Disney Internships

 
Disney Internships
4.83 out of 5

8 review(s)
Headquarters:
Burbank, CA
Employees:
148,000
Annual Interns:
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Disney

Internship Overview
Internship Rating (Avg): 4.83 out of 5
8 Intern Reviews
Avg Disney Intern Salary: $16.90
10 Intern Salaries
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Internship Stats

Walt Disney hires about 2,200 summer interns. Their internship programs are across all lines of business and includes Disney Professional Internships, Disney Career Start Program, Disney Imaginations Program, and Disney International Program. These are all paid internships and most are located in Orlando, FL and Anaheim, CA.

Highlights

Disney internships are extremely well organized and created for students to gain exposure to the front lines of Disney's business. 

Internship & Disney Overview

As a part of the Disney College Program at the Disneyland® Resort in Anaheim, California, or Walt Disney World® Resort near Orlando, Florida, participants can take part in the internship of a lifetime.

While working in front line roles at Disney Theme Parks and Resorts, participants will network with leaders, learn transferable skills, gain real-world experience, and be a part of a team of Cast Members from hundreds of job disciplines.

Participants on the Disney College Program also custom design a learning curriculum that best suits their needs and interests, complete education courses and specialized learning activities, and can possibly earn college credit while doing so.*

Internship Links

Walt Disney student programs: here.
Walt Disney college program: here.
10 Disney Intern Salaries
Advertising Sales Intern: $13/hour
Systems Analyst Intern: $16/hour
Engineering Intern: $19/hour
Finance Intern: $24/hour
Graphic Design Intern: $16/hour
Print Design Intern: $19/hour
Field Sales Intern: $12/hour
Consumer Product Intern: $18/hour
Merchandise College Program Intern: $17/hour
Ad Sales Research Intern: $15/hour
8 Disney reviews posted anonymously by former interns:
"I was able to train in parades"
 Position: Entertainment Intern
 Location: Orlando, FL
 Duration: 30 weeks
 Review posted on 2/24/2011
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Pros:

Absolutely loved my internship. I worked in Entertainment as a Character Performer. I was able to train in parades and shows based on my performance and animation abilities, and the opportunities I was given through Disney were phenomenal. The hours are somewhat hectic and the days of the week don't really exist, but it's definitely worth it. If you set your mind to it, you can save up money while working down in Orlando, but you have to be diligent about it! Overall, amazing experience!

Cons:

Lot of work, but worth it.

Advice for other students:

Disney has a bunch of interesting internship programs, pick the one you'll love.
 
"Media sales planning for Disney in NYC"
 Position: Ad Sales Research Intern
 Location: New York, NY
 Pay: $$15/hour
 Duration: 12 weeks
 Review posted on 9/1/2011
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Pros:

- Experience in large ad dollar deals and sales across all Disney channels.
- Smart sales team.
- Gained experience in Simmons, Nielsen & Star Media consumer usage and psychographic data.
- Involved in brainstorming about what options to present to possible advertising clients.

Cons:

- Large, hard to see your work show up.

Advice for other students:

Disney is a great name to have on the resume. I also think that media sales a fun line of work!
 
"Merchandising at Tomorrowland!"
 Position: Merchandise College Program Intern
 Location: Orlando, FL
 Pay: $$17/hour
 Duration: 12 weeks
 Review posted on 10/25/2011
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Pros:

- Disney has a very formal well organized program.
-Received formalized and intensive sales, marketing, and corporate culture training.
- Park brings in an incredible amount of revenue.
- Created visual displays of merchandise within Tomorrowland shops and kiosks.
- Energy level of Disney team.
- Paid.
- Gained experience in Adobe InDesign and iMovie.

Cons:

none.

Advice for other students:

Disney offers all types of internships. Try to reach out to one of the college recruiters so that you don't get overlooked.
 
"Disney consumer products group is huge and I loved interning"
 Position: Consumer Product Intern
 Location: Glendale, CA
 Pay: $$18/hour
 Duration: 12 weeks
 Review posted on 10/26/2011
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Pros:

- Loved leading product meetings ranging from jewelry to backpacks and bring products from concept to distribution.
- Disney is a marketing and product powerhouse.
- Smart people.
- Learned the copyright and licensing world. It's crazy and restrictive, but necessary.
- Worked on a very cool project where we analyzed the impact of retail coming from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
- Fun.

Cons:

None.

Advice for other students:

During my Disney internship, I was able to gain exposure in merchandising and marketing. You just can't beat it.
 
"Disney and ESPN media sales"
 Position: Field Sales Intern
 Location: Bristol, CT
 Pay: $$12/hour
 Duration: 12 weeks
 Review posted on 11/14/2011
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Pros:

- Intern project.
- Worked on both Disney and ESPN which are two of the most powerful and well recognized media brands.
- Assisted field sales, national accounts, and video distribution teams. I'm appreciative that I was able to see the full sales cycle and what goes into it.
- Smart marketers.
- Developed sales presentations.

Cons:

You have to be willing to get rejected in sales.

Advice for other students:

Becoming a sales assistant or a sales planner is a good way to learn the product.
 
"Imagineering Group within Disney"
 Position: Print Design Intern
 Location: Orlando, FL
 Pay: $$19/hour
 Duration: 12 weeks
 Review posted on 11/27/2011
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Pros:

- Disney did a great job organizing their program and I felt welcome.
- Disney intern events and workshops.
- I was able to do real design work. I helped concept, develop, and create print communications.
- I didn't get stuck in one category. Most of my design friends are stuck on a single client or project during their internship. I was able to work across Disney Parks, Disney Cruise Lines, and Disney Resorts.
- Fun people and other interns.
- The park is cool!

Cons:

none.

Advice for other students:

My advice to other students is to get to know Disney recruiters and apply early. Also, be passionate about the work and brand.
 
"Design intern work at Disney"
 Position: Graphic Design Intern
 Location: Glendale, CA
 Pay: $$16/hour
 Duration: 12 weeks
 Review posted on 12/31/2011
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Pros:

- Loved my design team at Disney.
- Signage, logo, and other print graphics.
- Atmosphere.
- Went to the park a ton.
- Other interns.
- Events.

Cons:

Not a ton of entry level spots.

Advice for other students:

Disney has one of the strongest internship programs in the world. I really enjoyed it and landed the internship through meeting a Disney recruiter on campus.
 
"Interned in Disney's interactive media group"
 Position: Advertising Sales Intern
 Location: New York, NY
 Pay: $$13/hour
 Duration: 10 weeks
 Review posted on 2/25/2012
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Pros:

Loved my major project of positioning Disney's online properties. The assignment was very strategic and I was able to pitch my ideas. I had a great boss that gave me freedom. I was also invited to sit in and help with a proposal/presentation to a major consumer goods brand.

Cons:

It's still sales at the end of the day.

Advice for other students:

Things are moving online. Smart interactive sales people can make a heck of a lot of money.
 
 
 

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