Disney will be the last to announce layoffs, but thousands are coming. Sea World just announced massive layoffs for many who were on furlough already. All the theme park players in Central Florida are failing, one by one. These are very sad times for... — read more 

Universal in Orlando has just announced that it is closing its hotels and that 1,291 employees will either face permanent layoffs or be put on a further "indefinite" furlough, with no end in sight. Six months into the pandemic, tens of thousands of... — read more 

Disney's response to tens of thousands of its employees and Cast Members who are out of work has been horrendous. After the initial furlough in April, there has been absolutely NO communication from the company to its people, until last week (late... — read more 

If we sign the petition to reopen Disneyland, it will raise the probability we may preserve our jobs and livelihood! https://www.change.org/p/gavin-newsom-reopen-disneyland-46eb835f-dc27-4d40-88dd-d44f3d14d22e

Disney should really look at if it wants to stay in the kids app business. None of the apps are in the top 200. Those that are newly created or revised stay in the top 200 for a few weeks since purchasers soon realize the numerous technical issues... — read more 

I hear all these rumors of layoffs coming but haven’t heard anything from management. Will this affect corporate jobs or those working in the Parks themselves ? I’m thinking if they lay-off now, a year from now they’re going to be hurting for... — read more 

Somebody in another thread said more than 25,000, but that can't be right. Can it? Also, where is this info that everybody who is still furloughed is getting laid off coming from? Was there some announcement I missed? Not that I don't think... — read more 

Disney should issue long term bonds to uphold its social contract to its furloughed workers. There are 2 paths for what remains of Bob Iger’s legacy. He could Lay-off and fire all the furlough workers. Bob Igers legacy will come down as the man... — read more 

All of us who are furloughed are getting fired God help us all

Are there really people who work for Disney who think there is such a thing as job security here? Unless you've joined within the last year, you should really know better than that. Disney is known for small, stealth layoffs that fly under the radar... — read more 

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.