About 6 months ago I attended Disney’s Heroes Work Here Career Expo at Walt Disney World. An event held there and at two other locations nationwide. They were part of Disney’s commitment to provide at least 1,000 career opportunities for veterans over the next three years through their recruitment outreach program and casting (hiring in […]
Archives for 2012
Armed Forces Recreation Centers – Survivors Family Program at Shades of Green
The Armed Forces Recreation Centers offer a great discount program, The Survivors’ Family Program. A program for those who have suffered the loss of a sponsor who was on Active Duty. Here is the information on this program at the Shades of Green Resort at Walt Disney World in Florida. This program offers 50 percent discount […]
Shades of Green Exclusive Interview Part 2
Welcome to the second part of my exclusive interview with the Shades Of Green Staff. Shades of Green is the military owned and operated resort on WDW property, one of the many Armed Forces Recreation Centers worldwide. If you missed part one you can find it here. In part two we will discuss discounts and […]
Shades of Green Exclusive Interview
On a recent trip to Walt Disney World I stopped by Shades of Green, the military owned and operated resort on WDW property. I was able to have a chat with Deidra the Sales and Catering Manager for Shades. She was kind enough to field some questions for me. As you might imagine I had […]
Special Report – Disney’s Heroes Work Here Career Expo
The Walt Disney Company recently announced their Heroes Work Here initiative at their annual stockholders meeting on 13 March. At that time they announced a new company-wide initiative to hire, train and support returning veterans. Disney committed to hiring at least 1000 returning U.S. veterans over the next three years. At the time Disney also […]
UPDATE – Disney’s Heroes Work Here Program
With less than 20 days to go until Disney’s much publicized Career Expos For Veterans, Disney has finally given out a little (very little) information. Prior to 3 May 2012 the only information available on the Disney military job expos was from the links on this page which all still state: “Event details are still […]
2012 Military Discount Prices On Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is a Halloween-themed special event held on select dates in Magic Kingdom theme park. Purchase of an additional event admission ticket is required to attend Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. 2013 Dates and Prices: Military Discounted Prices are offered on the following nights: September 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, & 27 Time: […]
RIP Disney World AAA Welcome Center
The Disney World AAA Welcome Center used to be located in Ocala Florida. It’s been closed now for almost 6 years. Shortly after I started this blog I wrote a piece on Disney’s slow withdrawal from outdoor advertising. Disney’s outdoor advertising once was comprised of a huge amount of billboards reaching almost to the northern […]
Make Disney your Post Military Career
Are you a Disney Fan like me? Have you ever dreamed of working at Walt Disney World? Or perhaps you’d prefer somewhere else in the Disney Company like ABC TV, or ESPN, or how about the Disney Cruise line? Individuals with military training and work ethics have long been desired in the civilian workplace. The […]
Should all military veterans be eligible for Disney’s Armed Forces Salute?
Should non-retired military veterans, those who for whatever reason decided not to make the military a career, be eligible for Disney’s Armed Forces Salute? The question of eligibility for Disney military discounts for non-retired vets is one that I get on a regular basis. This past summer I started to get quite a few of […]