Americans are retiring later and increasingly taking on part-time work to shore up their savings, revisit long-shelved passions, or simply fill newly found free time. It is a pattern that aligns with broader labor trends: labor force participation among Americans 65 and older has risen over recent decades, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, and surveys consistently find that many retirees return to some form of work, often in lower-pressure, service-oriented roles. After ending decades-long careers in the aerospace industry, brothers Jerry and Peter Wong chose to add a bit of magic to their lives by working at Disney.

Jerry Wong, 66, works as a photographer capturing images of visitors at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. He took the photographer role four years ago—the same year he concluded his career as an engineer at aerospace and defense giant Northrop Grumman. Jerry started at the company as a summer intern in 1979 and went on to build a four-decade career at the $75 billion firm. He worked on ground communications for government contracts, developing the people skills he now draws on at Disney, before retiring from the profession in 2022.

A blank calendar, however, left him restless. After just four months, he began looking for another job. Jerry and his brother Peter had been visiting the amusement parks since 1967, and wanting to stay busy while reconnecting with that childhood nostalgia, he explored what positions Disney had available.

The baby boomer landed a part-time photography job—a hobby he had picked up from his father as a UCLA freshman. By October of that year, he was dressed in photography blues and equipped with a professional camera, documenting memorable moments at both Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park. Today Jerry works roughly 14 hours across two or three days a week in the off-season, and 32 hours on a five-day schedule during the holidays. For the retired engineer, the job is less about the paycheck than about the people and the experience—a distinction researchers who study retirement have noted, with many older workers citing purpose and social connection over income as their main motivation for staying employed.

"I don't know if I would call it a second career…the term career is something that you're there because it's something you need to do to support yourself, or to create a long-term lifestyle," Jerry tells Fortune. "Working post-retirement, it's a different perspective. From a personal point of view, there's no stress. I'm enjoying myself…I'm here because I choose to be here."

Jerry might not have ended up at the park at all if not for his youngest brother, Peter Wong, who had made the leap years earlier and showed Jerry the benefits of adding a Disney gig to the leisurely rhythm of corporate retirement.

Retiring from desk jobs and working at Disneyland: 'I'm finished with being married to my laptop'

Peter, 63, was the first of the Wong brothers to add a Disney job to his retirement routine.

The former finance professional wrapped up his own aerospace career in 2017, concluding three decades of working with financial figures. He began in fixed asset accounting at Hughes Electronics in 1987—an aerospace company that had been acquired by automotive giant General Motors.

A decade later, U.S. defense contractor Raytheon purchased Hughes amid a major consolidation of aerospace companies. Peter handled financial planning rates and budgets for seven facilities across America. Roughly 30 years into his career, a buyout offer convinced him to call it quits—the $271 billion contractor extended special golden handshake packages to employees from the legacy Hughes era. Peter accepted the deal and transitioned into retirement.

But only a year later, he was back on his feet working the rides at Disney California Adventure. For Peter, the job also meant reconnecting with meaningful moments in his life, from memories of annual Disney trips with his Hong Kong relatives to proposing to his now-wife on the Skyway ride, which closed in 1994.

"I'm finished with being married to my laptop and phone all day and night," Peter tells Fortune. "I want to do something to make magic for people."

Peter now serves as a Disney attractions host, bringing the park to life while keeping guests safe on the rides. He works two to three days a week, totaling around 14 hours, and during the holidays and busy season he takes on up to 28 hours. The job required some adjustment; after an office-based career, it took time to get accustomed to being on his feet every day.

He trained at Redwood Creek Challenge Trail at Disney California Adventure and still divides his time between that attraction and the flight ride Soarin' Across America. For hours each workday, Peter wears wilderness outfits and Disney vests, greeting guests while getting a behind-the-scenes look at the rides.

"I wanted attractions because of the face-to-face interaction with the guests, and also learning how the attractions work," Peter explains. "As a guest, you just see the person pushing the button…But you don't see all the intricacies involved with actually working the attraction."

Because their schedules differ, the Wong brothers rarely cross paths while on the clock. There is an occasional chance they will run into each other during a shift, Peter says, but more often they simply visit Disneyland together as annual pass holders.

After working there for several years—and witnessing how the parks have changed since their childhood in the 1960s—Jerry and Peter are reconnecting with a place that has been part of their lives for nearly six decades, while sharing that sense of whimsy with thousands of visitors from around the world each week.

"I look at the pictures that our parents took of us in '67…I can remember exactly what ride we had to go on first, which was Pirates [of the Caribbean], because it first just opened up," Jerry recalls. "As a photographer, it's the same thing. In that one or two minutes that I get with the guests, I create a lasting memory for them."

This story was originally featured on Fortune.com.