DisneyWorld. I work there.

Raveren · 12-16-2008, 10:09 PM

So check this out. Good friend of mine who is over in the business department said Disney is coming to our college recruiting, she was going to apply and thought I should too. And so I did.

Few weeks later after an application and a phone interview I get this.

"Dear Jonathan,

Congratulations! You have been selected to participate as a Cast Member (Disneys' word for 'employee') on the Disney College Program in the Spring 2009 Season." yadablah yadablay. Turns out only 6 of the 142 who applied in the area got the internship.

While there, Disney's going to provide with with housing, transportation, furnishing, and utilities, all while on a paid internship. Not to mention unlimited free admission and discounts for myself and limited free admission for up to 3 family/friends.

Anyone who's been here can tell you this is one of the greatest theme parks on earth. It's GIGANTIC. It's divided into 4 parks and a shopping district, each the size of an ordinary theme park. You could spend weeks here and not get to see all there is to see (Mind you, this is the Disney in Florida, not California).

Woohoo.

**phe0nixblade** · 12-16-2008, 10:14 PM

so when can i come down

Sullyman2007 · 12-16-2008, 10:19 PM

Congrats! My mom works up there part time.

**funmonkey54** · 12-16-2008, 10:19 PM

/jealous

rzr · 12-16-2008, 10:20 PM

If this is legit hit me up. I'll throw you some credits and stuff. PM me.

Raveren · 12-16-2008, 10:31 PM

Hey, thanks for the congratz, I'm looking forward to this (Spring Break in Florida hell yeah)

Doubt I'll give positions away, family wants to go, all that jazz. I'll pack you in my suitcase and you can hide in the closet and throw you my chicken bones and whatnot.

**DN_Catastrophic** · 12-16-2008, 10:40 PM

Congrats! I live pretty close to Disney. The parks are alright, just wish they had better rides.

**jump_the_bullet** · 12-16-2008, 10:40 PM

so not to uhh burst your bubble or anything

but i have a couple friends who did this and they both said it sucked majorly. the working part that is. basically you have to work like 12 hours a day i think. in the hot florida sun. and it just got old fast apparently. they didnt enjoy it as much as they hoped they would. but yeah you might have a different experience idk

good luck to you

Raveren · 12-16-2008, 10:51 PM

Thing is about the hours, is that they don't limit you to hours per week, they limit it hours per day (which is 8) and every hour after that is overtime, so there are loads of opportunities for OT. I'm willing to get over the heat so long as the job keeps me busy, doesn't give me time to realize I'm not comfortable.

Hopefully it doesn't come to that and I get a nice cozy job inside.

Tater Tot · 12-16-2008, 10:52 PM

I've lived here in Florida all my life, Florida sun isn't too bad. Maybe I should check this out some time. Also, South Florida mo fo!

Edit: I live about 2 hours drive from Disney World.

Sullyman2007 · 12-16-2008, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Raveren

Thing is about the hours, is that they don't limit you to hours per week, they limit it hours per day (which is 8) and every hour after that is overtime, so there are loads of opportunities for OT. I'm willing to get over the heat so long as the job keeps me busy, doesn't give me time to realize I'm not comfortable.

Hopefully it doesn't come to that and I get a nice cozy job inside.

What kind of work is it exactly? Like, I figured some kind of office work or something. Not a huge deal, though. It's cooler this time of year. Well lately is hasn't been.. but it will cool down.

Raveren · 12-16-2008, 11:01 PM

The specifics of the job have yet to be...specified, but it's something to do with the food service. This will either be a big hit or a big miss. This means I could be one of the cart servers, or a bus boy, or anything else you can think of refreshment related.

Going to do my best to get dibs on a decent job though.

JurseyRider734 · 12-16-2008, 11:11 PM

someone in one of my classes got accepted to this recently

Patricoo · 12-17-2008, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jump_the_bullet

so not to uhh burst your bubble or anything

but i have a couple friends who did this and they both said it sucked majorly. the working part that is. basically you have to work like 12 hours a day i think. in the hot florida sun. and it just got old fast apparently. they didnt enjoy it as much as they hoped they would. but yeah you might have a different experience idk

good luck to you

Disney is a very good company to work for. The down side is that you have to actually work for them. Seriously. They don't get internationally known just for being some run of the mill cooperation employees. Disney gets it's reps because they demand quite a bit, but they'll treat you well if you preform. Even if is cleaning dishes.

(trust me. I got the ins and outs of Disney job training methods at a Cub Scout boys camp for two years by a former employee. He used the same techniques to the dot.)

**coraleaterlinda** · 12-18-2008, 05:59 PM

congrats. i always thought this was a good deal.

Professor Raine · 12-18-2008, 06:18 PM

Holy **** discounts at Disney World that's amazing.

**virus003** · 12-18-2008, 06:35 PM

Hit me up for some free stuff. xD

Ryetta · 12-18-2008, 07:05 PM

Sounds like fun. I used to live 10 minutes way from DW. Only got to go there once though, because the week after I moved in, three hurricanes hit. >< And then I moved away. ;_;

The only problem I would have with working there is the humidity combined with the sun. =\

**reptile3141** · 12-18-2008, 07:57 PM

:0!!!!!!!! Noice, man!

12-16-2008, 10:09 PM	#1
Raveren FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Age: 33 Posts: 785	DisneyWorld. I work there. So check this out. Good friend of mine who is over in the business department said Disney is coming to our college recruiting, she was going to apply and thought I should too. And so I did. Few weeks later after an application and a phone interview I get this. "Dear Jonathan, Congratulations! You have been selected to participate as a Cast Member (Disneys' word for 'employee') on the Disney College Program in the Spring 2009 Season." yadablah yadablay. Turns out only 6 of the 142 who applied in the area got the internship. While there, Disney's going to provide with with housing, transportation, furnishing, and utilities, all while on a paid internship. Not to mention unlimited free admission and discounts for myself and limited free admission for up to 3 family/friends. Anyone who's been here can tell you this is one of the greatest theme parks on earth. It's GIGANTIC. It's divided into 4 parks and a shopping district, each the size of an ordinary theme park. You could spend weeks here and not get to see all there is to see (Mind you, this is the Disney in Florida, not California). Woohoo. __________________ “A painter paints his pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. We provide the music, and you provide the silence.” -Leopold Stokowski

12-16-2008, 10:14 PM	#2
phe0nixblade Praise the sun mofo Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lordran Age: 32 Posts: 4,281	Re: DisneyWorld. I work there. so when can i come down __________________

12-16-2008, 10:19 PM	#3
Sullyman2007 FFR Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 33 Posts: 1,663	Re: DisneyWorld. I work there. Congrats! My mom works up there part time.

12-16-2008, 10:19 PM	#4
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12-16-2008, 10:31 PM	#6
Raveren FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Age: 33 Posts: 785	Re: DisneyWorld. I work there. Hey, thanks for the congratz, I'm looking forward to this (Spring Break in Florida hell yeah) Doubt I'll give positions away, family wants to go, all that jazz. I'll pack you in my suitcase and you can hide in the closet and throw you my chicken bones and whatnot. __________________ “A painter paints his pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. We provide the music, and you provide the silence.” -Leopold Stokowski

12-16-2008, 10:40 PM	#7
DN_Catastrophic Cata_X Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Orlando, Florida Age: 34 Posts: 395	Re: DisneyWorld. I work there. Congrats! I live pretty close to Disney. The parks are alright, just wish they had better rides.

12-16-2008, 10:40 PM	#8
jump_the_bullet Oh you fancy, huh? Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: over yonder Age: 37 Posts: 912	Re: DisneyWorld. I work there. so not to uhh burst your bubble or anything but i have a couple friends who did this and they both said it sucked majorly. the working part that is. basically you have to work like 12 hours a day i think. in the hot florida sun. and it just got old fast apparently. they didnt enjoy it as much as they hoped they would. but yeah you might have a different experience idk good luck to you __________________

12-16-2008, 10:51 PM	#9
Raveren FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Age: 33 Posts: 785	Re: DisneyWorld. I work there. Thing is about the hours, is that they don't limit you to hours per week, they limit it hours per day (which is 8) and every hour after that is overtime, so there are loads of opportunities for OT. I'm willing to get over the heat so long as the job keeps me busy, doesn't give me time to realize I'm not comfortable. Hopefully it doesn't come to that and I get a nice cozy job inside. __________________ “A painter paints his pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. We provide the music, and you provide the silence.” -Leopold Stokowski

12-16-2008, 10:52 PM	#10
Tater Tot FFR Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Fountain Of Youth, Florida Posts: 582	Re: DisneyWorld. I work there. I've lived here in Florida all my life, Florida sun isn't too bad. Maybe I should check this out some time. Also, South Florida mo fo! Edit: I live about 2 hours drive from Disney World. __________________ All images are links, click one and have fun! Last edited by Tater Tot; 12-16-2008 at 10:56 PM..

12-16-2008, 11:01 PM	#12
Raveren FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Age: 33 Posts: 785	Re: DisneyWorld. I work there. The specifics of the job have yet to be...specified, but it's something to do with the food service. This will either be a big hit or a big miss. This means I could be one of the cart servers, or a bus boy, or anything else you can think of refreshment related. Going to do my best to get dibs on a decent job though. __________________ “A painter paints his pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. We provide the music, and you provide the silence.” -Leopold Stokowski

12-18-2008, 05:59 PM	#15
coraleaterlinda FFR Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Victoria, TX Age: 36 Posts: 415	Re: DisneyWorld. I work there. congrats. i always thought this was a good deal. __________________

12-18-2008, 06:18 PM	#16
Professor Raine FFR Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: D: Age: 33 Posts: 1,560	Re: DisneyWorld. I work there. Holy **** discounts at Disney World that's amazing. __________________ My simfilez ---- Dancing Rain : Dancing Rain 2

12-18-2008, 07:05 PM	#18
Ryetta FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 31	Re: DisneyWorld. I work there. Sounds like fun. I used to live 10 minutes way from DW. Only got to go there once though, because the week after I moved in, three hurricanes hit. >< And then I moved away. ;_; The only problem I would have with working there is the humidity combined with the sun. =\

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