Welcome back, Friends! Today I wanted to talk to you all today not as "Walt's Frozen Head" but as Sarah Emmerick. It's been a very introspective past few weeks for me, having to start realizing that I need to plan for my move down to Disney, learning that my Roomie would be coming with me down to Disney, and having to start wrestling with the fact that my days with my friends from college and home are soon going to have to be memories that I hold on to since I'll be more than 1,000 miles away from everyone I love and care about.
Pretty much everyone knew that this was going to happen though, and I knew that working for Disney was something I really wanted to do after I graduated. From the first time I visited Disney when I was about 4 I knew I wanted to work for Disney, and I wanted to be a Princess, specifically, I wanted to be Belle. Unfortunately by the time I hit middle school I was too tall to be any Princess, and pretty much any costumed performer at Disney. Sure, I was crushed, but a few years later I learned that Disney hired people and their job was to give tours and be able to take park guests off stage and they are also able to get their guests on certain rides through an even quicker than the fast pass way. This is called VIP Tours and that is the role that I want.
So why am I going to be working Quick Service Food and Beverage at Disney when what I really want to be doing is giving tours? Well, that's because in order to gain the entry-level VIP Tour position I have to have either worked for the Disney company for 6 months or have completed the Disney College Program. So my plan is to continue to learn and get caught up on all things Disney and then hopefully apply to be a VIP Tour Guide at the end of my program.
BUT SARAH WHAT DOES DISNEY MEAN TO YOU!?
Anyone who knows me... and I'm not speaking like KNOWS me knows me, well they know I like Disney... it's not something that's generally hard to tell, I always have something, Disney, on me... and I mean ALWAYS. And it's not like I need to always have something Disney on me, it just always ends up like that.
I know for many going to a Disney park is a once in a lifetime trip, and I feel very grateful to have been able to take all the Disney trips that I have. Though I doubt I could ever put to words how I truly feel about Disney, here are some photos that I keep as memories of all the good times I had with Disney.
Last Disney cruise that my family and I took last year, we ended up going to a lot of cool places in the Caribbean, I ended up getting seasick at the end of the week and almost landed myself in quarantine which wasn't fun, but you better believe I never missed a round of trivia!
This next photo was taken during my first or second trip to Disney #TBT to the EPCOT wand! This was an interesting trip actually because my whole family: Dad, mom's parents, and my dad's parents (minus my mom because she was pregnant with my sisters) all went down to the parks and ended up having to rush to rent a large van to drive home because of 9/11.
This photo was taken during my senior year of high school! My family and I did something that was called "An Adventure by Disney" this is the trip that I learned about being a VIP Tour Guide and we got to see soooooo many behind the scenes things at Disneyland Resort and some of the additional and affiliate Disney studios!
I'm not really sure if this was a trip to Disney in 5th grade or while I was in middle school, but I was still really young here, something that I always loved about Disney is that while you are not doing rides, shopping, or eating you have the option to take part in many different activities!
This was a trip I took a few summers ago, and my friend Lexy and I got to spend multiple days together at the parks. Lexy and I only see each other for about 4-6 days every year... I am very excited that I'll get to see her at least twice while I'm working down at Disney, we talk every day but it's just not the same compared to when we are together. One of the things that she and I were always able to bond over was our love for Disney.
This photo was taken during the same time as the other Adventures by Disney one, this was taken when we visited the Disney Archives and Walt Disney Studios. This is a replica of the statue that is in the parks, a fun fact the story behind it is Walt is pointing to another statue across the way of Roy Disney and Minnie, and Walt is supposed to be talking to Mickey saying, "Lead the way for him while I'm gone". This statue is also called "The Partners"
I've grown up loving Disney, I was THAT kid who wasn't allowed to watch Spongebob... or well pretty much any other Cartoon Network shows growing up, all I had was Disney, and I was, and still am ok with that.
Young Sarah only wore Princess outfits ... also those bangsssssssssss
My favorite memory about dressing up as a Disney princess was when we would fly to Orlando to go to Disney I always got a little bit of that Disney magic, Cast members calling me Princess, asking for my autograph, like... I liked the attention back then.
Disney means so much to me that I'm not quite sure I could ever actually put correct words to it, the fact that I will be working in what is known as the "Happiest Place on Earth".
If anyone has any questions for me please leave them in a comment below and I will get back to you as soon as I can!
But for now, this is Sarah Emmerick signing off!
M-I-C... See you real soon K-E-Y Why? because we like you
M-O-U-S-E
