Hello. Where do I begin? The other morning, I woke up from a dream I was having about one of my trips to Disney World. From that moment on, I decided that I wanted to work for WDW. (I'm very impulsive) 
Since I own a small photography business, I figured park photographer would be the best job. I went on monster.com and to my surprise, Disney was specifically hiring for PhotoPass Photographer. I sent in my resume and now I'm just waiting. I have to thank Gorjus for all the information and advice she gave me.
Now here is my problem. I live in New York. I looked at rent.com for apartments in the Orlando area. Why do they all seem too good to be true? Great apartments for $800 a month just seems odd to me. Maybe I'm just too used to New York City where the crappiest place to live is at least $1000. Not to mention they don't even look half as good as the Florida ones.
Do I wait till Disney calls me to see if I get hired or go down to Florida and go directly to the Casting center, get an entry-level job, then try for photographer later? Should I make more money here in New York first then leave, or stay at a friends down in Florida till I get a job down there and able to get my own place? I don't even know where to begin.
I've put all my money into my 2 businesses and I'm just not making enough back for a good enough profit. If I leave now, I'd only be going down there with a couple hundred of dollars. I am about to be 21 and my motto is, "you only live once."
Not to mention I have the obstacle of a very over protective mother (Last year I booked and paid for a trip to WDW in January, she found out and canceled it)
I really want to pursue this dream of mine. I am SO passionate about WDW. I've been hovering around these forums and everyone seems so nice here. Any and all advice would be very much appreciated. Thanks!
-Kristina
Since I own a small photography business, I figured park photographer would be the best job. I went on monster.com and to my surprise, Disney was specifically hiring for PhotoPass Photographer. I sent in my resume and now I'm just waiting. I have to thank Gorjus for all the information and advice she gave me. Now here is my problem. I live in New York. I looked at rent.com for apartments in the Orlando area. Why do they all seem too good to be true? Great apartments for $800 a month just seems odd to me. Maybe I'm just too used to New York City where the crappiest place to live is at least $1000. Not to mention they don't even look half as good as the Florida ones.
Do I wait till Disney calls me to see if I get hired or go down to Florida and go directly to the Casting center, get an entry-level job, then try for photographer later? Should I make more money here in New York first then leave, or stay at a friends down in Florida till I get a job down there and able to get my own place? I don't even know where to begin.
I've put all my money into my 2 businesses and I'm just not making enough back for a good enough profit. If I leave now, I'd only be going down there with a couple hundred of dollars. I am about to be 21 and my motto is, "you only live once."
Not to mention I have the obstacle of a very over protective mother (Last year I booked and paid for a trip to WDW in January, she found out and canceled it
)I really want to pursue this dream of mine. I am SO passionate about WDW. I've been hovering around these forums and everyone seems so nice here. Any and all advice would be very much appreciated. Thanks!
-Kristina
