Full Circle 9/18/15

   TA-DA! We've come back full circle. 4 weeks, 5 days after I first applied, on September 18, at 2:01PM CT I finally got the answer from Disney that I have been waiting for! So, what happens now? I'll tell you! Before we get started, know that all 3 steps must be completed within 7 days of receiving your email.

Step One: Accept Your Role 9/18/15 2:01PM
   First things first, you're going to follow the link at the bottom of your email to the offer acceptance page. Use your dashboard login to get to your letter and download the PDF file. Your offer letter is your contract, with all of your important information, including YOUR ROLE! Yay! Read through the information included in file to find out everything you need to know, make sure you're still interested, and then accept the offer from the offer website!

Step Two: Pay Your Fees 9/18/15 2:41PM
    Hopefully you know before going in that there are fees that need to be paid. $354 for Walt Disney World, a significant amount more for Disneyland. I honestly don't know much about Disneyland's process and I'm not going to pretend I do. So, for WDW you have to pay $354. A $150 program fee is for all of the housing events hosted by Disney during your program. The other $200 goes towards your first 2 weeks of rent (which is right around $100/week), so that money does come back to you. It's nice to know you don't have to worry about rent right away, since you won't be working much. But, it's also something that can creep up on you, so be prepared! You have 7 days to pay the fees, but the sooner you pay them, the more choices there are for dates.

Password Reset and ACTUALLY Pay Your Fees 9/18/15 2:43PM
   BUT before you can pay your fees, you need to create a DORMS account! DORMS is Disney's website for housing, where you will select your dates, pay your fees, and later select your roommates and housing preferences! I'm not sure how it works for alumni, but for new participants, you need to create a new account. Follow the link to retrieve your password, and send it to your email you used to apply to Disney. It will send you an email (above) with a temporary password. Follow the steps to finish filling paying your program fees. Now stop. STOP.  DO NOT PICK YOUR PROGRAM DATES. DON'T DO IT. YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN. Okay, did you stop? Good, good. So here's the thing: Once you pay your fees, on the DORMS site you'll be able to pick your dates. But, if you pick them without waiting for the email, you're just going to have to do it again. Trust me, I went from the website, thought everything was good, and then a few hours latter realized I had never gotten the next email. Hmmmm. So, hold your horses and wait for the email, kay?

Payment Confirmation 9/18/15 2:49PM
  So the next step is to paste your confirmation number into the DORMS website. This email is a receipt, showing how much you've paid, and giving you a unique alphanumeric code to confirm that you have, in fact, paid your fees. Enter it in and wait for the next email!
Step Three: Schedule Your Program Dates 9/18/15 3:35PM
   So now it's time! Time to schedule your program dates! The way this will work is you're going to follow the link in the email to DORMS, sign in, and go to the Program Acceptance Tab (ignore the other tab for now, that won't be of any use to you until just before you go). You'll indicate if you want to live in company sponsored housing or not, and then you'll go on to select your dates! There will be a few choices for dates, and they will provide you with a check in and check out day grouped together. The sooner you choose your dates, the more choices there are, so be prompt. Select your dates (I choose to get there as soon as possible!) and confirm!


Request For Additional Information 9/18/15 9:12PM
 
Even though Disney claims there are 3 steps, there are obviously quiet a few more. Once you've finished up your program verification, they're going to send you an email requesting more info. They need the info to run your background check, and to fill out the tax credit information. It's all simple, to the point, mostly yes or no questions. Finish filling out these forms and you're good as gold! This email isn't as important as knowing that there are no more emails for the day after this one. It'll be a while until you hear from Disney again! That's all from me for now, have a magical day!