Disney College Program for Parents Thread...

[SyracuseWolvrine]

Oh also just for clarification the freebies have to enter the park at the same time when the first enter but after that they can come and go as they please and don't even need the CM.

The CM's guests don't need to stay with the CM after initial entry, IF at least one of the guests are immediate family members (parents, siblings, children). If there are no relatives in the group of 3, then the CM must stay with them at all times in the parks.

Cast Members are responsible for their guests (even relatives), and I do know of people that have been fired because of misbehaviour by their guests.

 

[wilkeliza]

The CM's guests don't need to stay with the CM after initial entry, IF at least one of the guests are immediate family members (parents, siblings, children). If there are no relatives in the group of 3, then the CM must stay with them at all times in the parks. Cast Members are responsible for their guests (even relatives), and I do know of people that have been fired because of misbehaviour by their guests.

True that is the technical rule but almost nobody follows it. I only got in people I trusted and always told them to be on their best behavior. Of course I don't hang out with people who would get in serious trouble at Disney so I never felt like my job was on the line. Even my managers would tell us as long as we trusted who we let in no one would know we weren't with them.

 

[mickenme]

Where can I find a Disney road map that shows where the CP apartments are in reference to the rest of the Disney property? Thanks

 

[mynameisnobody]

Where can I find a Disney road map that shows where the CP apartments are in reference to the rest of the Disney property? Thanks

Vista are located here:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/V...2!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0xe246a176231a8fa1

Commons are here, Patterson and Chatam are in the same area
https://www.google.com/maps/place/T...2!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0x7ba78e579090b192

 

[CampingMom]

Does anyone know if DCPs get a discount on Candlelight Processional packages?

I was wondering the same thing. Booked for Dec 9 - taking our cp daughter and a friend so does she get a discount just because they can at certain resturants?
Also has any cp received the holiday booklet that has the discounts for family and friends? She says no one has received it.
Thanks!

 

[mickenme]

Vista are located here:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/V...2!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0xe246a176231a8fa1

Commons are here, Patterson and Chatam are in the same area
https://www.google.com/maps/place/T...2!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0x7ba78e579090b192

Thanks, that is just what I needed!

 

[grover]

does anyone know-what are the cm holiday dining discounts?
also any discounts on tours?

 

[HopperFan]

Where can I find a Disney road map that shows where the CP apartments are in reference to the rest of the Disney property? Thanks

 

[Traveliz]

I was wondering the same thing. Booked for Dec 9 - taking our cp daughter and a friend so does she get a discount just because they can at certain resturants?
Also has any cp received the holiday booklet that has the discounts for family and friends? She says no one has received it.
Thanks!

No discounts on the Candlelight Processional.

My daughter ( a regular CM has received the booklet), her cousin a CP has not yet.

Liz

 

[MichelleVW]

No discounts on the Candlelight Processional.

My daughter ( a regular CM has received the booklet), her cousin a CP has not yet.

Liz

My daughter a CP got her holiday booklet probably 2 weeks ago.

 

[dismsn]

My daughter received her coupon booklet at our house several weeks ago. I looked at it prior to mailing it to her and if I recall correctly, the dining discounts were 40% off, 30% off and 20% off. I could be confusing that with hotel discounts though.

 

[carol-lamb]

Dining discount coupons are 30, 40 & 50 percent off - with various block out dates and other restrictions.

 

[Goofy4WDW1964]

Thanks to everyone's kind words about my daughter's release from the DCP. The housing manager actually feels horrible about how things went down and tried to bend over backyards to accommodate Katie and her grandparents as they had to get back into the apartment a few times in the past week.

The good news is she has landed a great opportunity with Universal Studios and is super excited about the potential there. She had to share her "termination story" but didn't seem to affect their interest in my super talented daughter!!! I coached her to keep her medical past private and just focus on her amazing future!!!

We are desperate to find her a psychiatrist in the Orlando area that she can start seeing given her desire to stay there. She had a great one in Ohio. Anyone have any suggestions? She does NOT want to get off track again.

Thanks! This board has been a terrific support system for me. She has not given up her dream of working once again for the mouse. She has been invited to try again in May but her love of all things Harry Potter may put that on the back burner for now!!!

So glad to hear that her dreams are moving forward!

She should be proud that she had the fortitude to keep moving forward. That is not easy and I commend her for dusting herself off and making this into a positive. Perhaps this is what she was meant to do all along.

I know neither of you know me, but offer her my best! She deserves the praise.

 

[debadoo]

Our daughter just received and accepted her offer into the spring 2015 DCP. She is very excited, and we are thrilled for her. She has been placed in QS, not her first choice, but being that she had never applied before, she did not expect to get her first choice. However, I have some questions regarding this process. First, I would love some feed back from parents, who's son or daughter have worked in this position. Also, we live on the west coast - just south of SF, and I am trying to figure out all of the logistics. She has a move in date, and has been assigned to Vista. Does Disney send a list of things that they need to bring for the apartment? I am planning on flying in a few days before check in, renting a car, and shopping for whatever cannot be easily packed. Finally, does anyone have some recommendation for hotels close to Vista and DTD? We have been to DW many times, but have always stayed on property, and I am not very familiar with off site hotels. I really appreciate any feedback and advise. Thanks so much!

 

[wilkeliza]

Our daughter just received and accepted her offer into the spring 2015 DCP. She is very excited, and we are thrilled for her. She has been placed in QS, not her first choice, but being that she had never applied before, she did not expect to get her first choice. However, I have some questions regarding this process. First, I would love some feed back from parents, who's son or daughter have worked in this position. Also, we live on the west coast - just south of SF, and I am trying to figure out all of the logistics. She has a move in date, and has been assigned to Vista. Does Disney send a list of things that they need to bring for the apartment? I am planning on flying in a few days before check in, renting a car, and shopping for whatever cannot be easily packed. Finally, does anyone have some recommendation for hotels close to Vista and DTD? We have been to DW many times, but have always stayed on property, and I am not very familiar with off site hotels. I really appreciate any feedback and advise. Thanks so much!

I don't remember getting a packing list but there was a lot of good information on the CP on boarding website. I brought about 2 weeks worth of clothes and 3 "Disney look" outfits. Disney look is business attire. I was one who would come home and change out of mu costume even if I only had an hour or two before bed. I saved and bough a cheap espresso machine, bed sheets, pillows, a bed bug protector, mattress pad and TV as well. I ended up buying a vacuum after my first inspection.

There is a hotel across from Vista but I can't remember what it is. I think it is a Hilton.

For QS I believe Disney provides their shoes as they have to be a very specific type and for safety reasons they get a pair when they start. If not they need non-slip black polishable leather shoes for most QS roles.

 

[hippiechicken]

She has a move in date, and has been assigned to Vista. Does Disney send a list of things that they need to bring for the apartment? I am planning on flying in a few days before check in, renting a car, and shopping for whatever cannot be easily packed. Finally, does anyone have some recommendation for hotels close to Vista and DTD? We have been to DW many times, but have always stayed on property, and I am not very familiar with off site hotels. I really appreciate any feedback and advise. Thanks so much!

Vista is where check in is located, not her housing assignment.
My daughter will also be there this spring. We are staying at Disney's Pop Century. It's cheaper than some hotels and we can use the Magical Express from the airport. Disney has a room only discount right now for that time frame.

 

[SyracuseWolvrine]

Where can I find a Disney road map that shows where the CP apartments are in reference to the rest of the Disney property? Thanks

 

[Goofy4WDW1964]

Our daughter just received and accepted her offer into the spring 2015 DCP. She is very excited, and we are thrilled for her. She has been placed in QS, not her first choice, but being that she had never applied before, she did not expect to get her first choice. However, I have some questions regarding this process. First, I would love some feed back from parents, who's son or daughter have worked in this position. Also, we live on the west coast - just south of SF, and I am trying to figure out all of the logistics. She has a move in date, and has been assigned to Vista. Does Disney send a list of things that they need to bring for the apartment? I am planning on flying in a few days before check in, renting a car, and shopping for whatever cannot be easily packed. Finally, does anyone have some recommendation for hotels close to Vista and DTD? We have been to DW many times, but have always stayed on property, and I am not very familiar with off site hotels. I really appreciate any feedback and advise. Thanks so much!

Our son is there now and is in the QSFB role. I am not sure how much relevant information I can give you. He was initially assigned to Blizzard Beach. He worked the mane QS restaurant there and also all of the smaller locations throughout the park. He worked in the kitchen, cleaning off tables, cashier, etc. They train them for all of the roles. Since the water parks slow down with the cooler weather, a lot of them were sent to other locations. Many of them went to Food and Wine festival. My son was just recently moved to Pinochio Village Haus. He just started orientation there yesterday. I am sure the same will happen there regarding learning all the roles.

There are a lot of different places QSFB can be assigned - any of the theme parks, which could also include working the various food carts, any of the resorts, Wide World of Sports, Downtown Disney, water parks.

My son says the work isn't hard. He said the hardest thing for him to get used to is the 'entitled' Disney guests. He isn't used to that because we have always treated every person and every place at WDW with respect. We never left trash on a table or on a counter. But, he has adapted.

We were lucky enough to be close enough to drive down with him. He took his car and we drove ours so we had plenty of space to pack. He took his TV and his Xbox, a router, a cheap vacuum cleaner from walmart, a laundry basket, his close and sheets. I also sent him with a set of silverware. It is provided but had read that some of the apartments would lose silverware. I made a Wal-mart run to get his mattress pad and a fan for his room. There are plenty of stores close by so a lot of this you can get when you get there.

Since we drove down, we went ahead and stayed for the week. We rented at Bonnet Creek and lounged around the resort. If our son needed us, we were there. If not, we just relaxed.

 

[mynameisnobody]

Our daughter just received and accepted her offer into the spring 2015 DCP. She is very excited, and we are thrilled for her. She has been placed in QS, not her first choice, but being that she had never applied before, she did not expect to get her first choice. However, I have some questions regarding this process. First, I would love some feed back from parents, who's son or daughter have worked in this position. Also, we live on the west coast - just south of SF, and I am trying to figure out all of the logistics. She has a move in date, and has been assigned to Vista. Does Disney send a list of things that they need to bring for the apartment? I am planning on flying in a few days before check in, renting a car, and shopping for whatever cannot be easily packed. Finally, does anyone have some recommendation for hotels close to Vista and DTD? We have been to DW many times, but have always stayed on property, and I am not very familiar with off site hotels. I really appreciate any feedback and advise. Thanks so much!

Vista shows up on their dashboards because that is the check-in location. She will not be assigned her actual apartment until check-in. 10 days prior to check-in she'll receive an email telling her to go to the DORMS site to register her housing preferences. The hotel across from Vista is a Holiday Inn. We stayed there when my oldest DD did the program in Spring 2013. I actually found a cheaper rate at All-Star Movies this time so we'll be staying there when I go down with my youngest daughter.

 

[HopperFan]

Our daughter just received and accepted her offer into the spring 2015 DCP. She is very excited, and we are thrilled for her. She has been placed in QS, not her first choice, but being that she had never applied before, she did not expect to get her first choice. However, I have some questions regarding this process. First, I would love some feed back from parents, who's son or daughter have worked in this position. Also, we live on the west coast - just south of SF, and I am trying to figure out all of the logistics. She has a move in date, and has been assigned to Vista. Does Disney send a list of things that they need to bring for the apartment? I am planning on flying in a few days before check in, renting a car, and shopping for whatever cannot be easily packed. Finally, does anyone have some recommendation for hotels close to Vista and DTD? We have been to DW many times, but have always stayed on property, and I am not very familiar with off site hotels. I really appreciate any feedback and advise. Thanks so much!

Agree with PP, Vista is where all her intake will happen. Once she gets there she will find out where she will live.

Hotels - yes Holiday Inn is across the street. I would also look at Buena Vista Suites down the road. Quieter, easy to get in and out, no resort fees, breakfast and a nice suite. Very reasonable. Further down by Walmart is a Hampton Inn and one of our favorites the Embassy Suites LBV South. Just past there is a super Target. Also located across from Vista and on way to the other CP apartments is the Marriott Village which includes Courtyard, Springhill and Fairfield.

We all arrived Sat pm on our way home from a beach trip. DD checked in Monday am with her "fingers crossed" future roommates who had met online months prior. They did get their room together but since their families were there from far away (we are only 8 hrs away) they all stayed with their families through Wed. DD, while coming from living in her own apt, wanted to stay her first night with her roomies so she continued to stay with us. Glad we booked accordingly and to stay through Wed.

www.buenavistasuites.com
www.marriottvillage.com