14 Secret Rules All Disney Employees Have To Follow
You might be the craziest Disney fan out of all your friends, but if you want to work there, you've got to play by the rules...lots of them.
Next time you ask for directions at Disney, observe the cast member's hands. They will point with two fingers or their entire hand, never one.
Cast members are not allowed to say that they don't know the answer to a questions. They must find a nearby employee or park phone and ask.
Women's fingernails are not allowed to be any longer than a quarter of an inch past the finger tip and cannot be painted.
There are also restrictions on eyewear. Employees who wear glasses must pick frames of conventional color with no visible brands or logos.
Because every costume is the same for each specific character, actors must be a certain height in order to be cast as a particular character.
Employees are not called "employees." They are referred to as "cast members."
Cast members are thoroughly trained to sign the names of their characters in a particular way. This way all autographs look the same.
The reason Disney parks look so immaculately clean, is because it is the responsibility of all cast members to keep them that way. Any cast member must pick up any trash they see around the park - no exceptions, not even for Cinderella and Jasmine.
Not surprisingly, cast members are not allowed to display any tattoos or piercings.
Because Walt Disney himself preferred so strongly to be called "Walt," employee name tags only list first names. This may sound normative to most, but back when it began, Disney was one of the first to only list an employee's first name, and not their position or last name.
Cast members are not allowed to disclose anything about their jobs on social media. If they are found doing so, it would lead to their immediate termination.
In order to convincingly look the part of a Disney character, there are very specific guidelines for cast members appearance. There are restrictions on hair style, color, length and even facial hair.
Cast members use many code words to maintain the culture of mystery. They used to call vomit a "protein spill." Now they simply say "code v."
Disney's character actors are required to stay in character at all times. When asked about anything outside of Disney, like current events or characters from non-Disney movies, they're supposed to act like they don't know what you're talking about. Talk about method acting!