First Week

So I have been in Orlando for exactly one week! I decided to make a blog so everyone can stay updated with my program. So far I absolutely love it here! It has been so much fun and there is so much to do. My only complaint is the humid weather and the crazy afternoon thunderstorms. Here is a brief update of what I have been up to!

Monday August 13th: Left for Orlando at 7:30am. I flew with one of my roommates, Danielle, which was really fun and we got to know each other. We didn't get to Orlando until 7:00pm. We took the Disney Magical Express to get to our hotel at the Pop Century where we met up with another one of our roommates, Lindsay. We immediately left for Downtown Disney where we met up with other Disney College Program participants. It was really fun and everyone is so friendly and nice!


Tuesday August 14th: Went to breakfast with my two roommates at the hotel then went to Downtown Disney to meet my actual roommate Juliette for the first time. We went to dinner at Captain Jacks and then hung out with other people from the program.

Wednesday August 15th: CHECK IN DAY! We arrived at 7:15 in the morning and the check in process started around 7:30. It was fairly quick, we got to pick our apartment complex and building. We are living in Vista Way. It is the least popular building for some reason but I am really enjoying it. Its the biggest complex so it has 2 pools, a gym, a media room where you can watch tv or rent movies, a computer lab, and my favorite part unlimited freshly baked chocolate chip cookies! Our building is directly in the middle of the bus stop and the pool which is nice. We live on the third floor and have huge vaulted ceilings. It is a 2 bedroom 2 bath apartment with a kitchen, living room, and dining room. After we checked in we went to the Casting Office to find out where we will be working! I will be working at Downtown Disney at The World of Disney, which is the largest store in Disney World. We then finished our paperwork and went home to finally move into our new home. We then had the rest of the day to get settled, go shopping, and most importantly take a nap. We went out that night with some of our new friends that we met. Overall it was really fun but a long exhausting day.

Thursday August 16th: We went to our housing meeting in the morning which basically went over the rules and the services the apartment complexes provide. Afterwards we just hung out and finished unpacking. Later that night we took a party bus to downtown Orlando for a paint party. There were a lot of other CPs (College Programers) who also went. It was a lot of fun!

Friday August 17th: Didn't do a thing! Relaxed and just hung out at our apartment complex.

Saturday August 18th: TRADITIONS! This was a 5 hour orientation at Disney University. We finally received our passes and most importantly our name tags! We also got to go in the Utilidors which is the underground tunnel system underneath Magic Kingdom. This was probably the highlight of being here because it is something very few people know about. After Traditions was finished we finally got to go to the parks for the first time! We went to Magic Kingdom first and watched the fireworks show Wishes.

Sunday August 19th: Woke up early and went to Animal Kingdom and The House of Blues at night. On Sunday nights its from for College Programers!


Monday August 20th: Went to Disney Hollywood Studios.

Thats all for now. I start training tomorrow and my 40 hour work weeks start after Thursday. I really hope I enjoy it and I have only heard good things from people who work there. I will keep you all updated and I hope you enjoy my blog.