Working for Disney

[NWDMD]

I've always thought it would be fun to work for Disney for at least some period of my life. Working for Disney would be purely 'just-for-fun' for me. Because of that I only want to work for 1 day a week. Does Disney hire people for 1 day a week or do they make you work more?

Anyone here with a non-disney job work for Disney one or two days a week? How 'selective' do they allow you to be in what job you want to do? I don't really want to work in food services or trash or janitorial or things like that. I wouldn't mind working retail in a gift shop or anything like that.

Any tips for me?

Thanks,
NWDMD

 

[Figment82]

If you're Seasonal the minimum you need to work is 40 hours a year.

And retail is lots of fun. :wave:

 

[Captain Hank]

You are allowed to apply directly into whatever job classification you want, and have some say in your particular working location (based on availability). Merchandise is a fun, relatively low-stress role. Good luck! :wave:

 

[magic cait ball]

since this is a thread about working for disney, i had a question. what's their policy in facial piercings? i have a pierced nose, and int he next 3 years i plan on doing the CP. wondering what i have to do. can i use a clear stud? or take it out all together?

 

[Figment82]

since this is a thread about working for disney, i had a question. what's their policy in facial piercings? i have a pierced nose, and int he next 3 years i plan on doing the CP. wondering what i have to do. can i use a clear stud? or take it out all together?

Get rid of it while you're on stage, period.

 

[magic cait ball]

Get rid of it while you're on stage, period.

cool. thanks!

 

[brkgnews]

Maybe this will help you -- it's for the cruise line, but should be quite similar...
http://www.dcljobs.com/lookfemale.asp

 

[bgraham34]

I think maybe one day I will retire and work in Disney. I want to captain the boats that bring guests to Magic kingdom and the resorts.

 

[OmegaKnight]

I absolutely love working for Disney. Plus it doesn't hurt to work on the Monorails either. When you go to casting, you do have a say on where you would like to work and they do their best to accomidate you.

 

[PigletIsMyCat]

There are three basic job classifications at WDW: Full Time, Casual Regular (Part Time), and Casual Seasonal. Full time is a minimum or 32 hours per week, usually more like 40+. Casual Regular is a minimum of two shifts per week, or 16+ hours. Casual Seasonal is, as stated, 40 hour per year. Most Casual Seasonal CMs work during the busiest times of year, during Christmas break, Spring/Easter Break, or summer. Typically, you would call WDW a couple of weeks before you would be available to work and give them a couple of days of availability.

If you have specific time available every week (1 day, as you stated) I would say try to go part time. A friend of mine has a 'regular' job outside of Disney five or six days a week, and normally picks up two shifts over the weekend (Friday and Saturday nights). If you can commit to two days a week, you would be golden. You will be able to pick your two days of availability per week, and they are typically very good about only scheduling you on those two days (I never had a problem). Seasonal roles are a little harder to come by; they only hire seasonally for specific roles, usually Characters and Food Service, things that do not require too much ongoing training.

Remember, the level of benefits changes too. Casual Regular CMs are entitled to Main Gate Passes that allow you to get three guests into the park with you on 12 different occasions during the calender year; Seasonal CMs are entitled to 6 entries a year. CR CMs are offered health benefits and union membership, and Seasonal CMs are not.

Your best bet would be to draft up a resume, trot down to the Casting Center (across from Downtown Disney), and see what they are hiring for. They will have a list with what CR and CS roles they are currently recruiting for, and you will meet with a recruiter who can go into detail with you about each and every job. If you're interested in this 'just for fun', there are plenty of roles in Food Service, Merchandise, and Attractions that should be available to you as a Casual Regular or Casual Seasonal Cast Member.

 

[PigletIsMyCat]

since this is a thread about working for disney, i had a question. what's their policy in facial piercings? i have a pierced nose, and int he next 3 years i plan on doing the CP. wondering what i have to do. can i use a clear stud? or take it out all together?

They will state that there are no visible piercings allowed, and will also tell you that you are not allowed to wear retainers in the piercings.

Having said that, a nostril piercing should have no problems with closing up while ring-less during an eight hour shift. I originally was wearing a retainer in my nostril piercing when I first started working at WDW, with no problems from my management or fellow CMs. Eventually, the retainer got to be too much of a pain in the butt, and I'd just take my piercing out every day before my shift, and smack it back in afterwards.

 

[disneymonger]

My first job

Let me first say that I love Disney with a passion that often scares people.

When I was looking for my first job ever, my first choice was to work for The Disney Store - I know it's different than working in the parks but I'm in Miami and going from here to Orlando as a commute is a little too long:hammer: . I applied, was hired, and immediately hated it. The management team showed complete and utter disrespect to regular CMs and made it very clear to us that we were to bust our butts working hard (for managers who clearly had OCD) and they would sit around and talk about their vacations with their kids to the parks. We worked long hours and the place had to be meticulous and immaculate...any other way was unacceptable. Clothing had to be folded a certain way with the front display shown in a certain way and everything (picture Thelma and Louise, Louise being the overly neat one). It was really scary and I came to call my managers Nazis. It was really unfortunate that I had this experience because I know that not everyone has this type of experience and I had such high hopes since I loved Disney my whole life. My store seemed to have a very high turn-over, as did another DS location nearby. Managers seemed to float between several stores because they could never get someone in to stay for very long.

Anyone else had this type of experience?

 

[JWG]

Let me first say that I love Disney with a passion that often scares people.

When I was looking for my first job ever, my first choice was to work for The Disney Store - I know it's different than working in the parks but I'm in Miami and going from here to Orlando as a commute is a little too long:hammer: . I applied, was hired, and immediately hated it. The management team showed complete and utter disrespect to regular CMs and made it very clear to us that we were to bust our butts working hard (for managers who clearly had OCD) and they would sit around and talk about their vacations with their kids to the parks. We worked long hours and the place had to be meticulous and immaculate...any other way was unacceptable. Clothing had to be folded a certain way with the front display shown in a certain way and everything (picture Thelma and Louise, Louise being the overly neat one). It was really scary and I came to call my managers Nazis. It was really unfortunate that I had this experience because I know that not everyone has this type of experience and I had such high hopes since I loved Disney my whole life. My store seemed to have a very high turn-over, as did another DS location nearby. Managers seemed to float between several stores because they could never get someone in to stay for very long.

Anyone else had this type of experience?

When was this, because Disney outsourced the Disney Store concept awhile ago.

 

[WhyteAL]

I think just working retail in general is always horrible...

I worked 5 years at sprint, and 1 year at best buy and have the same type experiences. Maybe it's the area of Miami that has crappy managerial types. Or just reatail in general. Inside Disney retail, like at the parks I would asume would be a little different.

 

[disneymonger]

It was around 2000. I remember all the regular CMs felt the same way I did, when I was there, and we often joked and poked fun at our Nazi bosses. It really made me feel like I should start playing the Lotto immediately so I don't have to work with these types of managers ever again.

I also worked for Bath and Body Works and had a similar experience. God, I hate retail...thank Mickey I got out!:brick:

 

[bauton]

I worked at the Disney Store when it was owned by Disney and also after it was sold. It definitley got worse after the sale, with similar circumstances to what you listed above. My first few years working there, the managers were great and big Disney fans. I had a great time working with them, but then they left and it was a new manager every three months, which is not fun.

Even with the bad working conditions, it was still hard to give up that discount. I always told the regional managers that instead of paying us, they should just put our pay in an account, and we could pay for our purchases out of this account instead of paying with cash, etc...

 

[wdwmom2+1]

How/Where do they hire for like IT (computer ) people or people to work with the animals at animal kingdom or things like that?

 

[drdoom1001]

Let me first say that I love Disney with a passion that often scares people.

When I was looking for my first job ever, my first choice was to work for The Disney Store - I know it's different than working in the parks but I'm in Miami and going from here to Orlando as a commute is a little too long:hammer: . I applied, was hired, and immediately hated it. The management team showed complete and utter disrespect to regular CMs and made it very clear to us that we were to bust our butts working hard (for managers who clearly had OCD) and they would sit around and talk about their vacations with their kids to the parks. We worked long hours and the place had to be meticulous and immaculate...any other way was unacceptable. Clothing had to be folded a certain way with the front display shown in a certain way and everything (picture Thelma and Louise, Louise being the overly neat one). It was really scary and I came to call my managers Nazis. It was really unfortunate that I had this experience because I know that not everyone has this type of experience and I had such high hopes since I loved Disney my whole life. My store seemed to have a very high turn-over, as did another DS location nearby. Managers seemed to float between several stores because they could never get someone in to stay for very long.

Anyone else had this type of experience?

What you're saying has nothing to do with Disney,that's just the way it is at many stores,restaurants and so on!! High turnover from employees AND managers,working long hours until you start hating the place and start calling the managers names.I'm also from Miami and worked in one of the most well known restaurants around and even though most of the people I worked with including the managers were really nice,the job itself was very demanding so many new people just couldn't handle it and quit or get fired.So if they don't continuously hire like 10 new servers weekly then as others leave everybody else has to start working many more hours than they can handle and then people start getting annoyed,even though overall most people in the place got along!!