Disney has made a new filing with the state to confirm that it has laid off 11350 union employees at Walt Disney World.
These lay offs are in addition to the previously impacted non-union employees that totalled around 6700. This puts the total at around 18050 for layoffs so far at Walt Disney World. The remainder of the previously announced 28000 lay offs are expcted to occur at Disneyland.
In the notice filed with the state, the majority are listed as being based directly at Walt Disney World, but several hundred are listed at Maingate Ln and Sherbouth Rd – the center for much of Walt Disney World entertainment. Lay off dates for union Cast Members are effective December 31 2020.
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Oct 30, 2020 / 1:25pm ET