Doing the Disney College Program with No Car!

Soooooo, I  keep getting emails and comments years after my program on this topic, sohere is my long over due new post on getting around without a car during your Disney College Program. I've managed to do 3 Disney College Programs with no vehicle, and I still manage to get around to grocery shopping, malls, and Orlando events. A new thing...

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Disney College Program Discounts & Perks

UPDATE AS OF Feb 25, 2016 -  This page has become so popular! It's time for a HUGE update. Anything with the "NEW->" next to it, is apart of the 2016 Update! So please read about these new perks and discounts. Many of the Downtown Disney Discounts will be no good because DTD is now Disney Springs and it's going through A LOT of changes. All...

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DCP Housing: 1 Bedroom VS 2-4 Bedrooms Apartment

Please note: Although my program is over, I will continue posting whatever comes to mind and uploading some old content. I want to touch up on something that's not really brought up in a lot of DCP discussions, and that is whether to stay in a 1 Bedroom (2 people) or 2-4 Bedrooms (4-8 people). I spent an entire year in Disney Housing. For the first...

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Sum Up: The Second Week - Custodial Core Training & Costuming

So, to sum up "The First Week". . . Jan 20th - Check-In/Casting Jan 21st - My Bday/ Housing Meeting Jan 22nd - Epcot & Magic Kingdom Resort Hopping/ Fireworks Jan 23rd - Traditions/ Blue IDS Jan 24th - Magic Kingdom Park Jan 25th - Hollywood Studios/ Animal Kingdom It was such a busy, but fun week! So, I want to sum up "The Second Week"...

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Bucket List - DHS & DAK - Park Hopping & Character Hunting

Since obtaining my blue ID we've been non-stop going to the parks. I've already hit up Magic Kingdom, a lot of resorts (Epcot & MK resorts), and some Florida spots . . . just in the first week. Today, me and my friend decided to visit Disney's Hollywood Studios (DHS) and Disney's Animal Kingdom (DAK) for those that don't know the lingo...

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Bucket List: Magic Kingdom - The First Park - Sleepy Hollow

The best thing about Traditions  (aside from it being your first day of paid work) . . . BLUE IDSSSSSSS!! That means hitting up the parks and having a jolly good time. Yep! The first park I hit up was Magic Kingdom. I got on all my favorites, Big Thunder and Space Mountain while enjoying classics like Mickey's PhilharMagic. I even managed to...

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Disney College Program Traditions & the Disney Look

After a full day of Resort Hopping and Fireworks, I had traditions. I had morning sessions. I can't remember the exact time, but it was like a 6AM/7AM kind of early. They break traditions down into 2 sessions (one morning and one night).  My Traditions class was approximately 5 hours long.  Let me give a little run down: We...

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Work Life: Custodial Epcot World Showcase

Hooray!!! So my prediction was correct! I am in Epcot. As you can see from the photo, I have World Showcase. I have Traditions on Jan 23rd, the second sessions which is at 4PM. This information is posted on the back of the 2014 Program Guide. I also include the housing IDs. If I were under 21, it would have a yellow rectangle on it with...

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Bucket List: Fireworks at Polynesian & Roommate Bonding

The same day (Jan 22nd) me and my suite mate went back to the apartment to do  . . . something. Haha! Somehow, my other roommates convinced us to go to Polynesian (AGAIN) and watch the fireworks. This is where a lot of people where hanging out and meeting up via Facebook and stuff like that. So, we headed for Polynesian. We got to the...

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Bucket List: Epcot Resorts & Boardwalk

Okay, so this happened 2 days into the program. Man, I was super busy. I arrived on Jan 20th, Jan 21st was my Bday, and Jan 22nd we resort hopped and watched fireworks. Haha! Yes, I  remember now, we hit up the Polynesian and somehow in the same day ended up at the Boardwalk Resorts (Epcot Resorts). We hit up the Boardwalk Resorts, Swan...

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