Many Walt Disney World salaried Sales, Marketing, Finance, HR and Technology are still furloughed, and considering they’ve done without us for 14 weeks we will likely be laid off permanently. Hopefully they make that decision soon because without the... — read more 

Do you have thoughts right now? I know you do! I read both of your lawsuits. I read your anonymous emails & get your angry calls. Let's talk! (ON THE RECORD). Let's do it! Contact me at grusson@orlandosentinel.com and we'll set up a... — read more 

Hi all! I don't work for Disney, but I used to work for a place that does lots of contract work for Disney, (attraction design and engineering, concepting etc). Lots of my friends still work at this software dev, and I believe I heard all contracts... — read more 

So, corporate offices are still closed for health safety reasons but we have to go to back to work and interact with thousands of people each day, majority of who couldn't care less if they are positive or not and if they are infecting us? Good to... — read more 

I recently read online that Disney was permanently closing the St Johns Town Center location in Jacksonville Florida. This location has only been open for about 4 years so my guess is it wasn’t profitable pre covid. Disney has not announced a list... — read more 

Reopening allows the company to stay afloat and avoid firing and laying off workers as the revenues offset the very obvious fixed expenses (rent, maintenance contracts, taxes, utilities) But what about COVID-19? For COVID-19 the Infection... — read more 

With more than 49,000 cases of COVID-19 in Florida over the past week, Disney is still set on opening their parks with no testing available to their actors. By putting profits over safety, Disney puts workers and audiences at risk.

Anybody get the call back to start work? Hopefully there’s no layoffs for those of us who are furloughed

I've heard some people are already being called back, is this true? And if it is, what about the rest of us?

Is it good place to work? Is comp and wlb good?

Disney World and Disneyland reopenings are still uncertain. Here's what the parks could look like when they... — read more 

they treat us like c-ap and they pay us like c-ap. this latest layoff is just the shriveled cherry on the rotten cake. nobody was surprised. stay away if you can.

I've heard they are planning more furloughs before next month, can anybody confirm this?

If you haven't read what Abigail Disney wrote on Twitter yesterday, go ahead and make sure to get the entire thread. She ripped the leadership a new one for furloughing employees while making sure to preserve the dividend. It's so gratifying to read... — read more 

Disney has now furloughed and laid off more than 100,000 people in the past month or so. Just imagine the scope of that. If I'm not mistaken, that's about half of all Disney employees. The way things are going, by the time this is over, none of us... — read more 

Disney has been cutting employees left and right long before coronavirus pandemic entered the picture. They just worked really hard to hide it as best as they could to minimize the bad press. This is a "family-friendly" company after all, whatever... — read more 

I believe that when companies start bringing back employees they will be selective about it. If you're not brought back they'll give the reason that they're reorganizing their operations and probably will eliminate your position. Or, you may be... — read more 

Source below... Though Disney may not have drawn the worst straw when it comes to the conditions under which they will reopen their theme parks worldwide, things are not looking great right now. A recent report indicated that the company is... — read more 

https://www.ocregister.com/2020/04/12/disneyland-coronavirus-closure-could-stretch-to-june-with-attendance-slump-through-2021-analysts-warn/

I wish you all the best, I know it is tough - hang in there, things will bounce back. I was laid off a year ago, as of March 14, 2018 DCPI (Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media) ceased to exists. It has been replaced by DPECP (Disney Parks... — read more 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/04/12/coronavirus-disney-furloughs-43-000-more-employees/2977490001/

With 50 million subscribers already and a service that is being used heavily right now, there shouldn't be any layoffs among Disney Streaming Services employees, right? Or is it not a guarantee, because Disney has proven over and over again that... — read more 

https://deadline.com/2020/04/disney-to-furlough-employees-starting-april-19-1202899348/ Has anyone been contacted yet with details?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/28/white-collar-coronavirus-recession/

Layoffs to happen in mid-April. The management is talking about a 4 month lul now, they are getting ready to shift into a 'survival mode' - layoffs & furloughs to be rolled out. As I said before, I heard mid-April from different sources. Take all of... — read more 

How are you holding up?

Anyone else hear about people being laid off during this crisis?

Recently WDW fired all college program employees (CPs). Is this a harbinger of future events for rank and file cast members? See link to story below. — read more 

Many at Fox also being let go today in Mastering/Servicing. Surprised it hasn't hit the trades yet...been going on over at FOX since 10am this morning.

Disney people let go in favor of Fox folks. Decent severance.

Discuss if you have something to add or ask a question.

As a former Disney employee and someone who's kept up with internal politics, even though his contract was up at the end of next year this feels sudden and not in line with how Disney tends to do things. Disney has quite a number of disparate... — read more 

What's the update on Disney Studio Layoffs?

Were there layoffs at DTCI today? Former Fox employees or Disney employees as well?

I think the employee count information has to be released to the public. Do you know how many people work here? How about the overall people count at the main location at Burbank?

This thread is for info about potential Disney Layoffs 2020? Any news or rumors?

"In what has become an annual tradition ahead of the end of the financial year at Walt Disney World, the resort recently saw a wave of layoffs and... — read more 

Layoffs, restructurings etc are part and parcel of not just Disney but most if not all large multinational corporations. As a former Disney Cast Member of 25 years, we learn early on, especially in the parks and resorts division, that we are a... — read more 

The creativity and all that is gone and in its place is a leadership that cares about its shareholders, and that’s about it. There comes a point in time I think ... where you just kind of get tired of paying more money every year and getting... — read more 

I've heard parks might be hit next...