To Orlando, And Beyond!

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hey girl! sorry im answering this at an ungodly hour, but i wanted to make sure i took my time answering because DCP questions are super important to me. BUT here’s what I think you should do:  If attractions is your first choice then I would definitely say in the interview that attractions is number one.  I worked attractions and it was the best experience of my life, and if that’s your top choice then do not let someone else take that spot from you!  They will ask you your top 3, and you can always say attractions, custodial, (and whatever else youd like) but they will generally ask you most of the questions about your number 1 choice.  It helped me to write out my answers in a note on my computer and i literally looked at it during my phone interview to make sure I didn’t miss any points, but the main/first question will be Why you want to work for the company.  Make sure you speak from the heart and smile while you’re speaking because they can hear it in your voice.  Tell them how (even if its not true they love this shit) you went to the parks as a kid and still remember how amazing and special the cast members made you feel, and you’d love the opportunity to make guests feel as special as the cast members made you feel.  Disney is one of the most amazing companies in the world and working for them is an honor, and you want to be a part of the company that makes dreams come true.  Its a feeling you can literally ONLY get working at Disney. 

For attractions they will also probably ask if you’d rather work indoors or outdoors.  The answer is BOTH. Say something along the lines of you love the outdoors and totally wouldn’t mind being outside, but you’re cool with being inside too because hellooooo air conditioning.  

They also may ask you something about teamwork, or to tell them about a time where you we’re a part of a team and what you learned, (or something like that.)  You can talk about maybe being on a sports team, or any job you’ve had, and that you learned that every part of the team is important and that every person on the team has to be doing their best for the team to be successful.  Literally tell them a story, i used Space Mountain as my example for my second program interview.  If someone wasn’t doing their part, the ride would literally break down and sometimes it took hours to get it running again, so it was really important that everyone was always on their A-game. 

They’ll probably ask about multitasking and speaking in front of a group of people, and how you’d handle to a repetitive task.  Pushing green flashing buttons for an hour straight gets REALLY boring, but if you talk to the guests and interact it can be a lot of fun.  We used to ask guests trivia questions as they were getting off the rockets and we’d give stickers to the kids who got them right :) 

This blog has a bunch of role-based questions they may ask. check out the attractions ones and practice your answers, write out bullet points in a note pad on your computer and have it in front of you during the interview!

http://thedcplife.blogspot.com/2013/11/disney-college-program-interview.html

OH AND AT THE END they give you the opportunity to ask them a question, and they love it when you do.  Maybe ask if its possible to request a ride, or if they can make a note of a certain park youd like to work in.  In my interview I asked the girl if she did the DCP and what her role was and my interview ended up being a hilarious 20 minute phone conversation with the interviewer and at the end she literally told me to come find her on check-in day because she’d be helping with move-ins and stuff. I would even ask what their most memorable magical moment is, because that can be a fun one!