Jessica Cody, a former Walt Disney World cast member, detailed her struggles with housing insecurity during her time in the 2010s. After working 70-hour weeks, Disney capped hours, forcing her to live in her car in the parking lot. She revealed that many other cast members experienced similar challenges. Eventually, obtaining a second job at Universal Orlando Resort enabled her to improve her financial situation, allowing her to move into an apartment and stabilize her life. Despite hardships, she cherishes her time at Disney and the skills she gained.
When I was living in my car, I was one among dozens of others - it was not just me. Security knew we were doing this, and they knew we had nowhere else to go.
While it was a theme park that put me in that situation, it was also a theme park that helped me get out of it.
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