Disney College Program Spring and Fall: Disney World and Disneyland

One of the commonly questions asked while applying is what is the difference between Spring vs. Fall,  So I will go into detail of all  the differences since I got to spend a whole year down at Disney World.

First lets talk about the start and end dates of the programs. The Spring and Spring Advantage (SA)starts in January. The Spring program will end in May where the Advantage program ends early August. For the Fall, the program starts in August and ends early January, where the only difference in Fall advantage (FA) the program starts in May/June.


Below is the positive, negative, and events that happen during the Spring, Fall and Summer if you choose the advantage programs.

Spring

1. Out of the cold weather if you don't live in warm weather and don't have to deal with snow.
2. Mild weather as not too hot, still does get cold once in awhile,
3. Park attendance is quite low and you don't feel too busy
4. Flower and Garden festival!!
5. Typhoon Lagoon CP event!!! (get the whole park to our selves for the night)
6. Tourist groups and Cheerleaders! Between 50-120 for each group!
7. Shorter hours
8. Program goes by quickly and may not have time to do as much as you want.
9. No Holiday parties = as a result, a little boring

Summer AKA advantage programs

1. Eat to the Beat Concert Series!!
2. Have more time to do stuff!!
3. Gets pretty busy!!
4. Fourth of July fireworks
5. At Disney longer
6. Rainy weather and gets hotter
7. Longer Hours, but still may have shorter hours depending on the role.
8. Audition for candlelight processional (FA only unless SA extends).
9. Put in a request to transfer for food and wine (FA only unless SA extends however, fall still may work there though ).

Fall

1. Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween parties and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party
2. Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival 
3. No tour groups!
4. Holiday Fireworks!
5. Decorations at the parks and resorts
6. Winter formal CP event!!1
7. Program goes by quickly and may not have time to do as much as you want.
8. Will still have a bit of down time but as the holidays get closer lot more guests.
9. Longer CP hours during events and holidays and park hours increase
10. Mid 70’s all winter w/ occasional cold

Disneyland

Now I didn't do Disneyland, so I have asked alumni who have done the program there to help me out. I plan on doing Fall 2017, so once I do the program I will update as I do the program and get more information. If I got information wrong or not correct please let me knows as I have only done Walt Disney World.

The lengths for the Disneyland program very. For the Spring the program begins mid January/early February and ends in mid August. Summer is for alumni only, however, if you do the program May to January you must find your own housing. Fall begins in August and ends in January. I will cover more details on this in my housing blog.

Below is the positive, negative, and events that happen during the Spring Advantage, Fall and Summer if you choose the Fall advantage program. Alumni if I left anything out please let me know!

Spring

1. Food and Wine festival

Summer AKA advantage programs

1. Fourth of July fireworks!!
2. D23  every two years.

Fall

1. Mickey's Halloween Party
2. Decorations at the parks and resorts