Facepainting at Disney?

Hello all,

I've been thinking about this for awhile now, and I would love to find out.
I'm Canadian and would love to work at Disneyland. (Either in Florida or California.)

I found some links online where you can apply at Disney, but there isn't any information on how they hire the facepainters. :-/

Does anyone has some information on this? I would really love to know more about this. And I'm sure some of us would love to know this as well.

In the meantime, I'll keep looking and keep you posted if I find any information.

Thanks!

Yes, it is Enjoy Your Face, they have a website here

At one time, my daughter wanted to do that also, and she looked into it. I seem to remember her being quite surprised at how low the pay was. (Currently starting at $9 or $8.15, according to the website above).

I live 3-4 hrs from Disney & looked into it. When I found out what the painters made I was shocked. The work that's being put out is ok(there are a few home videos on youtube of kids getting painted if you want to see what the quality is).

So sad... it's like Walmart... the big execs are making millions, but most workers don't make a living wage.

But, I have to say that a face painter at Busch Gardens, Tampa, got me started in this. She was fantastic! After watching her, I had to learn how to do it.

Dawnie & Hazel, thank you so much for the information!
I am shocked (and somehow not!) that they are paying that little money the artists.
Why do we always have to fight to get a decent wage? *sigh*

Thanks again and I will need to think about this. I will keep on looking in different places where I could work as a facepainter, outside of Quebec. If you have any suggestions, feel free to let me know.

I guess that maybe such a job is one way to get training and experience for someone wanting to start out, but I don't imagine people stay for long at that pay. When I went to Disney, it seemed that all the artists (except the caricaturist) were young people, college age or so.

We went to Canada's Wonderland recently and I watched the face painters there for a while (all college-age girls). Wish I'd asked how much it cost to get it done there. I'll bet they only make minimum wage too - which is $10.25/hour here.

Hi Fanie,
Have you tried Movie Theatres/ Cinemas?
They reg hire me for the kids movies openings. They pay my hourly rate and I work all weekend - they are my best clients. They have hired me for four movie openings.
Thought that may help.

Hazel, exactly! This is how I learned facepainting about... essh... 10 years ago! :p I got my first facepainter job at an amusement park and this is how I learned. But even then, it was a small company that hired us and we had to rent a space and charge for the makeup. Which even then was much more than an hourly rate. It was really worth it.
Last time I heard from this amusement park, they took control of the facepainting and they are paying high school/college student a minimum wage salary. Oh, well...

Genius, no, I didn't try theaters and cinemas yet. This is a great idea as there are a lot of them in my area. Thanks!
Actually, I need to do a lot more reasearch for clients, this year, as I want to work more.

I actually know someone who works face painting at the Animal Kingdom in Disney, Orlando, she really enjoys it. They provide all the supplies and she is a paid employee...the pay is pretty well & while she is going to school she said she wouldn't give it up for the world.

I worked for the company, and yes, the pay is poor (especially when you consider what is coming in) I left for several reasons, but I am incredibly grateful for the experience of working in such a high-volume area, because nothing makes your talent grow like painting a hundred faces a week.

As far as the talent level of the artists, you may have watched an artist right out of training. There are some AMAZING painters there, although many do leave because the pay is low, as well as morale in general.

I always dreamed of being a princess at disneyland... Until I researched it and discovered I'm too tall and not skinny enough! I cried for a day... Haha

Sorry... Off topic...

JBax wrote:So sad... it's like Walmart... the big execs are making millions, but most workers don't make a living wage.

But, I have to say that a face painter at Busch Gardens, Tampa, got me started in this. She was fantastic! After watching her, I had to learn how to do it.

I'm a face painter at Busch! Do you remember the painter? Maybe I know them.


And yes. Everything you guys are thinking is true. The pay sucks, the guests are typically unamused despite being in an amusement park, but its great practice and extra work.