I spent almost an entire MONTH in various forms of training. At the time I thought this was overkill seeing as how I would only be there for 4 months total. Looking back on it now, there was still plenty of time to work and play after I finished my training. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! Training never really ends in this role. With each new Special Event comes new training. Some training takes a day or two, some takes 30 minute before your shift starts, but you're always being given new things to learn.
After Traditions, F&B training, online training for Alcohol and Food handling, there is Conventions training. I did this mostly alone with single trainer but it can be done in small groups as well. We walked all over Epcot, learning all the special event spaces on stage and off stage. Wear comfy shoes!!! This was actually 2-3 days total. You do the World Showcase and Future World separately. You also get to do a "van tour," which was awesome! Your trainer drives you around to the other parks, waterparks, and resorts to show you how to get in/out and where events might be held. During Conventions training I got to watch IllumiNations (A LOT) and I got to ride Soarin' after park hours with some VIP guests.
After I completed Conventions training, I figured I would get some Conventions shifts but nope! I was immediately thrown into Special Events/Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party training. This ended up being very hectic and stressful but it came in handy when I got a few more MNSSHP/Magic Kingdom shifts down the line.
Right after that training was Special Events Food and Wine training! We learned about all the different positions we could be thrown into over the course of the festival, which was a lot.
Finally! The best training day of all was our CP Welcome Day with two of our leaders who had been CP's themselves back in the day. After meeting in a Conventions boardroom and going through introductions we got in a van and went to Magic Kingdom! We were given a scavenger hunt and broken into teams. We spent the next half of the day running around Magic Kingdom doing silly things. Luckily, I had done my previous program in attractions at MK (Pirates life for me) and I was able to lead my team to victory (humble brag, humble brag)!
*Special side note: while I was completing all of this training I met Kevin, another CP Convention Guide for the Fall. He was pretty darn cute. Now he is my husband! Gotta love that Disney Magic!
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