Hey all! Does anyone happen to know, are people from Finland eligible to work in WDW? How about the cruiseline? Downtown Disney etc? Thanks!
Ah, that all depends. You're not eligible for the WDWIP, that I know, but you can get in touch with Disney and inquire about it. http://www.thefairground.com/wdwip/proc_ally.htm I'd advise you to use the same contacts as for Norway, France, etc... they'll know what they are talking about and possibly answer or redirect you to someone within the company who can. As this site isn't affiliated with the Disney company, there are no suitable representatives here to give a correct answer to your question. Good luck!
Thanks, MyLittlePony! So anyone hasn't ever met a Finnish person working for Disney? What about swedish people?
well, you can't work at worldshowcase, but you could certainly work in one of the hotels or on the cruiseship...downtown or the other park i'm not sure about, it's a visa thing...just give disney a call...
Hey! My dad's family is all from Finland though I've never been... Totally apply to just work there, I'm sure there is some kind of program you could do, though not the International Program Good Luck!!!
Hi! I'm Finnish and I just sent them an e-mail asking about that, whether they have any positions avalible for Finns or not. Did you send them a letter? Did you get a response? Elikä moikka, satuitko sitten saamaan vastauksen? Hassu juttu, kun Skandinaaveista vain norjalaiset on eligible tohon ohjelmaan...
You may well find yourself eligible for the International College Program (Summer long work...or twelve months work + study): if you e-mail WDW International Recruiting, they'll be able to let you know: wdw.int.recruiting@disney.com
They replied to my e-mail, and said that Finns are not eligible, not even for the summer work program... from Scandinavia they only recruit Norwegians... The countries they hire people from are listed here http://disney.go.com/disneycareers/wdwcareers/international/options.html Apparently those are the only countries that they have pavillions for at Epcot and so they don't want to hire foreigners who can't also be cultural representatives or something... Unfair! I want to go too ;D
Are you sure they say the same thing about the college program? There are a lot of people here from random countries who are on the college program because you don't have to work on World Showcase.
Australia was't on that list but I know of some Aussies that have dome the summer program.....are you sure you specified that you do not want to do the year-long Cultural rep program? good luck!
I knew an ICP (summer program) participant from Denmark. So as some Scandinavians can apply; it surprises me that Finns can't. It might be worth e-mailing the procurement ally on the page MyLittlePony mentioned to double check, as I would expect WDW Recruiting do get a lot of e-mails and maybe wires get crossed!
Thank you everyone for the info! Yes, I specified that I know that I'm not eligible for the Cultural Representative program, but that I am interested in the summer work program or the college program. I'll try to e-mail the procurement ally in France
