While we’re all excited that the Walt Disney World Resort is getting back to “normal,” following its unprecedented closure in March 2020 for nearly four months in response to the growing coronavirus pandemic, we know that Disney, like other employers, is facing challenges with finding enough people to fill the open Cast Member roles they have available at the Central Florida parks.
Disney World recently announced that it will be hosting a job fair on December 13 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort Convention Center.
Cast Members are desperately needed in culinary roles, housekeeping roles, custodial roles, and bus transportation roles, as each of these types of roles remains difficult for Disney to fill lately. Mickey really needs help filling positions to offer the most magic and the best in customer service to Guests, so he’s paying as much as $1,500 in sign-on bonuses for chef assistant positions.
Several other challenging-to-fill positions come with hiring bonuses of up to $1,000.
Cast Members currently onboard with The Walt Disney Company can earn some extra cash as well. Disney is currently offering referral bonuses to Cast Members who send in friends, family members, or strangers they meet at Starbucks (or anywhere else) who apply for positions at Disney and get hired and use the Cast Member’s name as the person who referred them. Those referral bonuses start at $500 and go as high as $1,000 after the person is hired and employed for a designated amount of time.
If you’re not able to visit Coronado Springs on December 13 for the job fair, you can still apply online for positions at Disney World (or at any Disney-owned park or subsidiary) via the Disney Careers website by clicking here. Currently, the website lists Park Operations jobs such as Chef Assistant, Program Experience Associate, Monorail Host/Hostess, and more.
When Guests go to Walt Disney World, they must always recognize that there are rules and regulations that must be abided, such as waiting in line for attractions.
Walt Disney World offers many rides, restaurants, shows, and attractions at the four Parks. At times, the selection can be overwhelming which may cause stress for some Guests, especially when lines are long. Wait times can end up being hours long for attractions like Seven Dwarfs Mine Train or Peter Pan’s Flight, but if a Guest chooses to enter the queue, they will have to wait in the order in which they entered.
Troost (@troost123456789) posted a TikTok yesterday showing an altercation in which a Guest appears to be cutting in line for Avatar Flight of Passage at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The poster of the TikTok noted the wait time had hit over an hour. Please be warned that there is vulgar language used in the video. Viewer discretion is advised.
The TikTok starts with a Guest asking the man who is seemingly cutting in line stating “Is he threatening you?”. This question is followed by the Guest reaching out and grabbing the other Guests near him. The Guest who was moving through the line stated, “You don’t understand, my father is waiting for ME”. The Guest who was seemingly cutting in line eventually walks away after ending the heated exchange with, “It’s not your problem”. There is a chance that the Guest was attempting to find the rest of his party which may have been further ahead in line, however, from the communication displayed in the video, that was not said.
Walt Disney World has official rules and policy page which can be found here. Walt Disney World’s official statement on cutting in line and using vulgar language is as follows:
Please show common courtesy to fellow Guests and our Cast Members by not using profanity or engaging in unsafe, illegal, disruptive, or offensive behavior, jumping lines, or saving places in lines for others. For your safety and the safety of others, please refrain from running except in designated areas.
Disney World is located on private property and therefore can operate under its own rules and regulations. Guests who are unable to follow these rules are at risk of being removed from the park, or worse, depending on the situation at hand. Please be sure to always be aware of the rules set out by Disney before your visit to ensure you are not creating an unsafe or negative environment for Guests and Cast Members.
Since last year, we’ve been testing a new mobile checkout option at select merchandise shops throughout Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort, available through our mobile apps. And just in time for holiday shopping, Guests can enjoy this feature at even more locations!
Mobile checkout is currently available or coming soon to the following merchandise locations:
Walt Disney World Resort
World of Disney at Disney Springs
Creations Shop at EPCOT
Emporium at Magic Kingdom Park – New!
Mickey’s of Hollywood at Disney’s Hollywood Studios – Coming soon!
Island Mercantile at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park – Coming soon!
Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Park
Disney Clothiers, Ltd., China Closet and Plaza Point
Emporium
Pioneer Mercantile and Bonanza Outfitters – New!
The Star Trader – New!
Disney California Adventure Park
Elias & Co.
WEB Suppliers – New!
Knick’s Knacks – New!
Downtown Disney District
World of Disney
Guests should check the My Disney Experience or Disneyland app* during your visit for the latest location availability.
If Guests haven’t tried it yet, merchandise mobile checkout is a convenient shopping option available at select shops – it helps Guests save time by scanning and paying for items right from their phone. When Guests are ready to shop, they can simply open the My Disney Experience or Disneyland app and scan the barcodes on their souvenirs as they add them to bag. Once their shopping experience is complete, Guests can show their purchase QR code and selected items to a Cast Member at the designated exit, and they’re all set!
Shopping with an eligible Annual Passholder, Magic Key or Disney Vacation Club discount?** Guest should make sure their pass or membership is linked to their Disney account, and valid discounts will be applied when they use mobile checkout.
Mobile checkout is just one of the recent enhancements and planning features available in our mobile apps. Mobile order service continues to add new locations for both Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort including candy kitchens, where Guests can save time and order holiday treats in advance.
For Guests shopping from home, be sure to check out shopDisney.com for a great assortment of holiday merchandise!
*Message, data and roaming rates may apply. Availability subject to handset limitations and features may vary by handset or service provider. Coverage and app stores not available everywhere. If you’re under 18, get your parents’ permission first. Some app features require valid theme park admission and park reservation.
**At this time, Disney Visa Cardmembers should check out at an in-store register to receive the Disney Visa Cardmember discount of 10% off select merchandise purchases of $50 or more.
When Guests come to Walt Disney World Resort to enjoy all of the amazing theme parks, attractions, Resorts, food offerings, and magic, they must also be aware that their actions can still have consequences, as well as affect the vacations of those around them. Also, as Disney World is private property, the company has the ability to create its own rules and regulations in which they can decide who is allowed on property as well as who they can remove.
It seems that recently, one Guest was escorted off of Disney Springs property by what seems to be five Orange Country police officers, as well as someone on Disney Springs management team. A recent Reddit post by DrKillFactory shared a video of a Guest being escorted off property. Before we continue, please be advised that the video contains vulgar language not suitable for children. Viewer discretion is advised.
In the video, the Guest says that they are being removed from the property for saying the world fa**ot. We can hear the police asking him to order a ride so that he can leave property, and the Guest continues to insult the police force calling them “watered down” for taking such actions. The Guest continues to insult the police around him, disclosing their names or calling them derogatory terms.
In the end, we can see the Guest relaxing by his hotel pool and admitting that they have now been banned from Disney Property for life, although they do not seem to be heavily saddened by this. We have seen Guests banned from Disney World for life in the past for breaking their rules, such as showing backstage areas online and promoting unsafe behavior at the parks.
From the video, we can assume that this incident may have been recent as it was uploaded a few hours ago, however, we cannot be sure on the exact timeline.
Before you visit Walt Disney World Resort, please be sure to know what rules and regulations are needed to be followed, and ensure that you are able to comply. Disney World is a vacation destination for many families and children to enjoy, and the rules are put out to ensure that the theme park Resort stays magical and safe for Guests.
Extremely inappropriate photos have been left around the Walt Disney World Resort by a Guest.
Wow. Just when we think we might have heard it all when it comes to disgusting and inappropriate Guest behavior, something else comes along to top it.
And we can’t understand why anyone would waste their park tickets, their time, or a park pass reservation at Disney World, just to see if they can misbehave at a Disney Park.
Over the past three months, DisneyDining has brought you several stories of disappointing, shocking, and/or disgusting behavior exhibited by Guests while they’re visiting the Walt Disney World Resort, including a woman who wore a top to EPCOT that was deemed “inappropriate” by Cast Members who ultimately removed her from the public areas of the park, took her to a store at EPCOT, and ultimately blessed the Guest with a brand new Disney World-themed t-shirt.
(We still aren’t sure that Cast Member made any impression on the woman, other than that wearing revealing clothing into the parks will net you free gear.)
Then there was the woman who got to meet Gaston at Magic Kingdom Park and quite literally couldn’t, or wouldn’t, keep her hands off of him. She continued to touch him inappropriately, despite his requests for her to stop her behavior and move away from him.
Then there was a young man decided to try his luck at bypassing an area where a rope or chain usually serves as a sign that the location is off-limits to Guests (sometimes known as a “backstage area” at Disney World). Instead of adhering to park rules at Magic Kingdom Park, the young man climbed the stairs to the second story of Cinderella Castle and paced back and forth, waving to what he must have mistaken for adoring fans until he was approached by Disney employees.
And more recently, who could forget the angry Guest in the queue at Magic Kingdom Park’s Pirates of the Caribbean attraction who lowered his mask and spit on another Guest in line because she and her family were moving to slowly for his liking? (Nevermind the fact that her child has only recently broken his knee.)
Now it appears that a Guest of the Walt Disney World Resort has taken a more artistic approach to being disgusting, and this Guest’s behavior is not being contained in an isolated event. In fact, so far, Disney knows of two different times this has happened, but who knows when it will happen again?
Lately, at two different areas on Disney World property, very explicit photos have been found, seemingly purposely placed by a Guest so that they would be found. One was discovered at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort last week, and before that, a photo similar in nature was found at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, according to reports made to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Both times, the photos were reported to Orange County authorities, but at this time, Disney doesn’t know who is responsible for the photos, and no known surveillance footage exists to give the Sheriff’s office clues as to who the Guest might be and what his or her intentions are. Both photos discovered were printed in full color.
Where will the next one pop up? At Disney’s Animal Kingdom? At Disney’s Hollywood Studios? Or will one be found at one of Disney’s water parks or at Disney Springs? Here’s hoping none are found inside a ride vehicle at an attraction, as it’s often hard to see what’s lying in a seat where a Guest was just sitting.
It goes without saying that this type of behavior is always prohibited at the Walt Disney World Resort, as are other types of behaviors that impede the operations of Disney World, infringe on the rights of others, or put a Guest or anyone else in the park in harm’s way.
Leaving these kinds of photos around Disney World or at a Resort Hotel near one of the theme parks is disgusting. Period. But it’s especially troubling at any of the Disney theme park, where children of all ages come to see Mickey and other Disney characters, experience character dining at their favorite Disney restaurant, and enjoy time spent on a Walt Disney World vacation with their families. Stumbling across photos like these could be extremely upsetting for anyone, but especially for families with children.
