Another group of Walt Disney World employees have been hit with walking papers.
The latest group of layoffs comes to 100 painters from Walt Disney World. Disney is blaming this on traditional park hour differences in the less busy months, not the drop in quarterly earnings with ESPN or the delayed opening of Disneyland Shanghai.
The painters were hired by Buena Vista Construction Co, which is an branch of the Walt Disney Co. Typically they see employee layoffs after Christmas but that this group of layoffs is out of sync with the other according to the report from the Orlando Sentinel.
This seems to be a continuance of cuts we have seen recently. Front-desk and concierge employee hours are being cut, door greeters are being cut as well as some of our most loved nighttime shows. Also meet and greets have been cut or the characters have been taken away all together.
Disney said in an emailed statement.
“We are adding new attractions and entertainment offerings this year in addition to significant expansions opening next year and beyond. As our business continues to grow, we regularly make adjustments in our operations to ensure we are able to deliver great Guest and Cast experiences in the most efficient way possible.”
Although Disney has brought up the point that a new Meet & Greet will be opening soon at Hollywood Studios starring Mickey, Minnie and Olaf. They are also claiming that since everyone had overtime during the holidays this is just the norm.
Disney is about to head into one of its busy seasons, I cannot wait to see how all of these layoff, entertainment closures and cut hours work out for them.
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