Disneyland Resort Hiring Process (Onboarding)

After I scheduled my "onboarding" appointment I was sent a conformation email:

Dear _______,

Congratulations on your new role at the Disneyland® Resort. This message is a confirmation of your scheduled onboarding appointment at the Disneyland Casting Center on _______ at _______.

Reminders in preparation for your onboarding appointment:

• Arrive at least 10 minutes before your scheduled appointment time
• Allow at least 30 minutes up to an hour to complete the appointment
• Please bring with you two (2) forms of identification for proof of employment eligibility

If you need additional assistance, or require a translator or Sign Language Interpreter during your appointment, please call (407) XXX-XXXX.

Prior to the day of your appointment, please visit our onboarding website at www._______.com. Here you’ll find important information, including tips on how to complete your new hire paperwork, travel directions and what to expect as a new cast member at the Disneyland Resort.

Best Regards,
Disneyland Recruitment

       I printed and filled out the packet of new hire papers the recruiter had sent me (Employment Eligibility Verification, W-4 Form, Union Forms, The Walt Disney Company and Associated Companies Acknowledgment, The Walt Disney Company and Associated Companies Confidentiality Agreement, Equal Employment Information, Direct Deposit Form) as well and locating my drivers license and social security card as employment verification.

 

       I arrived at the casting center (same place as the interviews) 30-minutes prior to my appointment time. I let the cast-member at the front desk know I was there for "onboarding" and she directed me around the corner, past the lobby, and instructed me to sit at the grey tables under the sign that said "paperwork". Slowly new employees showed up, there were about 10 new employees in our group.

       First a cast-member called us five at a time into a room filled with computers. We had to fill out online forms for a background check. When we finished the background check, we were given union papers specific to our jobs (that I know of, all Disney jobs are union). We sat down at the grey tables and filled them out. When we were finished we were called one by one back into the room where a cast-member went over our paperwork and entered information into the computer. This appointment was full of a lot of sitting and waiting for everyone else to finish their paperwork/reviews; I think I was there for about two and a half hours.

       After everyone turned in their papers, a cast member came out and handed us all blue folders that contained lots of random job information. He explained that the next step would be for us to attend our "traditions" class and handed us a separate brochure that contained information on that. We verified that our name and hometown were correct (this was for our cast-member name tags) and he reiterated the importance of adhering to "the Disney look" for traditions and other training classes that we would attend. Finally he directed us to another room with camera equipment and computer were set up (DMV style) and we took our photos for our ID's and were allowed to leave. Like I said, this whole process took probably about two and a half hours.