Don't ever do that again! Carnivores, ugh!
                                  -Timon

So I ended my previous blog with the questions I was asked during my Skype interview. So after my interview I only had to wait about a week before i heard back from Disney. I received an email on my way to uni. I was nervous and didn’t want to open it but couldn’t help myself. I was greeted with this email:

I was soooo happy that it wasn’t a rejection letter. I would have been devastated. I was actually on my way to a group meeting so my poor group had to listen to me talk about Disney for an hour but they were super excited for me which was nice of them.

So following on from this I have since booked flights to Orlando. I checked around a bit and was quoted anything from $2400 return to $3150 one way and everything in between. So I am booked to fly out from Sydney on January 4^th at 7.00am. I am flying with Air New Zealand. I have some terrible layovers though. I have a huge layover in Auckland and then again in LA. I don’t really mind as I have a friend in Auckland that has already agreed to come entertain me for the 7 hours I am there for. I will have to clear customs in LA which should take up a lot of time plus I really want a photo with me + a dream + a cardigan at LAX (thanks Miley for adding to my bucket list). I am happy to just chill there anyways so not that big of a deal. I arrive in Orlando on the 4^th at 11.55pm which is actually really good because I should hit the hotel and sleep and reset my sleeping patterns and not be a jetlagged (here’s hoping anyway).


So I still have a lot to do before Disney. I’ll keep everyone posted but I’m pretty well caught up in blogging and will now post as things start happening.


I added the quote because I just saw The Lion King in 3D. It was amazing. It’s one of my favourite movies and it was sooo good to see it on the big screen once again. I can’t wait to own it on Blu-ray (out on 12/10/11). Ill probably see it again and again while it’s still at the cinemas. 

P.S yay for picture

Ok, ready set go

So just to start off my blog is not going to be a pretty as all the others out there. I don’t even know how to add pictures so it will be a whole lot of text. (Unless someone wants to tell me how. hahahaha) My reason is this is my first ever blog. So if you are reading this because I know you then welcome and hi nice to see you you’re interested in what is a pretty freakin amazing opportunity for me. To those that are interested in the DisneyWorld program and want to see what us accepted cast mates go through to work at such an amazing place then also welcome and please interact with me as I’m more likely to post if I’m getting something out of this blog.



I would like to state that I am starting this blog kinda late. Most people’s blogs that I have read started posting way back when they first applied for the program. But alas I am here now.



Ok so to start off I applied for the program way back in June of this year. I had heard of the program before through uni but until this year just thought it wasn’t right for me. So I applied and heard nothing back for a while. I actually applied really late as Disney had held a presentation and interviews and already accepted a whole bunch of people from my uni. So unlike a lot of other applicants I never went to a live presentation (did I miss anything?) and I also never had a face to face interview. So when I heard back from Disney (actually still STB at this stage) in late June they asked me to send them a lot of paperwork like passport copy, role checklist, CV, proof of student status and such. I happened to be on a roadtrip around Australia when I got that email. I got it day 1 of my roadtrip and was going to be away for like 15 days. I was sooo scared I was going to miss my window of opportunity to get the paperwork in. The day I got back from my trip I was running around like a madman trying to gather all these things. So I sent the forms off to STB.



The next time I heard from anyone was about two weeks later. STB informed me they were no longer associated with the program (which confused me but I don’t care that much) and they had emailed my forms off to Disney and they wished me luck. Then a week later BAM I get an email from Disney asking me to either Skype or phone interview on that coming Thursday or Friday. I was soooo nervous. I chose the Skype interview because I feel I come off better if the person can see me and see my expressions (just me maybe?).



So I remember telling my flatmates all about getting an interview. I had Javier as my interviewer. He was so nice and really made me feel comfortable (even though it was a Skype interview). He was having problems with his mic so I could really only hear the start of what he said and the end. It was really annoying! But we persevered and he was so nice and kept repeating himself for me. He asked about me like who I was, what I like to do. Pretty standard interview questions I guess. Then we went into the roles and I was asked specific questions relating to my choices. Like did I have a problem with high spieling roles or performing in a confining costume? We ended with would I be receptive to being only offered a 6 month program as opposed to the year I wanted ( he suggested I select more year combinations as I had only selected one thinking that’s all I was allowed). I said yes but told him I really wanted to get the most out of the program and that 6 months didn’t feel like long enough for me.





This is really long and with no pictures you guys possibly stopped reading long ago. Comment me if you made it to the end and I will continue soon about the rest of the application process.

First Blog

Hi,

To start with my name is Robert. I am 21 years old. I am in my third year of uni studying International Tourism & Hotel Management along with Events Management. I go to Griffith University here in Brisbane where i also live on student accommodation. I have a part time job at Target Brisbane City which i love. So i live in Brisbane but grew up in Bundaberg (yes where the rum is made) which is five hours north. most importantly i have already been accepted to go work and live at DisneyWorld starting January 7th 2012. I'm soooooo excited!!!!!!


So i just wanted to quickly introduce myself but have to dash and do some assignment due tomorrow (eeeep). I'm yet to start so better get to that. ill update regularly in the lead up to my departure for Orlando.

keep checking back

Robert