Amidst a wave of furloughs across Walt Disney World Resort and throughout the theme park industry in Orlando and beyond, the Four Seasons Resort Orlando has furloughed most of its employees due to the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic closures. As reported by the Orlando Business Journal, the hotel furloughed 835 workers upon closing on March 24, … Read more
After news this week broke that non-union Disneyland Resort cast members will be furloughed effective April 19th, resort leadership is in talks with union leaders about the furloughing of union staff as well, according to The Orange County Register‘s Brady MacDonald. Workers United Local 50 president Chris Duarte told MacDonald, “We’re in active talks with … Read more
Disney has announced that it will be furloughing all U.S. based, non-essential Cast Members and employees starting April 19. Due to the ongoing nationwide Coronavirus crisis, all Disney Parks are closed indefinitely, with no clear re-opening date due to the ever-changing complexities of the pandemic. The OC Register reports: A letter from Disney about the … Read more
Due to the ongoing closures related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic across the nation and at Walt Disney World Resort, new reports from Landry’s Restaurants employees, which includes Rainforest Cafe and T-REX Cafe in Disney Springs, plus the Rainforest Cafe and Yak & Yeti in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, state that all employees are being furloughed. … Read more