favorite! I love the music in her movie and I think she is a great role model because she finds love while still accomplishing her goals and fighting for what she wants!
Who else agrees with me?? What is your favorite Disney princess?
Cast Member Perks
Hey all! I decided to make a list of all the perks Cast Members get, at least from what I can remember in my Spring 2016 program
1. Free Park Entry- All CMs can get themselves into the park for absolutely free! You also get three free park hopper tickets for ever 150 hours you work.
2. Discounts on the Halloween Party and Christmas Party- We do have to pay to get in on these nights but it is discounted for CMs
3. Full Service Dining Discount- Most places offer a 20% off your bill discount for CMs, just be sure to double check because for some you have to be eating within a certain time frame to get it.
4. Merchandise discount- It’s normally around 20-30% but during the holidays it goes all the way up to 40%!
5. Cast Connections- A huge discount store for old or discontinued merchandise. I once got a Haunted Mansion Dooney backpack here for only $50
6. Company D- Cast member only merch is found here and when we have to buy park tickets we get them here for 10% off the current list price
7. Family Holiday Coupons- During the Fall program we get mailed a coupon book for discounts on hotel stay, park tickets and more!
8. Disney Cruise- you get a discount from anywhere to 20-60% off Disney Cruises
9. Free Locker Rental and Stroller Rental- Just show your ID!
10. Disney Springs- Most Disney Springs stores have a CM discount, just ask!
11. Hotel Discount- When I was there we got Disney Hotel stays for approximately 50% off, we once stayed at the All-Stars for around $50 a night
12. Free Parking- Showing your cast ID gets you free parking at all Disney theme parks, which will save you about $20
other places off Disney property in Orlando also offer a CM discount, be sure to always ask!
Where Should I Live During My DCP?
I thought since I am an Alumni this post might be helpful for some people!
Patterson Court - where I lived! - the newest complex - doesn’t have a bus stop, you have to walk to Chatham - known for being a quiet complex overall, not a lot of parties - private balcony - Most expensive, rent is well over $100 a week
Chatham Square - where most CP events are held so it can sometimes be loud and parking can be a nightmare at times - has a bus stop - private balcony - mid-range rent, around $100 a week
The Commons - has a washer and dryer in every unit - mostly houses international CPs, though anyone can live there - has several Disney classrooms here - parking is kind of sparse here compared to other complexes - each apartment is subtly different in the commons so you don’t really know what you get until you move in - some have a balcony, some don’t - does have a bus stop BUT not all busses go to the commons so sometimes you have to either call and request they stop or walk to Chatham - mid-range rent as well, around $100 a week
Vista Way - oldest complex - known as the party complex - has a bus stop - apartment and rooms are overall smaller - no private balcony like most other complexes - this complex is pretty far away from the other housing complexes, which can be isolating - cheapest, rent under $100 a week
Overall housing stuff:
- rent is based on how many people you live with. In general the more people you live with the cheaper rent is - each complex now has its own wi-fi so you don’t need to bring routers -some dishes, pots and pans are provided but I found I needed more - the thermostat has a preset range so it cannot go lower than 72 or higher than 82 - the beds are twin, but I used twin XL college bedding and thought it worked fine -you’re able to select your housing and roommate preferences about 20 days out from your arrival date
DCP Bucket List!
This is the start of my DCP bucket list. I’m picking and choosing from ones I have seen elsewhere! Also, I’m going to make a separate list just for food!
1) Visit all 4 parks in one day
2) Spend an entire day, open to close, at every park.
3) Go to MK for the Welcome Show
4) Watch the Wishes fireworks
5) Go to at least on VoluntEARS event
6) Go to a Magic Backstage event
7) Drink around the world at Epcot
8) Meet all the characters
9) See the Festival of the Lion King
10) Be the Rebel Spy on Star Tours
11) Go to the Animal Kingdom Lodge at night
12) See every parade and show at Disney
13) Go to a Rope Drop at each park
14) Go to a park alone
15) Go to a park and don’t go on any rides
16) People watch
17) Go to the parks on a rainy day
18) Have family and friends visit
19) Take a photo in front of each park landmark
20) Watch a custodian paint a water picture
Magic Kingdom specific:
21) Buy a balloon on Main Street
22) Curtsy with the Princesses
23) Find PUSH the talking trash can
24) Frontierland Hoedown
25) Get pixie dusted from Castle Couture
26) Get a picture on an empty Main Street
27) Make a wish in the wishing well
28) Ride all 3 mountains in one day
29) Take a behind the scenes tour of the park
30) Take the ferryboat instead of the monorail
31) Try pulling the sword from the stone
EPCOT specific:
32) Take a picture in the phone booth in the London Pavilion
33) DiveQuest
34) Do the Behind the Seeds tour
35) Get a passport and visit every country for stamps
36) Pick a pearl in Japan
37) Sit in the very front row of Soarin’
38) Take a picture inside Bruce’s mouth at The Seas with Nemo and Friends
39) Take the Around the World Segway tour
40) Do everything in Innovations East and West
Hollywood Studios specific:
41) Do the animation class
42) Experience Character Palooza
43) Get a high score on Toy Story Midway Mania
44) Go on Tower of Terror daytime, night, and raining
45) Make a lightsaber at Tattooine Traders
46) See both Fantasmic showings in the same night
47) Sit in the very front row at Fantasmic
48) Be on the Backlot Tour
49) Walk through One Man’s Dream
Animal Kingdom specific:
50) Check out the Backstage Safari or Wild by Design tour
51) Dance in the Harambe Village street party
52) Do the Wild Africa Trek
53) Be a part of the show at Festival of the Lion King
54) Go on Kali River Rapids until completely soaked
55) Go to the petting zoo at Rafiki’s Planet Watch
56) Ride the first Kilimanjaro Safari of the day
57) Ride Expedition Everest multiple times in a row
58) Play in Dinoland
Downtown Disney specific:
59) Design your own shirt at Design-a-Tee
60) Get lost in World of Disney
61) Go bowling at Splitsville
62) Go to DisneyQuest
63) La Nouba by Cirque du Soleil
64) Ride the Characters in Flight balloon
65) See a movie at the dine-in theatre
66) Stroll around DTD at night
67) Visit Basin and wash your hands with the scrubs
68) Rent a platoon boat
Resort specific:
69) Archery at Fort Wilderness
70) Campfire & singalong with Chip and Dale at Fort Wilderness
71) Campfire at Animal Kingdom Lodge
72) Explore the Boardwalk at night
73) Stay at a fancy resort for one night
74) Get leis from the Polynesian
75) Go parasailing or jet skiing in Bay Lake
76) Go to a movie night
77) Have a spa day at Saratoga Springs or Grand Floridian
78) Have tea at the Grand Floridian
79) Jellyrolls dueling piano bar on the Boardwalk
80) Go around Seven Seas Lagoon
81) Relax in a hammock at the Polynesian
82) Ride the resort monorail all day
83) Take a carriage ride at Fort Wilderness or Port Orleans Riverside
84) Visit every resort
85) Visit the Wedding Pavilion
86) Watch the Electrical Water Pageant from the Poly
87) Watch Wishes from the beach at the Poly, Narcoossee’s at the Grand Floridian, and California Grille at the Contemporary
Other:
88) Check out ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
89) Learn to surf at Typhoon Lagoon
90) Plan mini golf at Fantasia Gardens or Winter Summerland
91) Swim with sharks at Typhoon Lagoon
92) Take on Summit Plummet at Blizzard Beach
93) Be the last guest in a park
94) Become a Galactic Hero
Magic Kingdom Tips
Hey guys! I decided to make a sort of master post of everything I learned about the parks as a CP. This is more from a guest’s perspective, so you don’t need to be a CP to use it.
- if you’re in a rush and the line for the express monorail from parking is packed take the resort monorail, it still stops at parking and at the magic kingdom, but most people don’t know this so they wait for the express. Same advice applies for leaving after fireworks. - if you have the option, busses are almost always faster to take to MK because you skip the Transportation and Ticket Center (TTC) altogether and just get dropped off at the main entrance. - the best parade viewing spot for the 3 o'clock parade is in Frontierland, that’s where the parade starts, so it’ll be over for you faster and you can ride rides while the Main Street people are still watching the parade. Frontierland also has store fronts that are covered you can sit or stand under to be out of the sun. - Columbia Harbour House is the best place to go if you need an air conditioned place to sit for a while, it has 2 levels of seating and it’s almost never crowded. these are the rides you want fastpasses for: - Space Mountain - Mine Train - Peter Pans flight - Big Thunder Mountain - Jungle Cruise - Best place to watch fireworks? From the elevated train station platform, get your spot about an hour early though - You can get band-aids and OTC pain relief pills for free from First Aid - You can have your shopping purchases sent to the front of the park or your hotel room if you stay on property that way you don’t have to carry it around - cups of ice water are free - get the MyDisneyExperience app to make fast pass choices and dining reservations on the go, it also has real time wait times for rides. - There’s free wifi in the park - You can walk to MK from the Contemporary resort, so if you have a Chef Mickey’s breakfast reservation, park at contemporary and walk to MK after - Ask the merchandise people for stickers! They’re free and collectible. - The Emporium is insanely crowded at park open and park close, anytime in between is MUCH more tolerable - Dole Whip and Citrus Swirl can both only be found in Adventureland in MK Rides that almost never have a long wait - Mad Tea Party - Monster’s inc laugh floor - Stitch’s Great Escape - Carrousel - It’s a Small World - Swiss Family Tree House - Tom Sawyer Island - People Mover - Carrousel of Progress - Little Mermaid (unless it’s broken down) - The Plaza and Tony’s are my go to restaurants for last minute full service reservations - You can bring your own food and (non-alcoholic) drinks into any Disney park - Cast Members: if you’re coming to play in the parks you MUST go through guest entrances, people get termed for using backstage areas when they’re in the parks as a guest and not preparing for or leaving a work shift. - Cast Members: you CANNOT call off a shift at work and then go play in the parks or go to a housing event, you WILL get termed for this - Cast Members: ALWAYS have your blue ID card with you, you have to show it to get merch discounts and food discounts
Even the most patient of Cast Members has thought this at least once
The Tree of Life - Disney’s Animal Kingdom
There are more than 300 animals carved into the trunk of the Tree of Life! Animal Kingdom is a nice park to go to to relax on your vacation by seeing the animals on the walking paths and grabbing some delicious food. But my favorite thing to do is wander around the Tree of Life and count/find as many animals as I can! I love the rides at DAK, but there are so many details to appreciate all over the park.
Hi Emily! Where and when does Megara meet and greet, if at all anymore? At what special occasion can you catch her out and about?
Unfortunately Megara is a very special occasion character! They only bring her out for very specific events. The MyDisneyExperience App has a section where you can see what time any character will be out and their exact location. Its under character experiences and you can look through all the character that will be out. If Megara was to be out it would most likely be a random event or a larger-scale event like Mickeys Not So Scary Halloween Party!
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