Harry Potter and 39 days.

Hey everyone. Sorry I haven't updated in a while, but nothing to exciting has been happening.
Now obviously everyone knows about the last Harry Potter film opening on the 15th. If you don't know, you live under a rock. Anyway I wrote this on my tumblr and I just felt that I wanted to share it here.

To all those Harry Potter fans:

Yes I’m a fan as well but I admit I haven’t been with him from the beginning. I still love the books and the movies but I understand that I will never have a connection like you do.

However I just realized that Harry Potter is to you, like Disney is to me. Disney has been there for me through thick and thin. The movies and the parks have brought me so much joy since I was little. Disney was my childhood. It’s always been there in my darkest of times. But just like a Disney movie, it never ends. Harry Potter will always survive in our hearts and souls.

So no, I may not understand completely how one can get so emotional over this last movie even though yes I am sad as well, but I do understand the love. I understand the compassion towards something that brings you back to your happiest place.

So whether it is Hogwarts or Magic Kingdom, it will always welcome you home.





Ok, on another topic. HOLY CRAP 39 DAYS. I still remember counting down from 100! It really hit me last night that 39 days is really not that long of a time. I mean we're in the thirties now people! I feel like I'm not prepared at all and I'm a bit scared. But at the same time, I'm really really excited. I'm ready to start this new chapter and experience every thing I can. I'm truly looking forward to spending time with all these fabulous people that I've been talking to. So I will do my best to update you on the weeks to come but I warn you I go on vacation the last week of July/first week of August and then 10 days later I arrive in Florida. But as I said, I will do my best! Until next time, have a magical day!

The Verdict.

Well everyone, I didn't get it. I never received an email from Disney but I called yesterday and received the dreaded news that I had not gotten character performer.
Yes I was upset, and the reactions from family members certainly didn't help, but I'm over it. I truly believe that everything happens for a reason. It just wasn't my time. I know I'll be working for Disney well into the future so I will get my chance. Besides, now I won't be in a huge fur costume while its a million degrees outside! I'm really excited to interact with people. I'm praying now that my many requests for the Great Movie Ride will pay off. I've already printed out the script so I can be extra prepared!
So, who knows when the next time I will update is but until then, have a magical day!

Still waiting and Vlog #4.

Hello everyone. So tomorrow is the last day to find out about my audition results. I've been waiting for over 4 weeks and its been torture. My best friend Kendra got character performer so ever since she found out I've been constantly on edge. Every time my email bings on my phone, my heart skips a beat. At this point I just need to know either way. And I would hate to be rejected on my last day.
As I've said before, I want this more than anything but I can't control what happens now.

So this is a bit delayed but here is our Vlog #4!

Is it possible to wish too hard?

So yesterday my best friend Kendra was accepted into being a Character Performer. I know I should be happier for her, but I'm not. I just want the same to happen to me. Yes its a dream to work for Disney, but its even a bigger dream to perform.
I've been praying, and crying non stop. Just begging to this higher power to let me get this.
But has my luck run out? I feel like up to this point everything has gone so smoothly. The interview, the acceptance, the audition, its all been going so well. Is this where everything stops?
Maybe I'm just being pessimistic and over thinking things but it worries me. I know if I go down to Disney in the fall and I won't be a performer, I'll be terribly upset every day. Seeing Kendra go off to train and everything, it will break my heart. I still love her dearly but this just...it hurts. It really hurts.
So as of now, no news from Disney. But, we shall see what happens. I will write about it either way.
But until then, your support and prayers mean the world.

Did yesterday even happen?

So my audition day has come and gone and I'm wondering if it was all a dream.
I was in Florida for less than 24 hours and it all went by in a blur.

So it all started on Tuesday the 29th. I got finished with classes, took my math test and then met my Dad at my dorm. We waited for my friend Kendra to be done with classes and then we headed off to King Of Prussia mall. We ate dinner there and then continued on to the Philly Airport. Our flight was a little delayed so I think we left around 8:30. We got to Florida, picked up the rental car and then went right to our Hotel. Even though I went to bed around 11:30 I couldn't fall asleep. I never go to sleep that early anyway and I was nervous for the next day. Plus my dad decided to snore a bunch. So I woke up around 4:55 and got up to take a shower and get ready. We got breakfast around 6 and then left super early. We got to the Animal Kingdom Rehearsal Hall around 7:15 and there were already a few people in line. We waited there for about an hour, met up with Crystal and then they started letting people inside.
Once we were inside they measured our height [I was 62 inches] and then we got a number. I was 24 and Kendra was 25. They split us up into groups of 60 and then took us to another room. In there we learned a super short combination, simple movements like marching and skipping, and we did that a few times across the floor to music. After that they cut people right away. Out of the 60 about 15 of us got to stay. We then moved to a different room and we stayed in there for about and hour and a half. During that time we filled out some paper work and they took our picture. Other groups also kept coming in. Then they took us and we went back into the larger room.
The next step was the animation and the harder dance routine. They combined the two and taught it to us all at once. Then they told us to go into the hallway and we would go in by groups of six. People were eliminated from these groups, sometimes 1 person made it, sometimes none, and in the case of my group all of us made it.
They told us to go sit on the benches and wait. Kendra and I just sat there, stunned that we even made it this far. We soon realized that not many people were staying by the benches. Finally we counted and we were like...wow...there are only 13 of us left! 13 out of the 300 [give or take a few people that we saw were taken away for face characters, those lucky ducks]. So then we did the same combination in smaller groups and they filmed us. After that about 4 other people were asked to stay and from what I heard they just learned a completely different combination. But we were told that we did a great job and they would be emailing us in the next few weeks!
After the day was over, Kendra and I were exhausted and starving. The audition lasted, for us, from 6AM to 1PM, with no food. So we met up with my Dad and my friend Victoria and we went to have a fabulous meal at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. Then we did some brief shopping at Downtown Disney, headed to the airport, and then we came home. Believe me I did not want to return! The weather was so lovely and it was torture being in Disney but not being able to visit any of the parks!
But overall, it was an amazing experience. Of course there is that uncertainty about what they would cast me as or even if I would get cast or not. Obviously I hope for the best because this is what I really want to do. I just hope Disney saw some potential in me because I certainly tried my hardest. And even if I don't make it, its great to know that I made it that far in the audition process.

I can't believe the next time I'll be in Disney will be the day I move in on August 17th. I'm just so ready for that day to be here. I can't wait to meet everyone and start working in the most magical place on earth!
So, I will let you guys know if I hear anything from Disney, but in the meantime, have a magical day!

tomorrow, tomorrow, i love ya tomorrow...

yes, tomorrow I leave for Orlando. Needless to say I'm freaking out. I just had not knowing what this audition will be like. I hate thinking that there will be millions of people there. I just hope all goes well and I just have to keep in mind that everything happens for a reason. I also hope that the audition doesn't last all day because I would very much like to spend a little bit of time getting dinner in Disney. I know that I will certainly be crying on the plane ride home. I really won't enjoy returning to horrible cold weather. Why is it still freezing outside when its almost April? Really its not fair.

Anyway, I'm sure I will be documenting the next 2 days like crazy so look for an update soon! And please send your prayers, every little bit helps!

One week...

Until I leave for my Disney audition! A week from now I will be packing for a one night trip to Orlando, FL! First off, its now technically spring but Center Valley, PA is still getting snow. So not fair! So one day in Orlando is going to be torture.
Second of all, I'M FREAKING OUT.
Being a performer of any kind for Disney has been a dream of mine since I was little. I know I have dance and performance training but I'm still paranoid about getting cut. I just really hope my nerves don't get the best of me. This means so much and to completely blow this would be...devastating. Of course I like to believe things happen for a reason but I'm still freaking out.
Just please, send me your prayers! I will hopefully update this again after the audition to let you know how it all went!