Hey congrats, I can't believe its been like 3 years since I was down there as a CP. ANyway if your driving down try to pack the car with as much as you can, the apartments are bare, bring a tv, you can never have to many with a bunch of strangers living together, also bring things from home to make the place as comfortable as you can. FEB. can be cold sometimes so bring some warm stuff, unless your from the north east then it will probally be hot to you. The big thing is bring stuff from home to make things feel like home, lots of peopel get home sick on the program.
AS far as discounts goes, you ge the mech and food discount food they add the gratuity so it almost zeros it self out, also you get free admission and they usally give you 2 to 4 free park passes for you to give to family and friends, depends on how long your there for and if they havbe changed anything, but I got two when I checked in and then two more just before christmas, and I know my roomate even got two more mailed to him afterwards.
But have fun and if you got any question feel free to contact me.