ROLES: pay, hours, and more!

[peaceheart]

What role(s) have you worked in and what was your pay? Also, where did you work, and what were your hours like?

Also, for the ATTRACTIONS role, what are some rides besides the Jungle Safari ride, that someone can have a role to be a public speaker/memorize speeches, etc.?

 

[Berlioz70]

Also, for the ATTRACTIONS role, what are some rides besides the Jungle Safari ride, that someone can have a role to be a public speaker/memorize speeches, etc.?

The only attractions role paid extra for a spiel is Epcot Innoventions.

Killamanjaro Safaris pay a premium for hazardous driving.

Additional "spiel" like attractions include the following, but no additional premiums are paid:
Jungle Cruise
Great Movie Ride

 

[bopnopper9]

I was in Merch in EPCOT. Paid on the lowest end but loved every second of it! I averaged between 36 and 42 hours a week unless I picked up shifts. When I picked up I usually got around 50 hours a week. It's easy to pick up shifts in Merch.

My friend, however, worked Merch in Wide World of Sports. She was scheduled for 32 hours/week pretty much every single week we were there.

My other friend worked in the Emporium and generally got more like an average of 45 hours/week. So really, it depends more on your location than job title.

As for attractions jobs, the Great Movie Ride in Hollywood requires some script knowledge. I can't think of any others. But really any attractions role I think would be fun!

 

[DisneyFirefly]

I was in Custodial at MK (Fantasy/Liberty until they redesigned the areas, then it was half of Fantasy/Liberty/Frontierland) and paid 7.60 an hour, I think. I loved it. My shifts varied from 36-50 hours a week, sometimes more. It could be a difficult job, and it was definitely a messy job, but I absolutely loved it. The level of guest interaction is so high, you're left to your own devices most of the day (as long as you get your work done, otherwise your manager will come find you), and you're out in the park enjoying it. Yes, it gets hectic on busy days, but every role does. Also, with being in custodial, I was essentially a walking information desk. We HAD to know just about everything about the park that a guest could ask us, and if we didn't, we had to be able to find that information for them. I can still give detailed directions around Fantasyland and Liberty Square

 

[AliSW]

Wuuuut. I'm going to get $7.32 for custodial! Does that give any to clue to where I'm going to be working if custodial at MK gets $7.60?

 

[TheBeckyZone]

Attractions - Magic Kingdom - Fantasyland

$7.25/hr

I worked anywhere from 30-58 hours a week, usually around 35 though.

 

[WhiteRabbit88]

I currently work merch in frontierland for $7.25 an hour. This week I was deployed to tomorrowland. I usually work anywhere from 45-55 hours a week.

 

[Joanna71985]

Roles I've done are merchandise (Fantasyland), custodial (Epcot World Showcase), QSFB (Casey's Corner), character attendant (global), and attractions (Toy Story Mania, and currently at Great Movie Ride). For the most part, the hours were not bad. I averaged around 35 hours in merchandise, around 40-45 in custodial, 40 in QSFB, 40-50 in character attendant, and attractions has varied greatly. At TSM, I would get a ton of hours (because we were short staffed). But at GMR, I would get around 40 hours.

As for speiling attractions, besides the ones mentioned (Safari, JC, GMR, Innoventions), there also is Backlot Tour (the tank part).

 

[DisneyFirefly]

Wuuuut. I'm going to get $7.32 for custodial! Does that give any to clue to where I'm going to be working if custodial at MK gets $7.60?

That may have been after my CP ended and I switched to seasonal status, though. I don't remember right now, it was two years ago.

 

[OilSlinger822]

I worked in Magic Kingdom at BBB Spring '09

Paid $7.79 an hour and worked 32-42 hours a week on average (definitely more during peak weeks)

Most shifts were 2-8 pm, but at least 1-3x a week I had all day shifts. Every once in a while I had morning shifts which were nice.

 

[DisneyGirl421]

I'm attractions, at the American Idol Experience at DHS. I get $7.25/hr, and I have worked 35-40 hours per week so far. I absolutely LOVE it here!

 

[TinkStitch]

I worked in costuming during my last program at Epcot & Hollywood Studios (characters, fantasmic, & block party bash.) I started in Aug. 2008 & got $6.75 (I think) After my extension, I got $7.21. When I was there over the winter to work as seasonal, I got $7.45 & for doing the CP in costuming again this fall, I'll be getting $7.25/hour.
I can't think of any weeks during my last CP that I didn't get at least 40 hours. It wasn't too hard for me to get extra hours by offering to extend when people called in.

 

[meganDCP2010]

I know QSFB makes $7.56 an hour.

 

[Krystal87]

I started out at the BBB in Downtown Disney and made $7.79 an hour. The number of hours varied, but I never worked less than 30. Even weeks that I had days requested off, I averaged 35-40 hours a week, and more during the busy times like Spring Break. My shifts started at 8:30 AM. It was usually 8:30-around 6 or 10ish-7. There were also some cp-only shifts that lasted until a few hours after the Boutique closed, standing at the podium by yourself, answering questions, making reservations, and pixir-dusting guests. That got pretty boring at times, but it was a great opportunity for some great guest interaction.

I also extended my program through the Summer and I worked as a Photopass photographer in Magic Kingdom. The pay was the same rate I believe, and this role was also amazing! We were given A LOT of hours, but the job is so much fun that 10 hour shifts go by quickly. Since it was Magic Kingdom in the summer, the shifts were all over the place. I went in as early at 6:30/7 am some days and stayed until at least 3 am other days due to Extra Magic Hours. The shifts, however, were split up fairly well between shooting photos and working in the AC in the photo viewing station, and there is definitely something magical about standing in the middle of Main Street in a nearly empty park watching the Kiss Goodnight at the end of your shift. : )

 

[Pure_Imagination]

I worked merchandise in the Magic Kingdom.

Pay rate was $7.25, minimum wage and a little lower than what my other job paid. I got anywhere from 35-52 hours. I think 52 hours was my busiest schedule, and I'm pretty sure I was sick that week so I called out some of those hours. Most of my schedules were about 35 hours.

Now my actual schedule was...a nightmare. I worked until at least 1 AM most nights, and once spring break season started getting off at 1 AM was considered getting off early! At least for me, anyway! During spring break I worked a lot of shifts that were like 6-2:45AM. Sure it's nice to have the day to yourself, but once you've had all that time off to do stuff I never felt like going in at 6PM. Or 7:30. Or even 8:30PM! Yup, sometimes we even had to stay until 3:45 or 4:45. I never really had that long of shifts, but there are people who have to work, say, 12:45PM-2:45AM.

There was the occasional day shift, like 7:30AM-1:30 or something like that. It wasn't so bad the first part of the program, but the second part definitely got a LOT worse with the hours. I heard it was even more worse after I left.

And a heads up: training week can be a nightmare. I had to be there 7:30 AM most days, and with having to take the bus I sometimes had to leave at 5:50 AM! So sleep while you can. Little did I know the sleep I got in the hotel before check-in was going to be my last good night of sleep in a long time, lol.

 

[Neverland_gal]

I am trying to figure out how much money is leftover from a Disney paycheck.

So lets say that you make minimum wage ($7.25) and work the minimum 32 hours that Disney is required to give you. I'm going to say that they will be taking $108 out for housing (its the most expensive, not that I am planning on having that apartment, I would just rather use it for my estimate).

How much is taken out for taxes? If you are from another state, do you get FL state taxes taken out?

So 7.25 x 32 = 232. take away the housing and that leaves you with 124/week (496/month). Then what is left after taxes?

(I know I use extreme values, but I want to know what the minimum value of money I would really be making. i.e. I would rather over-estimate than under-estimate!)

 

[SportsChick]

There are no Florida State taxes. One of the pluses to living here is that we have no state income tax. But you are going to need to consider taxes if you live in a state with an income tax.

The 108 figure you use is only for the commons - I think the most expensive non-international program apartment is 104. Not a huge difference, but at $7.25 an hour that's like 2 hours of work in your pocket.

As for what is taken out for FICA and other federal taxes, that all depends on your tax bracket and what you claim on your W4

 

[TinkStitch]

I am trying to figure out how much money is leftover from a Disney paycheck.

So lets say that you make minimum wage ($7.25) and work the minimum 32 hours that Disney is required to give you. I'm going to say that they will be taking $108 out for housing (its the most expensive, not that I am planning on having that apartment, I would just rather use it for my estimate).

How much is taken out for taxes? If you are from another state, do you get FL state taxes taken out?

So 7.25 x 32 = 232. take away the housing and that leaves you with 124/week (496/month). Then what is left after taxes?

(I know I use extreme values, but I want to know what the minimum value of money I would really be making. i.e. I would rather over-estimate than under-estimate!)

I lived in a one bedroom in Chatham during my last program, so my rent was $92/week. After rent and anything else was taken out of my payckeck, it was usually between $120 & $130 for weeks I worked 40 hours without any of that being overtime.

 

[DisneySpike]

Is it possible to get a merch, f&b or non-lifeguard position at blizzard beach or typhoon lagoon? If so how? Or is it just luck of the draw?

 

[Neverland_gal]

Thanks for your help guys!