Hi y’all. So I posted about this a couple days ago, but I had another question about DPI and DCP. I have been looking at previous posts about professional internships and they are saying that people have a higher chance at landing a professional internship if they are on the Disney college program. I wanted to ask if that is true? And if so, how does the timeline work. I was planning on applying to professional internships for spring or 2028 and if I don’t get in to do the Disney college program.
My only hang up is that I would graduate my program in August of 2028. So if I were to do the dcp, I would need to apply for an internship again for summer/fall of 2028. I was wondering if this is too tight of a timeline. I am about to enroll in wgu with a lot of transfer credits for their cloud and network engineering program and was hoping to do a DPI in tech for a semester since I am completely online. I would do the college program or internship sooner, however, my job is going to be paying most my tuition (I work for Amazon). And before yall get on me for maybe leaving Amazon, I will be working in a warehouse.
I want to use the job as a stepping stone into advancing my career and I think a Disney internship would be a great option, especially since some offer housing. I also have another option which sounds insane and it is to do the dcp and enroll in a second program. I know that sounds excessive but I have already considered that since most of my degree would transfer into the other degree and I could finish that in two additional semesters.
I was just wondering how I should go about getting a professional internship. I know that tech jobs are hard to get. By the time of application I will have many certifications and projects to put on my resume and portfolio. And I know internships at Disney is hard to get without connections or knowing somebody. I also know this subreddit is mostly for the dcp but I don’t know any other subreddits to post this in.
I don’t have a lot of connections with Disney other than one person and she works for animation not Walt Disney world or the tech side. I thought of maybe reaching out to her to see if she could refer me to anyone. To maybe making a connection. But I haven’t talked to her in years.
I know the dcp is a good way to utilize networking events but my mom thinks the program is a waste of time and that working at an Amazon warehouse for an extra dollar an hour is going to somehow make my career fly. If y’all have any advice for me I would really appreciate it.