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Disneyland Paris Live Entertainment in Limbo as Resort Considers Widespread Entertainment Cutbacks; Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, “Moteurs, Action!”, and Many More Offerings in Danger of Ending Forever

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Disneyland Paris Cast Members have received an email from COO Daniel Delcourt regarding the future (or lack thereof) of several entertainment offerings—mirroring the mass entertainment cutbacks currently taking place at Walt Disney World. In summary, the email says that the union will be meeting on November 16 to “discuss the future” of certain entertainment. Some … Read more

10,000 Disneyland Resort Cast Members to be Laid Off, Email Notices to be Sent This Sunday

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Disneyland is struggling while the California theme parks remain closed. With the domestic Disney Parks in the process of laying off 28,000 workers, another wave of layoff emails are expected to go out to Disneyland Cast Members on Sunday. Of the total layoffs, 10,000 are hitting the Disneyland Resort parks, hotels and stores in Anaheim, … Read more

WDWNT Weekly Recap: Disneyland Park Reopening Guidelines, TRON Lightcycle Run Possibly Delayed, Holiday Park Reservations Fully Booked, Baby White Rhino Born, Refurbs, and More

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Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from October 19 to October 25, 2020. Walt Disney World Florida “strike teams” are checking theme parks … Read more

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Cast Members at Disneyland Being Laid Off Due to Non-Transferable Seniority

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Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Cast Members in Disneyland are being laid off in the latest round of Disney’s 28,000 layoffs. Disneyland Resort reached agreements with several Cast Member unions regarding furloughs and the layoffs. According to Teamsters Local 495, Cast Members who transferred to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge from Disney California Adventure lost all scheduling … Read more

Some Laid-Off Disney Cast Members Will Lose Their Free Education Through Disney Aspire

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Some of the 28,000 Disney Parks Cast Members who have been laid off will also lose their free education through Disney Aspire. Disney Aspire was launched in 2018 as a program that would pay for tuition and books for The Walt Disney Company’s hourly employees. Disney planned to invest $150 million in five years to … Read more

Disneyland Now Offering Free COVID-19 Testing for Local Cast Members

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With a full COVID-19 testing site coming soon, Disneyland Resort is now offering free testing to Cast Members. Disney Parks Chief Medical Officer Pamela Hymel said in a statement, “We have finalized a plan for all working Cast Members of the Disneyland Resort to have access to free, easily accessible testing options.” Cast Members can … Read more

Disney Now Contacting Furloughed Cast Members Not Affected by Layoffs

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After weeks of heartbreaking news, it seems Disney is now contacting select furloughed Cast Members to inform them that they have not been impacted by the mass layoffs. The sample communication being sent out reads as follows: Hello and thank you for your patience. We know how difficult this time is and wanted to provide … Read more

Josh D’Amaro Visits Cast Members at Walt Disney World Following Layoffs

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A week after he was seen at Downtown Disney District in California, Josh D’Amaro has been spotted the past few days at Walt Disney World. Several Cast Members have posted about meeting him as he visits with them and apologizes following the layoffs of nearly 28,000 Cast Members. @disneydude_71 saw D’Amaro at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. … Read more

Disneyland Resort to Lay Off Over 2,800 Union Cast Members, Including Restaurant and Club 33 Staff

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Following news that nearly 2,700 non-union Disneyland Resort Cast Members would be laid off, union Cast Members have felt a similar blow. According to The Orange County Register‘s Brady MacDonald, Workers United Local 50 has notified its members that Disney will lay off 2,858 Cast Members from its ranks of 7,796, which cover restaurant workers … Read more

Orange County to Reopen CARES Act Assistance Beginning October 12th in Light of Walt Disney World Layoffs

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In light of The Walt Disney Company announcing massive layoffs at Walt Disney World, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings has announced the reopening of the CARES Act for financial assistance. The first round application portal opens on Monday, October 12th at 8 AM ET, followed by a second round application portal on Saturday, October 24th … Read more

Unionized Walt Disney World Cast Member Hourly Raise Goes Into Effect Today for Housekeeping, Food and Beverage Workers

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As we first reported in September, unionized Cast Members were scheduled to receive and hourly pay raise beginning today, October 4. UNITE HERE Local 737, the union representing Walt Disney World Resort housekeeping and food and beverage Cast Members, confirmed the raise today via Facebook post. The Facebook post also includes pay schedules for the … Read more

All Cast Members From The NBA Experience Laid Off at Disney Springs

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The latest in Disney’s massive layoffs of 28,000 Cast Members is the termination of all Cast Members from the NBA Experience at Disney Springs. The NBA Experience first opened in August 2019 and closed with the rest of Walt Disney World Resort in mid-March. Though it was never a very popular destination, it was clear … Read more

Josh D’Amaro Seen Apologizing to Cast Members After Thousands are Laid Off at Disneyland Resort

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Multiple witnesses have said that Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Parks, was in Downtown Disney District yesterday speaking to Cast Members. This is a few days after D’Amaro announced that Disney would be laying off 28,000 Cast Members. Nate Pester tweeted about his experience seeing D’Amaro at Downtown Disney. According to Nate, D’Amaro looked “defeated” … Read more

Walt Disney World Provides Breakdown of Non-Union Cast Member Layoffs and Departments Affected

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As notices of layoffs continue to be announced around Disney Parks, Walt Disney World has provided a breakdown of what departments will be affected by the layoff of 6,700 non-union Cast Members in December. According to WDWMagic, the resort’s Vice President of Employee Relations, Jim Bowden, explained where of 6,390 of the job losses will … Read more

Disneyland Resort to Lay Off Nearly 2,700 Non-Union Cast Members

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Nearly 2,700 non-union cast members are expected to be laid off at the Disneyland Resort as part of the recent wave of layoffs at Disney Parks affecting 28,000 Cast Members. As part of a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice filed with the State of California notified of the layoffs of 2,691 Cast … Read more

NEW Cast Member “Hidden Disney” Pins Arrive at Walt Disney World and Disneyland

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Disney Pins Blog has shared images of new “Hidden Disney” pins available to Cast Members. Previously known as “Hidden Mickey” pins, the new name represents the new, wide variety of pins. Hidden Disney pins (also formerly known as Cast Lanyard Pins) are only obtainable by trading with a Cast Member off of their lanyard.  Two … Read more

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