When I heard about Traditions during my first week of being at Disney, I had heard different stories about what would happen. I learned that I would get my blue ID, my nametag, and most importantly MICKEY EARS. I was excited but I would not be able to expect what would happen in Traditions. When I walked in I tried to make some friends and I noticed that on the screen they were showing our names on mickey hats. Just a simple thing made me happy because everyone knows that mickey ears are something you can only get at Disney, itās a trademark. When the actual meeting commenced they filled us up with excitement and showed us an old commercial for a Disney movie. We knew it was old because of the VCR logo! It brought me memories of watching Disney movies as a kid and rewinding the tapes over and over. This is what I learned Disney is about, it about memories we make in our guests, no matter what age or where they are from. We became the magic that day; we are now part of what makes Disney what it is. The way I perform magic is different from what my fellow cast members who came with me from Citytech. They are able to see the reactions of the magic we perform; they see the smile, and the praise. However I perform a different type of magic, behind the scenes. The guests donāt know it but when a cake is done there is effort put into it, there is actually care, or āmagicā, to put it into terms.
This is what Traditions showed me, it showed that a simple act can mean the world to someone, whether I am decorating cake, or making a child happy just by giving them extra sprinkles on their cupcake. Itās a moment where they got something they wanted and it makes them happy. During traditions we were able to take a small tour to Magic Kingdom and we could see the jobs we perform, and how we make the guest experience different than other theme parks. This is what Disney stands for, to makes a difference in peopleās lives.
