How To Become A Cast Member at Walt Disney World
Applying for a job-you start at www.disneycareers.com and search through the available jobs. Find what matches your skills or previous work experience by using those in the search field. If you are not ex-Military or have previous Police experience, don’t expect to get a job in Security. Carefully read the job descriptions. Does this sound like something you would enjoy? Read the job qualifications. Do you meet the qualifications? If you can answer “Yes” to these questions and you are ready to begin the process, click on “Apply”. It will prompt you to a personal profile and a series of questions for you to complete online. Hit “Submit” and you will receive an email telling you your information has been received. You can check the status of your application by logging in to your personal dashboard. You will be applying for your top three choices, and you can only apply once every six months so do your best to match your experience and education with the job requirements list. Your application will be kept on file during this six months. After successfully completing an online application you will be contacted regarding a phone interview. After successfully completing the phone interview you will be called to schedule an in-person interview. It is here where you will be assigned to a job. You will be scheduled for a “Traditions” class followed by your job training. Job training varies depending on the job. For instance a major attraction will be about 5 days of training, where as a Disney bus driver would have more like six weeks of training. The bus drivers have to have knowledge of all the routes on Walt Disney World property as they can be sent anywhere, from anywhere, on property. You will have a CM ID with which to use to get your costume pieces. Most of the positions require you to get your own shoes (and undergarments of course) but they also sell comfortable shoes at Costuming if you don’t want to go shopping for shoes off property that meet the Disney look.
So if you are saying a bold “YES!” to all of these questions, what are you waiting for? I will tell you what a Cast Member told my family the last time we visited Walt Disney World as Guests, “It only takes a decision to get you here.” My family did make that decision and we made the move. None of us regret it. There are jobs for the whole family, provided they can say yes to all those questions and they are age 18 and over. Maybe this really is where your “dreams come true”.
