how much money do you need to live in Orlando?????

Thats the spirit!

Just remember to be cheerful and look happy (but, who isn't? ) at the interview, but do not overdo it!. I know one guy that was rejected because he was so overexcited and to hyper, that they did not think he would fit in
Learn the most important thing in your country's history and find out what Disney focus on at their pavillion (Mexico for you, right?), but all the extra personal cultural experiences are always welcome

- Keep your back straight
- Speak slow and clearly
- Have a genuine smile on your face

Do this, and you are all set

 

oooh, thanks for more info everyone that's posted. I'm glad that this topic got started!

Phones are slightly different here in the UK, not much but a little; I think I'm just going to get a cheapo pre-paid one as I'm not much of a techy!! x x x

 

Ye, that seems to be the number one choice for the most of us =)

 

yes, good thread - answered some of my questions! was wondering about mobiles and prices of food etc. im gonna want to go out alot and party when im there, once in a lifetime opportunity lol - so im thinking of just saving loads and bringing around 1000 with me. that should definately be enough for the first while! :
do we get many discounts on seaworld and other attractions that are not Disney?

dont worry diego, just be yourself and act like ur happy to be there, which of course you should be anyway! its Disney!!! i applied last august 09 with yummy jobs and had phone interview then f2f in london in feburary! i was waitlisted and only found out last week that i got a place! im leaving in 2months!!! ahhh! ;D i had given up because it had taken so long, i was waiting a year and thought they forgot about me
so i would also give u advice to be patient and keep everything crossed! dont lose hope!
xox

 

you dont gte a discount on lik seaworld/bg however the pass for the year is onl like $150 which includes free trasnport to bg

you get an annual pass to universal - u can either pay up front or pay monthly by standing order from ya bank account which is what i did and it worked out fine.

you do get discount on the space sky dive centre and lots of people - me included take the opportunity to do a sky dive while there - its def somethign fun to do.

you get discount on the i-ride trolly instead of paying like $1 to ride you pay 25c which means you can get to sw/universal for a huuugggee price of 50c return lol which when your broke cos you have taken a bunch of er's and you cant even afford the cinema you can go and down lol

you get discounted cinema tickets for amc at dtd - i think its like $8 or somethign but cant remember exactly i do remember thos if u go to company d you can buy discount tickets there via them they do like 2 l;evels gold which si for new releasea dn silver which is for releases that have been out for 2 weeks - def a good deal

you also get discount on all the disney stuff like the mini golf, resorts, cruise, water parks, disney quest etc...

last time i took around $900 and i spent around half of that in the first 2 weeks but i brought my own tv and dvd player as well as my seaworld year ticket so spent like $250+ on that

 

that all sounds v helpful! thankx very much ;D defo printing all this info off!

what about the shopping malls for clothes, shoes etc. im not sure of which brands and actual shop names are in florida. im not sure whether to buy the items i want to bring here or over there. that kinda way. so does anyone know of a website with a good list of all the shops that are readily available near the housing complex and malls that we would regularly be attending?
xox

 

not a website no buttttt theres a bus that goes to walmart pretty much every day except i think once a week or poss every 2 weeks when it goe to florida mall - its a free buss which is of course awesome cos your not paying this bus goes to all the different housing complexes so commons, chatham vista way (i think paterson have to walk to chatham but not 100% sure cos that had only just opened a few months befor ei left and most everyone was in the commons)

short walk from commons/chatham/paterson is premium outlet malls - this is where u can get i ride form and also the bus for busch gardens goes from there. it's nearest to commons literally cut across the road and thru the car park and your there. this has the usual outlets, dress barn, disneys character warehouse (cm discount there!) sketchers shoes tonnes of shops and also a cool fudge place that does awesome ice cream. theres also a food court there with chinese/japanese/burgers/taco bell. it also has a little shop which sells cigarettes and phone cards if your in a rush for them.

a little bit further away is publix - you can tell how to get there by following the trail of abandoned trollies! it was quite common to see people pushing the trolley almost to the entrance of the commons and then ditching it - some people took the small wheelie suitcases to put heavy stuff in - good thing to remember is taxis etc cant go down to the appts they drop off at security if your in 28 think before buying unless you have strong friends to help u - security used to take u in their cart but stopped that when we were outthere and would lend you a crappy fold up trolly instead.

near publix is mcdonalds and walgreens. walgreens is 24 hours so good if you finish late and want to grab something its reasonably priced has all the medications u need for ya hang overs and stuff.

hope that helps sorry bout my awful typing little laptop chunky fingers = more typos than ever!

for food publix is nicer its say the waitrose or supermarkets slightly more expensive but better quality fruit, meats and bread and general stuff. walmart is obv the cheaper its asda has more options but fresh food isnt so good altho cakes and donuts are awesome.

 

if you google premium/prime outlets they will give u a list - prime is the very end of i drive so u can get a trolley right to ti from premium it takes around an hour

you can also get the bus to florida mall if its not one of the days the free bus goes from down town disney i think like a all day ticket is around $3.50 but they stop runniong fairly early say 6ish - info on lynx buses again google it and it will bring it up

you also have all the outlets on i-drive to go to

if you look at the different webbies it will give you an idea of what is available - pretty much everythign you would get in the uk.

 

Hi, here is some links to the malls

Florida Mall: http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?id=139
Premium outlets: http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=17