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Disney World Chef Jobs (NOW HIRING)

SOUS CHEF

Burbank, CA · On-site

$32/hr

Disney Studios - 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91521. Note: online applications ... world? We're hiring! Bon Appétit Management Company operates more than 1,000 cafés around the ...

Disney Studios - 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91521. Note: online applications ... world? We're hiring! Bon Appétit Management Company operates more than 1,000 cafés around the ...

Disney Studios - 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91521. Note: online applications ... world? We're hiring! Bon Appetit Management Company operates more than 1,000 cafes around the ...

Disney Studios - 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91521. Note: online applications ... world? We're hiring! Bon Appétit Management Company operates more than 1,000 cafés around the ...

Sous Chef - Food Hall

Orlando, FL

$46K - $63K/yr

Just steps away from Walt Disney World ® , Evermore stretches across 1,100 acres and offers a one ... Works with Chef de Cuisine to develop menus. * Prepares meats and seafood for line and special ...

Sous Chef Twin View

Orlando, FL

$46K - $63K/yr

Just steps away from Walt Disney World ® , Evermore stretches across 1,100 acres and offers a one ... Works with Chef de Cuisine to develop menus. * Prepares meats and seafood for line and special ...

Sous Chef Twin View

Orlando, FL · On-site

$46K - $63K/yr

Just steps away from Walt Disney World ® , Evermore stretches across 1,100 acres and offers a one ... Works with Chef de Cuisine to develop menus. * Prepares meats and seafood for line and special ...

Sous Chef - Food Hall

Orlando, FL · On-site

$46K - $63K/yr

Just steps away from Walt Disney World ® , Evermore stretches across 1,100 acres and offers a one ... Works with Chef de Cuisine to develop menus. * Prepares meats and seafood for line and special ...

Executive Sous Chef

Orlando, FL · On-site

$60K - $77K/yr

Just steps away from Walt Disney World ® , Evermore stretches across 1,100 acres and offers a one ... Create and implement new menus and individual food items in conjunction with the Executive Chef

Executive Sous Chef

Orlando, FL · On-site

$60K - $77K/yr

Just steps away from Walt Disney World ® , Evermore stretches across 1,100 acres and offers a one ... Create and implement new menus and individual food items in conjunction with the Executive Chef

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How much do disney world chef jobs pay per hour?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the average hourly pay for disney world chef in the United States is $24.63, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $16.83 and $31.01 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Disney World Chef, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Disney World Chef, you need formal culinary training, experience in high-volume kitchens, and a strong understanding of food safety and sanitation standards. Familiarity with commercial kitchen equipment, recipe management systems, and ServSafe certification are typically required. Creativity, teamwork, and exceptional customer service skills help chefs stand out in delivering memorable dining experiences. These abilities are crucial for maintaining Disney's high culinary standards and ensuring guest satisfaction in a dynamic theme park environment.

What are some unique challenges Disney World Chefs face compared to chefs in traditional restaurants?

Disney World Chefs often work in high-volume environments where they must consistently deliver high-quality dishes to guests from around the world. In addition to managing busy service periods, chefs must adhere to strict food safety standards and accommodate a wide variety of dietary needs, including allergies and cultural preferences. Collaboration is key, as chefs frequently work with large, diverse culinary teams and coordinate with other departments to create special themed menus and events. The dynamic nature of Disney's parks also means chefs need to stay adaptable and creative to keep up with changing menus and seasonal offerings.

What does a Disney World Chef do?

A Disney World Chef is responsible for preparing and presenting high-quality food in the various restaurants and dining locations throughout Walt Disney World Resort. They work as part of a culinary team to create dishes that meet Disney's standards for taste, safety, and presentation. Chefs may specialize in different cuisines and often help design menus or themed food experiences. In addition to cooking, they also help train staff, ensure food safety compliance, and maintain a clean kitchen environment.

What is the difference between Disney World Chef vs Disney World Line Cook?

AspectDisney World ChefDisney World Line Cook
CredentialsCulinary degree or equivalent, culinary certificationsHigh school diploma, culinary training preferred
Work EnvironmentHigh-volume kitchens, specialized stations, creative menu developmentFast-paced, station-based cooking, food prep
Employer & Industry UsageDisney theme parks, resorts, culinary management roles

Disney World Chefs typically hold culinary degrees and work in creative, high-volume kitchens, focusing on menu development and culinary excellence. Line Cooks support daily food prep and cooking in fast-paced environments. While both roles are essential in Disney's culinary operations, Chefs have more advanced credentials and responsibilities, whereas Line Cooks focus on executing established recipes efficiently.

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What states have the most Disney World Chef jobs? States with the most job openings for Disney World Chef jobs include:
Infographic showing various Disney World Chef job openings in the United States as of June 2026, with employment types broken down into 100% Nights. Highlights an 96% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 3% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $51,225 per year, or $24.6 per hour.
Sr Database Administrator

$46.50 - $63.75/hr

Full-time

Posted 25 days ago


Key responsibilities

  • Build, deploy, and ensure all database infrastructure is available 24/7/365.

  • Leverage processes and automation to design, modernize, and deliver database infrastructure.

  • Provide database expertise through performance tuning, troubleshooting, and administration.


Walt Disney Company rating

7.7

Company rating: 7.7 out of 10

Based on 126 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

5th of 48 rated entertainment


Job description

Job Posting Title:

Sr Database Administrator

Req ID:

10147818

Job Description:

This is not a remote role. You must be in the area or open to relocation.

At Disney Experiences Technology, our team creates world-class immersive digital experiences for the Company's premier vacation brands including Disney's Parks & Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, and Disney Vacation Club.

We are responsible for the end-to-end digital and physical Guest experience for all technology & digital- led initiatives across the Attractions & Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Resorts & Transportation and Merchandise lines of business as well as other initiatives including MyDisneyExperience and Hey, Disney!

This role is part of the TechOps, Quality & Systems Engineering (TQSE) team within Disney Experiences Technology, partnering closely with teams across multiple lines of business-including

applications, Disney Signature Experiences, and Disney Cruise Line-to support enterprise-wide initiatives.

The Senior Database Administrator will report to the Manager, Database Operations.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:
  • Responsible for building, deploying, and ensuring all DX database infrastructure is available 24/7/365.

  • Leverage processes and automation to design, modernize, and deliver database infrastructure.

  • Manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.

  • Analyze, design, and deploy fault-tolerant, distributed, and highly available database infrastructure.

  • Proactively plan and implement infrastructure changes through capacity forecasting, software release cycles, and right sizing.

  • Provide database expertise through performance tuning, troubleshooting, and administration.

  • Develop, enhance, and adhere to engineering and administration standards.

  • Develop automation and tooling to increase operational efficiency while ensuring system reliability and security.

  • Build infrastructure and systems for scalability, resiliency, availability, and recovery through Infrastructure as Code and configuration management.

  • Provide relevant insights into database infrastructure through metrics, monitoring, and alerting.

  • Maintain thorough and well-written documentation.

  • Participate in live event support and on-call rotation.

  • Provides oversight and direction to junior team members.

  • Build relationships with engineering teams and leads.

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:
  • Must have at least 5 years of related work experience with Relational and NoSQL databases, including experience managing Amazon RDS databases or similar Cloud database-as-a-service deployments.

  • Must have experience with Oracle AND/OR PostgreSQL

  • Demonstrated level of understanding of database internals, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and administration.

  • Must have experience running, deploying, and maintaining production systems in AWS.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

  • Experience designing and deploying fault-tolerant, distributed, and highly available database infrastructure.

  • Must have experience in database availability monitoring and status reporting using tools such as Percona Monitoring and Management, Oracle Enterprise Manager, and/or Cloud provider tools.

  • Well-versed in database backup, restore, and recovery strategies

  • Experience with proactively identifying problems/areas of improvement and designing creative solutions to successfully remediate issues.

  • Comfortable being a technical resource on complex projects such as upgrades or migrations with multiple stakeholders.

  • Experience with disaster recovery planning and implementation.

  • Carries out assignments with little coaching or guidance from others.

Required Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics

  • Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience operating within a database reliability engineering (DRE) and/or systems reliability engineering (SRE) role.

  • Experience running, deploying, and maintaining production systems in AWS and other Cloud providers.

  • Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation).

  • Replication setup and configuration to optimally support replication and migration use cases.

  • Understanding of and experience with Linux operating systems, network, and containers.

  • Comfortable being a go-to resource for all database-related issues raised by our engineering partners.

  • Experience building a proper path to production leveraging multiple lifecycles, testing, integration, and CI/CD pipelines.

  • Intermediate or higher level of experience in one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go is a plus.

  • Experience working in Agile software development.

  • Experience with source control management tools (Git, GitLab, GitHub).

  • Experience with configuration management (Ansible, Chef).

#DISNEYTECH

The hiring range for this position in Orlando is $111,900.00 - $150,000.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

Job Posting Segment:

DX Technology

Job Posting Primary Business:

Disney Signature Experiences

Primary Job Posting Category:

Database Administration

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Bay Lake, FL, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-05-05

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At Disney, we're storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. We do this through utilizing and developing cutting-edge technology and pushing the envelope to bring stories to life through our movies, products, interactive games, parks and resorts, and media networks. Now is your chance to join our talented team that delivers unparalleled creative content to audiences around the world. "We create happiness." That's our motto at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. And it permeates everything we do. At Disney, you'll help inspire that magic by enabling our teams to push the limits of entertainment and create the never-before-seen!

Industry

Amusement, gambling, and recreation

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Burbank, CA, US

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