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Walt Disney World Parks: The Basics

Are you planning a trip to Walt Disney World? Or just want to learn more about the parks and don't know where to start? Disney Darling breaks down the basics for you! Disneyland vs. Walt Disney World Disneyland and Disney World are two different parks, located on opposite sides of the country. As mentioned in this post , it is a common misconception that Disneyland and Disney World are the same thing.  Disneyland is the first Disney theme park ever, opening in 1955. It is located in Anaheim, California, near Los Angeles.  Disneyland has two different parks: Disneyland Park (with the castle), and Disney's California Adventure (or DCA). Disneyland also has three hotels and the Downtown Disney shopping district.  Walt Disney World is located in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando. It opened in 1971, after Walt's passing. Walt Disney World has 4 different theme parks, 2 water parks, 28 hotels, and the Disney Springs shopping district.  There are quite a few more differences, but lo

DCP Application Tips Part 3: Phone Interview

The phone interview is the most nerve-racking stage of the application process for many candidates. The last two parts were done electronically, and now you have to speak to a real live Disney Cast Member who will decide your fate. I was nervous for my phone interview. I thought I had scheduled it for 9:00am, but I had actually scheduled it for 9 at night! I was jittery all day for that phone call. My phone interview ended up being very easy. I had spent years researching tips for it. I read blogs and watched YouTube videos of the questions I would be asked. Before my interview, I went through the list of questions I had collected and typed out responses to each one in a document. I sound much more eloquent in writing than I do in speech. I wrote an outline of responses and organized them by subject. I looked at my responses so much that I had them memorized. I think I even rehearsed some questions out loud (when my roommates were gone). During my phone interview, I had the document of

Halloween DCOM Review: Phantom of the Megaplex

 Spoliers ahead . I chose to start with Phantom of the Megaplex, as it's the DCOM I remember the least. I can't tell you the last time I saw this movie, or even the last time it was aired on Disney Channel. I don't think I've even seen the movie all the way through. I do remember the masked phantom being scary.  Phantom of the Megaplex premiered in 2000. And yes, it is based on Phantom of the Opera. The movie is set in a town whose original movie theater opened in 1925, where the first movie they first played was Phantom of the Opera. Fast forward a few decades and the old cinema was knocked down and replaced by a megaplex with 26 theaters. A rumor started up that a man was trapped in the old theater as it was knocked down and his soul now haunts the megaplex. The assistant manager of the megaplex, Pete, treats the Phantom rumor as a joke until things start to go very wrong on the night of a midnight premier.  My first qualm with the movie was that half a dozen characte