'It's a hard-knock life... for a Costumer'

Other cast members may be working in merchandise (or 'merchantainment',) food & beverage or quick service... but I'd like to give you all an example of an average day working at Creative Costuming.

Belle & I (Beast was napping)

There are 13-14 tracks that specify your assignments for a shift, ei: laundry, deliveries, repairs, cleaning..etc. Your first 3 days are training; the first day is usually tours around the park, getting to know the area and helping 1-3 of Mickey's friends get dressed. The second day we watched a couple of shows/performances backstage, practised driving the pargos, learned about the laundry facilities, did some computer/paperwork and again helped a couple friends get dressed. The third day you practise doing laundry your entire shift and that is what you do for the first couple shifts you have. This laundry shift is called 'Track 9.'

So without further adieu, (to the best of my ability because again I cant give away Mickey's secrets) my daily life on Track 9...

12:30-1:00pm  Check detergent levels & clean washers and dryers
Many of our friends wear different styles of clothes and materials, you cant give Daisy a bath using the same soap as Genie because Genie doesn't have any feathers. You cannot wash Mickey's tuxedo in the same soap as Jafar's cape or Wreck-it Ralph's overalls.

1:00pm-4:15pm   All Back laundry
This means to break down all the friends clothing and separate them. Some clothes must be sent to the dry cleaners like Minnie's dressed and Goofy's shirts. Other items like accessories cannot be put into the washing machines like buttons, collars, special pins, belts or shoes. Those need to be hand washed or disinfected gently. Other articles like gloves or socks need to be washed separately and treated to keep their colours bright. We cant have Lilo's red dress in the same machine as Mickey's white gloves after all..

4:15pm-4:30pm  Pick up Play & Dine costumes
Have any of you been to Play & Dine? Well we're the ones who keep their clothes bright and clean for your visit! Simple as that.

4:30pm-5:15pm  -/-
Usually you get your lunch break around this time, because we are so busy your 30min-1hour and your 15min breaks are smushed together.

5:15pm-8:00pm  All Back Laundry
Usually around this time all of our friends start to come back from performing or meet 'n greets and we start helping them undress and give them baths (No one wants to hug a smelly Stitch - phew!) We comb feathers and brush fur, polish shoes and sew any tears. After all the laundry is washed we put it all back so that the workers on other tracks that come in in the morning/afternoon can get it ready the next day.

8:00pm-8:30pm  Check drying room
Since some clothing or accessories cannot be machine washed, the same goes for machine drying. So a lot of our articles get hung and put into our drying room overnight. So we periodically check it to take out the dry articles to make more room for the new wet ones.

Then your day is done! You tell everyone your leaving and to have a good night (and usually the cast members that are done 30min after you all cheer because your leaving, ha-ha!) And you do it all again the next day with a BIG smile because you're working for the BEST company ever!