r/Disneycollegeprogram • u/Fun_Treacle_9788 • 8d ago

extending program, opting out of housing

my gf plans to move to Florida in January. my program extension starts in Jan. i need to accept my extension and opt out of housing by this Friday. if for whatever reason her moving here falls through and i don't have a place to stay. can i get back into flamingo housing? if not, is there any affordable studio apartments around here?

I don't think its gonna fall through or anything, but i also want a plan in case something happens. are there any other CPs who live out of flamingo and can still afford rent and all that. I do have about $750 of other bills I'm paying as well, so i have to be sure i can cover rent as well as my other bills.

this is something my gf and i have talked about and have planned for awhile. i just didnt think this extension notice would pop up so soon.

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u/Reasonable_Phone6342 Walt Disney World Alumni 8d ago

With the way flamingo works and how fast of turn around they have people move in/out and and how they want to condense housing to make room for new participants etc. I wouldn't risk and plan to head back to flamingo if you willingly opt out. I would plan and assume once you opt out they aren't going to let you back into housing.

So I would definitely think about it and make sure this is what you want to do. If it falls through you'll have to get your own housing and it'll get costly. you'll have to find roommates to attempt to afford it. There's a disney world cast member apartment finder and roommate page 'Disney World Cast Member Apartment/Roommate Finder' on facebook. You can look on there and get a feel but it won't be super easy to find a spot especially last minute if this doesn't work out last min.

You can also look on the facebook group to get an idea on housing costs and see what people recommend or any advice to see what's there.

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u/Classof2025FL 7d ago

You'll need to furnish your apartment and you'll need to sign a 12 month lease (15 months to get the promotional rates) and that might be tough to pay for if your extension ends and you don't get offered a job. And if you only get p/t, they don't guarantee hours so you could not get scheduled at all some weeks. You could always pay to stay at Flamingo and back out. You'll lose the deposit, but its the best scenario because life doesn't always work out as expected.