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    Default First Day of DCP Acceptances began

    Well, on the FB page at least, the first wave of DCP acceptance emails began. It looks like most of them are Fall Advantage (FA) applicants (they arrive in summer through the end of the year). The main roles that they were offered were in Hospitality and Main Gate Operations with a few in Attractions.

    My daughter is still "in progress" on her Disney Application dashboard. She did not apply for FA. She applied for Fall Only since she has a full time job in the area she is going to college for this summer. It was offered to her last summer after she did an unpaid internship with the company. So we are still waiting.

    I begin to realize the difficulty in this process, not so much in waiting but in trying to make plans for Fall 2015 Classes, Housing and Financial Aid, scholarships, college statue etc. depending on if one gets accepted or not. We have a couple of weeks before she has to start making some commitments and decisions, so I am hoping to hear word on her acceptance or denial before then!

    Good luck to everyone else who has family and friends waiting!
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    Default Accepted!!!! My daughter is officially a cm!!!!

    My DD just received her email from DCP. She has been officially Accepted for Fall 2015 as a Lifeguard. She will be there from Aug 24th - Jan 4th!!!

    I am so excited for her! Finally, a Cast Member in the family!!! LOL
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    Congratulations to her - what exciting news!!!!

    Also, a big thanks on keeping us all informed on how the process works, the different steps, etcetera. I know it has been very helpful to many parents and prospective CP'ers!
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    Awesome! Congrats to her!
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    Thank you everyone. My DD has been writing a blog, so if you are interested, feel free to PM me and I will send you the link since I do not think I can post it here.

    We will be heading to Nashville, TN for a mini vacation for the March 10 Character Auditions. More than likely, she will not get chosen as a character but she wanted the experience to at least try. Either way, it will be fun and she is still going to Disney!

    For those interested, she will not be receiving co-op or internship credit, so she will be take a leave of absence for a semester to do the program. Her college allows one semester leave of absence without affecting scholarships.
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    Congrats to her!
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    Thank you Joanna and everyone else! I just thought I would share a quick update.

    My DD begins her spring break next week. As I mentioned, she will be attending Character Auditions in Nashville on the 10th, so I will be picking her up from Cleveland and then on monday we head to Nashville for 2 days. I know she is excited just to get to experience the auditions, no matter what.

    Fortunately, she has a lot going on with school (she is in a sorority, so they have been busy with their new member initiation, big/little reveal, preparing for greek week) not to mention mid term exams, etc. So she has been limited on spending time on the DCP Facebook page (which is good with all the drama that goes on there). However, she is on the DCP Fall 2015 Christian page and she has managed to find 5 other girls all arriving the same date as her for roommates. So now the girls will have the summer to get to know one another a little before they room together in the fall.

    At this point, everything is pretty much set. If anything interesting happens, I will share about the auditions. I know a good majority of students are still waiting to hear if they have been accepted to the program. I am thankful she didn't have to wait. It is so hard to know what you need to be doing for housing arrangements for the following school year if you are not sure if you will be in classes or at DCP for the semester. DD will be taking one of the rooms at her sorority house since one of her sisters will be graduating in the fall and leaving, so that was another issue that worked out well and fell into place for our planning purposes.

    Best of luck if you are still waiting for your acceptance letter. I think the majority of them will be going out in March!
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    Default Accepted!!!! My daughter is officially a cm!!!!

    So I thought I would post an update!

    Not much to report. My DD did not attend the Nashville auditions this last week. We were planning on it since she was home on spring break. But she came home and pretty much got a cold immediately! It just seemed like she really needed the extra sleep and some time to be lazy. She is in an engineering program and so the stress is alway pretty high for her (one of the reasons I suggested she reduce her course work load each semester and add another semester of classes and the DCP program on in the first place). I let her decide and since she really was happy with getting her first choice role of lifeguarding, she decided to skip them. So we slept in, LOL!

    She has found 5 other girls through the Facebook Christians page to room with. So they are private chatting and getting to know one another better. So she is happy with that!

    We did go shopping and she found a couple of outfits on sale to take to FL for her Disney class and the Traditions class since they are business casual, plus she got a wrist watch since she will need one as a lifeguard.

    That is really all that I can share. I was hoping that she could have gone to the audition for the experience but it just seemed like resting for a while before she headed back to finish her semester made more sense. She headed back today and I already miss her so much!
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    Just a quick update...

    There is not much to report. I will update through out the late summer as we get closer to my DD's check in date of Aug 24th of anything relevant prior to arrival.

    She is back at school and they are completing their Greek Week competition...so that has kept her mind from being anxious about DCP. Honestly, she got accepted and found her roommates and pretty much as been done with things on the DCP Facebook group which seems to have it's period of high drama, so that is probably best.

    I booked two nights at ASSports with the summer discount. We have reservations for Boma's for one of the nights. I might try to sneak in a reservation for myself for a Disney tour. I have always wanted to do one!

    I really don't anticipate she will need to do too much shopping for things prior to move in. She has most items in her apartment on campus of anything she might need. We have begun moving some of her larger items out already. Normally we would get a summer storage rental unit but she will not need anything for well over a year, so we are moving her stuff back home. When she returns in Jan 2016, she will be moving into the sorority house for the semester, so again, everything is provided. It looks like the Disney apartments supply most everything too, so anyone who is flying to Orlando to do the program really shouldn't have to worry about furniture, household items, kitchen items, etc. It is all provided.

    Well, if you have a question...feel free to post or PM me!
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    MY DD is also going to be a CP for Fall 2015. She also arrives August 24! She is a graphics major and got assigned as a Photopass photographer!

    She is on the roommate hunt now and has found 2 other girls she is interested in living with looking for a few more.
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    Quote Originally Posted by waymickey View Post
    MY DD is also going to be a CP for Fall 2015. She also arrives August 24! She is a graphics major and got assigned as a Photopass photographer!

    She is on the roommate hunt now and has found 2 other girls she is interested in living with looking for a few more.


    Congratulations WayMickey for your DD's DCP acceptance! If I had ever applied to the program, I would have like to have been a Photopass Photographer.

    That's so funny that they have the same arrival date. We will probably see you on check in day! I booked a room in ASS and DD booked us ressies for Boma's. Is your DD taking a car? I think mine is but we need to buy her one this summer! LOL

    Congratulations again. Glad to hear someone else on Intercot also got accepted.
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    No she does not have a car yet. Deal is she has to afford to buy gas and insurance and repairs, until then no car.
    We are staying offsite and will arrive the 20th for a little vacation before hand and leave a few days after her check in.

    congratulations to you and your daughter!
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    Thanks for all the updates! I find this process fascinating. I really can't believe the caliber or people who get turned away. Maybe it has to do with the ranking of jobs you would be willing to do. I know the face roles are highly competitive.
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    My Daughter as well got accepted in the CP and is checking in on August 24th and then out on January 4th. She is doing QSFS which was not really a first choice, but she is okay with it.
    She did not apply until the second week of March. Got the online questionaire which had to be done in 3 days, then a phone interview she had to call and schedule within 3 days, then got her acceptance just over 2 weeks after the phone interview. Her whole process was @3 weeks. She is super excited (as is her Mom.) I am driving her down and we are figuring out the days and times around that now. Sounds like so much fun!
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    Quote Originally Posted by forever a child View Post
    My DD just received her email from DCP. She has been officially Accepted for Fall 2015 as a Lifeguard. She will be there from Aug 24th - Jan 4th!!!

    I am so excited for her! Finally, a Cast Member in the family!!! LOL
    That's great !! She's going to love it. I loved how Disney took care of the kids while there. The gated communities they lived were incredibly nice and secure. I was more comfortable with her there than when we took her to WVU. She still has one very close friend she roomed with and they vacation / work the same seasonal times together PS. Our DD took a car and it was a much "needed" perk for her. There's CM transportation, but sometimes it was necessary for her to drive as her hours were very inconsistent.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PirateLover View Post
    Thanks for all the updates! I find this process fascinating. I really can't believe the caliber or people who get turned away. Maybe it has to do with the ranking of jobs you would be willing to do. I know the face roles are highly competitive.
    You are welcome! I know others will be interested in the future, so it is always helpful to read about the process. I didn't personally know anyone else who applied, nor does my DD. So we have no experience with backgrounds/experience of who they accept or not. The whole process of decision-making in some cases seems a mystery and in others seems quite obvious.

    Quote Originally Posted by E-Ticket4 View Post
    My Daughter as well got accepted in the CP and is checking in on August 24th and then out on January 4th. She is doing QSFS which was not really a first choice, but she is okay with it.
    She did not apply until the second week of March. Got the online questionaire which had to be done in 3 days, then a phone interview she had to call and schedule within 3 days, then got her acceptance just over 2 weeks after the phone interview. Her whole process was @3 weeks. She is super excited (as is her Mom.) I am driving her down and we are figuring out the days and times around that now. Sounds like so much fun!
    Congrats to your DD on getting accepted E-Ticket4! We were thankful not to have to wait either! I was am so thankful DD got accepted the first week acceptances went out, I just don't think I could have handled the stress of not knowing what her fall plans were going to be. Congrats though! We will see you on the 24th since that is her arrival date too.

    Quote Originally Posted by #1donaldfan View Post
    That's great !! She's going to love it. I loved how Disney took care of the kids while there. The gated communities they lived were incredibly nice and secure. I was more comfortable with her there than when we took her to WVU. She still has one very close friend she roomed with and they vacation / work the same seasonal times together PS. Our DD took a car and it was a much "needed" perk for her. There's CM transportation, but sometimes it was necessary for her to drive as her hours were very inconsistent.
    Thanks for the encouragement #1donaldfan! I think my biggest concern in her driving in a new town. DD doesn't drive a lot as she bikes/walks on her campus. She has friends who drive when they need to go somewhere off campus but for the most part, everything she needs is within walking distance. She takes a taxi to airport or I pick her up when she comes home. She needs a truck to move out of her apartment usually anyway each semester. She does drive at home during the summer, but this will be a challenge with all the traffic for guests and other CM's getting to work. But I know having a car will be the more practical approach, so I gotta let her! I'll just be praying a bit more than usual!
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    Quote Originally Posted by forever a child View Post
    Thanks for the encouragement #1donaldfan! I think my biggest concern in her driving in a new town. DD doesn't drive a lot as she bikes/walks on her campus. She has friends who drive when they need to go somewhere off campus but for the most part, everything she needs is within walking distance. She takes a taxi to airport or I pick her up when she comes home. She needs a truck to move out of her apartment usually anyway each semester. She does drive at home during the summer, but this will be a challenge with all the traffic for guests and other CM's getting to work. But I know having a car will be the more practical approach, so I gotta let her! I'll just be praying a bit more than usual!
    The nice thing about the CP is that the buses are an option. So if she doesn't feel comfortable driving somewhere, she could just take the bus (of course, at times she will be happy with a car- I look back and wish I had mine with me on my programs)
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    My son was also accepted in the College Program and is arriving May 26. He went to the auditions in Nashville and found out a few weeks ago that he will be a character, being an athletic male and 6'3" didn't hurt! He's taking his car and we are driving down with him to spend a couple of days onsite before we say good-bye until Jan. We also have a trip planned in Sept and hope to spend some time with him then.
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    Quote Originally Posted by biggun35 View Post
    My son was also accepted in the College Program and is arriving May 26. He went to the auditions in Nashville and found out a few weeks ago that he will be a character, being an athletic male and 6'3" didn't hurt! He's taking his car and we are driving down with him to spend a couple of days onsite before we say good-bye until Jan. We also have a trip planned in Sept and hope to spend some time with him then.
    Congrats!! That is exciting. We would have run into you had my DD made the Nashville auditions. Anyway, please share who your son will be "friends" with once he finds out!!!

    As much as I am glad that my DD is going to DCP, I am glad she is only going to be there from Aug - Jan! She'll be home for the summer working FT for the company she hopes to work for after graduation. She is away for college so I am glad to be having her home for a few months.

    Congrats again though!!!
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    My DD did the CP intern program and wound up staying there for two years. She began as a CP on retail in MK and then moved into part time on rides in MK then transitioned to full time on rides before getting picked for the beta rollout team for FP+.

    After coming home and doing another year of college, she has gotten "homesick" and has been accepted for another CP tour beginning in August. This time she will be working in resorts.

    For those parents of CP interns, pay attention to all the discounts. You can save tons of money with a little planning. They also get special discounts on a seasonal basis that will save even more money.

    And lastly, for those of you who might be afraid that working for the Mouse might kill a little of the magic, know that for our DD, it merely enhanced it. She now has all sorts of behind the scenes knowledge that just makes it even more magical for her.

    For those accepted already - Congrats! Enjoy! And TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES! You will remember this for the rest of your life (as well as the friends you make).
    DD is headed back this summer for a 2nd tour as a CP Intern!
    Time to renew our annual passes.


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