Disneyland Officially Lay Off 28,000 Staff Due to Coronavirus Impact on Theme Park Business
Disneyland is officially made their announcement in a letter to employees on Tuesday 29 September, from Josh D’Amaro Disney’s Head of Parks who mentioned that the difficult decision of the company has been forced to make this move due to the ongoing pandemic. Where around 28,000 employees in the United States will be laid off. Around 67% of the layoff were part-time workers.
Meanwhile on Disneyland in other states such as Florida, Paris, Shanghai, Japan, and Hong Kong are operating with limited capacity now. And Disney’s California has to remain shuttered in Anaheim since the spring. While Disney’s California and Florida parks employ roughly 110,000 staff where the cuts off staff will come from both resorts.
