The College Program Questions thread

[Invisible_ears_82389]

BBB was my top choice but my recruiter was like very fixed on if i was "qualified" for the job since they only take about 10 CPs. But I am qualified and made sure she knew that and I got BBB, my first choice. My 2nd was character attendant which I'm also qualified for bc I did character escourts at our local amusement park and Hospitality was 3 and she said I would not get that bc I'm not a Business Major and I do not have hotel experience which I was okay with that.

Good luck!!!

Hmm.. I know a non-Business major who was offered Hospitality. Is that out of the ordinary?

Also - what qualifications were they looking for for BBB? Just experience in customer service/volunteering with children...?

 

[Disneygirl0259]

What is they Bibbidy boppity Botique?

What do you do there?

 

[Joanna71985]

What is they Bibbidy boppity Botique?

What do you do there?

The BBB is a place that does girls' hair. There is one in DTD, and a new on in the MK.

 

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

my roommate was a business major and she got hospitality but i know tons of ppl want hospitality so I'm sure thats just an easy way to narrow the selections down.

for BBB my recruiter asked my qualifications as far as doing hair make up nails, stocking shelves, computer work, things like that. Ive done all the cosmo work for dance recitals/college dances so i'm qualified that way, i worked in a grocery store so i have stocking/ordering qualifications, and computer work i had for my workstudy job in college.

hope that helps!!! i'm not sure if they will ask u qualifications or not but mine did.

~disney girl, bbb is a salon type place that turns girls into princesses, you do hair make up nails, and they can pick dresses/accessories if they want, and they have a photo session. for boys they spike hair and put color gel and glitter in it.

 

[Disneygirl0259]

Omg i so want that one!

i am going to apply for that

 

[shastatikipunch]

Like alot of people, I've been reading this board for awhile. It's been really informative and has helped answer alot of my questions. I decided to make a profile because I was sick of being a stanger and figured I'd get to know you all, and I'm hopefully going to be doing the spring advantage program in 09. Anyway, I might as well introduce myself. I'm Matt, I'm 20 years old and live in Rhode Island. I have an associates in film and am currently going for the bachelor's, I'm unsure if I will finish as I have been really eyeing the CP for awhile and I'm not really happy with what I'm going to school for anymore. I'm a salesman for a big electronics retailer, and I like all the typical stuff (friends, movies, music, video games etc....). Anyway, I'm glad to meet all of you.

 

[Joanna71985]

Like alot of people, I've been reading this board for awhile. It's been really informative and has helped answer alot of my questions. I decided to make a profile because I was sick of being a stanger and figured I'd get to know you all, and I'm hopefully going to be doing the spring advantage program in 09. Anyway, I might as well introduce myself. I'm Matt, I'm 20 years old and live in Rhode Island. I have an associates in film and am currently going for the bachelor's, I'm unsure if I will finish as I have been really eyeing the CP for awhile and I'm not really happy with what I'm going to school for anymore. I'm a salesman for a big electronics retailer, and I like all the typical stuff (friends, movies, music, video games etc....). Anyway, I'm glad to meet all of you.

Nice to meet you. I am probably going to be doing Spring 2009 myself.

And welcome to the DIS!

 

[Katy0708]

Like alot of people, I've been reading this board for awhile. It's been really informative and has helped answer alot of my questions. I decided to make a profile because I was sick of being a stanger and figured I'd get to know you all, and I'm hopefully going to be doing the spring advantage program in 09. Anyway, I might as well introduce myself. I'm Matt, I'm 20 years old and live in Rhode Island. I have an associates in film and am currently going for the bachelor's, I'm unsure if I will finish as I have been really eyeing the CP for awhile and I'm not really happy with what I'm going to school for anymore. I'm a salesman for a big electronics retailer, and I like all the typical stuff (friends, movies, music, video games etc....). Anyway, I'm glad to meet all of you.

Hey Matt!!
Welcome to the CP gang! I'm going to Indiana State University and majoring in radio/tv/film. but i doubt i will finish school either because of good ol' Disney! i went for my first program last spring, and i can't stop thinking about it! i'm going back for the fall advantage 2008 program, and i cannot wait. Disney might just have me for a while!
But, nice to meet you too! hope you do go for the CP!

 

[shastatikipunch]

Hey Matt!!
Welcome to the CP gang! I'm going to Indiana State University and majoring in radio/tv/film. but i doubt i will finish school either because of good ol' Disney! i went for my first program last spring, and i can't stop thinking about it! i'm going back for the fall advantage 2008 program, and i cannot wait. Disney might just have me for a while!
But, nice to meet you too! hope you do go for the CP!

School has been a lot of fun for me and I've learned alot there. I'm already halfway through the bachelor's so I'm gonna try to finish it, but ever since I discovered I could do the CP, I've been banking on it for awhile. Plus I got to a commuter school, so living away is going to be a nice change for me, and a nice taste of the real world (even if it isn't full blown reality, thank god). But yeah, truthfully I'd like to try and start a career with Disney and see where it takes me, cause there really isn't anything up in Rhode Island, except beaches and stuff.

 

[Joanna71985]

Yeah, same here for me.

 

[Katy0708]

But yeah, truthfully I'd like to try and start a career with Disney and see where it takes me, cause there really isn't anything up in Rhode Island, except beaches and stuff.

That's why i did it. I live in Indiana, and, well, not too much here either, unless I want to become a farmer! I think I found my calling with Disney.

 

[karinagw]

So, my DS applied, had his interview and put Character Performer as his top choice. He got an email with the information about the auditions on Nov. 15th and have set everything up for him to get to that. His snail mail letter came yesterday and says that his status is pending a final decision...I guess pending how his auditions go. It says he has been identified as a strong candidate for the program and invited to a character audition.

My question is (and I'm having a tough time wording it): how many people have gotten this pending letter (as opposed to an acceptance letter) and has anyone not gotten accepted after the audition if they failed it and had secondary choices. Should I read between the lines as it saying "we can't say he's accepted for sure until we know whether he's passed his auds, because we have to have his assignment and acceptance in the same letter"

Basically, I'm kind of freaking out about the likelihood that his housing renewal may come before he hears back about the audition and his final status. I neither want him to have no dorm room if he doesn't get in the program nor do I want to be on the hook for $2000 in housing fees at FSU if he's not actually living there this Spring.

Sorry for the rambling and thanks for all the great information I've read in just this thread alone already.

Oh. And, just out of curiosity, his auditions are in the Animal Kingdom Rehearsal hall. When they're over, do they escort him out of the the park or is he free to hang out for the day? Trying to figure out what kind of a hopper pass I should get him since he's going to make a Disney weekend out of it.

 

[BriarRose86]

Hi Everyone! Well this as you can all tell is my first post; quick introduction, my name is Angela (angie to most), 21 years old, 200-ish miles from WDW (Miami, Fl) I'm applying for the SP 2008 (still contemplating about whether or not I want to do the Advantage program. E-presentation done, application, and role checklist all filled out, and just anxiously waiting for my 9:30 pm phone call. I've been reading some of the more recent entries on the board, but any additional heads up on the interview would be wonderful. TIA.

 

[Joanna71985]

So, my DS applied, had his interview and put Character Performer as his top choice. He got an email with the information about the auditions on Nov. 15th and have set everything up for him to get to that. His snail mail letter came yesterday and says that his status is pending a final decision...I guess pending how his auditions go. It says he has been identified as a strong candidate for the program and invited to a character audition.

My question is (and I'm having a tough time wording it): how many people have gotten this pending letter (as opposed to an acceptance letter) and has anyone not gotten accepted after the audition if they failed it and had secondary choices. Should I read between the lines as it saying "we can't say he's accepted for sure until we know whether he's passed his auds, because we have to have his assignment and acceptance in the same letter"

Basically, I'm kind of freaking out about the likelihood that his housing renewal may come before he hears back about the audition and his final status. I neither want him to have no dorm room if he doesn't get in the program nor do I want to be on the hook for $2000 in housing fees at FSU if he's not actually living there this Spring.

Sorry for the rambling and thanks for all the great information I've read in just this thread alone already.

Oh. And, just out of curiosity, his auditions are in the Animal Kingdom Rehearsal hall. When they're over, do they escort him out of the the park or is he free to hang out for the day? Trying to figure out what kind of a hopper pass I should get him since he's going to make a Disney weekend out of it.

Everyone who attends an audition receives a pending letter/email. It just basically means that you will receive a response after the audition. The same thing happened to me.

 

[Sorahana]

Everyone who attends an audition receives a pending letter/email. It just basically means that you will receive a response after the audition. The same thing happened to me.

My friend interviewed almost 3 weeks ago and only got an email about auditioning, she hasn't gotten anything in the mail. Is she supposed to get anything in the mail?

 

[Joanna71985]

My friend interviewed almost 3 weeks ago and only got an email about auditioning, she hasn't gotten anything in the mail. Is she supposed to get anything in the mail?

I'm not sure. I didn't- only got an email.

 

[Sehsun]

Oh. And, just out of curiosity, his auditions are in the Animal Kingdom Rehearsal hall. When they're over, do they escort him out of the the park or is he free to hang out for the day? Trying to figure out what kind of a hopper pass I should get him since he's going to make a Disney weekend out of it.

The DAK wardrobe building is on Disney property, but it is not inside a theme park. So no worries about having to leave the facilities soon after. I was done with the audition roughly 2 hours later. I recommend getting there early!

My friend interviewed almost 3 weeks ago and only got an email about auditioning, she hasn't gotten anything in the mail. Is she supposed to get anything in the mail?

I got the same letter that karinagw's DS received.

 

[sulleyfan]

Can someone who's had recent experience shed some light on the CP buses? I'm trying to decide whether to fly down and use the buses (easier option in the short term) or drive the 22 hours to Orlando. I've relied on public transit before, so I do realize there are some limitations.

Are they as bad as many of the stories say? Is it hard to get on a bus to get to the parks for work at peak times of the day and what happens if the bus is full, do they send another? How easy is it to catch one of the Orlando Lynx buses from Chatham or Vista?

TIA for the help!

 

[AladdinJay]

I did the program over the summer, and the buses are mixed. I relied on them 100% to get around, and I'd say 95% of the time they were no problem. Sometimes, they are very late. The filling thing was never an issue, somtimes they would transfer everybody to a bigger bus, but I never ONCE saw an instance where it was too full to let everybdoy on. The buses come often, like every 20 minutes or so for some locations.

I would say bring a car (attempting the Wal-Mart run on the bus is next to impossible), but the buses ARE doable.

 

[khancock]

Are they as bad as many of the stories say?

From what I can tell, most of the bad stories are from people with little to no experience using public transportation and are used to having their own car at their disposal.

Having your own car definately makes things more convenient, but the buses and shuttles are fine as long as you know how to use them (allowing enough time to get to work, understanding the schedules, stuff like that).