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Credit: DisneyOvernight, Walt Disney World Resort phased out mandatory costumes for cast members at one merchandise location on Main Street, U.S.A., at Magic Kingdom Park. Here’s what changed at the original Central Florida Disney park.
Disney World Cast Members No Longer Wearing Themed Costumes?
The change doesn’t apply to most Walt Disney World Resort cast members. However, on May 11, WDWNT reported that employees at Uptown Jewelers, the Pandora store on Main Street, U.S.A., at Magic Kingdom Park, are no longer wearing themed costumes.
Instead of the turn-of-the-century style costuming they once wore, cast members working at Uptown Jewelers now choose their own workwear that fits within Walt Disney World Resort’s appearance guidelines for the merchandise location. It appears that employees can choose business-casual attire from within a neutral clothing palette, including olive green, white, khaki, cream, and similar colors.
The outfits still blend in with the Victorian, elegant style of Uptown Jewelers. However, the new policy gives Disney cast members more flexibility to personalize their workwear and add accessories, such as jewelry and belts.
This updated dress code is similar to Walt Disney World Resort’s policy for area leaders and other management employees. These managers may wear their choice of professional clothing that follows Disney Look guidelines.
Walt Disney World Resort did not publicly acknowledge the change to the attire policy at Uptown Jewelers.
Previous Disney Look Changes
In 2021, Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort introduced their most intensive-ever overhaul of the “Disney Look” attire policy yet. These policies, which have guided cast member clothing, grooming, and accessorizing since Disneyland Park opened in 1955, were updated to allow for some visual tattoos, colorful nail polish, and gender-inclusive hairstyles and facial hair. Disney cast members can now wear the costumes that match their gender identity rather than their gender assigned at birth.
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