Location, Location, Location!

Basically since the moment I accepted my role as a custodial CP, I've spent my free time thinking of pros and cons for all of the places I could be working at. It was something to do while I waited to learn my location, and I figured that if I thought about it early, I would be able to put a positive spin on things more quickly when I got the news. This is a little bit of what I came up with:

Magic Kingdom

Pros: 

• It’s the MAGIC KINGDOM
• Wishes Fireworks Show
• Brand New Parade
• Lots of happy kids
• Lots of hours=Lots of $

Cons: 

• Highest attendance
• Greatest # kids= greatest # messes
• SEAGULLS
• Lots of hours=No Sleep
• Crowded streets= hard to clean

Animal Kingdom

Pros: 

• Closes early
• Not as heavily trafficked
• Lots of nature
• Nemo/Lion King shows

Cons: 

• Not as many hours
• Early EMH
• Animal poop becomes my responsibility

Hollywood Studios

Pros: 

• Normalish hours (not open as late as MK)
• Fantasmic!
• No seagull drama
• Lots of happy kids

Cons: 

• Probably 2^nd most frequented by kids=messes
• Midway Mania crowds=hard to sweep
• Fantasmic shift

EPCOT

Pros: 

• Favored by adults=less messy
• Decent hours (not too late, not too early)
• Less heavily trafficked in Futureworld (easier to clean)
• Illuminations!

Cons: 

• World showcase=drunk adults and puke
• Mexican food bathrooms……

Resorts

Pros: 

• Won’t get sick of parks
• Different costumes
• Not as messy
• Continued guest interactions
• Lots of hours= lots of $

Cons: 

• 24/7 operations means potential crazy hours
• Not a park
• No fireworks

My location: Futureworld EPCOT

Of all the parks, I think that Futureworld at EPCOT will be one of the best places to work custodial. EPCOT is the kind of park that you really grow into when you’re a little older and less likely to puke, miss the toilet, or poop on yourself. Little kids can dig it for a while but it’s not their favorite, so they don’t get it too messy. I mean let’s be real, when little kids love something it gets TRASHED. For proof of this theory see Exhibit: the ratty blanket from your childhood that you never let you parents wash.

Being in custodial was important to me because of the great amount of guest interaction we can have. Even though Futureworld isn't always as busy as other parks, I think there will still be plenty of chances to make a guests’ day.

For example, just a few days before I got down here, I saw a video on Youtube of the EPCOT custodial team playing ball with guests in Futureworld. Seeing videos like that makes me SO excited to be part of that team. I’m sure I’ll have some dirty jobs while I’m here, but it’s a small price to pay for the chance to spend a semester at Disney making connections and preparing for a future with the Mouse. 

Can’t wait to get started!