{"id":14888,"date":"2025-02-07T10:49:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T10:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/?p=14888"},"modified":"2025-03-04T10:15:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T10:15:56","slug":"my-placement-experience-at-disney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2025\/02\/07\/my-placement-experience-at-disney\/","title":{"rendered":"My placement experience at Disney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hello, I\u2019m Grace, a Third Year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.york.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/courses\/ba-business-creative-industries\/\">BA Business of the Creative Industries<\/a> student at the University of York and I wanted to share my experience from my placement year at <a href=\"https:\/\/thewaltdisneycompany.com\/about\/\">The Walt Disney Company<\/a> as a Travel Marketing and Events Intern!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14884\" style=\"width: 1566px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14884 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/grace-in-disneyland-paris36-scaled.jpg?resize=1566%2C2560\" alt=\"Girl in front of the Disneyland Paris Castle in summer, during a placement at Disney.\" width=\"1566\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/grace-in-disneyland-paris36-scaled.jpg?w=1566&amp;ssl=1 1566w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/grace-in-disneyland-paris36-scaled.jpg?resize=183%2C300&amp;ssl=1 183w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/grace-in-disneyland-paris36-scaled.jpg?resize=626%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 626w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/grace-in-disneyland-paris36-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1256&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/grace-in-disneyland-paris36-scaled.jpg?resize=939%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 939w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/grace-in-disneyland-paris36-scaled.jpg?resize=1252%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me at Disneyland Paris\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b>About My Placement <\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During my placement, I worked within the Disney Destinations department to primarily <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">support travel agencies across the UK and Ireland. I covered events and marketing requirements for Disneyland Paris, Walt Disney World in Florida and Disney Cruise Line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Some of the highlights of my role included:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Managing the Disney Destination asset library, ensuring all marketing materials adhered to brand guidelines<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Working with travel agencies to approve their marketing content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gaining confidence in financial processes by working as a casual buyer, using software like SAP and Coupa to tracking budgets<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Assisting the Events team with designing engaging virtual training sessions, achieving record-breaking attendance numbers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hosting travel agents on a Disney Cruise Line ship just two months into my placement<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Supporting the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&amp;I) team and joining the Disney Voices Choir, which helped me engage with Disney\u2019s company culture<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Filming content for the Disney UK TikTok page, creating behind-the-scenes content to showcase marketing initiatives.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What I learnt\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I managed the platform that housed Disney Destinations&#8217; creative assets for trade partners across the UK, Ireland, Germany, and Spain. I updated content, aligned with strategic goals and effectively showcased Disney\u2019s diverse intellectual property. This role helped me develop attention to detail and an understanding of how marketing materials are distributed across different markets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I also gained valuable training experience by leveraging my Canva skills to upskill colleagues. I conducted training sessions and created help sheets, helping over 100 team members improve their design abilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u200b\u200b<\/span><b>A Standout Moment<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of my proudest achievements was planning and hosting Disney Cruise Line&#8217;s biggest familiarisation trip. Just two months into my internship I was given the responsibility of hosting 106 travel agents with my team on a 7-night Norwegian Fjords cruise. I managed the Virgin Experience travel agency and ensured their experience ran smoothly. We hosted dinners and a dedicated training session onboard, and I also managed their allocated budget.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14885\" style=\"width: 1136px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14885 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/grace-with-minnie-on-disney-cruise-line19.png?resize=1136%2C842\" alt=\"Girl with Minnie Mouse on a Disney Cruise Ship.\u00a0\" width=\"1136\" height=\"842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/grace-with-minnie-on-disney-cruise-line19.png?w=1136&amp;ssl=1 1136w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/grace-with-minnie-on-disney-cruise-line19.png?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/grace-with-minnie-on-disney-cruise-line19.png?resize=1024%2C759&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/grace-with-minnie-on-disney-cruise-line19.png?resize=768%2C569&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me on the Disney Dream, Disney Cruise Line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><b>Applying My University Skills at Disney<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Throughout my university experience, I developed valuable skills that translated directly into my placement role:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.york.ac.uk\/students\/studying\/manage\/programmes\/module-catalogue\/module\/TFT00032C\/latest\"><b>Presentation Skills from Content Development<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pitching creative ideas weekly in seminars helped me build strong presentation skills, which came in handy at Disney. I was often asked to present marketing strategies and brainstorm competition ideas and my University experience made me feel confident. Structuring presentations and using storytelling techniques helped me engage different audiences effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.york.ac.uk\/students\/studying\/manage\/programmes\/module-catalogue\/module\/TFT00026I\/latest\"><b>Understanding Business Law from Creative Business Methods<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Creative Business Methods module taught me important legal concepts like copyright and contract law, which became crucial at Disney. When working on travel agent incentives and content shoots, I had to coordinate with Disney&#8217;s legal team to ensure everything was cleared. My understanding of these legal areas made it easier to communicate with legal teams and manage processes confidently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>How This Experience Has Helped Me in My Final Year<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My placement at Disney has had a huge impact, especially when it comes to pitching group project ideas. Thanks to the experience, I was selected as a group project leader for one of my modules. I\u2019ve become much more confident in presenting, delegating tasks, and bringing ideas to life, which has made group projects feel a lot more manageable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Time management has also been a big takeaway. Juggling multiple projects and deadlines helped me structure my final year, so I can balance projects and job applications without feeling overwhelmed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additionally, my placement experience at Disney has made me more proactive in reaching out to industry professionals. Whether it\u2019s networking with guest speakers or setting up interviews for my dissertation or group project, I now feel more confident contacting professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Why do a placement?<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My placement experience at Disney has been an amazing. The support from the Business of the Creative Industries staff and careers team made the whole process smooth. If you&#8217;re considering a placement year, I highly recommend it. It&#8217;s an invaluable way to gain real-world experience and connect what we learn in class to the industry. Plus, many of the companies we study, like Warner Bros, Universal, and Disney, offer placements, so it\u2019s a great chance to apply your knowledge in a practical setting.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14886\" style=\"width: 1332px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14886 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/disney-destinations-graduation-day55.png?resize=1332%2C1092\" alt=\"Group of Disney Destinations Interns, smiling in a group photo with graduation Mickey Mouse ears on.\" width=\"1332\" height=\"1092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/disney-destinations-graduation-day55.png?w=1332&amp;ssl=1 1332w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/disney-destinations-graduation-day55.png?resize=300%2C246&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/disney-destinations-graduation-day55.png?resize=1024%2C839&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/disney-destinations-graduation-day55.png?resize=768%2C630&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Disney Destinations Interns Graduation Day\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\">Read more student blogs<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ap-custom-wrapper\"><\/div><!--ap-custom-wrapper-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, I\u2019m Grace, a Third Year BA Business of the Creative Industries student at the University of York and I wanted to share my experience from my placement year at The Walt Disney Company as a Travel Marketing and Events Intern!\u00a0 About My Placement During my placement, I worked within the Disney Destinations department to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1083,1082,8,1031],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-business-of-the-creative-industries","category-tfti","category-study","category-ug","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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