The pandemic is hitting Disney's theme parks. Now the giant will lay off 28,000 employees. It writes The Wall Street Journal.

The announcement comes after the state of California announced that the Disneyland theme park will likely remain closed for the foreseeable future.

Those who are now being laid off have been on leave since April. Approximately two-thirds of those affected are part-time employees. Negotiations with unions will now begin.

When Disney announced the cuts, the company said that the effects of the pandemic were "exacerbated in California by the state's reluctance to lift restrictions that would allow Disneyland to open.".

A head of health authorities in the municipality where Disneyland is located claims that the amusement park has failed to meet the guidelines that could have led to relaxed restrictions.

Source: di.se