Many emotions happen throughout the process of applying, interviewing, auditioning, waiting and being accepted into the Disney College Program. Then after you are accepted, the anticipation to get there and start is agonizing. You start count downs and watch the time go by slowly. And then it's finally time and you're there! This poem explains the week before check-in and the journey down. This Is Our Time.

"This Is Our Time" by Missy Hargrove

It’s almost time.

I put on my boots and go

It’s almost time.

I’m in one of my last classes

I say goodbye to my professors

And to my friends

It’s almost time.

I pack my bags and boxes

It’s almost time.

The car is packed,

I go to sleep in my mom’s house

One last time

The clock rings at four o’clock

Friday morning.

It’s almost time.

We start the journey to Florida

We pass through hours

I see the Alabama sign

I say goodbye for awhile

It’s almost time

Hours pass and I see theme park signs

It’s almost time.

We arrive in Orlando

We go to dinner and then we rest

It’s almost time.

My mom and I laugh

At memories

It’s almost time.

Monday morning comes

It’s time.

We get dressed and head out

I meet my roommates

We cheer out loud.

It’s time.

Our new life begins now

We check-in for the program

It’s time.

We move into our apartment

Excited to see what our future holds

It’s time.

We start our journey

It’s time.

We have mouse ears on

We walk into the kingdom

And stop at the castle.

This is our time.