My first day of Exploring Disney Heritage was today. It took place in one of the classrooms in my apartment complex, Chatham Square. The class is from 1:30pm to 3:30pm every Wednesday. I was notified prior to class about the attire, which is business casual or you can wear your costume. You also need to make sure to wear your name tag.
The classrooms are just a short walk down the street from my apartment, which is really nice! I left about twenty minutes early to give myself time to sign-in and get a seat. I sat next to two really nice girls, Eve and Emily. Eve works at Kilimangaro Safari and Emily works Food & Beverage at Port Orleans Riverside Resort.
Class started promptly at 1:30pm. That is when I met my instructor, Jeff. Jeff started his Disney career by doing the College Program and working at the Haunted Mansion. From there he worked Guest Relations and then started facilitating Traditions which transitioned into being an instructor for the Disney Internships and Programs. He is very enthusiastic about the company and shared his understanding of the highs and lows we all will experience on our program.
After Jeffs introduction, we had an ice breaker with the people we were sitting with. Emily, Eve, and myself shared our favorite/first Disney memory and why we wanted to take this course. I have so many favorite Disney memories, so it was hard to pick just one!
Jeff then explained the expectations for this course, such as arriving on time and the no cell phone policy. He also shared an overview of what we will be learning for the next eight weeks. This course will cover the early years of the company to the opening of Epcot.
The weekly breakdown looks like this:
June 18 - Introduction to Disney Exploration Series
June 25 - Walt and Roy: The Original Dream Team
July 2 - No Class: Labor Exception Period (Independence Day)
July 9 - The Very Beginnings of the Walt Disney Company (Guest Speaker Michael Lyons)
July 16 - Early Milestones in Disney Theme Park History
July 23 - The Man, The Mouse, The Dream - Magic Kingdom
July 30 - The Florida Project (Guest Speaker Christopher Stewart)
August 6 - Heritage Competition - Disney's Hollywood Studios
August 13 - Disney Exploration Series Closing Session
I am so excited for all of these sessions!
To close the class we got into groups of eight and played a "Who wants to be a Millionaire" trivia style game on Disney history.
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