Starting to panic....

Did anyone else have this problem?

I've got from excitement to complete panic and stress! I don't go until August yet I feel like I've got a million things to do! I will go no matter what, but I am beginning to doubt whether I'll cope as well as I did! Does everyone get this feeling once in a while or am I just being silly ;D!

 

Its all part of the process . Im sure you have alot more than I ahd to, though thats the joys of being Canadian. We just had to send off 2 or 3 things and bam visa in the mail lol

 

Ya a stress period is definitely part of the process. Also for a lot of people there's a phase where you think about self-terming (my advice: DON'T DO IT! I know a few people who have regretted it big time). It's scary to go somewhere so far away for such a long time (you learn how fast a year actually is when you're here though) but a good thing to remember is this: every other person you are living with, working with, etc is in the exact same boat as you.

 

Totally panicking a bit too! I'm beyond excited but suddenly a year does seem a long time. I keep thinking of the stuff I'll miss at home like my mum's 50th birthday and my little brothers first day at big school! And all the stuff to do before i go, i feel like i'm never going to get there anyway at this rate! Still, all things considered, this time next year, I'll be working at disneyworld so things could be worse! Haha x

 

I was put on the waitlist when i went, got the call in Dec (this was two years ago) and then went out the following April. I was SOOO excited, and then it became the waiting game. All my friends and family were like you're 18.. and you're going to another country where you don't know ANYONE. You're so crazy. And i kept saying ahh no big deal. I had all the friends from online that i had made thanks to the interviews and YummyJobs. And then about 3 weeks before i left, i was at work doing my own thing, and my manager came by and started asking questions about it. And she was going on and on about how high their standards were. And i started panicking. I was like omg omg... you can't NOT smile when you're there. It's DISNEY everything has to be so perfect.. and i just went crazy. I eventually got over it, until my flight down.. and i was freaking out again.. only more about not knowing anyone and all that. It ended up all working out, and it helped having a friend online from my arrival group meet me at the airport. But i understand what you're going through, but don't worry. Everyone is human at Disney, it's terrifying, but once you start work at your location and have your throw in and meet everyone, i promise that will all go away.

 

I wasnt panicking till I read THIS!!! LOL

I have gone through stages but Im trying to be realistic that Im going to go through a whole range of emotions right up until Ive been in disney for a few weeks and Ive made friends and Im settled. Its a big move and I think if you prepare yourself for all sorts of emotions and feelings and know you'll get them you'll be fine. The part Im most panicking about is flying on my own (being sad cause Ive said goodbye to family and friends) but being excited. Then landing and making my way to disney. Once Im there and I have my room and room mate I hope thats the worst over. But we'll see.

As people have said everyone is in the same boat and Im sure people will do all they can to make me welcome and I know Ill do everything for new comers when Im welcoming them so itll all be fine.

Looking forward to meeting you all.

Lee xx

 

i was fine until i had like 3 months to go then it hit me big time it was real and i started having stupid worries like
what if my roomies are horrible (you can move!)
what if i dont make any friends ( you will with over 1500 people in just the commons alone you will find people you click with and you will also be very close to ylour arrival group people and those in the group just before and just after you)
what if i hate the job ( you might hate it one day but u will love it the next)
what if something happens back home? (you can speak to your managers and be on a flight home if needed)
what if i get sick (they have hospitals)
what if i run out of money ( you wont some weeks you are going to be broke thats a fact but you make enough to live off)
what if its too hot ( you get used to the weather within a few weeks to the poit where in the winter u find it cold and wear gloves and woolie jumpers)
what if im homesick ( you will be but you will get over it - everyone else is going thru the same thing)
and finally
what if i am really really unhappy out there? (you can come home its okay if you deicde after giving it a good try it isnt for you to call your managers and tell them your leavig)

 

Everything she said it 100% perfectly right. It's inevitable, you're going to play the 'What If' game and worry yourself, but there really is no need. Once you're done your year you'll think you were crazy for even having those thoughts.
And Lee T, i didn't mean to make you or anyone else panic more. I think i just didn't say it as well as she did.
All i can say is your first couple days to your first week will most likely be over whelming. (between arriving, all your classes, early mornings, new surroundings) When i did my program, i spent six months trying to self term and go home, but i could never decide. It wasn't until one of my managers convinced me, and having great friends didn't hurt either. Be patient, and it will all sort itself out.

 

Please don't panic guys! it really isn't that bad! You'll all be fine. ;D

As long as you bring all your paperwork with you, the rest can be repurchased here.

I've been here for 2 and a half months now and I've not had any problems with anything and most of the people I know are the same. I've only heard of people having some issues with flatmates but after 3 weeks you can request to move from the flat.

Work is okay. It isn't a hard job intellectually or physically but does get a little repetitive! The hours can be quite long and you can be at the same position all day but you find that in most food service jobs, regardless of WDW.

The only thing that really annoys me here are the guests! Some can be sooo RUDE! But apart from that the job itself and the people I work with have been nothing but friendly and welcoming.

 

Exactly! The sad thing is.. i know i'm going to panic if i get back, even though i've been there before.

 

Hello guys. I feel so left in that situation. My departure date was on Dec. 7th but due to personal reasons and family, I had to turn around when I came to London. (had flown from Norway) I felt so lonely and so alone. So scared and so sad for all I had said goodbye to. Since I had to turn around I got a new departure from Disney. My new departure date is January 9th and I know the panic now. Have just booked tickets but I do not look forward to the long flight alone. You say goodbye family and friends AGAIN and will be using 19 hours alone to cross the globe. Help! So if anyone can help me with positive thoughts, I am eternally grateful.

xx

 

Dont worry! It's for sure a scary experience, but just remember it will all go away soon enough.
And for your flight.. just bring lots of books or entertainment. haha.. What time do you get into Orlando? I remember all my Norwegian roommates arrived soo late at night.

 

Thanks for the tips. I sure will bring a lot of books. Just to focus on something else.
Disney booked the last flight for me, and if I had traveled all the way to Orlando I've landed in the middle of the night. This time I booked it myself and I'll be in Orlando at 8.pm. Not so early but still earlier and the Disney way. I hope everything will be ok this time. I want this so bad, but I'm the person who listen to all the sad songs on my Ipod. Songs that reminds me of the persons I'm not gonna see for a year So I guess it's kinda my fault that I use to get these nervous breakdowns.

 

Aww i'm sure you wont have a nervous breakdown. But if you do, hopefully you're not sitting next to the emergency exits.
Where are you working there? I definately did that last time, and when i was going back home. My flight there was THE WORST in the world, but there was thing after thing.
I took a red-eye flight, which was dumb because i don't sleep on planes.. but i wanted to get there in the afternoon so i had loads of time to do things. So i was upset and tired because i didn't sleep at all and the previous nights were pretty restless too. Then i got to Toronto, where no one had ever heard of my VISA (Q-1) and so i needed to go back and forth through customs six different times to get the right forms cause no one was helpful :-[, and then finally when i got in i was contained at security, which was embarrassing and it took everything in me not to cry. After i got past security i bolted to the bathroom, bawled my eyes out and called my mum saying i wanted to go back home. haha.. Then it seemed to get better. I had a nice easy flight to Orlando, landed at like 1 in the afternoon.. met up with a friend.. and then i got to my apartment and all was going well. But i was really homesick and soo tired.. i finally got settled in and tried going to be at 9pm and then my German roommate arrived. It was a hard night.. but it was with me being homesick.. and i was 18, fresh out of high school.. never left home before.
You should be okay.. you'll be getting home just in time for your roommates to be getting off work and getting home.

 

Your trip didn't sound fun at all. I'm glad you made it. After you had such a horrible trip and still made it, I'm full of hopes that I will make it work also! I don't have problems sleeping so I hope I just can relax and maybe fall to sleep when I'm on my way from Amsterdam (my longest flight) But I'm really looking forward to the personal entertainment system so I don't think I will sleep at all lol.

 

Sounds just like my own worries.. and then I'm thinking about all that i'm gonna miss while I'm away, all the people I wont see in a year, what if I don't get my visa and so on.
It's a pretty big change in my life and I guess it's pretty normal to have worries. Most of all I'm exited though ;D

 

I just keep reading this over and over again, haha!

 

Im glad I've just read this haha I've been panicking all week .. more because I'm scared I'll miss everyone too much and want to come home! Luckily my sis & bro have done it and my sister left after 8 months cos she missed her bf too much, but I know how much she regrets it! So it hasnt crossed my mind not too go, I'm soooo excited!! But just nervous and worried, plus I'm in F&B which I've got no experience in at all! But I'm sure everyone is the same xx

 

I've had experience but that was untrained and I was pretty useless to be honest haha! This should be interesting!

 

I have absolutely no experience in f&b and I'm terrified!!