Disney today, 3 April 09 said it eliminated about 1,900 jobs at its domestic theme parks through job cuts and attrition.
Disney said it would lay off about 1,200 people and leave about 700 positions unfilled. The bulk of the cuts will happen at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., where about 1,400 jobs will be eliminated. About 300 jobs will be cut from the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, with the remaining reductions coming from corporate headquarters in Burbank.
Disney employs about 80,000 people in its parks and resorts unit.