The Secret Dress Code Disney Cast Members Made Up in Disney World

Cast Members at Disney World have to follow a strict (while recently more relaxed) dress code.

This is all done to ensure that Cast Members are show-ready when they are on stage. The dress code includes rules like making sure a Cast Member is in the correct costume, wearing approved shoes in an approved color, and wearing the correct style and color of socks. Cast Members also follow rules about their appearance, such as approved hair color, hairstyle, facial hair, and piercings.

These rules have recently been relaxed with the newest of the five keys, the Inclusion key. This key loosened up certain rules about hairstyle, facial hair, and even tattoos. Cast Members now also have more options when it comes to picking a costume as costumes are now not sorted by gender.

While Cast Members follow these Disney mandated rules, Cast Members made up their own dress code. Which you may think, “Why would Cast Members want to follow another rule?”, but this rule is really fun!

It has been a recent trend for Cast Members to put a keychain on their work bag that represents where they work. You may see a Cast Member going in for their shift or even leaving their shift with their lunch box or work bag, and some of these bags have a Disney themed keychain on it.

You can even follow along with this trend, and if you don’t know where to start, we have a few suggestions for you!

For example, a Cast Member leaving EPCOT might have a Groot keychain on their bag. This could mean they work at Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.  You can get your own below!

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You may see a Cast Member with a Mickey Mouse keychain, and while all Cast Members work for the Mouse, some Cast Members are very close with Mickey and are a friend of Mickey. Or it can even mean they are a character attendant! You can snag your own Mickey Mouse keychain below!

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Sometimes keychains could even have a double meaning! You may see a Cast Member with a Winnie the Pooh keychain. This could mean that they work at The Many of Adventures of Winnie the Pooh in Fantasyland or it could also mean that they are friends with Winnie the Pooh. You can also have your own Winnie the Pooh keychain!

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For more of the classic Disney attractions, Cast Members may not have a character keychain and instead of a keychain of the attraction that they work at. For example, Haunted Mansion Cast Members may have a Haunted Mansion themed keychain on their bag. You can get your own here! 

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We think this is a super cool as well as fun way for Cast Members to get to express themselves and leave a little Easter egg on their bags! The next time you visit Disney World keep a close eye out and you never know what keychain you might spot on a Cast Member’s bag! 

Cast Members truly do make the magic and this dress code trend is so cute! If you ever have a magical experience with a Cast Member, remember you can show your appreciation by leaving a Cast Compliment on the My Disney Experience app.

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Have you noticed keychains on Cast Members’ bags? Let us know in the comments!

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