Disney Parks & Resorts Reviews

Pros

Fun and exciting place to work; part attractions and part entertainment

Cons

Management is not looking out for you

Advice to Senior Management

Focus on complimenting as much as reprimanding

Pros

Its great being an intern I live disney. It is the best place to work. You meet a lot of people.

Cons

As an intern its hard to land a job in the dept that work for. Not a lot if pay for us designers.

Advice to Senior Management

Give me a job

Pros

You receive respect from the people you work for.

Cons

Difficult to move up in the workplace

Pros

Very large company; plenty of opportunities; fantastic for Disney lovers; inevitable access to behind-the-scenes aspects of Disney (for work); plenty to learn when pursued (in most cases)

Cons

Quality of work is very dependent on team and location; management is plagued by large-corporation problems, particularly with communication, which leads to wasted time and meetings to handle miscommunications

Advice to Senior Management

Your employees want more than a pizza party every once in a while; take more advantage of the enormous resources behind Disney--the culture should not just feel like any other big corporation; simple name changes for promotions should also include pay raises and/or other valid incentives; listen more to employees and communicate these changes more clearly, quickly, and consistently

Pros

The people are great and try to do their best to provide a quality experience.

Cons

There are those that get the $$$ and then there's the rest of us just getting by week.to week.

Advice to Senior Management

Please pay your people better and I'm not talking about the executives!

Pros

It's great being a part of the Disney family and the perks are pretty good.

Cons

Promotions are not given out the most qualified candidates. Leadership looks at the number of years you've worked for the company more than education or relevant experience.

Pros

Perks, free admission if you have the time. Discounts on housing, merchandise, food. Notoriety.

Cons

Not alot of free time. Advancement opportunities are there but hard to attain given the sheer volume of employees. Must enjoy Disney and job.

Advice to Senior Management

Be more proactive in interacting with employees, get to know them, understand them, disney is about family on and off stage.

Pros

Working for the Walt Disney Company has been the best experience. They are a very encourgaing company and allow even knew employees to take the leap and get their feet wet.

Cons

Depending on where you starting it might be hard to advance in your line of business, however managers are always willing to help you move to a new opportunity.

Pros

-MANY opportunities for advanced positions.
-Many good employees to work with
-Variety of jobs to do
-Kept busy often
-Days off are easy to obtain(for the most part)
-They may ask you to leave early but the majority of the time, they will not force you to leave.

Cons

-Low pay for often very difficult work
-Scheduling is often VERY difficult to work out
-Very haphazard work hours
-Sometimes 4-hour shifts
-Management does not understand the complexities of the things they often ask you to do.
-Often ridiculous rules make things more difficult for not just the cast member, but the guest as well.....and not for the better.

Advice to Senior Management

Please make a concerted effort be considerate of cast members and assess deeply what rules you impose on cast members. And do not get mad when things don't go the way you want when you just made things 3x's as difficult

Pros

Great option for someone looking for a change-short term work that does not pay great, but makes up for it in the benefits given (park admission etc.).

Cons

Not awesome pay, not enough training on what to do with an angry guest

Advice to Senior Management

Train more about how to appease someone angry- show that employees are valued.