Disney is a company that I have admired for almost all my life. I grew up watching the animated movies, and have grown up with the amazing movies like Frozen, Tangled and even The Princess and the Frog! Disney gave me a sense of identity growing up, I knew where I wanted to be and who I wanted to be. I was always dressed up in Princess dresses with a tiara and said that I wanted to be a Princess at Walt Disney World when I grew up. Everyone in my family called me Princess Natalie and my teachers at school would always ask me if I had any new dresses after a birthday or Christmas.
Things never changed as I got older. When I enrolled in College, there was a job advertisement to work for a children's entertainment company and I applied and was interviewed for the position. I have since spent four happy years working there as various characters - both mascots and face characters - and have prided myself on the fact that the first proper job I had was within an industry I have always wanted to enter.
Leaving college, I was a bit stuck with what I wanted to do. I have always wanted to work at Walt Disney World, and looked into applying to work there for a gap year, but I did not have the funds or the right experience to work there as of yet, plus at this moment in time I had never left home so the thought of looking after myself really scared me. I was told to look at a company called Yummy Jobs though, as they organised the Disney International Programs. Although I did not apply then and there for a job I have followed them for years awaiting the opportunity to apply...which brings me to now.
This ear has been insane - there have been so many negative things that have happened this year, things that have tried to stop me from achieving what I wanted. Yet somehow, I pulled through and managed to get hired into my dream job! 2020 is looking to be a fantastic year, and I am so looking forward to getting started in my position at Walt Disney World. It has hugely impacted my life and has lead me down the career path I have gone down, and I am now going to be working for the big mouse himself!
I guess what you can take away from this is don't shy away from your dreams. So many people have said that working for Disney would never happen and that I was wasting my time and energy applying for this job, but here we are. Those are the same people that are now asking me for my staff discount codes!
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