PwC Cancels 2026 Disney World Intern Trip as Entry-Level Hiring Faces 33% Cut
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Updated · Business Insider · Aug 7
PwC Cancels 2026 Disney World Intern Trip as Entry-Level Hiring Faces 33% Cut
3 articles · Updated · Business Insider · Aug 7
Summary
PwC told its 2026 summer interns the firm is scrapping “Impact,” the multi-day Disney World trip that traditionally capped internships for offer recipients.
The firm said it is redirecting early-talent spending toward team-based learning, office connections and client exposure rather than a centralized Orlando celebration.
20 years of internship programming included the trip in all but five years; some interns said office happy hours and team dinners were a weaker substitute, while others were unfazed.
February brought PwC’s “Learning Collective,” and since fall 2025 it has cut entry-level consulting start locations to 13 from 72 to cluster junior staff more closely.
AI and broader transformation efforts are reshaping junior recruiting across the Big Four; PwC has said it plans to cut US entry-level hiring by a third over three years.