Disney laying off 28,000 workers at California, Florida theme parks due to pandemic

ORLANDO, Florida — The Walt Disney Co. is planning to lay off 28,000 workers in its theme parks division in California and Florida.

The company has been squeezed by limits on attendance at its parks and other restrictions due to the pandemic.

Disney says two-thirds of the planned layoffs involve part-time workers but they range from salaried employees to non-union hourly workers.

Disney’s parks closed last spring as the pandemic started spreading in the U.S.

The Florida parks reopened this summer, but the California parks have yet to reopen as the company awaits guidance from the state of California.