News New Changes Coming to the Disney Look 2021

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James Alucobond

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MagicHappens1971 said:
We're blurring lines here. The topic was the loosening of guidelines related to hair, makeup, tattoos, etc. Fast Food restaurants do not have these restrictions, maybe aside from Chik-fil-a.
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That was the original framing, but the thread was bumped due to a suggestion that enforcement of existing policy would possibly be stepped up. I don’t think anyone actually suggested the re-covering of tattoos; rather, only minor things like modifying the makeup and jewelry policy were resurfaced, which would pose a non-existent additional imposition on cast members if updated. Requiring lighter/natural makeup and less jewelry literally makes it so they spend less prep time on work. I only commented on tattoos at all because you said it was a ridiculous thing to bring up in 2024 when I don’t think the year has much to do with it. It’s more a concession related to comfort in an outdoor role. Plenty of indoor customer service jobs still recommend covering tattoos.
 
Nubs70

Nubs70

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el_super said:
And they will generally be ignored. The managers in the parks were notoriously bad at trying to enforce Disney Look even before the changes came in, since they were usually pretty busy, you know, running their actual operations. The genie is out of the bottle and if it came down to having extra cashiers or extra bussers at a location, or essentially terminating someone who has green hair, what would you choose?
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Terminate the green hair.
 
Nubs70

Nubs70

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wdrive said:
It’s a byproduct of the current labour market. They currently don’t pay enough to dictate what their employees look like.

If wages went up they could start enforcing a Disney look again. Although I’m not sure current society necessarily still wants clean cut, smarty dressed people anymore
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Wages did go up and the standards deteriorated
 
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LSLS

LSLS

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Jrb1979 said:
What's changed? I remember when people would work for WDW cause they loved Disney so much. It was never about the pay. It's never been a great paying job but in years past many were ok with it as they loved Disney so much
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You mean beyond the fact that the average price of a studio apartment in Orlando is now like $1,500 a month?
 
Brian

Brian

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el_super said:
They don't have to. They can get another entry level job that pays more and let's them dress however they want. So what is the motivation for them to tolerate a dress code from Disney? What's in it for them? Higher pay?
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Disney has among the highest starting wages for front line jobs in the area. Many of the hotels and smaller attractions pay several dollars an hour less.
 
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LSLS

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Brian said:
Disney has among the highest starting wages for front line jobs in the area. Many of the hotels and smaller attractions pay several dollars an hour less.
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Do they? Just quick search, McDonalds is just under $15/hr in the area, Hilton is paying $20/hr for housekeeping (Disney shows at $14-$15), and many other hotels in Lake Buena Vista show $13-$15.75/hr. Seaworld is definitely less (and I'd suspect I drive is less as well), but Disney doesn't seem to be that much over the others in their immediate area.
 
TrainsOfDisney

TrainsOfDisney

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FulcrumSolo said:
I feel like food safety and waving to children saying “have a magical fall are completely different.

I would expect that food handling jobs would require similar dress code to that.
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The argument that was made is that fast food jobs don’t have strict dress codes - that Disney is more strict than the average fast food restaurant. In addition to chik-fil-a and in-n-out, I was pointing out that Starbucks has a more strict dress code when it comes to nails and jewelry.

The point is not which makes more sense, the point is that workers at this pay level can be expected to follow a dress code.
 
Brian

Brian

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LSLS said:
Do they? Just quick search, McDonalds is just under $15/hr in the area, Hilton is paying $20/hr for housekeeping (Disney shows at $14-$15), and many other hotels in Lake Buena Vista show $13-$15.75/hr. Seaworld is definitely less (and I'd suspect I drive is less as well), but Disney doesn't seem to be that much over the others in their immediate area.
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Disney's current minimum across the board is $18/hour, and Housekeeping is $21/hour.

For the McDonald's comparison, QSR H/Hs make $18/hour, and $0.75 more if they work at MK.
 
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wdrive

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Nubs70 said:
Wages did go up and the standards deteriorared
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Wages went up as prices and wages went up everywhere else. They need to pay more than you’d make in your local fast food restaurant and then workers will be more likely to put up with whatever rules Disney wants instead of simply leaving
 
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Lilofan

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wdrive said:
Wages went up as prices and wages went up everywhere else. They need to pay more than you’d make in your local fast food restaurant and then workers will be more likely to put up with whatever rules Disney wants instead of simply leaving
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When I pay more running a business my labor costs go up and surely I will be passing on these costs to the customers.
 
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Lilofan

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Brian said:
Disney's current minimum across the board is $17/hour, and Housekeeping is $21/hour.

For the McDonald's comparison, QSR H/Hs make $17/hour, and $0.75 more if they work at MK.
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TSA at MCO that has huge responsibility starts at $18 so moving to housekeeping would give them a raise in pay.
 

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