Today we got up late and laid around for a while until our inspection (passed but no cookies this time...thanks Chinese girls!!!)
Then we headed to Studios, stopping for a Cachapa (sweetcorn and cheese thing) on the way! Jen and I took some photos around the park then I drew Pluto at the drawing class (they'd done Eeyore that morning damn)
We found costuming, and had a disaster with sizes, only 'small' shirts left no XS but they were unisex so down to my knees! and I think i may have ended up with mens trousers, too large and too short and no belts in my size (26) only 24 or 30! so I had to stick with my gold buckled one from MK rather than silver and then when we got to the breakroom we discovered we could have worn shorts, bum!
But we also tried on the ToT costume :D
We clocked in at the tiny breakroom after heading around the whole back of the park (it felt like) and went for our 'track talk' at 7.
HS is ALOT more laid back than MK You can walk anywhere in the park in any of the costumes, and we were all standing in groups in the street ('clumping') not allowed in MK! But the park is much smaller so you only get 3 mins 'walk time' not 12 (ie the time before you actual end of shift that you can clock out at), so its nice to know we've been thoroughly trained to higher standards, but was great to have the more chilled atmosphere of HS!
So there were about 30 CM's (cast members) at the talk, above the stands at the show. While we spoke the dragon was out and it appeared she had had a leak!! They were trying to clean it up and eventually this lead to the 9pm show being cancelled. So Jules and I spent the first two hours talking to guests on the street and controlling the BTGs! (brazilian tour groups...) Then the 1030 was happening so we went to our positions, mine as Dinner Package Mickey 2 or something, Dinner package is usually only 9pm (3 fanciest restaurants at HS allow you to pay some more money to get into reserved seating basically) but it was moved to the 1030. So I checked peoples green tickets and let them in and held a sign. It was mostly having to tell non-package people to keep moving cos they couldnt sit here! Only drama was a girl nearby from a BTG stood at the back about to throw up for ages but dont think she did.
Then we watched the first 10 mins and had to go clock out (shame). As i went to get Jules she grabbed me and seemed weird, it turned out she was upset... people were crowded behind me and a guy was sat in a wheelchair...it seems that just as the show started he'd had a seizure! She said all the people around him were panicking and sobbing and the CMs were running around asking where the housephone was which was scary as I imagined it'd be a well oiled machine like MK is! But the medics eventually came as we were leaving and I think the guy was OK! Scary.
So we ended up with a very eventful shift!!
We headed to get changed, dump our costumes and get the usually crowded, late E bus home but this time we were rewarded with a lovely coach!
It seems they also do a cool magic moment that didnt happen due to cancellation so fingers crossed it happens next time! Also found out that people refer to the passages on/off stage as 'mouse holes' haha. And it was cool to see a deserted HS!
Thursday
I was woken badly at 7am by a mixture of Jules' scream and huge thunder that sounded like the sky was literally cracking open right above us, I mean ive never heard anything so mental!! and lightening too, very scary, think it was the effects of storm 'Dorian'. So I had a fitful few hours half-sleep then got up dressed and headed to Universal with Hannah, round 2. We got there at 1pm and went to Islands, on the Carosuessel and then got a PB cupcake yum!
Then we queued to get into the queue on Forbidden Journey in HP world, crazy busy, took 90 mins but we had fun taking photos through the castle. The dementors on the ride made me jump!!
We went to the restrooms after an moaning Myrtle was on the speakers haha then had lunch in the Three Broomsticks, UK food, the worlds smallest cornish pastys and a pretty average shepherds pie! and a Butterbeer obvs!!
Then we lined up to see Ollivanders where a guy got picked to find a wand and did some spells! Then once in the shop we tried on some cloaks and then explored the rest of HP world. After that I did Hulk by myself (front row!!) then went over to Universal.
We did Terminator 2 as I hadnt in ages and I love it. The stunt guy is also a Dapper Dan on Main Street...brill, couldnt be more contrasting. Then next was Transfomers single rider, i got front row at last and that ride is def growing on me! Then finally MIB because I LOVE that ride, Hannah always wins though damn.
Then we met Jules and Jen in Latin Quarter a club in Citywalk (the 'boardwalk' of Universal) with free entry and drinks for ladies,theyd already had a few and I felt out of place, being sober, not very dressed up and not Latino!! As we were like the only white people there and everyone was Salsa-ing. I was just not feeling it and wanted to go home. My drinks I got were hideously strong and i was sick of getting pushed around by people, mostly fat tarty girls, so I left and got a taxi home which was fine but expensive. So glad to get in bed though. Apparently the others stayed and got taught salsa by a (creeeeepy) guy who they met as I was leaving, and then went to the karaoke bar when jen sang. I think i would have preferred it if we'd gone to a different club as I heard good music as I was leaving.
Friday
This morning we sunbathed at Patterson, lovely, and I finished Jens book White Wedding I was reading, great trashy read, and then did some washing which was free because the nice laundry guy was fixing the rubbish pay machine.
Then Jules and I headed downtown for JASON DERULO yay!!!! We stopped for food in Paradiso 37, a lovely south american themed place where we sat outside by the lake, with views of the balloon, Saratoga Springs and the queue for JD forming by HoB. There's also a live singers (if a little average) which was nice. Very chilled. We shared mac n cheese bites with jalapeno dipping sauce, wasabi fries and truffle fries! (truffle were best) and I got a white sangria (wine, malibu juice...) and jules got red then we made the mistake of sharing the chocolate stack with rainbow sprinkles! So feeling well and truly sick we headed off to JD. Doors were at 7, we got there at 8 and he wasnt on til after 9. We got a good spot in front of the bar above steps so noone blocked our view and awaited his arrival. Warm up act Kat Dahlia from Miami was not very good but we made some friends behind us and danced the cupid shuffle, the 'wobble baby' song and some others before he came on stage!
He was awesome!!! Didnt so too many songs but all main ones and his dancing and dancers were amazing, plus he is HOT. He also DJ'd for a bit. He did Dont wana go home, Whatcha Say, Ridin Solo, In my head (fav), Other side (slow version), It girl, Other side (real version) and that might have been it!
We stayed and danced for 30 mins after, nice to have it so empty! There were little kids really going for it too, hahahaha. We got invited to go downtown Orlando to the club where JD was headed for afterparty but we declined and headed for a spot of shopping and princess dress trying on in downtown marketplace, then home, sleeeeeeep
Also,
MATT IS GOING TO BE HERE TOMORROW :D
and my family are now in the US, but Charleston right now, exciting!
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