Disney College Program
In the fall of 2015, I was lucky enough to join Walt Disney World's ranks as an Attraction Hostess at Space Mountain. Here, I was truly the happiest girl on earth as I ensured the safety of Guests while providing a magical experience. During my program, I participated in Disney's Engineering Professional-Development Study where I learned how Disney Engineers operate on a daily basis while hearing fascinating stories about their time with the company. I was later selected for Disney's Ultimate EnginEARing Exploration (DUEE) and won the "Best Team Presentation" award.
Disney's Ultimate EnginEARing Exploration (DUEE)
The Task: Reimagining the EPCOT Legacy Showplace.
The Theme: Elements of Change.
The Reward: Ultimate Bragging Rights.
In this fight to show off our skills, as a first year engineer, I probably should have been more than a little intimidated by the overwhelming talent around me. Instead, I reminded myself I was chosen because I had proven myself to be up-to-par with these world-class engineers and was inspired to do my best. To this day, I still remember standing in front of the board with another first year engineer, who later became a Disney Imagineer, and delivering the presentation of a lifetime. Coming up on the spot with a weather-themed snack bar coined “Cumulonibbles” that was more well-received than I could have dreamed. While winning “Best Team Presentation” was an incredible honor, nothing was more rewarding than proving to myself I had what it takes to make my dream a reality.
“Disney’s Ultimate EnginEARing Exploration is a day of exploration around various attractions at the Walt Disney World Resort. This event includes backstage attraction tours, networking opportunities, and a variety of tutorial sessions applying real-life engineering practices.”
Imaginations Competition
Responsibilities: Team Lead, 3D Models, Calculations, Analysis, and Feasibility Studies
Below, you’ll find the “Blue Skies” portion of this project. These were sketches, paintings, and models I shared with the team during our brainstorming phase.
Team Submission #1A3798
“Teams participating in the U.S.-based Imaginations Design Competition were challenged to select an actual abandoned “ghost town” from anywhere in the world and revitalize it, taking into account the historic value of the site, as well as the traditions and communities of the original and surrounding areas. ”
Disney's Engineering Professional-Development Study (PDS)
During my Disney College Program, I was lucky enough to be selected for the Engineering PDS where Disney Engineering professionals shared real-world experiences in areas such as Transportation Maintenance, Ride and Show Engineering, and Central Shops.
Below, is a project we worked on during our trip to the Design & Engineering field trip where we were given a series of tracks as well as electrical engineering resources to trigger special effects as the ride swooped through the course. Here you can see a series of commands I programmed to set off these triggers as our bobsled soared through San Fransokyo on Hiro’s High Flying Adventure.
Hawaiian Rollercoaster Ride Design Concept
Propulsion System’s debated: Hydraulic Launching System Using Nitrogen Gas, Drive-Train System, Catapult Launching System, Linear Synchronous Motor.
Brake Systems debated: Linear Brake System, Eddy current brake system with a dual use conductor fin, Magnetic Brake System.
Unfortunately, the final report from 2016 has been lost to time, but find the rough draft of the research paper, the research report, and the final presentation below!
Activity and Analytical Research Report Prewriting Assignment
Safety
Courtesy
Show
Efficiency
These were the core concepts focused on to improve and innovate Guests’ experience