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Various unions that represent Disney World Cast Members have been negotiating with Disney about wages and benefits.
Cast Members at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party
Back in November, we shared that some labor unions held a rally over employee pay. Disney later released a statement on the Cast Member pay negotiations. Now, we finally have an update as to what’s going on.
For those who have followed the World Cup, how are you feeling today?
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We’d been walking around EPCOT today, reporting as usual, when the news broke that Argentina had won the 2022 World Cup. Since the park is home to World Showcase with cultural representatives from all the countries, we figured we’d see how the pavilions were reacting to the news!
A LOT has happened within the Walt Disney Company over the past month after Bob Iger stepped back into the role of CEO of the company after Bob Chapek stepped down. That means that a lot might change moving forward.
Disney World entrance
Back in 2021, Disney purchased land in the Lake Nona region of Orlando to build a campus to relocate thousands of the company’s employees there. Disney later announced this was delayed, and after Iger stepped back in as CEO, he stated that he had not yet made a decision on it. Now, though, we have our latest update on the project.
Disney World employee labor unions have been in negotiations with The Walt Disney Company over issues like wage increases, benefits, and more.
Minnie with some Cast Members!
Recently, several of these unions gathered to hold a rally over the negotiations, and now, Disney has released a statement on the matter.
Ever since Disney announced that Bob Iger would be taking over as CEO and Bob Chapek would be stepping down, a lot has happened.
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We’ve learned more about why this decision was made, what Iger’s first steps should be, what changes Iger could realistically make, and how Chapek’s exit is impacting the company. Now we’re learning more about Iger’s plans as CEO as he holds a Town Hall meeting for employees today.
There has been a lot going on for Disney in the past week.
©Reuters || Bob Iger is back in charge at Disney.
On November 20th, Disney announced that Bob Iger was returning as CEO and Bob Chapek was stepping down from the role. Since then, we’ve looked at why this switch in CEOs was made, what changes that could come from Iger returning, and what Iger’s first steps should be. Now, Iger is holding a Town Hall meeting for Cast Members and we just got an update on the hiring freeze initially introduced by Bob Chapek.
It’s almost Thanksgiving and Disney World Cast Members are giving back.
Hollywood Studios
For almost 25 years, Cast Members have supported the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida by providing Thanksgiving meals to hundreds of residents, and we were invited to see their process and learn more about giving back to the community!
Halloween weekend is here, and although we’re starting to see the winter holidays creeping in (Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios, we’re looking at you), Disney World is still celebrating the end of the spooky season in a big way.
Mickey pumpkins!
You can still see Halloween decorations in Magic Kingdom, but the best pumpkins in Disney World don’t even require a park ticket — you can find them at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, which is hosting a pumpkin carving contest for Cast Members! Y’all — these pumpkins are LIT.
It may not be Halloween yet but Disneyland is READY for the holidays!
Snow!
Snow is already on Sleeping Beauty Castle and the Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure is almost here, and Disney just announced when you can get one of Disneyland’s most ICONIC holiday treats!
You may already be familiar with tipping if you live in the United States. Basically, there are certain places that provide services where customers are traditionally expected to add on a tip.
Cinderella Castle
Tipping is also a thing in Disney World, but it might not be exactly what you think. There are certain places and people that are customary to tip, but you can’t tip everyone. Don’t stress – we’ve got you covered with the ULTIMATE guide to tipping in Disney World!
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