Artista Boricua gana "Best of Show" en el prestigioso Festival of the Masters

Este año, el artista Boricua David Figueroa de Cidra, Puerto Rico, recibío el premio de "Best of Show" en el prestigioso Festival of the Masters celebrado en Downtown Disney en Orlando, Florida.

El festival de arte que culminará el domingo 11 de noviembre hizo la entrega de premios a los artistas en su segundo día de celebración. 

David quien recibió el premio junto a sus hijas y el querido Mickey Mouse me cuenta como se sintió y explica un poco a cerca de sus originales piezas de arte.

Paula
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Lights, camera, pixie dust...5AM Wake Up Call??

It has come to my attention that ever since I started my internship at Walt Disney World, a lot of people have been wondering what is it exactly that I do. My only guess is curiosity sparked once I started posting pictures of myself with my Disney friends on my Facebook Page. And by Disney friends I mean Mickey, Minnie, Donald, you know, the big guys in the bizz. lol So I went back and looked at my page, then I thought: "Wow my job looks AWESOME!!!"

To be quite honest, my job really is awesome. I mean, who can say PART of their job is to meet and take pictures with the stars who make Disney magic real? But like I just said, this is only part of my job. You could say it's the glamourous side of it. 

The part you don't see on Facebook is that all of these pictures are taken before even parks open in the early morning. In Florida summer, this means humidity at its finest (for us ladies, it means: AAAAHHH!!!!) 

With that being said, I ask you to take a second look at these pictures and notice what I now call my "Disney bun" style (you can find it in all different ways. Maybe I should start a Pinterest board). lol In other words, it's the only style in which I can somehow manage my morning Mufasa hair. 

But going back to the part of my job that you don't see is that I get to meet these characters because I'm usually working on TV show productions or photo shoots that are done very early in the morning and sometimes take long-hour days and weekends to produce. If you saw the amount of hard work and dedication that go into all of these you'd be impressed. 

But all of the hard work that at least I put into each of my projects is very much worth every minute of my time. The people I have met in the little time I've worked here have been some of the most awesome people ever, and they come from all over the world and from all different backgrounds. 

I guess the point I'm trying to make is that if you really enjoy what you're doing every day, it doesn't really seem like it's work (of course, working at Disney sure helps a lot). But find that one thing you love to do and give it your 110%. I promise you, all the time and effort you put into it will seem like you're just having a blast. Maybe your thing is teaching, or solving cases, or even playing music for a living. 


All I'm saying is forget about what every one else is up to and concentrate on enjoying what you do. In the end, the only person you need to make happy is yourself and only YOU can do that. :)

Pau
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It's not just Tinkerbell...

Before I start this post...I feel like I need a little introduction of myself since it's been almost a year since I last blogged...so here it goes. 

After 4 years of studying broadcasting journalism and spending endless days and nights at local TV stations during my internships, a few months ago I decided I wanted to make magic. 

This has probably been one of the hardest decisions I have ever made so far, leaving behind my journalism world filled with breaking news, deadlines, and internships and coming to work for a mouse. (I promise I will soon write in more detail how all of this happened...I'm telling you it wasn't easy)

It's been almost three weeks since I started my professional internship at Walt Disney World Public Relations, and so far I've loved every single minute of it, but today, it was something beyond special.

I was called in first thing in the morning to a shoot at Magic Kingdom for the new Dumbo ride where I spent 4 hours in 95+ weather helping a photographer capture the "perfect shot" of the flying elephants. Not the most magical morning so far.

My fellow cast-member then asked me if I could help her out at a second shoot also in Magic Kingdom in the afternoon and despite my hot and sweaty morning I was ready for the second part of the day. 

Boy was I not expecting this truly magical afternoon... 

Meet Sally and Louis

Sally and Louis have come to Walt Disney World to celebrate their 61st wedding anniversary which happens to be on the 4th of july. 

When I asked Louis, who is 93 and a WWII veteran, about his festive wedding date a huge smile came across his face and he responded: "We started our marriage with a BANG!" 

With the help of all of our teams we were honored to have Louis as our special guest in lowering the flag at Liberty Square in Magic Kingdom. 

You could just see the smiles and tears coming from both Sally and her daughters who proudly watched Louis carry the American flag. (I had to hold some tears myself).

We also gave the cute couple a matching bride-and-groom mouse ears for them to wear once they return to Disney on Wednesday to celebrate their anniversary.

When one of the daughters came up to me and said how special we had made them feel today my heart simply filled with joy. 

Watching this couple still celebrate their love after 61 years was absolutely magical...and I helped create that magical memory at Disney today! 

It was then when I realized...It's not just Tinkerbell who can sprinkle some pixie dust. :)

Pau 

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