My favorite random shift was the Good Dinosaur movie premier. I worked both premier days doing queue control and handing out freebies to guests who saw the movie. The best part about these shifts is that once all the guests were seated we were able to grab some snacks and sneak in to watch the movie ourselves. We had to be in after the guests and out before the guests but it was nice to be able to enjoy a new Disney movie at work. This might be p secret information. If so, oops, sorry leaders!
We also got to work the Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie premier. We did NOT get to sit in for this movie, unfortunately, as it was sold out and a much bigger deal. I spent this day handing out tickets and packages of goodies to guests who had bought the premier tickets in advance. I was lucky enough to finish my shift before the movie actually started and my wonderful Kevin had gotten us tickets to see it! So I got to work this event and then see the movie opening night as well.
Dessert Parties: Some shifts were roping off areas for dessert parties. I worked a Merry and Bright Dessert Party in Hollywood Studios (RIP Osborne Lights). Some Dessert Party shifts were in Epcot for IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth. These shifts were not very exciting. You usually just roped off a space for the party, kept guests out of it unless they had tickets, and stayed until Food an Beverage had everything packed up afterward.
Hats and Horns: New Year Eve in all the parks come with plastic hats and obnoxiously loud horns! Guess who hands those out to guests all night long? Special Events Guides!!!! Happy New Year! This was my last shift for my program and it was soooo bittersweet.
Other CP's got to work things like the Christ Parade Taping on Thanksgiving, Magic Kingdom's Night of Joy concerts, Burger Block Party, and Marathons (these seemed fun but started just after my program ended).
Guides for Spring programs work mostly Flower and Garden Festival plus some other random events. Kevin and I had both applied for and received offers for extending our programs through the Spring but we had bigger things going on and were unable to stay through the Spring.
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