DISNEY COLLEGE PROGRAM - A Spring 2013 Adventure! *COMPLETE* 11/20

[LifeIsDis]

I am so happy you will get to stay at the Wilderness! That is my all time favorite resort. And my DVC home! The DIS actually just posted this today: http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/02/01/7-in-7-day-four-wilderness-lodge/
I’m sure that will get you excited

Oh my GOD. You are staying at some amazing resorts soon! The suites at AoA look amazing. I want to stay in one so bad!

I wish they sold that shirt you got in the parks! I would so buy it.

I would LOVE to have the Premium or Platinum plans one day! I mean, you have UNLIMITED TOURS with the Platinum. That would be amazing. I mean, you could have it for one night, do everything you wanted, and then switch over to the regular plan. I seriously might have to do that in the future!

 

[CSwan1]

Subscribing! We are hoping to stay at CSR in July- will you still be there??

 

[WEDWDW]

I "think" today was your last day at Disney University so CONGRATULATIONS on finishing Front Desk Training!!!!

I heard you were going to celebrate at Victoria and Alberts.

Wow!What awesome Resort choices!

BWI,WL,AoA-to paraphrase the great Resort TV Frump Stacey,that's a TRIPLE RESORT WHAMMY!!!!

I bet you can't wait to go onstage!!!!

The VERY first time you check a Guest in is going to be such an exciting event for you-I am sure you will remember those particular Guests for the rest of your Disney career!

And also what an honor for them to be the first Guests checked in by the future President of The Walt Disney World Resort!

GO DCP Moms!

Go Mark!

Go Baloo!

 

[arbolita]

I think reading your TR is going to help me deal with the fact that I am now at home and not at Disney. I am seriously SO SO happy that things worked out and we were actually able to hang out for awhile at Disney =) And YAY that things have been going so well with your training and the start of your DCP!

BTW - that t-shirt is AWESOME.

 

[vyse22]

Just wanted to say hi and that it sounds amazing. Also the TOT pic was awesome. I dream of working at Disney all the time and it is nice to get to hear about it first hand while it is happening. Good luck and I can't wait to read more.

 

[Jenn51421]

I'm all caught up! Thank you for sharing this wonderful experience with us!!!

 

[Flower1]

I'm subscribing. Your updates are so fun.

 

[lablady]

I'm having so much fun reading all about your adventures! Thanks for keeping us updated. I'm glad to hear that you have decided to print all these great reports in a book once you are done. It'll be an amazing memory that you can share! Can't wait to hear more!

 

[markay714]

I've enjoyed reading about your adventures too! Didn't become a Disney fan until the last year when my two kids and I got annual passes and made good use of them. Know we'll be doing that some other years too! Will be fun to watch your journey there working AND playing!

 

[Mariannekay]

Jess, I'm so glad that you're sharing this WONDERFUL experience with us! I've been in lurkdom on your trips reports for awhile and have enjoyed every minute of them! I've learned so much from your experiences and feel as though I've actually watched you grow up on the disboards! I know that your parents must be so proud of you because I'm a total stranger and I am! Anyhow, enjoy every second of your DCP and know that your avid readers are here cheering you on! BTW, I was so excited for you having been assigned to CSR! It's my favorite mod resort! My sons and I will be staying there at the end of Sept. so we'll just miss you! Oh well, maybe we'll see you in the parks one day! Hugs to you girl!

 

[DreamingPink]

I am finally coming out of lurkdom (is that even a word?) haha, to post on here. I am so amazed that you get to experience the DCP, your parents have raised you right! I hope my daughter takes advantage of the DCP when she goes to school in 3 more years. Keep up the great posts, you deserve the best.

 

[rachel09985]

Just have to share- I am going down to Disney again April 11-14 and we just booked Coronado! If I see you I will stop and say hi!

 

[cindianne320]

I love reading about your experience! You'll have to get pictures when Mark is working- what an amazing experience to be friends with classics like Baloo and Goofy!

Hope you had a great weekend!

 

[JessicaFaye508]

February 1st, 2013 (Part 1) - 1900 Park Fare!

Today was my last day of front desk classroom training!

I posted on twitter:
Just did my last practice check-in! Next time I do a check-in it'll be with a REAL GUEST!!!!!!!!!! (and a trainer. lol)

The good news is after all of that hard work, I HAVE A DAY OFF TOMORROW!!!!!

So I drove home after class and went to my room. Soon Mark called me and told me he wasnt going to make it home in time for our dinner reservation. We planned to go to Whispering Canyon tonight as our celebration dinner but we needed to get a later time.

Unfortunately, there were no more times for Whispering Canyon tonight.

HOWEVER.... there was one for........

1900 PARK FARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its one of the character meals on our bucket list so we booked it! WOOHOO I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!!!! Mark cant wait to try his first taste of strawberry soup!

I posted on twitter:
I'm on the WDW Dining line right now making dinner reservations for tonight and I just got SO EXCITED. #im5yearsold

We wanted to go out to dinner and celebrate because I finished my Disney University training and Mark had his first day of work today!

So after calling the reservation line, we got 1900 Park Fare booked for 4 at 8:20 pm. Lindsay and Sammie Jo would be joining us!

We all left and drove to the Grand Floridian. WHICH IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RESORT ON THE PLANET. Like literally, every time I walk in there I just wonder how long its going to take for them to ask me to move in.

1900 Park Fare was very close to the entrance where we walked in. So we checked in and were seated in about 5 minutes.

We were in the very front room on the left side. We had THE BEST TABLE because the character attendant was standing right by us. She took all of the pictures for us and she was SO nice! We had two cameras and five characters came out, so she was so wonderfully patient and hospitable.

PRINCESS SIGHTING!

Our first character was Prince Charming! He was nice and told us about him and Prince Phillips different sword fighting styles.

Our second character was the beautiful Cinderella! The new dress looked GORGEOUS on her! I commented on the new dress and she showed us her new glass slippers! Theyre so pretty! Mark also asked her where her Fairy Godmother was and Cinderella said she was helping out with Wishes tonight, so she wasn't able to make it to dinner. God mothers gotta do what they gotta do!

Next was Anastasia who was my favorite character to meet tonight. She was SO funny! She told us about how there are no princes in this kingdom for her and she keeps asking her Mother if they can leave and try somewhere new. But her Mother refuses!

Next was Lady Tremaine. Her autograph was AWESOME. Very fancy looking. When she asked us how we were, I was all perky and smiley, and she said she deals with princesses like me all day. However, theyre usually travel sized. I'm just normal sized. We all took a glaring portrait together.

Last was Drizella. She was VERY self-centered. She had quite a bit of an attitude, especially when we asked her to sign the autograph on the page next to her sister!

I posted on twitter:
MEETING CHARACTERS IS MY FAVORITE THING TO DO

As far as the food goes, THIS BUFFET IS DELICIOUS. Can we just talk about how they have SUSHI!?!?! LIKE WHAT!?!?! That must be a new addition because I dont remember them having sushi before. But it was SO GOOD. That was one of my highlights of this buffet. The mac and cheese was DELICIOUS as well.

But even more so, the Mashed Potatoes were INCREDIBLE!!!!! Say it with me... the best part about Disney buffet are... THE CARBS!!!!!!

Also, that strawberry soup is TO DIE FOR. I actually had some of the bread pudding and put the strawberry soup on top. BRILLIANT COMBINATION.

The desserts were all delicious. The cinnamon bread pudding was my favorite (not pictured) but there were tons of other options, too. The fruit tart was wonderful, the cheesecake was great, and the rice krispie treat was so fresh! This buffet was worth every penny! (We definitely ate our money's worth! I dont even have the majority of our plates photographed)

Our server was wonderful, too! He was actually from a town about an hour and a half away from where Mark and I live. So that was really cool to talk to him about how we get to brag about the good weather down here!

Cinderella and Prince Charming danced before we left so I had to go take pictures:

We left the restaurant and went to explore the Grand a little bit more! We took lots of pictures!

IT'S JUST SO GORGEOUS IN HERE.

UNCLE JESSE, WHERE ARE YOU?!

MORE PICTURES!

In honor of dinner...

We took the elevator upstairs...

Continued in Next Post​

 

[JessicaFaye508]

February 1st, 2013 (Part 2) - Finishing Disney University and 1900 Park Fare!

Panoramic shot!

Best friends!

"MARK, LAY ON THE FLOOR AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH GOOFY!" He did it.

Then we went up to the gift show and then watched the band and listened to their music. They were playing "In the Mood" from the Parent Trap and "Ma Belle Evangeline" from The Princess and the Frog. I was LOVING IT. Mark and I were waltzing and practicing our dance moves. It was great.

I posted on twitter:
THE GRAND FLORIDIAN BAND IS PLAYING A SONG FROM THE PARENT TRAP. That's it. I'm getting married here.

Group picture!

Back downstairs!

I love my Minnie!

Then we walked out of Grand Floridian and took more pictures. There are so many fun photo ops in the entrance. For example, the red carpet!

WELCOME TO THE GRAND FLORIDIAN RESORT & SPA!

Mark looks like he works on the Haunted Mansion.

So cute!

Then we drove back. I was getting SLEEPY. Duffy and I say good night!

Continued in Next Post ​

 

[cheekypoppins]

lol @ uncle jesse where are you haha ure so cute!!! N OMg I love Cinderellas new dress I think irts much nicer than the old one

 

[cjhinch]

Leaving today to come visit the Mouse!! Maybe we will run into you somewhere along the way! LOL

 

[SingingMom]

Jess, our daughter keeps telling us she's getting married at GF too!

Have you ever been to afternoon tea at the GF? One of our favorite things to do n our first day of each trip!

Thanks for your reports - they are giving us a great inside look of what my daughter hopes to do after her senior year of college!

Sent from my iPad using DISBoards

 

[DaveinFallsChurch]

Joining in a little late but I'm all caught up and loving these updates!

We were in Disney 1/25-29 and saw a lot of CMs with the little red trainee ribbons underneath their name tags during our visit. I also saw a couple of CM trainees in front of ToT on the 27th dressed in their hotel uniforms getting an orientation of sorts from another CM about the timeline of the hotel and how their roles fit into narrative. Seeing the picture of you wearing your roommate's ToT hotel cap reminded me.

Hope you continue to enjoy your college program!

 

[katt789]

Dude, I’m five years old too, I get so excited over everything Disney related! Oh that’s so awesome that the attendant was able to take pictures for you during dinner, that’s great!!

Ah! Cindy is gorgeous!!!! I do actually really like the new dress, it definitely took some getting used to, but the new look is great!!

Ahaha, Disney carbs are the GREATEST!! I love the 1900 dinner, they’ve got great food, and the characters are so much fun!

The GF is just so gorgeous!! I can’t get over it, every time I’m there I’m just seriously blown away! Bahaha!! Love that Mark laid on the floor to get a pic with Goofy, hope he’s having fun hanging out with him!!

I saw the pins you got on twitter, they were absolutely awesome, good trades!! Ack, now I’m really excited for our dinner at 1900!!!