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Mouseketeer
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- Apr 28, 2001
I just read in my local newspaper today that Disney is going to be laying off an additional 1000 people, with the 'greatest impact' of all of their additional cost cutting measures being on the parks.
Does anyone know why Disney is continuing to have problems (is it the general economy or specific to Disney) and why do they continue to target the parks? Usually companies cut back in areas where they are not doing well and it seems, from my visit in April, that the parks are bringing in a whole lot of revenue! I couldn't believe the amount of money being shelled out by the throngs of people.
Is anyone concerned by the impact the current round of cutbacks will have on the quality of the parks? There is no way to tell if there will be subsequent cutbacks and, if so, how many. I guess what concerns me is that the economy is not really doing that badly... we are not even in a recession. So what would happen to the parks if the economy really took a hit. Would the quality of the experience erode to the point where it is not so magical anymore? What safeguards are there to prevent this from happening?
... still wondering why the parks are taking the brunt of this...
Does anyone know why Disney is continuing to have problems (is it the general economy or specific to Disney) and why do they continue to target the parks? Usually companies cut back in areas where they are not doing well and it seems, from my visit in April, that the parks are bringing in a whole lot of revenue! I couldn't believe the amount of money being shelled out by the throngs of people.
Is anyone concerned by the impact the current round of cutbacks will have on the quality of the parks? There is no way to tell if there will be subsequent cutbacks and, if so, how many. I guess what concerns me is that the economy is not really doing that badly... we are not even in a recession. So what would happen to the parks if the economy really took a hit. Would the quality of the experience erode to the point where it is not so magical anymore? What safeguards are there to prevent this from happening?
... still wondering why the parks are taking the brunt of this...