Check-In and Location Announcement

So check-in was a pretty breezy process. I got a DORMS email a night or two before asking me to arrive at check-in at my designated check-in time, which was 10:00am-11:00am. However, since I had to eventually get my boyfriend to the airport and I didn't know how long check-in and casting would take, I decided to get there as early as possible.

According to the website, check-in starts at 8:00am, but blogs and Facebook posts have made it sound like people are let in at 7:00am and start lining up prior to that. I left my nearby hotel around 6:30am. I was very hungry so was going to get Starbucks but figured I'd cruise by Vista Way, where check-in is located, just to see what the situation was. As I drove by, the line was already starting to get lengthy, so I snagged the last parking spot in the parking lot across the street from the Vista Way security and hopped in line.

At 7:10am they let us into Vista Way where we walked to the Welcome Pavilion. As we waited in line, a couple employees began handing out temporary name tags.

And when we got a little closer to the front of the line we received our Program Guide, or as the staff like to call it, "The Bible."

When I finally got the the first check-in table I got a sticker they put on the back of my Program Guide that showed my work location. Drum roll please.....

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I will be working at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Asia! So God knows what that costume will be like! I've very excited, I would've been happy anywhere honestly. Also, I've been informed that I won't have to work late shifts because DAK closes the earliest! So that will be nice!

After I got my sticker, I went inside and received my housing assignment, got my key, took my picture for my housing ID, and received my printed housing ID. 

From there I hopped in line in a screened in section outside the Welccome Pavilion building. When I got the front of the line there, I received my "Itinerary," which outlined my next couple of days for casting, my housing meeting, and Traditions. Then they took us in groups of five and went over what to wear for Traditions and what to expect the next couple of days. Last but not least, we were walked through the I-9 form in groups of five, which we had to bring to casting.

So that was all for check-in! Minus waiting in line, the entire process only took about 45 minutes to an hour. It was not bad in the least!

Housing Assignment

So thanks to the Facebook page I have learned a lovely life hack to figure out what my housing assignment is prior to check-in! Apparently if you registered a vehicle, your housing assignment will show up on your Vehicle Registration form a couple days after DORMS registration closes for your check-in date. I have also heard that even if you didn't register a car you could go back and put in a fake vehicle real quick just to see what your assignment is, however I cannot validate this because I DID register my vehicle.

So now for the moment you've been waiting for...my housing assignment! I will be living in...

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Patterson Court, apartment 04108! 

Patterson Court was our first choice so we're all very excited! My other roommates who are bringing cars validated that this was the apartment they got assigned to as well. So for now, it seems as though everything has gone to plan!

DORMS: Disney Onsite Resident Management System

Today I got my DORMS email to register for housing! It actually came in two emails, one containing the link to the DORMS website as well as my housing ID and one containing my temporary log-in password. We (my roommates and I) ran into some issues at first because my room roommate, Arielle, is on a cruise right now and won't be back until the 11th, so no one was able to register her housing ID to request her as a roommate. However, after some short and quick email correspondences to Disney Housing everything was all settle quickly and hassle free!

The DORMS process was very simple. On the first page you filled out all your personal information, program information, emergency contact information, and added your vehicle information if applicable. If you are bringing a vehicle and filled out the information, the next page was the Vehicle Decal Agreement where you initial all these terms and agreements and give them your driver's license number. Then you are lead to the page to request your roommates and/or housing preferences. My roommate Arielle was already linked to me so I gave my roommates her housing ID and then we all requested each other. Then you could elect your housing preferences, we requested: Patterson Court, The Commons, and Chatham Square (in that order). Because I had requested roommates I was unable to request the amount of bedrooms.

The next four forms were the Community Codes Form, Payroll Form, Alcohol Policy Form, and Vehicle Agreement Form. All of these you simply agree to the terms and conditions and put your birthday. Once your submit these forms you'll be able to print out all eight pages which include your boarding pass (eight if you are registering a vehicle). You'll need these for check-in, however it seems from the Facebook that you really only need your boarding pass, but I would print them all to be safe!

After submitting my DORMS documents, I received an email indicating that I was the "leader" for my roommates (I assume because I submitted my DORMS first out of all my roommates). Then I received an email containing another copy of my boarding pass.

That's all I have as far as DORMS excitement go!