What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Science Intern, Summer/Fall 2025 position at Walt Disney World Resort?
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.
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Additional Information :
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 : / / / benefits.
Salary : $40
