Disney Cultural Exchange Program Summer 2025

[Cenerentola]

Originally Posted by Ds4ljs

Hoping my DD will get to go, she has a place but needs to wait until March to see if her exams clash. It's torture! Eldest went and was a CM on ROR. Had an incredible time!

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That’s incredibly late for a University to decide their exam timetable, that’s terrible for her. Keeping everything crossed that she can go. Xx

[Cenerentola]

Originally Posted by BevS97

Good luck to them all. My daughter had the time of her life last summer

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Thank you, It’s a great opportunity for them, I wish they did a Mum version! Xx

[Cenerentola]

Originally Posted by cumbrian lakes

GD is going. Think she is at AK with food preparation. She works McDonald’s p/t, although she put down retail as first choice. She wanted something different.

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I think they can maybe get extra shifts , whether they have to stay in their primary role I don’t know.
Are you going over this summer to visit her? Xx

[cumbrian lakes]

Originally Posted by Cenerentola

I think they can maybe get extra shifts , whether they have to stay in their primary role I don’t know.
Are you going over this summer to visit her? Xx

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Yes, we are visiting for three weeks taking two granddaughters with us (14 and 13). One is her sister. Since she was little she always wanted to work at Disney.

[Sara_toga]

Originally Posted by Cenerentola

My DD is off to Orlando this Summer to take part in the CEP, lucky girl. Her role will be as a lifeguard, it was her first choice as this is her part time job here. Are there any other Dibber kids going this summer?

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My daughter was a lifeguard at Typhoon Lagoon back in 2011(where do the years go) she was also a lifeguard at home before going. She had a fantastic Summer.

[evergreen]

DD is going she is very excited, is she correct in saying she has to buy bedding etc… when she gets there.

[BevS97]

Yes they have to take or buy bedding. They all went to Target and picked up a complete set when they arrived.

[rusty30]

Originally Posted by evergreen

DD is going she is very excited, is she correct in saying she has to buy bedding etc… when she gets there.

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Yes but be warned the Target nearest to Flamingo (accommodation block) is usually decimated and are quite often out of stock of pillows and decent bedding. My son had to uber to a Target a bit further out to find what he needed. You can check stock online beforehand.

[nanu]

DD did this last year, had a fantastic time. Like others, got an Uber to the Target on the 192 to get her bedding. She also bought a new suitcase to bring stuff (mainly ears) back with her and paid for extra checked luggage. As an afterthought, it might have been cheaper for her to take bedding with her and pay for two checked cases there and back.

[Cenerentola]

Originally Posted by Nimbus

Hope those going this year all have a great time. I'm sure they will do. My DD went last year and had a wonderful time as a CM at FOP, and loved her time doing it after some initial worries. She liked it so much that she had been sort of thinking of doing the one year programme (the entry requirements have put a stop to that). She's still in touch with people she met whilst she was a CM (she spent about 2 hours on a call to a friend in Rhode Island just the other day) and she's met up with a few of those new friends over here a couple of times since last summer.

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That is lovely to hear that your DD has made lasting friendships. That’s a shame she won’t be eligible to do the year long program, hopefully they will realise what the change means and reverse that decision. Xx