Disney Parks & Resorts Reviews

I worked at Disney Parks & Resorts full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Pay, environment, opportunities, the place creates an atmosphere where you want to perform at the best of your ability. You know you're part of the best entertainment and tourism company in the world and you want to outshine your competition and deliver unmatched service.

Cons – Not much, maybe some inflexible schedules once in a while. But other than that besides some of the employees they might hire that never deserved to be there in the first place thats all i have to say.

Advice to Senior Management – Top class talent. Keep it up. Hire past employees before hiring new talent hire only the best and those worth hiring. If they had a long tenure, a good tenure they were among the best cast members youll ever have so honor that and be the greatest entertainment company of all time.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Disney Parks & Resorts part-time for more than a year

Pros – All you have to do is make people feel important and happy.

Cons – There are no full-time positins available.:-(

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the good work.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Disney Parks & Resorts full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – I make Magic everyday! It's a dream job. Great benefits, beautiful office, great leaders! They go out of their way to help you grow. I love speaking with my guests and drawing a mental picture of the amazing memories they are going to create on this vacation.
I love to go to the parks on my days off and see the guests smiling faces. It makes my job so much more meaningful.
I have so much pride in the company I work for. It's the greatest place in the world to work!

Cons – I can't really think of any other than my advice to management comment.

Advice to Senior Management – I would like to be able to use the restroom when I need to, not when it is scheduled.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Disney Parks & Resorts part-time for less than a year

Pros – move around to different areas all the time

Cons – did not necessary work around your schedule and hours aren't always guaranteed.

Advice to Senior Management – n/a

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Disney Parks & Resorts as an intern for less than a year

Pros – I met amazing people and had a wonderful time "making magic" for guests. It was, for the most part, a very warm and happy environment to work in.

Cons – The pay was lower than I expected, but I had never worked in a theme park. There is also a heavy emphasis on joining the union, although not for interns.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Disney Parks & Resorts part-time for less than a year

Pros – Basically you make magic all day long. Job is exciting and different. Not mundane or boring. Lots of discounts and benefits. I really like how you can transfer between different business units and have he ability to pursue multiple different types of work.

Cons – Low pay. Harsh working conditions sometimes. Minimal promotion opportunities. Not the greatest customers/guess to deal with. Horrible uniforms/costumes.

Advice to Senior Management – Better training for management.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Disney Parks & Resorts

Pros – A great atmosphere and company culture where there is a good deal expected of you, but also a place to meet friendly and helpful people who make it a pleasant work environment.

Cons – Not many cons to working for the Mouse I can think of

Advice to Senior Management – Not much advice to management.

I have been working at Disney Parks & Resorts full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Get a paycheck to play! Meet so many people from all over the world. Being able to make Magic for an unsuspecting Guest is the highlight of any day. Insurance, park entrances, discounts and just the feeling of happiness all day!

Cons – Sometimes the hours, cast members that are only there because the need a job and, working hard to over come negativity amongst some younger Cast Members. Disney is always changing and you have to be flexible to handle the change. Not everyone can handle that.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Disney Parks & Resorts full-time

Pros – -Union Jobs
-Easy to transfer to different jobs
-A lot of different, entry level front line jobs available to transfer to
-Plenty of sick time, paid and unpaid (no need to worry about managers being angry with you calling in sick)
-Easy to pick up extra shifts
-Overtime is easy to come by: over 8hrs in a day, over 40hrs in a week, or working a 6th day is all overtime
Holidays are paid double time
-Free park admission for friends and family
-cheap medical insurance

Cons – Not many..
Low wages (but this can be countered some by the fact that over time is easy to get)
Hard to move up in company
Sometimes shifts are long hours (though there is always the oppurtunity to go home early if there are too many people staffed)

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Disney Parks & Resorts as an intern for less than a year

Pros – The senior engineers are brilliant. They are always so eager to help/explain/teach.
So much to learn!
Company perks are nice
Working with fellow interns makes it a memorable experience.
Got back stage access to the coolest animatronics projects in development.

Cons – Younger engineers usually made uneducated assumptions.
Group does not follow latest coding standards/ practices (i.e. OOP, Code Reviews, Unit Testing, UML, Bug Tracking, Source Control)

Advice to Senior Management – Standardize the software development process. Software, even for sustaining engineering, should have some process and not just "hack" away.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company