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Disney will lay off 28,000 theme park workers as the pandemic continues to ravage its business

Disney will lay off 28,000 workers from its theme park division as its California parks remain closed. Other locations, including in Florida, have reopened with limited capacity.will lay off 28,000 workers from its theme park division, the company said on Tuesday.remain closed. Other locations, including in Orlando, Florida, have reopened with limited capacity.Disney will lay off 28,000 workers at its US theme parks, the company said on Tuesday.

The layoffs come as the company's Anaheim, California parks — California Adventure and Disneyland — remain shuttered. Disney's other resorts in Florida, Paris, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Tokyo have reopened with limited capacity. "As heartbreaking as it is to take this action, this is the only feasible option we have in light of the prolonged impact of COVID-19 on our business," Disney's head of parks, Josh D'Amaro wrote in a letter to employees reported by the

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