Geez, I go away for a few days and there are 5 gillion people here.
I'm so happy this thread is booming again!
I'm going to do something I haven't done in a while, a question of the day!
Today's question:
What are your career goals with Disney? Do you just want to do the college program, or do you also want to do a professional internship or end up working for Disney as a permanent career?
I plan to do a CP my sophomore year of college, then do a PI right after I graduate, and hopefully stay on in WDW and rise up in the company! It's my dream to be high up in the theme parks division of Disney someday. My family just has to come to terms with me living in Orlando! haha
Look forward to hearing all your responses/career goals!
I would love to go to University of Central Florida and work at WDW full time while in college. I would love to move up from there, hopefully in Entertainment. My ultimate goal is Vice president of the Magic Kingdom Park. Its crazy, I know, its also pretty unlikely, but anything can happen. "If you can dream it, you can do it." The fact that I live out of state may prevent me being able to go there because of college tuition cost, but I'm going to try. My back up plan is the CP. I would go to college here in GA (it would be a heck of a lot cheaper) and then do the CP during Fall Adv. the semester after I graduate and then try and work with Disney from there, hopefully in a PI. My top role choice for either situation would be Entertainment. I am mouse height and I think I would love doing that. I would love to be "freinds" with Mickey in Fantasmic!
That would probably only happen if I was a full-timer though, so hopefully situation A works out. Btw, I plan on majoring in either Communications or Business, which are both applicable at WDW.
a new question of the day:
(i had asked this a while ago, but there are a lot of new people!
if you've already answered you don't have to again unless your answer has changed.)
what roles are you interested in for your CP?
the ones i'm considering right now, in order, are:
- entertainment
- attractions
- bibbidi bobbidi boutique hostess
- photopass photographer
i may end up adding more (that i'm interested in, of course) by the time i apply to increase my chances!
1. Entertainment
2. Photopass Photographer
3. Attractions
4. Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique Hostess
5. Merchandise
6. Hotel Front Desk
I'm not sure if this has been asked before or not, why/what made you all pick the top choices for placements you've listed?
I love to entertain. I love to sing and dance. I think working with children would be wonderful too. I love little kids. I would love to have the oppurtunity to perform in shows and parades too (like I said, Fantasmic!
) I also love greeting the characters when I visit, so I know I would love to do that myself.
New question...
Does anyone have a specific Disney trip/story that is most memorable for them?
I have only been to WDW 3 times in my life and they all hold a special place in my heart. I went in June of 2000 as a 5 yr old child and we stayed at All-Star Music. This was special to me because I still believed everything was real and such. Meeting Ariel was the greatest thing I did that trip.
It was the only trip of my small childhood. I also went in Sept 2010 and it was special because we did EVERYTHING that we could pack into one trip. I experienced a lot of new rides I had never ridden and it was special becuase I got to see it through the eyes of my 9yr old cousin who had never been before. We also got to meet a lot of characters we didn't in the trip before that, 10 years ago. We stayed at All-Star Music in a family suite. My most recent trip was Dec 2010 with my school chorus to sing in the Candlelight Processional. It was very special because I got to experience it with my friends,It was great. It was kind of rushed though because we were only there for a few days and my chorus director isn't exactly "organized" or "together." We stayed off property, which just isn't the same. Ultimately, being with my friends made it great. Also, the Christmas decorations were OUTRAGEOUS, I loved them!
I love the disney christmas special on HGTV when they talk about their christmas decorating. I always wanted to go to disney during the holidays. It looks so so amazing. We're thinking about going next year
It's so amazing looking.
You've got to be there in person to see them, they are AMAZING!
. I'm looking to do the CP probably Fall 2013, as I will have graduated from COLLEGE by then and I'll be 22 going on 23!! My goodness time flies by...
and it's a requirement for students to finish in 4 years 
. So, that means I can't take time off to do the program!! That's ok though, I'd be uncomfortable with taking a quarter or two off.
But I guess some things just get better with age 
