30 Day WDW Challenge - Day 3

Day 3 - Favorite Attraction in Tomorrowland

Tie: Space Mountain


and the Tomorrowland Transit Authority Peoplemover


Photo Credit- ExpressMonorail on flickr

30 Day WDW Challenge - Day 2

Day 2 - Favorite Land in the Magic Kingdom



Fantasyland
I love it already just because it's Fantasyland- and I'm sure the addition of the expansion will really make it my favorite.
Photo Credit: me.

Close second- Tomorrowland.

30 Day WDW Challenge - Day 1

Day 1 - Favorite WDW Park



The Magic Kingdom

(Epcot is a very close second.)

Photo Credit: Me!

30 Day WDW Challenge

I'm going to do this challenge here so that my blogger gets some love in between now and when apps go up.

Day 1: Favorite Walt Disney World park?
Day 2: Favorite land in the Magic Kingdom?
Day 3: Favorite attraction in Tomorrowland?
Day 4: Favorite attraction in Fantasyland?
Day 5: Favorite attraction in Liberty Square?
Day 6: Favorite attraction in Frontierland?
Day 7: Favorite attraction in Adventureland?
Day 8: Which is your favorite in Epcot, future world or the worlds?
Day 9: Favorite attraction in future world?
Day 10: Favorite attraction in the worlds?
Day 11: Favorite Hollywood Studios area?
Day 12: Favorite Hollywood Studios attraction?
Day 13: Favorite Animal Kingdom area?
Day 14: Favorite Animal Kingdom attraction?
Day 15: Favorite Walt Disney World Resort?
Day 16: Favorite snack to grab in the parks?
Day 17: Favorite restaurant?
Day 18: What attraction do you wish they would bring back?
Day 19: What is your least favorite attraction?
Day 20: Favorite Walt Disney World dessert?
Day 21: Favorite character to see in the park?
Day 22: Favorite parade?
Day 23: What is the scariest ride?
Day 24: Favorite face character? (shows their true face, no mask)
Day 25: Favorite activity outside of the park, but still on Disney property?
Day 26: Favorite Souvenir?
Day 27: Favorite Walt Disney World breakfast?
Day 28: Favorite firework show?
Day 29: Favorite monorail color?
Day 30: Favorite statue, fountain, or eye candy in the parks? (something that always grabs your eye)

Tag? Do I have to run?

Hey guys! I got tagged in this little game that's been going around the Fall 2011 WDWCP group. So here's 10 things you didn't know about me!

1) I have two middle names- Deana and Beatrice.
2) I am an eBay sniper. If you've ever lost something in the last 9 seconds to dance_teach1, that was me :)
3) I have defenestraphobia- a fear of windows. It's not so much the windows themselves, as I'm afraid of seeing someone just standing there staring in at me. And I am deathly afraid of bats. You will never get me to go in the bat exhibit at Animal Kingdom. I run through the hallway outside to get past it.
4) I play flute and guitar.
5) I'm not good at thinking things up for these tag games...
6) I like to occasionally put mayo on my french fries.
7) I like both Star Wars and Star Trek.
8) I was drum major of my high school band. I'm now on staff for that band.
9) I've always wanted to do pageants- just so I have an excuse to wear a crown.
10) I'm proud of how many times I've gone to WDW, but I hate telling people the number. People think I'm either a spoiled rich kid and are rude or they think I'm insane. Sometimes both.

That's it! I'm going to tag Kryssy Becker (because I always do.) and Cameron Blaze Hance (Yay new group member!) Have fun guys!

Well, Hey Blogger!

I've been an awful blogger friends- I'm sorry! I've been vlogging, and posting a lot on tumblr, but it's easy to forget about this blog when I don't have lengthy things to say.

I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas! I know I did! I got everything I wanted and other things I didn't know I wanted.

We're only about 24 or 25 days away from applying! I'm super excited for that!

I don't have too much else to say, but when applications go up, I will.

Talk to you soon everyone!

oh hey!

Hey Blogger!!

I think it's been ages since I updated. Since I'm still a ways away from applying, I've been mainly updating on tumblr. Just pictures and randomness- nothing too important.

I have, however, been doing some new vlogs. Follow the link over on the right to my youtube channel, Kat and the Mouse, and check them out!

<3

Another year gone by... A big one to look forward to.

Well today is my birthday! I am officially 21.

I had a really great day. My friends took me out to dinner- and all of my professors wished me good birthday wishes.

Today I started to look back on past birthdays. They were all amazing. Today was no exception. But tonight I started looking forward to the year ahead. I have many big things to look forward to.

- Graduating from WVU.
- Applying for the CP.
- Moving to Florida.
- Possibly Living my Dream and having my dream job.

This coming year is probably going to be one of the biggest and best years of my life.

Here's to it. :)

New Vlog! - Episode 9

Episode 9

Check it out!

New Vlog!

New update Vlog up- check it out!

Episode 8

And I know a lot of you Fall 2010 CP's are getting to WDW and checking in and all that fun stuff!! Have a great time and keep us updated!! I'm super jealous and kind of can't believe that's going to be me in about 9 months! AH!

New Header!

New Header! I was in love with this photo from the moment I saw it. Credit for the photo goes to Cory Disbrow on flickr. He does amazing work!

Online Buying Rant.

If you don't want to listen to me complain for a whole post- please move along. :)

Okay- anyone still there? Probably not. But for my own sanity and maybe your entertainment, here's my rant:

I usually have great success with online purchases. I am a master of eBay. A lot of my costumes, wigs, memorabilia, handbags, and more come from eBay. I haven't had problems there. I shop from other well known stores and sellers on the internet. DisneyStore.com - Walmart - Amazon- I've had a great history with all of them.

My problem is when I try to order something custom online. For some reason, it almost always turns into loads of stress and annoyance for me. My first encounter was when I was looking for a Sleeping Beauty dress. As some of you may know, the halloween costume ones just don't cut it. So I looked on etsy. Not being able to find one (that was in my price range), I put out a custom request- on etsy it is known as Alchemy. I posted pictures of what I wanted and how much I was willing to pay, and when I wanted it by. Many makers contacted me with what they could do, their past creations, and how much they would charge. I chose one that sounded great- she had done lots before, she had made dance/skating costumes (which I know are difficult to make), she said she could get it done in time, and her price was right. It sounded perfect. So I sent her my $100 and waited. A month goes by (the allotted time) and I hear nothing. So I email her. And it's not done. So I wait some more time. No word. I ask for pictures to see the progress. She emails me pictures and it is ALL WRONG. It wasn't even finished and I could tell it was all wrong. It was looking more like a pink Cinderella- I run a character entertainment company. I could not settle for a pink Cinderella. I emailed her back and said I did not want it. Thankfully, she refunded my entire payment.

After that- my faith had not been lost in online custom purchases. That was just one instance- surely the rest wouldn't be like that.

Now I am having the same dilemma. I ordered a pair of Fairy wings on June 9th (keep this date in mind friends). Now, these are not your ordinary buy-from-the-halloween-store-wire-covered-in-panty-hose wings. They have a metal frame and are covered in vinyl. Ever since I saw these wings, I was in love. They were gorgeous- they looked absolutely real. And the person had this well known site and company with many happy customers (or so it seemed). They were more expensive than I wanted to pay ($75) , but I splurged. I figured I would get my money's worth out of them somehow. The website said "Please allow 12 days for delivery" Okay- 12 days to make them and ship them. That's fine. They're made to order.

14 Days pass and I haven't gotten any recognition that she even received my order. So I emailed her to get a tracking number, so I could track them as they came to me. She then emails me back saying that they weren't shipped- they weren't even made. She ran out of metal. Did I have a deadline? I said No, because really, I didn't have a set deadline of when I absolutely needed them. A MONTH passes. It is now July 9th. I email her again- could I have an update please? "Turns out my metal guy ran out of the metal. But I think he'll get more in next week." WHAT?! Why didn't she email me and say "He is out of this metal. It will be at least a month until I get them for you." Never once did she inform me that it would take this long. So it is now July 24th (almost July 15th), this girl has my $75 and I still have no idea if the wings are even done. My mom keeps telling me to keep emailing the girl and really complain. And as much as I am okay with saying these things here- I hate actually confronting someone over email. I don't know why. But I may need to email her. This is ridiculous. I wanted to market my Tink character all summer, but instead Summer is almost over and all I've been able to do is say "Tinkerbell's coming!" I just feel that if you have a business, it should be your first priority to keep your customers informed of what's going on. Don't you think that's common sense?

Okay. Rant over.

Last WDW video!

The last of my June WDW videos is up! See it here:

Magic Kingdom Adventures!

I'm going to do a review of my Backstage Magic tour next. If you have any questions you want me to answer about it- leave a comment!

Next video!

Star Wars Weekends and Fantasmic!

New WDW Video!

Hey guys! I finally got some video edited from my June trip. More videos should be up by the end of today. Check out the first one!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8aMMkCBUec

Quick little update...

New Vlog- just a short one letting you all know that my WDW vacation videos are coming!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm8MlAyRY_A

formspring change

I changed my username on formspring- just so you all know! Trying to organize everything under one "name."

http://www.formspring.me/katandthemouse

are you an alto,mezzo, or soprano? oh and did you used to do fandubs? I think I might of come across some where the girl looked/sounded kinda like u

I'm "classified" as a soprano according to my old voice teacher lol but I can switch between all of them. And yes, I did- the name on youtube was futrdisneydncr. When I started vlogging I kind of faded away with the fandubs.

Ask me stuff.

another question...r u worried about ur image being on the internet? what i means is isn't disney really sectretive and face performers cant have there real pics on the internet unless their private?

well right now I'm not worried- since I'm not a face character or even a CM. if and when I am a face character, a lot of my stuff will go private.

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What disney parks besides wdw have you been too? How come your dad doesn't go with you to disney?

I actually have never been to any of the parks outside WDW- I really want to go to Disneyland and the Tokyo parks, though. My dad doesn't go because of his work. It's near impossible for him to have enough time to go down for a full vacation. He has gone with us before, but for like, one day. Seriously. Last summer he got to go to Epcot for a day. We try to get him to be able to go, but it just doesn't work out. I wish he could go more!

Ask me stuff.

is your family as disney obsessed as you? or to a lesser degree...haha

It's to a lesser degree lol but they truly love it like I do. They're just as excited to go back every time as I am. :) They're just not as OCD about Disney as I am lol

Ask me stuff.

thxn for that pic! idk if i like her as an aurora but she makes a great mermaid!thxn again!

You're welcome! She was an awesome Ariel- one of my favorites!

Ask me stuff.

thxn for the info about the show! I was reading thru ur formspring you've got some very intense face questions lol. out of curiousity u said u saw ariels and aurora's with the same friend... how can that be if ariels are round faced and aurora's are long?

I have! I think people forget I haven't been a CM... I don't know, but I know it was the same friend. I met her as Ariel and then saw pictures of her as Aurora. I recognized her immediately because she was one of my fav Ariel's. I'll try to find the pictures again and I'll put them on my tumblr. If you don't have the link here it is: hockeyprincess.tumblr.com

Ask me stuff.

Was that video of the trio a disney park show? can you post the link for the whole show? i can't find it anywhere

That trio was from a show that ended in 2001 in Disneyland called "Animazement." If you search for that on YouTube you can find the whole show. It's pretty fun!

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do you need to have a resume and headshot to go to the every two weeks audition at wdw?

No- they'll take your picture there, and there will be sheets to fill out. You can take one and give it to them if you want- but it's not necessary.

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What is your favorite animated disney movie? Favorite disney tv show? Favorite Princess movie?

1- Beauty and the Beast - 2 - Currently I'm a fan of Wizards, but I used to LOVE Even Stevens. - 3 - Since I already used Beauty and the Beast, I'll use my second favorite Princess- Sleeping Beauty.

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Me as a Toy!

That is me as a toy with Buzz and Woody from toystorytoycreator.com!

Ask me things! About me! :)

Hey all- just doing a plug for my formspring. You can ask anything, but remember- I've never been an Entertainment CM, so everything I answer about characters is simply either my best knowledge or things I've seen online. I'm not an authority.

You are allowed to ask about me! lol

http://www.formspring.me/katarina0711

My Disney Bucket List

I thought tonight I would come up with a Disney Bucket List. Things I want to do at Disney before I die- and there are a lot. Good thing I'm planning on living there! haha :)

- Treat my mom to Afternoon Tea at the Grand Floridian. It's always been something she has wanted to do there.
- Stay at the Contemporary.
- Watch Wishes from the beach at the Poly.
- Eat at Le Cellier again. (It is absolutely impossible to get a reservation!)
- Be evacuated from a ride.
- Ride Space Mountain with the lights on.
- Ride Characters in Flight (I have tried SO many times, only to have weather ruin my plans.)
- Do the Backstage Magic Tour- the long one.
- Do the Around the World Segway tour at Epcot.
- Get picked to go on stage at the Hoop Dee Doo Revue
- Ride Summit Plummit
- Dance with Prince Charming at 1900 Park Fare.

I'm sure there are many more I'm forgetting and I will add to this list as time goes on. :)

I just have to be patient...

That's what I have to keep telling myself... my time is coming- I just have to be patient. Those of you who check disneyauditions.com everyday and are following them on twitter (like me..) know that they start auditions next week for performers on the new Disney Cruise Line ship, the Disney Dream. I want to go SO badly. But the contracts last a year and I have one more year of college. They are also having lots of auditions for Hong Kong Disneyland. That's super-tempting, too because there are probably less people auditioning to go work in Hong Kong, therefore I'd have a better chance. But again- it's a 6 month contract starting in September and I have school. (Plus my mother said that that cannot be my first job as a princess because she will not fly there to see me lol) And also, WDW is having look-a-like and character performer auditions. uggghhhh

I just have to keep reminding myself that I can't go now. I have to finish school. And in January I will apply for the CP and next year at this time I will be moving to Florida to live my dream. I just have to be patient. I only have to wait til January and then I can start this crazy process of applying. I can do it.

I think I can do it...

Dream Locations: Attractions!

Here are my dream locations for Attractions! The order is debatable for me of the top 5, so I'm not going to number them. I'd be happy with any of them. I'll start with an Honorable Mention, though.


Honorable Mention: Star Tours



I'm a Star Wars fanatic, so why wouldn't I want to work here?


American Adventure



I love this show, and the pavilion itself is just gorgeous. This is one of my favorites in Epcot. Plus, I love the colonial age costumes and it's air conditioned!


Haunted Mansion



I know, everyone wants to work here. But I think it would be awesome to creep people out all day. And at the Halloween parties the maids and butlers get to dress up even more and be extra-creepy.


Kilimanjaro Safaris



This was never on my list before I had my drivers license. Now that I have it, it has risen in the ranks of attractions I would love to work. It would never be the same ride twice, you could learn so much about the animals, and you'd get to see that view of the Savannah every day. Other than the heat, I think this would be pretty awesome.


Great Movie Ride



I love this attraction. It's classic. And I think my theater training would make this a great attraction for me. I have no problem memorizing monologues, and they need more people willing to be actors for this attraction. I've gotten some very bland guides before.. (And some awesome ones, too- I'm not saying they're all bad!)


Jungle Cruise



Another monologue, theater training would benefit attraction. This would be super fun. I think I could do a great job and have a great time doing it.


Those are my top choices! They're are many more I would love to work at- hey as long as I'm working in WDW I'd be happy!

Have a Magical Day!

school's out for summer!

I'm DONE!!!!

I officially finished my junior year of college last Thursday! YAY! I got a 4.0 again this semester! YAY! haha I'm just so thrilled to be done for this year. This past semester was a rough one. So now comes summer!

I don't have any plans for this summer, per se. I'm planning on doing Princess Parties and working on a project I have had in the works for a while. (More on that some other time!)

I also got my hair cut! I haven't had hair this short in a long time! It's just at my shoulders. It's a big change, but I like it.

I'm going to do a dream Attractions location post next. Entertainment is my first choice of role, but Attractions is my second choice. So I'll blog about that!

Have a Magical Day everyone!

Happy Star Wars Day!

May the Fourth be with you!


I'll be doing a real update soon- I'm starting finals today and have them until Thursday. After that I'll have my life back!
Have a Magical Day!
- Kat

Formspring.

Do you know who inspired the look of belle? Like what did animators use for reference when creating her?

I don't know for sure- I've heard Alyssa Milano, but I'm not quite sure if that's true.

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It seems like my blog has become an endless formspring blog...

Do you have to be a professional actress to audition for one of the international disney parks? Like have a headshot, experiance, etc.? I can dance okay but I've never really acted before... Are the international auditions much more intense than the cp?

The CP auditions are almost identical to the WDW auditions- I have never been to an audition for any of the parks outside the US. I would imagine that for the specific acting roles you need a headshot and resume and you would have to do a monologue. For character roles, all of that probably isn't needed. The only thing with the international parks is that they don't have many auditions in the US for them. Sometimes they do, but like Disneyland Paris holds auditions in France and England, Tokyo and Hong Kong hold a lot of their auditions in Australia. They sometimes have US auditions, though- you would just have to watch disneyauditions.com

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Formspring

Q: Do you know what size Ariel's fin goes up too? I was thinking maybe a 4...or thoughts?

Truthfully- I really don't know. I have heard that most of the princess dresses go up to a 10, but I've never heard about Ariel's fin.

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Formspring Question

Q: you're an acting major. but thats such an uncertain field and the degree doesn't guarantee you'll get a job. what if you can't make enough money to support yourself? you said Face get $11.75 starting and thats not a lot. what your back-up plan?

A:

Believe me- I knew going into this that I wasn't guaranteed to make a lot of money in this profession. They tell us the first day of school that if you're in this for the $, you're in the wrong profession. I can do acting anywhere- so I can move around if I need to find work, but if I can't do well in acting I have other plans. I may get a second degree in Broadcast Journalism to fall back on. And I have lots of other interests and skills- so if acting doesn't work out- I should be fine.

Ask me anything

Gold Stars Please?

Hey everyone! So I auditioned for Glee! I'd really appreciate your gold stars (of course, if you feel I deserve them! lol)

Here's the link:

http://www.myspace.com/gleeauditions?link=43855618

Thanks guys! And if any of you are auditioning- let me know and I'll send some gold stars your way!

Formspring Answer Clarification - Face CP Question

I need to clarify something on that one answer- I misread and then got what you had asked as soon as I hit Send lol - I'm not sure if face CP's get as much as regular CM's. I don't know anyone who is face in the CP.

It's less though because they take out housing costs.

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Formspring

what if you never get hired at Disney?

Well I intend to continue auditioning until they do hire me lol they'll finally hire me just so that I'll stop badgering them. But if I don't get at WDW- I'm going to try for Disneyland in CA. If I don't get either, I'm either going to try auditioning for other theme parks or move to LA and try my hand at TV/movies. I'm an acting major, so no matter what, I'm going to be performing somewhere.

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Formspring

do face cps get paid that much?

That's taken straight from disneyauditions.com. I doubt they're allowed to post one pay rate and then give them another.

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Formspring Question.

Q: How much does being a CM at Disney pay?

A:

Well it depends on the role- Attractions starts @ $7.35/hr, QSFB starts at $7.85/hr, Characters receive more- Face get $11.75 starting, Fur get $9.00/hr.

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i has a tumblr...

So I really don't know the point of a tumblr if I have this, but it's fun to put up random short things and pictures when I don't feel like typing a whole blog. It's not going to be totally Disney, so sorry if you get annoyed with my other postings...

Check outs mah tumblr:

http://hockeyprincess.tumblr.com/

I have nothing to blog about....

Hi.

I have nothing to talk about.

Well not really, I guess. I'm just one of those people who isn't preparing to leave for Disney- not really planning a vacation- and has nothing too exciting going on in her life lol

I'm going to be done with my Junior year of college in about 3 weeks. That's crazy. But very exciting!

I am considering going to the May 13th Character Look-a-like audition in Orlando. I figure why not give it one more try before the time comes to apply for the CP. It's either they say no again (which I have gotten used to unfortunately) or they say "Welcome to Disney!" And I am totally okay with both of those options.

Other than that.... I don't have much to talk about.

I might be posting a vlog soon with some of my favorite WDW fiction books, so watch for that.

Have a magical day everyone!

Even More Formspring!

Q: any random behind the scenes entertainment info?

A:

I don't know anything that is too behind the scenes, considering I'm not there yet lol Anything I would know you could find online- that's where I found it :)

Ask me anything

Oh and I'm not just trying to be mean and get away from that question- I just really don't know too many "insider" secrets lol

More Formspring!

Q: I see that you think Ariel is a long shot for you--why do you say that? From the pictures I saw, I think you look better in the Ariel wig than in Snow White.

A:

I just think my coloring isn't the greatest for Ariel- I'm really pale with really dark eyebrows. That just leads me to think I am better suited to Snow and/or Belle. I have ways to make my eyebrows red, so if they're okay with that, then I'm probably an okay Ariel, too. I just know that a lot of girls who play Ariel are natural blondes, because then they can make their eyebrows look naturally red. (I guess lol)

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Formspring!

Q: whats ur backup plan if you dont make entertainment for the cp?

A: If I don't get entertainment, I'd love to do Attractions. Spieling rides like Jungle and GMR are my first choice, but I know those are tough to get. But Attractions would be my second choice. And then I would continue to audition for entertainment to extend and then hopefully go FT.

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Formspring!

Q: What do you think are belle's facial characteristics? I've looked at pictures on flikr, but it's hard to see patterns... What's your opinion?

A:

I agree- Belle does seem to have a lot of leniency when it comes to her face characteristics. I know for most of the princesses they like big eyes. In the movie she seems to have more of a heart shaped or round face and I have seen Belle's with that, but I have also seen girls with longer faces.

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Formspring Question!

I only have one question though...... ask me stuff friends!

Q: Who do you want to be "friends" with?

A: I would love to be friends with Snow White and Belle. I would also love to be friends with Ariel, but that one is a long shot for me, I believe.

Ask me anything

I'm Back!

I haven't posted in a while, but that's because of Spring Break!

I had a great time in WDW - I'm not going to write too much about it because I have videos. And videos are always more entertaining than reading about experiences! Just check out my youtube channel for all of the Spring Break silliness!


www.youtube.com/katwandthemouse

In other news- WDW posted new auditions on disneyauditions.com. They are having character look-a-like auditions on May 13th. I really want to go to these auditions.. like bad. But I feel like there are more cons than pros for this audition...

Pros:
- Possibility of getting a job
- Even if I don't, WDW will have seen me again before the CP audition

Cons:
- $$ for flying and staying
- Possibility of not getting a job (all the time, effort, and money for nothing)
- Just a Look-a-like audition. No dancing to give me a leg up.

I don't know... I would love to go, but I'm just not sure if it's a wise choice. I'm not giving up- I just don't know if I should do this.

Any of you have any advice?

Did somebody say adventure?!

I am in the Pittsburgh Airport waiting on my flight. I've still got about an hour until we board, since my flight was moved back to 4:45pm. It's raining here- it's very gray and depressing outside - but it's still a cheery day because I'm going to WDW!!! I'm contemplating riding the moving walks to pass time lol

My friends who were driving to FL made it last night around midnight. I got a text at 8:53 this morning saying "I'M IN ANIMAL KINGDOM!!!!" hahaha They're so excited. Some of them have never been to Disney. It's exciting to go with newcomers. I can't wait until I get to walk with them down Main St. for the first time.

Oh and I don't think I mentioned this- I'm an Annual Passholder now! I figured out that with the trips we may take within this year, that it would be cheaper ticket-wise to have a pass. This trip and my trip in May already equal the price of the AP. I'm so excited- I can't wait to get it at the gates of MK!

Alright well I won't have WiFi while I'm in WDW like I thought I would, but I might have 3G on my phone- so I'll be able to update, but they'll be small. I have my numerous cameras and recording devices so when I come back there will be tons of pictures and videos for you all to see.

Have A Magical Day everyone! (I know I will!)

New Vlog! - Episode 3

New Vlog- check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDNzUKT44NY

I'm going to WDW for Spring Break!! YAY!!!

So it's official! I'm getting to go to WDW for spring break!!!!

I'm so excited. I was at first supposed to go with my family for spring break, but then that fell through and I was used to the idea of not going. But then my friends who were going (I was going to meet them for lunch or something while down there) said that I can stay with them! So not only am I getting to go, I'm getting to go with some of my very best friends! We're going to have SUCH an awesome time.
We are staying at Saratoga Springs Resort. It will be my first time staying there. I've always wanted to because of it's proximity to DTD and it's just plain pretty. My friend's family are members of the vacation club and that's where they usually stay. I'm so excited and so thankful she's letting me stay with her!

And- I got a new video camera for easter! So I can vlog and do all kinds of fun videos while I'm down there. It's going to be great! If any of you guys are working down there now and want me to come say hi- let me know! I'd love to come say hey!


Hopefully soon I will be able to tell you a little more about what I may be doing this summer. I'm in the very early stages of applying for an internship and I don't want to tell too much before I'm sure I actually have a chance. But it's totally awesome- it's a big deal.

Talk to everyone soon and Have a Magical Day!

Formspring me!

Hey folks!

Not too much to report tonight- hopefully will have some news tomorrow that I can talk about. For now, I'm just going to do a shameless plug of my formspring. You can either use the handy little box down to the right or follow this link:

Ask me stuff! http://formspring.me/katarina0711

Ask me anything- doesn't even have to be Disney related!
Thanks guys!

Vlog Problems and Changes...

So I wanted to change emails on my youtube vlog and made some stupid mistakes when it came to the google account... so long story short, I cannot access my old vlog account... it most likely will be deleted soon. So I have a new account... had to use a different name.... here it is:

Kat and the Mouse: The Vlog!


I'm not happy about all this, but what can you do... If you subscribed to the other, please subscribe to this one again. Thanks guys.

oup...

Well hello there- nice to see you all!

I'm sorry I haven't been posting. School took over my life and I've been trying to make some big decisions. School is good. I just finished the run of "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress" today at 2. That show literally took over my life. Last week started out okay with regular rehearsals, but then I had to start altering all 5 of the dresses. Then our director had a heart attack (he is fine and on the way to a full recovery) and all of our roles in the show doubled because we had to get props and all kinds of other things on our own. With that and classes, it was very hectic this past week.

I've also been trying to decide what to do with my summer. As you all know, I had planned on auditioning for WDW again. But now I'm not so sure about that. I know that they're really not hiring Seasonal and I'm a little leery about going FT or PT for only a few months then switching to Seasonal... I don't want to get any kind of reputation. So now I think I'm going to wait and just do the CP in Fall of 2011. It makes me really sad, but I think that might be the best path for me right now.

Look out for a new Vlog coming soon, too- explaining more about summer and such. :)

But I officially have my life back and hopefully will be posting much more often.
Thanks for reading and Have a Magical Day!

DRIVER'S LICENSE!!!

Yep, you read that right- I got my driver's license!!!

Just took my test about 2 hours ago. I'm ecstatic. I waited about 4 years to get it and I'm so glad I passed. Now I don't have to walk to school anymore, not totally reliant on my parents taking me places, and when I move to Florida I am now SURE that I will be able to get around. =D EEEEE!!!!

Yeah, that's about it lol Short post- awesome subject.

Have a Magical Day- I know I will!

BTW people- Ask Me Stuff!!! My formspring is lonely! It doesn't even have to be Disney related. Just stupid random stuff will make me happy :)

I've jumped on the bandwagon...

I have officially jumped on the polyvore bandwagon. And I must say... I'm addicted. It's so fun. I've done a few already and here's some of my favorites :)



This is my dream outfit to go eat at Le Cellier. If I was going to dress up and (finally after so long) get to eat at Le Cellier- and I had unlimited amounts of money to spend on my outfit- this would be it! Don't you just love the maple leaf necklace?!




An Animal Kingdom inspired outfit :)



Snow White inspired outfit! I am seriously trying to get together the yellow dress, blue sweater outfit. I LOVE it.

Here's a link to my profile on polyvore-
http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?id=1363659

Hockey, Disney, and School. In that Order.

Hey everyone!

Hockey:
So USA played Canada tonight. I was very torn. I'm an American. But I am a HUGE Sidney Crosby fan, who is Canadian. So who did I cheer for? Well... I really didn't cheer for either, but I kind of cheered for both lol When something happened for either team I just said "I'm happy and sad at the same time!" It was a very confusing night for me haha

Disney:
I am no closer to deciding which audition I should go to. I started to lean towards Pittsburgh, but then my mom said if we're going to FL, I might as well audition down there and use my FL address. But then I mentioned that the Pitt audition is a week earlier than the FL one and she got just as confused as I am. I've decided to wait to make a decision until after Disney posts the audition for Orlando on the site. I'm going to see first of all if they're even having one on Apr 1st and if they are, what they are auditioning for. If they're not auditioning for the range of stuff they are in Pitt, I think I will go to Pitt. But who knows.

On a different Disney note, I'm planning a new costume :) Duh duh duh duuuuuh!!! (that is to be read as a fanfare lol):


I'm starting to work on a White Queen costume from the new Alice movie! I haven't seen more than the trailers, but she already is my favorite character. It's definitely a role I would want to play. I have a white prom dress that I bought for really cheap that I'm going to alter into this dress. It will take a while, but it shouldn't be too difficult. I'll post updates on here of the costume!

School:
School's good. It doesn't help me concentrate when there are 5000 College program posters and flyers up all over campus. But other than that it's good. Keeping up with my theatre stuff.. barely keeping up with my one General class. Geology... ugh. That reminds me... I need to work on that.

Hopefully once we get into the month of March I will be able to update about what audition I plan on going to.
And I hope to get another vlog up this week- so watch for that.

CONFUSION!!!!!

If you couldn't tell by the title- I'm kind of confused....

You all know I am planning on auditioning for a Seasonal role with WDW Entertainment for this summer, right? Right.

My plan was to audition during my spring break on April 6th in Orlando. I was told by a CM in casting that my best bet was to audition in March/April. So I was planning on going to WDW for my spring break and auditioning that Thursday. (Which I don't even know for sure if there will be an audition that day...)

Well now the CP audition dates go up on disneyauditions.com and they're coming to Pittsburgh, as usual. But it says that they are also auditioning for Full Time/PT/Seasonal roles in Pittsburgh. They say they're looking for Character Performers for shows and parades and Princess look-a-likes. Well those are things I want!

Now I don't know what my best option would be.

Here's my pros and cons of each:

Orlando Audition:

Pros: ~ It's in Orlando- shows I'm there and really eager.

~ get to go to WDW for spring break

~ I can use my Florida address ( I guess I could use that anywhere, though...)

Cons: ~ It's in Orlando - I would have to travel.

~ It's a week after the Pittsburgh audition- the more time passes, the more auditions they have, the less spots they have open

Pittsburgh Audition:

Pros: ~ It's close to where I am now- only about an hour away

~ It's a week before the Orlando Audition

~ If they're actually making the effort to have FT auditions there, it means they want people.

Cons: ~ I would be a person from PA trying to get seasonal in PA- I heard before that they really shy away from giving people from outside FL Seasonal roles (that could have been bad info, though)

It's the same people doing the auditions in both places, I believe. I mean, I've had the same people at almost every audition.

So what do you all think? I'm so confused right now.... This is all I have ever wanted and I really want to get the job for the summer. It just aches in my bones how much I want this... I am open to any of your opinions or advice. Let me know!!!

Apparently I live in Narnia now...

Seriously- where's my Prince Caspian?!

It does nothing but snow here anymore. I'm so sick of it. I hate walking almost a mile to class in the snow. (I wouldn't have this problem if I wasn't a loser who doesn't have her license...) But I have to do it. Unfortunately.

So this post isn't going to have too much in it. Not too much has happened recently. Just going about school stuff. Oh! I did learn that many of my friends are going to be in WDW when I am over Spring Break! That'll be really fun- we're going to meet up hopefully and eat or something. I'm excited. I always go with my family- and while I absolutely love going with them, it's such a different experience with friends your own age.

I'm going to do a shameless plug for my vlog and formspring.

Vlog: KatAndTheMouse

- Subscribe, Comment, and such!

Formspring: katarina0711

- Ask me stuff!!!! I'm bored!

Check those out guys! When I get closer to doing actual Disney stuff it will get exciting- I promise! lol

Have a Magical Day guys!

Vlog!

Hey Everyone!

So I officially started a Vlog!!! Here's the link to my channel:

Kat And The Mouse: The Vlog!

(The first blog is still uploading as I type this, so it may take a little while to come online. Sorry!)

I don't have too much to talk about yet, but hopefully I will be able to keep them entertaining until I have some real stuff to talk about.

If you have any ideas you want me to talk about - let me know!

And don't forget to formspring me!

ArtsGive 2010

Last Night, my college held a fundraiser for Haiti relief called ArtsGive. It featured music, dance, theater, art, and even puppetry! It was a free event, but we asked for donations to 3 different charities and organizations doing work in Haiti. We also auctioned off art and old show posters.

I was able to participate in 3 different pieces throughout the night. I sang with the musical I am in later this semester (More on that another day.), did a piece of text from a Haitian writer, and performed a solo dance. My solo dance actually had a WDW connection! I danced to "We Go On" from Illuminations :) I felt it went really well, and it got a great reception from my friends and other audience members. My best friend recorded it, so when I get the video link I will post it here.

Update!- Here's the link to our musical performance from the show! I am the brunette in the red tshirt- second from the right! (I come in at about 1:28): Kingdom Come - Artsgive Performance!

All in all the night went very well! The performances went off without a hitch. It featured students from the divisions of music and theater. We also had a great performance from The Hide and Seek Effect- an up and coming band in my area. You should check them out!

We raised over $2000 to send to Haiti! How awesome is that?!

That's actually a really great number, considering the collection at the WVU vs. Pitt game (with 16,000 people in attendance) only raised $1700. We only had about 200 people. Just proves how powerful the arts can be and how generous supporters of the arts are.

In other news- I started a vlog! I don't have any videos yet, but I set up my YouTube channel. As soon as I get a video up, I will let you all know!

Have a Magical Day!

What's New in WDW for 2010?

So yesterday we got some announcements about what's new in the
world of Disney Parks. Here are the announcements courtesy of The DisUnplugged.

Summer Nightastic! Announcement - Meg Crofton
Fantasyland Expansion / Disney Cruise Line Announcement - Al Weiss

So let's talk about these!

First off- Summer Nightastic!

I am super excited about this. The return of Main Street
Electrical Parade, new fireworks in MK, and lots of other
things! It's going to be awesome. It adds the fact that I absolutely
NEED to work there this summer. I want to be a part of it! I
would love to get trained in the Electrical Parade, but that's
dreaming a little :)

As we get more info on this summer event, I'll talk some more about it.

Next- the Fantasyland Expansion.

Al Weiss didn't really say too much that we didn't know
already. I am also really excited for the expansion. I think
it will be an amazing addition to the MK. The idea of meeting
princesses in their own lands is pure genius. AND the thing I
am most excited for? Not the new Ariel ride, not seeing Cinderella's
dress change before me- I am most excited for the Be Our Guest
restaurant!! It is going to be AMAZING. I mean, who wouldn't
want to eat in that grand ballroom. I will be one of the first
to get reservations, believe me.

My only beef with the Expansion is that Snow White is not
given a special place. What gives? Wasn't she Walt's first princess?
Why is there no love for her? In my humble opinion, I think that
they should refurb the old Skyway station in Fantasyland to be
Snow's meet and greet "world." It looks perfect enough already-
just change a few things and get rid of the stroller parking down
below it. Like that idea? Let's start a petition lol

Jasmine doesn't get much recognition either, but I guess she
already has her specific location... not enough for me,
but at least she got a special place.

Lastly- the Disney Cruise Line.

I am so excited (I have said that way too much in this blog...)
for the Disney Dream. I have never been on a cruise and
I have wanted to go on a Disney cruise for a long time.
However, my graduation present (a little over a year from now- AHH!!)
is going to be a cruise on the Dream :)

So much excitement for that!!! The new ship looks absolutely amazing
and I cannot wait to ride the Aquaduck!

That's it for this post- What are your thoughts on these three things?
Let me know- comment!

Also- don't forget to ask me stuff on my formspring- it can be anything!
I love answering questions!

No News is Good News? Maybe..

New layout! I don't know if I'm satisfied with it, but it's definitely cuter than my last one. Let me know what you think!

Credit for the amazing picture of the Partners statue in the title goes to ExpressMonorail of flickr/The Dis. Such an amazing photographer! (BTW Joe- If you see this and don't want me using it, please let me know!)

Not much new to report. Still at school. Still wanting to be in Florida. What else is new? We didn't have class yesterday due to the Snowpocalypse. Classes after 5 today got cancelled. So I'm kind of hoping for no school tomorrow.. but we'll see about that.

Again- Congrats to all the people that got accepted for the CP!

Don't forget to ask me stuff on formspring! I have a nice new little widget down and to the right- so try it out!!

The Blizzard of 2010

First of all I want to say Congrats to all the people who got accepted for Fall 2010!! You all must be over the moon :) I can't wait to read all about it in your blogs!

Do you want to see some snow pictures?! You do?! OKAY!

That is half of my fence you can see... The other half is covered by snow.

My trampoline had so much snow on it, it was being pushed down to the ground.

This is my house all snowed in :)

Last night our power went off about 12 times then shut off completely. This meant no electricity and no heat. oh what fun.. Then today we got power back but no cable or tv. Some people around me had no phone either.

Today was a rather boring day due to the fact we couldn't go anywhere. I walked around my neighborhood and took these and lots of other pictures, but that turned out to be more of a workout than fun. I kept sinking into the snow that was knee deep and fell a couple times. And then I tried to clear all that snow off the trampoline... I got about half of it off. It was horrible. But it was kind of pretty I guess. I can take this every once in a while but I just kept thinking "I bet it's sunny in Florida..."

Make Everyday A Fairytale....

Hey guys!

So this is just a head's up- nothing's really been started yet.

It's always been upsetting to me that adults cannot wear costumes in the parks. Don't get me wrong- I totally understand why it's not allowed and I agree with it. I just sometimes want to look like a princess in the parks. So because of that I am in the process of creating my very own line of princess-inspired tops. They'll be comfortable and casual, but still look like the princesses (and other characters) that we all love. That way us grown up girls can be princesses in the parks, too.
I have always had an interest in designing. I actually designed a lot of my dance costumes growing up. Now with the help of my talented MeMe (grandmother to all of you...lol) and some great learning through my freshman year Costuming class, I am getting to be a pretty decent sewer myself (I'm not going to say seamstress- I'm not near that yet.). This is something I've wanted to do for a long time and now that I'm really sure in my abilities I'm so happy to get started.

Right now I just have my basic designs done. Hopefully soon I will get some samples made and get them listed on etsy. My etsy shop is called EverydayAFairytale - There's nothing up now, but in the near future there will be all of my designs.

When I actually get them for sale I will let everyone know. Thanks for reading!

BTW- ask me stuff!!

Spring Break!

So I'm going to start planning for Spring Break!

Thankfully it includes a wonderful trip to WDW.

My spring break lasts from March 27th to April 4th. I doubt we will be down there that whole time, but any time is better than no time.

I can't do specifics yet, because we haven't really finalized anything (my family never plans trips far in advance. One time we scheduled an entire on-site stay at WDW a week before- woo for procrastination! ) But I think I'll talk about some things I want to do.

Never done but want to:

- I have never seen the Welcome show at the Magic Kingdom (*gasp*). We just aren't early risers. We get to the park around 11ish usually. My mom didn't even know the show existed. But she wants to see it, too so we are definitely doing it.

- Catch the Kiss Goodnight. Another thing I've never done. And another thing mom didn't know existed.

- EPCOT Segway Tour Around WS. I've wanted to do this for the past couple trips, but never got around to scheduling it. I really hope I schedule it for this trip.

Haven't Done in a While:

- Hoop Dee Doo Musical Revue. We haven't done this dinner show since my first or second time to WDW. Of course I don't remember it, but what I've seen on youtube I KNOW I want to go back. Goal for that night: get chosen to be in the show!

- Eat at Le Cellier: This one will probably be the most difficult. But my mom's been wanting to eat there for the past couple trips. We never can get reservations. Here's hoping we can this time.

An awesome addition to this trip is the fact that two of my friends from school are going down for break, too. So we are meeting for lunch and rides and such. It will be really fun.

The main reason I want to go, though, is that there will probably be an audition during that week. If WDW Auditions continues the pattern they're taking, the audition will be that Thursday. So, fingers crossed that this audition will be the one. :)

The closer we get to my Spring Break the more I will talk about it.

I'm super excited!

Always a Bridesmaid....

So I said I would let everyone know about my shows at WVU.

Good news is- I got into one! lol
I will be Frances in "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress." It's a really funny show about bridesmaids. The role is very me, so I'm excited.
Haven't been up to too much though recently.... been talking on the Dis. Going to class. Tonight I did get to go see Joe Grushecky play live tonight. If you don't know who that is- look him up. He's awesome. And he's real tight w/ Bruce Springsteen. much love there.

Aaaanyway. I've been watching videos and reading blogs about people on the CP and applying for the CP and I must say I am totally jealous of all of you. lol But I'm very happy you're all having a good time and getting excited either on the CP or applying for it.

I feel the need to show you all the new addition to my Mac.

Best computer addition ever.
That's all for tonight (or this morning, I guess...). Have a Magical Day!

BTW - Have any questions for me or about me? Just Ask!

In the meantime...

Well while I am waiting for the next Disney moment in my life to pop up, I have school.

As I said before, I go to West Virginia University. I am a junior pursuing my Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting. I love my school. I believe that the theatre department here is a truly undiscovered treasure. But now that I've done my little ad for them - Last week I had auditions for our Spring semester.They went really well, but I won't know anything until Tuesday. I will report back with the news ASAP!
I love school, but I'm one of those people who is just annoyed at how long school is taking. lol I am ready to move to Florida and work for Disney. Don't get me wrong- I love school, love my teachers, and love my friends here, but I just really want to be working for WDW. That's why I'm hoping I get something this summer. But there's not too much I can do about it now.

Here's a weird thing- the applications went up for Fall 2010 CP's. Okay that's not the weird thing- the weird thing is- that means I am a year away from applying for the CP. That is super, super exciting. It also means I am even closer to being a year away from graduating. That's just truly amazing.

And in other news- I caved and got a formspring. I highly doubt I will get many questions, but I mean- everyone's doing it. Why shouldn't I? So-- Ask me stuff!

Plans and Goals....

So we all know I want to work for WDW. But what exactly do I want to do? And what are my plans right now?

Let's lay down some ultimate goals:
1. Belle in Beauty and the Beast: Live on Stage - This is my ultimate dream. If I ever got to do this I would be the happiest person on earth.
2. Claire De Lune in The Hoop Dee Doo Musical Revue - I believe I have been destined to be her since the first time I saw Hoop Dee Doo. I was like 3 and wearing a Minnie Dress. She asked me what Minnie was wearing if I had her dress lol I love that character and have the laugh too :)
3. Snow White in the Castle Show. - I'm not going to say Dream Along with Mickey because that may not be the show in the future. You know how Disney likes to switch things up.

Other than those things, I would really like to do about everything in Entertainment :)
Right now I'm auditioning for Character Performer / Parade and Show performer. That means I could be friends with different characters or dance in parades and shows.
When it comes to meet and greet characters, I have a few favorite friends.
I would truly love to be friends with Snow White for meet and greets. Like big time. I would also love to be friends with Belle. I have a secret dream to be friends with Ariel, but that may be a long shot for me. Fingers crossed that maybe someday I could! I haven't really thought about my favorite fur character friends. I think I'm in such a weird height for the fuzzies... I would really be friends with any of them, though.

For Parades and Shows:
I would absolutely LOVE to someday be in Festival of the Lion King. Any of you who have seen the show know why. I want to be the girl in the Zebra costume lol
As for parades- they change so quickly I can't single out just one. I loved the music for Disney Dreams Come True. I was sad to see it go. But I love the costumes and dances for the dancers in Celebrate a Dream Come True, so it's an okay switch. But if I got to be in one, I wouldn't complain at all which one it was.

So those are most of my entertainment dreams. I hope to make some of them come true this summer, but we'll see how that goes.

Oh and did I ever mention I want Stacy's job? You know Stacy, the girl from the WDW Resort Channel. It used to be the 7 things at Disney you couldn't miss, now it's just an info type of thing. Well I want that job someday. For sure.

Well that's it for today! Because I'm so far away from auditioning again, going on vacation, or actually moving (lol) I won't update too much. But once I get closer to that stuff, I'm hoping to keep up with this much more.

Have a Magical Day!

A Disney Driven Life...

Since I don't have anything to add about auditioning or things like that- I'll give you a background into the Disney side of my life.

This collage features many great moments in my life- and all were either at Disney or Disney-related.


Disney has been my life.
At the age of 2 on my first trip to WDW, I told my mom I was going to be a butterfly in Spectromagic. I still want that!
I am so glad I was blessed with a family who not only put up with WDW trips, but loved them just as much as me (well maybe not as much as me lol)!
After that, I was able to go to Disney many more times. I am up to 23 trips :) WDW has become a home to me- it's my favorite place on earth. I love just walking through the parks and enjoying the atmosphere around me. Other theme parks pale in comparison. There is just nowhere on Earth like WDW.
This is why I want to work for Disney. I have so many great memories there and I would LOVE to be able to create magic for others. Any time I have went on a WDW trip, I always remember the people I saw perform and met. They make it special. I want to make trips special for other people.
I don't need to be famous- but I know if I work for Disney- I will be making dreams come true for others! How awesome is that?!

Well, Hello There!

Hello all!

Let me introduce myself.
My name is Katarina.

I am a junior at West Virginia University pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting.
I love the Pittsburgh Penguins and Steelers.
I love to watch TV and read.
Dancing, singing, and acting are my passions.

But that's not what this blog is about. This blog is about me and The Mouse.
Ever since my first trip to Walt Disney World I have been obsessed with the parks, the characters, and basically anything Disney. My life kind of revolves around Disney and most importantly, getting a job performing there.

My biggest dream in life is to be an Entertainment Cast Member in WDW.
It's all I talk about and all I think about. I truly obsess. But that's okay- because it just means I am truly driven about getting my dreams.

So far, I have been trying. A lot.

My first audition for WDW was in Pittsburgh in 2008. I passed the audition, but was told there were no positions available in my height range. (Aka - I was placed in the Character Pool.)
I went to Orlando in Oct. of 2008 to audition again- same response.
June of 2009 - same response.
So obviously, I'm good enough- they just don't have room.

I am planning to audition for something seasonal again in April- but I'm not holding my breath. I will be hopeful, but I know that this is one of the most competitive jobs to get in WDW and they're cutting back, too. So that won't make it any easier.

If I don't get anything seasonal before I graduate, I plan on doing the WDW College Program the semester after I graduate.

So that's what this blog will be about- Hopefully most of the time it will be info on what I'm doing to achieve my goals. I'll talk about going to audition, going on vacation, and if the time comes- applying for the CP. Sometimes it will be ramblings about Disney, sometimes about things that aren't Disney.

Thanks for reading and have a magical day!