Mai Vo and Zach Elefante are with Magic United, a bargaining unit of 1,700 workers in the characters and parades departments at the Disneyland Resort in Anheim. it’s not always the case for the people that are working there.” Hefner, 28, belongs to Magic United, a bargaining unit of about 1,700 employees in the characters and parades departments at Anaheim’s …
Disneyland’s costumed characters and parade performers have announced their intent to unionize. Calling themselves “Magic United,” cast members in the Anaheim resort’s Characters and Parades departments said Tuesday that they plan to unionize with Actors’ Equity Assn., which represents 51,000 professional actors and stage members on Broadway and in live theater around the country. “We believe that our cast members …