Imagineer Salary

norcal1219 · 11-27-2005, 06:51 PM

Hey everyone.

Does anyone know how much money a Disney Imagineer earns? Do they get paid by the hour or do they get paid after they finish a project?

Thanks,
Jason

Where'sYourLaughinPlace? · 11-27-2005, 07:01 PM

It depends on the posistion and the seniority of the Imagineer. Imagineers are not paid per hour, nor are they paid per project(although there may be a bonus here and there). I am not sure though how much they make yearly though.

norcal1219 · 11-27-2005, 07:27 PM

Thanks Wheresyourlaughinplace?!

ryguy222 · 11-27-2005, 07:29 PM

why do you want to be one? actually they aren't needed they are already enough of them! i perosnaly would like to be a tech director, aka. Stage productions/tech manager imagineer. they do have thoose.

norcal1219 · 11-27-2005, 07:32 PM

Yes, I have always wanted to be an imagineer. I want to work in the art department and sketch out ideas if there is such a job like that.

Also, how stable are their jobs?

maul2 · 11-27-2005, 08:40 PM

I want to be an imaggineer but by the time i get up there , there will be hopefully some jobs. Cause I got a long way to go. I want to work in the actual technical stuff. Actualy planning them.

linklewtt · 11-27-2005, 11:31 PM

I heard from a friend (who reads the internet a lot and goes to websites like this) that Disney started firing imagineers left and right because there are a lot of them. He told me that basically all an imagineer does is come up with a project or idea, but a separate group of people makes artist sketches and ultimately refines the idea into an actual ride.

Now that seems a little too skethy and i was skeptical, but when you think about it, imagineers do rely on true artists to help make their ideas actuality. So i dunno just how much an imagineer does on a project, but ya that's what i heard.

norcal1219 · 11-28-2005, 08:42 PM

Okay, thanks linklewtt

DaddyB · 11-29-2005, 11:33 PM

The term "imagineer" covers a wide group of people, from sketch artists to structural engineers... thus giving birth to the term "imagineer" to begin with. There are very few imagineers left because Disney has been letting them go left and right (and many went to go work for Universal Studios in building the "Islands of Adventure" park). There are so few left, and they're all so scared of being fired, that any project that does come along has an extremely competitive gallery of folks trying to get in on the deal. Thus the "model of Disneyland when it first opened in 1955" exhibit that is on display inside the "Disneyland... The First 50 Magical Years" building became a multi-million dollar boondoggle because practically every imagineer with nothing to do jumped into the project in an effort to keep from being laid off.

Most of the actual work on rides are being done by outside contractors now. Like any large project, there's going to be a 'project manager' that rides herd over the whole, um, project. There will be several imagineers under that project manager, and then it branches off from there.

Who knows how much someone like Tony Baxter makes? I can't tell you how much other imagineers make, even though I have done financial work for them, because I'd be coming close to breaking federal privacy laws and while I don't LOVE my job, I'd like to keep it.

DO a search on the 'net of how much a structural engineer makes, or an industrial artist makes in the Southern California marketplace (burbank area) and my personal bet would be that Disney would pay towards the top of whatever scale you find.

Disney hires only the best (thus the higher pay scale) and hires only those with a LOT (20 years) of experience, so you've got a while to "make it" to that level. Hopefully Disney will have seen the short sighted error of there ways and have a full contingent of imagineers by then.

ryguy222 · 11-30-2005, 08:45 AM

^^I agree there are many different imagineers. A tech director or set designer for different shows are considered imagineers. If you go to disney's website and click on carrers it shows the differenttype of imagineers.

elementalskata13 · 08-21-2007, 08:40 AM

can you please just answer his question im doing a project for school and i can't find salaries anywhere.

DaddyB · 08-21-2007, 09:13 AM

Please don't resurrect old threads like this! The last post was in November 2005, so it's almost 2 years old!!!

If there was a definitive answer, it would have been given, we're not trying to evade the subject. As posted above, "Imagineer" is a loose term, and they get paid on a very wide scale. Needless to say, it's enough to live on and not going to be near minimum wage.

This topic is closed.

11-27-2005, 06:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
norcal1219 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Santa Monica, CA	Imagineer Salary Hey everyone. Does anyone know how much money a Disney Imagineer earns? Do they get paid by the hour or do they get paid after they finish a project? Thanks, Jason

11-27-2005, 07:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Where'sYourLaughinPlace? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chickapin Hill Images: 12	It depends on the posistion and the seniority of the Imagineer. Imagineers are not paid per hour, nor are they paid per project(although there may be a bonus here and there). I am not sure though how much they make yearly though. __________________ So, YOU'RE lookin for a laughin place, eh?? WE'LL show YOU a LAUGHIN PLACE! It happened on one of them Zip-a-dee-doo-dah days. Now that's the kinda day, where you can't open your mouth, without a song jumpin right out of it. Now Brer Rabbits adventures didn't happen just yesterday, nor the day before. It happened a long time ago, and in them day's, Everything was mighty satisfactual. Deluxe AP holder

11-27-2005, 07:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
ryguy222 Comunity "Air Time" freak Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: AZ	why do you want to be one? actually they aren't needed they are already enough of them! i perosnaly would like to be a tech director, aka. Stage productions/tech manager imagineer. they do have thoose. __________________ [url="http://icecrystalstudios.co.nr"][size="3"][color="Blue"] ICE Crystal studios is NOW open! ROCKS!!!!!!!

11-27-2005, 11:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
linklewtt Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California Images: 22	I heard from a friend (who reads the internet a lot and goes to websites like this) that Disney started firing imagineers left and right because there are a lot of them. He told me that basically all an imagineer does is come up with a project or idea, but a separate group of people makes artist sketches and ultimately refines the idea into an actual ride. Now that seems a little too skethy and i was skeptical, but when you think about it, imagineers do rely on true artists to help make their ideas actuality. So i dunno just how much an imagineer does on a project, but ya that's what i heard. __________________ Hey, Visit My New Mickey Mouse Cartoon Blog!!

11-30-2005, 08:45 AM	#10 (permalink)
ryguy222 Comunity "Air Time" freak Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: AZ	^^I agree there are many different imagineers. A tech director or set designer for different shows are considered imagineers. If you go to disney's website and click on carrers it shows the differenttype of imagineers. __________________ [url="http://icecrystalstudios.co.nr"][size="3"][color="Blue"] ICE Crystal studios is NOW open! ROCKS!!!!!!!

11-27-2005, 07:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
norcal1219 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Santa Monica, CA	Thanks Wheresyourlaughinplace?!

11-27-2005, 07:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
norcal1219 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Santa Monica, CA	Yes, I have always wanted to be an imagineer. I want to work in the art department and sketch out ideas if there is such a job like that. Also, how stable are their jobs?

11-27-2005, 08:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
maul2 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Images: 3	I want to be an imaggineer but by the time i get up there , there will be hopefully some jobs. Cause I got a long way to go. I want to work in the actual technical stuff. Actualy planning them.

11-28-2005, 08:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
norcal1219 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Santa Monica, CA	Okay, thanks linklewtt

11-29-2005, 11:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
DaddyB My favorite picture I've ever taken at the park. webmaster Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Corona, Ca Images: 5	The term "imagineer" covers a wide group of people, from sketch artists to structural engineers... thus giving birth to the term "imagineer" to begin with. There are very few imagineers left because Disney has been letting them go left and right (and many went to go work for Universal Studios in building the "Islands of Adventure" park). There are so few left, and they're all so scared of being fired, that any project that does come along has an extremely competitive gallery of folks trying to get in on the deal. Thus the "model of Disneyland when it first opened in 1955" exhibit that is on display inside the "Disneyland... The First 50 Magical Years" building became a multi-million dollar boondoggle because practically every imagineer with nothing to do jumped into the project in an effort to keep from being laid off. Most of the actual work on rides are being done by outside contractors now. Like any large project, there's going to be a 'project manager' that rides herd over the whole, um, project. There will be several imagineers under that project manager, and then it branches off from there. Who knows how much someone like Tony Baxter makes? I can't tell you how much other imagineers make, even though I have done financial work for them, because I'd be coming close to breaking federal privacy laws and while I don't LOVE my job, I'd like to keep it. DO a search on the 'net of how much a structural engineer makes, or an industrial artist makes in the Southern California marketplace (burbank area) and my personal bet would be that Disney would pay towards the top of whatever scale you find. Disney hires only the best (thus the higher pay scale) and hires only those with a LOT (20 years) of experience, so you've got a while to "make it" to that level. Hopefully Disney will have seen the short sighted error of there ways and have a full contingent of imagineers by then.

08-21-2007, 08:40 AM	#11 (permalink)
elementalskata13 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007	can you please just answer his question im doing a project for school and i can't find salaries anywhere.

08-21-2007, 09:13 AM	#12 (permalink)
DaddyB My favorite picture I've ever taken at the park. webmaster Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Corona, Ca Images: 5	Please don't resurrect old threads like this! The last post was in November 2005, so it's almost 2 years old!!! If there was a definitive answer, it would have been given, we're not trying to evade the subject. As posted above, "Imagineer" is a loose term, and they get paid on a very wide scale. Needless to say, it's enough to live on and not going to be near minimum wage. This topic is closed.

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