My experience at Disney was a dream come true for me and my family.
I was first cast as a seasonal attractions host at Magic Kingdom, working summers when I was off from my teaching job. I helped guests on to rides, kept watch for safety, talked to many travelers, reserved fast passes for them, waved, smiled, and kept the park clean for all to enjoy. I even received recognition from my management team for doing a fantastic job following the four key basics.
After a few years working for Disney, I was offered a seasonal job as a Banquet Server
with Park Event Operations (PEO) which led to a part time position. Because of this more permanent status, my family and I moved 160 miles from Naples to Orlando. My role handled large events and conventions at WDW, where we handled anything from small intimate gatherings to parties with thousands of guests.
I was well liked and got along great with my peers and management. I succeeded in my work and was asked to captain a handful of events. After putting my name forward and successfully handling an event as a Captain, I was permitted to work in all the Disney Parks, most hotels, Disney Springs, Disney Wild World of Sports, Disney water parks and so much more than I ever thought possible.
I had a great future with The Walt Disney Company before they implemented the
discriminatory Covid 19 vaccine mandate, and subsequent PPE requirements.
I am deeply saddened by the turn of events and will not forget the pressure Disney and their management team put toward cast members to get the experimental vaccine.
By January of 2022, Disney had a list of unvaccinated casts with my name on it, telling managers that we would have to wear a mask, goggles and face shields at all times and remain separated from other cast members and guests.
After telling my management that this is discriminatory, and I would not be willingly participating, a manager threated to send me home without pay.
My local workers Union offered no help, and if I wanted to continue my Disney career, I would have to wear the discriminatory and humiliating PPE.
After I wrote an email to HR, retained a lawyer, and then handed my managers a letter stating they were violating my rights, Disney fired me in June of 2022.
Without our lawsuit to stand up for the injustice and tyranny by Disney, these discriminatory policies may have continued, considering only after our lawsuit became public did Disney finally drop their PPE requirements of the unvaccinated shortly after.
Stephen is originally from North Carolina and moved to Florida in March of 2011 to pursue his lifelong dream of working for the Walt Disney Company. He began his career with Disney as a Children’s Activities Host at the Disney Vacation Club Resorts.
Stephen loved leading guests of all ages in creating memories that last! Family vacations were always such a meaningful time for Stephen growing up and he now loved the fact he could create those moments for others.
Those that Stephen worked with would say that he was “et up” with pixie dust because his passion for his work and how that would translate to energy and fun for both guests and fellow Cast Members.
In just a year and half, Stephen was promoted to leadership, where he spent the next nine years.
During his Disney career, Stephen worked as a Youth Activities Manager on the Disney Cruise Line and worked at several of the Walt Disney World Resorts. One of his proudest moments was when he was presented with the coveted Legacy Award!
Stephen loved being a leader with the Walt Disney company and enjoyed creating positive environments for and mentoring those Cast Members on his team.
However, Stephen's 11-year career with the Walt Disney Company was terminated after he raised concerns that he and other unvaccinated Cast Members were being discriminated against through Disney’s Covid-19 policies. Not only did these policies go directly against Stephen’s faith, but they also broke every leadership lesson Disney had taught him over his career.
Stephen was heartbroken to see the same Disney he had grown to love now harass, single out, demean and isolate Cast Members because they did not want to take this experimental shot. Several of Stephen’s best Cast Members who had years with the company felt the environment had now become so toxic and they sought employment elsewhere. These policies had to be called out!
It hasn’t been easy dealing with the sleepless nights, financial stress, loss of friends and other emotions that have been the result of standing up for his faith and the humanity of those around him.
Stephen has been able to see God’s hand at work through it all. Through the generosity of others, new friends and stronger faith he knows this is a fight we can win.
Stephen has three sisters and is a proud uncle to his two nephews.
He loves spending time with his dog Hazelnut, family and friends and loves ballroom dancing!
My name is Steve Gibbons. I am a husband and father to four wonderful children.
My Disney story starts long before I became either. I had the privilege of going to Disney World many times when I was growing up. I fell in love with Disney when I was in junior high and high school as a band student. I was able to perform at the parks and it was an amazing experience!
It was during that time in my life that I decided I wanted to fix computers for Walt Disney World. And that dream came true on June 3rd, 2016.
Prior to that my family held annual passes to this special place. I loved riding the ferry boat to and from the Magic Kingdom. I was able to share this amazing experience and everything that goes with it, with my wife for her first ever visit, and then each of our children. They grew up going to Walt Disney World long before I became a Cast Member.
We loved the blessings that came with working there. And during my years of service, I received many performance awards while working for Disney.
That all changed on December 23, 2021, when I was fired after two weeks or so of constant harassment and pressure to get vaccinated. This loss of the job I loved, and loss of income has had tremendous effect on my family.
I pray that the lawsuit serves justice for myself and fellow unvaccinated cast members who were treated so poorly by the company.
Hi, I’m Seth Schmidt and I started my Disney career on 3/5/11 parking cars and driving trams in EPCOT.
I loved my job because I got to share the magic and let people in on the secret that the EPCOT parking lot was the second largest parking lot in north America, with 11,280 spaces!
My time there was brief however, because 4 months later I was called to work at the Mount Everest attraction in Animal Kingdom. For the year I spent there, I loved interacting with the guests and giving history behind the infamous yeti named Betty.
But I was offered and accepted a full-time position at the beloved Star Tours attraction in Hollywood Studios. There, I got to share my passion for a movie franchise I loved so much.
My coordinators knew I was dependable and would always look to me if they need any help getting things done or working extra hours. I always got the job done and was someone the newer College Program cast members would come to if they had questions about the ride.
Over the years I accumulated numerous Four key cards from fellow cast members, coordinators, and managers for my excellent work ethic. While working at Disney I even inspired my dad to come work for the mouse, where he became "friends” with Santa and was known to the cast at the Magic Kingdom as “Santa Bob,” a title he proudly held for 7 years. Christmas of 2019 would sadly be his last year playing Santa as the covid-19 pandemic started shortly after.
Over the next year, Disney mandated the experimental Covid vaccine on all cast members, which went against my deeply held beliefs. They also implemented discriminatory PPE requirements against the unvaccinated which I refused to participate in. I was put on a weeklong suspension and then terminated after nearly 11 years with the company.
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