ORLANDO, Fla. – Weeks after opening for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic struck Central Florida, Universal Orlando announced that it would need to lay off some of its theme park employees.A statement provided by the company didn’t give details on how many staff members will lose their jobs or from which parks they worked.“We are working to structure and strengthen our business for the future in anticipation of the tourism industry taking time to fully recover.
In that regard, we have already taken important steps such as adjusting budgets and implementing salary reductions and furloughs.
Most recently, we have made the difficult decision to reduce our Parks & Resorts workforce across multiple locations and business units.