We began the day with a tour of Disney Land. The special part of this tour was that we were in the park before it had opened so we got to see all the workers doing maintenance. In addition, there were different people that we stopped and talked to along the way.
All of these people were incredible. We learned about roller coaster operating systems, steam engines, firework shows, painting maintenance at Disney, and the hydraulics system of a ride.
We were chauffeured around in golf carts and got to see the entire back side of Disney Land. I can tell you one thing for sure - the backside is nowhere near as magical as the park itself, but boy is it huge.
There were departments for anything you can imagine and it was actually kind of crazy seeing all that goes into the upkeep of it. At the end of the tour we got to finish with a Thor exhibit and "travel" to Asgard and meet the character Thor.Although this guy had a glue on mustache and wasn't Chris Hemsworth, he came pretty darn close.
Our tour ended on a sad yet happy note with our tour guide getting a little teary eyed. Here we had just met the man 3 hours prior and he was emotional. I couldn't believe that he really thought that much of us and it was inspiring for sure.
We then made a some-what quick pit stop at a restaurant in down-town Disney. It was one of the more high end places, and for once it wasn't a buffet. The coolest part of lunch was that we got to speak with a lot of the same people that we had talked to at UL again.
Lilia was again pushing us for time and we got a 5-minute warning to scarf down our food before we headed off again, but this time for backstage at Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Everyone had been telling us how big of a deal this was from the second we knew it was happening and after visiting the site I understood why. It was the whole set for everything that goes into filming for the show and we also talked to a lot of the people that help contribute to making the show what it is.
We first got to see a little bit of the set inside the actual airplane and talk to one of the cast members about how she got to where she is and what it's like to live the life she does. We were also introduced to one of the creators of the show which was pretty surreal.
Next we headed on over to design and talked to the lead guy in charge of all the set and intricate prop designs. He had a clear dedication for his job that was cool to see. That was pretty similar to the passion I saw in the post-production area, where people actually put all the film together and add the CG animations. We even got a little preview into upcoming episodes.
Traveling back to the conference room meant we got the chance to talk to the producer of the show and asked him a non-stop flow of questions that you would expect from a group of curious girls. My contacts were extremely dry by this point and although that may not matter to tell you, it was driving me insane at the time.
We finished off by getting to explore the rest of the plane and being visited by another cast member, Chloe Bennet. She was extremely comfortable around all us 10 girls and I was surprised how she was never overwhelmed.
After a some-what long bus ride back to the hotel full of girl talk (That seemed to be a common theme for us today) we got to find a place to eat some grub and then get the chance to use our gift cards to purchase whatever our little hearts desired. I personally chose a World of Color blanket among other things and I'm quite proud of my new blanket.
Tomorrow is the day our documentary short premiers and we no longer have a jam-packed schedule. What the actual heck, where has the time gone? I can't even fathom that my journey is coming to an end and I kind of forgot how to live in the real world. Okay, MUST SLEEP. More tomorrow,
Andrea Polis
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