We Went to Disney World to Investigate Why Workers Are Revolting

Cast members at Disney World in Orlando are living out of their cars and relying on food pantries to get by. Meanwhile, Disney made $28 billion in revenue last year from theme parks and gave its ex-CEO a $20 million golden parachute.
Now those workers are fighting tooth and nail for better pay after rejecting Disney's proposal for a $1 raise.
#disney #disneyworld #strike
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[@ElizabethGonzalez-uv6zn]

I'm a Disneyland worker. I've had to choose between lunch or gas money to come in to work the next day. There have been times where I couldn't afford McDonald's because their 1$ menu is gone but Taco Bell still has theirs so i paid $1.08 for a taco. Meanwhile, the Mickey and Friends parking structure doesn't belong to Disney, it belongs to the city of Anaheim. Disney rents it for $1 a year. I pay more for a pack of gum. I paid more for my taco than Disney does for the parking structure. Every guest pays $30 to Disney for parking and it doesn't even belong to them. It belongs to the tax payers of Anaheim. The corporate greed breaks my heart. I'm glad city of Anaheim is under FBI investigation for corruption. Solidarity with brothers and sisters in Florida. We all deserve better than this.

[@ElizabethGonzalez-uv6zn]

@@j887276 all jobs are slowly making less and less money. I make more than medical assistants. That's messed up. We should all be making more. I believe every American should make enough to put food on the table and keep roof over their head.

[@ElizabethGonzalez-uv6zn]

@@j887276 in fact, Disney used to pay their workers well. Ten years from now, you'll be wondering why your wages didn't keep up with inflation. Join the movement now, solidarity forever. BTW, my brother is a mechanic, y'all deserve more too but these giant corporations won't pay it. If they could pay you less, they would. Just saying.

[@luckyshow98]

@@j887276 You make it sound so easy, finding a job in this current climate, is extremely difficult. First you'll need the time to sift through job applications, create a cover letters for each job, answer application questions, attend interviews.; whilst working a 9 to God knows when job. Plus to get a higher paying job, what skills would I need? Do I have the money to invest in myself when the kids need to eat and the bills need to be paid. Would I need a degree? If so, oh well, can't afford tuition payments, that's the reason why I worked instead of furthering my education. And even then it doesn't guarantee you a better job. This is all hypothetical on my part, but your comment is so myopic and insensitive. Extend compassion, not criticism.

[@Moscato_Moscato]

@@j887276 people should be paid a living wage regardless of what the job is You only defend shitty bosses that exploit people when you do the whole “why don’t you find a better job” schtick

[@3_pancakes767]

@@luckyshow98 (He’s trolling)

[@hussien4713]

Let's remember this isn't just a disney problem, this is what happens in our capitalist society where profit is put above all else. Until we change the system so companies are actually incentivized to care about their workers, it'll be a constant battle to change this.

[@bigcrazewolf]

It's clearly a broken system, yes.

[@Billy-ev2ig]

This isn't capitalism.this is greed from evil democrats

[@bigcrazewolf]

@@Billy-ev2ig lmao it's both parties and capitalism you fool 🤣

[@jamesm568]

I don't know a single country that actually exist that puts their people first. All countries that tried to put their citizen first has failed.

[@MoPoppins]

@@jamesm568 Finland seems to be doing alright. I watched a thing Bernie Sanders did w/ the Finnish president (an informative interview where they compared practices of Finnish & US governments), and we could definitely feasibly & viably change some of our philosophies & practices here on a governmental level, but like many trauma-bonded individuals in relationships, the citizens may not respond to change, even if it’s for their benefit.

[@lunchbox6576]

Disney has been ranked as one of the worst companies to work for for decades.

[@crazyleaf257]

Really??

[@markfreeman4727]

@@crazyleaf257 it was a reddit story, but i heard one of their german location was so hellish the staff started dubing it 'mouseswitz' Managment threatened to fire anyone using the name. within hours it was being called 'Duckahu'

[@style_icon997]

Yeah! When my grandma worked for them, they gave her more hours than what she signed up for! And when she got sick, Disney wouldn't let her take time off to go to the doctor! Turns out she had stage 4 lung cancer and died! I will NEVER work for them!

[@worldofdoom995]

I worked at busch gardens for a year. At the employee cafeteria, we always had a $2 meal for employees to eat at all hours of operation. It seems silly not to have that at a place like Disneyworld.

[@worldofdoom995]

@Kronk the grand 2019

[@Exiled.New.Yorker]

@@worldofdoom995 So it's prolly $8 now, if they havent just cut it.

[@serafinacosta7118]

I worked in plants , 40 years ago, they had subsidized meals. A generous tray lunch and morning breakfast . An auto parts plant and a gun and ammo manufacturing plant. In a so called thirld world country.

[@Rehearsal3434]

Those employee cafeterias back then with inexpensive food were run by and subsidized by the company. It doesn’t work that way any more. Most employee cafeterias now are outsourced and are expected to turn a profit.

[@CameronJP]

Universal is that way well. When I worked there not too long ago it was around $5-6 for a complete meal and good food.

[@DezaRay24]

EVERY Disney Park employee needs to go on strike even just for ONE day and ruin the vacations of the people who go so that sends a message to these greedy corporations

[@GenerationX1984]

The only way that will happen is if the unions get mean. You need union thugs to jump the dumber employees after work for refusing to strike and threaten them. It's not nice but it's the only way.

[@wildbluewings]

And we the guests need to strike with our magical cast member friends and ruin these greedy villains!!

[@karenweston2714]

And after that the people should go on strike. I've been on strike for a while now. The reason it took as long as it did was because of the castmembers. They are wonderful!

[@cheyennecolin5546]

I dunno I mean I get your point but Disney has its tendrils everywhere not just the parks. They’re so big that even if 95% of the staff went on strike, they got a thousand bright eyed folks on call aching to work there regardless of circumstance. Also pretty inconsiderate ruining family vacations over your personal beef with a corporation. Imagine your family saving for years to take the kids on a full adventure for the first time & out of nowhere its all ruined by randos who wanna play activist against a corporate behemoth for the weekend. Tack on that the mouse does not do refunds for ruined vacations and you’ll see why this is a failed idea.

[@user-rx6cr5iz1s]

A win win situation is what makes unions work with companies. Not getting mean🙄 went last months to wdw. Employees all looked happy to me. It’s universal that had ill trained unhappy workers in it

[@dannylucas8992]

I will wait till Disney gives employees their well-deserved earned raises before I think about taking my family to Disney World and spending $5,000 to give to corporate executives

[@Laura-LaFauve]

Amen.

[@jeanieceforte2365]

Say it aloud for the ones at the back!!!!

[@serafinacosta7118]

Take the kids on a camping trip. They will learn a lot more. And appreciate what is given to them.

[@mapamouse]

@@serafinacosta7118 they will probably say “ My phone doesn’t have a signal, I can’t watch TikTok. This sucks. Can we go home now?”

[@haggielady]

The shareholders are greedy. The upper management is greedy. Everyone wants more. Pretty soon "The happiest place on earth" won't be able to hire people who are willing to work for pitiful wages. They can not operate without you. They've tried it before and it becomes very clear to the "guests" that there isn't enough staff and they don't like it. Keep on rejecting their greedy offers until you get a living wage. They can afford it!

[@HagiaFantasia]

Disney would benefit from stakeholder capitalism. That would benefit the workers. But The Mouse House would let themselves go out of business before they let that happen.

[@HagiaFantasia]

@@coderamen666 that's what I said

[@HagiaFantasia]

@@coderamen666 it's the same thing as socialism dude. You will own nothing and be happy

[@HagiaFantasia]

@@coderamen666 workers don't own anything under socialism, it'll be owned by the government and corporations. Disney well never be owned by workers. They will never allow that to happen. You'll have better luck in a constitutional republic or social democracy

[@HagiaFantasia]

@@coderamen666 I'm also realizing what I said 2 months ago didn't really make sense

[@Captain_chaosss]

Current cast member here! Just got hired for pt to get benefits of theme park access & some side money... saw universal raised pay to $17 AND SAW disney not budge on its offer... most likely will quit within a month because I see this as Disney not caring for its employees. As a Business owner, that's now how you do business.

[@Captain_chaosss]

Not*

[@Hobo613]

You are NOT a "cast member". You are an exploited employee brainwashed to call yourself something other than the rest of us: Slaves

[@just_inhawaii]

Just visited a Disney park in December and I can say that it is magical because of their magical cast members. They are everything. Pay them.

[@socommaster]

They are getting paid They arent volunteers 🤡 Also no one is forcing them to work there

[@bluehero-96]

@Socom Master By design, Disney denys enough pay to let its workers live financially stable lives. They are financially trapped in their jobs and have no resources to leave.

[@hanifarroisimukhlis5989]

@@socommaster Then why pay them so low huh? Lmao typical boot eater, can't see how important jobs are

[@frankd.506]

@@socommaster Off your knees shill soldier.

[@CJ-jq4lv]

Pay a living wage you greedy US billionaires.

[@Dysiode]

I just don't understand how corporations expect to deliver a quality product with abused workers

[@thomaskole9881]

Its really easy for corporations to not give a shit about the workers and still deliver the product. When legislation is on your side and your wallet is big enough you can pretty much get away with as much exploitation as you want.

[@jeanieceforte2365]

Yea! Yep! Yes!

[@FischerFan]

I wouldn't go as far as to say 'abused', but clearly exploited!

[@TheNerdsFromHell]

When you control the market or don't have to compete quality doesn't matter

[@theskilllessgamer5795]

It is actually very easy to understand. Because they dont. Big corporation dont produce quality products anymore, they produce bonuses for managers and dividends for shareholders.

[@meligoth]

This is not just happening at Disney alone, all those exclusive small towns from the beaches to the mountains with shops and restaurants , just about all the low level employees cannot afford to live there.

[@hteacave]

They have 77,000 employees. If they raise each employee's hourly wage by $5, they would have to pay an extra $770 M. They made 82.7B in 2022, they can surely pay $3.08 B per year for all those employees. Especially if their CEOs are getting paid 30M per year. (With bonus).

[@NonEuclideanTacoCannon]

But then the shareholders wouldn't get their expected payout! Will no one think of the shareholders?!

[@satevo462]

@@NonEuclideanTacoCannon Fuck the shareholders.

[@syntheticteapot]

​@Nick Lancaster someone please think of the poor poor shareholders!!!

[@hopefloats7573]

How many of these employees don't vote? How many vote against their own interests?

[@machinech183]

This isn't about what they can do. It's about why they aren't. Sadly there are no mysteries here. All the answers are known. They could do all kinds of things, but they won't.

[@pattieprophet7987]

Wow so sad , i never knew 😱😱😭 A friend who had a lawn care business , made sure his people ate and had clean work clothes, and paid them , at his funeral , ALL his employees came , and cried 😭

[@chrisgenovese8188]

goddamn thats dark. i wish you guys the very best of luck in getting a proper raise. disney has a lot of nerve to call itself magical and keep its magicians in poverty.

[@mukeshangrish]

Please start adding sources in your videos’ description. Everyone (who is willing) will be able to learn more and delve deeper than what a KZbin video is able to.

[@ZentaBon]

Yes please!

[@pridemuramasa1820]

Big Agree

[@ganje3869]

Unions are the only way. Why live in a country if you don't want people to vote when the whole place is based off voting once you get too big.

[@franklyanogre00000]

No. Terrorism works too.

[@3_pancakes767]

No, you know what these workers need? Motivational videos and right to work laws. JUST AS GAWD INTENDED

[@TheModdedwarfare3]

@@3_pancakes767 One pizza party could easily solve this problem forever.

[@Shaggarott]

But…guys…we’re…a…family 😢 😭 😭 why do you hate your papa so? 😢 😭

[@robertwilber1909]

ridiculous

[@leelindsay5618]

$3/hr more is only $6k per person per year - that won't keep up with inflation or get people back into housing. At $5/hr more, that's only 10k per year more. Average 1bdrm places are $1200/month and more in Orlando. If you have kids, to rent a 2 or 3 bdrm place for around $1600+/month, you will need to make $30/hr. $5 now and $2.50 each year for the next two years would be the BARE minimum you should be asking for.

[@niccilefevre]

seriously! I think the last time I checked 20/hr was what a "living wage" would be in rural illinois. In Orlando it has to be much higher. 30-40 is what Id think theyd be paid had I not found out 5 min ago otherwise lol.

[@dannymarsilii7740]

In other Disney news, they announced: cut 5.5 billion from their balance sheet, layoff 7000 employees, and then reinstate their dividend to shareholders by the end of 2023. What else does Bob Igor have in store. Good luck to the theme park employees. Hope you get the raise... From: Never owned a share...

[@laurenconrad1799]

It especially sucks because Disney parks have always gone above and beyond in customer service. When my sister left a customized trinket from a one-time specialized backstage tour at her hotel room, my mom called them up while soothing a crying daughter and the hotel did everything possible to make it right. When I thought I lost my custom Beauty and the Beast hand-drawn print (I didn’t, false alarm), we took comfort in knowing we could call them up and manage to get some sort of replacement. You don’t get that kind of service at any other park. And the cast members who do that deserve to be paid according to that unbelievable service they give. 😢

[@dirrdevil]

Unionize every workplace, and unite with all fellow workers. If you work for a wage, then you're working class and need to show solidarity with every worker across the globe.

[@socommaster]

Yeah including ceos 🤔

[@jamesm568]

Unions are obsolete. Unions also have a high failure rate.

[@probablynot1368]

Remember, union membership, dues, fines cost 1.5% to 4% (more, if your union fines you) from your before-tax wages.

[@frankd.506]

@@jamesm568 They're coming back strong sorry your fellow Americans are making some headway.

[@frankd.506]

@@probablynot1368 32 years and I've never been fined, but I did make a much better living than my non union counterparts.

[@wdgaminganddisneyhistory6024]

I had a similar situation. Low on money, but not living on my own with a supportive wage. The park I worked at, Kentucky Kingdom, got acquired by Herschend Entertainment. Yep, the Dollywood people. We were supposed to do the same as the Disney cast members. We were expected to keep up with the place. But you know, after not even getting STATE REQUIRED, 10 MINUTE BREAKS IN A FULL WORK DAY... I had enough. I stuck it out till the end of the season, and let me just say... I was hospitalized because of it. The stress of working at any large amusement/theme park is so unbelievably high these days, it's not even fun. I asked for a pay raise. I didn't get one. Several people quit. That didn't make it easier on many workers. I can say without a doubt, and for THE SAKE OF MY HEALTH... that I will not return to a working position at that place. I'll start researching unions soon.

[@Laura-LaFauve]

It's so easy to keep stretching yourself just a little bit more, a little bit longer, and find yourself really sick. I've done it myself Hold out for what's best for you. We are stronger together. Unions are the way.

[@qjtvaddict]

You should never have tolerated such abuse

[@wdgaminganddisneyhistory6024]

@@qjtvaddict it was fun over the summer, no doubt. We just had the Halloween event and were severely understaffed. That's when it went downhill.

[@Laura-LaFauve]

@@qjtvaddict many times abuse starts subtly. And it is never called abuse by the abuser. Gradually it becomes worse. Because it's gradual, and because it's accompanied by extreme gas lighting, the situation can creep up on you until you're surrounded by it. And, people don't expect to be abused and gas lit. They aren't looking for it or expecting it.

[@weatheredseeker]

So were you smoking or were you drinking thru it? Or both?

[@NoSacredCowFla]

It's only going to get worse now with DeSantis taking over. Rents are going to skyrocket because they are going to have to increase property taxes in Osceola and Orange counties as the state takes over Reedy Creek. Property owners will just Jack the rents to cover the tax nut.

[@frankd.506]

Yeah Jim Bob it's those different people's fault 🤦‍♂️

[@debbabe2254]

Orlando rent & cost of living has increased 30% in six years?? That's insane. So much for "affordable" Florida. 🤑

[@thundergato84]

And electricity. The power companies have jacked up the prices.

[@lucysmith4242]

Everyone from new york and everywhere else ruined it. Natives can't afford to live there now

[@serafinacosta7118]

From what I heard , Huntsville , AL is still quite affordable.

[@larryherring445]

Disney, pay these hard working people. NOW !

[@rannxerox3970]

If your job does not pay the wages you are worth, quit and find another job. I am born and raised in FL and when my, then, GF got pregnant and we decided to get married, we moved the hell out of FL because the low skill job market stinks there. If you have no skills, move to a state with good factory jobs and lower housing costs. We moved to Michigan. If you still want to work for Disney one day, look at what skilled labor needs they have and gain those skills then move back to FL when you land that job. No one owes you a "living wage". What I will say is that because Disney parks puts a strain on local assistance programs, the state should impose more taxes on them to cover what costs are being occurred by Disney's labor force.

[@MagdaleneDivine]

Don't forget there's no benefits or even stocks offered to employees

[@lopoa126]

Lying isn't a great look. Health insurance would be a benefit...

[@bluehero-96]

@@lopoa126 "Health insurance." Hahaha! In America? Hahaha! No. If you want actual healthcare, force your politicians to implement Medicare for All, like other countries have.

[@frankd.506]

@@bluehero-96 That's only for modernized nations not third world countries like ours.

[@deforged]

this is a disgrace. any job that deserves to exist - deserves to be paid a living wage. and if its not worth it for the company, then they should prove it and remove those jobs and see if people still want to come to the parks without a cast-fueled atmosphere.

[@3_pancakes767]

No! Humans don’t deserve a living wage, We need more underdog stories in the world and the best way for that is to make life shit for as many people as possible.

[@lopoa126]

A lot of people wouldn't care if you got rid of the costumed characters...

[@BlueBeetle1939]

Certainly not the solution but it's weird to be that disney doesn't already have a little company town for its actors to stay in its not like they lack the real estate

[@fredgerd5811]

Pretty sure we made company towns illegal more than a century ago.

[@BlueBeetle1939]

@@fredgerd5811 and a lot of other stuff but that doesn't stop them from doing it still. Like they obviously wouldn't call it a company town they would be like "CAST MEMBER APARTMENTS" and just take it straight out of their check

[@hussien4713]

You know how much of a dystopian nightmare that would be?? Why not just give them the ability to live where they want?

[@BlueBeetle1939]

@@hussien4713 I do that's why I know disney would do it if it means they save money and get some good corporate pr for "helping poor employees". I'm not saying this is what I want I'm saying I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet

[@lopoa126]

@@hussien4713 It is being viewed as an option not a requirement. Good lord.

[@TennesseeJed]

We are krill for the Wall Street whales.

[@haveaseatplease]

The proud US of A has slipped off into the abyss and is only a shadow of what is once was.

[@meriscorditan2799]

Unfortunately, this is a situation repeating itself, much like the robber barons of the 19th century and the events that led into the Great Depression.

[@luvsdizners]

You're in for a rude awakening if you think you're going to build a career working at a amusement park LMAO

[@galaxyboi22]

Damn disgusting how they expect employees to give their all, snile, and be happy for pennies. They've helped to make billions for them, then treat them like crap 😡 never been a big disney fan, and this just legitimizes it. PAY THEM a decent wage 😡

[@FischerFan]

"Disney, in essence, is the happiest place on Earth.". To quote Fred Sanford: "Well somebody LIED!"

[@-._.-KRiS-._.-]

A $1.00 raise a year is kind of amazing. I worked for the State of Idaho for 8 years, the first 4 years there was a raise freeze, then a raise based on annual reviews of 1%-3%. So, if we were lucky we'd get a $0.10-$0.30 raise that year. $15/hr in Idaho won't get you anything, either, as our housing and rental prices are now coastal Florida prices.

[@rdean150]

The State of Idaho is not a private company that made ~$8B in profit last year. $2.1B in the last 3 months alone. Disney raised the prices they charge customers dramatically. They are helping to drive inflation purely for profit sake - their own costs are not increasing materially, because they aren't paying their workers more. So how can they justify the ticket prices skyrocketing? And yeah, the cost of living in Florida has gone up more than almost any other state. The median housing costs increased by 20% over the past year alone, statewide.

[@truthwarrior7246]

Disney is no longer an honorable company.

[@lopoa126]

When were they?

[@michaelschroeck2254]

Ummmm get a new job?! 🤷🏻‍♂️” yes I’m not making enough to live but I am staying at this job that treats me like garbage.” There are higher paying jobs out there that you certainly qualified for. Said that I am not defending Disney who nickels and dimes EVERYONE into submission. As long as people accept their grift they will continue to do it. Get better union leaders . Get rid of the clause that says you can’t strike. Absolutely no one show up to work one day…. See how their park operates then. Stand up and do SOMETHING to enrich your life.

[@b_uppy]

You need to blame local government for creating a housing shortage and creating knock on poverty from that...

[@bluehero-96]

@Thorpen Alnyr Republicans/Democrats always have an angle to make legislation only benefit their rich donors and activity or passively screw working class people.

[@b_uppy]

@@ThorpenAlnyr 'Local government' would be city and county in this case as they have the most influence on building regs, etc.

[@b_uppy]

@@bluehero-96 DeSantis kind of breaks the mold.

[@jackiealba5421]

Why don't Veteran's get paid like Athletes? We just protect the country and some go to war... Others may come home(different)- Some don't.... Let's not talk about the homeless... America?!?!?

[@Jebbis]

The CEO never assumes risk and will always get a huge payout no matter how much they screw up.

[@Djdreamstudios]

This was extremely dark but Walt Disney was against the unions so, this doesn't surprise me and i believe the prices are about to go

[@PersonalPariah]

"You are the magic!" No. They are the Labour force. Disney's profit doesn't just earn itself.

[@rosevisionmacs]

That's landlordism. The government needs to govern We need massive public housing. Congress engages in insider trading with REIT's. They are very corrupt on both sides. We also need anti nepatism laws. No amount of raises will fix this problem because of legalized bribery in congress.

[@kevindonaghey4276]

Disney should b ashamed Bottom line u guys may have to go out on strike & fight

[@tannerstubbe]

I'm a lifelong Disney fan and I agree completely with this movement. When I spend my hard earned money to Disney, I dont want it to go to some executive's bonus. I want it to go to the hard working cast members that make a day at Disney so magical. It breaks my heart that these people are suffering. Walt would weep at the state of his companies values. It has become the very thing he hated. The cast members and the creatives of this company deserve so much more than the penny pinching executives.

[@scurvy77777]

Unionize Disney

[@PAUL-A]

It is unionized. [Unite Here Local # 362] see how well that's working out?? 🤣

[@micosstar]

it’s pretty cool!

[@m.rivers9201]

Im scratching my head a little, no one is forced to work there. If they wont pay enough then find a better job. At some point, if no one will work for Disney for the low wages then DIsney will have to pay more. Imagine if McDonalds employees all demanded a $5 an hour raise, your Happy meals would then cost $20!!

[@kristinap6300]

I used to Love Disney, I used to go every year I stopped going, I won’t go again, I don’t believe I will ever go again unless the company does something about this

[@rjrod1326]

How can Disney not have free meals for its cast members at least ?!

[@keropi193]

I will never ever go to money-grubbing disney. They had my mom upset bc she couldn't take us 4 kids because she had been brought up to think it was some rite of passage. BS!

[@josephs3973]

Supply and demand. Disney will start paying more when there's less people knocking on their door begging for them to hire them to let them be "part of the magic".

[@rickb3650]

Just for context; $5 p/hr is $200 a week, assuming full time, before taxes. So all the people who make all the "magic" happen are asking for is a measly $10K, in three years. The $2.1B Disney made would cover all of it for 210,000 workers. That's almost 3X the number of workers it employs (77,000 which includes the resorts, which may, but probably are not part of the same union).

[@godsentjesustosetusallfree9859]

This depresses me. This isn't only a Disney problem. This world sucks!

[@ecoRfan]

It’s a Wall Street problem

[@RagingRay973]

$15 a hour with taxes out is crap. With all the guests and cost to visit parks. These folks should be paid a living wage and the cost should not be passed to customers. Greedy Disney!

[@lowtiertactical7701]

Lol I remember when my mom would encourage me to apply for Disney when I was older. I was all heck no. Hey I was aware if this old adage at a early age “If you love the ocean. Then don’t join the Navy”.

[@vindifrenzy1100]

What does that quote mean?

[@lowtiertactical7701]

@@vindifrenzy1100 say someone really loves going to the coast and taking boat rides. All that changes when it becomes work. Like ahh like it out here on the boat. But say if I was a deck hand with a boss telling me what to do and I actually had to live there. Then I'd soon loose my love for the ocean. Say I loved going to Disneyland. I loved the memories and the rides and the food. Then maybe my perception of that would change when I got a job there. Maybe I'd think differently when I know where the utilitdoors are at. Or when I see a cast member and actually know about them and what they do in their spare time. My thoughts on any subject would probably change and anything would loose it's charm once I got a job in it. No matter what interest I was turning from a hobby or amusement into work and a job.

[@karenweston2714]

It's so sad because the most magic I ever felt at Disney World was from the castmembers.

[@PBOLBae]

Why are they complaining? They agreed to the terms and the pay when they started

[@andrewnelson1511]

Man Abigail Disney should run the Disney world 🌎 and give cast members higher rages and put the magic of the Disney family back in the company

[@flz9231]

simple solution : FIND ANOTHER JOB

[@CincoMuertez]

Its sad, i could not find this comment anywhere in these comments until you posted it yesterday. Smh 😂 This people crazy working for pennies on the dollar when other places can and do pay more.

[@jamesg2254]

I guess everyone's situation is different, but why is your only option to work for Disney? Working in the service industry is a thankless job that pays poorly, you should be using every extra effort you have to improve your income by switching jobs. Its been proven that your biggest pay increases you will ever have in your life is when you switched jobs.

[@yummydaddyyeet]

Heartbreaking 🥺

[@SadisticSenpai61]

I'm not surprised. The local amusement park near where I live is well known in the area for paying less than minimum wage - they get away with it because it's a "seasonal job" and somehow that's legal. They also employ a lot of disabled ppl whom they can pay even less because exceptions regarding "gainful employment" for disabled ppl. Well, that park was recently bought out by an international company, so that may change. The owners were forced to sell after a fatal accident and it got out that there were massive and numerous safety violations on the ride in question. Amusement parks are some of the most miserable places to work and it's usually a mere pittance in compensation.

[@polemius01]

Cast Members MAKE DISNEY MAGIC! Shame on Disney Executives for treating them so miserably. Firing Lex Luthor, and giving him millions, in order to bring back "Uncle Mike," will not hep the CM's!

[@deanlol]

This is ridiculous. I've been to Disneyworld twice and the prices for everything was exorbitant. That money should be passed on the cast.

[@Unlistedkasy]

Good for you guys we need to tackle the corporate greed and thinking we are disposable people. They need us more and AI can’t replace us in all fields we need livable wages and health care we can afford that keeps us healthy. This is heartbreaking. America is broken by greed of the richy richy . Stand firm like in high school we all can’t go to detention we stand strong together . Stronger together.

[@Edera7795]

Hate to tell you it wasn't Chapeck, Eisner never quit running the company. I feel you, my son did they same thing. Slept in his car, and took his shower at the park.. He lost his apartment when his roommate lost his job and my son couldn't carry both of them,

[@Sandra-hc4vo]

this is so sad. i hope things get better :/

[@vegasmitch1472]

Almost EVERYONE Walk off the Job at Once til $$ is increased (it's the Only way u can Win) YES Florida Cost of Living is Ridiculous!!

[@33jwill3]

I live in Fl and I’ll NEVER pay to go to Disney! We go to better places than that.

[@aichdomingiuez3519]

I was a ex Disney worker that worked a napolini pizzeria in downtown Disney. I was always told I was a half Disney employee half (the other company). Rumors spread of the Italian BOSS touching his employees, whacking (YESS WHACKING, PHYSICALLY TOUCHING) the guy associates, I didn’t believe it. 2 months into the job, the man that it was ok to touch me too. The back of my hair stood up in react from the slapped that was laid on my back. When I complained and later quit days later, DISNEY didn’t take accountability for nothing, and they actually told me I was never a Disney employee, I was only a patina bread associate. This man had many complaints prior and the fact that it didn’t raise red flags for a FAMILY COMPANY on what’s happening on THEIR PROPERT. Yea I’m blackballed from working with Disney now. I work at KNOTTS BERRY FARM NOW. AMA (BTW a lot of the bosse’s action was excused with “he’s Italian their touchy people” BS, he later resigned a a year later. )

[@bringurownvibe]

Hope shit gets better but it feels like no matter how much we fight companies keep fucking us over

[@theoriginalNoOne.]

All of the cast should just walk off the job, same day, same time. It would literally cripple Disney. "Kneecap em' without firing a single shot." They'll walk with that limp for decades.

[@robertfoerster566]

There will be a reckoning for some cities. Something like this happened in Vancouver and it's still reeling from it. There is not enough help to keep the stores and restaurants open all day, they've left to cheaper locations to hope to survive there. Restaurants close early, there are never enough people in any store or retail outlet, because they simply cannot live anyway near the city and it's high costs. Eventually you will drive out who can be driven out, or they will be dead, homeless and/or simply unavailable for work. The well of workers is not infinite.

[@hornet232]

It's NOT a company's fault for inflation etc. Why NO anger at the Politicians who PRINT money and make our dollars worth less and less. Almost $35 trillion!!!! in Debt and no one gives a crap. Insanity

[@ehrenloudermilk1053]

$15 an hour to work for Disney? That is absolutely nuts. I make $23 doing way less work and don't have to smile at a company that makes way less than Disney.

[@asdrubalivan18]

Disney is a place in which many of my best memories have been born. This is thanks to the cast. You should pay them better

[@feackshow5250]

It's sad that they're being treated this way but too often hear these people say well I love working there and why doesn't my job get better rather than like going and finding a better job. I mean it's not like the Orlando area is starving for other places to work in the hospitality industry Disney just knows that there's people that work there for the minimum amount of money that'll put up with this so they're like why should we do anything about it there's no point these perks don't actually make money anymore

[@rdean150]

The parks made $2.1 BILLION in *profit* in the last *quarter* of 2022 alone. $2 billion in profit in 3 months. The parks definitely are making money.

[@atd5684]

Why the heck wouldn't Disney provide a daily meal voucher for their employees? So damn petty and cheap.

[@_f_6957]

This is disgusting. No one should suffer like this working under that much profits. It is the same for Amazon companies. PillPack employees can’t afford housing and food.

[@TheIcecaps]

I'm a former cast member and it opened my eyes on how NON MAGICAL Disney is and I haven't been back to the parks since

[@hectorpalafox4656]

I get it, disney should pay more. But also why not just leave for a different job?

[@lorikendrick5076]

I'm so sick of all the greed out there. No empathy, just greed.

[@susanlovesjava4961]

When I was growing up we were taught to get more skills if you want more money. Working at Disney isn't a career.

[@spacechannel9137]

Herbie the love bug remake - living inside a Volkswagen beetle 🚗

[@aliciaarroyo6]

Wow! I am not surprised by this. I remember (about 20 years ago) visiting Disney as a band student. I was so enchanted by working for Disney. I loved seeing behind the scenes. I thought it would be an awesome place to work. The worker that gave us a tour really did love his job. He only spoke positive of Disney and the atmosphere. I said something along the lines of “this must be a dream job I bet the pay is amazing too since Disney is a big company” he kind of chuckled and I could tell he wasn’t sure what to say. His reply was something along the lines of “I love Disney but the pay is not what it should be” he explained it’s basically an entry level type of work even though you do need skills. He said they rely on younger works or college kids because you would probably need a roommate or 2 because the pay was low. I thought it was odd but I understood what he meant. Now as an adult I see how that’s even worse than I thought as a child. I bet the reality of it is most of its workers are relying on this to be a paycheck because there aren’t a lot of “skilled” type jobs in the area. It’s more of a tourist community. What a shame.

[@serafinacosta7118]

Funny…. The British Railroad Barons , upon building railroads in Brazil, at the turn of the XIX Century, built villages so rail yard workers would have housing while under their employ. There is the village around the São Paulo’s ABC industrial belt named Paranapiacaba. Transatlantic cruisers provide housing ( there is no other choice there anyhow ) and meals to the entire staff. Not cozy cabins but accommodations. The Industrialist who brought Hershey milk chocolate created his own town in Pennsylvania, so workers could have a place while toiling on his plants. Disney is a whole self incorporated section near Orlando and Kissemee and they spare land for housing their workers ? That is lame.

[@Pinkkermit17]

How about getting another job other than Disney ? Disney to me is more of a high school job not one for adults to live off of.

[@themeparkamusement2214]

Disney pays $18 an hour. It is not their fault that the rent in Orlando is outrageous. Universal is building affordable housing for 1000 units. They have broken ground. Disney said they were but have not broken ground. If Disney builds a affordable housing complex for their workers that would help a great deal. You have to do more with less and not blame anyone but yourself. Disney pays 100% college tuition in the aspire program. Grind and get a degree on Disney's dime. Think outside of the box. I lived in my car for 2 years. Saved the money and now run 8 online businesses. Make up your mind you deserve more and burn the boats. Make a decision to raise your standards and the path to doing it will become visible. The power of death and life is in your tongue. Proverbs 18:21

[@palestallion_tm]

Imagine that.. you're racking in billions of dollars in revenue, and your entire crew is starving 👎👎👎the least they could've offered were benefit packages but I strongly doubt they do. I've gone my whole life not visiting Disney, and now that it's exposed for what it is I choose not to

[@rafaelalba0910]

I feel some jobs at Disney are temporary stepping stones to something more either within the company or outside of the company. The tough part is making long careers as a cast member just like I assume it would be for fast food worker.

[@davidzimmerman3778]

That’s Disney DEI, your all poor together

[@beratnabodhi]

50% of all Disney profits should be distributed to all employees.

[@whatthepick]

Effective June 4, 2023, we are not only increasing our starting base rate to $17 per hour, but we are increasing many of our starting rates across the business. In addition, many Team Members will receive an increase based on the new rates and their time with the company. More details about how this individually impacts Team Members will be shared in the coming weeks.

[@JMB-ch8vj]

To be fair Florida housing has turned into California 2.0 is crazy!

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Disney is very expensive and for cast members to be treated like this is sad. I am not annual pass holder anymore. So now i go to Disneyland March and Oct bc when i can afford it. Smh.

[@TheGbeecher]

Disney began a long slide downhill after Walt died...much like Walmart and Sam Walton...😢

[@philrabe910]

Some of the trouble is Florida rent policy that allows the landlord to raise the rent as much as they like. FL needs better rent control laws which is pretty unlikely. Then there is the greedy Mouse. Mickey made a huge deal about giving cast members a raise after the trump tax cut of 2017. A few months later, they raised gate prices... The tax cut all went to the shareholders and C-staff.

[@adriennelowe8250]

Meanwhile, they've started charging for services that used to be free all over the park.

[@gisstudios]

I always said Disney does not take care of the employees and this is my proof people say oh no, they get treated very well they don’t

[@franklyanogre00000]

DON'T QUIT. SABOTAGE EVERYTHING AS LONG AS YOU CAN.

[@robertsteck6875]

Most ppl call that domestic terrorism

[@robertsteck6875]

Bad advice to get fired and arrested also..stupid is that stupid does

[@ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958]

@@robertsteck6875 Expect more

[@bluehero-96]

@Robert Steck Yes, CEO's and shareholders are domestic terrorists, and the politicians they buy off.

[@robertsteck6875]

@@bluehero-96 absolutely correct

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

My ex-gf used to work there. I drove her to the Anaheim park, and picked her up. I did my best to keep her happy when she worked there (by her enthusiastic, somewhat naïve choice). But whenever I picked her up from work, she was always absolutely MISERABLE. It almost always spilled over into our relationship, because her frustration and anger bled into things. After only a few months, *I* became her punching bag, lol. I did my best to get her to separate her LIFE (something that she should've appreciated) from her choice of WORK (again, her choice). That didn't work, obviously. It is what it is. If you don't recognize what the problem is and its source, you'll blame the wrong people for your miseries and end up FAR worse off.

[@serafinacosta7118]

Not to pile on. It reminds me of Naomi , the angry waitress on the Flick “Waiting “ with a Brian Reynolds’s. I totally dug that role. And she played to perfection. Maybe you ought to show yours the movie.

[@sabrinamiller3671]

Sounds like a typical woman, blaming the guy for everything