DCP: I lost my key!

If you're on your program, or getting ready to start it this bit of advise can be helpful if this ever happens to you.

I left my apartment early to venture to Magic Kingdom before heading over to work at the Polynesian. After spending several hours in Magic Kingdom I was grabbing a drink and snack on my way back to the monorail when i realized that my key had vanished my it's holder. I couldn't remember what exactly they told us the replacement fee was for keys and it kind of set me into a panic, that combined with the fact that I wouldn't get off work until 12:30 long after the housing office was closed. The first thing I did was text my roommate and ask her if she would be up or what her work hours were that day. Her hours clashed with mine but thankfully she was willing to leave her key under the mat so I could get in without having to pound on the door. Now I do want to say what a risk that could have been, during the housing meeting they strictly tell us that giving your apartment key to anyone even someone who lives in the same apartment can lead to termination on the spot. Now of course you have to be caught for that to happen, but it is still an important rule to follow so keep that in mind. 

I made it into the housing office the next morning to get a replacement key and I was surprised when it only cost $3 or $4. I was ready for a $50 fee but the lady assured me that it happens all the time and that  while they encourage everyone to keep track of their keys and not lose them, but also not to panic when it comes up missing.  It was really nice that she was so kind and understanding because I had panicked a little. 

So for you current and future CP's out there, don't panic! And for a little bit of advise have a chat with your roommates about a procedure to follow if someone does lose their key afters office hours or if they lock themselves out of the apartment. Just having a small plan because it really could happen to anyone at anytime.

An ending note to this I never returned my key after I left, it's still on my ring by complete accident! But now I can't bring myself to take it off. 

My Disney food obsession!

Okay some people go to Disney to experience the magic and fun, but one of my favorite things about Disney is having access to the variety of food! One of the locations on property that became my food obsession is the Wolfgang Puck Express at Downtown Disney. I'm not even kidding I spent more then one paycheck indulging on their Roasted Chicken.

Look at that piece of delicious! It came with a side of mashed potatoes that were just heavenly! Now a little tie bit about me: I love mashed potatoes, but I hate making them so when I find a place that has great mashed potatoes I'm sold for life!
I am pretty sure I drove my friends crazy with texts and Facebook messages asking if they would go to lunch with me. I must say they were great sports about it and more often then not someone would cave and accompany me to lunch so I wouldn't have to sit alone.

Now there are three different Wolfgang Puck restaurants at Downtown Disney, there are 2 Wolfgang Puck expresses one located in the Market Place and the other at the opposite end in the West Side. Connected to the Wolfgang Puck Express on the West Side is a full service Wolfgang Puck.
The Wolfgang Puck's are not the cheapest place to eat (not by far the most expensive though either) this Chicken Dish for lunch will set you back about $16.00. Now a tid-bit for my cast member friends you DO get your discount cast member discount at the Wolfgang Puck Express. I've also heard from my friends that their pizza is delicious!

I give it 5/5 stars! This was and will continue to be one of my favorite places to eat on property! It is good for a quick, gourmet meal Dinner or Lunch!

Favorite part of Christmas at Disney

I got to do a lot of Holiday things at Disney before I left and my absolute favorite thing are the Osborne Lights. I went out of my way to make sure that I could spend my last night at Disney underneath these beautiful lights until Studio's closed that night. I was super grateful to have some friends who spent that time with me.

Not only are there a million lights twinkling through these giant movie sets, but every 15 minutes they dance, synchronized to music! I was able to get a video of a handful of the shows but there are even more!

                                                        Osborne Lights 2013 Video

Happy Holidays! Enjoy a few more of the photo's i've taken!

  

 

Where did I eat at Disney?

Alrighty, this is a comprised list of all the locations on Disney property that I have eaten. It's a pretty good one I think for only having been there for three months, and yes many of the places I ate at multiple times. For the most part all the meals and experiences in the restaurants were amazing! There were only a 2-3 times where the food or the staff treatment was lacking. I do intend to review many of these locations and the meals I got through this blog so be on the look out! If you have one you really want to see don't be afraid to ask!

All the places I ate on my College Program

not including food carts

Magic Kingdom:

1. Be Our Guest 

2. Casey’s Corner

3. Cinderella’s Royal Table

4. Columbia Harbor House

5. Cosmic Ray’s

6. Crystal Palace

7. Main Street Bakery (and Starbucks)

8. Main Street Confectionry

9. Tony’s Town Square Restaurant

EPCOT:

1. Chefs De France

2. Espresso Coffee and Pastries (and Starbucks)

3.. Liberty Inn 

4. Sunshine Seasons Food Court

5. Teppan Edo

Hollywood Studios:

1. 50’s Prime time Cafe

2. ABC Commissary

3. Hollywood and Vine

4. Hollywood Brown Derby

5. Pizza Planet

6. Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater

7. The Writer’s Stop

Downtown Disney:

1. Earl Of Sandwich

2. Fultons Crab House

3. Planet Hollywood

4. Wolfgang Puck Express

Art of Animation:

1. Landscape of Flavors Food Court

Animal Kingdom Lodge:

1. Boma

Beach Club:

1.Cape May Cafe

Boardwalk:

1. Boardwalk Bakery

2. Boardwalk Pizza Window

3. Flying Fish

Contemporary:

1. The Wave

2. The Contempo Cafe

Grand Floridian:

1. 1900 Park fare

Old Key West:

1. Olivia’s Cafe

Polynesian:

1. Captain Cook’s Snack Co.

2. Kona Cafe

Port Orleans French Quarter:

1. Sassagoula Floatworks and Food factory

Port Orleans Riverside:

1. Boatwright’s Dining Hall

EPCOT: Teppan Edo

I was really excited to make the reservation at Teppan Edo, I love Japanese steakhouses and Hibachi. I went with two of my friends before Illuminations through Epcot to Japan to give this place a shot! The people were very gracious because I messed up the reservation time and they still got us placed at a table.  I have to say after sitting down and looking at the menu I was immediately disappointed, unlike the average Japanese steakhouses I have been to the meals at Teppan do not come with soup or salad.
We did end up ordering a couple appetizers, I ordered the Miso Soup, and one of my friends ordered the Crispy Sakuyaki beef roll. The beef roll was delicious I don't have a picture of that sadly, but I do have the soup!

The soup was phenomenal. I had never had a Miso soup before and I was a little nervous about trying it, but it was delicious! I would go back and just order this soup!

When it comes to the entrée I ordered the Nihonbashi, which is steak and chicken which comes with Vegetables, udon noodles, and steamed rice. Naturally being a Japanese steak house the chef came out and started cooking. I was again disappointed because they didn't light the grill on fire, or anything on fire at all. 

The vegetables were standard, onions and zucchini. I was sad that there weren't any mushrooms but they serve them with the steak I learned.

The noodles were good, standard noodles with butter and soy sauce, I always add extra soy sauce though! Gotta love that Soy Sauce!

I always order my steak medium to medium rare, especially in Japanese steak houses because they have a tendency to over cook the meat. I have to say 

What did I think?: I wasn't impressed with the flavors. It was very under seasoned and just standard. I   don't know what I was expecting, but being Disney and super authentic I was hoping for something amazing and delicious. Honestly aside from the soup nothing here was special. It was fairly evenly priced with other Japanese steakhouses that I have been too, and I was impressed by that, but considering that you get less and pay the same rate, it's just not worth it.

If you want really good japanese steakhouse I recommend going off property to Benihana's. There is one within 10 miles Disney property, and you just get more for your money and the food tastes better, but reservations are advised for both. 

If you do make the excursion to Teppan Edo give that Miso soup a try! It was delicious!

Hello!

Hello! I spent 3 months working at the Walt Disney World Polynesian resort in the Disney College Program, I unfortunately had to end my program early due to health problems, but I am going to use this blog to rate, review and just chat about all the things I experienced in my time at Disney. I'll talk about my favorite rides, some of my work experiences, and of course about the food!
If you have any questions about the Disney college program, or working at Disney I will answer every question I can!
My home base was doing Custodial at Disney's Polynesian resort, but I was also trained for housekeeping and I was a Biometrics Greeter. A biometrics greeter was like being a receptionist for the cast member health screenings Disney has, it allowed me to work at most of the parks and a ton of the resorts on property.
I loved all of my roles and the people I worked with, they were really some of the best people I could have ever imagined working with! I miss them dearly and keep in contact with them still.

I plan on blogging about my past experiences here until I can return again!