College Program Questions Thread Pt 2

[Katy0708]

ok this question is for anyone who is up for comment... but for my spring break im going to Disney world. we r going to three parks: The Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios. we are gunna be at these three parks on the 18th, 19th and 20th of March. does anyone have any advice for which of the tree parks i shoudl go to first or what order i should do them in?! i didnt know if i could benefit in a certain way by trying to do these parks in a certain order!

MY OPINION:
Do Epcot first... you can spend all day there, going through WS and all that stuff... and wait til Illuminations (9:00).
Then MGM- If you want to sleep in a little before, it's good to go... i would say MGM is least crowded... AND you can do fantasmic at 7 or whenever it is.
I would save the best (MK) for last- It's where the magic lives! haha! but honestly, i like to do MK last...
BUT, that's my opinion. REMEMBER: there is no possible way to do everything in 3 days, let alone a week, so don't worry about anything! HAVE FUN!!

 

[cpchick]

Hi. I have a question about housing rules. I have a roommate who has a boyfriend who lives in a different apartment complex, and she lets him stay over. I know he's supposed to be off property by 1 a.m. My question is this: can I and the other roommates get in trouble for not reporting him? And what will they do if they find out he's here? Will my roommate get in trouble? She says there is no way for anyone to know he is here, but I don't like taking chances :/

 

[CelticBelle]

Hi! I tried to post last night to give you the e-mail address but the boards were down.
The e-mail address to send your application to is wdw.college.recruiting@disney.com. Make sure to put ATTN: College E-Presentation Coordinator (Application & Role Checklist) in the subject line.
hope that helps!

Thanks so much! Ive been stressing out because I havent sent it yet, and I want to get it in asap.

 

[spectroaddy]

Since you have 3 days, I would visit the MK last, its perfect, u get to see wishes and spectromagic!!! Epcot would be last b/c of Illuminations, some days you might can go to Illuminations, leave and go MGM to catch fantasmic,!!! Have a nice trip

 

[Wincaps]

has anyone read "Mousecatraz"?! or know any of the stories in the book?! it kinda makes me wonder what really goes on!

 

[tinyt396]

Hi. I have a question about housing rules. I have a roommate who has a boyfriend who lives in a different apartment complex, and she lets him stay over. I know he's supposed to be off property by 1 a.m. My question is this: can I and the other roommates get in trouble for not reporting him? And what will they do if they find out he's here? Will my roommate get in trouble? She says there is no way for anyone to know he is here, but I don't like taking chances :/

If I were you I would be up front with your roommate and tell her you do not want to get in trouble for breaking the rules. Disney is VERY strict about certain things and I know the housing rules is one of them. They make the curfew for a reason--dont break it. My roommate had someone from Vista stay and I was extremely upset by it because I didn't want to get kicked out for her breaking the rules so I told her that I did not feel comfortable with it and he never stayed again. Just my advice!

 

[Emma Emma Emily]

has anyone read "Mousecatraz"?! or know any of the stories in the book?! it kinda makes me wonder what really goes on!

I've only read parts of it. The book came into my work as a demo hoping that we'd start promoting it. (We didn't)The issue with that is that the book isn't in book stores. It is a pre-paid book only. So in order to even look at the book, you have to buy it. Which tells you alot about the author and the contract he made with his publishing company.

So basically the book has alot of whining about the long hours, the crumby apartments, and the respect that he didn't get from the upper management.
See in my opinion, I look at this and see a man who is one :money hungry becasue he didn't like the low pay, two: lazy because he didn't want to work that much. (This is coming from me who worked 30 hours a week since she was a sophomore in high school though.)
He thinks that we should be set up in a class apartments, that don't have any bugs....but its Florida. Eventally you're going to find bugs in your kitchen. my sister lived in key west for 5 years. it was really common to find a little green anole stuck to her living room window in the mornings.
Mr.Eisner, when he worked for the company, would be heared referring to his underlings as minions. Disney is a buisness. They don't hire people in the upper managment to be cheery nice peole like we do cause normally they don't interact with guests on a constant basis. Those people are hired on the basis of who can the job done best.
I don't think the author understood that disney was doing him a favor. most internships don't pay you and he didn't have to pay a dime for classes if he did take any.

I dunno this is just my opinion and my defense of Disney against this dude.

 

[shastatikipunch]

If I were you I would be up front with your roommate and tell her you do not want to get in trouble for breaking the rules. Disney is VERY strict about certain things and I know the housing rules is one of them. They make the curfew for a reason--dont break it. My roommate had someone from Vista stay and I was extremely upset by it because I didn't want to get kicked out for her breaking the rules so I told her that I did not feel comfortable with it and he never stayed again. Just my advice!

I had a buddy who stayed over his girlfriends apartment almost the entire CP. While I have no idea how they regulate it, I personally wouldn't risk getting kicked out over it. I'd pull your roommate aside and have a talk with her if I was you. Cause at the end of the day according to Disney policy, you're in the right and she's in the wrong.

 

[khancock]

has anyone read "Mousecatraz"?! or know any of the stories in the book?! it kinda makes me wonder what really goes on!

That book is complete nonsense, poorly written, and wish I could have gotten my money back.

Better books about Cast Member goings on are David Koenig (?sp) Mouse Tale series.

 

[Joanna71985]

Hi. I have a question about housing rules. I have a roommate who has a boyfriend who lives in a different apartment complex, and she lets him stay over. I know he's supposed to be off property by 1 a.m. My question is this: can I and the other roommates get in trouble for not reporting him? And what will they do if they find out he's here? Will my roommate get in trouble? She says there is no way for anyone to know he is here, but I don't like taking chances :/

I would talk to them. The last thing you want is to be kicked out, because of someone else.

 

[Wincaps]

I've only read parts of it. The book came into my work as a demo hoping that we'd start promoting it. (We didn't)The issue with that is that the book isn't in book stores. It is a pre-paid book only. So in order to even look at the book, you have to buy it. Which tells you alot about the author and the contract he made with his publishing company.

So basically the book has alot of whining about the long hours, the crumby apartments, and the respect that he didn't get from the upper management.
See in my opinion, I look at this and see a man who is one :money hungry becasue he didn't like the low pay, two: lazy because he didn't want to work that much. (This is coming from me who worked 30 hours a week since she was a sophomore in high school though.)
He thinks that we should be set up in a class apartments, that don't have any bugs....but its Florida. Eventally you're going to find bugs in your kitchen. my sister lived in key west for 5 years. it was really common to find a little green anole stuck to her living room window in the mornings.
Mr.Eisner, when he worked for the company, would be heared referring to his underlings as minions. Disney is a buisness. They don't hire people in the upper managment to be cheery nice peole like we do cause normally they don't interact with guests on a constant basis. Those people are hired on the basis of who can the job done best.
I don't think the author understood that disney was doing him a favor. most internships don't pay you and he didn't have to pay a dime for classes if he did take any.

I dunno this is just my opinion and my defense of Disney against this dude.

hmm wow ok im really glad i didnt buy the book then... i was about to. and from reading the back cover it sounded like it was all negative tuff and just gunna talk about the sex going on during CP or something... i really not sure what to exspect or who to believe.

 

[Pendragon1515]

hmm wow ok im really glad i didnt buy the book then... i was about to. and from reading the back cover it sounded like it was all negative tuff and just gunna talk about the sex going on during CP or something... i really not sure what to exspect or who to believe.

The back of the book was....welll....creepy! All i remember....was that i read something about Playboy and how the CP was the number one sexest internship ever. I just put the book down...I was excited to see a book baised upon the CP but i do not read TRASH! Ow yea and in my research phases i learned that the CP is not liked by MANY news networks! Somethings i read stated that "Don't send you kid to this...it is slavery!" the slavery part was from the fact that you live on disney property and that you work for them....others were just horriable! And they also bashed the pay....which i mean kinda sucks....but i mean COME ON.....you are working for DISNEY! i would be an intern for free, seeing as though i am going to be able to place disney on my resume!!!

 

[Emma Emma Emily]

hmm wow ok im really glad i didnt buy the book then... i was about to. and from reading the back cover it sounded like it was all negative tuff and just gunna talk about the sex going on during CP or something... i really not sure what to exspect or who to believe.

HAHA sorry I got a little carried away.I tend to do that since I'm studying literature. haha
He does talk a bit about the amount of sex that goes on in the program. But I have a couple of friends who've already done the program and they're the hardcore party type. They said there was no more sex going on there than there was at a university. Nothing like animal house....although I've heard that disney pumps the scent of vanilla into the air at parks in an attempt to relax people. It works in the women, but it just makes the guys randy. HAHA
Not sure of thats true though. so don't take my word for it.

 

[shastatikipunch]

HAHA sorry I got a little carried away.I tend to do that since I'm studying literature. haha
He does talk a bit about the amount of sex that goes on in the program. But I have a couple of friends who've already done the program and they're the hardcore party type. They said there was no more sex going on there than there was at a university. Nothing like animal house....although I've heard that disney pumps the scent of vanilla into the air at parks in an attempt to relax people. It works in the women, but it just makes the guys randy. HAHA
Not sure of thats true though. so don't take my word for it.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, oh my god if they actually do that it's hysterical.

 

[tinyt396]

As far as how much sex goes on there, I personally didn't think there was that much going on. I was in a relationship the entire time I was there as were a couple of my roommates so we obviously weren't doing anything. I heard of a couple of people who were a bit of partiers but seriously it is not bad.

 

[Wincaps]

The back of the book was....welll....creepy! All i remember....was that i read something about Playboy and how the CP was the number one sexest internship ever. I just put the book down...I was excited to see a book baised upon the CP but i do not read TRASH! Ow yea and in my research phases i learned that the CP is not liked by MANY news networks! Somethings i read stated that "Don't send you kid to this...it is slavery!" the slavery part was from the fact that you live on disney property and that you work for them....others were just horriable! And they also bashed the pay....which i mean kinda sucks....but i mean COME ON.....you are working for DISNEY! i would be an intern for free, seeing as though i am going to be able to place disney on my resume!!!

yeah i just dont know to belive though... so many kids i have talked to loved it. there r tons of slideshows on youtube of CPers having the time of their lives so i get so confused to hear about how miserable the program is! whats do i do!?

 

[Wincaps]

HAHA sorry I got a little carried away.I tend to do that since I'm studying literature. haha
He does talk a bit about the amount of sex that goes on in the program. But I have a couple of friends who've already done the program and they're the hardcore party type. They said there was no more sex going on there than there was at a university. Nothing like animal house....although I've heard that disney pumps the scent of vanilla into the air at parks in an attempt to relax people. It works in the women, but it just makes the guys randy. HAHA
Not sure of thats true though. so don't take my word for it.

haha that would be straight up weird if Disney did do that! but still i dont know what to believe! ahh

 

[shastatikipunch]

The back of the book was....welll....creepy! All i remember....was that i read something about Playboy and how the CP was the number one sexest internship ever. I just put the book down...I was excited to see a book baised upon the CP but i do not read TRASH! Ow yea and in my research phases i learned that the CP is not liked by MANY news networks! Somethings i read stated that "Don't send you kid to this...it is slavery!" the slavery part was from the fact that you live on disney property and that you work for them....others were just horriable! And they also bashed the pay....which i mean kinda sucks....but i mean COME ON.....you are working for DISNEY! i would be an intern for free, seeing as though i am going to be able to place disney on my resume!!!

I just read the first few pages of it on Amazon. It seems like they put the "Access Hollywood" dramatic spin on it. It seems alot like college, don't get me wrong I'm sure there's alot of parties that happen, as there will always be with college aged kids, but with college it's all what YOU make it out to be. And I'm sure the CP is the same way too.

 

[Pendragon1515]

I just read the first few pages of it on Amazon. It seems like they put the "Access Hollywood" dramatic spin on it. It seems alot like college, don't get me wrong I'm sure there's alot of parties that happen, as there will always be with college aged kids, but with college it's all what YOU make it out to be. And I'm sure the CP is the same way too.

I fully Agree with you!!!!

 

[Wincaps]

I just read the first few pages of it on Amazon. It seems like they put the "Access Hollywood" dramatic spin on it. It seems alot like college, don't get me wrong I'm sure there's alot of parties that happen, as there will always be with college aged kids, but with college it's all what YOU make it out to be. And I'm sure the CP is the same way too.

i 2nd that!