#disney programs

[teenytinysandwiches]

Jeremy Jordan against the bottle of water.

[esternocleidomastoideomartha]

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[llunamarie]

Hey I’m Luna, today I wanted to go through my story of how I was rejected by Walt Disney World!!!

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[shrunken-savs]

Location Reveal! + Itinerary

We got some big news today pals! After months of waiting in anticipation, not knowing what was going to happen and just having to trust the system, January 14th arrivals (that's me) finally got the announcement that sent shockwaves through the Facebook pages.

Itineraries! And with itineraries came the fated announcement of job locations. Up until this point, we only knew what we were doing at Disney but not where we would be doing it. This leaves you to imagining magical scenarios of dream locations and just how much fun it will be to work at them! However, you never truly know where you are going until a week before your arrival date. And for me, that day was today!

So here we go. The big announcement. Where will I be spending 5 months of my life working for one of (if not the) biggest theme park in existence? Where will I be spending hour after hour walking guests to their tables and rolling silverware? Well, if you must know.

My location is...

Hollywood & Vine in Disney’s Hollywood Studios!

I’m so excited to be working at H&V! While I didn’t really know anything about it when I received my itinerary, after looking into it I believe I couldn’t have gotten a better location.

One of my biggest problems with being a seater was not being able to work as closely with kids and not being able to pin trade (it’s a love and an obsession a passion, okay?).

Well, Hollywood and Vine has got my back. Not only is the location a character dining location, but the characters featured here specifically are Disney Junior characters! This means I’ll be able to work around kids right around the age range I was hoping to! While working at Disney in general means you will constantly be around a ton of children, I feel good knowing that even working in a bit of a fancier restaurant won’t prevent me from that experience!

I have also heard from a past castmember that H&V also has a pin trading board! While I don’t know if this is something that is still there, I really hope it is! I started pin trading when I was young after a great interaction with a cast member and I would love to pass that joy onto other guests!

Even if it doesn’t have a pinboard, though, I still get to walk out of my job every day to Gertie’s big beautiful face.  Oh, and Fantasmic. I guess that’s a plus too.

While I move in at 12:15 on Monday the 14th, I don’t start my first day until Friday, January 18th! I have my traditions at 8:30 am (yuck) where I will officially become a cast member and have access to the parks!

Make sure you check back here after next week for my first actual update as a cast member! I will be talking all about traditions and my first week settling down in Florida. While it may not be much, I’m sure it will still be a wild ride!

I also plan on going to MK with my family that Tuesday once I get there, so expect some fun Magic Kingdom pictures to pop up on my Instagram soon! I will probably post some travel videos while we drive down to Florida as well so make sure you are following me and watching my stories!

I can’t wait to share my journey as a Hollywood Studios cast member with you all!

[clancyandthecastle-blog]

Hey everyone! I was accepted for the role of Merchandise on February 21st 😭 This is a dream come true! I literally can’t believe this is going to be real and I’m so freaking excited and nervous and just all the feelings!!! There’s still SO much time to be accepted and i can’t wait to see all of you in Disney 😭

[workingforthemouse]

The First Week Of Work

I figured that I would save you the boring days of safety meetings and form filling out. So I will dive right in to the days of training at Hollywood Studios.

Your first day at Hollywood Studios is learning about the park its self. You are of no good to any of the guests if you don’t know how to direct them from Star Wars: Launch Bay to Muppets 3D. When you walk through the entry of Hollywood Studios you are greeted by the Crossroads of the World landmark, topped with Mickey. There is something really interesting about this Mickey though, his his head is turned so that his left ear is his tallest point. His left ear is also made from copper and he takes one for the team by being a lightning rod to help all of us in Disney, Thanks Mickey!

The area that I work in is Animation Courtyard. It is the prime Instagram shot for when you are visiting Hollywood Studios as there is a huge archway that proudly boasts the name of the park.  In Animation Courtyard there are three main attractions that you have the dodge the sea of strollers for- Star Wars: Launch Bay, Voyage of the Little Mermaid and Disney Jr- Live on Stage. My job is working between The Little Mermaid and Disney Jr.

My first week was all about learning my roles, they are all so different, but the have one common goal- keep the show going.  And what a show it is, the Little Mermaid is amazing, seeing little kids light up at the prospect of seeing Ariel and Eric, live and right before them, is amazing.  The best I have to say though is Disney Jr. While, yes, I do come home singing about Jake and the Neverland Pirates, there are so many opportunities to be a little bit goofy (see what I did there?). I know that it doesn’t sound like a lot of fun for anyone over the age of 6 but honestly if you are ever in Hollywood Studios and want to sit and have a chuckle than head over to Disney Jr where you can see the cast members doing the hand jive while everyone is going into the show and to watch them help find Toodles when we need some help from Doc and Sofia.

I’m not saying that it has been all smooth sailing, it takes a lot of memory to remember where each role goes, to be making sure that all the kids are okay while also trying to remember the order of the hand jive, but as they say the show must go on, and no matter if you are ready or not it does.

If you need anything in life, just remember the magic words- Miska, Muska, Mickey Mouse!

[axe2amendedfence]

So the other day @13redlipclassic1989 met while I was working on Main Street USA and she was visiting as a guest. Our joint love for @taylorswift bought us together and gave me the knowledge that I would be entering my program already having a friend by my side.

[diary-of-a-disneyprincess]

Applications for spring 2018 just dropped!! If you have any questions about the application process or the DCP in general feel free to ask me!