Good evening from Tiffany, Jess, and Emily today! This morning, we started off by going to Animal Kingdom. We had our second Fastpass at Flight of Passage of this trip. This ride continues to get better and better. Each time you have a different experience with it. There is always something new to see, smell, or hear. This ride should be on the top of the list for any new Walt Disney World goers.
After our group Fastpass, we met as a group at Satu’li Canteen for our class. We had not been together as a class for the past two days so we spent some time discussing the different experiences that each group had. Some had stories from Galaxies Edge with characters, free “Minnie” van rides, and much more fun. We were then given the assignment to explore any parks we wanted. We were able to pin trade with Cast Members, look for hidden Mickey’s, and try out fun games like Epcot’s Agent P. We split up into our groups to do these different activities.
After enjoying the morning at Animal Kingdom, we headed over to Epcot for the American Adventure. As we arrived to the theater the Voices of Liberty were preforming. They stand in the center of the room as to make the best of the acoustics. Once the show began, the class payed special attention to the things we were taught during our tour. Mainly we observed the scene changes and how quietly smooth they were. It was a great experience to watch on stage after learning about the show back stage.
As part of our day, we were on the look out for hidden mickeys in the parks. There are roughly 1,000 hidden mickeys in the entirety of Walt Disney World. A hidden Mickey is just the shape of Mickeys head somewhere in the parks that you don’t necessarily easily see and have to search for. Some examples include a Mickey made of rocks in the Epcot aquarium, in the animal kingdom pebbles surrounding drains on the concrete and within the French horn of Magic Kingdoms PhilharMagic show. The smallest hidden Mickey is located near the flying carpets of Aladdin and the largest is made out of solar panels outside the parks. All in all, hidden mickeys add a nice touch of magic to your day!
Along with hidden mickeys we were also instructed to pin trade! Every cast member working in merchandising and some custodians have a lanyard of pins that they are able to trade with guests in the parks. Today, we made trades with at least 3 different cast members and found some unique pins. One student found a hidden mickey pin, meaning it is a cast member exclusive! Pin trading added some fun to our day as we walk between attractions and personally give me something to look forward to.
Tomorrow we are set to meet up with Len Testa, an analytics expert. He develops touring plans to avoid the busiest days at the parks and allow for time to do all the tasks his clients want to complete. We will then go to Hollywood Studios and compete in a knapsack challenge problem. We were given a sheet with a list of rides in the park and each one has a different point value. The goal is to get the most points of any group in the time allotted. Keep up with tomorrow’s blog to find out how it went!
-Emily, Tiffany, and Jess
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