Is that your question? I know many people debate over participating in the program. I can really only tell you why I decided to do it. I love Disney. I really enjoy spending time at the parks and have always found the history as well as the behind the scenes aspects of the company interesting. I don’t think that there is any feeling in the world like walking under the train and coming out on Main Street and seeing the castle for the first time. I’ve made amazing memories and found out some very bad news in the Parks. Disney has been a part of my life for a long time and I want to make those kinds of memories for others. I used to play a game in the park with my friends. We would walk around and say “if I worked at the park I’d want to…” The end was usually whatever we had just done. Though my answers were mostly “work at the Haunted Mansion” or “plan weddings”. As to how I went from loving Disney to planning my move is very simple. I was walking around campus one day and saw a flyer for the CP. It made me think. I love Disney World. I love Fl. It would be hella fun. I have tons of friends in FL. I could make a bunch more friends. Oh and it would look great on my resumé. After that I spent hours on different sites reading all about the program and people who have done it. I asked someone I knew who had done it and they loved it. When I was in WDW in June I actually talked to someone who was doing a Summer Alumni program. She loved it too. Some people believe they got their current jobs because of their CP. Having a company like Disney on your resumé makes people take notice. The level of service and quality of training that Disney gives stays with their employees. Furthermore I want to do the wedding planning Professional Internship and I have to do the CP first.
Some people are worried about being homesick. I’m something of an expert on that. I moved to South FL right out of high school for college. I knew not a single person. It was an amazing experience. You get to reinvent yourself. You can become anyone you want. Of course I missed my family but I found ways to deal with it. I usually locked myself in my bedroom for an afternoon and watched Christmas movies. I know it sounds weird but Christmas has always been a constant when it comes to my family. If your afraid of being away from family just remember they are always a phone call away and eventually you’ll find something that brings home to you. Besides you’ll be surrounded by friends who will make you smile when you feel down. If that doesn’t work how about a spin on your favorite ride or a hug from a mouse? It’s a chance to spread your wings in a safe place. Believe me nothing is more freeing than taking that leap of faith.
If your looking for some more information to help make your decision. Here are a couple of links.
Micechat has a massively long forum all about the College Program. It's a long read but once your finally done your head will be full of great info.
http://micechat.com/forums/walt-disney-world-resort/10779-college-program.html
Disboards is another site like Micechat. Tons of info and worth the time to read.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2034882
And for a something a bit more fun a legend in the Disney College Program Vlog World
http://www.youtube.com/user/JohnWDWCP#p/u/50/M1okcjfTiE8
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