Follow along with me on my Disney Cultural Exchange Program All of our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them— Walt Disney
Training Begins
So it is finally the time to start my training and officially start the working part of working for Walt Disney world. In all honestly I was so terrified as to this part as it was something I had never done before and I felt as though it was a huge responsibility and was unsure …
A wild sorta day
So this was my final day off before starting my on the job training, and I was very very nervous to begin my training and actually start working. So today was sort of just a chill at the apartment sorta day and relax. Get my nerves in check and try and make sure that I …
A Galaxy Far Far Away
This afternoon as a very exciting day, as my friends managed to get reservations to Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge and invited me as a plus one. I was beyond excited to have the opportunity and privilege to be able to experience the land before any guests could. Our reservation window was 5pm-9pm. So we made …
Pre On The Job Training
So it is finally time for my 2 lots of training, welcome to Operations a general training for the company that everyone does, and DAKlimations which is exclusive for cast members working at DAK (each park has their own orientation). Welcome to OPS was early and boring but nothing that couldn’t be managed. I also …
A day of surprises
So I finally had access to the parks for free but no training until Sunday. That meant only 1 thing, going in for rope drop. And that’s exactly what we did. The group started off in toy story land as most had never been before and were super exited to ride slinky dog dash. The …
Arrival Week
So I’ve already moved in, gone to Walmart at peak time, and watched the magic kingdom fireworks from the contemporary. What could top the rest of the week? Tuesday saw the immigration meeting. Basically just covering the important information about the visa requirements for all internationals. It was boring but done rather fast which was …
Check In Day
So it was finally time for the offical start of the program, moving into my Disney housing. I was honestly a nervous wreck on the inside but super excited also to finally see Patterson Court and also find out what apartment type I had and meet my roommates. We arrived a little early so security …
Disney’s All Star Movies
So I decided that for my few days in Orlando before starting with Disney that I wanted to stay at a Disney Hotel and I need to find one that fit my budget. All Star Movies ticked all those boxes and looked great, however I hadn’t heard the best things about the all star resorts. …
Pre Disney in Orlando
So going to bed at 1am in the morning is not the best idea when trying to beat jet lag however it’s hard to do the right thing when having so much fun. So i ended up at about 4am wide awake and unable to sleep. So what else was I to do besides from …
Departure Day
So today is finally the day that I get to set off on my epic journey to begin working at Walt Disney World in Florida. For me the day begun at 3:30am. My family was kind enough to drive me to the airport, and we decided it was best to leave at 5:00am to minimise …