Hours during peak times (which are pretty much always) are a lot, and you can be forced into overtime (6-day work weeks) and 12/14-hour shifts.
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Our Theme Parks and Resort Hotels operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year; Shifts may start as early as 6:00 AM, while some may end as late as 10:00 PM. Casual Regular Cast Members must be available to work two and a half days a week, all holidays, and all peak seasons.
Lengthy days and quick turn-around timesMost weeks I would work five or six days with shifts that were eight to 12 hours. Another thing I often experienced were short turn-around shifts. These are shifts with less than eight hours between them.
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.
“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.
However, that has changed. You now can only park hop AFTER 2PM. So you'll have to wait until well after lunchtime if you're planning on visiting another park. However, this rule is different for Annual Passholders.
If you have a strong resume and good soft skills, it's easy to get a job at Disney. You need to find the positions that suit you best and make sure you have the right experience. Some people enter a Disney college program, which means you can intern for the company. Many interns end up working full-time later on.
Disney After Hours is a completely separate/additional ticket, which does not include park admission until 7:00 PM. It's important to note the events don't start typically until 8 PM or later.
Unfortunately, there isn't an option to visit for a half or partial day. I would suggest that you consider adding another day to your existing ticket if a theme park reservation is available for the half-day you would like to visit.
I'm happy to share that you are able to visit a park more than once a day. A valid theme park ticket with a theme park ticket reservation does allow in and out privileges as long as the park has not reached capacity.
Guest Relations cast members have one of the most difficult jobs in Walt Disney World, because any guest who is unhappy from a situation that took place anywhere in the parks is going to take out their feelings on Guest Relations.