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Pilot: Disneyland

Yesterday, I went to Disneyland in hopes of trying out the new attraction, Star Wars: The Rise of The Resistance. Driving up from San Diego with a group of 6 other friends, we got to the Mickey and Friends parking structure by 8:10 in the morning. In the park by 9:00, we found out immediately that the boarding groups for the attraction were booked for the whole day. In disbelief, we headed straight through Frontier land back to Galaxy’s Edge to check out the newest addition of Disneyland. 

We walked into the newest Star Wars land to be greeted by Stormtroopers. There were only two of them and they were standing on the ledge of a platform of your classic Star Wars “junk”. The park was pretty difficult to navigate because none of the writing on buildings were in English but the staff in the area was very helpful in answering any questions you may have for getting around. We decided to try the Millennium Falcon ride: The Smugglers Run first since we could access that one without having to book a boarding group. It was a great time and a truly different experience than your traditional Disneyland ride: assigning roles to perform during the ride and ensuring that everyone has a part during the experience. 

What I had a problem with was when we went over to look at the Resistance portion of Galaxy’s Edge. Walking up to the entrance of the ride, I spoke to a gentleman who was monitoring the ride and asked him if there was a stand-by line we could wait in. “No,” he said, “You will have to get a boarding group.” 

“Are there anymore boarding groups being released today?” I asked.

“No, we sold out at 8:01 this morning.”

The Disneyland Park opens at 8 AM. This means that some 100 boarding groups were filled within a minute of entering the park. An article published over a week ago stated,  “Disney’s Hollywood Studios quietly opened its gates several hours early during the first few days that Rise of the Resistance was operational, which meant the boarding passes were long gone by the official opening time of the park” (MACDONALD, B). The problems that occur with this new technological advanced era of Disneyland is that it focuses around being connected on your mobile devices for a majority of the day to see if new boarding groups even release. 

For someone that is not well-off and wants to feel like they fully used their $125 admission to Disneyland, plus $25 parking, and $6 churros, and $18 lunches. Shit is fucking expensive and the price it costs to run it is only a fraction of their profits. I think Disneyland should be known as an environment of creating memories without the use of electronic devices. It is important to share a good conversation with your friends and having a kiss or two with your boyfriend then sitting there “playing”  on your phones…

*key the new app*

When I picture Disneyland in the future, I see a place that is built for being the happiest place on earth for having the happiest memories to reflect upon. Growing up as a child, Disneyland felt like my place to be a kid and enjoy myself because I always had the best time there with my family. And to spend that time as you get older with people that mean just as much to you is such a fun and awesome experience that shouldn’t be ruined because you don’t want to leave your house at 4:15 in the morning to get in line for a ride that opened a few days prior; please consider the message you are sending and just consider a stand-by line for the people who came specifically to try your new ride that weekend. We are Millennials at the end of the day and already can’t afford to take nice vacations like this as often as we would truly like to. 

Thanks ya’ll and enjoy the rest of your week. 

So you fall into their trap.

“I am interviewing for a job with the government and it is possible they might look into you or contact you in regards to this position,” he said.

My first thought was ‘what the fuck?’ I asked him why I would be even someone they would consider talking to? And if there was a way he could get them not to talk to me. He said, no guarantees but he wanted me on the record saying I would cover for him.

The audacity.

After the load of bullshit that guy put me through… For over a year, I was crying, questioning every inch of who I was as a human, and realizing that this man set out on a mission to destroy me. He wanted to see how much I could take from someone I “loved”. There were boundaries but only because he didn’t want any poor decisions tying him to anything. Everything that happened between us was face to face and never something that could have been screenshotted or had any physical evidence of.

But if the government ever did contact me, I would tell them about the abuse this man put me through.

How whenever he was drunk he would completely change and become someone who hated me. I honestly think there was a period of time where I hated myself too because of how hard he tried to engrave that in my head.

How I secretly began recording him in arguments to show how he would escalate out of no where and to have a record of him acting out of hand. Then I was being threatened to delete that video or recording because in California you must consent to being recorded.

How I started making a list of names he would call me that I kept saved in my notes on my phone.. “You disgust me. You’re a liar. Slut. I treat you like shit because that’s how you deserve to be treated. I only invited you because you’re an easy lay. No one wants to be with you because you have herpes. You piece of shit. You’re stupid. You’re fucking selfish. You have no dignity. I can’t date someone like you. Fuck you. Bitch. I should have fucked that other girl. I hate you. You’re nothing to me. You dumb fuck. I loose brain cells when I talk to you. I hope you use that same logic when your husband cheats on you.” All of these words came from his mouth and were said to my face.

As a recent college graduate, I am currently at a cross-roads that I feel like many twenty-somethings can relate to. I went to college because that is what I was told to do. Sure, I had a passion for learning about politics and enjoyed thinking I was going to be some big shot lawyer like I have seen in Suits.. But the harsh reality is no one tells you is that not going to college is okay and sometimes may work in your favor. 

I changed my major from communications, to criminal justice, to psychology, and then FINALLY settled down with the idea of political science in my sophomore year at college and thinking it would be best for me to move home and save money at a community college. I have now arrived at the point in my life where I have a degree, and I am applying to jobs I think I am qualified for (when in reality I have no idea) and just get a ton of rejection letters. From entry level positions. What is this crap? Is this really what I paid $35,000 for?

But then I realized that maybe the issue was that I was applying to jobs that I was qualified for then decided I didn't want, and the jobs that I am interested in I have absolutely no experience in. Who goes to college and gets a degree in politics then decides they want to work in social media or being a personal assistant for people in the entertainment business? And how can I get hired in a field like this with absolutely no experience?

If I would have taken the time to explore my true interests sooner, I feel like I would have a better grasp on reality. I have felt like I am at a fork in the road trying to decide what way is the best way to go forward that I inevitably end up going backwards. I am a college graduate who just got hired to serve tables at a sports bar because I feel too intimidated to try anything else in my life right now. I want to be confident in the career I choose. But figuring out how to get there is the hardest thing in the world.

Here is to having a degree and not knowing what the heck to do with it.