Traditions, Discovery Days, and Training, Oh my!

My first couple of weeks here have been kinda crazy! I've been so busy and have had to do and attend so much here to even begin to feel settled. To make things easier for everyone, I decided to make one post about your first two weeks and what events you can expect that you're going to need to attend and whatnot! Let's start with Day 1 and go forward from there...

 Arrival/Check-In  - Day 1 (Jan.7th)
*For detailed info about these first two days, please click on the tab on the top of the page titled, " Check-In & Housing Meeting."

 Housing Meeting  - Day 2 (Jan.8th)
*For detailed info about these first two days, please click on the tab on the top of the page titled, "Check-In & Housing Meeting."

 Traditions  - Day 4 (Jan.10th)
You will go to Disney University, which is backstage and very close to the Magic Kingdom. You will be put in a classroom and get safety lectures and business lectures and go over all kinds of information that was previously covered in your new hire documents. *SPOILER ALERT* Then you will go on a quick tour of the Utilidors of the Magic Kingdom and walk down Main Street, all while talking about the four key basics. The Four Key Basics are Safety, Courtesy, Show, and Efficiency. They are the four golden standards of Disney pretty much. Then you will go back to Disney University and finish up your class. *SPOILER ALERT* Mickey Mouse visited us in class to deliver our cast member name tags-so that was awesome! Once class is over, you're free to go and can finally take advantage of all your discounts and free entry into the parks!

 Discovery Day  - Day 6 (Jan.12th)
This will be different for everyone since everyone works in different locations, but for me, it meant taking a bus to Cast Services backstage of Epcot. There we went into a classroom setting, and we were told about the fundamental history behind Epcot. Then we took a walking tour of Future World and had our own personal boat tour of the World Showcase. Then we went back to the classroom and talked about diversity and keeping that in mind as we prepared to work (in my opinion) the most culturally diverse theme park  in Walt Disney World. Then I was finally told what I would be working - Living with the Land and Circle of Life in The Land pavilion in Future World West. 
*For more about how I feel about that and what I do everyday, view my post titled "Where Am I Working? (DCP Spring 2013)"

 Training  - Days 7-13 (Jan.13-19th)
During training I was taken through all the positions and taught how to do them all. I also had to spent a lot of time in front of a computer doing virtual safety tutorials/quizzes and also a long time reading out of the OG (Operating Guide) for Living with the Land and Circle of Life. I was also taught how to navigate the Hub, which is where I can look at my schedule and request days off and pick up extra shifts, etc. Once all my training was done, I had my assessment and was watched as I performed each role. Once I had done all that and passed, we met with a manager for Future World West and talked about the point system for safety, attendance, and show. I'll try to make a separate post for the point system soon. After that meeting, I officially earned my ears!
*I didn't get anything special for earning my ears, but I got to take the red tag off my name tag! :)