Be part of providing the exceptional service Disney is known for around the world in an operational role in our parks, hotels, ships, retail locations, and call centers. Our company, products and services are powered by advanced technologies and dedicated employees who push the boundaries to create solutions that turn big data into smart insights.
Make once-in-a-lifetime experiences part of your daily routine with access to some of the most memorable and recognizable characters and content around the world. The teams across The Walt Disney Company range from digital and social media to communications, sales and marketing, developing high-impact, unforgettable campaigns that entertain and engage customers around the world. No one can bring a story to life better than Disney. Our operations teams work to create a collaborative and pleasurable work environment, enabling our employees and cast members to create memorable experiences for our consumers and guests.
Our diverse teams, ranging from architecture and design to facilities and horticulture, and even animal programs and sciences, maintain the surroundings that energize and inspire us to do our best. Our production teams are passionate about storytelling both on screen and on stage. From writers to producers, to operations and production assistants, entertainers and more, we have opportunities in our theatrical, film, television, parks and sports businesses. Award winning productions, Broadway musicals and live entertainment are just some of the ways that we provide unforgettable experiences.
Whether you work behind the scenes or take center stage, you can be a part of the magic of Disney storytelling. Imaginations is a design competition created and sponsored by Walt Disney Imagineering with the purpose of seeking out and nurturing the next generation of diverse Imagineers. Learn more. As a Disney College Program participant, you'll become part of the magic that is known worldwide, gain valuable on-the-job experience, and have the opportunity to meet people from all over the world.
There's an unforgettable Disney moment waiting for you right now. A Disney Youth Ticket takes your class field trip, end-of-season team celebration, church youth group trip or social organization outing to a whole new level at a place designed for celebrating. Skip to main content. About Disney Imagination Campus. Grad Nite. Newsletter Sign-up Blog. Have Questions? Call Learn About Disney Youth Programs. Performances Showcase your student ensembles as they perform for Guests from across the globe at Disney parks!
Disney Performing Arts Performance fosters artistic growth at one of the world's most high-profile venues. See specific program offerings for details. Challenge your ensemble to excel by entering events that are both encouraging and rewarding, including professional critiques, friendly rivalries or non-competitive performances. Festival Disney Compete with your middle and high school students at this annual competition for instrumental, vocal and auxiliary ensembles—held on select weekends from March to May.
Achieve performance excellence at our all-Disney-produced competitive music festival. Festival Disney gives your ensemble the chance to compete with other instrumental and vocal ensembles from schools across the country.
Directors can choose either competitive or non-competitive experiences. This event is open to concert bands, jazz ensembles, marching bands, orchestras, vocal ensembles and show choirs. And afterwards, your ensemble will get the opportunity to explore the magic of Walt Disney World Theme Parks.
Your Disney University education will usually occur either in tandem with your traditional college education or as a segment of your actual degree program. In fact, your college or university may have a partnership program with Disney College Programs or with Disney University allowing you to participate in a paid internship, or take Disney University training courses for college credits through your accredited college. You are strongly advised to consult an academic advisor before pursuing the Disney College Program to find out if your school has a partnership program with Disney, or if your degree program awards credits for your participation in a Disney internship.
Classes are held in close proximity to their respective theme parks, allowing for students to be placed into real paid internship roles on actual Disney properties. Disney College Program participants have the option of taking advantage of company-sponsored, park-adjacent student housing, but those living in proximity to the park may also commute to campus. These on-site campus programs allow aspiring Disney professionals to access and experience real, operational Disney properties.
It also places Disney University students into close proximity to Cast Member lots, which helps to facilitate internships and experiential professional development. This is the day where new Cast Members get their first sight of backstage. The Disney College Program is highly competitive. In order to be eligible, you must be over the age of 18, you must be currently enrolled in an accredited college program, and you must have completed at least one semester at an accredited college or university; or have graduated from said institution within the last 12 months.
Typically, this means international students must be studying on an F-1 or J-1 visa. Disney advises that international students contact international student advisors for answers to eligibility questions. This process includes:. But the interview process for the Disney College program was extensive and nerve-wracking.
With more than 50, applicants every year, Disney only accepts about 12, new annual recruits. The competition for spots is fierce. The wider your interest, the greater your chances of gaining admission. It pays to be open-minded at every step of the way in your Disney education, especially because you are likely to be assigned a role outside of your comfort area and academic focus.
To get started, apply online. Disney College Program Paid Internships encompass an extremely broad range of working opportunities. You may find yourself working an information booth at the Magic Kingdom, guiding visitors on an Animal Kingdom safari, selling ice cream in a food court, or shadowing a veteran Donald Duck.
In most cases, the hours will be long, the work will be demanding, and the compensation will be quite modest. Disney also has fairly strict codes about culture, attire, and demeanor.
Embracing these dimensions will be an important part of your education and practical training, as well as your general happiness while working at the happiest place on Earth. Jennifer offers a detailed look at a day in the life of a Disney College Program participant. Take a look and see if this sounds like the experience for you:. I tended to work late afternoon and evenings, so I would typically wake up in the morning, hang out by one of the apartment pools or attend class if it was a class day.
Then, when it was time for work, I would hop on the company-provided trolley and go to the cast-member entrance for the park I was assigned to.
After changing in our costume, Cast Members would take a very specific, behind-the-scenes path to our assigned attraction. The public would never see us going to or from work, only being at work.
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