Three brothers who spent their childhood making repeat trips to Walt Disney World from Georgia now all work at the resort, and Disney shared their story on September 24, 2026. Caden, John and Carson Warner went to the same Disney hiring fair in summer 2023. Today one works at a Disney resort hotel, one is building a career in communications, and one works at Seven Dwarfs Mine Train in Magic Kingdom.
The feature comes from Life at Disney, the company’s careers blog, and follows each brother from his first cast member role to where he is now. The Warners grew up as Annual Passholders and visited several times a year. John said joining the company was a natural fit given how much of their childhood revolved around those trips. After Caden and Carson finished high school, the family moved to Florida, and all three brothers went to that hiring fair together.
How the Brothers Got Their Start at Walt Disney World
Caden landed the first offer. He joined Walt Disney World as a lifeguard, a job he had never done before, while starting his first semester at the University of Central Florida’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management. He credits Disney’s training for getting him comfortable in the role. About a year and a half later, he moved into a part-time Resort Concierge position, which lined up better with his long-term goal of becoming a Resort General Manager.
A few months after Caden started, John and Carson were both hired at Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Café in Tomorrowland. The two worked many of the same shifts and rode to work together. Caden said having his brothers on property made the early learning curve easier, from figuring out schedules and costumes to trading shifts and getting used to company culture.
Where Caden, John and Carson Work Today
Caden is now a Resort Concierge at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa. He is also working toward a Hospitality Management degree through Disney Aspire, the company’s education program. Along the way he has cross-trained as a Front Desk Concierge, a Front Desk Runner and in Resort Operations Support. That last role is his favorite because the whole job is helping fellow cast members, and he believes cast members who feel supported give guests a better stay.
John studied Electronic Journalism at UCF and joined Walt Disney World Communications, where he supported the Animals, Science and Environment team. It was a good match for someone who cares about both animals and storytelling. After finishing that internship and graduating, he moved on to a Public Relations internship with Disney Signature Experiences, the Disney division that includes Disney Cruise Line. Carson told Disney that watching John work his way through professional internships has made his older brother a role model.
Carson moved from Cosmic Ray’s to Attractions and now works at Seven Dwarfs Mine Train in Fantasyland while studying Mechanical Engineering through Disney Aspire. He wanted a job closer to what he was studying, and Attractions lets him see both the technical operation of a ride and the guest side of the show. His long-term goal is to combine engineering and storytelling, and he points to Pandora – The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom as an inspiration. He is working at a good attraction for that kind of thinking. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train opened in 2014 as part of New Fantasyland, and Imagineer Chris Beatty, who we profiled last month, led its creative direction.
Another Disney Sibling Story in 2026
This is not the first sibling story Disney has shared this year. In April, we covered the Hackett sisters for National Siblings Day, three sisters in three very different Walt Disney World roles whose connection to the parks runs back to their grandmother’s 27 years as a seasonal merchandise cast member. The Warners took a different route in, as a family of Annual Passholders visiting from Georgia, but both stories end up in the same place. A family that loved Walt Disney World as guests now works behind the scenes.
The brothers see their three fields as proof of how many kinds of work fit inside one company, with communications, hospitality and engineering all represented at their dinner table. Carson said the three of them want different things out of their careers. “What brings us together is Disney,” he said. That kind of connection shows up again and again when you talk to people who work here, and it is a big part of why so many Walt Disney World cast members stay for decades.
What makes it worth your time anyway is how ordinary the starting points were. Nobody here walked in as an engineer or a PR pro. They started as a lifeguard and two quick-service cast members at Cosmic Ray’s, then used internal transfers, internships and Disney Aspire to move closer to what they wanted. If you live in Central Florida and have ever thought about applying, that is the useful takeaway. Your first role does not have to match your end goal.
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