My First Few Days at Disney

So - the day finally came where I check into Disney! Yay! :) 


I arrived at Vista Way at 7 am and the line was about 20 people long already. Someone came around and gave out temporary name tags (just little sticker ones so don't get too excited) and then you waited to make it up and have someone scan in your DORMS barcode...

Then you pick up a "program guide" which is actually just like a planner you probably got in high school. It has a list of information and rules in the front and a planner in the back.

Then you wait in another line and THEN you find out where you are living. I am living in Chatham in a 2 bedroom apartment. 

Then you get on another line to take your housing ID picture. Just a warning - you can not have headbands in your hair (which I did and had to take off and therefore my hair is a mess) and you can't have any necklaces on.

Then you wait in ANOTHER line and get your key.

Then ANOTHER line and you get your housing ID.

Then ANOTHER line and you find out where you are working. 

Then you get in ANOTHER line and find out what time your bus to casting will be. 

Then ANOTHER line and you have a little "meeting" with you and a few people and a cast member gives you some information.

Then you get in ANOTHER line and fill out an I-9 form.

Then you get in ANOTHER line and wait for another little "meeting" with you and a few other people about classes and such.

Then you guessed it, you wait in another line, for a little "meeting" with you and some other people about safety. 


Then you get a little bag with some things in it...

Then you wait for you bus to casting. I was the first bus (8:30 am) so I only had to wait about 5 minutes to get on the bus...

Then you get on a bus and go to casting...

But I will right about casting later when I have a bit more time!  

ONE MORE WEEK!!!!

This will be the LONGEST week of my life!!!!!! 

DORMS

Hi everybody! 

DORMS is something that is is new to the Disney College Program world... And the unknown is definitely scary! I previously posted about the announcement from Disney explaining the new way of doing housing, so check back if you are wondering about that... 

I got facebook messages from all of my roommates when I was at work saying that they had all gotten their DORMS email.... And I did not.... EEKS! I was definitely freaking to say the least! 

Sadly - we did not have an option to link 8 of us in an apartment together, so we had to split up into two groups. [Previously, future DCPers would line up super early in the morning all together and hope for an apartment together but now you have to fill out a form and you "link"  to other people. We only had the option to link to 6 people, including myself... Its nice that we don't have to be up all night but stinks that we don't even have a chance at being together]

Since I didn't get my e-mail - my group wasn't able to register :/ 

I decided to call the next morning and they told me that I had not been processed yet so there was nothing they could do for me...

EVEN BIGGER FREAKOUT! AGH!

I checked my e-mail constantly that day to see if I had been processed and I had gotten my number so we could register for housing.... NOTHING!

I decided that I would call again the next morning and see if they could help me...
At 6:30 the next morning my cell phone starts ringing and wakes me up, but I don't recognize the number, so I let it go to voice-mail thinking its a wrong number or something... But my phone dings saying I have a new voice-mail...

"Hi Amanda, This is ***** from Walt Disney World College Program, if you could please call me back as soon as possible - we have to discuss a 
discrepancy in your application..." 

I felt like I was having a heart attack... I had no idea what was wrong but it didn't sound good! I grabbed a pen and paper and jotted down the phone number and called back.

Turns out my SSN had been wrong and they needed to correct it... 

30 minutes later, I got my DORMS e-mail and our group was able to register! 

***PHEW***

New Hire Documents

On May 3rd I FINALLY received my New Hire Portal e-mail. This is very exciting for all future DCPers but in reality its just LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of forms that you need to read, "sign", and submit. And I mean LOTS! But after it you are just one step closer to arrival! :)

I highly recommend that you take the time to read everything and also to save a copy to your computer for reference in the future! 

3 More Weeks!!!!

Only 3 more weeks until I call Disney my new home!!!! 

And I've been doing lots of shopping!!!!

WOW!!!!!! 

One Month Away!!!

Today is May 3rd... You know what that means?!?!

Only 1 more month until Disney!!!!

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!

Gettin' Closer...Shop! Shop! Shop!

It's only 33 days until my Disney College Program journey begins and I'm so excited! I've been buying a bunch of stuff that I need for Disney! So far - this is some of what I've bought!

Two new Disney suitcases... Aren't they adorable?!

26" Donald Duck Luggage

30" Minnie Mouse Luggage  

{I'm missing the smallest (22" Mickey Mouse) piece of the set, but I got a great deal and got these two for $60! That was just too good that I couldn't pass it up!}

My bedding...

{beds at Disney are twin size beds, I have a queen at home so I needed new bedding - plus, I'm in love with the zebra print!}

xhilaration at Target - $40

Sheets - $18

Throw Pillow - $10

My new towels...

$30 total 

New flats for Traditions (and possibly work depending on my costuming) from DSW

Abella Lindy Wedge Pump - $35 

New flip-flops from DSW - how cute are these?!

Reef Stargazer Flip Flop - $26