Disney announces the cut of 28,000 jobs in the United States
The entrance to Los Angeles Disneyland Park completely empty on March 18, 2020 at the start of the epidemic.
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Hit hard by the Covid-19 crisis, Disney is cutting 28,000 jobs in the United States.
Between April and June, the American entertainment giant lost half of its revenue.
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Disney announced Tuesday, September 29, the elimination in the United States of 28,000 jobs in its activities amusement parks, cruises, events and derivative products.
According to group management, two-thirds of the employees concerned are employed part-time.
Disneyland Park, located near Los Angeles, California, has been closed for more than six months.
It was to reopen gradually from July 17, but lacking the agreement of the local authorities, it is still closed and remains blind on a reopening date.
It is the second most visited amusement park in the world, behind
Disney World located in Orlando, Florida
.
The latter was able to reopen its doors in July, but with a limited capacity.
Since the start of the health crisis, Disney has lost several billion dollars.
In the third quarter, the group shows a net loss of 4.7 billion dollars.
Between April and June its revenue fell by half compared to last year over the same period, its parks and events activity plunged by 85%.
Only
its streaming branch
achieved better results than in 2019.
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