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18 May, 2016

It's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow: Cast Member Discounts

I know I have a post on here in my general F.A.Q. that covers some of the discounts that Cast Members happen to get but I thought I would make a separate post as well so it was easier to find. I will state right now these are for Disney Cast Members, and third party operating participants are different depending on their contract with Disney. Also as a note these are subject to change, but here are some of the discounts.
  • Free parking at all theme parks when you show your Blue ID
  • 20% of Disney merchandise (10% for videos and DVDs), and this goes to 40% off during the holiday season
    • Includes Alex and Ani, Pandora, Vera Bradley, and Dooney and Burke
  • 50% of water park tickets during the peak season (it is free during a certain period, and if you work at a water park it is free year round for both Typhoon and Blizzard)
  • 20-40% of certain dining locations (although to be clear they add an automatic 20% for gratuity) 
    • You can view all of the locations that offer the discount on the hub
    • I also posted some below at the end of the blog
  • Cruise line discounts up to 50% sometimes (although you have to be a Cast Member for 90 days prior to getting the discount)
  • Resort discounts at Walt Disney World and Disneyland 40% off without a CM on the reservation, and 50% off with the CM on the reservation. 
    • This discount can also go up to 60% off during the holiday season as well, so keep an eye out for that. 
  • Some apartments off discounts for Cast Members such as 10% off rent, waiving the application fee, and etc. so always ask if you are looking!
  • Some local business give discounts or some sort of Cast Memer perk, so just ask especially n the Orlando area. As a note these are subject to change at anytime, but I will try to keep these updated. 
    • Nike Outlet
    • 535 Auto (near Vista Way)
    • Envy Hair Salon
    • Holiday Inn (across from Vista Way)
    • The Nail Place
    • Paris Hair and Nail Salon
    • AAA Auto near Magic Kingdom
    • I Love Nails and Day Spa
    • Ron Jon Surf Shop
    • Majority of The Florida Mall, Premium Outlets (Vineland Ave.), and Lake Buena Vista Factory outlets -just ask
    • Benihana
    • CiCi's Pizza
    • IHOP
    • Subway
    • Citrus Garden
    • Fat Tuesday
    • Chik-fil-A
    • Wendy's
    • TGI Friday's
    • Panera Bread (Vineland Ave.)
    • Sea Dog Brewing Company
    • Sweet Tomatoes
    • Buena Vista Suites
    • Apple
    • Sprint
    • AT&T
    • Tmobile
  • Discounted tickets at Company D for annual passes, water parks, and park hopper passes
    • Ticket prices for parks and annual passes are posted below
  • 30% discount on select event ticket such as Mickey's Not-So-Scary and Very Merry Christmas party (purchase at Company D) 
    • Mickey's Not-So-Scary is most of September, and select dates in October
    • Mickey's Very Merry is most of November, and select dates in December 
  • Discounted merchandise at Cast Connections
  • Discount on the iRide trolley
  • Free stroller and wheelchair rentals at the parks (subject to block out dates), and no ECV's are not included
  • Discounts on recreation activities at the resorts 
  • Discounts for Universal Studio annual pass (for you CPs if you ask housing nicely for a letter to prove residency they tend to give it to you, and you can use it to get the discounted rate for Universal)
  • Most places at Disney Springs operated by third party operating participants also tend to give discounts as well
    • Alex and Ani 20%
    • AMC 30%
      • Disocunt after 4:00 pm
    • American Threads 10%
    • Anthtopologie 10%
    • Apex by Sunglass Hut 10%
    • Arribas Brothers 20-35%
      • Walt Disney World Discount
    • Art of Shaving 10%
    • Basin 15%
    • Blaze Pizza 15%
    • Boathouse 
      • Dining 15% off from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm 
      • Dining 10% off from 4:00 pm - 2:00 am 
      • Merchandise 15% 
      • Watersports $25.00 off 
    • Bongos 20%
    • Chapel Hats 15%
    • Characters in Flight 20%
      • Also have early morning discount for everyone 
    • Caricature Connection 
      • Complimentary art protector with purchase of artwork -no discount
    • Cirque du Soleil 
      • 20% merchandise
      • 35% tickets
    • Coca-Cola Store 20%
    • Columbia Sportswear 20%
    • Cookes of Dublin 20%
    • Crossroads at House of Blues 20%
    • Curl by Sammy Duvall 
      • 10% for eyewear and watches
      • 20% merchandise 
    • Duncan Toys 15%
    • Earl of Sandwich 10%
    • East Crater Ventures (pearl kiosk) 10%
    • Enjoy Your Face (face painting) $1.00 off regular price painting 
    • Edward Beinar 25%
    • Erin McKenna’s Bakery, NYC 10%
    • Erwin Pearl 10%
    • Everything But Water 10%
    • Eye Catchers 10%
    • Filthy Rich 15%
    • Fit2Run 10%
    • Florida Games (marketplace train & carousel) 25%
    • Francesca’s Collection 15%
    • Free People 10%
    • Frontera Cocina 20%
    • Fulton’s Crab House 20%
    • Game Day Gear 10%
    • Ghiraradelli 20%
    • Hallelujah Art Productions 10%
    • Happy Hound 15%
      • "Do It Yourself" name collar and charms
    • Harley Davidson 20%
    • Havaianas 20%
    • Homecoming: Florida Kitchen & Southern Shine
      • Dining 20% off before and after 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
      • Walt Disney World Discount off merchandise 
    • House of Blues 25%
      • Excludes concert tickets
    • Icon Jewellery by Bico 10%
    • Initial Rings 10%
    • Johnny Was 15%
    • Johnston & Murphy 10%
    • Just Plumerias 10%
    • Kate & Leo 15%
    • Kate Spade 10%
    • Kipling 10%
    • Lacoste 10%
    • Lefty's 25% 
      • Dribble mug
    • Lego Store 10%
    • Lily Pultizer 20%
    • LittleMissMatched 33%
    • Lucky Brand 15%
    • MAC 15%
    • Melissa Shoes 10%
    • Morimoto Asia 20%
      • Lunch only
    • Na Hoku 10%
    • Paddlefish 20%
    • Pandora 20% 
    • Paradiso 37: Taste of the Americas 20%
    • Planet Hollywood Observatory 
      • Dining 20% off 
      • Walt Disney World Discount off merchandise 
    • Pop Gallery 15%
    • Portobello 20%
    • Raglan Road 20%
    • Rainforest Café 20-35%
      • Walt Disney World Discount
    • Rubio Artist 20-35%
      • Walt Disney World Discount
    • Sanuk 20%
    • Savannah Bee Company 15%
    • Set the Bar 15%
    • Sephora 20-25%
      • Only during certain times of the year 
    • Shore 15%
    • SJM Enterprise (Italian ice) 10%
    • Something Silver 15%
    • Sosa Family Cigars 10%
      • Discount for non-tobacco products
    • Sound Lion 10%
    • Sperry 20%
    • Spice Tea & Exchange 10%
      • Inside Mickey’s Pantry on the Marktplace side of Disney Springs
    • Splitsville 
      • Dining 20% before and after 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
      • Walt Disney World Discount off merchandise 
    • Sprinkles 10%
    • Starbucks 10%
      • West Side & Marketplace locations
    • Steve Baker (caricature) 10% 
    • STK Orlando 15%
    • Sublime Gifts 15%
    • Sugarboo 15%
    • Tablas Frontera 20%
    • Tea Trader’s Café by Joffery’s 20%
    • Tommy Bahama 25%
    • TREX 20-35%
      • Walt Disney World Discount
    • Trophy Room 10%
    • UGG 10%
    • Under Armour 10%
    • Uniqlo 10%
    • United World Soccer 10%
    • UnOde50 20%
    • Vera Bradley 15%
    • Vince Camuto 15%
    • Vivoli il Gelato 10%
    • Volcum 30%
    • Wetzel’s Pretzels 20%
      • West Side & Marketplace locations
    • Wholesale Leather Goods 10%
    • Wolfgang Puck Express 20%
    • Wolfgang Puck Grand Café 20%
  • On property third party vendor discounts at theme parks and resorts 
    • DAK
      • Rainforest Cafe at DAK 20-33%
      • Yak & Yeti 20-33%
    • Boardwalk
      • Big River Grille 20%
      • Jellyrolls 50%
      • Wyland Galleries 10-35%
    • Contemporary
      • Sammy Duvall's Watersports 10-30%
    • Coronado Springs
      • Maya Grill & Pepper Market 20%
    • Grand Floridian 
      • Basin 15%
    • Hollywood Studios
      • Planet Hollywood Store 20-35%
    • Epcot
      • House of Good Fortune 20-35%
      • Les Chefs de France 20%
      • La Hacianda de San Angel 20%
      • Nine Dragons 20-35%
      • Spice Road Table 20%
      • Restaurant Marrakesh 20%
      • San Angel Inn Restaurante 20%
      • Tokyo Dining 20%
      • Via Napoli 20%
      • Mitsukoshi's 20-35%
      • Teppan Edo 20%
      • Tutto Italia 20%
    • Walt Disney World Resort Area
      • Best Friends Pet Care 10-20%
      • Car Care Center 10%
      • McDonald's 10%
      • Ricoh Business Centers of WDW 25%
        • Inside Disney Convention Centers
      • Speedway Gas & Service Stations 10%
        • Food and $2 off the car wash of Boardwalk 
      • Sunglass Hut 10%
        • Across property
      • Tennis Resorts -ESPN 20%
    • Walt Disney World Golf (Tee times can be made 5 days in advance)
      • Oak Trail Golf
        • Discount is $12 anytime 
      • Lake Buena Vista Golf
      • Magnolia Golf 
      • Palm Golf
        • Discount from July-September is $29 anytime
        • Discount from October-December $30-$40 depending on the time 
      • Walt Disney World Golf shops 20-35%
  • Disney Dining Plan when offered is usually 15% off, but can go as high as 50% (it is not offered year round, so call 407-939-2278 to check)
  • Tri-Circle D Ranch (also discount on Trail Rides)
  • Disney Golf Courses
  • Guided Bass Fishing 
  • Discount on Sammy Duvall Water Sports at Contemporary 
  • Walt Disney World Mini Golf
  • Discount on recreation vehicles at the resorts (such as Poly, Contemporary, and Grand) 
  • Tour Discounts on:
    • Epcot Seas Aqua Tour
    • Keys to the Kingdom 
    • Backstage Magic
    • The Magic Behind Our Steam Trains 
    • Marceline to Magic Kingdom Tour 
    • Dolphins in Depth
    • Epcot Dive Quest
    • Yuletide Fantasy 
    • Behind the Seeds
    • Undiscovered Future World 
    • Wild Africa Trek
    • Backstage Safari
  • 20% of Disney Spas on select services 50 minutes or greater
    • Grand Floridian Senses Spa (between the Grand Floridian wedding pavilion and Polynesian resort)
    • Saratoga Springs Senses Spa (located near the DVC preview center)
  • 20% of select fitness centers
    • Animal Kingdom Lodge: Zahanati Massage & Fitness
    • Coronado Springs Resort: La Vide Massage & Fitness Center
    • The Villas at Wilderness: Lodge Sturdy Branches Massage & Fitness Center
    • Yatch & Beach Club: Ship Shape Massage & Fitness Center
    • Contemporary Resort: Olympiad Massage & Fitness Center
  • 20% of select salon services 
    • Grand Floridian: Ivy Trellis Salon
    • Yacht & Beach Club: Ship Shape Salon
    • Coronado Springs Resort: Casa de Belleza Salon
  • Discount at Magci Kingom Kutters and Epcot Hairport International -Cast Member's only
  • Discount on special occasions
    • Disney Floral
    • Disney Honeymoon Registry 
    • Disney Weddings 
  • Adventures by Disney
This is an updated operating participant discount with all the new Disney Spring locations openinas of 2016, and they are reflected above with the discounts.


















































**These are updated discounts as of May 25, 2016 from the Hub





























***Dining Discounts from the Hub as of 2016



These ticket prices are updated as of May 2016 from the Hub


There is probably a lot more discounts I missed, but obviously Disney has a lot if you had not noticed. So always take full advantage of them especially if you are only staying with the company temporarily.


Also I will be adding more once I know all the new locations at Disney Springs that will include a Cast Member discount. 

07 March, 2016

Look at This Trove Treasures Untold: Cast Connections & Company D

I suppose prior to doing a post about the DCP or PI experience you are all wondering what exactly are the perks of working here anyway. Well I guess it is about time I tell you since it is not like you cannot find this stuff on the internet anyway. Cast Connections For those of you who may have done the program before well it got an upgrade in 2015, and has been moved to a new location. In case anyone from Disneyland is wondering I have posted the address for the new Company D and Team Center location towards the bottom of the post. 



Store Hours:
Sunday-Wednesday | 9:00 am – 6:30 pm
Thursday-Saturday | 9:00 am – 7:30 pm

Address: 2340 Recycle Way Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Telephone: (407) 824-6369

Who can get into Cast Connections and Property Control?
A current Cast
Member can bring up to 6 guests into Cast Connections and Property Control, but only Cast Member’s can go into the slightly damaged section in the back of the building (Why? I have no idea). They will need to bring a current Blue ID with them into the building to gain access into Property Control and the damaged section.


For those are not sure how to get there, or where the new location even is calm down I got you covered. It is going to be located near Disney’s Animal Kingdom. If you know where Buena Vista Drive is then you know how to get there lol. I will also attach a map that I will state right now that is not 100% accurate, but it will give the general idea on where to locate it. For you CPs that do not have a car simply take the K bus it drops you off there between 10:00 am – 5:00 pm daily.






As for what is Cast Connections well pretty simple it is slightly damaged items, out-of-season including holiday items, discontinued merchandise, and sometimes groceries (think Fort Wilderness not Publix’s). They have plenty of items from Vera Bradley, Dooney and Burke, the Disney pillow characters, t-shirts, autograph books, pens, shades, cosmetics, and etc. Everything is already marked down from 50% - 75% off, and you get an extra 10% Cast Member discount when you check out.


As for what is in Property Control (aka now Mickey’s Treasure’s) it is basically only for you Disney fanatic –no seriously. Alright for those actually wondering they are retired company items such as industrial equipment, furniture (found a Yacht and Beach lamp once), TVs, broken merchandise, unclaimed lost and found items, and etc. (truly once found a statue from Art of Animation). Everything much like Cast Connections is going to be 75% - 90% off the original price, and there are no additional discounts given to Cast Members.



Now onto (at least in my opinion) the more important of the Cast Member locations, and there are 6 locations at Walt Disney World. They sell exclusive Cast Member only merchandise such as pins, apparel, office supplies, lanyards, and etc. Most importantly though this is also where Cast Members can purchase discounted theme park tickets, discounted annual passes, and of course holiday tickets (Mickey’s Not-So-Scary, and Very Merry Christmas).

Who can get inside Company D?
This is 100% Cast Member exclusive unlike Cast Connections as these are typically located backstage, so non-Cast Members are typically not allowed. However, for non-backstage area ones like Team Disney you may bring a guest with you, but they are not allowed to purchase anything. Also as a note unlike Cast Connections there are six sites for Company D located on and off Walt Disney World Property.

Telephone (same for all locations): (407) 824-4254

Team Disney (across the street from Disney Springs West Side): This in my opinion is one of the best options on property, and usually the one that is pretty empty.
Hours of operations:
Monday | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday | Closed
Sunday | Closed

Disney University (same place you had Traditions / located near West Clock)
Hours of operations:
Monday | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday | 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Friday | 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday | Closed

Hollywood Studios (located in Take 5)
Hours of operations:

Monday | Closed
Tuesday | Closed
Wednesday | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday | Closed
Sunday | Closed

Orlando DRC (Off-property located near Universal Studios)
Hours of operations:
Monday | 9:00 am – 4:30 am
Tuesday | Closed
Wednesday | Closed
Thursday | Closed
Friday | 7:30 am – 4:30 am
Saturday | Closed
Sunday | Closed

Main Gate Office Complex (located near Disney’s Animal Kingdom)
Hours of operations:
Monday | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday | Closed
Thursday | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday | Closed
Saturday | Closed
Sunday | Closed

Epcot (Located near Epcot Cast Parking –behind near Test Track)
Hours of operations:
Monday | Closed
Tuesday | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday | Closed
Sunday | Closed

Tampa DRC (Obviously located in Tampa)
 Hours of operations:
Monday | Closed
Tuesday | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday | Closed
Thursday |10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday | Closed
Saturday | Closed
Sunday | Closed


These ticket prices are updated to match the hub as of April 2016

As I stated earlier Company D is where you will find discounted theme park tickets, so below I will leave the prices for the tickets with the discount as a general note though this does include tax for anyone wondering. These are also the prices as of 2016, and are subject to changes.
At Company D you can also find discounted annual passes for both Walt Disney World and on the hub you can purchase Disneyland annual passes (and tickets). 



Also, for anyone wondering as stated earlier they also sell discounted tickets to Mickey's Not-So-Scary and Mickey's Very Merry Christmas party. These are hard ticket events and are not included with regular admission, so CMs cannot get in for free. These hard tickets can be purchased at Company D for 30% off of regular price, but to be clear they are for certain dates only. Not-So-Scary is going to have CM discounted days for all of September, and certain days in October -as a note they often add more days if they do not sell out so keep checking. Very Merry Christmas is pretty similar they have discounted days November, and certain days in December which they will add more if certain ones do not sell out (note Very Merry's last day in 2016 is Dec. 22nd). 


I also wanted to update this post due to Company D at Disneyland is officially back open as well. For anyone wondering it is pretty much the same information as Walt Disney World in terms of what they have, and what they sell there. However, unlike Walt Disney World there is only one location at Disneyland so I will leave the new address below for anyone trying to find it. 


Address | 1625 S. Lewis Street Anaheim, CA 92805



*Also for anyone who happens to be working at third party operating participants such as Swan & Dolphin, Four Seasons, majority of the Disney Springs Stores, and etc. Your benefits will depend on the contract Disney has with your operating participant company, so you are not guaranteed the same benefits as a Disney Cast Member would have. Thought I would put that in there since someone was under the impression that they had all the same benefits as they work on property, so I suggest you ask if you want to know.