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sooo…i know you worked at Disney…was it the internship programjammy or did you just happen to live in Orlando and had an awesome jobat Disney? because i noticed the college program thingy and am curiousto know everything i can about it… if you could be of any help,that’d be lovely. <3

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It was the Disney College Program! I did two internships, and I was a representative for the program. SO I CAN ANSWER LIKE ALL YOUR QUESTIONS.

You can work at either WDW in Florida or DL in California, but trust me, you want to do WDW. So much better. And you can work anywhere on property- rides, stores, restaurants, resorts, performing, anything. It’s a paid internship; it’s minimum wage, but still. Paid!

They have apartment complexes specifically for CPs (you can have one to seven roommates) and a bus system that takes you everywhere on property as well as Walmart, the mall, etc.

You can also take classes that, for some schools, will transfer as credit. And some schools give you internship credit too.

The program is really, really fun, and I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to take a semester off but do something that will look super awesome on a resume.

I worked my first CP in the spring of 2006 as a Tour Guide on the Great Movie Ride, and my second in the summer of 2009 at Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage, High School Musical 3: School’s Out! Pep Rally, Fantasmic! and the Pixar Block Party Bash parade. Disney’s Hollywood Studios is totally my jam.

And as a CP CM you get all sorts of perks and discounts. Suddenly everyone will want to be your best friend…

And also, when you work parade and have to pull up the tape afterwards, you can make really cool Mickey-shaped tape balls. So that’s a perk.

I have a question in regards to you working at Disney World, did youwork there or did you do the college internship? Either way would yourecommend working there? I’m thinking about applying for the paidinternship because it seems like it would be a lot of fun. Thanks!

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In the span of four years, I worked two college programs and was a campus representative for the Disney CP, and I LOVED it!

I was Attractions at Disney-MGM/Disney’s Hollywood Studios both times. In the spring of 2006, I was a tour guide on the Great Movie Ride, and in the summer of 2009, I worked at Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage, Fantasmic!, Pixar’s Block Party Bash, and High School Musical 3: School’s Out! Pep Rally.

I highly recommend doing in the program. It’s very intense, but so much fun. AND YOU CAN GO TO THE PARKS WHENEVER YOU’RE NOT WORKING WHICH IS TOTALLY AWESOME. My younger sister also just finished her first program; she was in Epcot Attractions as one of the Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure cast members and she loved it. You can work anywhere in the parks or resorts, and it’s pretty amazing.

DO IT. DO IIIT. Or at least apply. If you get accepted and decide against or can’t do it, you can decline and they won’t hold it against you if you ever apply again.

So this is the short version of my answer!! I’d be happy to post up more stuff about the Disney College Program if you or anyone else has more questions! Because seriously…it’s amazing.

ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY GREAT MOVIE RIDE, HOME OF POTHEAD THE MUNCHKIN AND THE NUDE DANCER OF THE MONTH AWARD AND THE MARQUEE NEWSLETTER AND FOUR GHOSTS I AM NOT EVEN KIDDING YOU.

First, happy anniversary! Hope you have a fabulous day! Second, haveany advice for an aspiring writer? It seems like whatever I write downis never right in line with what was in my head…

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Sure! Here’s some writing tips, I suppose. At least, this is what has always worked for me.

-Read. Read all the time. Read anything you can get your hands on. YA books, classic lit, historical nonfiction…anything and everything.

-Try different styles until you figure out what works best for you. For instance, after much trial-and-error, I’ve found that my best POV is third person limited. Yours might be first, or third omniscient.

-The book Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace by Joseph M. Williams is the best resource you can read. I first came across the book in my Advanced Comp & Rhet class, and I wish you could see my copy now. It is worn out! It trains you to write simply and without falling back on passive voice, amongst many other things. It’s absolutely fabulous.

-Write all the time. Carry a notebook with you, or type on your iPod or iPad if you have one. My netbook fits in my purse, so I carry it eve-ry-whar.

So that’s basically what’s helped me improve my writing! But if anyone else has tips, I’d love to hear them too!

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The sorting hat says that I belong in Ravenclaw!

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Said Ravenclaw, “We’ll teach those whose intelligence is surest.”

Ravenclaw students tend to be clever, witty, intelligent, and knowledgeable.
Notable residents include Cho Chang and Padma Patil (objects of Harry and Ron’s affections), and Luna Lovegood (daughter of The Quibbler magazine’s editor).

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The sorting hat says that I belong in Hufflepuff!

Said Hufflepuff, “I’ll teach the lot, and treat them just the same.”

Hufflepuff students are friendly, fair-minded, modest, and hard-working. A well-known member was Cedric Diggory, who represented Hogwarts in the most recent Triwizard Tournament.

YOU GUYS. I TOOK A TEST.

AND I TIED.

83 for both Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff.

I’M A RAVENPUFF. 😀

Perfect. My favorite colors are blue and yellow. Now to figure out what my spirit animal would be…any ideas?

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You know how you have something important, and you’re like “I’m going to put this somewhere safe so I don’t lose it”?

And then you don’t remember where that safe place was?

WHAT IS GOING ON?! I WAS SO SURE I WAS A HUFFLEPUFF! WHY AM I NOT A PARTICULARLY GOOD FINDER?!

SHOOT. I NEED THAT. I COULD BE SWIMMING IN $300 WORTH OF NEW SKIVVIES IF I CAN FIND THAT CARD.

CAITLIN WANTS HER NEW SKIVVIES.

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According to the Viking Profile thingamabob on my How To Train Your Dragon bluray,

I am Fishlegs.

And if I was a Viking, I would be called OSK THE FASTTALKER.

YOU MAY ADDRESS ME AS SUCH.

Except I want to be a princess.

PRINCESS OSK THE FASTTALKER. SHE OF THE CUPCAKES AND USELESS TRIVIA.

Sweet.

(the cough medicine I’m taking for my sinus infection is FANTASTIC.)

OH, CRUNK MONKEYS.

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I can’t finish my cake tonight because I don’t have powdered sugar for the frosting. And I’m not gonna drag myself out to the grocery story at effing 10:53 at night.

TAKE THAT, CAKE I’M TAKING TO THE OSCAR PARTY TOMORROW.

On the upside, it’s a butter cake with key lime filling and vanilla buttercream frosting.

So there’s that.