It seems Disneyland is going to take another hit with even more layoffs coming to the already struggling theme park. These are in addition to the ones we have already seen. We told you there would be more coming.
According to the OC Register Disneyland president Ken Potrock, sent out a letter to cast members today indicating that there will be more furloughs for salaried and hourly workers.
“Since Disneyland resort closed its gates in March, nothing has been more important than fully reopening and getting our cast members back to work. That’s why it is with heavy hearts we find ourselves in the untenable situation of having to institute additional furloughs for our executive, salaried and hourly cast.
…We expected to be able to open our parks in Anaheim, given our proven ability to operate with responsible health and safety protocols as we have in all of our other theme parks around the world, but unfortunately this has not been the case…
…Furloughed Disneyland employees will maintain health and insurance benefits and are eligible for state unemployment benefits. Employees can use some or all of their paid time off at the start of the furlough period.
These decisions and actions are difficult – and we are committed to helping our teams through this and, most importantly, getting people back to work where we can. While the near term will be challenging as we continue to navigate in these turbulent times, I promise you that we will continue to work tirelessly to reopen the resort and get our cast members back to work, and that my optimism for our bright future continues to be strong. I want to thank each and every one of you for your resiliency and resolve during these challenging and unpredictable times.”
Considering they can’t do much more than open retail and dining locations in Downtown Disney and Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure, they really don’t have a choice.
All right ahead of the investor’s call on Thursday, November 12th.
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Source: OC Register
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