CAST EXPERIENCE

MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE IS A REAL JOB

The company owes its success to its ability to find and develop a variety of talents, called Cast Members. To bring to life the Disneyland Paris magic, the company counts on the commitment and expertise of more than 18,000 Cast Members from 123 different nationalities, speaking 20 languages and filling in 500 job classification. A group of men and women work together to create exceptional, magical experiences for every guest daily. The diversity of this team is an asset and an engine of creativity.

Disneyland Paris puts diversity and professional equality at the heart of its human resources policy. Gender equality, the hiring of older workers, recent graduates, people with disabilities, and access to job opportunities for the long-term unemployed are an integral part of this policy.

See the actions we’re taking to value the talent of our cast members below.

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PROFESSIONAL EQUALITY

Professional equality among men and women is a core pillar of our broader diversity and inclusion commitment, with women representing 50% of all Cast Members, 57% of senior leaders and one third of executive committee members – including Natacha Rafalski, Présidente of Disneyland Paris.

Disneyland Paris is committed to furthering professional equality at all levels of our business. We’ve implemented impactful policies and specific efforts against this priority to achieve measurable and consistent results. As an example, we have put a dedicated budget aside each year to reduce the historical gap in pay; we have taken steps in our talent planning process to make sure both women and men have equal possibilities for promotion; we have put in place strong processes to track return from maternity leave and equity in promotions; and in both recruitment and talent planning, we have worked to ensure equity at the top levels of our leadership team. The resort also has initiatives in place such as dedicated employee-driven groups to provide inspiration, support and engagement within the Cast Member community, as well as Cast-exclusive conferences and events which bring everyone together with inspiring guest speakers, workshops and discussions.

We place diversity, equity and inclusion at the core of everything we do. We constantly expand how magic is created for everyone, and we encourage our cast members to be their authentic selves.

PROFESSIONAL EQUALITY INDEX

This year, Disneyland Paris once again disclosed a score of 99/100 on the annual Gender Equality Index which was established as part of the “Avenir Professionnel” law.

This is based on a combined score from five key criteria: distribution gap for individual increases (20/20), distribution gap for promotions (15/15), increases upon return from maternity leave (15/15), pay gap by age group and CSP (39/40) and balance among the ten highest earners (10/10).

French companies with more than 50 employees are required to disclose their equality index by 1 March 2024. This index aims to measure a company’s commitment to providing an environment based on gender equality to their employees. It follows a specific methodology measuring companies on a scale of 100 and requiring those scoring under 75 to put proactive measures in place to increase their score for the coming years.

INTERGENERATIONAL EQUALITY

WORKING CONDITIONS

MOBILITY AND TRAINING

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

Ambassador Program

In 1965, when Disneyland celebrated its tencennial in California, Walt Disney had the will to create a legacy program named the “Disney Ambassador Program.” Since then, the tradition continues in all Disney Resorts around the world.

Walt Disney was involved in several monumental projects and was overwhelmed with requests for personal appearances and to host special guests. He decided to appoint a spokesperson to serve as the official representative of all Disneyland Cast Members. Tour Guide Julie Reihm was selected by Walt Disney himself to serve as the first official Ambassador.

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CAST EXPERIENCE

MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE IS A REAL JOB

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