Walt Disney World Cast Members are FINALLY Getting Their Due

The fight between Walt Disney World Cast Members and the Walt Disney Company is well-documented and raged on for months before coming to a conclusion that favored the former, giving Cast Members their due after months of negotiations, back-and-forths, protests, and more. Many reports have surfaced about the work environment and lack of proper compensation for Cast Members, and now as of last month, we were finally able to report that Cast Members were being given their due with Disney accepting their wage demand.

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While the majority of the story has certainly come to a close, a recent update continues to demonstrate the victory that current Cast Members earned.

Journalist Scott Gustin took to Twitter to share that according to Cast Member union leaders, unionized Disney Park Cast Members at Walt Disney World Resort will receive retroactive pay for all hours worked from October 2, 2022, through March 25, 2023, next week. Gustin added that Disney is still working to adjust payment for Cast Members going forward.

According to union leaders, Disney is still working to adjust pay rates for March 25 going forward. Disney has 8 weeks to make all necessary updates – and an additional retroactive payment will go out for raises from March 25 until the pay rate updates are completed.

— Scott Gustin (@ScottGustin) April 13, 2023

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As Gustin states, past the date of March 25, Disney is working to adjust pay rates, and the Walt Disney Company has 8 weeks to make all the necessary updates. Cast Members will also receive more retroactive increased pay for all payments from March 25, 2023, until all the wage updates are complete on the side of the Mouse House.

For people who are the heart and soul of the Walt Disney World experience, this is a long overdue raise that is most certainly welcome news for the Cast Members themselves and Disney fans alike.

Disney fans have expressed before that they hoped all of Disney’s price rises were benefitting Cast Members as opposed to lining the pockets of senior executives.

Stay tuned to Disney Fanatic for the latest news.