Walt Disney has announced it will dismiss 28,000 employees, mostly at its US theme parks.
According to Disney, the reasons for the layoffs is the parks’ limited visitor capacity and uncertainty about how long the coronavirus pandemic.
The company’s theme parks have taken a major hit from the pandemic. Disney shut all its parks earlier this year as the virus spread, but only Disneyland in California remains closed.
Josh D’Amaro, chairman of the parks unit, said in a statement, “We have made the very difficult decision to begin the process of reducing our workforce at our Parks, Experiences and Products segment at all levels.”
The layoffs apply to “domestic employees” of which about 67% are part-time.
Disney also has parks in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Paris, which are not affected by the announcement.
According to Mr D’Amaro, the company’s problems were “exacerbated in California by the state’s unwillingness to lift restrictions that would allow Disneyland to reopen.”
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