Walt Disney Company

Upon coming Florida looking for a teaching position I applied at WDW for a job to make some type of income. I was accepted into the music department and played everyday in a bras group, band, marching group whatever was needed. It was a great experience working with some of the best musicians on the. East coast in situations that exposed you to people you would have never been around ever. The amount of training, supervision, opportunities to move to about to other groups was was great.

Mainly worked in the restaurant at Disney California Adventure where I worked as a Casheir and hand out food to the guest

There were attempts made to bring in people of color but there was no real support once onboarded with breaking the barriers that so often ostracize the newcomers that look different and don't fit the demographic of the masses. It was a sad situation for me but in time I think the right leaders will be put in place to combat the opposition to the changes required to grow the company and increase the diversity of the human resources.

Disney was a fun place to work on many levels, but after the purchase of Fox Studios and Covid, the company is in complete disarray. There are constant Org changes and policies change at the whim of any public outcry. Leadership cares nothing other than what makes themselves look good and no one has any company allegiance as many top executives come and go. The only people who do care passionately about the company are the low level employees who don't mind advancing their career and make a decent living for years on end.

Was a good place to work up until the mose recent years. They preach on their policies and equality but in practice is another story.

Toured with cheetah girls and did all promotions and music videos and movies and commercials for hair and for makeup also worked with Jhonas brothers - miley Cirus - raven semone and destiny and Paris

I loved working here, but the pay scale is very low. I would have continued working here, but I was injured in an accident and must now work home, therefore seeking remote employment.

It’s a lot fun being front desk/ podium attendant at the WDW in Orlando, FL and dealing with guests all over the world, and the do workers too. A fun place to be.

In 2014 I moved to Orlando, Florida to work at Disneyworld through an internship with my college at the time. I worked in the Outdoor Food and Beverage department at Hollywood Studios for about 8 months and truly loved every minute of it. I loved the diversity among the staff as well as the customers and how each day was a little different. I learned so much about customer satisfaction and how to balance the key elements of a successful experience for everyone involved.

I worked in public affairs as a professional intern and loved every second of my time there. I was given responsibilities as a regular employee and was treated as such. Great benefits and great working environment!

Know your rights as a worker. The Union is there to protect your job. As a former steward I saw too many good people go. Remember each location is different with management. Some places are great and some places management fails the team. It’s just reality in a magical bubble. Remember when guest are rude they may have been stressed by a previous encounter. Try to be patient and realize it’s not you and try to diffuse the situation and you will see they will apologize and explain themselves. Practice patience and empathy. Know when to involve management. Once you get beyond that it’s quite fun and such an easy job. It was too easy for me. I needed a challenge but found it difficult to move up. It’s easy to move laterally but very difficult to go up in my opinion. I wish there was more opportunity to move up or explore new options to move up instead of constant lateral movement. I felt I wasn’t utilized to my best abilities and found my mental health waning due to boredom of job.

I have been a cast member off and on for 25 years and loved every minute of it. The job was always changing, and making the guest happy was always the main job.

I worked full time until the last year when I had to work part-time due to my husband's needs. My favorite manager is still there, I think. Her name is Donna Murphy. We had a helper number we could call if we'd been asked a question we didn't know the answer to. The person I called for my client gave me a negative answer. Lucky for me I was being monitored that day and Donna let me call the guest back and give a positive answer to the request. I received an award while working there and proudly display the statue of Walt. I would go back to working at Disney Reservations in a heartbeat, but family needs here in Daytona and now being a Widow make the move from my home really difficult.

Company did try to help me when pandemic happen as much as possible . They had to cut back. I did not understand why I was left there durning the NBA playoffs durning the pandemic and let go afterwards