College Program Questions Thread Pt 2

[Berlioz70]

I could make a bike rack to keep my bike on a wall using wood clamped between the floor and ceiling (like the stuff from ikea that expands to keep itself in place) so that it wouldn't be outside to get stolen or be in the way, I could even do that in my room so it's not taking up space in the living room... banning bikes really makes zero sense to me.

My apartment building does not allow bikes either. There is no place to lock them up outside and they do not want you carrying/driving them down the hallways. Their main defense is that bikes can get dirty and they do not want us tracking that in the building. This may or may not be Disney's justification as well. Since Disney says from the get go that you can't bring bikes my guess is that they must have a really strong reason as to why.

 

[orangekid13]

My apartment building does not allow bikes either. There is no place to lock them up outside and they do not want you carrying/driving them down the hallways. Their main defense is that bikes can get dirty and they do not want us tracking that in the building. This may or may not be Disney's justification as well. Since Disney says from the get go that you can't bring bikes my guess is that they must have a really strong reason as to why.

I have a road bike, so my skinny little tires don't get to play in the mud or anything, they'll get a little dirty but I carry it into my apartment and hang it on a hook on the wall in our massive closet in the living room with pieces of paper on the wall to keep the tires from direct contact. The hook can come out and I'll fill the hole and all the pinholes before I move out, so it sucks that they would have such a generalization.
I try not to ride in the rain, but when it happens i wipe my bike down outside before bringing it in so it's not dripping dirty water that got flung up from the road on my carpet, because I've already gone in and taken off my wet shoes, and don't want to be walking through nasty puddles.

If it's about it being dirty I wish they could trust people to clean up after themselves

 

[khancock]

I wonder what someone did to make that a rule, I just don't see how that would come up as something to make a rule about normally.

Well, like most things that have rules about them, it was probably one fool (or a few) that ruined it for everyone.

Actually, there is probably an insurance/liability thing in there too.

The traffic in the area isn't really conducive to bike riding, skating, or anything. The road ways on property aren't designed for bikes either.

 

[onehotdisneymama]

My daughter is in the college program and she is having trouble getting on the HUB site. Can someone PM me instructions on how to do this so I can let her know. Thanks

 

[Joanna71985]

I tried to use the thread search but it just sent me to the regular thread search page without giving me any results first so sorry if this has already been asked

When in the park as a guest, is it possible to obtain fastpasses for rides or do you just have to wait in the standby line every time? I'm not sure how the ID works for getting in, so I don't know if it's something you can put in a fastpass machine

You just insert your ID, and it works as a park ticket for FP.

How do the buses work? Does it take a lot of planning, or do they come every 10-15 minutes? I'm hoping they run more on a schedule than the ones that pick you up to go to and from the Disney resorts.

Certain buses run more then others. The Walmart buses run once every hour, the DHS bus runs twice on the hour, the MK runs about every 20 minutes, and so on.

I haven't gotten a response on how to find out who my campus' rep is, but i came up with another question
How easy is it to get to the parks to go as a guest? I know there are buses to get you to work, and that you can go to the parks for fun, but do you take the same buses?

Yes, they are the same buses.

Also, I want to repeat what the others said about being backstage. I personally witnessed a security guard sending 2 people back (they tried to get into the park from bakstage). If you are going to play, please go in through the front.

I have a road bike, so my skinny little tires don't get to play in the mud or anything, they'll get a little dirty but I carry it into my apartment and hang it on a hook on the wall in our massive closet in the living room with pieces of paper on the wall to keep the tires from direct contact. The hook can come out and I'll fill the hole and all the pinholes before I move out, so it sucks that they would have such a generalization.
I try not to ride in the rain, but when it happens i wipe my bike down outside before bringing it in so it's not dripping dirty water that got flung up from the road on my carpet, because I've already gone in and taken off my wet shoes, and don't want to be walking through nasty puddles.

Actually, the closets are not THAT big (they may be walk in, but there is not enough room in them for a bike).

 

[orangekid13]

Actually, the closets are not THAT big (they may be walk in, but there is not enough room in them for a bike).

I was referring to my apartment here in WA, but my bike doesn't take up much space. I would put it on a wall if I can take it to the cp, but work something up so I don't put a giant hook in the wall, because it kinda sounds like they wouldn't be satisfied with me filling the whole and making it look right when I went to move out; I'm getting the feeling they like to charge you for a lot of stuff.

What's up with the inspections I've read about on here? Something about they charge you money for not cleaning your room? Is this about having someone come in and clean your dirty counters and vacuum, or is it about being disorganized?

 

[Joanna71985]

What's up with the inspections I've read about on here? Something about they charge you money for not cleaning your room? Is this about having someone come in and clean your dirty counters and vacuum, or is it about being disorganized?

If you fail the inspection, you are fined as housing brings in a service to clean your apartment.

When it comes time for the inspection, the whole apartment needs to be neat and clean.

 

[CelticBelle]

How absolute is the what-not-to-bring list if it is on there? I'm just getting into cycling but my goal is to do the Seattle to Portland ride next summer if I'm not still doing the cp (still haven't decided spring vs spring adv.)
That would really suck to not be allowed to bring a bike, especially with gas prices so high. I've been riding to my classes this summer, and I've shaved the 1.6 miles of hills to class down to 6.5 min in just a month. I've also saved $50 on a parking pass, idk HOW MUCH on gas (it's a little longer to drive because I can take shortcuts and bypass stoplights), and an hour every day I ride due to the poor schedule of the busses (small college town with most people gone means only 3 buses, only one of them on my route), and I enjoy it.

There are plenty of public roads I could use for cycling, even if I never take my bike to work or a park, so if I keep my bike in my space I think I should be allowed to bring it

I live in a small college town and it is actually the bicycle capital in the US and the first city to have city wide bike paths. I understand the riding your bike saves gas, time and money, in addition to being a healthy activity and good for the environment. However, Disney is making the rules here and as everyone has said they probably have a good reason. I read somewhere that you cannot bring bikes because there is no place to store them. Even if you bring it into the house your roommates may not appreciate a bike taking up a large space in a very small apartment. Bike hooks and racks are a great idea if there is space for them. Also id like to make it clear that it is not your space...it is technically the property managements space and if they do not want bikes in the apartments for whatever reason than you should respect that, even if it isnt what you want to hear.

I hope you get a response from housing and maybe some good news, but please dont get defensive and try to explain why you should be allowed to keep a bike to us. Most people here are not trying to upset you and take away your cycling, they do not make the rules and are simply passing on the information that disney provides.

 

[sylvesterT21]

I live in a small college town and it is actually the bicycle capital in the US and the first city to have city wide bike paths. I understand the riding your bike saves gas, time and money, in addition to being a healthy activity and good for the environment. However, Disney is making the rules here and as everyone has said they probably have a good reason.

If only every city/town were like your town.

 

[orangekid13]

Whoa, I'm sorry if it came off like I was defending myself to you, I was confused and flustered that they would do that, I'm sorry if I offended anyone, that's not how I meant any of it. (text is horrible at conveying tone, especially if slight sarcasm is involved) Also, I had exams the past couple days so I'm running on too little sleep, so that might have contributed (then my exam today got canceled because the instructor handed out the exam with the correct answers bolded while explaining how she needed to make an answer key, so I stayed up late and got up early to get sent home when she realized it haha)

as for where you live, don't they have bike only streets? like residential streets with no through-access for cars so only cars that live on that block (or are visiting them) are allowed in?

 

[CelticBelle]

Along our greenbelt (bike route) it may go through residential areas where they do put blockades up so cars cant go all the way through. It just makes it into culdasacs instead of a through street. But we also have like 55 miles of bike paths, 54 miles of bike lanes, and 25 under/over street crossings.

 

[seastars]

Just wondering, does everyone get the opportunity to extend at the end of their CP? Because the Superbowl is in Tampa Bay this year.. and I've got my heart set on extending and going to it, haha. And also, as far as the "points" go, if you do extend, do they reset?

 

[csaribay]

Just wondering, does everyone get the opportunity to extend at the end of their CP? Because the Superbowl is in Tampa Bay this year.. and I've got my heart set on extending and going to it, haha. And also, as far as the "points" go, if you do extend, do they reset?

Anyone with a solid record card stands a chance of gaining an extension.

On the subject, your record card does not clear if you extend. Any points and reprimands will carry over into your extension period. Should you ever come back on the program, it generally doesn't carry over between programs (you should start with a clean slate).

 

[disneygirl_14]

random questions about extending....
if you get an offer to extend, do you stay in the same role and same location...or is there an opportunity to switch?
do you stay in the same apartment?

 

[Joanna71985]

random questions about extending....
if you get an offer to extend, do you stay in the same role and same location...or is there an opportunity to switch?
do you stay in the same apartment?

If you want to extend, there is a chance to change roles (you have to keep your record card VERY clean, though). Some roles have limited room, also.

And no, you would have to switch apartments (they need to be cleaned out for the next group moving in).

 

[LEXI24]

I have a question about the coustom we will wear to work.Can we choose to wear short or long pants, long sleeves or short sleeves?

 

[DisneyJersey]

I have a question about the coustom we will wear to work.Can we choose to wear short or long pants, long sleeves or short sleeves?

yes.. however, in food and beverage, qs or fs, you may be required to wear long pants..with the exception of outdoor foods..some other roles may require long pants, but i am not sure..

 

[LEXI24]

yes.. however, in food and beverage, qs or fs, you may be required to wear long pants..with the exception of outdoor foods..some other roles may require long pants, but i am not sure..

Thank you.

 

[Joanna71985]

I have a question about the coustom we will wear to work.Can we choose to wear short or long pants, long sleeves or short sleeves?

It depends on the role/location/area. Just about everywhere has a long sleeve/short sleeve option. However, some areas with pants don't have shorts options (like Main Street ops. They only can wear pants).

 

[kandeebunny]

To bounce off of that, any role that has shorts does have a long pants option though right, but not necissarily the other way around