Tag: Cast Members
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270,000 Toys and Counting Donated For Disney Ultimate Toy Drive
It’s the 12 Days of Christmas, and Disney is thrilled to share that this year’s Disney Ultimate Toy Drive tally has broken an all-time Disney record with more than 270,000 toys and counting for children in need! Disney believes that there is no better way to celebrate the giving season than by thanking all of those who are…
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Disneyland Resort Service Celebration: Honoring Cast Members
Cast culture is undeniably unique at Disneyland Resort, where those who dream of making magic come together to form a community with a unified goal: creating happiness. While the resort has grown and evolved over the last six decades, one tradition has remained the same: commemorating the thousands of Disneyland cast members who have contributed to…
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Carthay Circle Restaurant – Day 12 – 23 Days of Thanksgiving
There are so many amazing places to visit at the Disney Parks. Today, I’d like to give thanks for just one of them. Carthay Circle Restaurant is one of my favorite places to visit at the Disneyland Resort. It is found in the iconic building that recreates the Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles where…
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Disneyland Resort Celebrates Cast Members With 50 and 55 Years of Service
The Disneyland Resort recently celebrated the careers of cast members who have worked at the resort for 50 and 55 years. The celebration took place in the Golden Horseshoe and honored these magic makers. The Disney Parks Blog shared a little bit about them and their careers. Check out their stories here:
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Cast Members Inducted as Citizens of Arendelle at New ‘World of Frozen’ at Hong Kong Disneyland
When the first-ever land themed to the ‘Frozen’ franchise, World of Frozen, debuts at Hong Kong Disneyland on November 20, 2023, it will be filled with cast members who truly feel at home. In preparation for the land’s opening, cast members were specially selected and given in-depth training to become citizens of Arendelle! As a…
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‘Only Disney Can Do That’: What Disney Means to Its Cast Members
As The Walt Disney Company celebrates its 100th anniversary, it’s important to remember the most vital part of this magical company: its Cast Members and employees. Walt Disney once said that “whatever we accomplish is due to the combined effort.” And while Disney has evolved in many ways over the years, Walt’s vision in the combined…
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Disneyland Resort Cast Members Honor Disney’s 100th Anniversary With 23-Hour Celebration
On October 16, 1923, Walt and Roy Disney founded The Walt Disney Company. At the time, Walt was only 21 years old. To commemorate this centennial anniversary, Disneyland Resort cast members (many of whom are around 21 years of age themselves) participated in a 23-hour celebration. Throughout the day there were group cast meet-ups and…
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Disneyland Paris Shares About The Creation of New Disneyland Hotel Costumes
Work continues on the reimagining of the Disneyland Hotel at Disneyland Paris. Right over the entrance to Disneyland Paris, this beautiful tell is iconic and memorable. One element that could easily be overlooked by day to day guests is the costumes that Cast Members will be wearing at the reimagined Disneyland Hotel. One person who…
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Disney VoluntEARS Come Together to Donate to Anaheim Students
Disney VoluntEARS continue to make a difference in the communities where Disney is found. Around the Disneyland Resort, Disney VoluntEARS came together to donate 4,000 school supplies to students in Anaheim. This is part of an effort to ensure local students start the year off in the right way. Disney VoluntEARS brought magic to the…
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A Day With Spider-Man W.E.B Adventure Teams
It’s already been a year since Marvel Avengers Campus opened its doors, and the Spider-Man W.E.B Adventure attraction welcomed its first recruits. To this day, the Worldwide Engineering Brigade at Avengers Campus invites guests to join forces with Spider-Man in an interactive adventure, thanks to innovative gesture recognition technology. We went to meet the Campus Personnel who…
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Cast Members are People Too
Our YouTube channel (and other social platforms) get quite a few comments. Some of them are funny, some of them are touching, and some of them are just downright mean. Comments seem to come in waves that build on each other. One thing I’ve noticed recently is people seem to feel that it is ok…
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Disney Raises Hourly Rate for Disney College Program
Walt Disney World Resort is raising its rates for participants in the Disney College Program. It announced that participants in the program will be seeing themselves get a raise of $2 per hour with new hires starting at $16 per hour. This will apply to current and future participants in the program. It will go…
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Unions Vote to Accept Deal with Walt Disney World Resort
Union members today that work at Walt Disney World Resort accepted a deal that was negotiated by union leaders and Disney. According to the Service Trades Council Union, all current theme park workers will receive a raise between $5.50 and $8.60 per hour by the end of the contract, with the first $3 in raises…
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Princeton Shares his Keys to Success for Disney Cast Members
When Princeton Parker isn’t helping tell stories about Disney’s parks and experiences across television shows like American Idol or Dancing with the Stars, he can often be found onstage inspiring groups of local students about their futures. For Princeton, this commitment is equal parts rewarding and personal, as not long ago he was one of those students benefitting…
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Costumes for Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Revealed
Last week it was announced that Mickey’s Toontown has a new opening date of March 19, 2023. Now, costumes that cast members will be wearing in the land have been revealed. The costumes were shown by cast members of the land ahead of its opening. Throughout the whole process, inclusion of cast members has been…
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Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Costumes Revealed
Today Disney revealed the costumes that cast members will be wearing when Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind opens at EPCOT on May 27, 2022. Both on the Disney Parks Blog and also on social media, the reveal of the costumes came from a cast member preview that was called a Xandarian Expo. This gave…
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Disneyland Resort Holds In-Person Job Fair at Disneyland Hotel
The Disneyland Resort is holding an in-person job fair at the Disneyland Hotel. The job fair started today and runs through tomorrow, January 12, 2022. Each day the job fair runs from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The job fair is held at: 1150 W. Magic WayAnaheim, CA 92802Disneyland Hotel ® Exhibit Hall On a…
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Disney Announces More Cast Members for Upcoming Hocus Pocus Sequel
For years Hocus Pocus has been putting a delightful spell on viewers as they watch the Sanderson Sisters return when the black flame candle is lit. The return of the Sanderson Sisters for a sequel has been eagerly anticipated. While it has been known that Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy will be…
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Walt Disney World Relaxes Temperature Screenings Starting May 16
Walt Disney World has just changed their policies regarding temperature screenings and will be reflected in a few days. In the My Disney Experience app and on the Walt Disney World website there is the announcement that temperature screenings will no longer be required for guests starting May 16. Prior to that, cast members will…
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Tickets and Reservations – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to the DISNEY Reporter! Each week Mr. DAPs covers the top five Disney and geek stories in the news. This week things get kicked off with the opening of ticket sales and reservations for parks at the Disneyland Resort. DAPS MAGIC staff experienced this process first hand and shared it. On a larger scale,…