August 20, 2014

• Spring/Spring Advantage 2015 applications were released

August 23, 2014

• Submitted my inital application (9:15pm)

• Received my "DCP: Thank You For Applying" email (9:36pm)

• Received my "DCP: Immediate Action Required Web-Based Interview" email (10:48pm)

• PASSED my WBI (11:24 - 11:42pm)

​August 24, 2014

• ​Received my "DCP: Schedule Phone Interview" email (12:12am)

• Scheduled my phone interview for Thursday, August 28, 2014 at 1:15pm EST

• Received my "DCP: Phone Interview Confirmation" email (12:28am)

​August 27, 2014

• ​Found out the dates of Character Performer auditions (Philadelphia, PA: October 9th)

​August 28, 2014

• Phone Interview with Diane (1:15 - 1:37pm)

• Received my "DCP: Thank You For Interviewing" email (11:49pm)

October 3, 2014

• ​​Received my "DCP: Congratulations!" email (9:53am)

  • ​​​Offered a Full-Service Food & Bev position for the Spring 2015 DCP

• ​Paid my program fee of $354.50

  • Received my "DCP: Submit Program Fees" email (10:12am)

  • Received my "Payment Confirmation: DCP" email (6:07pm)

• Received my "DCP: Select Program Dates" email (7:04pm)

  • ​2x this email from "wdw.college.recruiting" & "donotreply"

  • Selected my Spring 2015 program dates (01/26/15 - 05/15/15)

• ​Received my "Offer Accept - Request for Additional Information" email (8:24pm)

• Received my "DCP: New Departure Date" email (9:24pm)

  • ​Onboarding Website Video #1

October 9, 2014

• My Disney College Program Character Performer auditions in Philadelphia, PA at the Rock School for Dance (S. Broad St.) and begin at 10:30am

​October 23, 2014

• ​Recived my "DCP Character Performer Audition Results" email (12:00pm)

  • ​Sadly, I wasn't selected :(

​October 28, 2014

• ​Booked my flight with Southwest from PHL (Philadelphia, PA) to MCO (Orlando, FL) for January 25, 2015 from 11:15am - 2:00pm

• Booked my Mears transportation from the airport to the Holiday Inn Resort Orland - Lake Buena Vista (13351 State Rd.  353) for approximately 2:00pm

  • ​My roommate Deanna has had a room booked at the Holiday Inn since she got accepted so I'm splitting the cost with her and two of our other roommates so I didn't have to book a hotel room for the one night before check-in!

November 10, 2014

• ​Course Registration opened at 10:00am EST (initially 12:00am - changed)

  • ​Took 1 hour to actually get the pages loaded and register.

    • ​Registration itself does not take long.

    • ​Registered for "Cast Engagement & HR" Explorartory Seminar on Mondays from 8:30-10:30am, February 16, 2015 - April 20, 2015.

• ​​Received my "Disney Education Registration Confirmation" email (10:56am)

​November 26, 2014

• ​Received my "DCP: The Disney Look" email (8:34am)

​December 2, 2014

• ​Officially booked a reservation for "The Spirit of Aloha" dinner show at the Polynesian for me and my roommates for 8:15pm on Wednesday, April 15, 2015

​December 4, 2014

• ​Received my "DCP: Work Opportunity Tax Credit Form" email (4:25pm)

​December 8, 2014

• ​Received my "The Walt Disney Company New Hire Account Information" email (4:00pm)

• Received my "The Walt Disney Company New Hire Portal Instructions" email (4:00pm)

​December 9, 2014

• ​Received my "DISNEY HOUSING - DORMS Housing Information" email (4:12pm)

​December 11, 2014

• ​Received my "DCP: Education Opportunities" email (8:57am)

  • ​I already signed up for classes when this was received.

​​December 11, 2014

• ​Received a "DCP: New Arrival Date Opportunity!" email (4:14pm)

  • ​Something has seemingly happened on Disney's end that led them to send out emails asking if people wanted to switch their arrival date to March 2, 2014.  If they did, they would automatically get credited the first month's rent, and they could switch to Spring Advantage if they weren't already.

​​December 15, 2014

• ​Received a "DCP: Final Opportunity for a New Arrival Date!" email (10:33am)

​December 26, 2014

• ​Received my "DCP: Prepare for Your Arrival" email (9:17am)

​January 5, 2015

• ​Received my "DCP: See Ya' Real Soon!" email (9:29am)

​January 13, 2015

• ​Received my "Disney Housing Registration" email (1:51pm)

• Received my "Disney Housing You've Been Linked-Leader!" email (4:06pm)

• Recieved my "Disney Housing Boarding Pass" email (4:16pm)

​January 15, 2015

• ​Received my "DCP: Final Reminders" email (9:42am)

​January 16, 2015

• ​Received a Disney Internships & Programs email, "Login Instructions" (9:28am)

• ​​Received a Disney Internships & Programs email, "You are now enrolled in class Exploring Cast Engagement & Human Resources - Monday" (9:39am)

• ​​Received a Disney Internships & Programs email, "Exploring Cast Engagement & Human Resources - Monday: Class announement" (2:12pm)

​January 18, 2015

• ​I ordered several items online from Walmart to the Turkey Lake Walmart in Orlando, Fl.

​January 22, 2015

• ​Received my "Disney Housing: DORMS Domestic Arrival Reminder 1/16/2015 10:45" email (6:30pm)

  • ​This is the email that tells you what your check-in time is.

  • Mine is 10:45-11:15am.

​​January 24, 2015

• ​I checked-in with Southwest for my flight tomorrow.

​January 25, 2015

• ​Flight with Southwest.

• Staying overnight at the Holiday Inn with Audrey, Rachel, and Deanna.

​January 26, 2015

• ​Check-in at Vista Way from 10:45-11:15am.

​January 27, 2015

• ​Casting at 12pm.

​January 28, 2015

• ​Housing Meeting at 11am.

​January 29, 2015

• ​Traditions at 2pm.

​January 31, 2015

• ​Orientation: Welcome to Operations B (7:30am-11:30am)

​February 1, 2015

• ​Orientation: Once Upon a Time..Is Now! & Restaurant Operations (7:15am-3:45pm)

​February 2, 2015

• ​Orientation: Welcome to Food & Beverage (12pm-4pm)

​February 3, 2015

• ​LTT Training day #1 (2:15pm-10:30pm)

February 4, 2015

• ​LTT Training day #2 (1:15pm-9:30pm)

  • ​Dinner taste panel

February 7, 2015

• ​LTT Training day #3 (9:15am-5:30pm)

  • ​Lunch taste panel

February 8, 2015

• ​LTT Assessment day (9:15am-5:30pm)

​February 9, 2015

• ​First shift off training! (2pm-8:30pm)

​February 10, 2015

• ​"Resume Writing" workshop with David Horvath in Vista Way Classroom #1 (10am-12pm)

​February 11, 2015

• ​DineTime training class (2pm)

​February 13, 2015

• ​Four Key Basics class (3pm-6pm)

​February 16, 2015

• ​First Exploring Cast Engagement & HR class with facilitator Jeff Bishop from 8:30am-10:30am in Chatham Classroom #4

​February 17, 2015

• ​"Acing the Interview" workshop with David Horvath in Vista Way Classroom #1 (10am-12pm)

• ​Mardi Gras Grocery Bingo at The Commons Clubhouse (4pm)