What benefits do Disney employees get?

Benefits and Perks
  • Weekly Pay. Cast members are paid on a weekly basis. ...
  • Health Insurance. Affordable health insurance options, such as medical, dental and vision coverage, may be available for full-time positions.
  • Retirement Programs. ...
  • Paid Time Off. ...
  • Tuition Assistance. ...
  • Wellness Programs. ...
  • CHILD CARE SUPPORT. ...
  • Career Development.




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Free Theme Park Entry is Top Cast Member Perk Whether they are working directly in one of the parks or they're at one of the resort hotels or Disney-owned shops in Downtown Disney or Disney Springs, they receive a pass that will allow them to enter any of the Walt Disney World or Disneyland theme parks for free.

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Merchandise and Store Discounts
  • Shop Disney Parks app: 20% off purchase using the app and adding your main gate to your profile. ...
  • Cast Connections: Receive 20% and more off your purchase at Cast Connections.
  • All stores at Magic Kingdom (Sunglasses shop is only 10%)


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Instead of the perks, the District voted to give each Disney employee a $3,000 annual stipend. While it might be more money in each employee paycheck, it's a blow to lose the coveted perks from the park. The benefits not only included the free annual passes, but discounts on Disney merchandise.

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Currently, the minimum starting hourly wage for Disney World workers is $15, significantly higher than Florida's state minimum wage of $11, which will rise to $12 in September.

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Getting a Disney job is no easy task. Working at Disney is a highly coveted job for the high-quality work experience and benefits, and the company's cast members (employees) are held to the highest standards of customer service and family entertainment.

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» The number of Guest(s) an Employee can admit into an eligible Disney Theme Park is based on the total number of eligible dependents for Company events and tickets in the system of record (SAP). Eligible Employees receive a minimum of three (3) Main Entrance Guest Admissions.

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Eligible Employees receive a minimum of three (3) Main Entrance Guest Admissions. If the Employee has more than three (3) eligible dependents, the Employee may be permitted to admit more than three (3) Guests at a time.

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Disney is offering sign-on bonuses as high as $1500 for chef assistant roles, with numerous other positions offering $1000 bonuses. In addition, Disney is offering $500 to $1000 referral bonuses to existing Cast Members who recruit new employees.

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The Contracts covering the Full-Time and Casual-Regular Cast Members at Walt Disney World provide Holiday Pay as a negotiated benefit. This benefit is a guarantee that all Union represented Cast Members enjoy because of our Union.

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Disney World offers two ticket categories according to age level: One is for ages 10 and older; the other is for ages 3 to 9. Admission is free for children under the age of 3.

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The Main Entrance Pass allows eligible Regular Full Time and Regular Part Time Employees to visit Disney Theme Parks with Guest(s).

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Tuition Assistance Includes Educational reimbursement and Disney Aspire, which pays 100% tuition upfront at network schools for full-time and part-time hourly employees.

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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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Full timers 6 to 8 hour days. You will work the entire weekend. I work an average of 8 hours. On a average per day would be 5-8 hours.

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Off-duty Cast Members: Cast Members can show a valid Cast ID at the parking entrance of the park they're visiting to receive free parking.

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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.

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The hiring process if I remember correctly took about 3 weeks to a month and a half. 4 weeks. upload resume, personal interviews, etc. It only took me one screening interview on the computer, & one phone-interview before I got hired.

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