{"id":223091,"date":"2026-03-17T02:58:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T02:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/223091\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T02:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T02:58:20","slug":"disneyland-honors-50000-years-of-work-with-employee-service-celebration-daily-bulletin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/223091\/","title":{"rendered":"Disneyland honors 50,000 years of work with employee service celebration \u2013 Daily Bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Disneyland thanked thousands of employees for their more than 50,000 years of service to the Anaheim theme park with a red carpet party featuring live entertainment, rides on Radiator Springs Racers, character photo ops, an open bar and an all-you-can-eat buffet.<\/p>\n

Disneyland recognized the decades of service of 3,200 long-time employees and their guests during the Celebrate You service celebration on Thursday, March 12 at Disney California Adventure.<\/p>\n

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Outgoing Disneyland Resort President Thomas Mazloum<\/a> thanked the attendees for keeping the spirit of Disneyland alive through their decades of service.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are all part of Disney history,\u201d Mazloum said from a stage in front of the Carthay Circle restaurant. \u201cDuring my time at Disneyland, what I will always remember is the commitment that you all have to honor Walt Disney\u2019s original vision for the Disneyland resort to be a place of joy and inspiration to all the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"IncomingIncoming Disneyland Resort President Jill Estorino, left, and outgoing president Thomas Mazloum welcome honorees during the Celebrate You service celebration at Disney California Adventure. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n

Mazloum and incoming Disneyland Resort President Jill Estorino<\/a> toasted the honorees with flutes of champagne.<\/p>\n

Estorino thanked the employees for their warm welcome since her appointment the day before on Wednesday, March 11 and congratulated the honorees for their dedicated service.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am so excited to be stepping into this role,\u201d Estorino said. \u201cI\u2019m excited to be coming back to Disneyland, where I have worked before. It feels like coming home.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"IncomingIncoming Disneyland Resort President Jill Estorino addresses honorees during the Celebrate You service celebration at Disney California Adventure. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n

Mazloum and Estorino are part of a Disney executive shuffle in the wake of current Disney Experiences boss Josh D\u2019Amaro being named as the successor<\/a> to Disney CEO Bob Iger. Mazloum will take over D\u2019Amaro\u2019s job<\/a> as Disney Parks boss.<\/p>\n

DCA closed at 5 p.m. on Thursday for the exclusive employee party that felt like a Disneyland After Dark after-hours special event.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Disney Animation Building marquee congratulates honorees during the Celebrate You service celebration at Disney California Adventure. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n

The longest-tenured honorees included 60 employees who worked for 40 years at Disneyland, 28 who worked 45 years, nine who worked 50 years and two that worked 55 years.<\/p>\n

In total, the honorees in attendance put in 55,000 years of service. The event included cast members \u2014 Disney parlance for employees \u2014 from the theme parks, hotels and Downtown Disney as well as Walt Disney Imagineering and company offices in Glendale and Burbank.<\/p>\n

\"DisneylandDisneyland employees arrived along a red carpet during the Celebrate You service celebration at Disney California Adventure. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n

Disneyland employees tend to stick around. The average full-time employee has worked at the Disneyland resort for more than a decade. Two-thirds of Disneyland managers started their career in hourly operational roles.<\/p>\n

Disneyland literally laid out the red carpet along Buena Vista Street for the honorees with live music, dessert tables and cocktail bars spread throughout the park.<\/p>\n

\"DessertDessert tables were spread throughout Disney California Adventure during the Celebrate You service celebration. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n

The evening was like a free unlimited buffet with 55 menu items at Disney Food & Wine Festival marketplace booths and quick service eateries. Cast members with 40 years of service or more started the night with a dinner reception at the Carthay Circle fine dining restaurant.<\/p>\n

Honorees snapped selfies with dozens of Disney, Pixar and Marvel characters at more than 30 photo locations.<\/p>\n

\"HonoreesHonorees pose for photos in front of the Hyperion Theater during the Celebrate You service celebration at Disney California Adventure. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n

A musical tribute along the edge of Paradise Bay was capped off by a special \u201cCelebrate You\u201d version of the World of Color water show that included a brief fireworks show \u2014 a rarity at Disney California Adventure.<\/p>\n

DJ dance music pumped throughout the park \u2014 from 1970s Disco to 1980s Hair Metal.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe \u201cCelebrate You\u201d version of the World of Color water show with fireworks during the Celebrate You service celebration at Disney California Adventure. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n

Cast Activities Senior Manager Alexa Garcia said the annual service recognition party is an opportunity for employees to reunite with past co-workers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is like a big reunion for us every time we have it,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cIt really harkens back to that familial feeling that we talk about here and just how close knit this group is.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"JanJan Fleener, left, and Richard Ruiz \u2014 who both have 55 years of service \u2014 travel in an antique car along the Disney California Adventure parade route during the Celebrate You service celebration. (Photo by Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n

Honorees Jan Fleener and Richard Ruiz were feted with a ride in an antique car along the Disney California Adventure parade route for their 55 years of service.<\/p>\n

Disneyland\u2019s 50-year honorees included Kim Irvine<\/a>, Vin Reilly<\/a>, Jim Fueger, Sydne Hunter, Angela Jabour, Monica Lamas, Vincente Raigoza, Murray Rothman and Cameron Siems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Disneyland thanked thousands of employees for their more than 50,000 years of service to the Anaheim theme park…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":218297,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[2223,163,165,164,7,2222,1341,611,420],"class_list":["post-223091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-amusement-parks","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-california","tag-disney-california-adventure","tag-disneyland","tag-orange-county","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}