Does Disneyland Resort pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Disneyland Resort employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Disneyland Resort. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Disneyland Resort?

63% of Disneyland Resort employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Disneyland Resort 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Disneyland Resort?

Attractions Cast Member (140) , Cashier (67) , Attractions Host (65) , Food Service Worker (56) , Cast Member (39) , Cast Member - Part Time (35) , Ride Operator (31) , Security Officer (23) , Food Prep (22) , Merchandiser (21) , Retail Merchandiser (21) , Hostess (20) , PhotoPass Photographer (20) , Sales Associate/Cashier (20) , Steward (20)

What are the pros of working at Disneyland Resort according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and you get to bring your family to the park" ((in 181 reviews)); "I met a lot of really great people and my hours were consistent!" ((in 106 reviews)); "Great coworkers for the most part" ((in 87 reviews)); "You get free admission for yourself and family or friends who want to come into the theme park." ((in 56 reviews)); "Free Entry and Discounts were fun." ((in 43 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Disneyland Resort according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low and the amount of confrontation and drama in each department is very high." ((in 185 reviews)); "Poor management nothing else bad to say" ((in 132 reviews)); "Long hours and the pay doesn't match the job" ((in 84 reviews)); "You are often told one thing and the managers do another." ((in 62 reviews)); "The biggest cons working at Disney was the brown nosing and favoritism shown by both shift leads and management." ((in 31 reviews))

What are employees saying about Disneyland Resort layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Disneyland Resort layoffs and their outlook for job security at Disneyland Resort in 2026.

Disneyland Resort reviews

3.7

63% would recommend to a friend

(2,170 total reviews)

Michael Colglazier

43% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.8

Senior management

Disneyland Resort has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,170 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Disneyland Resort employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Artes y entretenimiento industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Jan 19, 2022

This place CAN be fun, with many asterisks

Attractions host

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Depending on the position and your attraction, it's an absolute blast to work - Guests come from all over the world, and Disney allows you to actually interact with people and converse with them, which allows for better guest interaction, and guest service - Scheduling as a CR (Part-time) is extremely flexible - Given a ton of HR tools through the HUB (Disney's CM site). My favorite example is being able to submit scheduling requests and days off through the HUB- not the old school way some businesses do it by asking a manager directly, or the "paper" way

Cons

- Management reaaaaaally sucks depending on where you're working at. Expect to be micromanaged- so much - Disney in general has changed a lot due to COVID, especially on the CM side. Guests have been more rude due to restrictions, rules, and especially with technology integration with the parks and lack of training to most of the cast on how to help out guests with the app, and just doing things in general. More ambiguity since post-COVID, and it has a lot to do with the executive decisions - CEO keeps making mistake after mistake, and keeps nickeling and diming the guests, and cutting the budget for the parks - Quality has gone down noticeably, but not considerably - Scheduling can suck in an instant once there is a change in leadership

2.0

Apr 1, 2019

I wouldn't unless you're desparate for a job

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you want to learn how to be professional and how to handle all kinds of situations, you'll definitely learn how to here. Looks good on a resume. Sometimes (on things like major holidays or special days at the resort, like Disneyland's birthday) they'll feed you. Sometimes it's for everyone in the resort or park and sometimes it's a specific department that decided to do something nice for it's cast members. There's also opportunities to win tickets to Disney (and Disney partners) events and activities. Recently there was drawings to win tickets to Disney After Dark hard ticketed events.

Cons

It's really not worth it to work there unless you desperately need a source of income, you're applying for a salaried or specialty position (i.e., a position that requires a degree, certificate or certain experience) or you don't actually need the money and you're just looking for something fun to do. You need a very thick skin to work, something most of the general public doesn't have. You'll have your fellow coworkers, leads, managers and guests trying to bring you down and you can't let any of them step all over you or you're going to have a bad time. They expect so much out of you and give you very little in return. Don't go in expecting that they'll actually care about you.

3.0

Aug 27, 2017

Being a Lead

Lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Getting full-time status is hard no matter what department you work in. It will ultimately take at least one year; for me it took about 2.5 years. Before I made full time my schedule ranged anywhere from 14 to 28 hours per week. Moving up at Disney is hard to do unless you've got really specialized skills and experience. Most of their internal job postings all come with the taglines 'minimum 5 years experience', 'certifications in x, y, z, a, b and d required'. You really need to get enjoyment out of the work you're doing because the pay makes it difficult to be able to afford to do anything else.

Cons

Getting a good schedule takes seniority. A lot of seniority. In my department for example some people have worked there for over twenty years. Seniority is a double-edged sword especially for newer people. My biggest complaint is the pay though. Even the managers complain about how badly compensated they are. For example the latest cost of living adjustment one of my managers received was 3.4% and he's been with Disney for over 15 years. For hourly employees the biggest raise we ever get is ten cents.

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