Disneyland Resort has laid off about 100 individuals in Anaheim, as Walt Disney Co. turns into the newest media and leisure firm to chop jobs.
The layoffs occurred Tuesday and got here from a number of groups, Disney confirmed.
“With our enterprise in a interval of regular, sustained operation, we’re recalibrating our group to make sure we proceed to ship distinctive experiences for our company, whereas positioning Disneyland Resort for the longer term,” a Disneyland spokesperson stated in a press release. “As a part of this, we’ve made the tough choice to eradicate a restricted variety of salaried positions.”
Disney attributed the cuts to a rise in hiring after the parks reopened as soon as the COVID-19 pandemic waned.
Disney’s theme parks are a for the Burbank media and leisure large.
Final yr, the corporate’s experiences division — which incorporates its theme parks, cruise line and Aulani resort and spa in Hawaii —
Earlier this month, the corporate introduced
The Disneyland Resort layoffs come as leisure and tech corporations have not too long ago shed hundreds of jobs.
On Wednesday, Paramount after the corporate’s takeover by tech scion David Ellison’s Skydance Media. Amazon, Meta, Constitution Corp. and NBC Information even have introduced cuts.
