OK, not exactly. But Disney has made a few changes to their employee dress code that will have some ladies jumping for joy. Most notably, women wearing skirts will no longer be required to wear pantyhose. This is of particular interest to those who work inthe Parks during the hot summer months. Women can also wear sleeveless tops, providing the strap is at least three inches wide (sorry, no spaghetti straps or camis, ladies). The gentlemen will also now be permitted to wear certain styles of dress shirts (Hawaiian or Tommy Bahama styles) untucked.
It was as recently as 2000 that Disney finally permitted male employees to grow facial hair, so obviously the Mouse takes its all-American, clean-cut employee look very seriously. A few years later, male employees were given permission to style their hair in cornrows. Before making these seemingly minor changes, Disney consults the dress codes of other Fortune 500 companies and other theme parks. They have meetings...panels...committees. Seriously--they do not take employee appearance lightly. But then, that's part of the Disney Magic, isn't it?
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i'm confused...will they not be in costume uniforms any longer?
ReplyDeleteJessica, I believe this will mostly affect the corporate employees that work in offices, some in-Park managers who wear street attire rather than uniforms, and also Park Cast Members who are required to wear skirts as part of their uniforms (I've only seen the tour guides wear skirts in the Parks, but there may be others that do). This has absolutely no effect on costumed CMs. And, yes, CMs in the Parks will continue to wear uniforms.
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