Many Disney workers live in cramped housing as company collects tax breaks | NewsNation Prime

[@michelleg4069]

When my daughter and i went to Disney World we paid $500.00 per night to stay at Disneys Contemporary Resort and i was not impressed with our room at all. It was dark and dingey in there. Disney should be ashamed of themselves for not paying workers more money!

[@personalcheeses8073]

$500 a night. Think of the peaceful holiday you could have had on a beautiful beach somewhere. Without grotesque characters bugging you

[@specterman2000]

You can get much better rooms for even less than half the price in Kissimmee! They will also give you free transportation to Disney World.

[@goodmorningsundaymorning4533]

Disney should be ashamed of themselves for a lot more then not paying employess enough.

[@pten2049]

a family of 4 to stay on property and eat there SHITTY ASS food and attend one park is between $1,500- $2,000 per night and rising. good luck prices are getting ready to start going up when people who care about their children don't come back and won't renew their annual passes.. Disney you done fucked up ARE YOU WOKE NOW ???????? I bet Big Ron woke their asses up !!!!!!!!

[@joylynch5204]

That is true which is why in the beginning of the video it says the low pay should be a larger part of the conversations going on about the park now (in addition to all the woke videos). I agree I used to work in the Anaheim Disney Resort and it was very hard for me to afford things.

[@square-on-wheels]

They have drifted so far from their former values and ideals.

[@KristinAndre1717]

Yes correct. No longer for children. The Disney movies are for adults Not kids. Disgusting

[@truthhurts775]

@@KristinAndre1717 Walt Disney is a evil monster. He is not white and he is of the same tribe as Epstein and Weinstein

[@truthhurts775]

@@KristinAndre1717 Disney has always been like this very subtle at first but it has been programming children since it's inception

[@ferretman6790]

How can someone says something so controversial yet so brave?

[@lillyc563]

That is why my family and my relatives will not go to Disney or buy Disney items. The treatment of its workers says a lot about the company.

[@brandonb3262]

But this isn’t a Disney problem. The problem is the cost of housing which is impacting people all over. If Disney paid people in those motels more, and they went out to find housing, that would increase demand, and drive the cost of housing up. We need more low income housing and starter homes.

[@trevorthesorcerer]

@@brandonb3262 They probably could find a better paying job in a different state but of course they have to work for Disney.

[@tracytrunn5625]

Disney is PEDOPHILE CITY. Careful going there. 🤮🤮🤮

[@Ms.NoNo2]

@@trevorthesorcerer you gonna pay the thousands for them to move states?

[@trevorthesorcerer]

@@Ms.NoNo2 I’m just saying they should be complaining because Disney will never pay there employees well.

[@leonards.9112]

disney has a long reputation of being incredibly cheap with its employees.

[@kiana9941]

Right like I would never work there

[@pmc2999]

I'm sorry why would you move to Disney to "fulfill" your dreams if you can't get a decent job to support your family. Your family comes first go somewhere you can get a decent job where the cost of living is more reasonable. Granted there are fewer places like that but they definitely aren't in places like Disney.

[@joesavag]

They expect to make ends meet while not having an education to have a decent job, living in an expensive city, having kids, all that in a terrible inflation. Yeah right.

[@auroramothergoddess]

Poverty is a disease

[@Colt.evans0824]

Exactly. Disney is a terrible corporation but these people are just stupid. Move and get a job. There are many options and locations for better living. Intelligence is low.

[@BAKER22-l4u]

EXACTLY. Hard to feel sorry for them

[@reills9144]

Just hearing her talk doesn’t show much lights are on upstairs

[@gloriaterry333]

Two wage earners should not work at Disney, one person needs to get a different and better job.

[@rockon8174]

Exactly! Better both of them too. She can drive a city bus and earn $25-$30 an hour plus build up a good pension.

[@realtalk37851]

Facts,why continue to work there.smh

[@brandonb3262]

I don’t think the first lady even worked. It looks like she stays home and her husband drives the bus. She needs to move somewhere her husband can work and support their family. Or she needs to get a job. But it looks like she takes care of that elderly woman.

[@parke037]

Yep, I work a job that pays decent enough, otherwise we would be in a bad position cause my husband works at Disney. He has to stay there cause the health insurance there covers more then other places would, he only stays for the health insurance cause that's all they're good for. But all this shit is hardly worth the mental abuse which will eventually bleed into physical health.

[@sandeewichkoski1574]

If people really want to stop corporations like Disney from doing what they're doing, then stop spending your money there and stop working there. Why sit around and complain about what somebody is doing to cheat you when you are keeping yourself in that cycle? I don't support Disney on any level at all. But I also don't support shirking personal responsibility for one's life.

[@angel-gc2dp]

exactly stop going

[@parke037]

I've been saying this for the past couple years. Don't buy tickets, don't christmas shop there or Down Town Disney and corporate will finally feel the slap in the face they deserve.

[@vGREENARROWv]

@@parke037 lol

[@addieslife9541]

Disney, Amazon and Universal take complete ADVANTAGE of their employees. I was one of them in the summer of 1999 and 2000. I was living with 5 other young ladies in a 3 bedroom apartment for the Disney College Program. A "paid" internship. The six of us were paying $100 per week to live at Vista Way/Disney Apartments. We were only making $6.50 per hour. We were paying Disney $2400 per month in 1999. What a joke!! And some of my roommates were also paying rent back home. I ended up leaving my internship early in the summer of 2000. I was working for Blizzard Beach as a lifeguard. One day after work I and another employee were pouring water on each other from our own water bottles. We were both in our early 20's. My friend grabbed an unmarked bucket of what he thought was water and dumped it on me. It was bleach! My bathing suit started to disintegrate in front of my co-workers, and my skin was burning. I then jumped into the nearest pool thinking this would stop the burning on my skin. The unmarked pool was being SHOCKED with chlorine which made matters worse. I had to take off the bathing suit in front of my coworkers and get rushed to the ER station (in a tiny towel) to hopefully power rinse all the chemicals off my skin. After a trip to the actual ER where I checked out OK, I asked Blizzard Beach Management to transfer me to another park. I was embarrassed to go back, A LOT of my co-workers saw me naked. They said NO, fired my friend and I quit! I should have SUED!! But I loved working there and for the most part, it was a wonderful experience where I met other amazing college students and Disney employees. I am a single mom, and my kids would NOT be living in a motel so I could fulfill my dreams of working for Disney. That's on them. Your babies deserve better!

[@philliproberts4099]

We need to rise against these evil corporations.

[@paulamiller7564]

They aren’t evil before they went communist. Disney used to be a fantastic place to work!

[@NS202-n1q]

And I have a idea

[@u.synlig]

The parents of that “family of five” _chose_ to subject their children to that lifestyle - to fulfill their own “dreams”? Such selfishness! It’s past time for them to grow up, and leave the ‘starter jobs’ to unencumbered teenagers.

[@goodmorningsundaymorning4533]

Exactly

[@pten2049]

maybe it's their dream to work for a big, fun, corp that is supposed to bring joy and fun into family's and children's lives. when they perused this so called dream they probably assumed that surly a hugh company like disney who makes billions in revenue pays employees enough to live in areas around their properties. i mean Bob Iger makes 49 million a year. (most people don't make that in a life time) 50K per year is only 2.5 million in a life time. shame on them for want a fun job that should take care of them and they would get to raise their children in funest place in the world if you will.... shame shame shame on them.

[@joylynch5204]

True in one sense but in another sense, some people did not go to college and so it can be harder in this day snd age to get higher paying jobs with gas and food prices skyrocketing. Plus, there are not enough teenagers to fulfill ALL the low-paying theme park jobs. Birth rates are much lower than they were 50 years ago. Plus, in the Anaheim Disney Resort alone, 30,000 people are employed there

[@sandriagutierrez2605]

So true!

[@paulamiller7564]

Where are these teenagers’ parents going to work? Disney, Universal and Sea World, as well as the surrounding hotels, restaurants and gift shops are the main source of employment in the area. If the adults cannot work, then they must leave town...and take the teens with them. Also, who does the work while the teens are in school??

[@waynehankinson8210]

Boycott Disney forever. Make the super woke leave the great state of Florida.

[@specterman2000]

I just hope this will make even more people want to Boycott everything Disney!

[@waynehankinson8210]

The economy is going to get worse, inflation is going to continue to climb. Education, skilled jobs are important to having a decent life. Living within your means is also a big deal.

[@milktart4591]

You are right. The hardest was 2008 for me , And that wasn't even that bad compared to now.

[@goodmorningsundaymorning4533]

All he's got to do is open the keystone pipeline back up. Problem solved. It's really that simple.

[@susanterry3687]

You will own nothing and you will be happy. sad

[@shereerockdaschel9301]

Time to take down Disney.

[@BAKER22-l4u]

Lol.. Yeah good luck with that

[@XAVIER-on4yv]

Too late for that , so many tourist and people who are brainwashed thinking this place is great

[@denese3164]

Disney employees have been upset about low wages for some time…This family moved their lives to work for a company like that???

[@BAKER22-l4u]

Yep. Makes NO SENSE

[@Commander-Rem]

I know about Walmart employees living in their car. Capitalist country high crime and starvation wages. Corporate America are too greedy, we deserve better. Support a nation wide strike.

[@onesixwhiskey6514]

This is a cut and dry case of poor choices, not Disney’s fault. That family living in the Motel room seems like they made a very poor choice to move down there, with their family, and their plan was to work there and support their family??? That’s on them, why are they blaming Disney? Accountability for your actions and decisions. That’s absurd, remember people, the burdens created by your own poor choices are yours and yours alone.

[@mymichelle4013]

Thank you, finally some common sense. I was feeling rather lonely lol

[@ozzyg4604]

Disney shill 🗑

[@ozzyg4604]

@@mymichelle4013 but you 🗑 shills work in groups

[@3094usmc]

When I went to Disney I couldn't figure out why people people go there. Very Hot, extremely crowded, very long lines for everything, sweat and armpits smell everywhere, EXTREMELY expensive and not Magical AT ALL. It's nothing like their BS ads.

[@BAKER22-l4u]

BS.. You OBVIOUSLY have NEVER been

[@yellowbug5113]

These jobs are largely unskilled labor jobs. It doesn't matter if these people were working at Taco Bell or Disney, they still wouldn't be able to afford a decent place.

[@mymichelle4013]

$15 an hour to load the boat at It’s a small, these jobs aren’t meant to be a jobs to raise a family on. Get a different job!

[@BAKER22-l4u]

Get HELP. It's NOT that easy

[@motomaiden]

The housing crisis is not just Disney, but it gets more views. My property taxes went up 250%. some I know went up 450%. we are being forced out of our homes, through taxation. but keep on taxing the middle class and helping the rich be richer! we need an administration change!

[@tluton64]

Local property tax rates have literally nothing to do with with who is in charge in Washington D.C.

[@sandilobianco6734]

Melinda MotoMaiden, yes we will all be forced out of our homes soon. We are being replaced by slave labor and the very wealthy. Only God can change man’s heart.

[@SarahBarkley]

So ironic cast members are staying at the same magic castle motel shown in “The Florida Project” which is a movie based on what poverty is like in Florida and how the kids saw it from their perspective. Cast members deserve higher wages in order to LIVE.

[@rachaels1136]

Yup. I watched that same doc recently and this made me think of it!! Wonder if they purposely left out that many of them were in fact Disney workers? I don’t remember them saying any of their jobs weee for Disney but maybe I’m wrong but obviously Many Disney employees lived in this hotels!

[@vincelaroc1015]

Boycott Disney

[@TheNaturalwoman221]

On the other hand... can u imagine being so rich, on demand you can designate 80 acres for affordable housing options... on the other hand... they could easily buy out the shit motels and renovate them within a month or two for their employees.

[@blurtam188]

Why don't they quit?

[@susanterry3687]

Disney's hand sanitizer has been recalled

[@susanterry3687]

That rent is the same in Dallas, Tx

[@BAKER22-l4u]

BS

[@bigbs403]

People will work for Disney just because it's Disney.

[@herczeus9341]

It's not Disney's fault they are not smart.

[@rockon8174]

Those are idiots. 😑

[@rockon8174]

1:40 family of 5...plus 3 dogs.....dogs are more expensive than kids. 😐 Get rid of the dogs.

[@BAKER22-l4u]

Get HELP

[@zsuzsuspetals]

Anyone who thinks kids are cheaper than dogs is a sh*tty parent. Not even close. But it was very sad seeing that whole family live like that, including the dogs who don't know any better.

[@rosalinejordan1549]

Disney ought to be ashamed of themselves. Greedy greedy greedy!!!!

[@claudiasimpson4386]

Disney should buy the Motels and property and rent to their employees. The rent shouldn't be more then $750 a month !!!. Seems like big Corporations don't really care about their employees well being !!!.

[@05nautilus]

Disney needs more housing that can waive 1st and last months rent to make it more accessible.

[@ForceMaximus84]

Man, I’m glad I decided to not work for Disney after learning your basic outlook is working in the parks and not much else.

[@herczeus9341]

You want Disney to offer more value for money to consumers. Don’t go. And don’t spend money on products they sell. It’s that simple.

[@TheNaturalwoman221]

ok I don't feel bad for anybody who moved to florida without enough money to support themselves with the responsibility of kids and pets, and ended up in a motel. Honestly, that's not bad 1500 USD for everyone with bills paid.

[@BAKER22-l4u]

Get HELP

[@Sarah-lb8cs]

This is happening to people all over the country. Why are Disney employees special? Lots of people get paid less than 15 an hour. Rent and expenses are going up for everyone. I live in a small town in Michigan and my rent was just increased $100 per month. I’m definitely paying more for all of my utilities. And of course I’m paying more for gas and groceries, etc.

[@DivineAegis02]

$15 in California and orange country is like making $3 ph where you live.

[@BAKER22-l4u]

Get HELP

[@Sarah-lb8cs]

@@DivineAegis02 The cost of living out west is ridiculously high. I guess that’s part of the reason why California has the highest homeless population. I don’t know how anyone lives and supports a family out there.

[@jenniferwilliams5478]

I have 3 jobs

[@TheGamer2001]

@@BAKER22-l4u Why are you crying, bot? XD

[@Topanga.]

The amount of rude, cold hearted, and just plain disrespectful comments on here.

[@Luna-1028]

This is what we have supported through many years of visiting Disneyland.

[@christinelagueux8155]

This is so sad. Disney makes so much money and they only pay $15/hr that is crap. I think twice to go

[@Qardo]

Geez. Even Walt Disney himself at least was known for treating his employees better than most companies during his time. Even though towards the end. He kind of went crazy and wanted to build Epcot as a City than was it became after he passed away. The city was crazy. Basically, a small town that Disney Company owned and controlled. Even at that time. People within the company were against it but went along with Walt until...yep his death. To now fast forwarding several decades after Walt Disney has died. Disney company has been getting too big for its own good and treating its very employees as slave labor in some regards. To now fast forward from this report. Disney has lost or is going to lose its special status with all the tax breaks. Though to enforce such measures will take little over a year or 6 months. And anyone trying to claim that Florida is interfering with a Company. I have to remind you. Disney has INTERFERED WITH THE GOVERNMENT FOR DECADES. Even going so far as to demand the city to send the police, under Disney control, all to take care of protesters. Though their behavior has finally caught up to them and they need a smack down. Their biggest blunder. Supporting the wrong group who seem to want to groom children.

[@ilsehunt6338]

I’m very sad for this lady and her family but affordable housing is a government issue not a Disney one

[@annmarie6870]

This is not enough money at all. I pay $840 a month and my check is for $399 something a week? Come on that’s still not enough. Good job Disney glad to know who you really care about.

[@californiaw6286]

Amazon drivers get paid way more than that in Florida. 21hr. Time to change it up

[@annmarie6870]

@@californiaw6286 that seems like a touch job though but nah I’m now making $18 an hour so I’m moving up. Manager is awesome, super supportive (management at Disney is nice but it’s just not the same). Chill environment, Co workers seem cool, and rarely any customers due to Covid. Plus never once do I hear from hired help, “my supervisor did this…” “She’s so this….” Every time I’d sit down for lunch same bs different day and I was at work today like, “man what am I gonna do without all this drama?” As I smile. Lol! Meanwhile my awesome co worker heals birds that fly in fences and they sit on his shoulder why he nurses them back to health. Don’t see any of the hired help saving birds hell the princesses behind the scenes are bitchy yet this man is driving home with his bird on his shoulder listening to maybe some snoop dog while his bird sings back. Lmao! The bird story is true just not the singing.

[@annmarie6870]

@@californiaw6286 how many packages do you deliver? $21 is good pay they deserve it

[@californiaw6286]

@@annmarie6870 200 packages but it’s abt 150 stops or less stops. Just depends.

[@madreep]

As much as it costs per person to visit the parks they could pay much better

[@jascam1]

Here in lies the dilemma, those who need the service workers to clean, cook, lawncare etc., won't want the very service workers that they need living in close proximity to their neighborhoods/homes. They complain that multi-family homes are going to bring crime, noise and excess traffic to disrupt their live style. Then get ready to cut your own grass.

[@swepea6602]

Wasn't celebration originally supposed to be Disney cast member housing?

[@paulamiller7564]

No.

[@Topanga.]

Yes it was his own “town” or suppose to be.

[@abcd123906]

Do I feel sorry for that first family living in a motel, and should Disney pay them better? Yes. But I think their love of Disney and all its "magic" is *precisely* why they are taken advantage of! Different industry, but you see the same thing with developers at gaming companies. Who works there? The diehard gamers who grew up playing the games they later dreamed of having a hand in building. Hate to say it, but people have to stop allowing companies to pay them in childhood dreams; only then will they receive their FULL compensation in DOLLARS!

[@mkevicus1755]

They better correct this problem, before you start getting encampment, and Disney will look like San Francisco.

[@brandonb3262]

There are multiple of places in Florida that have way worse homeless problems than San Francisco.

[@BAKER22-l4u]

Lol.. Yeah, that's NEVER gonna happen

[@annmarie6870]

Screw Disney! Took me a while but went from $16.50 to $18.00 an hour plus have weekends off and much easier and laid back job. I’m just smiling in my head every time I think about all the bullies that still work there. Nah you all can do better don’t give up. The union needs to pay people more and fight for them. $18 an hour for cleaning only a few things and a low stressed job yet $16 in a fast paced tiring job? Nah I don’t play those games lol! So much happier. Know you’re worth!

[@californiaw6286]

California minimum wage is 15 which republicans are against. Florida min is 10 at the moment. So that lady is making more than minimum wage in Florida. She’s making 15. Her husband is making. 18 an hr. Florida 2 bed room is about 1,200 while California 2 bed is 1,900. Seems like they could afford it Maybe they spend too much on other things

[@islandbirdw]

Why do you suppose Disney decided to open Disney in Florida? Cheaper than running the one in Anaheim CA

[@Oceangirl_505]

Thanks, Brian, this is heartbreaking.

[@rockon8174]

Nope. This is not heartbreaking at all. Not gonna feel sorry for people making stupid life choices.

[@Oceangirl_505]

@@rockon8174 - Your lack of compassion speaks volumes.

[@PD-yd3fr]

After seeing what they do to their employees it is easy to see why they oppose laws protecting children. What a horrible corporation

[@kris6051]

What exactly are you talking about?

[@PD-yd3fr]

@@kris6051 Disney are officially pro groomer now

[@kris6051]

@@PD-yd3fr no, what laws do they oppose that protect children?

[@PD-yd3fr]

@@kris6051 The Florida Parent's Bill of Rights law (that the Leftists and media lie and call the dont say gay bill) that allows parents to know what their teachers teach, that stop non family members talking to kindergarten children about sex, to allow parents the rights to control what is taught to their young children. Only a groomer (pedophile) would want to oppose that.

[@ladyfirst2797]

Disney has been putting subliminal messages in Their children's movies for many years. What does that tell you of their company and management, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see what they're about.

[@ae86Pride]

Ive seen so many videos of these workers who work there and complain about the cost. I really wish they would show their bank statements to see just how much they actually spend their money on visiting and going to the theme park alot. I bet you will be surprised on how much they actually spend and wonder why they dont have enough.

[@stephencoone]

its not just disney, i live in savannah and have the same problem cant afford to live.

[@meticulous_pickulous30]

These people don’t sound like the smartest people tbh. There’s a lot of people around the country working harder and not making anywhere CLOSE to $15 an hour! And the woman with her family and dogs and cat in that apartment look WELL FED🙄 seems like a case of just continuous poor choices, not that I’m a Disney fan but it it what it is

[@m199213]

They do live in shitty conditions but those people he showed definitely don't know how to plan their life.

[@BAKER22-l4u]

Get HELP

[@amandacasey5701]

Disney will take at least 5 years to build that 1300 units.

[@derrickmcadoo3804]

'Units', or 'Projects' ? lol The Disney Projects. 😆

[@lowtiertactical7701]

Lol my mom when I was younger was encouraging me to apply for Disney. Lol I said if you love the ocean don’t join the Navy.

[@Jason_903]

Who gives a shit I hope they go bankrupt I’m turning off Hulu tomorrow and will not have anything affiliated with Disney my thought is find a different job lets go Brandon

[@I_Am_NiiTA]

Wtf would that family do that? They have kids to take care of. It’s ok to have dreams. Just not at your family’s expense 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@KristiWilson]

They make more per hour than my husband. He is a home health aide that takes care of senior citizens in their homes so they don’t have to go into a nursing home.

[@sashaprettyeyes2052]

COST OF LIVING IS ALOT HIGHER IN SOME STATES SO WHERE U LIVE IT PROBABLY DOESN'T COST THAT MUCH TO LIVE THERE

[@KristiWilson]

@@sashaprettyeyes2052 hahaha. We live in Florida. Same state as Disney.

[@anar3602]

_"a new initiative designed to address a growing challenge in our country and our region"?_ Ummmmm, I thought the issue at hand was the dismal wages. Deflection isn't a solution.

[@rockon8174]

2:00 Husband can easily start driving truck and and triple his income and be home every night.

[@rhentertainment3941]

We need a federal minimum wage!!!! You can’t make it on 15 an hour in Texas!!!! Ridiculous

[@PeanutButter0727]

Minimum wage is 12 in Colorado. It's ridiculous as rent for a 2bd apartment is $1,800-$2200 a month.

[@rockon8174]

Every time minimum wage goes up, rent goes up. So keep government out of wage fixing!

[@rockon8174]

@@raspberrysherbet5285 they can make $15 an hour in Miami and Sarasota at TacoBell

[@Djsj1313]

Welcome to bidens America and Biden economics

[@yellowbug5113]

These are unskilled workers. You want more money, get an education or a professional skill.

[@srebby9696]

This amazes me for a woke company that is so concerned with people's rights. However it is just for the loudmouth woke liberals, not the hard-working employee. Way to go Disney!!!!

[@JB-kx9bx]

Corporate America won the support from Bible thumping peasants with propaganda. In order to win over liberals they have to do the PC stuff. Now they have everyone’s support and are in full own rape the working class mode.

[@annabellelee4535]

When did a company become responsible for housing costs in cities? Get a higher paying job. I've always been able to support myself comfortably, what's wrong with these people?

[@sirbesente]

I can smell the dog and cat in that small hot apartment 🤢

[@annabellelee4535]

Sorry but you're smelling your own breath.

[@sirbesente]

@@annabellelee4535 no I’m smelling the dog and cat in the small apartment, why you mad ?

[@Dream_Luver]

They are choosing to continue working for them . . . They are grown making their choices . . I'm very concerned about this child trafficking pedophile ring where are the children ? Save the children

[@gregtufaro8166]

you moved to FL to fulfill a creepy childhood fantasy and you're surprised you make $15 and need to live in a motel that was run down when I stayed there in the 1980s?

[@tennisace40]

Boycott anything Disney!!

[@92entcollecter48]

Sorry Disney you gotta go !!! For good

[@rockon8174]

1:05 $15 an hour is good. If people can afford to pay $1500 a month for a motel...they can afford an apartment or mortgage, easy!!!!

[@OrioleBeagle]

You need to save up for a security deposit first.

[@sandilobianco6734]

Rock On, you have to have good credit history too.

[@californiaw6286]

@@OrioleBeagle well according to them. Her husband makes 18 and she makes 15? So they could easily get that security deposit. Florida is still cheaper than California

[@bobbieabbott]

@@californiaw6286 Have to have first, last and security and if your credit rating is below 700 they will increase the amount of rent you pay. Living in a hotel you are not paying for utilities, maintenance of house or property, house insurance.

[@BAKER22-l4u]

WRONG. And PLEASE get HELP

[@kimaugust9920]

That is just wrong you can go to McDonald's and make more than that nowThat is just wrong you can go to McDonald's and make more than that now. They should just do the right thing and take care of their employees.

[@BAKER22-l4u]

LOL

[@TheGreekPianist]

Disney should pay all their character actors at least $50-60 an hour! That’s how much I make as a piano teacher, so I’d imagine every Disney character actor - who goes through extensive, brutal, dedicated, difficult training, mentally and physically, to prepare for their select Disney roles - would make even more! Disney expects the actor to literally BECOME the character and morph into them. Plus they have to keep on a happy, eager face all day/night and show lots of affection towards the guests, even if they are completely burned out on the inside. This, to me, is a truly honorable and commendable career for them to have. Yes, it’s a true career for the actors; not simply a job. The chances of an applicant being chosen as a Disney princess or other character is extremely rare. So considering all those tedious and exhaustive parts of their work, I believe the princesses/villains/characters deserve AT LEAST $50 an hour. I’d pay them even more if it was up to me, because they truly make a big impact on the lives of children and keep their imagination and dreams alive. *Disney has a net worth of 168 BILLION as of June, 2023. They’re more than capable of giving ALL their employees a generous, well-deserved salary!*

[@johnnysunrocket8618]

Other people's lives sometimes surprises me.

[@kbstrong429]

Stop buying their products if they treat you like animals. If you feel that way.

[@Michael-ls7lu]

This is a problem across the country. Rent has gotten out of hand and is too high for low income earners to ever get ahead. This isn't a Disney problem - it's renters charging sky high rent that is unaffordable for most people who make minimum wages. They buy properties and want to charge 3-4x's + the mortgage to live there. People are paying astronimical prices to get to stay in a place they never see updated in the first place. They don't even get their value's worth.

[@wifeoftim]

Disney stinks! Run and get work elsewhere!

[@rosalinejordan1549]

Disney ought to pay half of motel or help them get an apartment

[@BAKER22-l4u]

Lol.. Where do you live? FANTASY LAND? Why would they?

[@rachaels1136]

I never went to Disney as a kid, don’t feel like I Missed out on anything and I will never bring my kids their I rather travel elsewhere. There are many natural wonders out there to see and much more beautiful places that Disney! I wouldn’t give them my $$

[@BAKER22-l4u]

And?

[@UTP_ENT]

I mean don’t try and raise a family off a job meant for a teenager/student. I can’t believe you can blame a business for not being daddy 😂 she probably stands behind a counter and sells trinkets and expects to support herself and kids. Get a better job!!!!!

[@madmaria88]

you know some of the jobs is to literally just make popcorn and a lot of jobs are like that, 15 dollars an hour to make popcorn is good deal. I am also sure they get health care and paid vacation days.

[@BAKER22-l4u]

Get HELP

[@janets1973]

It’s very difficult to get hired “full time” and receive benefits now. These employees do a lot more than make popcorn- They deal with a lot and many “guests” are abusive. They have to be upbeat, cheerful and be part of the experience Disney provides

[@madmaria88]

@@janets1973 that's the customer service industry we all deal with butt holes from time to time. also when I went I didn't see anyone overly happy and putting on a facade. They were just normal

[@jediknight38]

Disney bus drivers get only $18 an hour? Even the MTA in New York pays it's drivers more than that.

[@viperscratchoffs]

Dam Brian is one busy reporter ,he is every where , he does a awesome job. 👍👍🙋👻

[@realtalk37851]

Look for another job.No way I'm gonna settle for this

[@86Sporty58]

Went to Disney in Florida. At 6:30 in the morning, they turn on the birds. Woke up to loud bird sounds, but no birds. Spent the day sweltering in lineups listening to impatient kids screaming. Never again.

[@EmmureMARIO64]

Disney: “Hey it’s not easy to give you all a raise! We have to give our CEO a $100M bonus and our corporate executives. If you don’t like it, go broke. We don’t care about you.”

[@propsmear]

Housing and hotel prices are not controled by Disney, they provide thousands of jobs that government or industry there wouldn't. Military Entry-level salary is $24k yearly

[@Loveandlight89]

I do agree that Disney should be paying people more, but in northern Ca you can work as an EVS housekeeping aide in Kaiser making 25$ per hour and Kaiser Southern Ca is a bit less but still more than 15$ per hour.

[@unknownflyer90]

Not fair to interview two disabled women about their experiences not taking on more responsibility in the parks, like getting into management, or corporate.

[@Hardfacts1]

Get a better education then ask for a raise. If your just walking around giving candy canes around, I’m sorry you deserve 8-10HR.

[@erickim3710]

Something is really wrong with this video. I have experience looking for housing in this area not too long ago, and there are a lot of great options for less price than $1500

[@erickim3710]

Giving the workers higher income will not resolve the housing crisis. The landlords around the nation are raising prices at the rate people cannot afford with a decent pay raise. The entire system is screwed

[@gingerdurbin2726]

DWD Down with Disney

[@Kareggan]

I get you guys, complaining about disneys bad salaries. But we're not gonna talk about the motel owners that takes 1500 dollars for a motel room?

[@machadofilm]

33 an hour between her husband and her is enough to have an apartment

[@86Sporty58]

They want the little money they paid their workers back in rent.

[@marcusa.7848]

The thing is that. Disney workers get their hours & schedule based on seniority. If your low seniority... so that means if the people that are higher than you.. that been their longer are the ones who are gonna get the hours. Full time takes at least 1 year to get. Not easy. Gotta be clean on your record. No tardies, no callouts & no warnings. If you get a verbal... It takes 6 months to clear out from your record. A written is 1 full year. In order to transfer & work somewhere else.

[@ddsgabo]

Disney is the "Saddest Place on Earth," for its employees. So sad..not going to their parks any time soon.