check here daily

You have to stalk the Disney Careers page daily.

The reality is the workforce has stabilized, wages are up, and turnover is at a historic low.

It’s going to be competitive to get hired there for a while.

Try to look at it as like you're just applying for any other job, and just apply, apply, and keep applying. Check this job page regularly, hopefully you'll land something.

You put out your thumb 👍 and hope the Monorail stops.

There's nothing elusive about it. We are just not hiring the numbers we were a couple years ago after reopening. I think people forget we weren't hiring 24/7 before the pandemic.

Go to the Disney Park Jobs page. Go there daily, once in the morning, once in the afternoon. You can set alerts, but in my experience, you could get the alerts after a posting has come down because of demand. If you are looking at frontline/starting roles, going to the website often is the one sure way of doing it.

Have your Resume ready to upload. Don't worry about making it too fancy with graphics. Cover Letters are not the most important for starting roles, but they don't hurt either. If you don't have a lot of work experience, volunteer stuff is also good to showcase.

Currently, have a pulse and be willing to work in sub-optimal roles. They're hiring in several resort and park operations roles if you just want to get your foot in the door for now.

They are so understaffed. They will hire you.

I put an application in a few days ago and have already had two interviews with a high chance of being hired by the end of the week. Honestly just look at their careers page and find a job you think you’d like doing.

https://pages.beamery.com/waltdisney/page/wdwhiringevent

check out this video. its a little older so somethings may have changed but it can give you some ideas. https://youtu.be/m659noe-eLs

Postings will up and last for a few hours depending on how many applications they get, so make sure you’re checking a few times throughout the day. I will say I found postings in the middle of the night (like 1/2am) randomly and then get taken down by morning (9/10am) so if you’re up late just check bc things are always getting added.

lol guest relations is basically a transfer only role

keep checking the website!

keep checking the disney careers site HOURLY. I learned that the jobs come and go on an hourly basis, and it’s extremely important that you don’t miss any. For instance, PT Candy Maker was just up today around 9am or so, and then got taken down around 3pm. That’s less than 12 hours of activity for the job posting. Make sure u are ON it when it comes to checking the careers site. Besides that, u gotta be patient and persistent. to be honest, if you’re ONLY going for Merch and Guest Relation roles, you’re likely projected to start working in about 6 months or more if job posting time, application time, and waitlist time are taken into account. Merch has been extremely hard to apply into especially with internal transfers taking the spots (i unfortunately learned this firsthand; my application got NLIC after four weeks of waiting but was still on step 1 Application Received), and thats not even mentioning the long waitlist that merch has as of now. As of guest relations, i haven’t seen that role up at all in my 6 months of tracking the careers site. be open to getting your foot into the door by applying to any PT or frontline job u see fit; the main goal is to get an interview asap and to start working in the resort asap, so u can transfer earlier on if needed. I applied to over 10 jobs and got rejected from 9 of them, but happened to get a virtual interview for a job (entertainment costuming) that i didn’t expect to get and am now on the waitlist for it. I also auditioned for a performer role that i didn’t expect to pass due to the nature of the competition (can’t say which role bc we’re not allowed to), but passed through callbacks and am also waiting for a response from that as well. it really all is an initiative and waiting game. i’ll be praying for u!! the disney job search is extremely tedious🙏

Honestly just get your foot in the door with anything and then transfer to merchandise. Attractions just opened up maybe you can try with that

Just keep checking some positions show up for a few days others o have seen disappear within 15 minutes of posting.

Check every single day, several times a day. The role is one of the most popular so they tend to pull the job posting within days of it being posted. I applied, had my interview morning after and got the job offer just a few hours after the interview. I went to check job posting and within 24 hours it was already removed from the listings.

Retail management**** Maintenance??? 😭

Sign up for the e-mail alerts for whatever jobs you're interested in, and be prepared to apply as soon as that e-mail hits your inbox. There were announcements for some front-line positions earlier today (Attractions, Security, and another LOB I don't remember), and the announcements were pulled within 3 hours because they'd gotten so many applications so quickly. You have to be ready to go as soon as you get the notice. On top of that, Merch is one of the lines that they use college program participants in, so many of the openings are filled by them.

> I’m not local yet but willing to move to the area if I get hired.

You're not going to get an entry level position in WDW if you don't live here. They do hire people for salaried positions if they're willing to move (and will relocate people for some positions), but for entry level, as others have pointed out, you'll need to be here already.

Having said that, you can go to the disneycareers.com website, sign up for the e-mail alerts for any job(s) that might interest you, and be prepared to apply literally as soon as you get the e-mail. Very few of the position openings for hourly cast stay open very long.

Are you in school? The Disney College Program accepts college enrolled students of all ages to work in the parks, and it’s a great launching pad into a career with the company. I did not stay with the company after the program, but many people I know did and used their time in the internship program to establish themselves in the area.

Magic is one that takes a special person to work there. In my opinion anyway. Getting in and out on a bus because you park about a mile away takes some commitment and I salute the cast members that do it regularly.

Rent is pretty expensive in the area, not to mention the high cost of certain things like car insurance. Entry level pay at Disney may not be enough to sustain the current cost of living in Orlando. I’d definitely suggest the DCP as a way to get your foot in the door and cover your housing (the cost will come out of your pay).

“I’m not local yet…”

Do NOT say that. Get a PMB with a local address. I hope you’re also not too far away, because you will have to show up to interview. If this is what you really want and are committed to it, move now.

I got hired through the Disney College Program in 2019 (but no longer work there). Almost everyone I knew who was working in the parks full time while I was there, both in entry-level positions and management, transitioned into full time after completing the DCP. The few who applied without this connection said it was really hard for their application to get seen, and that they had to apply a handful of times before getting offered an interview.

I started in Custodial, which allowed me to pick up shifts in all four parks plus ESPN Wide World of Sports. I then transferred into Disney’s Floral & Gifts, which no longer exists unfortunately.

My tip for making a strong impression is to be confident and bubbly! My interviewer and I made a really great connection this way and I just knew after that I was gonna get an offer. I also really emphasized how important it was for me to make magic for others and how I loved the possibility to elevate everyday interactions into memories people may remember forever. This was a genuine answer for me so I wouldn’t copy/paste it if it doesn’t ring true to you, but stuff like that probably helps!

Before starting, I wish I knew that cast member culture can actually be pretty bizarre. People usually put their best foot forward for guests thankfully, but behind the scenes it can be pretty cutthroat, catty, and sometimes just plain miserable. Big egos everywhere and a lot of high school mindsets. Finding your people is super important for this reason - I made a circle of cast member friends who are my ride or die’s to this day. I traveled across the country to go to one of their weddings even! So if you can filter through the bad, you can find some good.

I figured I wouldn’t get into my application process much since it was DCP and not a general application, but I had a standard online application to fill out with my resume. Then I got an email to do a phone interview. After that was my acceptance into the DCP! Not sure what the general app is like. When I transferred roles, it was done internally through the Hub (online Disney employee portal) and didn’t require any additional interviews.

Happy to answer any questions! I saw you were looking at online colleges so I really do recommend applying for the DCP. If you’re really looking to experience Disney Magic as a cast member, that’s the best way to do it. You get a lot of special experiences and opportunities that regular CM’s don’t get, and I knew a lot of CM’s who wish the started through the DCP for this reason.

You wouldn't be hired as a safari driver. You'd be hired under attractions, with no guarantee on a specific park, area, or attraction. DAK safari drivers, Jungle Cruise skippers, and any "spiel" roles are in high demand and more difficult to be assigned to. You can certainly let casting know your preferences should you be interviewed, but no guarantees.

I might be able to help shed some light on this as I was a driver on the Kilimanjaro Safaris back in 2008 while on the Disney College Program.

What /u/modernloves said is spot on. Disney doesn't post most of their job openings for specific work locations inside the parks and resorts. Instead, the listings are simply for categories of work, such as custodial, quick service food and beverage, merchandise, attractions, etc.

The last one, attractions, is the one that you want to be applying for. But attractions is also on the more competitive end of Disney's hiring. Most people want to work on rides, while far fewer want to sell merchandise, for example.

If you get an interview, you can express a preference for a specific role. Having a background in public speaking or performance likely helps with getting a spieling attraction like the safari. I was an actor in high school and featured that experience on my resume when I applied for the College Program. I can't say why they picked me for the safari, but my guess is that that experience helped.

That said, if you really want to work for Disney, I'd advise you to keep your options open but don't despair you get a role that you are less excited for. Obviously don't take a job that you would dislike, but you may want to widen your horizon past one specific attraction.

The reason I recommend this is that you can transfer around within the company once you've been hired and gone through a probationary period. So you could get in the door working a less desirable attraction, and then apply to transfer to the safari if positions open up.

It's not a guarantee that you'd end up there eventually, but one thing that the safari has going for it is that the staff is absolutely massive.

Good luck to you!

Disney College Program is a great entry point, plus you can earn college internship credit. My sister did that program, then went back there to work for two years after she graduated.

If you want any job someday, find people on LinkedIn who do that job. Study their resumes and maybe even reach out to them for advice.

If you want to dance for them, you’ll need to attend auditions. Disney does hold local calls, but any union gigs you’ll want to be seen in NYC for.

Ride operators are listed as "Attractions Cast Member." The vast majority of those are filled by DCP (college program) cast members and other, existing cast members looking to transfer, so there's rarely postings for those. They do occasionally post for bus drivers. Guest Relations (not Guest Services) are only internal hires (you have to have worked for the company in another role for at least a year to apply for those).

By far the best way to get into the company in an hourly role is to apply for something like custodial, housekeeping, or food & beverage roles, since those are the ones a lot of people like to transfer out of. You get in, and then you can apply to transfer roles internally for all kinds of positions (though many of those will have sometimes significant wait lists). And in many cases, you may have to start out as part-time and then apply internally for full time even in roles you really want.

I can't speak to why their system won't let you reapply for the stage tech role. Typically, after 6 months you can reapply to a role, so if it's actually been a year, then there may be something else going on.

The best thing to do is sign up to receive the e-mail notices when openings occur in any role that you might even possibly be willing to work in, and have your resume ready to apply as soon as that e-mail hits your inbox.

They do occasionally have job fairs, and those tend to be announced on their Facebook page, their Instagram page, and other social media sites. So if you're not following the Disney Jobs pages on social media, do so. I know right now they're really trying to hire ride mechanics.

> If I go to the Casting building next to Disney Springs, would I be able to talk to someone in person and give them my resume?

No. They will tell you to do it all online. They stopped doing in-person applications altogether after COVID.

There's a lot of competition for many roles at WDW, so it'll be tough to get into some of the most coveted roles right off the bat, unfortunately. Once you do get in, though, as I said above, it's often much easier to transfer between roles. You just have to be patient.

Positions that are harder to fill are on the Disney website longer. Positions that are easy to fill aren't on the website very long. Keep checking

Also, it's easier to move laterally once you are already in the company. Apply for anything you think you are qualified for and then you can shift after 3 months

Try waltdisneyworld.jobs for front-line roles, too.

Unfortunately, there’s more demand than supply. I’m a 20+ year CM in a professional leadership role. I’ve applied for 10+ roles in the last year that I’m well-qualified for and I’ve gotten a recruiter screen for two, only to find out that what is a lateral move in terms of level comes with a 40% pay cut. I haven’t even made it to the point of an interview with the hiring leader.

People are struggling to get hours in attractions as it is. They are not hiring is that simple. When they do start to hire? They have a crap ton of people that are already waiting listed who interviewed months ago

Why? Most attraction rules are filled by college program kids. Also covid tought Disney and many other corporations how to do more with less people and they are continuing that to reduce their overhead

This is how it’s been in 2025…

It’s been struggle… I have 10+ years at Disney and applications to Disney in my area of expertise come back saying “my background doesn’t line up” when my background IS Disney?!

My husband bartends at Disney and loves it! Just apply online or go to a hiring event

Supervisor? No, probably not. And they almost always promote from within. If you don’t want to work hard and take the bad days with the good, I don’t recommend working at Disney.

Do you want to work at the parks or corporate? For the parks, I know a bunch of people got their start at the Disney college program and work full-time/part time afterwards as a cast member. It's depend on what you want to work at Disney. They have different requirements for certain positions especially if you're working at animal kingdom to work with the animals, being a Disney character, wedding planner, etc.

Working for Disney was a personal career goal of mine at one point. I wanted to work for their IT division.

Until all the layoffs happened. That dream has ended as I’d have no job security there. No matter how skilled I was. Not on a full time basis anyway.

But that’s different from working in the parks and DS, and such. What are you wanting to do?

I was hired on the Cultural Exchange Program (CEP) for the summer of 2019 at WDW. The CEP application process takes about 5 months from the time you apply to the time you are accepted, then another 3 months before you actually move down there.

It was pretty life changing for good and bad. My previous employment background was far above the tasks required of my job in WDW so I found it really easy and excelled at it. I spent a good portion of my shift interacting with guests so my people skills and communication got way better.

The best part though were my program housing roommates. I now say I have 5 extra brothers and a sister, we are quite close and I go out to visit them on the east coast once a year!

The biggest downside to it was having to come home. For a lot of international college program participants this is one of the only times they’ll go to WDW so having to leave is difficult and the post program depression is real. I’m lucky in that I live next door to the USA and can go to WDW or DLR every couple years, but I still fell into a pretty bad funk after having to say goodbye to my job and roommates in Florida.

I never got to work for Disney myself.

However, I do know Disney is BIG on ITIL for IT process framework so study up on that.

Get to know MacOS and Windows endpoint OS’s well. Troubleshooting them, command lines, networking, file shares, etc.

For their graphical design, ILM could be using some in-house stuff but otherwise, I’d get to know platforms like Adobe, Lightwave, DaVinci, and especially Autodesk. ILM is big on Autodesk, so the more you know about supporting that platform, the better. Look up Autodesk Maya.

I’ve done the college program three times. I’ve worked QSFB in Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom, ODV (outdoor vending; popcorn and ice cream carts) in Epcot, and Custodial in Hollywood Studios.

It’s a LOT of fun. It can be very magical! But it is of course a job, and comes with everything a normal job comes with - rude guests, some shitty coworkers, and really really hard work. But also you get to be in Disney World every day, work with some of the best people, and have some very rewarding moments with guests. I had days where I came home glowing from the magic and days where I came home and cried because it was so tough. My first program I wanted to quit for a good two months but I stuck it out. Of course looking back I remember the good parts. It’s kinda like when a woman gives birth she forgets all the pain when she holds her baby, lol.

You apply online. Be ready to move there quickly if you do get hired. There are so many articles and YouTube videos about the interview process to look up.