College Program Questions Thread, Pt 3

[Joanna71985]

Does anyone know/remember what else is around the walmart that the CP Bus goes to? Like is there just a walmart or is it like a shopping center?

And how often does that walmart bus run? Everyday? or Every Tuesday/Thursday???

just curious...

The Walmart is a Super Walmart (so it is part supermarket, part shopping store). However, the Walmart bus also makes a stop at a Publix/shopping center first.

The bus runs 6 days a week (unless it added Sundays since Aug).

 

[FFLscreen]

What's the deadline to apply for the Fall 09?

I have family in Cali, so I can just live with them right and not go through housing with Disney CP?

Also..since I don't live in state already and don't want to lose a semester of not getting credit for non-internship classes, could I just transfer to a community college down there, after being accepted to Disney CP and not get any fuss about it?

 

[glendalais]

What's the deadline to apply for the Fall 09?

I have family in Cali, so I can just live with them right and not go through housing with Disney CP?

Also..since I don't live in state already and don't want to lose a semester of not getting credit for non-internship classes, could I just transfer to a community college down there, after being accepted to Disney CP and not get any fuss about it?

I do believe that Walt Disney Parks and Resorts College Recruiting (servicing both the Disneyland Resort in California and the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida) is starting to wrap up their recruting season for Fall 2009. However, I don't have a firm date.

Currently, the Disneyland Resort College Programme does not require participants to stay in Housing. I have heard that this may change in the Fall, however. For now, however, Participants may choose to live in Disney-Operated Housing or seek out alternative arrangements in the Orange County area.

Disneyland Resort College Programme Participants may enrol at a Californian Post-Secondary Institution if they so desire.

However, please be aware that all Participants are required to take at least one Disney University Class as part of the Learning component of their programmes. Effective this Fall, all DCP Disney University classes will be held on weekday mornings, per the Agreement reached in February 2009 with The Master Services Council.

In addition, all Disneyland Resort College Programme Participants are required to provide Full Scheduling Availability for any shift outside of their class times, 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week.

 

[FFLscreen]

Also, on the housing note.. I was considering moving to Cali, though I planned on living with my family over there initially, I planned to also find my own place after a month or so. I have a fiancee and a little kid so living in housing simply isn't an option. So even if they do change it to having to do housing, there wouldn't be any exceptions to my situation? And I'd just have to deal with not having the opportunity to do the CP at DLR. Well that would suck...

 

[glendalais]

Also, on the housing note.. I was considering moving to Cali, though I planned on living with my family over there initially, I planned to also find my own place after a month or so. I have a fiancee and a little kid so living in housing simply isn't an option. So even if they do change it to having to do housing, there wouldn't be any exceptions to my situation? And I'd just have to deal with not having the opportunity to do the CP at DLR. Well that would suck...

Any exceptions to any future Housing Policy instituted by the Disneyland Resort College Programme would likely be a case-by-case basis, as is currently the case at the Walt Disney World Resort, and would have to be discussed with Disneyland Resort College Programme Operations at that time.

 

[PetitePixy]

Right now for the Fall 09 Disneyland Resort CP, housing is mandatory, so if accepted, you would have to live in the housing. The person I set up my interview with, and my interviewer, both told me this.

 

[AmandaBandana]

When I am at home I bike a lot, but my bike recently died on me. I am thinking about getting a new one, but money is a little tight. I know that the website says that bikes are not allowed on the grounds of the apartment complexes, but are we allowed to store them in our apartments? I just don't want to buy a bike and not be able to do anything with it for 5 months.

 

[Joanna71985]

When I am at home I bike a lot, but my bike recently died on me. I am thinking about getting a new one, but money is a little tight. I know that the website says that bikes are not allowed on the grounds of the apartment complexes, but are we allowed to store them in our apartments? I just don't want to buy a bike and not be able to do anything with it for 5 months.

No. Bikes are not allowed in the apartments.

 

[~Kik-Kik~]

Do they offer anything for English majors spcifically?

 

[graygables]

Do they offer anything for English majors spcifically?

Sweetie, there's a song about English majors, goes something like this:

"What can I do with a B.A. in English?
What is my life going to be?
4 years of college and plenty of knowledge
Have earned me this useless degree..."

With a B.A. in English, you can pretty much teach, BTDT and am now in grad school for management.

As for the regular College Program, few (or none) of the positions directly relate to a degree unless your degree is in culinary, hospitality, theater, or retail, pretty much. The College Program is really not intended to be major-related, but is to serve as an experience and a foot in the door. The Professional Internships are a different story and you will find (in a good year where they are actually offering them) internships that involve writing or coordinating educational activities. Many of the PIs do require prior CP participation, however.

 

[jessaboo]

Question time.


1] What is the volume of applicants for a program pertaining to vacation planning?

2] Is it really a possibility of getting in with a major in event planning and such?

 

[MarinaAndCharlie]

Question time.


1] What is the volume of applicants for a program pertaining to vacation planning?

2] Is it really a possibility of getting in with a major in event planning and such?

Just to be clear, the Vacation Planner role doesn't encompass planning all of someones vacation in the way a travel agent would. From what I understand, all you're "planning" is what type of park ticket would fit each party... and a lot of the time, they'll already know what kind of tickets they want and you'll just sell it to them.

What you might want to do is choose the new 'concierge' role, which is assisting VIPs, mostly in hotels or concierge lobbies. That role would most likely look the best to, say, the wedding planner team at Disney?

 

[Aiden]

for attractions, can you be placed anywhere else besides operating a ride? as in a show or something like that?

 

[PetitePixy]

for attractions, can you be placed anywhere else besides operating a ride? as in a show or something like that?

Directly from site:

Attractions
Attractions Cast Members are responsible for operating attractions and providing a safe and enjoyable experience for the Disneyland Resort Guests and Cast. Multi-tasking is required to be alert of one's surroundings, dispatch ride vehicles, safely load and unload Guests, provide direction to evacuate rides, give memorized spiels to large groups, solve problems quickly, answer questions and be responsive to special requests. Cast Members also have high degree of Guest interaction when working parade and Entertainment Guest Control. Physical demands include standing and walking for long periods of time, constant hand use and repetitive wrist movement.

So I'm assuming rides and parades. I know that some attractions require narrations, so you have to memorize those.

 

[Joanna71985]

for attractions, can you be placed anywhere else besides operating a ride? as in a show or something like that?

Yes. It is possible to work shows. Either 3-D shows (like Mickey's PhilharMagic), or live shows (like Voyage of the Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, LMA, ect).

 

[Aiden]

I have two questions...
Does DisneyQuest count as Attractions?
And what are some of the roles you could have with Recreation? Well three, and is it hard to get into Recreation if you tell them that you really, really want it?

 

[khancock]

I have two questions...
Does DisneyQuest count as Attractions?

Attractions, Merchandise, and Main Entrance Operations (Ticket Operations/Park Greeter) are all part of DisneyQuest. I believe Quick Service food and beverage is too now that Cheesecake Factory is no longer operating inside (it would be WDW Cast unless they outsourced to another food vendor).

And what are some of the roles you could have with Recreation?

" waterslide operations, towel rental, watercraft rental, marina operations, arcades, or resort recreational facilities" - from the Recreation role description here:
http://www.wdwcollegeprogram.com/sap/its/mimes/zh_wdwcp/students/role_descr/onstage.html

Well three, and is it hard to get into Recreation if you tell them that you really, really want it?

"Really, Really" wanting a role isn't worth as much as having some sort of related experience or being in a related area of study. Like an English major could do the job, but someone who is studying Outdoor Recreation may have an edge over them. Just my opinion on this.

 

[christiemarsh88]

I have two questions...
Does DisneyQuest count as Attractions?
And what are some of the roles you could have with Recreation? Well three, and is it hard to get into Recreation if you tell them that you really, really want it?

"Really, Really" wanting a role isn't worth as much as having some sort of related experience or being in a related area of study. Like an English major could do the job, but someone who is studying Outdoor Recreation may have an edge over them. Just my opinion on this.

I think khancock's right...but that being said, it can't hurt to tell them how much you would like to do recreation. Enthusiasm's always nice, and while it won't give you an edge over that person studying Outdoor Recreation, it might give you an edge over that English major who doesn't really care what role they get.

 

[ali rose :)]

hey guys, i'm kinda new at this.

i have few questions about the CP.

1.) if you were to do the college program again, which season would you rather do it in: spring or fall?

2.) is the spring season longer than the fall season? i heard this somewhere.

3.) how long does the program usually last?

4.) is it hard to get into the program?

thanks much

 

[Joanna71985]

hey guys, i'm kinda new at this.

i have few questions about the CP.

1.) if you were to do the college program again, which season would you rather do it in: spring or fall?

2.) is the spring season longer than the fall season? i heard this somewhere.

3.) how long does the program usually last?

4.) is it hard to get into the program?

thanks much

Welcome to the DIS!

1. I've done both seasons, and I hugely prefer Fall over Spring. I love being at Disney for the major holidays, and for the events there.

2. No. That is not true.

3. The programs are the same length. Advantage is just under 8 months (Jan-Aug for SA, and May/June to early Jan for FA), and Regular is 5 months (Jan-May for Spring, and Aug-early Jan for Fall).

4. The CP has gotten more popular, so it has gotten harder to be accepted. It helps your chances to apply as early as you can, and to pick as many choices as possible.