Walt Disney World ICP - Day 47 - I'm a Guest Service Fanatic! - 19th July 2013

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I had a few hours free before work today so what better to do than a quick visit to Epcot? As predicted, Soarin' was almost a 2 hour wait with fastpasses having run out, so it was Mission:Space orange first.
It's so intense but so much fun!

Then it was lunch at the sunshine seasons cafe where I had my favourite quick service meal at Walt Disney World - chicken, rice and black beans. It's so good!

I then called my parents for a bit as I hadn't talked to them in over a week and then rode Test Track with my friend Argentina. She called it track talk which made me laugh. This time we got to design our own car in the single rider queue which was awesome. The 30 minute queue wait time seemed about right.

Then it was time to fit in one quick ride on Spaceship Earth. We met Ana Victoria for the monorail, got it to the TTC and then got the express monorail to the magic kingdom. We entered the park, went into
the tunnels, got changed and worked from 17:15 until close at 23:45.

At work nobody could sort out the Wishes ropes to get guests out of the fallout zone so I helped out using all my strength to pull the ropes tight (you would not believe how difficult this is! It was a real workout!).

My GSF card!
Marly thought I helped so much that I got my first Guest Service Fanatic card. These are when a Cast Member sees that you have done something that was outstandingly safe, courteous, show-ready or efficient and they fill in a card. Then you can get your manager to sign it, put it in a box and every week/month a name is pulled out and that person wins a prize. I want to keep mine though, so it is staying with me and not being put in a box. I was recognised for helping with safety, being courteous and helping with the show. I was so happy to have finally got one of these as they seem to rarely be given out in Attractions. Thanks Marly!

Next Post: Walt Disney World ICP - Day 48 - More resort hopping - 20th July 2013

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