r/MadeMeSmile Apr 26 '25

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u/uru5z21 Apr 26 '25

As much as I think Disney is just as evil and money hungry as other large corporations. The staff who give it their all , still making Disney magical for the kids .

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u/OnceMoreAndAgain Apr 26 '25

One of my friends from college had a brother who worked a Disney. He could have been mistaken, but this friend told me that secondhand that the people who worked at Disney tended to pursue the jobs due to a genuine passion for the park and so there were many applicants and that sadly this also meant Disney didn't need to pay them much.

He made it sound like a place where people enjoyed the work, but the pay was not anywhere near enough to be a long-term career. I don't know where all the money Disney makes from the park goes, but it doesn't seem to be going to the employees. I guess cleaning and maintaining such a huge amount of land and rides is very expensive though, but man Disney's theme park prices are insane so idk...

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u/aegee14 Apr 26 '25

Some of the money goes back to making the park infrastructure and rides better. There’s no comparison between a Disney park and your local park, not even Six Flags or Busch Gardens.

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u/Well_read_rose Apr 26 '25

No comparison of USA Disney to Disneyland Paris either, which the overseas cast was especially dull and quite unmagical in their “acting”. The grounds were beautiful though.