Crowds But Layoffs?

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Crowds But Layoffs?

So I've been compiling info and before Imagineer went he was worried about crowds and when he got back he said it wasn't particularly slow for a February in his random thoughts.

The admin's trip report and my conversations with her have led me to get the same impression from her.

Despite this they're making big layoffs because of "bad attendance?" I know we've theorized that people aren't buying as much dining or souvenirs, but I'm not sure everything adds up. I have no doubt that they're experiencing a downturn, but could it be that the parks are not under-performing as badly as other areas, but they're making cuts there to offset other places?

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Or maybe they expanded their workforce too much during the "boom."

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Brad wrote:

Despite this they're making big layoffs because of "bad attendance?" I know we've theorized that people aren't buying as much dining or souvenirs, but I'm not sure everything adds up. I have no doubt that they're experiencing a downturn, but could it be that the parks are not under-performing as badly as other areas, but they're making cuts there to offset other places?


Are the layoffs because of bad attendance?

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Does Disney publish attendance numbers anywhere? Or even estimates?

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I just see that as the explanation in all the articles. I don't know that I've seen an actual statistic on attendance.

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This is an old news story (Feb 18, 2009), but it seems the reason for the layoffs is to streamline back office operations and combine functions currently being done separately for Disney World and Disneyland:

Tampa Bay Online AP article

Perhaps this isn't because they're not seeing the attendance numbers they'd like to, but just because they're trying to prepare for leaner times ahead?

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I think that lots of companies are just using the recession as an excuse to get rid of people that probably needed to go anyway. That's why it will be very troubling if CMs bear much of the brunt of the layoffs. They get paid pretty badly to do a vital job for WDW, I certainly don't think they're the fat that needs trimming.