My daughter was selected and will start in a month! She still doesn't have an assignment. I hope it works out.

Congratulations! My daughter did a summer internship. Once she got down there she was able to use her previous lifeguard certification (although she had to go through Disney's lifeguard training). She spent the summer as a lifeguard at Typhoon Lagoon. She unfortunately lived on Vista Way and disliked that part of the adventure. Random roommates (one who cooked fish at all hours of the morning and others who never cleaned up after themselves) made life a bit difficult, but she kept herself busy visiting the parks.

The best part was the discounted hotel rooms and tickets she got for us when we picked her up. We also had the opportunity to tour some of the back stage places. The employees surplus shop with scads of used strollers for sale was so much fun to tour as was the place where she had to drop off her costumes, as I think they were called.

My daughter just finished the Disney College Program! And as many have discussed, she too is going to stay there for another semester. I hope this works out. She's talking about getting a degree in Theme Park management from UCF (how cool would that be?) but we'll see.

Does anyone have any details about employment at Disney post-college, in the imagineering field? Their careers website is not very explanatory and seems to only list internships. There has to be entry-level positions, no?

I know I've seen jobs listed before on regular job sites. Try Indeed.com which is an aggregator. I was approached once about a job with the Disney Corporation, but it wasn't a good time/location for me. We'll see if I regret not taking their offer by the time I get through this Midwestern winter.

Thanks!