Data Science Intern, Summer/Fall 2025

Job ID 10111233 Location Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States Business Walt Disney World Resort Date posted Feb. 25, 2025

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Job Summary:

About the Role & Program: Disney Experiences brings the magic of Disney stories and franchises to life through theme parks, resorts, cruise ships, unique vacation experiences, products, and more around the world. We are seeking a Commercial Data Science Intern who is curious, enthusiastic, and eager to learn. This entry-level position is designed for individuals with basic skills and a willingness to grow in a dynamic and creative environment. This role is essential in supporting our team to deliver exceptional experiences to our guests and customers. This internship is a full-time, six-month commitment in the Orlando, FL area from June 2025 – January 2026.

Our mission as part of the Commercial Strategy organization is to put our data assets to work and apply quantitative techniques to discover previously unknown insights about our Guests and business. We get to work directly with the major decision-makers at Disney who shape the Walt Disney World experience. Through our insights, we help form and improve Disney products and offerings.

This is a unique role, in that it looks across a variety of functional areas and enables the creation of holistic models to better predict and prescribe improvements to the overall Walt Disney World business. A position like this puts you in the middle of the main commercial decisions of the company – and is a great way to showcase your highly-technical data science and data engineering skills!

What you will do:

Contributor. You will use your skills to develop data structures, documentation, and analysis to drive value & efficiency for the team. You will work on tools, processes, reporting, and documentation focused on the Commercial data ecosystem. You will create data solutions, answer adhoc business questions, and help your team by addressing data concerns or questions. You will adhere to best practices, including but not limited to code reviews, automated testing and coverage, version control, CICD, configuration management, and clear documentation as you support large data and analytic projects.

Collaborator. You will use your interpersonal skills to develop relationships that lead to successful data solutions. You will work with Data Product Managers, Data Architects and Data Engineers to design, implement, and deliver successful data solutions for the Commercial organization. You will build partnerships with data scientists and data analysts, leveraging your knowledge of analytics and machine learning concepts, to enable the development of impactful analytical products.

Learner. You will lean into your curiosity to understand business problems, data environments, and people! You will learn about existing and emerging data engineering and analytical solutions, capabilities, and technologies and be able to support, maintain, and mature them. You will learn about different teams, functions, and locations, which will help you to understand the complex operation, as well as learn to work with many different personalities and skill levels as they troubleshoot different technology solutions.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

Experience with SQL, Python, or R to perform data manipulation, engineering, or analysis
Familiarity with SQL or NoSQL databases, as well as data modeling techniques/standard methodologies and practices
Ability to follow existing programming and style guidelines to maintain consistent quality of code
Ability to maintain documentation, procedures, and working instructions for the Commercial team
Time-management skills, with ability to prioritize multiple requests and communicate status to partners/leadership
Communication, interpersonal skills and fortitude to get stuff done

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes
Familiarity with Machine Learning
Experience with using ML Frameworks, libraries, and tools, such as TensorFlow, Spark MLlib, PyTorch, scikit-learn, Keras, etc.
Experience with cloud platforms, such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure, as well as big data technologies
Knowledge of industry leading data and analytic tools (e.g., Snowflake, Git, Sagemaker, Dataiku, Tableau)

Education:

Currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information:

Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class at time of application OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.
Current Disney Interns, College, International, or Culinary Program Participants: You may only work for ONE consecutive year (12 months) in any combination of an internship and/or program.
Be at least 18 years of age
Possess unrestricted work authorization

Additional Information:

Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship
Fully available from Monday - Friday, Eastern Standard Time, for the duration of the internship, 40 hours each week
Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work
Able to provide own housing for the duration of the internship program in the Orlando area
Be compliant with The Disney Look appearance guidelines
Limited housing opportunities may be available for Florida Based Professional Interns through American Campus Communities, for more information click here

The pay rate for this role in Orlando, FL is $40 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

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About Walt Disney World Resort:

Since opening in 1971, Walt Disney World Resort has played an important role in many childhood and family memories. Today, hundreds of millions of guests from around the globe visit this magical place to enjoy a Disney vacation. Through a combination of creativity, innovation and technology, the resort immerses guests in classic Disney tales and new kinds of family entertainment. Drawing from a rich heritage of storytelling, Walt Disney World Resort cast members bring Disney magic to life through unmatched attention to detail and superior guest service.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Disney Destinations, LLC, which is part of a business we call Walt Disney World Resort.

Disney Destinations, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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