College Program Questions Thread, Pt 3

[newdrama12]

Speaking of Merchandise,do you stay at the same spot all the time then? Like you said the glow carts... aside from maybe picking up extra shifts, I'd be at the very same store/cart/location for probably my entire CP? (That is, if I get accepted and if I get merchandise. hahah)

When I was a CP, i had two roommates that were in Merchandise. One was in DHS and worked glow carts at Fantasmic! and also in the store on Sunset, don't remember which one though. My other roommate worked merchandise at Test Track and Mission Space. So you might be switching between a few places.

 

[mollay]

Awesome! Thanks guys

 

[scaredyett]

We are currently looking to fill a bedroom in a 5 BR/3.5 BA, 2,200 ft² house. We're located in a quiet suburb south of US-192 between Kissimmee and Poinciana. The room that is opening up is pre-furnished. It contains a bed, dresser, desk, and TV stand. All you practically need to bring is you, your clothes, and some bedding and you're good to go!

It is a downstairs bedroom with close proximity to the downstairs half bath, however, you will have to share one of the two full bathrooms. The house is a great choice for Disney Cast Members, only a 7-10 minute drive from property!

Three of our residents are Disney Cast Members as well. The rent is $500 a month (which includes utilities), plus a $500 security deposit due at the signing of the lease. We are flexible with lease terms and lengths.

A gay-friendly roommate is a must! If you're interested in learning more, please give me a call at 732-207-5343 or message me back here.

 

[ZeroToHero]

Just a heads up - you might not want to put your phone number on here....

 

[SunshineJen]

I'm not going down to Disney until August 23rd, but do you think it will be ok for me to send in days off requests before I even get there? Shoud I send the request to the recruiting office? If they do approve my days off do you think my managers will honor it when the time comes?

Sorry for all of these annoying questions. I just have folks coming to visit and I want to make plans as far in advance as possible.

 

[beachykeen]

Hi guys! Thanks for all this great info, it's been really helpful. I've been reading along and now I want to ask you guys a question, if that's okay.

I worked for Disney Theatricals for about a month selling merchandise for one of the broadway shows and was termed (let go, whatever DT calls it, not sure they use termed) for problems concerning my also receiving unemployment. I wish I'd asked for more details when it happened, but I didn't. I thought I'd reported the days I worked to unemployment and I think my manager was telling me that if I worked for Disney I couldn't receive unemployment period no matter if I was reporting days worked or not? Anyway he apologized a lot and said that he was sorry to have to let me go and if it was up to him, he wouldn't because they really liked me.

My question is! I want to apply to the college program and is this incident going to keep me from being accepted/hired? I don't know how connected Disney Theatricals is in terms of the employment system for Disney and whether something like this would get me put on the permanent no-rehire list. This happened a little over two years ago.

Thanks for your help!

 

[AliSW]

I was wondering about the heat. I got custodial and I was thinking about how hot it must get, especially walking around in the sun all day. Can it get really bad? I'm from Michigan so it doesn't get THAT hot THAT often and I know when it does and I'm outside I get really tired haha.

 

[glendalais]

Hi guys! Thanks for all this great info, it's been really helpful. I've been reading along and now I want to ask you guys a question, if that's okay.

I worked for Disney Theatricals for about a month selling merchandise for one of the broadway shows and was termed (let go, whatever DT calls it, not sure they use termed) for problems concerning my also receiving unemployment. I wish I'd asked for more details when it happened, but I didn't. I thought I'd reported the days I worked to unemployment and I think my manager was telling me that if I worked for Disney I couldn't receive unemployment period no matter if I was reporting days worked or not? Anyway he apologized a lot and said that he was sorry to have to let me go and if it was up to him, he wouldn't because they really liked me.

My question is! I want to apply to the college program and is this incident going to keep me from being accepted/hired? I don't know how connected Disney Theatricals is in terms of the employment system for Disney and whether something like this would get me put on the permanent no-rehire list. This happened a little over two years ago.

Thanks for your help!

Walt Disney Theatrical Productions is an integral part of The Walt Disney Company and Affiliated Companies, and any negative rehire status you received there would impact your ability to be employed with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.

You can contact Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. Casting Services at 407-828-1000 (Florida) or 800-766-0888 (California) to determine your rehire status before applying.

I was wondering about the heat. I got custodial and I was thinking about how hot it must get, especially walking around in the sun all day. Can it get really bad? I'm from Michigan so it doesn't get THAT hot THAT often and I know when it does and I'm outside I get really tired haha.

Temperatures in Central Florida during the summer average apporximately 33°C (92°F), reaching maximums of 38°C (101°F).

Orlando does have a tropical climate, and the resulting humidity often results in a Heat Index (the temperature that it actually feels like, as opposed to the thermometer reading) that is -12°C to -7°C (10°F to 20°F) higher than the published temperature.

Suffice

 

[wdwislife]

wondering if anyone knows the answer to this:

if you are working full or part time at DL at the time you leave for a CP in WDW, what procedures would to take to ensure the security of your job in Cali? switch to seasonal?
Thanks for any and all answers!

 

[beachykeen]

Walt Disney Theatrical Productions is an integral part of The Walt Disney Company and Affiliated Companies, and any negative rehire status you received there would impact your ability to be employed with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.

You can contact Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. Casting Services at 407-828-1000 (Florida) or 800-766-0888 (California) to determine your rehire status before applying.

Thank you glendalais! I called them at the number for Florida and was told for legal reasons they couldn't tell me anything about my rehire status. She didn't know about Disney's policy about whether I could receive partial unemployment while working there part time, but said it was possible that either I made a mistake when submitting my days worked to unemployment or Disney made a mistake and I could have possibly been termed for falsification of documents.



If that's the case, would that make me completely ineligible for employment through Disney again?

 

[khancock]

I'm not going down to Disney until August 23rd, but do you think it will be ok for me to send in days off requests before I even get there? Shoud I send the request to the recruiting office? If they do approve my days off do you think my managers will honor it when the time comes?

Recruiting's job is just to source, interview, and hire people. Once you are in Florida, their job is done. After a group arrives, Recruiting is already busy interviewing the next group. They don't have anything to do with schedules.

when you start training, you'll go over how to request days off from your location. as long as you give enough notice in advance, don't ask for a long time off, and you aren't asking for anything unreasonable (like getting a holiday off or any days during a holiday week off), your location will probably be able to work with you.

 

[SunshineJen]

Alrighty then. Thanks for your help, khancock. I guess I will just have to wait till I actually start work to to put in my request for days off.

 

[ZeroToHero]

Can Cast Members have Annual Passes & Tables In Wonderland cards?

By Annual Pass, I'm thinking the Premium Annual Pass, because I'm going in two weeks, and then again for 12 days in August (and my parents want to do 10-day PH with WP&M) before I check in, and then again next May before a cruise... so the PAP would work for me, in that I could get into the water parks and Disney Quest for free as many times as I want until May 2011, including the 4 months I'm down there working.

I know our CM status lets us get into the major 4 for free, but not the water parks and Disney Quest, correct? If it does, then I don't know if the Premium Pass is worth it... but it seems like wdwcollegeprogram.com is down, so I can't look up what our discounts are.

In terms of Tables in Wonderland, this is where I was definitely not sure - I know we have to automatically tip 20%, so it seems like this just evens out with the tip... so I don't know if we're allowed to get them. Does anyone know?

Thanks guys... I wanted to figure everything out before I leave in two weeks, so I know what to upgrade/buy, etc.

 

[jewjubean]

The tip is only 18%.
Just saw that your going down before and after your program lol. SOO this might not be relevant information!

If you are interested in getting passes to Disney quest there might be other options that might be a bit cheaper than 400 bucks.
Disney quest annual pass- $89
Water park-$99
Now keep in mind, usually when you go places it will be with roomies/friends, alot of friends wont have passes although those are pretty reasonable prices. Hope this helps.
Btw here is the website that I found the Info on.
http://tickets.disney.go.com/buy/Ti...FLYvazwiNk+lgY2+L1Qmn/feEngYOO6&drnid=6556196

 

[ZeroToHero]

Ooo - you're right. It's only 20% auto tip at Victoria & Albert's - but I don't expect I'll be eating there!

By what you said though, it sounds like I could get both if I wanted, and they'd be valid?

Thanks for the prices - I'll do some number crunching and see if there are any options that I missed that might be cheaper in the long run for me...

 

[ParanoidAndroid]

Sooooooooo, really huge question that I'm hoping someone has insight on since the phone lines don't seem to operate on the weekends.

Let's say in a hypothetical situation someone thought they had no other choice but to college recruiting email and cancel their program, lets say around 2pm Friday. Now let's suppose a few hours later things get resolved and they are again able to go to Orlando so they email college recruiting once again at 5pm requesting to not cancel if still possible. What would be the outcome of this situation, which is, of course, purely hypothetical.

 

[ZeroToHero]

I would call them ASAP on Monday at 9 am.... hypothetically, of course. haha.

WDW recruiting usually takes a while to get back to you, but I would try to get transferred to someone who can find that email and delete it.

 

[tmdeutch]

Hi all,

I am new to this, but I know that I would love to do the CP. I was wondering if anyone knew what happened if, after you are accepted and working there, you have an early morning shift and you wake up with the flu?Can anything be done to get a sub?

Also, is there air conditioning in the apartments?

Thanks for the help- those are two of my biggest concerns I would like resolved before I apply.

 

[WDW_lover_in_SC]

Hi all,

I am new to this, but I know that I would love to do the CP. I was wondering if anyone knew what happened if, after you are accepted and working there, you have an early morning shift and you wake up with the flu?Can anything be done to get a sub?

Also, is there air conditioning in the apartments?

Thanks for the help- those are two of my biggest concerns I would like resolved before I apply.

I think you would just call in sick and they would handle it after you call in.

Yes they have air conditioning.

 

[TinkStitch]

Yep. You would call in sick & then your managers would either try to find someone to fill in for you, or your spot would be empty for the day. When that happens, the coordinator usually helps to fill the spot when they can (that's how it was in costuming, anyway)