When people think of Orlando, Florida the first thing that they probably think of is all of the theme parks the area has to offer. After Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Orlando is the biggest theme park resort in Florida and ranks as the sixth most attended theme park in the United States. The Universal…
Author: Kacey
Disney Heritage- Class #1 (Waltโs Early Years)
This Thursday I finally got the chance to start my Disney Exploration class Disney Heritage. Since it is one of the more popular ones it fills up pretty quickly with people trying to get into it. However,ย I was happy that I was able to secure a spot especially because my friend Caroline and I…
GVSU Snapchat Takeover: 4 Parks 1 Day
This week I had the privilege of taking over my University’s social media account where I got to talk about the Disney College Program and explain to followers how students can get involved through Grand Valley. I was approached by GV earlier last month to talk about my semester spent in Florida in order to…
Disney VoluntEARS: The Royal Book Ball
On Thursday, my roommate and I volunteered at the Royal Book Ball, an event hosted by the Adult Literacy League at the Callahan Neighborhood Center in Orlando. Partnering with Disney VountEARs, this group put on this reading awareness event for children and their families in the Orlando community to attend where they were able to…
1st Time Visitors: The Essentials
As I’ve said before, Walt Disney World is a huge place with so many things to do and see. It can be very overwhelming for first-time guests, especially when they have a limited time frame. This week I used one of my complimentary tickets and got to bring my Aunt Shann to the Parks for…
Holiday Warehouse Backstage Tour
One of the perks of being a Disney Cast Member is all the cool things you are able to do through the company. One of these cool things is being able to put your name into a drawing to get free resorts stays, merchandise, and behind the scenes tours! The company does this at large…
Most Photogenic Places at WDW
According to Sally French, a travel writer for the New York Post, Disney’s US-based parks are respectively the #1 (Disneyland 14.6 million tags) and #3 (Walt Disney World 5.5 million tags) most โInstagrammedโ spots in the world.ย With 4 Parks, 25 Resorts, 2 water parks, and a shopping center there are so many things for families…
Fun Things to do with Friends & Family as a CM
Many people who do the Disney College Program somewhere down the line have someone coming to visit them. Whether that be Friends or Family, when you find out you have been accepted you will probably have a ton of people telling you that they are going to come visit you.ย This post is all about all…
Spring Training
I can’t believe that I’m a little over a month into my program! Time has flown down here with March quickly approaching. There is so many things that I’ve done in Disney but what I just realized is that I haven’t left the Disney bubble since starting my job! However, today I finally got to…
Kona Cafe Review
Ever since last November when I got the chance to explore it, I’ve been in love with Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. Not only is the lobby gorgeous but it has one of the best locations on property with it being right across the lake from Magic Kingdom. Along with it being an amazing place to…
5 Places to Relax at Magic Kingdom
It’s no secret that Disney World is a popular vacation spot. Every year the resort has about 48 million guests visit the parks from all over the world.ย The Magic Kingdom is by far the most popular park on property and has an average of 20.8 million guests per year. With numbers like that its easy…
Discounts & Perks
One of the cool things about being a Disney Cast Member is all the Discounts & Perks that come along with it! Disney treats its employees well and rewards them for their hard work with some pretty sweet deals. For starters, all Disney Employees get complimentary admission to the parks with a “Main Gate Pass”…
Marketing the Magic 