Lingwad

I'm just imagining a Vekoma Boomerang, overpriced lamingtons and way too many hung over CP's putting on broad Australian accents.... Sounds like Disney bliss

I was offered a deep water Lifeguard position at Typhoon for the second half of my program, but I was able to talk to my managers and stay at The Seas. Id come all the way around the world, and didn't particularly do something that I could be doing at home. That being said, there were a ton of Aussies who were lifeguards and they were the ones who seemed to have the most crazy 'american college experience' on the program. They worked great hours due to the shorter opening hours in the water parks (not so much for the hotel guards) and got that extra dollar or two in their paycheck. Its not a bad option if that's what your interested in, and the lifeguards definitely seemed to have the best social life on the program. I'd personally prefer it to Food & Bev or Merch. I was just way to happy in Attractions

^ Yeah I used to feel awkward using the 'shell-phone' in front of guests! I miss doing that show tho! We were recently invited to an Alumni Dinner that Disney put on for us here in Sydney! Was nice to have some free food on the mouse!

^ I had a few a run in with 'Friends of Crush' too but nothing too horrible. I was made a trainer in the second half of the year and training Brazilians in TT Theatre sometimes pushed Crush's frustration levels up, so it was slightly understandable. For the most part, I had alot of fun with Crush! FWE Represent!

^ I will second that. The older Cast Members at the Seas were really friendly. We had a lovely lady who only worked on Saturdays always bring us breakfast donuts! One of the cast members even took a shift I was giving away because my folks were visiting from Australia. In all honest I think it depends on the attraction. There were definitely cranky Cast Members at Mission Space and Test Track. It was a much busier attraction than the Seas

Im not 100% sure if CP's can be pilots, but perhaps if you extended your program and stayed in your area there might be a chance. I don't know 100% if this is a recent change, because I was under the impression that the CM who was unfortunatly killed during the monorail accident a couple of years back was a CP. I think transportation would be a great varied role tho! I know there was a group of CP's last year that would stand at bus stops in the morning at each resort and answer questions/pin trade with guests. Im not sure if this fell under the transporation role? Either way, I'd be quite happy with the role! The chance at driving a monorail would be really neat!

Long time Lurker, First Time Poster...so here it goes! I'm Scott and I've just returned from a year on the WDW CP. I thought I'd just post about my experiences and everything that made 2010 the best year of my life I'm from Sydney, Australia and as such, we were able to choose either a 6 or 12 month program. Australian and New Zealanders are I think the only ones able to do 6-12 month programs, without any school commitments or have to work in a World Showcase pavillion. The day I started I was one of approx 150 Aussies/Kiwi's arriving, some of whom became my best friends and are still incredibly close to since returning home. I was living it up in Vista Way (Apt 811) and loved every minute of it. I'd heard a ton of bad/crazy things about Vista, but I discovered its truly what you would make of it. Vista could be a party if you wanted it to, but so could Chatham, Commons and Patterson. The whole college program is entirely what you make it. I feel I did more working than partying, but definetly got to experience some amazing things, both on property and off. When I was selected to go over, I was placed in Attractions (to be honest, I proberbly wouldn't have gone if I got anything but - hey, im a theme park geek. Its all about the rides) and was soon placed in Future World East - EPCOT. I was a Nemo ranger. It. Was. Amazing. I worked "The Seas with Nemo and Friends", and "Turtle Talk with Crush" along with some of the greatest people I had ever met. Seriously, for what is a lame attraction (Seas, not Turtle Talk) we made the most of it. We never really had a wait to worry about, but would love it when we did! We didn't have to worry about fastpass or height rescrictions and were able to have a lot of fun whilst working! Just opening the building every morning and watching the dolphins follow you around as you walked the ride path was really amazing! I know everybody will proberbly say they had the greatest CP group to work with, and I'll say the exact same thing. I got to meet and work with people from all over the globe and it was a blast! So along with the fun we could have on Nemo we had Turtle Talk, and it was an amazing attraction to work. Learning how it all worked, and then running the show was really amazing. During Spring Break we started trying to sell the show more to bump up our numbers and we achieveded record crowds. Bob Igor even visited the building for a brief time to check out the work we were doing! Was a blast! I was originally only supposed to be in Florida for 6 months, but after enjoying the amazing first 6 months I decided to extend my program. I was to going to be moved to be a lifeguard at Typhoon Lagoon. This wasn't an amazing option for me, but I was ok with it. To be honest, if I really wanted to be a lifeguard, I could do it in Australia. I was able to talk to the management team and was able to stay at The Seas. Due to my extension, I was able to become a trainer and got to train new recruits from around the world! I got to experience some amazing things including: Backstage tours of Haunted Mansion, Expedition Everest and Safaris. (Got some amazing backstage photos of walking the track on Everest). Explore Spaceship Earth's ride path and hung out with some cool animatronics. I was lucky enough to be able to get into Wizarding World of Harry Potter down the road at Universal during the soft openings and was able to check out the controlled chaos of opening day, and of course see Turtle Talk backstage (and even got to operate the system once!) I also met an amazing girl! All in all, The CP was the best thing I've ever decided to do, and I cannot recommend it enough. If anybody would like to hear more about my experiences or see any of my photos, just ask!