Any general advice for the WDWCP?

[bplaye1]

Well, I've been reading the board for a good week now trying to sift through all the info on here making sure I don't ask something that's already been answered (although I've read sooooo much I'm sure I will anyway)...so I guess I should introduce myself!

My name is Bailey and I am a student at LSU. I really want to do the Spring program or the Spring Advantage program (or maybe do the Spring program and extend into the summer?). I am going to watch the e-presentation tomorrow and then schedule my interview, because after reading all of this and the other info I've found on the web, I just don't think I can wait until the come to LSU for the live presentation!!! I am hoping to work in operations and then audition for entertainment and extend into the summer and be a character attendant (you do audition for that right?) In operations I really REALLY want a spieling (sp?) role - I'm a theatre major and those are RIGHT up my alley

So any advice anyone wants to give me about anything is TOTALLY welcome! I'll be on here with TONS of questions in the next few days but I'd love to just talk generally with anyone too

You can PM me, IM me (TexasOnMyMind365) or e-mail me (bplaye1@lsu.edu) with whatever valuable Disney info you've got!!!

So here's to hoping I'll be at Disney Spring 2007! *crosses fingers*

 

[BrittFranklin86]

Hey, you actually don't audition for the role of character attendant. I asked my interviewer about that, and she told me no.

Britt

 

[joanna71985]

Yeah. The only thing you have to audition for is a character performer role. You don't have to audition to be a character attendant (I should know). But good luck.

 

[Mecha Figment]

although alot of the character attendents i've worked with are prety much Characters in their own right. Espeicaly over at Animal Kingdom.

My one piece of advice i will give you is Don't stay there, go back to school and finish up your degree. YOu can always go back , that is ifyou keep a good record card. To many people that go into the college program get sucked into the system and never finish their degree. Disney doesn't pay well, and the job security isn't always there, It's always good to have a degree to go back on.

 

[zeroFantasy]

I want to suggest... do the spring advantage program. It's a long one (I'm Fall Adv. right now), but the experience you get over the summer is priceless. When you come in, it will be dead. When you leave it will be crowded. Yeah, you could try doing the regular program and then extending.
My program was different because I had to either be fall or fall advantage. I chose the second one. I gotta say the summer experience was amazing and the fall one is not so good...