April 2014

My job gave me these puffy pants - how to navigate costuming

4/23/14

Yes, every costuming place is about this big. (Source: disneydose.com) One place that will be vital do doing your job properly is costuming, where you'll have to pick up the clothes you're required to wear for your role in the parks, resorts or Downtown Disney. Unlike most workplaces, Disney provides you with pretty much everything...

Calm before the storm: the first few days with housing and Traditions

4/21/14

See? Perfectly calm. So, at this point in your program you've finished the stress and the madness that is move-in day. You've probably bought everything you'll need for your apartment right away and have gotten acquainted with your roommates. The question now is... what next? The first week or so of your program will...

Welcome to paperwork: the joys and agonies of check-in day

4/13/14

This crappy snapshot does not even BEGIN to show how bad lines can be! One thing that can get pretty complicated to explain is check-in day - after all, a lot of important things like filling out the last of your job's paperwork and getting your housing assignment happen and there's a lot of getting shuffled around. It also requires...

History time: EPCOT pt. 1 (the ideas, the grand opening and the long-dead attractions)

4/10/14

Source: finddisney.com Epcot is the epitome of what could be called an "adult" theme park. Its pavilions and rides deal with some very serious topics in the technological world, the architecture of the buildings can be very cold and impersonal, and the World Showcase consists of almost nothing else besides shops, restaurants and...

A day in the life of a working cast member (plus the Hub)

4/9/14

This is not a day in the life of a typical cast member, but you get the picture. So a little while ago I wrote something over how the record card and Disney Look guidelines work, but I realized that new CPs have a lot more questions over more general things - the most popular of which is "what will a typical work day look like for me?" ...

Finding roommates for the DCP (AKA how to successfully speed date)

4/8/14

Choose us - we have party hats! So, you've gotten accepted into the College Program. You know your role, you've chosen your arrival date and you're starting to get a feel for the different housing complexes and know where you might want to live. There's just one problem - you need roommates but don't know where to start. ...

History time: the Disney College Program

4/6/14

Source: disneyadventureblog.wordpress.com Hey all! So this post will be a slight departure from my usual posts - instead of giving advice today, I'm going to be giving a bit of a history lesson over the Disney College Program! I find that many CPs don't know much about how the program came to be or how long it's been around,...

The DCP bucket list (and how to make yours too!)

4/4/14

Mission Get in a Parade was a success! Every CP's favorite pastime before actually starting their program is to make a bucket list (for those of you who somehow don't know what that is, it's essentially a list of things that someone wants to do or experience on his or her program). These bucket lists can range from very short and...

When your money goes to Wonderland - how to make and keep a budget (sort of)

4/3/14

Must not buy... must not buy... This will not be your traditional budget talk. Why? Well, first of all I'm not a very big budget person myself. I'll make plans to save money for larger purchases, but from month to month I usually just follow a general philosophy of purchasing things I need at the moment and reminding myself...