But we’re getting off-topic. Did you know that every year they are looking for students to fill internships in the field of plant science? Hey, that’s us! In fact, a few of our students have interned with Disney in the past, and we have a few completing their internship experience with them right now. It’s quite the process to be accepted for one of their programs, so we wanted to put this information out right now for anybody who thinks this is something they would like to be involved in. Start looking into and planning now for this opportunity.
Desired majors include but are not limited to: Ag. Communication, Ag. Education, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Agronomy, Aquaculture, Aquatic Biology, Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Crop Science, Biological and Biosystems/Agricultural Engineering, Entomology, Environmental Horticulture, Fisheries, Food Science, Horticulture, Landscape Design, Marine Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Ornamental Horticulture, and Plant Science.
Possibilites include:
Aquaculture:
Operate a recirculating freshwater aquaculture facility. Monitor filtration systems and water quality, assist in diagnosis and control of disease, and raise fish to marketable size for Walt Disney World® restaurants.
Biotechnology:
Maintain a tissue culture production facility. Prepare media and culture a wide variety of plants. Then, collect, package and deliver the tissue-cultured plants to Epcot® merchandise locations.
Entomology:
Become an integral part of The Land’s Integrated Pest Management program. Rear and maintain insect colonies, release beneficial insects into greenhouse crops, and maintain entomology-related shows.
Plant Science:
Maintain a high-quality show of hydroponically-grown food crops from around the globe. Seed, transplant, irrigate and prune plants; harvest produce for Epcot® restaurants; rake, sweep, and provide general cleanup of greenhouses.
The majority of positions accept applications from January-March (for summer/fall), and August-November (for spring), positions may be posted at any time during the year, so we encourage you to check their site for updates regularly. http://disneycareers.com/en/default/ We post information when we hear from their science programs manager so look for that as well— all right here on our weebly.
Also, check out these links from Disney to get a better idea of what’s expected and how to apply.
http://disneycasting.net/downloads/profintern/animal_prog_descr/Plant_Science.pdf
http://disneycasting.net/downloads/profintern/animal_prog_descr/Horticulture.pdf