Seasonal Jobs

[jimmymontealegre]

I have been a reader of this forum for awhile now, but this is one of my first posts, so if this topic has already been discussed in another thread, please feel free to give me the link or redirect me to the information (i did a search for it but didn't come up with anything).

I am currently a college student (about to graduate this summer) and work full time as well (On a side note, I don't really qualify for the college program as my major is in healthcare in radiologic technology. I am just looking for a regular part-time or seasonal non-college program position). I was interested in a part-time job at Disney, but was told they are fairly specific with availability requirements and I probably would not fit in as part-time. Then I was told about seasonal positions and wanted more information.

Here's what I was told:
- Seasonal positions have to be available for about 2-4 weeks for their training, and then must commit to at least 7 days of employment each year.
- Roles as a seasonoal cast member are available in many different areas, but not all areas (currently I believe they are hiring for food and beverage, but was wondering if seasonal roles were available in things like attractions or transportation: monorail/watercraft, or what other roles are available seasonally)
- Seasonal cast members still get the same benefits as part-time employees except that the free park entrance is only for the CM (no friends and family benefits for seasonal).
- Seasonal members call in advance to give their availability and Disney then lets the CM know if they are actually needed to work or not
- Seasonal employees don't really pick where they will work or what job they will have, it is assigned by Disney on an as needed basis
- I have also been told that there are different status levels for seasonal - seasonal:frequent and seasonal:infrequent. I was wondering what the requirements are for each and what the differences are (different pay/benefits, etc).

I was wondering if anybody had more information regarding seasonal roles at Disney. Can anyone confirm if what I was told is correct? What are the current benefits for seasonal cast members? Is the way scheduling was described to me accurate? (I would like to work at Disney on my days off from my regular job in addition to during the summer and off times of school as well - I just cant work a specific schedule every week due to my current job and school commitments). Are all roles available as seasonal, or only very specific jobs? Would I be able to pick what I want to do (say for example work in transportation as a monorail operator or in attractions as a ride operator), or will Disney just assign a position to me each day I work based on their needs? Any help anyone can proved me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time and input!

 

[JLindley2003]

I'll try to answer what I can. The vast majority of what you said I can confirm as correct. Benefits are the same as hourly employees as far as park benefits go. That includes a limited number of tickets for friends/family. Scheduling is done by your preferences, generally speaking. You must give at minimum two weeks notice of the dates and preferred times you want to work, and they will attempt to schedule you in, assuming there is a need for someone. You are hired into a specific role within the company, such as Operations, Food and Beverage, Merchandise, etc. So to answer your question about where you would work on a given day, it would be in that role's category. So if you were in merchandise, you would always report to the store you trained in each time you came into work. There would not be a day that you would be, as you mentioned, asked to operate the monorail, which is in the Transportation role. If you do not like the role you are in, you can transfer after three months of employment. And yes, training does take that long. It can be less than two weeks, depending on how much time they have to train you, and depending on which role you are in as some are more complicated than others. I do not know anything about the two different statuses of seasonal. I'm not saying they don't exist, I've just never heard of them. And as far as the 7 days a year go, its actually 40 hours per year, with at least some time being put in within the first nine months of the year. That may equal out to 7 days depending on how long your shifts are, but its done by hours. Hopefully that answers most of your questions, sorry I couldn't hit them all. Let me know if I can be of any more help.

 

[MiniGirl]

Hi. I just started this month, in fact, as a seasonal employee with Disney. It is hard to get accurate info about seasonal help. Even the recruiter I talked to wasn't really clear on a lot of things. Here's what I have learned and/or been told so far. Roles for seasonal employees are available in merchandising, attractions, and characters. The last one can be difficult to get, but you can always audition. You have to be available at least 2 days a week for 8 weeks. After that, you can give the schedulers less available days or even no available days. You can then just pick up extra shifts that are posted on the computer. I was told I would have to work 1 day every 6 months to keep seasonal status, but I have been unable to confirm that. I have already received my Main Gate Pass which allows me to bring in up to 3 guests 6 times a year. My ID serves as my pass. I also receive the discounts at resorts, restuarants, DCL, etc, but I do not receive medical insurance.

I was assigned to Fantasmic, and have met loads of other seasonal CMs just starting out. Some of us are also being trained at Beauty and the Beast, and I met a couple in merchandising. In our area, the part-time, full-time, and CPs were assigned to the rides (RnR Coaster and ToT). I don't know if that is the story across all the parks with the seasonal CMs getting mostly low-spiel/ crowd control type assignments, but that is what I have noticed.

Good luck, I've had a great time so far, and it was the easiest "interview" I've ever had. First thing the guy asked was, "So, what are do you want to do?" That was it. I was in.

 

[Mari annie]

We were at Disney/MCO the last two weeks and in front of the Cast Builiding in LB there's a huge banner they are hiring.

Talking to CM at DTD (I am interested myself) they said there's many positions opened you have to go in and apply.......
hope this helps?

2nd trip..............4/10 counting the days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!