Discontent over pay simmers in Mickey Mouse's Parisian kingdom

Disneyland Paris workers hold CGT labour union flags as they demonstrate to denounce their working conditions in front of the entrance of the theme park, in Marne-la-Vallee, near Paris, France, November 10, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

PARIS (Reuters) - Mickey Mouse may be all smiles but discontent over pay and shift-work is brewing among some staff behind the turreted facades of the Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Paris, protesting staff said on Wednesday.

Visitors arriving at Mickey's enchanted kingdom streamed past several dozen staff belonging to the hard-left CGT trade union, who blew whistles and swayed to the tune of "Bella Ciao" as they protested against their working conditions.