CP 201_: a thread for college program hopefuls who have to wait a few years.

[MickeyMouse98]

I gradute in 2012 too ive thought about doin the career start but im not sure yet. im sooo excited its getting closer though!!

I know! Senior year is gonna leave me mindblown, haha.

 

[MickeyMouse98]

How many people here are planning on driving there car there instead of flying or vise verca? I'm debating which would be better, appreciate any opinions

I'm most likely taking my car down there. First of all, I don't want to pay the extra money for a plane ride. And second of all, I like road trips. Texas to Florida isn't that bad. And I don't have too many other places to leave my car. haha. Not where someone would take care of it.

 

[Pancakes]

How many people here are planning on driving there car there instead of flying or vise verca? I'm debating which would be better, appreciate any opinions

I'm planning on taking my car. Me and a friend are planning on road tripping down there. We'd have too much baggage to take on a plane. Driving from NJ to Florida will be....interesting

 

[tinkerbelle22]

How many people here are planning on driving there car there instead of flying or vise verca? I'm debating which would be better, appreciate any opinions

I'm planning to take my car down there. I live in NY, so it'll be a bit of a drive, but I'm sure it will be worth it.

And I haven't been on here in awhile, wow! Just to refresh everyone's memory, I'm Angela, I'm a second semester freshman in college (I attend SUNY Purchase) and I'm a hopeful Spring 2012 CP!!

 

[bkandreu]

Welcome!
I wish I could do Career Start to get down there sooner! My parents don't want me putting off starting college a semester. At least they're supportive of me doing the CP once I'm in college!

Yesterday my mom told me I probably wouldn't be able to have a car when I'm there. Annoying, but I'll live. It's the happiest place on earth, with or without a car!

My parents said the same thing! I wanted to do Career Start before I started college but doesn't look like it's gonna happen with my parents. My dad also does NOT want me bringing a car.. But I've heard the buses really aren't that bad.

 

[bkandreu]

I'm planning on taking my car. Me and a friend are planning on road tripping down there. We'd have too much baggage to take on a plane. Driving from NJ to Florida will be....interesting

A road trip that far would definitely be...interesting!! Are you and your friend planning on being roommates?

 

[bkandreu]

I'm most likely taking my car down there. First of all, I don't want to pay the extra money for a plane ride. And second of all, I like road trips. Texas to Florida isn't that bad. And I don't have too many other places to leave my car. haha. Not where someone would take care of it.

Road trips are fun, I agree! Plus I've never been on an airplane before. My dad insists I don't take my car with me but I really am going to have to find a way to persuade him to let me. I don't want to fly there. I'd feel better having my car with me. I'd feel a lot less alone for some reason, knowing my car is there. Texas to Florida isn't that bad, you're right!

 

[keypooh90]

I'm driving, totally! I only live 8 hours from Orlando.

 

[bkandreu]

I'm driving, totally! I only live 8 hours from Orlando.

Yeah! I'm about nine hours away.. I feel like it'd be more beneficial to bring a car. I really don't know because I've heard two sides of the story.. I've heard that it's a very good idea to bring your car because the buses are inconvenient and not fun to ride to and from work, especially when you're just ready to leave.. But I've also heard the buses are not that bad.. I guess I'll just have to figure it out myself.

 

[wdwislife]

I'm so happy this thread is booming again!

I'm going to do something I haven't done in a while, a question of the day!

Today's question:
What are your career goals with Disney? Do you just want to do the college program, or do you also want to do a professional internship or end up working for Disney as a permanent career?

I plan to do a CP my sophomore year of college, then do a PI right after I graduate, and hopefully stay on in WDW and rise up in the company! It's my dream to be high up in the theme parks division of Disney someday. My family just has to come to terms with me living in Orlando! haha

Look forward to hearing all your responses/career goals!

 

[MickeyMouse98]

I'm so happy this thread is booming again!

I'm going to do something I haven't done in a while, a question of the day!

Today's question:
What are your career goals with Disney? Do you just want to do the college program, or do you also want to do a professional internship or end up working for Disney as a permanent career?

I plan to do a CP my sophomore year of college, then do a PI right after I graduate, and hopefully stay on in WDW and rise up in the company! It's my dream to be high up in the theme parks division of Disney someday. My family just has to come to terms with me living in Orlando! haha

Look forward to hearing all your responses/career goals!

I have a plan pretty close to yours! Before I realized these programs existed, and that I had a chance at doing this, I wanted to open a candy shop, and be an entrepreneur, and I'd still like to lean towards business. I want to go to college, major in business, and minor in hospitality and tourism, and get a PI with disney as well! I think being an Imagineer would be amazing, coming up with rides sounds fantastic. And I also want to be high up in the theme park division! I think I may do the PI for management. I'm still reading through all of them though.

 

[MickeyMouse98]

Road trips are fun, I agree! Plus I've never been on an airplane before. My dad insists I don't take my car with me but I really am going to have to find a way to persuade him to let me. I don't want to fly there. I'd feel better having my car with me. I'd feel a lot less alone for some reason, knowing my car is there. Texas to Florida isn't that bad, you're right!

Well, I'm most definitely taking my car out there! If I end up in the program with you, and you don't have a car, I could always give you rides. I'm not stingy about that kind of thing. And I'm sure there will be other people there with cars there willing to give you rides. If you want to work for disney, you must be pretty friendly, haha. I think you'll be fine either way, especially with the bus system.

 

[wdwislife]

anyone who is worried about their college not giving them credit for the CP should look at this link:

http://www.wdwcp.cmich.edu

central michigan university will allow students at ANY university in the US to earn credits for the CP through their school that are then usually transferrable to your regular college!
that link to it describes all the requirements of the awesome program.

EDIT:
just found other schools that will do this too!
Tulane University
Purdue University
Onondaga Community College
Montclair State University
Mesa Community College

all this info is from the official CP website

 

[bkandreu]

I'm so happy this thread is booming again!

I'm going to do something I haven't done in a while, a question of the day!

Today's question:
What are your career goals with Disney? Do you just want to do the college program, or do you also want to do a professional internship or end up working for Disney as a permanent career?

I plan to do a CP my sophomore year of college, then do a PI right after I graduate, and hopefully stay on in WDW and rise up in the company! It's my dream to be high up in the theme parks division of Disney someday. My family just has to come to terms with me living in Orlando! haha

Look forward to hearing all your responses/career goals!

That's a great question! Well I sincerely hope that I enjoy doing the CP.. If I do, then I will probably try to go higher up in the company or at least make a career out of working there. My whole family lives in TN but everyone is planning on moving to Florida anyway.. When I graduate from highschool and do the CP, my family is planning on moving there at some point after that. So having a career at Disney would definitely be an option

 

[keypooh90]

Yeah! I'm about nine hours away.. I feel like it'd be more beneficial to bring a car. I really don't know because I've heard two sides of the story.. I've heard that it's a very good idea to bring your car because the buses are inconvenient and not fun to ride to and from work, especially when you're just ready to leave.. But I've also heard the buses are not that bad.. I guess I'll just have to figure it out myself.

I've heard mixed things about it as well. I also feel like it'll be beneficial to have a car to do things off-property on days off and such too.

 

[keypooh90]

I'm so happy this thread is booming again!

I'm going to do something I haven't done in a while, a question of the day!

Today's question:
What are your career goals with Disney? Do you just want to do the college program, or do you also want to do a professional internship or end up working for Disney as a permanent career?

I plan to do a CP my sophomore year of college, then do a PI right after I graduate, and hopefully stay on in WDW and rise up in the company! It's my dream to be high up in the theme parks division of Disney someday. My family just has to come to terms with me living in Orlando! haha

Look forward to hearing all your responses/career goals!

First, I feel like I sort of moved into this thread without a formal introduction, so...

My name is Carrielee, I'm twenty, and a sophomore at Oxford College of Emory. It's a two-year division strictly for freshmen/sophmores. I absolutely love it and will definitely miss it when this semester comes to a close. I have to wait to do the CP because I didn't want to do it as a freshman and miss the experience of college, and this year I had specific GERs to get out of the way. Next year, I'll be transfering some place else because Emory doesn't offer one of my majors...most likely to either Berry College or University of West Georgia.

My plan is to do the CP Spring 2012, then return to school and finish and do another CP Fall 2013 after graduating. I want to then do a PI and end up working full time in some sort of higher up theme park position. I'm a communications major (PR concentration) and possibly a media studies minor, so there are definitely areas within the company where I can use my major.

 

[MickeyMouse98]

First, I feel like I sort of moved into this thread without a formal introduction, so...

My name is Carrielee, I'm twenty, and a sophomore at Oxford College of Emory. It's a two-year division strictly for freshmen/sophmores. I absolutely love it and will definitely miss it when this semester comes to a close. I have to wait to do the CP because I didn't want to do it as a freshman and miss the experience of college, and this year I had specific GERs to get out of the way. Next year, I'll be transfering some place else because Emory doesn't offer one of my majors...most likely to either Berry College or University of West Georgia.

My plan is to do the CP Spring 2012, then return to school and finish and do another CP Fall 2013 after graduating. I want to then do a PI and end up working full time in some sort of higher up theme park position. I'm a communications major (PR concentration) and possibly a media studies minor, so there are definitely areas within the company where I can use my major.

Do you think waiting past your freshman year was worth it?

 

[keypooh90]

Do you think waiting past your freshman year was worth it?

Yeah, I do. I feel like if I had done it as a freshman, I would have missed out on some invaluable life experiences at my college. Also, since it is just a two-year school with a smaller student body, I've really benefited from the close relations with professors and such. I also felt like it would be harder on me socially if I had done the CP either this year or last year, since oxford is a two year division I would be back with different people/away from friends,etc. I also had time to go to summer school this summer, so I'm now a semester ahead of schedule.

 

[Pancakes]

A road trip that far would definitely be...interesting!! Are you and your friend planning on being roommates?

Ohh yes. We're leaving an extra extra day early...because we KNOW we will get lost. Even with a gps. And yes! We plan on requesting to live with each other...we just don't know how that works

I'm so happy this thread is booming again!

I'm going to do something I haven't done in a while, a question of the day!

Today's question:
What are your career goals with Disney? Do you just want to do the college program, or do you also want to do a professional internship or end up working for Disney as a permanent career?

I plan to do a CP my sophomore year of college, then do a PI right after I graduate, and hopefully stay on in WDW and rise up in the company! It's my dream to be high up in the theme parks division of Disney someday. My family just has to come to terms with me living in Orlando! haha

Look forward to hearing all your responses/career goals!

I would love love love to work for/with disney. Since my major is nutrition (right now I am in dietetics...debating switching to food management) so I guess my place in Disney would be some sort of management position at a restaraunt. I don't think I would want anything less than a management job. Ideally, my goal as of right now is when I graduate college, I want to go for my dietetics internship thing to become a registered dietician, than I have tons of options that I can go for with that. If I don't pass the registered dietician internship, or don't get in (very competitive), I will go to food management, and work in a management position at a disney restaurant. But, it would be a very big transition, since I live all the way in Newww Jersey haha. But, hopefully, the CP will get me a heads up in the company for a rehire, and then like you said, work my way up. And the CP will help me adjust to living down there.

 

[wdwislife]

a new question of the day:
(i had asked this a while ago, but there are a lot of new people! if you've already answered you don't have to again unless your answer has changed.)
what roles are you interested in for your CP?

the ones i'm considering right now, in order, are:

1. entertainment
2. attractions
3. bibbidi bobbidi boutique hostess
4. photopass photographer

i may end up adding more (that i'm interested in, of course) by the time i apply to increase my chances!