Candlelight Processional and me. We have a love-hate relationship. The Processional is beautiful. Epcot during Christmas is stunning. The smells and sights are magical. Guests attending a Christmastime show that is half ticketed/half standby are not magical.
Candlelight was our big baby. Special Events was in charge of the show (with the help of the sound and lighting guys). We were responsible for 3 shows a night every night between Thanksgiving and the New Year. We set up the queues, made sure guests were in the correct lines, tapes off restricted areas, got guests seated in the correct locations, kept count (on clickers) of all guests entering the theatre, ushered the choirs in for each show, ushered the choirs out after each show, cleaned up trash, and did it all again!
I had a lot of fun working Candlelight, despite the chaos and angry guests. Guests did NOT enjoy waiting in queues, especially if they had purchased the Dining Package tickets that granted them "special seating" for the shows. Unfortunately, Disney World is Disney World and everything has a queue. Such is life. I got to see all of the famous Narrators for 2015, the most popular being Neil Patrick Harris and my personal favorite being Chandra Wilson, damn was she good!
Side note that the costumes for Candlelight are goofy and fun but are not Florida winter-friendly. So hot!
Working Christmas was rough and being away from family was even harder but luckily Kevin and I were able to travel Texas to visit my family a couple days before Christmas. Being around friends and awesome CP's during this time really helped make it magical.
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