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Disney International Programs

The Disney International Programs (previously named the Walt Disney World International Program) is an international internship program operated by the Disney Programs division of The Walt Disney Company at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, in the United States. These programs recruit participants and college students (18 years and older) from outside the United States and its territories for year-long cultural exchanges with paid positions and summer-long paid internships, working at the Walt Disney World Resort. The programs are designed to attract international workers and students and share many similarities with the US-based Disney College Program and its philosophy of Living, Learning and Earning.

Former names

  • World Showcase Fellowship Program
  • International Hospitality Program
  • Waterpark/Sports and Recreation Trainee Program
  • International Culinary Trainee Program
  • African Cultural Representative Program
  • International Management Program
  • Walt Disney World International Program

International internship

1982 (1982)

Disney Programs

The Walt Disney Company

500+ per semester

Orlando
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Florida
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United States

Urban

English

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World Showcase Fellowship Program: similar to the Cultural Representative Program but with a structured educational program and community involvement.

International Hospitality Program: aimed to students fluent in Japanese, Portuguese, French or German, pursuing a career in hospitality. Participants were able to experience different work roles all over the resort.

Waterpark/Sports and Recreation Trainee Program: training and development opportunities in and Blizzard Beach water parks as well as recreation locations for students interested in the recreation/leisure industry.

Typhoon Lagoon

International Culinary Trainee Program: for participants with 2-3 years of experience in the kitchen area of the food service industry, aiming to develop skills in Disney's food-service locations.

African Cultural Representative Program: for African participants working at and/or Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, similar to the Cultural Representative Program.

Disney's Animal Kingdom

International Management Program: primarily for students who had completed one of the above programs, considering experience in management at Walt Disney World Resort.

Originally, Disney International Programs operated several different types of programs. Program length, work locations, job responsibilities, living arrangements, pay and required qualifications varied depending on the program which was applied for. Once all the programs were merged, they became one Walt Disney World International Program, now the Disney International Programs. Previous programs included:

Application process[edit]

Eligibility is open to applicants who reside outside the United States or their territories and are not American citizens. Applicants contact one of the contracted in-country agencies that assist with international applications or the International Casting office with a résumé and cover letter. Some countries hold a preliminary phone interview before issuing an invitation to a scheduled Disney International Programs presentation and interview. Qualified candidates receive an invitation approximately four weeks prior to the presentation and interview and in some cases, an invitation is issued at the end of the phone interview. Presentations outline key components of the program and provide further information on the program's offerings. In some cases, applicants may have to travel abroad to meet with a recruiter from Disney Worldwide Services.

Summer International College Program: students participate in a program similar to the Disney College Program's summer program, which coincides with their summer vacation/holiday from their college or university. This program, with a duration of two to three months, is reserved for students currently enrolled in an accredited semester-program college or university and are pursuing a 3-to-4-year degree.

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