January 2012 Applicants!

Meee! I live near Southampton
Though I'm originally from Cardiff, so I think I'd want that on my nametag as my hometown.

 

I live in southampton =)

Also, James Schooley there's lots of James Schooley's on faceyb!

 

My profile photo is of me in front of the globe at Universal Studios. If tou can't see me, give me your name and I'll add you!

 

big up the diff !!! lol

Im on fb too add me if you like im ellie spider pic is of me skydiving

cant believe how soon it is til the apps open im excited still waiting for an interview with thomson as well

 

Heyy I hope you dont mind but i just added a few of you guys on Facebook My names NicolaJadeSealy just incase you wondered which random person was adding you Hope everyones ok and all excited about the applications, i certainly know i am Buzzzing!! xxx

 

i am excited iaccepted your friend request

its hard waiting around when there isnt anything to do - luck christmas will be upon us son and then it wont be long at all

so whats everyones top 5 things they are gonna do if they get through?

mine are:
1. stay in every single resort Ive stayed in a couple already
2. try and eat in every sit down location (someone already out there has been doing this and it just seems a great challeneg to do with ya mates)
3. hit my fave club cowboys as much as i can
4. go on the cruise
5. go to salem over halloween for the live ghost stories and trials

 

have any of you that are applying in january done the summer program?

 

I accepted requests from the two of you who added me I am in Atlanta airport at the minute waiting for a flight back to Gatwick. Gutted to have left Orlando this morning but the prospect of coming out for a year soon-ish is keeping me sane.....don't know what I'll do with myself if i get rejected

Things to do out here....I have a good few, more than 5! The Salem witch trial thing sounds awesome, I'd like to do that. I'd like to go to NYC in winter time, and back over to LA and to Vegas maybe....time off permitting, or even at the end of the Visa period.

Would like to have a night out in Downtown Orlando, do the drinking around the world in Epcot, get trashed on I-Drive, see Orlando Magic play, as well as catch some American Football and Baseball games in Tampa, maybe see Miami, finally see WDW at Christmas, find the hidden Mickeys in WDW.....I could go on! Excitement.....just don't wanna get too ahead of myself.

 

I love vegas :0 on my last programme i went to vegas for a couple of days took in a show and went sky diving there was fab - couldnt stay there for a 2 week hol but a couple of days or a week is fun

 

Wow - it doesn't suck to be back in the UK at all I need to get back out there!

Does anyone know how the Universal Studios gig works? Do they have something similar to Disney? Might be worth applying for as back-up.

 

I was looking at the ICP forum the other day (I really have too much time on my hands ...) and I saw that apparently Yummy are going to be taking on the Universal Studios applications as well! So if we don't get the CRP, the application process for Universal is probably going to be quite similar.
We can't apply as a back up, though - Yummy only let you submit one application at a time

My top 5 things to do?
1. Drink around the world at Epcot
2. Go on a Disney cruise
3. Stay at the Grand Floridian
4. Visit friends in Colorado, and hopefully have them visit me
5. Go back to Vegas to visit a friend, and get drunk on the Strip again
6. Cirque du Soleil. Just, in general, I want to see as many Cirque shows as possible. I've seen three and I want to see MOAR.
(yes, I know that was 6!)

Would you guys prefer to work in food & beverage or merch? I always thought I'd prefer merch, but I'm currently working in a F&B role at a hotel and I really enjoy it, so that's definitely going to be my first choice of position. Plus the fact that you get paid more once you're a server helps too!

 

Well - let's hope they don't recruit at the same time! I will look into it though then instead of waiting another half a year for the Disney window to open, we can fire off a Universal application as soon as confirmation of rejection from Disney is through.

Gran Floridian! Totally forgot about that, would love to stay there. The new attachment to the Contemporary doesn't look too shabby either!

Initially I thought merchandise would be my area since I've worked in a bookies and a Costcutter and merchandising seems more similar in experience to those two. But I know that if you go into F&B and manage to wrangle a role change to waiting/spieling (difficult to do and if you don't manage it tou'll be stuck in the chippy) you would earn a heck of a lot more money through tips.....

 

I think the universal one is like the icp not the crp as in its only for students - i did look at it as well

I would be applying for f&b again simply because I enjoyed it so much - I even liked chippy lol but I also liked assigning

 

I'll be applying for F&B just because I did merch on my last ICP and I've been working in merch since I was 17 lol

 

That's as good a reason as any! Shame the Universal thing is ICP-based.....wish I'd gotten my butt into gear and done these things when I was at uni!

 

My first night home after Florida and I can't sleep. i just keep seeing images of the place and hearing the IllumiNations music and it's all very depressing. Does anyone else feel this strongly after coming home or do i need to get a grip?

 

I left about 14 months ago and I still feel the same! Post Disney Depression
This is why I'm so desperate to reapply to go back for longer!
xxx

 

Same! I hate being back here. I just so hope that I get the job. I wonder how hard it'd be to move out there permanently after my year is up....

 

Bay Lake Tower (next to the Contemporary) is awesome!!! My room mate stayed there for a few nights the 2nd week it was open and I went over there for an evening. Watched HalloWishes from the balcony and you can play the soundtrack through your TV. My favourite resort is still Fort Wilderness Campground though.

 

I've considered the same thing.. but unfortunately that relies on having a green card which seems impossible to do. Unless you're lucky enough to fall in love and marry some American.
Booo