Originally Posted By chee Does anyone know how seasonal work at Disneyland works and what/when those seasons are? Also do you know if this is any good but cheap housing during these times for it out of Townes? Thanks for your help.
Originally Posted By mawnck Don't know about the first part, but the answer to the second part is ... In Orange County? Are you kidding?
Originally Posted By SuperDry << In Orange County? Are you kidding? >> I thought Anaheim was all about affordable housing? At least that's what I heard from a city council member.
Originally Posted By oneyepete I was wondering this same thing because I am retiring and would like to work at DL. How far out would be an hour commute or less?
Originally Posted By mawnck >>How far out would be an hour commute or less?<< With Southern California traffic? Euclid Street. But seriously, that would cover most of Orange County and a chunk of southern LA county. Depending on what time you're on the road, of course.
Originally Posted By believe As a seasonal/casual cm, you would most likely get the most undesirable work hours - which means, you would probably be driving in non-rush hour traffic. But still, try to stay within 30 miles of DL and close to a freeway.
Originally Posted By karlg A friend of mine tried this back in 2007 and wrote up an article about it (see link below). From the sounds of things, you would be doing well to break even. Also don't expect to get your "dream position" but rather you will have to take the spot that they are needing to fill as you will be lowest on the totem pole and a temporary worker where they will not want to do a lot of training. <a href="http://schucodisneylandmonorail.com/Work.html" target="_blank">http://schucodisneylandmonorai...ork.html</a>
Originally Posted By SuperDry ^^^ Wow - what a great story! That's just the kind of thing that so many people speculate about doing "someday," but that day never arrives for most.
Originally Posted By disneylandfan8 Yes, count me in for having the same "work at Disneyland" dream. I have met so many wonderful people who live in the Disneyland area and many great cast members, too. I really want to be a part of this family. I'm still trying to figure out where I could live though.
Originally Posted By chee Great article, sounds exactly like what I want to do. I can get the time off from my current job but I need to find a cheap close place to live. Thanks for your input everyone I really appreciate it.
Originally Posted By karlg Doug's article goes into the problem of finding a temporary place to stay and that was a BIG problem. Doug also spent about $700 more than he made for the 10 weeks or about $70 more per week than he made; part of this was because as a temporary employee, he didn't have regular hours. If you are from out of town, it sounds like even breaking even would be an accomplishment.
Originally Posted By ksargen Sounds like another seasonal job I had... Most seasonal jobs seem geared to people who live in the area that want to a make a little extra money during a period they might not otherwise be working. My thought, though, is that these days, there isn't nearly as much "seasonality" to the parks. They're open year round, they don't close for holidays, etc.
Originally Posted By chee Thank you everyone for your help and input on this topic. I would like to ask one more question of you, if any of you happen to live in Anaheim area and wouldn’t mind having a roommate for a couple of months (during the summer or Christmas season) at a reasonable price feel free to contact me by email at 76chee@gmail.com
