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Hi! Is it possible to afford to do the program, realistically if I have a cellphone payment, car insurance and a car payment?

I did on my program! I always recommend saving money while you can before you go. For those of you doing the program with bills you have to be extra responsible. The thing that killed me was that one paycheck wouldn’t be enough to cover everything (I was use to this) so i would have to save half of one check to cover my bills.

I also advise getting in the habit of paying your bills early and while you have the money. Personally my bills are all due the last week of the month, but by floating money from pay check to paycheck i was never in a position to be waiting or hoping my last paycheck of the month would be enough to cover it.

It’s absolutely possible, but you might have to work hard to pick up shifts and get extra hours. Not all locations and roles are scheduled the same so do some research and think ahead when it comes to which role you’re applying for.

Do you get enough time off to leave Florida? I ask because my family lives 6 hours away and I would love to leave for a weekend and visit them occasionally.

Absolutely! You can take up to 14 days off in a row anything longer and you’re termed, but absolutely take days off visit your family :D

Hi! This may be s dumb question, but I'm driving down to participate in the program. So would the car need to be in my name or my name on the insurance? Because the car belongs to my mother. And I am on the insurance, but I wasn't sure how that would work out. Thanks so much

The car itself doesn’t have to be in your name :) You just need your name on insurance documentation that also does not have to be solely in your name, you just need a paper from the insurance company stating you are an insured driver.

I hope that helps!

If I choose to take some classes that Disney offers does Disney schedule my work schedule around my class schedule?

For the most part yes. You will be guaranteed not to be scheduled two hours before or after a class. BUT it isn’t a perfect system you can still be scheduled to work at the same time, if that happens you can talk to your teacher and manager and they will advice you what to do. Normally the answer is work, but sometimes your managers can help you find someone to take the shift so you don’t have to worry about it.

Hi!! Do I need to get permission from someone at my school to do the program? Or can I just take time off school if I get accepted. Thanks =)

You don’t need permission from your school, but it’s important to check and see if they will drop your enrollment or if they offer credits :)

to the anon asking about dcp and tattoos! Disney will ask you if they are visible in a one piece bathing suit. then if visible, how big are they. during my interview I was very honest about the size (down to the inches tbh) and placement of tattoos and I was told that I would be required to wear a long sleeved shirt under my costume- which I'm totally cool with. just be honest during your interview!! they will still hire you as long as you're willing to comply to their rules.

Thank you Anon! It’s always important to be honest :)

Hi! Is it possible to work at Disney with tattoos? I would love to work at Disney and eventually get a tattoo on my side and one on my back. So they'd be out of view but does Disney have any rules about that?

Disney does have rules about tattoos but they absolutely hire people who have them! They just require you to make sure the tattoo isn’t visible, whether it is covered with clothing or makeup. It won’t hurt your chances applying with them :) The only acceptation is character performers, i have been told that tattoos are a huge no for character performers.

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If you don't get NLICd immediately after the phone interview does that mean you have a good chance of getting accepted?

it means you have the same chance as anyone else at that point. It’s impossible to say if you have a good chance or not, but being in consideration still is always a good thing :)

How likely is it to get NLIC after a phone interview

I am not sure how you mean to ask this. You have a 50% chance of an NLIC and a 50% chance of an acceptance. Those will be the end results regardless of a pending status or not. Some people will be NLIC’d within 24 hour of their interview and that can be for a number of reasons, sadly it is impossible to know the exact reason you have been rejected.

Is it true if two cast members have the same name one of them gets a "new name"?

I’ve never seen or heard of that.

Do you know any information about the Floral role for WDW? There's the brief description on the official website but I can't find anyone online like vlogs or blogs to give me any more information. I think it's my top role for SA 2016 but I want to talk to someone who has done it or knows anything else about it before making it my number one. I think it's a new role so that's why no one is talking about it. (My other top choice rn are character attendant, recreation, & vacation planner)

I know that it is a newer role, that is why there isn’t a ton of information out about it. I don’t know anyone who is doing that role yet. If anyone has any information on that please share!

Have you ever heard of anyone in the DCP getting hired on as a parade dancer?

Heard? yes but not directly so I take that as more of a rumor. I don’t know if this really does happen or not. I know character performers can be chosen to participate in the shows and parades, but not if they can be chosen as just the dancers.

My family is planning to come visit me while I'm there. If I use my guest passes on them would I have to stay with them the entire time? My concern is if they come when I have to work will they be able to get in by themselves. Thanks!

They cannot get in the park the first time for the day without you. You have to get them in first then they can use the cards to get in and out. Just make sure you get the cards back when they’re done using them.

Hi! Is it at all possible to be able to afford an apartment with what Disney pays you? I'll have a car payment, insurance, and a cell phone bill but I'd love to stay on full time and get an apartment somewhere. Do you know of anyone who was able to do that? Thank you so much in advance (:

It’s absolutely possible! You just have to have a good handle with money and I recommend saving up as much as you can before hand so you have an emergency fund. A lot of people stay in CP housing and extend and on their extension they move out of the CP housing too. Just something to consider so you can really get a handle on the financial part. If you have an apartment with roommates it can actually be cheaper than CP housing.

I just want to go random but these two girls want me as their roommate. If I choose to go random, can I still get random roommates even though two people linked me?

When someone links you you have to accept it, if you don’t accept it they won’t be linked to you.

So I don't drive and I'm doing the program this fall, but would you say it's hard to be seasonal or part or full time if you don't drive. I would love to stay, I feel like that's the only thing holding me back.

While you are doing the fall program i would highly recommend getting familiar with the city transportation. If you can get used to that, then you may not have a problem, plus it can help you scope out apartments :)

I arrive August 17th and my role is Attractions. Is it too late to email recruiting with a location request? And is it even worth it?

It can never hurt to try, but even putting in a request there is no guarantee of getting the location or the park desired.

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