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Old 10-16-2018, 07:58 AM
 
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Housing is expensive in Orange County. You can make it if you have multiple roommates and/or commute a very long distance:

By Day, a Sunny Smile for Disney Visitors. By Night, an Uneasy Sleep in a Car.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/27/us/disneyland-employees-wages.html

You need two jobs to afford Orange County rents
https://www.ocregister.com/2017/10/1...-county-rents/

"$72,520
You need an annual income of roughly $72,520 to afford the typical fair market rent ($1,813 a month) for an Orange County two-bedroom apartment. A Los Angeles County household needs to earn $61,800 a year to afford the typical two-bedroom unit, while in the Inland Empire, the annual income needed is $47,800 a year."
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Old 10-16-2018, 08:50 AM
 
Location: The High Seas
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This estimate is based upon 45 Disney Parks & Resorts Character Performer salary report(s) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods. When factoring in bonuses and additional compensation, a Character Performer at Disney Parks & Resorts can expect to make an average total pay of $21,378 .May 14, 2018
Probably not the best career choice, unless you use the costume as part of a stripping routine on a moonlighting gig away from the park.
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Old 10-16-2018, 09:57 AM
 
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Is working at Disneyland really that great anyway? Every time I go, many of the workers there seem depressed. They look burned out.

Just an observation... Plus I would think working there full-time would make visiting for pleasure less exciting.

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed...228-story.html
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Old 10-16-2018, 11:35 AM
 
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So it would Appear from your math no one could afford to work in Disneyland and the place would fold. Yet that is not the case. Why is it not the case?
No, I didn't say that. I was responding to the OP's scenario of a single person, just starting at Disneyland (presumably in an entry-level job), moving to the area and renting a two-bedroom apartment. That math is what doesn't add up.

To begin with, there is zero expectation in Southern California that a minimum-wage worker can rent a two-bedroom apartment singlehandedly. Everyone here knows it can't be done.

People from other areas frequently post here hoping that the locals have special knowledge that would make it possible if they would just reveal it: "Where are the good, safe, cheap areas where I can work for minimum/low wage, afford a nice apartment, enjoy the great weather, and be close to the beach/downtown LA/Disneyland etc. ?"

There aren't any.

As to where minimum-wage workers at Disneyland and elsewhere live: they live at home; they rent a room; they rent an apartment with one, two or more roommates; perhaps they have a spouse with a more lucrative job. They don't live alone in two-bedroom apartments.
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Old 10-16-2018, 12:32 PM
 
Location: Northern California
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Maybe try & get a job at one of the concessions in one of our National Parks, some also provide housing.
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Old 10-16-2018, 02:45 PM
 
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No, I didn't say that. I was responding to the OP's scenario of a single person, just starting at Disneyland (presumably in an entry-level job), moving to the area and renting a two-bedroom apartment. That math is what doesn't add up.

To begin with, there is zero expectation in Southern California that a minimum-wage worker can rent a two-bedroom apartment singlehandedly. Everyone here knows it can't be done.

People from other areas frequently post here hoping that the locals have special knowledge that would make it possible if they would just reveal it: "Where are the good, safe, cheap areas where I can work for minimum/low wage, afford a nice apartment, enjoy the great weather, and be close to the beach/downtown LA/Disneyland etc. ?"

There aren't any.

As to where minimum-wage workers at Disneyland and elsewhere live: they live at home; they rent a room; they rent an apartment with one, two or more roommates; perhaps they have a spouse with a more lucrative job. They don't live alone in two-bedroom apartments.
Sad but true. That is reality and it won't change.
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Old 10-16-2018, 04:11 PM
 
Location: Planet Earth
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"Can a person afford to live in California working at Disneyland?"

No.
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Old 10-16-2018, 05:29 PM
 
Location: So Ca
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As to where minimum-wage workers at Disneyland and elsewhere live: they live at home; they rent a room; they rent an apartment with one, two or more roommates; perhaps they have a spouse with a more lucrative job. They don't live alone in two-bedroom apartments.
Or they've worked there a long time, and they make a lot more than you might think. See post #10. (There are a lot of these employees; people love working at Disneyland, and Disneyland likes reliable employees.)
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Old 10-16-2018, 05:33 PM
 
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Or they've worked there a long time, and they make a lot more than you might think. See post #10. (There are a lot of these employees; people love working at Disneyland, and Disneyland likes reliable employees.)
Well, in that case they are not entry-level/minimum wage workers. The OP was talking about moving from another state and didn't indicate having any work experience at Disneyland.
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Old 10-16-2018, 06:20 PM
 
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So it would Appear from your math no one could afford to work in Disneyland and the place would fold. Yet that is not the case. Why is it not the case?
A lot of the entry-level workers are younger, and very Disney-enthusiastic - they'll happily live in weird roommate situations and deal with it for the privilege of working for the rat. Also, long commutes are standard in Southern California.

A FOAF worked as a costumed character, and he loved the job for a simple reason: Most costumed characters have a dancing or theater background. Many of the men preferred the company of other men, NTTAWWT. And so he was one of the relatively few heterosexual young men surrounded by a lot of young female dancers who were a long way from home and bored when not working and well...
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