And then there were 8

Say what you want about Disney looking to turn the corner sooner rather than later, or attendance being up higher than expected, but this is ONE LOCKED DOWN mouse.

I’m proud of Disney that to date they haven’t had to lay anybody off.  That’s a bid deal in an economy like this, and it says a lot about the leadership at the top.  I think it’s also a good reflection of the values that Walt left with the company, who from what I can tell always hated having to let people go when there wasn’t enough current money to fund his dreams and ambitions.  People remember these things, and it all pays in goodwill if nothing else.

As proof that the company is taking this incredibly seriously AND slowly I think you have to look no farther than the job board at Disneycareers.com.  Right now there are only 8, yes you read that right, EIGHT full time, professional job openings at WDW.  And that is being generous on my part since 1 of those is an internship and the other is a long posted opening for ‘The American Idol Experience’.  In reality there are 6.

1 in DVC sales, 1 as a Chef, 2 at the Disney associated Credit Union, 1 at ESPN in Coral Gables, and 1 called the TA Competition Coordinator which has no information what-so-ever about it when you click on it. 

If you take out ESPN, the EPSN Zone and the ABC directly owned TV stations, there are only 203 jobs open in a company that employs over 100,000.  It’s hard to say how many of those are internships since each BU does their listings a little differently, but I’d say they account for at least another 30-40 listings.  Talk about tight!