Is Walt Disney Company a good company to work for?

Walt Disney Company has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 20,927 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 70% of employees would recommend working at Walt Disney Company to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Walt Disney Company have been left by employees working as Software Engineer(Internship) , Data Science Intern and Performer .

Does Walt Disney Company pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Walt Disney Company employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Walt Disney Company. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Walt Disney Company?

70% of Walt Disney Company employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Walt Disney Company 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Walt Disney Company?

Cast Member (467) , Attractions Cast Member (403) , Disney College Program (272) , Intern (271) , Manager (264) , Cast Member - Part Time (213) , Sales Associate (192) , Software Engineer (185) , Merchandiser (162) , Coordinator (143) , Lifeguard (140) , Project Manager (134) , Senior Software Engineer (133) , Director (132) , Disney College Program - Quick Service Food and Beverage (121)

What are the pros of working at Walt Disney Company according to real employee reviews?

"HR does a great job offering benefits (such as heavily discounted backup care for children) that other companies don't" ((in 1687 reviews)); "I worked on several animated series for Walt Disney TV Animation and the development people were great." ((in 1278 reviews)); "Culture is great but have to remember it's still a large corporate entity and is run like one." ((in 466 reviews)); "Great coworkers can make your day; guests who come back over and over become family." ((in 390 reviews)); "Work life balance is good except when a production is in full swing then be ready to put in a lot of over time." ((in 343 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Walt Disney Company according to real employee reviews?

"The worst part of working at Disney would be the low pay and the plethora of annoying guests." ((in 1113 reviews)); "Long hours but while working on ship time flies and being in the Caribbean is not so bad" ((in 734 reviews)); "poor management and disconnect from the values of the disney brand more than you'd think" ((in 679 reviews)); "Bad managers everywhere!" ((in 274 reviews)); "HR admits to paying low salaries because people want to work for the brand and not the pay" ((in 232 reviews))

What are employees saying about Walt Disney Company layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Walt Disney Company layoffs and their outlook for job security at Walt Disney Company in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Walt Disney Company locations?

Orlando , Burbank , Anaheim , Lake Buena Vista , New York , Los Angeles , Glendale , Seattle , Celebration , Kissimmee , Tampa , Santa Monica , San Francisco , Bristol , North Hollywood , Miami , Chicago , Salt Lake City , Bay Lake , Palo Alto , Atlanta , San Antonio , Houston , Washington , Dallas , Memphis , Winter Garden , The Woodlands , Pittsburgh , Orange

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3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(15,106 total reviews)

Bob Iger

68% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Walt Disney Company has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 15,106 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Walt Disney Company employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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15K reviews

2.0

Jun 26, 2008

Better than my last job, but that's not saying a lot.

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Pros

Well know brand. Good benefits. My peers are nice and helpful. The brand is great! The benefits are good if you are a salaried employee. I love going to the parks for free!

Cons

Management not good at leading. Very negative. Expectations are not expressed clearly and they change without notice. A lot of micro managers work here! Too many company regulations that stifle creativity. Don't hear a lot of postive things. Everything is always what you are doing wrong. Little recognition for what you do right. Not much support to help you succeed unless you are already a success. Then, you can do whatever you want.

3.0

Jun 25, 2008

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I enjoy the people I work with and the company as a whole. The benefits package is good, I don not know what to compare it to since this is my first job but I am happy with it. The benefit of going to Disneyland anytime is good to, although it completely opposite of where I go to work and i don not go too often.

Cons

The departmental management, they fail at personnel issues. Rumors of what management is going to do circulate around the office and I do believe the management realizes this and they do not address these issues. There is also to motivation to work any harder than the person next to me because the rewards are not appealing.

1.0

Jun 24, 2008

Disneyland is the worst employer I've ever had.

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The BEST reason to work at Disneyland is that SOME of the magic that Walt Disney created is still there. The guests are usually wonderful, and it's a special experience that you just can't reproduce elsewhere.

Cons

Management. Wages. Lack of respect from management. NO work/life balance. Disneyland has the worst management I've ever experienced. They treat the "Cast Members" (employees) as paid slaves, making you work outrageous hours (sometimes 60+ hours a week) during the summer months, then only 10+ hours a week during off-peak times. They offer benefits only if you can meet ridiculous off-peak "minimum hours worked" schedules, and to top it all off - you get paid $8-$10/hr - which isn't much in the off-peak season. And if you try to have a second job to support yourself, they won't work with YOUR schedule, they'll just fire you once you've "called out" too many times.

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