My 10 Favorite Rides at Disney World Part 3!

4. Carousel of Progress at Magic Kingdom: I didn't go on this ride until my 2nd trip to Disney, but it became one of my favorites right away. I love Walt Disney's idea of how an American family was and what he thought it would turn out to be. The last time we were at Disney I made my family go on with me twice. It just always makes me really happy. Plus, I'm super jealous of their house. I want it! Plus, the song gets stuck in my head all the time but that's totally okay with me :]

3. Big Thunder Mountain at Magic Kingdom: I can go on this ride 50 times and not get sick of it! In fact, I try to go on this ride about 50 times when I go to Disney :D it's such a classic ride and it is always so much fun. It's perfect for people who don't love the bigger rollercoasters that much either. Once when we went on something happened and it went really really slow the whole entire time...it was really weird and I've always wondered what went wrong that made it go so slow! Every single time we get off this ride everyone asks eachother, "Can we go on again?!" Believe me, it is very rare when all of us agree on something so easily, and when it does happen, it's great :]

2. Philharmagic at Magic Kingdom: Best.3D Movie.Ever. No, 3D movie doesn't even give Philarharmagic justice. It's like you are really at a show with all of the characters. The first time I saw it, I literally had to pick my jaw off the floor. I didn't expect how amazing it was going to be! I love how many characters are incorporated, how it smells (we actually have a spray that smells exactly like the pie in Philharmagic from Bath and Body Works! It's my favorite!) It's also so cute when you see all the little kids reaching out for everything, and I've totally done it too just like a little kid :] we always try to see it as many times as we can. When we go during the summer after we've been out in the sun all day, someone always says, "Let's go to Philharmagic!" Just know that if you ever go to Magic Kingdom with me, you'll be going to this at least twice :]

Next is numero uno!!

My 10 Favorite Rides at Disney World part 2!

Numbers 7-5!!

7. The Great Movie Ride at Hollywood Studios: This is the ride that made me want to work at Disney in attractions. I think it's because there is so much interaction between the cast members and the people on the ride...or it could be because the first time I went on the person that played Mugsy was extremely good looking. I am always devastated when we get the cowboy instead. The cowboy will never be as good as Mugsy. Ever.

6. Splash Mountain at Magic Kingdom: Okay, I have a confession. I did something very un-disney when I went on this ride for the first time. But, a little background first. I hate drops. I can do loops on roller coasters, I can do cork screws on roller coasters. I hate drops with a passion. So, Splash Mountain was never something I considered going on. I only went on because the rest of my family was going and I didn't want to be by myself. Plus, I had some weird confidence that I could go on...until I got on. It doesn't help that there's about a year of animatronics before the drop even happens. I was so mad and so nervous, that I looked at brer rabbit and brer bear and fox and said, "I hate you."...these characters show up about 15 times during the ride, and every single time I would look at them and I would say, "I hate you." However, the ride isn't that bad...it's still pretty scary to me...but it's not that bad. Plus, my mom always gets soaked which is very funny!Not to her though...none of us get wet except her every single time. And, I usually sit next to my Dad, and in every single picture on Splash Mountain he is cowering behind me...he swears he's not but the proof is right up on that screen after we get off the ride. AND I DO NOT HATE BRER RABBIT OR BEAR OR FOX! I was just overcome with the jitters that I said some things I didn't mean. In fact, I have a brer rabbit stuffed animal :]

I don't hate you guys. Promise :]

5. Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin/ Toy Story Midway Mania at Magic Kingdom & Hollywood Studios: It's a tie! These are both equally great. I love these ones because my family and I are super competitive when it comes to these games. Here's how it works for us;

- My mom & my brother sit together; My dad and I sit together.

- No sabotage. It's rude.

-If you don't get a picture of your score on your phone or your camera, the score never existed.

We get so competitive in fact, that we go on both of these rides more than once. My mom usually beats all of us, which is pretty impressive considering she is the only one that has glasses and is pretty blind without them. One time my gun glitched on Buzz Lightyear though, and I automatically got a 99999999 times a million, so I sat through the whole ride. It was great.

To infinity and beyond...until next time :D

My 10 Favorite Rides at Disney World!

Alright, here's numbers 10-8 of my favorite rides at Disney World :D

10. Rock n' Roller Coaster at Hollywood Studios: My mom and I went on this on our very first trip to Disney World. I thought I was going to pee my pants waiting in line for this I was so nervous! The only thing that calmed me down was when I overheard the people behind us in line say that it only lasted 90 seconds. You can do a lot in 90 seconds...not dying is one of them. I had already been on big roller coasters like Batman at Six Flags, so I had no idea why I was so scared, but this has turned into a ride that my mom and I (my dad and my brother are wimps and won't go on :p) have to go on. It just hurts your face a lot at first...and the pictures at the end are always embarrassing...but of course those pictures are the ones we end up buying.

9. Tomorrowland Transit Authority at Magic Kingdom: This ride is the best after walking around the park for a really long time because you just sit there, but that's not the reason it's one of my favorites. It's one of my favorites because one time my mom and I were at the park for extra magic hours, so it was really late and we decided to go on the TTA. When we got to the Space Mountain part of the ride, we got a very cool thing. Something must've been going on at Space Mountain because all the lights were on and you could see everything! It's this massive structure and it has so many twists and turns that it looks like if you moved at all on the ride, you would be hit in the face by this huge track. This was also not good though because it made me so scared to go on Space Mountain because I was afraid my head was going to be chopped off...and I kind of need that.

8. Primevil Whirl at Animal Kingdom: If you like the mad tea party ride and roller coasters, you have to do this one. It's both of those put together to create an amazing ride. It's in DinoLand USA and it's great. (For my New Englanders, it's like Pandemonium at Six Flags, but soo much better!) I love this one because all of us go on together, and it is always funny to see the reaction of my mom, dad, and brother.

To be continued... :]

"It's a bubbler, not a water fountain!"

So, yesterday I met up with my first Disney Career Start friend. Her name is Jess and she was the first one to reach out to me when I first joined the boards and the facebook group. Here's the crazy thing; we live 15 minutes away from eachother!. My mom had joined the disboards first and after 5 minutes of being on it she said, "There's a girl from Woonsocket!" I could walk to Woonsocket if I wanted to :p So we went to Friendly's last night and pretty much talked about everything, and we decided, "hey let's be roommates!" I was so excited! Later that night, we were all on disboards and we (meaning me, Jess, Nichelle, Steph, Brittany, and Taylor) are going to try and all room together! It's so great it already feels like a mini family. We are already planning on a bunch of fun things to do the first night, and Jess and I are planning on getting stuff together over the summer :] Now we can use our crazy New England slang and we'll know what the other one is talking about!

Here's the first thing I bought for disney. It's my lovely princess comforter and sheets. I've been eyeing these babies since I saw them at the store and told my mom, "If I get in, I want those for my bed." When we got them though, it all kind of hit me. I'm moving to Orlando. It's really crazy to think that in November I was planning on staying home, finding a job, and saving for college, but now I'm getting ready to do the Disney Career Start Program and getting stuff for the apartment I'll be living in. I still can't believe it. It's a little overwhelming, but I'm so excited that I've been all smiles since I found out I got in :] Yes, there are still some nerves, I mean, it is pretty far away, but I'm a tough cookie I'll be alright!

"So, are you going to be like, Goofy or something?"

I went to Disney World for the first time when I was 13. Right smack dab in the middle of the terrible teen years. At the time I was...different. My wardrobe had two colors, black and red. My favorite thing was to wear as much black eyeliner as possible. I considered it a successful day if it didn't smudge. It was Christmas day and the last present under our tree was this flat looking box and it was for me and my brother. My mom was videotaping and told us to open it. When we took off the wrapping paper it was a plain Kohl's box. I remember thinking, "If these are matching outfits I swear to God..." (probably threatening to be more brooding and annoying. Cute right?) but boy, was I wrong. There were brochures for Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom. There were Disney tshirts and hats. It didn't hit me until I saw a pin that said, "My first trip to Disney".

I think I jumped about 50 feet in the air.

I was so excited. "I'M GOING TO DISNEY!!!" We left at about 2 in the morning on the 26th, and that's when I pretty much did a 360. The whole trip is such a blur now but I remember one thing, walking into Magic Kingdom, looking around and saying,

"I'm going to work here someday"

Fast forward to my senior year of high school. I had already decided that college wasn't going to work. It wasn't that I didn't want to go I mean, I have really good grades and could probably get into a lot of different schools, but there's something that has never been my friend: $$$$$$$$ So, I decided that I would probably work for a year or two and then go to a school. To me, college is something I should be paying for, not my parents. They've paid for enough. But I found the Disney Career Start Program one day by accident when I was looking at the Disney College Program website (I was more sad that I wouldn't be doing that, I could've cared less about school :p) and I was so excited! I showed my mom and dad and they were excited about it too. Others though, not so much:

"So are you going to be like, Goofy or something?"

(No, I'm way too short to be Goofy.)

"Won't you get sick of Disney?"

(I haven't yet so why would I...)

"What if you hate it?"

It scared me how much I had to defend something that I wanted to do. I hated when teachers would go around the room and ask, "Where are you going to College?" because when they got to me I would start, "Well, I'm applying for this Disney Career Start Program, and hopefully I get in..." But now, I can proudly say "I'm doing the Disney Career Start Program!" It's exciting and scary all at once but I'm in! So now when people ask me if I'm, like, going to be Goofy or something, I can proudly say:

No, but he'll be one of my co-workers!!!

"That's not a blog, that's a text message..."

My name is Caitlin, but call me Caitie :]

To be honest, blogs scare me. I never know what to write, and I never feel like what I write will be interesting, but I promised myself that if I got into the Disney Career Start Program I would start one so here we go...

ME.

- I'm 17 and I'm going to be 18 in May.

- I'm graduating in June.

- I'm from the Boston area. I worship the Red Sox like every good Bostonian should :]

- I go to a vocational high school and take culinary arts. In the past four years I've learned...I don't like cooking :x

- I figure skate. I've been skating since I was six years old and I love it :] I skate solo and I do synchronized skating too.

- I lovelovelove everything Disney!

- On September 1st I will be living my dream of working at Disney World in attractions!

I probably should start this blog with something exciting and edgy, but I'll just keep with the basics for today. One of my favorite comedians Mike Birbiglia talks about how everyone has a blog these days and most of them go like this:

"Today I went to JC Penney!"

"JC Penney eh?"

And he is totally right. That's not a blog, that's a text message. So here's to you Mike Birbiglia...

Let's make this the best blog ever.