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KISSIMMEE (CBSMiami) - The House of the Mouse is about to make its employees' lives a little brighter.

The Walt Disney Company has announced that will be giving 125-thousand employees a one time bonus of a thousand dollars due to the new tax reform legislation.

The company also plans to make a $50 million investment in education programs for its employees.

The bonus will apply to all full and part-time employees working for Disney since the beginning of the year. It will be handed out in two parts; one in March, the other in September.

Executive level employees are not eligible.

Disney now joins the list of some the countries biggest companies, including AT&T, Walmart, and Comcast, who are giving out bonuses citing the recent tax reform.