bama_ed
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To my Camping friends:
I wanted to share some family good news with you. My daughter has been offered a job with Disney World for Spring 2018 in the Disney College Program and she accepted today (between the screams and tears and laughter). That means I get one more trip to the Fort in mid-January to help her get moved into Disney housing.
DD got her second choice which she had expressed a high degree of interest in and that is a Custodial position. She won't know the exact location where she'll be assigned until she moves in but she's hoping it's one of the parks. She could be sweeping the streets, cleaning bathrooms, emptying garbage cans, or bussing tables at the QS places. And plus with their white uniforms, they can work just about anywhere so she might be able to pick up extra shifts.
She's excited and her mom and I are for her. I'm also excited about some Cast Member discounts on resort rooms on spring trips to "watch her work". Yes, I'm going over to the dark, dark side. I love my Fort but if I can get 40-50% off a resort room (even Deluxe) I'm going to take it. We'll never get the opportunity to stay for those prices again.
That means we have two Fort trips in January 2018 - both short ones of only a few days. The first is on the way back from Key Largo right after New Years (KL survived Irma) and moving in DD will be the second.
I'm glad for her. Like Cinderella she might be a maid but she'll be our Disney princess.
Bama ED
PS - I know that we have past Camping posters whose children have done the college program and thanks for your support in the past. My DD tried to get in DCP for Fall 2017 and had passed all the interviews but never got placed in a position so she was terribly disappointed. But she tried again for Spring and got an offer early in the process this time around so she learned a valuable lesson about "if at first you don't succeed, try try again".
I wanted to share some family good news with you. My daughter has been offered a job with Disney World for Spring 2018 in the Disney College Program and she accepted today (between the screams and tears and laughter). That means I get one more trip to the Fort in mid-January to help her get moved into Disney housing.
DD got her second choice which she had expressed a high degree of interest in and that is a Custodial position. She won't know the exact location where she'll be assigned until she moves in but she's hoping it's one of the parks. She could be sweeping the streets, cleaning bathrooms, emptying garbage cans, or bussing tables at the QS places. And plus with their white uniforms, they can work just about anywhere so she might be able to pick up extra shifts.
She's excited and her mom and I are for her. I'm also excited about some Cast Member discounts on resort rooms on spring trips to "watch her work". Yes, I'm going over to the dark, dark side. I love my Fort but if I can get 40-50% off a resort room (even Deluxe) I'm going to take it. We'll never get the opportunity to stay for those prices again.
That means we have two Fort trips in January 2018 - both short ones of only a few days. The first is on the way back from Key Largo right after New Years (KL survived Irma) and moving in DD will be the second.
I'm glad for her. Like Cinderella she might be a maid but she'll be our Disney princess.
Bama ED
PS - I know that we have past Camping posters whose children have done the college program and thanks for your support in the past. My DD tried to get in DCP for Fall 2017 and had passed all the interviews but never got placed in a position so she was terribly disappointed. But she tried again for Spring and got an offer early in the process this time around so she learned a valuable lesson about "if at first you don't succeed, try try again".
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I have to say I did the CP back in spring 97 and advanced internship in 2000. Discounts were no where close to 40% to 50% off a room. I never received a ticket. I was told Cps were given tickets around Christmas time and I was there spring term. We got 20 % off of merchandise that had to be purchased by the CM. CMs can go to property control and get 75% off normal prices. That is where I purchased all my snow globes. (lol) I think I may have gotten 10 % off 1 day park tickets and about that on staying the night at Port Orleans Riverside. All purchases must be made by CM and on their credit card if using credit. I was lucky to get a cast member preview ticket for the opening of Animal Kingdom. During my advanced internship I did the Yes Program benefits for that was much better. 
Since Yes Program was part of the Disney Institute at that time we could attend all of the classes the institute ran. During our 6 hour tours we were given a meal voucher (1 appetizer or dessert, drink, and main dish.) to use at lunch. I saved all my vouchers to use when family came. Hopefully things have changed since that was so long ago. I do know the CP is having their reunion in Jan (marathon weekend) and the Disney Hotels offered a bit of discount.
