Are 11% of Disney employees homeless?

“Working for the Mouse,” a study by Occidental College and the Economic Roundtable published in February 2018, found that 11% of Disneyland employees reported experiencing homelessness in the previous two years, 68% were food insecure and 73% said they do not earn enough for basic living expenses.



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She was forced to live out of her car in a Magic Kingdom employee parking lot. “A conservative survey of Magic Kingdom Cast Members, full-time, found out that ten percent of Magic Kingdom Cast Members are currently homeless,” Jessica explained. “And the problem has only gotten worse since the shutdown.”

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Our survey found that while 80% of Disneyland employees are proud of the work they do, they feel undervalued, disrespected and underpaid.

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87 percent of employees say they are proud to work for The Walt Disney Company. 80 percent of employees believe the business segment they work in develops creative products, services and content.

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The three words that Disney employees are trained not to say are “I don't know.” “If a guest asks you a question, you always have to have an answer, no exceptions,” an anonymous former Cast Member shared online. “If you don't know it, find out, but don't say you don't know.

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During the first few months of 2022, the Walt Disney Company already netted $29.8 billion in revenue, the second-best quarter of all time for the company. Some $7.2 billion of that came from Disney parks. And yet most of the 78,000 workers at Disney World's four parks “are paid a poverty wage,” Ross writes.

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Disney began its second, larger wave of layoffs Monday, bringing total job cuts in recent weeks to 4,000 when the latest round is completed. Earlier this year, Disney said it would slash 7,000 jobs from its workforce as part of a larger reorganization of the company that will see it cut costs by $5.5 billion.

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Disney Has Laid Off 7,000 Employees in Planned Attempt to Reduce Costs by $5.5B. Alexis Jones is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

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Many Cast Members were laid off during park closures, and while some were called back to work, others lost their jobs permanently. This staggering two-year drop in employment led to Disney's smallest reported workforce since 2015. The significant staff shortages were felt by guests since parks reopened.

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Disney's workforce will be reduced by thousands across divisions including its television networks, streaming, ESPN, as well as Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. However, hourly frontline operations roles at Parks & Resorts will not be affected.

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“We're grossly, grossly underpaid for the hours that we work and the heavy lifting, it's like warehouse and driver work. A lot of us have the same story in not being able to afford the cost of living on the pay that we make,” said Penson. “A lot of Disney workers are barely squeaking by.

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How much does a Walt Disney World Cast Member make? As of Sep 24, 2023, the average hourly pay for a Walt Disney World Cast Member in the United States is $16.79 an hour.

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In the previous contract in 2018, Disney workers successfully pushed for a $15 minimum wage, which they received in late 2021. But workers say these wages currently don't correlate with the workloads and job duties they perform and aren't enough to keep up with the rising costs of living.

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People love working there So, you might not be surprised to learn that a lot of cast members are also guests who take their families and friends on vacation to Disney Parks and Resorts, on Disney cruises, and on Adventures by Disney.

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Although Disney has competitive programs like the Disney College Program, many locals and Disney-lovers alike are easily able to land a position with the company as long as they have the proper experience. The hiring process is like that of many other theme park jobs.

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