College Program Questions Thread, Pt 3

[Tinxe]

They only have one date available, 2/21/11 - 8/12/11 I think it was. Its not that big of a deal, I accepted it anyways, Just wasnt what I had planned. I read further into it and its not really negotiable as far as I know. I just hope I end up liking it!

 

[Anythingspossible]

I'm in college but I don't have my high school diploma yet. I'm in a program at my local college to get my diploma. Is there any way I could do either of the disney programs??

 

[TinkerMouse]

I'm in college but I don't have my high school diploma yet. I'm in a program at my local college to get my diploma. Is there any way I could do either of the disney programs??

Maybe Disney Career Start since that is for those just graduating high school. Therefore, students who have just received their high school diplomas and have yet to go to college.

 

[reecetopher06]

About how many CPs are there each season?

 

[Joanna71985]

About how many CPs are there each season?

This is just an estimate, but aprox 6-7 thousand or so

 

[TinkerMouse]

Do you have an estimate for how many apply?

 

[Joanna71985]

No. There is no way to know that

 

[TinkerMouse]

Meaning that for whatever reason they don't disclose that information?

 

[Joanna71985]

Yeah, pretty much. I don't think I've ever known a number for that to be released (and even the aprox for CPs on the program was a guess).

 

[TinkerMouse]

Ok, thanks. I wonder why they won't share this info with us? 6-7 thousand participants in the program is a very large number. If this number is split between WDW and DLand I can't see two-thousand CPs fitting into Disneyland, but 4000 people in WDW seems easier to fit than 5000 even though WDW is enormous. It makes me wonder how many people work at WDW at any given time and how many it takes to run at maximum. These CP thousands are probably a small fraction of cast members but I still can't help but think about how these are really big numbers in general.

 

[BigDreamer]

I've heard that Disneyland only has like 500 or so; it's a VERY small program. They even take city buses to work! (oh! the horror!!)

 

[TinkerMouse]

That would explain why transportation and housing are not a huge priority to the people in charge over there because all of those CPs always complain about the awful transportation and overpriced housing.

 

[Berlioz70]

...4000 people in WDW seems easier to fit than 5000 even though WDW is enormous. It makes me wonder how many people work at WDW at any given time and how many it takes to run at maximum. These CP thousands are probably a small fraction of cast members but I still can't help but think about how these are really big numbers in general.

Joanna's guess is right... housing max is about 7,000 CP at WDW alone. They operate with about 6,000 - 7,000 CPs at any given time.

There are approx. 62,000 Cast Members at Walt Disney World. It's the largest single site employer in the United States.

 

[reecetopher06]

Do CPs get any discounts at other parks like Universal, the Wizarding World, or SeaWorld?

 

[Berlioz70]

Afraid not. I work at Universal and also get free admission to Seaworld, but nothing crossing with Disney.

PS - Wizarding World is not a park, it's a land. Think Adventureland at MK, WWoHP is a "land" at Islands of Adventure.

 

[glendalais]

I do believe there's a small discount available on SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay tickets purchased through a Company D location. However, other than that, not really.

 

[mooqtie215]

Do CPs get any discounts at other parks like Universal, the Wizarding World, or SeaWorld?

In my program, they had a cp trip to busch gardens...a ticket w our discount is around 68 bucks..however, with the CP deal, for 55 bucks I got a ticket, transportation, a meal and snack....Off the bat I already saved 13 bucks...then consider gas...parking...a meal...(a buffet kind one where you could def get your fill) AND a snack (popcorn/ice cream/cotton candy)..so basically it saved me around 30 dollars or more...
so if there are any CP trips, DO THEM..I heared someone say next semester theres going to be a bunch of Sea World trips..(I'm so jealous) ...they are probably also much cheaper than doing it on your own, and you dont have to worry about transportation either.

 

[reecetopher06]

Do they open up a certain number of apartments for each arrival date at each complex or is it all first come first serve? Like are the later arrival dates going to have a more difficult time getting into the complex that they want?

 

[TinkerMouse]

Do they open up a certain number of apartments for each arrival date at each complex or is it all first come first serve? Like are the later arrival dates going to have a more difficult time getting into the complex that they want?

There are various arrival dates and departure dates so I think that because of this there are people moving in and moving out at any given time. However, I do think that there are probably seasons or waves in which there are more people moving in then out at certain times so if you arrive during a time where essentially no one is moving out and many people just finished moving in then yes I think you'll have a difficult time getting the complex you want since a higher percentage of rooms could be taken. Despite this I do think that there are people moving out often and they could come from any complex so unless you arrive right after a time that's arrival heavy whether or not you have free choice of where to live is all up to luck.

Do cast member discounts count towards online purchases? Can they be used at DisneyStore.com?

 

[NicoleRose]

There are various arrival dates and departure dates so I think that because of this there are people moving in and moving out at any given time. However, I do think that there are probably seasons or waves in which there are more people moving in then out at certain times so if you arrive during a time where essentially no one is moving out and many people just finished moving in then yes I think you'll have a difficult time getting the complex you want since a higher percentage of rooms could be taken. Despite this I do think that there are people moving out often and they could come from any complex so unless you arrive right after a time that's arrival heavy whether or not you have free choice of where to live is all up to luck.

Do cast member discounts count towards online purchases? Can they be used at DisneyStore.com?

you do get your discount at the disneystore.com
right now, we get our 40% holiday discount for all the park exclusive merchandise then everything else is 20%
occasionally we get free shipping too!