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Disney Changes Rules and Lets Employees Sport Facial Hair

by Melanie Chamberlain

Disneyland Sleeping Beauty Castle ©Sean MacEntee

Soon Disney theme parks will allow employees to wear goatees or beards–putting an end to a rule banning facial hair that dates back to the founding of Disneyland in 1955.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts announced the changes to the guidelines known as the “Disney Look” in a memo sent out on Monday. The changes will go into effect on Feb. 3rd.

The memo states that any facial hair must be “neatly groomed and well-maintained at no longer than a quarter of an inch in length.” And that facial hair can only be worn by employees as long as they “create an overall neat, polished and professional look.”

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts last updated its “Disney Look” two years ago when it overturned a rule requiring female employees to wear pantyhose under their skirts.

About the Author

Melanie Chamberlain is a coffee addict, cheap wine connoisseur and a semi-professional "real life" avoider. She blogs about her (mis)adventures traipsing around the world at girlwithgumption.com and overshares via twitter @grlwithgumption.