Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[OKW Lover]

Don’t forget timing too.... End of fiscal year...

That's significant. It probably contributed strongly to the timing of this decision. Having decided/announced this the layoff, Disney will have to take a significant hit to the bottom line. Financial people will often say that if you are going to have a bad year, have a BAD year. In other words, get it all out so you can move forward cleanly.

 

[hereforthechurros]

Though it may comes as a surprise to some on here, I generally consider myself to be an optimist. That said, I think tonight has fundamentally changed the Disney Parks experience permanently.

Once business run lean and do away with whole facets they can live without they rarely bring them back as-is, even when things pick back up. Dark day for the Disney we knew and loved just six months ago.

 

[Mit88]

Distwitter is all over that.

DisTwitter has the memory of Pepperidge Farm

 

[Farro]

Distwitter is all over that.

I get it it and I get this is a Disney board, but that type of stuff has been happening across most industries during this unfortunately. Doesn't make it sting less.

And I hope everyone donates anywhere they can because I guarantee more people in your own neighborhood are out of jobs than you realize.

I'm just reading on Twitter and its like until Disney did this, people didn't realize people have been losing jobs this whole time! But I digress.

 

[Jennasis]

I'm calling it...the 50th celebration will become just a cupcake and limited edition Mickey ears.

 

[rteetz]

I get it it and I get this is a Disney board, but that type of stuff has been happening across most industries during this unfortunately. Doesn't make it sting less.

And I hope everyone donates anywhere they can because I guaranteed more people in your own neighborhood are out of jobs than you realize.

I'm just reading on Twitter and its like until Disney did this, people didn't realize people have been losing jobs this whole time! But I digress.

I think a big piece of that is what individuals focus on. If I was interested in sports, or tech, or comics, etc. I would be focused on the news in those areas. As Disney fans we are focused here. This is huge news and helps many understand the magnitude.

 

[SaintsManiac]

I get it it and I get this is a Disney board, but that type of stuff has been happening across most industries during this unfortunately. Doesn't make it sting less.

And I hope everyone donates anywhere they can because I guarantee more people in your own neighborhood are out of jobs than you realize.

I'm just reading on Twitter and its like until Disney did this, people didn't realize people have been losing jobs this whole time! But I digress.

Yep my city/state is struggling and I’ve been donating locally.

Personally, I think the execs should be foregoing their salaries, but I get that this is the real world.

 

[Farro]

I think a big piece of that is what individuals focus on. If I was interested in sports, or tech, or comics, etc. I would be focused on the news in those areas. As Disney fans we are focused here. This is huge news and helps many understand the magnitude.

I hope it does.

We've unfortunately been hit hard economically with us, friends and family so sadly we've always been acutely aware. But things are looking up finally for myself, so I'm thankful.

 

[andyman8]

This is second-hand info (friend who has a good friend who works at Poly), so keep that in mind. But she’s saying most of Poly’s entertainment has been “gutted,” so it looks like no more Spirit of Aloha.

 

[skeeter31]

I feel extremely bad for the CMs that are effected by this, as I feel bad for the employees of most organizations around the country that are dealing with the same issues. But I think we all expected this (I’m actually surprised the number is only 28k, I kind of expected all furloughed staff to be laid off come the end of the fiscal year). While we all debate and argue about whether they should add an extra hour to park hours, or whether they’ll open an extra resort, or portion of a resort, this really shows just how bad this truly is for Disney.

 

[Mit88]

I think a big piece of that is what individuals focus on. If I was interested in sports, or tech, or comics, etc. I would be focused on the news in those areas. As Disney fans we are focused here. This is huge news and helps many understand the magnitude.

‘I’m a diehard Yankee fan. My concentration is split right now. But outside Yankee stadium tonight are protests about the employees they’ve laid off and/or furloughed. It’s definitely not an issue in a vacuum, it’s happening everywhere. Disney is that global multi platform company that is going to be focused on more than almost any other company outside of maybe Apple and Amazon, at least here in the states

 

[Mit88]

I'm calling it...the 50th celebration will become just a cupcake and limited edition Mickey ears.

I think with the news of D23’s move to 2022 and it gearing up to TWDC’s 100th anniversary I think it’ll be a slow climb celebration peaking in 2023 rather than a big focus on the 50th. We’ll see what happens. I expect a little more pop to the 50th than cupcakes and Mickey ears, but it’s not going to be what is was going to be. Then again, that’s been rather obvious for a while

 

[OnceUponATime15]

I'm calling it...the 50th celebration will become just a cupcake and limited edition Mickey ears.

Or worse... it will be a huge extravaganza as CMs that were let go worry about how they will survive until they can find new employment...

 

[OKW Lover]

Personally, I think the execs should be foregoing their salaries, but I get that this is the real world.

Its times like this that the execs earn their pay by making serious, hard decisions about how the company functions.

 

[Mit88]

We’re hitting all this bad news

-D23 PPD to 2022
- Massive Layoffs
- Lion King 2 green lit

and we’re only at Tuesday. I’m afraid of what Friday will bring

 

[Farro]

We’re hitting all this bad news

-D23 PPD to 2022
- Massive Layoffs
- Lion King 2 green lit

and we’re only at Tuesday. I’m afraid of what Friday will bring

IT BRINGS MY BIRTHDAY!!!

But the only kind of luck I have is bad luck, so there's that...

 

[Jennasis]

Or worse... it will be a huge extravaganza as CMs that were let go worry about how they will survive until they can find new employment...

Ay yi yi. I can't even.

 

[OnceUponATime15]

We’re hitting all this bad news

-D23 PPD to 2022
- Massive Layoffs
- Lion King 2 green lit

and we’re only at Tuesday. I’m afraid of what Friday will bring

Friday will be a week long this week..

oh and Thursday is the first of 2 full moons in October - the other one is Halloween night.. a blue moon. (that can’t be good.. lol)

 

[Eric Smith]

I dont think one has to do with the other.

I wonder if letting go of Bob has to do with no plans to reopen POR/POFQ in the near or distant future.

I think that’s definitely it.

 

[Mit88]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1311086909234589699