Now that you've been accepted you're probably thinking about all the fun you'll be having, and the most inexpensive way to have all that fun! In addition to the complimentary tickets you'll receive (you can learn more about those here), there are lots more discounts to take advantage of as a cast member. Food DiscountsYou can find discounts on food if you know where to look. You receive cast member discounts from many local restaurants, always ask when you go out to eat. My favorite outside vendor discounts are 20% off at Ghirardeli, $2 Wetzel's Pretzels, and $4.99 buffet at Cici's pizza. Most dining locations in Disney springs offer cast member discounts. You can also find discounts at some Disney operated dining locations: 40% off at: ESPN Club at The Boardwalk Resort (lunch only, Monday - Friday) Grand Floridian Cafe at the Grand Floridian (lunch only) Olivia's Cafe at The Old Key West Resort (Breakfast and Lunch) Sanaa at Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas (Lunch) Captain's Grille at The Yacht Club (lunch only) Trail's End Restaurant at Fort Wilderness Resort (breakfast and lunch, this is my favorite!) Trattoria al Forno at the Boardwalk (breakfast only) The Wave at the Contemporary Resort (Breakfast and lunch) Wispering Canyon Cafe at the Wilderness Lodge (Lunch only) 20% off table service at: The Crystal Palace at MK (all meals) Liberty Tree Tavern at MK (Lunch and dinner) Plaza Restaurant at MK (Lunch and dinner) Tony's Town Square Restaurant at MK (Lunch and dinner) Askershus Royal Banquet Hall at EPCOT (all meals) Biergarten Restaurant at EPCOT (Lunch and dinner) Coral Reef Restaurant at EPCOT (Lunch and dinner) Le Cellier Steakhouse at EPCOT (Lunch and dinner) Rose and Crown Dining Room at EPCOT (Lunch and dinner) 50's Prime Time Cafe at DHS (Lunch and dinner) Hollywood & Vine at DHS (all meals) Mama Melrose's Restorante Italiano at DHS (Lunch and dinner) Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant at DHS (Lunch and dinner) The Hollywood Brown Derby at DHS (Lunch and dinner) Tusker House at DAK (Breakfast and dinner) Boma at DAKL (Breakfast and dinner) Jiko at DAKL (dinner) Sanaa at DAKL (dinner) ESPN Club at the Boardwalk (dinner) Flying Fish Cafe at the Boardwalk (Dinner) Tattoria al Forno at the Boardwalk (Dinner) Shutters at Old Port Royale at the Caribbean Beach Resort (Dinner) Chef Mickey's at the Contemporary (Breakfast, brunch, and dinner) The Wave at the Contemporary (Dinner) Trail's End Restaurant at Fort Wilderness (Dinner) Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue at Fort Wilderness (Dinner) 1900 Park Fare at the Grand Floridian (Breakfast and dinner) Citricos at the Grand Floridian (Dinner Grand Floridian Cafe (Breakfast and dinner) Olivia's Cafe at Old Key West (Dinner) Kona Cafe at the Polynesian (all meals) 'Ohana at the Polynesian (Breakfast and Dinner) Boatwright's Dining Hall - Riverside at Port Orleans (Dinner) The Turf Club Bar & Grill at Saratoga Springs (Dinner) Shutters at Vero Beach Resort (Breakfast and dinner) Sonya's at Vero Beach Resort (Brunch and dinner) Whispering Canyon Cafe at the Wilderness Lodge (Breakfast) Artist Point at the Wilderness Lodge (Dinner) Cape May Cafe at the Beach Club (Breakfast and dinner) Captain's Grille at the Yacht Club (Breakfast and dinner) Yachtsman Steakhouse (Dinner) 20% off of Quick Service Locations Flame Tree BBQ at DAK Harambe Market at DAK Pizzafari at DAK Restaurantasaurus at DAK Marketplace Snacks at DS FoodQuest at DS Fantasy Fare Food Truck at DS World Showcase of Flavors Food Truck at DS Namaste Cafe Food Truck at DS SuperStar Catering Food Truck at DS Avalunch at BBWP Lottawatta Lodge at BBWP The Warming Hut at BBWP Leaning Palms at TLWP Typhoon Tilly's at TLWP ESPN Wide World of Sports' Grill at ESPN All Dining Courts at All Star Resorts The Mara at DAKL Landscape of Flavors at Art of Animation Boardwalk Bakery at the Boardwalk Boardwalk Pizza Window at the Boardwalk Old Port Royale at Caribbean Beach Resort Contempo Cafe at the Contemporary Gasparilla Island Grill at the Grand Floridian Good's Food to Go at Old Key West Captain Cook's at the Polynesian Everything POP at Pop Century Riverside Mill Food Court at Port Orleans Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory at Port Orleans The Artist's Palette at Saratoga Springs Bleachers at Vero Beach Resort Roaring Fork at Wilderness Lodge Beach Club Marketplace at the Beach Club *Disney can change these anytime, sometimes these are closed, and there are blockout dates. MerchandiseThere is a 40% merchandise discount until mid-February, and 20% off after that. This applies to most merchandise, but not all, like DVDs and Music. Another option is to shop at the Discount stores (explained below) for a heavier discount on discontinued and overstocked merchandise. Resorts and RoomsYou can book resort rooms on the Hub or via a cast member reservation line. Sometimes resorts fill up and you won't be able to book with your discount once they reach a certain capacity. (Book as soon as you know when/where you want to stay!) You can save 40% if you're not staying in the room and 50% if you are. This applies to all Disney resorts and many local resorts offer a similar discount. Discount StoresOne of my favorite perks was access to discount stores! There are three discount stores available to cast members. Company D is a cast member exclusive store that sells cast member exclusive merchandise and discounted tickets (10% off day tickets, multi-day tickets, and annual passes) as well as tickets to local sporting teams. Cast Connection is a cast members only discount store behind Animal Kingdom, it has 3 parts: Cast Connection which sells overstock and out of date merch at 20-50% off (and you get another 10% off on top of that), Mickey's Treasures which sells damaged merch for 75-90% off, and Property Control which sells used items from the resorts and parks such as decorations and furniture at very low prices (they sold iHomes for $1 last year!). Finally, Character Warehouse is a discount store carrying many of the same items as Cast Connection, but it's open to everyone instead of just cast members, the prices are the same and you still get the 10% discount, I like to shop here because it's much easier to get to from CP housing. Other DiscountsThere are lots of discounts available to cast members, the best way to find them is to pick up an Incredible Discounts booklet at your cast services center or to download a copy of it from the Hub (you'll have access to both a few days after traditions). There are just a few more discounts you should know about. After being with the company for 90 days you'll have the opportunity to book cruises for a discounted price, the discount varies each time, and you'll have to book shortly before the trip, family and friends can join you on the trip, but you must be on the trip as well. You can add a dining plan to your resort reservation by calling the employee reservation line, the amount and availability of the discount depends on the season capacity. What discounts are you excited to take an advantage of?
Alex
2/24/2017 04:50:19 pm
I just got accepted for Fall 2017 and found your blog! I love it and it is so helpful. Could you possible tell me what the current discount for Disney Vacation Club points is? My parents are deciding whether to add on when Copper Creek opens at whatever the pre-sale price is or whether to wait!
Cailin
8/22/2017 01:20:35 pm
Can you get discounts on run disney races? Comments are closed.
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