I just got accepted to the DCP. I’m glad I got to here and some other videos telling “Don’t think this is gonna be all fun and game! You are being paid to work.” Which I’ve always understood since I entered the workforce.
I worked there two times. Going through the training process I couldn’t believe the amount of super fans. I was there for a part time job and because I live fairly close but many there breathed and bled Disney…c’mon
Hey, what are the work schedules like? If i’m a full time nursing student can I apply for the disney program and do my 40 hours on weekends and after class only?
Parents take care of your children. Disney College Program encourages bullying with its participants. Destroy your dreams. They do not comply with reasonable accommodations for illness. They are cheap employees with no benefits #DisneyCollegeBullyling. #PinocchioVillageHausBullying
I was thinking about working at Disneyland and I can’t drive either. So seeing this video really helps with having second thoughts about working there. 😣
A year later, thank you for this video! I recently graduated college and am in a sticky situation where I don't have a car, so I can't get to a job...yet I need a job to make money to get a car. I was looking at the DCP because of the free transport/accommodations, but within the first minute of the video I'm already rethinking everything! It looks like this is a nice opportunity, but more for experience and not for making money. ...Also, I hate party culture lmao
I appreciate your honesty. Most videos are all flowers and fluff, and I felt like you were more honest about the hard stuff because that’s the most important thing.
I wish I had understood this more before I did it. I just wanted it so badly that I agreed to anything including working major holidays. It was a very lonely experience in so many ways. I felt especially lonely on Christmas Eve because I was off and all my roommates were at work. I missed my family so much. Now I know it wasn’t right for me but I think it did help me grow a lot
Thank you so much for making this video!! I just got in the DCP and I am leaving in August. I am hoping to work in attractions. I am also nervous iI wont be able to save any money. Do you think I will be able to save up at least some money while there?
I just had a phone interview tomorrow and they said they would call me 2-3 days for an in person interview fingers crossed 🤞also does it take long to hear back ?
I’m starting DCP in May. My plan is to stay on full time permanently after my program, is it a high/easy to get a chance to keep a career at Disney after? Thanks!!
I like how honest you are about the program. I too have mental issues and I have an interview next week for the DCP. And I'm super anti-social, but I want to be social lol
I did it in 2020. I hated sharing a room with someone, feeling left out, not feeling like home, having no friends and no support and low pay and terrible hours. No thankyou
Hello! Just started my CP this month! The loneliness you mentioned is currently what I am experiencing. I was already expecting it, but it hit me more than I expected.
Not sure if anyone here can relate, but I really would love to apply, I’m just so anxious about it because I have never lived away from home before. I’m currently an online college student (hopefully my last semester of that, as I do want to go in person!!) and I just don’t want to let my fear of being away from my parents (might sound silly to some but i love being with them) cause me to miss out on amazing opportunities like this!
Thank you for your video!! I'm going to have my interview this Thursday for the Mandarin tour position. I'm thrilled for this opportunity, but also super nervous since I‘m going to do this interview in my second language! Your video helped me feel a little relaxed！
how do you know if you get the job i have little experience in interviews but i can really work i was nervous but do they give you a chance or do you have to bail the interview???
I had my interview at USH last month. There're two parts of interviews that are both done in one day, first group interview, followed by one(three interviewers actually)-on-one(interviewee) interview. We had 5 interviewees for the same position, and there were 7 interviewers sitting in front us for the group interview. They will tell you if you're hired or not on the spot at the last part of interview.
I just dont know if its possible for me anymore, Im a senior in college now and Im so close to finishing, maybe next fall I could. But then again I'm closer to disneyland in california and I have a season pass so I guess it makes more sense to work there. But the college program is SUCH an experience. and I graduated in 2020 so I still feel like I missed out a little bit.
I did the DCP back in 2001. It was fun, but I had one major issue with it and it still affects my decision to visit Disney to this day. Back then, we made $6.50 an hour. Out of that $6.50, Disney only paid the CP employees $.50 cents an hour. The rest was government subsidy because it was an internship (or whatever they called it to take advantage of this loophole). On top of that, each person has to pay $67.00 per week to live in the apartments that the CP people were required to live in…. Guess who those were owned by? Disney!! So, not only was Disney basically getting free labor from all of the college kids they would hire, but they were also making money off of us since we had to pay to live in Disney housing. Not to mention that most of us didn’t have cars to get us off the property, so we also had to Spend our money on Disney stores, etc. we essentially worked for free while Disney made money off of the government. It was such a disgusting practice that I ended up self terminating after 2 months.
I am currently a high school student researching the DCP out of curiosity and interest. I wanted to ask; do people participate in the program for the work and life experience, even if it doesn't align with their career all that much? As it stands for me, I live in Pennsylvania which is of course not in close proximity to Florida. However, if possible, I want to apply for the program while in college. For now, I want other people's opinions on if participating in the DCP is worth it to someone like me, where it's pretty out of the way and unnecessary for my education and career paths.
Hey there! I'm kinda in a similar boat with being a high schooler researching about DCP but I live in FL and have friends who are currently in the program or have been recently. From what I've heard it's a great experience to have even if it doesn't align with your preferred career choice. And having the DCP on your resume can get you lots of jobs because of the experiences it gives you. It is hard work though so you need to be sure you're ok with all that comes with it(like she said there are long hours and it gets lonely sometimes) before you get there because otherwise you'll be taking a spot from someone who would really love to be there and could use that involvement. to answer your question about whether it would be worth it I think it absolutely would. Just remember that what you get out of the experience greatly depends on what you put in. Good Luck!!
I just get the feeling (based on the people that I know that did it) the Disney College Program is for people that aren’t ready for the real world so they need to go to fantasy land to work.
Because it’s an internship of sorts, and like all internships you are doing a job, but it’s more of showing you what it could be like as opposed to actually being employed.
This is all things that is just in regular life though.. there is always random changes and things you don’t expect.. nothing perfect and it is what you make it! I’m applying for 2024 and I’m 27 and I’m sort of glad I’ve waited until I was older… because this is literally how just life is 😂😂 it’s 5-7 months not a lifetime and I think as long as your realize it’s not some fantasy 75% of the time.. you will be just fine.
Being older now I completely agree, but I think when I was younger and what I gathered from other people there, a lot of people aren’t prepared for that to be the case so I just wanted to make sure people know what they’re signing up for
I really enjoy it, I think it’s a great location to be in, best advice is to really try to learn as much as possible during training and please don’t be afraid to ask questions. If you’ve never done a ride operator position before it’s not something that comes naturally and can be overwhelming especially given the importance of it being safety critical so just ask as many questions as you can.
It always depends on what they’re looking for, but probably not because we are heading into peak season and they’re looking for open availability at the moment, you can still try though
