It's a Small Alumni-Only World

I suppose it is time that I finally get around to alumni-only, since I feel I have completely forgotten about them this round. First off I would like to mention just in case someone did not know alumni-only PIs are only for previous Disney alumni. Now as for who is considered an alumni it is anyone who completed a Disney internship previously so anyone who did a CP, PI, and MI program are all included in that. Anyone who did not previously complete a Disney internship program are not eligible to apply for this particular internship. I would also like to state this is the only PI where being an alumni is an advantage to being given an offer, since this does not hold true with any other application. 

As for the alumni roles they are as followed (these are from 2016)

Special Events (Cast Activities, Events & Recognition)
Ticket Fulfillment
Operations
Human Resources
Guest Relations
Event Operations (College and International Housing)


For anyone who is unaware some PI roles are given drop downs, which are basically more specific roles you are being considered for. Now it does not guarantee an offer by any means, but it is a good sign you are being highly considered. As for what it looks like on the old dashboard it was an actual 'drop down' on the new one however the picture below is what it is going to look like (example from Spring 2016 application). 

As for what drop downs are available as of Spring 2016 application round these are the drop downs that are possible for the alumni-only roles*

Casting Employment Coordinator Associate Internship
College & International Program Education Professional Internship
Destination Sales - Client Services Coordinator Internship
Disney Cruise Line Recruitment Internship
Disney Internships & Programs Service Center Coordinator
Disney Reservation Center Project Support Internship
Disney Reservation Center Quality Assurance Team Internship
Disney Ticketing Fulfillment Specialist Internship
Disney Traditions Internship
Disney University Leadership Development Internship
Disney Vacation Club-Sales Center Assistant Internship
Guest Experience Services Internship
WDPR Guest Relations Internship
International Recruiting Coordinator Internship
Magic Kingdom Project Support Internship
Operations Systems Integration Internship
Operations Training - Disney University Operations Training Professional Internship
Parks & Lodging Recreation Projects Internship
Shared Services - Payroll Operations Internship
Shared Services - Payroll Tax Internship
Shared Services - Payroll Time Entry Internship
Cast Service Specialist Internship

I also want to make this clear since there seems to be some misinformation out there about  drop downs. A drop down is a very good sign, but it does not guarantee an offer by any means. It is very possible to have multiple drop downs, and come up with nothing when offers arrive. I also want to say if you have multiple drop downs you also do not get to choose which one you want Disney will choose for you. So, a prime example if you want Epcot Operations Support and they offer you Magic Kingdom Project Support it is a take it or leave it type deal. 

I said this in another post, but I will put it here again just in case alumni-only guest relation roles do not have second interviews. As for the other alumni-only roles you will depending on the recruiter, and I state that since GR roles typically hear back first. So when offers start rolling out alumni-only starting with GR, animal programs, and MIs have their offers first then other departments slowly roll out as well. 

Now of course everyone wants to know how many alumni-only interns do they take per season, and unfortunately for some of you I currently only have Guest Relations numbers. If I manage to find the other number of interns taken I will of course post it, but for now here are the alumni-only GR spots. 

Guest Relations: Generally around 30 interns*
Magic Kingdom: 10-15
Epcot: 5-7
Animal Kingdom: 2-3
Hollywood Studios: 4-5
Disney Springs: 4-6 interns



*Here I have attached a website where you can find some of the specific drop down job descriptions: http://www.beyourowncreator.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PI_ALUMNI_ONLY.pdf