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
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 September 28 to October 4, 2020. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Take a tour around the park … Read more
According to ABC News, Walt Disney World layoffs rise to a quarter of the company’s total workforce reduction. Disney Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro previously announced that 28,000 Cast Members would be laid off due to the economic impact of the pandemic. Many thought that the layoffs would mostly affect Disneyland Resort, as the park has … Read more
In the wake of mass Cast Member terminations at Walt Disney World and Disneyland, an Orange County couple decided to take action. According to the Orlando Sentinel, bloggers Sarah and Tom Bricker have created a virtual food drive to assist Cast Members. The duo that runs DisneyTouristBlog.com is asking for donations to Second Harvest Food … Read more
Since the COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread havoc to the tourism industry, Disney has joined many industry leaders in skyrocketing layoffs. These layoffs continue into the foreseeable future. Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings recognizes the economic impact of these layoffs. According to Matthew Peddie of WMFE, the mayor will announce on Monday his plan to … Read more
Sadly, the layoffs that have affected Disney Parks, Resorts and Products are also coming to Walt Disney Imagineering. According to The Orange County Register‘s Brady MacDonald, a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act revealed that 411 Imagineers are expected to be laid off from their campus in Glendale, California. Earlier today, it was discovered … Read more
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
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
The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort will be laying off 1,136 employees effective Nov. 13 due to low occupancy at both resorts and a number of cancelled events due to the ongoing detrimental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism. According to the Orlando Sentinel, among those impacted include 256 banquet servers, 41 … Read more
With the theme park remaining closed for the foreseeable future, Universal Studios Hollywood has announced another round of layoffs. Universal Parks and Resorts have suffered a 94% loss in revenue this quarter due to the closures and although Universal Orlando Resort is reopened, USH has not. California Governor Gavin Newsom admits that “progress is being … Read more
COVID-19 impacts have struck again with another round of layoffs at Mears Transportation Group, operator of Disney’s Magical Express, according to the Orlando Business Journal. Paperwork filed with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity shows that 104 workers have been laid off over the last few weeks at several Central Florida locations. In this most … Read more
Employees at Disney’s Mexico Pavilion at Epcot have been laid off.
With construction halted across Walt Disney World, Disney’s in-house construction firm, Buena Vista Construction Co., has laid off a majority of its contractors due to the ongoing COVID-related park closures. Those affected include bricklayers, carpenters, ironworkers, landscapers, painters, plumbers, and more. According to the Orlando Business Journal, Buena Vista Construction Co. informed the state that it … Read more
While most Walt Disney World cast members will continue to be paid at least through April 18th while the parks and resort hotels remain closed, some workers fallen through the cracks, according to a report by WFTV. Daralene Jones, an investigative reporter for the network, has revealed that some construction workers, who worked for the … Read more
With the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hitting entertainment venues (much like theme parks) the hardest due to massive, unprecedented closures, it seems the financial toll this took on Cirque du Soleil has led the company to make a drastic, company-wide layoff, terminating 95% of its employees. According to Forbes, the Montreal-based circus producer announced it would … Read more
UPDATE: A representative from Homecomin’ has reached out with this additional information: “In addition to their final checks, the company will continue to pay health insurance for employees who have elected to participate through April 30, 2020. In addition, we are working on a plan to provide daily staff meals. Employees will be paid for … Read more