How Dreams Come True – A Lesson from a Disney Ambassador

Hello everybody and welcome to another post! Today we are going to be discussing a seminar that I was able to attend this February, put on by the Disney Programs & Internships Team, that I think you all will enjoy. In this seminar, we had Stephen Lim, one of the currentย Walt Disney World Ambassadors,ย come and…

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Traditions

Hello all and welcome to a very special post. Today I am going to be covering the highly anticipated “Traditions” class at Disney University! I was fortunate enough to participate in this class once again on August 9th and officially start back up on my Disney Journey here at the Walt Disney World Resort. For…

“Learning” on the DCP

Hello all! With move-in day slowly approach for all of us Fall arrivals, I wanted to share with you all about the “Learning” aspect of the Disney College Program and why it is such a great tool for those looking to further develop their career with the Walt Disney company. Before I get any further…

Picture Treasure Hunt

One of my assignments for my Grand Valley classes this semester included a Picture Treasure Hunt of the Walt Disney World Resort! This by far has been my favorite assignment and has been so much fun to go out and do. So below I present to you my Picture Scavenger Hunt of my semester here…

Disney Heritage- Class #3 (Walt Disney Imagineering)

My 3rd class in Disney Heritage explored all about Walt Disney Imagineering and how it has grown and changed over the years. Imagineering is the implementation of creative ideas in practical form. It combines dreaming up new ideas and the engineering and creation of those ideas into reality. This segment of the Walt Disney company…

Disney Heritage-Class #2 (Walt & Television)

To continue on with Disney Heritage’s second seminar, after diving into the Golden Age of Animation we then explored the history of Walt’s fascination and ideas surrounding television. As I explained previously, Walt saw the possibilities for Television and he understood that he could use it to his advantage. Other people in Hollywood thought that…

Disney Heritage – Class #2 (Disney’s Golden Age of Animation)

Our second class for Disney Heritage explored the Golden Age of Animation for the Walt Disney Company which created a base for the company to create its empire upon. As most know, Walt Disney started his career off in animation being an animator himself and after the failure of his first company in Kansas City…

Disney Heritage- Class #1 (Waltโ€™s 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…

First Week: Traditions & Orientation Classes

Day 5: Traditions & First Night at the Parks (1/26) Friday morning I woke up bright and early to start my training! Every Disney Cast Member is required to go through Traditions, which is a 5-hour crash course on the history of the Disney company in which you learn about Walt Disney and everything that…