Hey Congrats & if I might I have a few words of wisdom for you.
I worked for Disney in Orlando for 13 years & filled many roles. I originally hired on a a Merchandise Cast Member at what was then Disney's MGM Studios. They have since changed the name & with Disney's purchase of Lucas & The Star Wars franchise, & the Marvel characters, it has been "slipped" that they will be changing the name once again & that the studio will take on a much more Star Wars & Marvel slant that it is now....anyway, that wasn't what I started out to say.
I originally worked at Mickey's Of Hollywood, which is the largest gift shop in the studio & then a few months later, the company opened 2 new resort hotels & I was chosen to be part of the opening crew in the merchandise shop at The Yacht Club Resort. From there I transferred to many different jobs in many different locations until I finally, after 4 years, made my way to the job I really wanted & the area which was my background. I ended up doing Logistics for the company & got involved in many really cool projects. There are always so many off the wall things you can get involved with once you have been there for a while & find your way around.
The whole point of this is that I just wanted to say there are tons of opportunities for you if you take advantage of them. If you really want to put forth & work for a great company,then Disney just can't be beat.
I grew up in So. Cal. & began going to Disneyland way to many years ago. Disneyland has always been my favorite park because it was the only park that Walt ever set foot in. He was around to buy the land & get the Florida project off the ground, but he passed away before the place opened to the public. The Florida project was completed by his brother Roy & it was really the final act of his life as well. As I said, I really prefered Disneyland, but after 13 years in Lake Buena VIsta, I can say there is really no place on earth quite like it.
You will be there for the best time of the year & I am talking about the Christmas season. Right after Thanksgiving the decorations go up & the place, the ENTIRE property, transforms into a holiday spectacular. Every place on property is all decked out & it really is something special to see. I have had guests in town where we would spend an entire day doing nothing but checking out all the hotels, they are all different & they are all spectacular. As part of my logistics duties I worked with the Imagineering team for the construction of the Animal Kingdom Lodge. They purchased all the furniture for the place form all over the world to go with the Animal Kingdom theme, it was my job to get that furniture from the vendors, onto ships, through customs & delivered in time for the opening dates. Those are the cool types of things that happen that really very few people even think about.
Sorry for rambling, but I really loved working there & I hope you do to. Congrats again & please do yourself a favor & learn all you can about what else is offered & how you can go about achieving your goals. There are always a few of the college program folks that decide to stick around & they all seem to do pretty well. When I was there they had 55,000 Cast Members & 1,100 different job titles, but they are now at 74,000 Cast Members & probably closer to 1,500 different jobs.
PS: I have a lot if interesting stories if you feel compelled to hear them.