First 2 Weeks

Hi everyone!
 So I know its been 2 weeks and I haven't posted anything, that's because I have been so busy.  I will do my best to post something every week for you guys.  So with that being said here is what weeks 1 was like.  So On Monday, January 13th I checked into the Dorms! I got assigned to Chatham Square apartments (the one i wanted) Unit 19.  I go all of the roommates that I requested. So when I went to check in it was at the Vista way apartments.  They give you a guide book with all the info for the program and housing.  Then they give you your new apartment number, take your picture, give you your key and your housing ID.  After that I was assigned to go to casting.  They had a bus that took us to casting.  All you do there is finish new hire paperwork and get your assignment. After that I went home, unpacked and hung out with all 5 of my roommates.  My roommates are Amanda(we share a room) Amber, Cheyanna, Toni, and Whitney.  I spent Tuesday unpacking. On Wednesday Amanda and I wend to downtown Disney and visited her sister Aurora at work.  Thursday was a cleaning day.  Friday was my 1st official day as a Disney World Cast Member! Friday I went to Traditions, they go over what working here is like, you can get little characters for participating, I got Mickey, Donald, Pluto, and  Goofy.  They gave me my first Mickey ears! I don't want to give out too much info on Traditions since the rest is supposed to be a secret. After Traditions Toni and Amanda picked me up and we went to the Magic Kingdom! Amber met us there, we also got to meet our 1st Disney character as Cast Members... it was ARIEL! The next day I had Discovery Day at Epcot, where I work at The Seas with Nemo and Friends/ Turtle Talk with Crush.  It was so cool you go into one of the classrooms at Epcot and then they give you a tour, again just like with Traditions I cannot give away much more than that. After that we went to the parks the next few days.  On Tuesday January 21st was my 1st day of training at The Seas, and yesterday I finally finished training and can swing on my own at The Seas.

Things To Do Before I Leave

I know it has been a while since I posted on here but I assure you once I start my DCP adventure in January I plan to post everyday! In the mean time here is a list of some of the things I would love to do before I leave. Its a short list since I only have about 42 days before leaving!

Before I leave Bucketlist

• Date night with Daniel
• Snow day with Daniel and the Merps (for those who don't know that our 2 dogs)
• Lunch at Chada with my mom
• Disneybound night out
• Disney Trivia night
• Sleepover with my little sisters
• Random adventure with Krystle
• Going away get together with my family
• Levee walk with Daniel and the Merps 
• Go to a game with Dad
• Bike ride with Daniel
• Visit Grandma Morgan
• Visit SAYM
• See Frozen with Mom and Kristen (my sister)
• Hang out with the Stones
• Pack a box of thing to ship to Florida
• Pack my bags a week before I leave

Thats all I could think of for now I might add to it a little later but for now thats all I got! I can't get over how close it's getting, I'm so excited I can't wait to share my adventures with you guys!

My Disney College Program Bucketlist

DCP STUFF

• Live in Chatham
• Dress in Disneybound for traditions
• Win grocery BINGO
• Do an many DCP housing events as I can
• Do as many cast member exclusive events as I can
• Have a girls night out with my roommates
• Have a movie night with my roommates
• Have a park day with all of my roommates
• Take a picture with all my roommates at the park
• Open and Close a park for work
• Movie night with my roommates
• Keep a blog or journal 
• Go to DCP Formal
• Graduate!

Magic Kingdom

• Try a dole whip
• go on a Magic Kingdom tour
• See all the shows and parades
• Magic Kingdom Welcome Show
• Dream along with Mickey Stage Show
• Celebrate a dream come true parade
• Move it shake it celebrate it street party
• Flag retreat
• Main street electrical parade
• See all nighttime spectaculars
• Celebrate the magic nighttime spectacular
• Wishes nighttime spectacular
• Celebrate America a 4th of July concert in the sky
• Electrical water pageant
• Send a text to the laugh floor and have it picked
• Ride the Magical Express all the way around the Magic Kingdom
• Ride on a horse vehicle on main street
• Ride the Main Street trolly
• Eat at the Be Our Guest Restaurant with Daniel at our same table <3
• Eat at Gaston's Tavern
• Take a picture with all the characters at Magic Kingdom
• Get autographs from all the characters at the Magic Kingdom
• Find all the hIDDEN Mickey's 
• Do Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom
• Get a 2014 Magic Kingdom pin
• Get a t-shirt from the Magic Kingdom
• Do all the Attractions

Epcot

• Go on an Epcot tour
• Eat around the world
• Drink around the world
• See the jeweled dragon acrobats
• See Matsuriza
• Watch Illuminations 
• Do all the attractions
• Watch all the movies that countries have movies in
• Go to the international Flower and Garden Festival
• Get a 2014 Epcot pin
• Get an Epcot t-shirt

Hollywood Studios

• Take pictures with the heads at the academy of televison
• Get 2014 Hollywood Studio pin
• Get the imagineere book
• Do all the attractions
• See all the shows
• Americal Idol
• Beauty & the Beast
• Indiana Jones
• Lights Motor Action
• Voyage of the Little Mermaid
• Fantasmic
• Get Hollywood Studios t-shirt
• Get 2014 Hollywood Studios pin
• Draw at the art of imagination
• Get a character drawing from the art of imagination

Animal Kingdom

• Take picture at the tree of life
• See Nemo the musical
• Do all the attractions
• See all animal exibits
• Get 2014 Animal Kingdom pin
• Get Animal Kingdom t-shirt

Other

• Go to Universal Studios 
• Go Universal Studios Islands of Adventure
• Have a beach Day
• Explore Orlando

*I may be adding to my bucket list as I read about and find more things to do but this is the majority of what I would like to accomplish before leaving Florida in August.

The beginning of my Disney journey

Hey Everyone,

    This is a blog that I', starting to share my Disney College Program journey with you!
I first applied to the Disney College Program Spring Advantage 2014 on September 5th. (the day it was released)  I did my web interview the same day, and scheduled my phone interview for Sunday September 8th at 2:45pm(pst).   Waiting to hear back from disney was so hard, it honestly felt like forever! They tell you that you will hear something within 2 to 3 weeks of your phone interview... I heard back from them about 3 weeks later on September 27th  via email and it said i was "pending" and I would hear back from them no later than November 15th.  I didn't know what was worse hearing no or having to wait some more lol.  I would wake up everyday and check me email or my dashboard hoping to have an email saying I was accepted... but unfortunately there wan nothing there. On October 8th while I was at work I was talking to my coworker and i just decided to pick up my phone to check my email (yes my phone is allowed out at work and I can check my email and text when we are not busy, I would never just check my phone if it wasn't allowed) anyways I noticed an email from "wdw.college.recruiting@disney.com" ail from it finally said CONGRATULATIONS! and that I was accepted into the Disney College Program for Spring Advantage 2014 for an Attractions roll! I was so happy and excited I started crying an accidentally threw my phone which almost hit my coworker.... sorry Shannon!  Then I went on my break and I called my family and my boyfriend to tell them the great news! So that is how I applied and got into the program. I am so excited to start this amazing journey and I hope you all are excited to follow me on it. I will be posting how I will be preparing to leave and getting everything ready and once I am there I would love to post everyday about the fun and exciting things I get to do and see.  I hope you like my blog, remember to check back for new thing that I will start posting like my to do list, my DCP bucket list and fun things like that!

   Jenn