According to @DLPReport on Twitter, Disneyland Paris President Natacha Rafalski told her Cast Members that the announced 28,000 Cast Member layoffs don’t apply to Paris Cast.
Rafalski reportedly told Cast Members that cost cutting measures have already been put in place at Disneyland Paris, including greatly reduced park hours at Walt Disney Studios Park on weekdays due to low attendance.
As we learn more about the layoffs, we’ll continue to report the latest here at BlogMickey.com. So far, here is the publicly available information about the breakdown of Cast Members affected:
Disneyland – 3,450+ Cast Members
Walt Disney World – 6,700 Cast Members
Unknown – 17,000+ Cast Members
As always, keep checking back with us here at BlogMickey.com as we continue to bring you the latest news, photos, and info from around the Disney Parks!
One big difference with the US is that in France you have what is called “partial unemployment”, for Disneyland Paris that mean that the CM who are not working are still employed but paid by the “unemployment assurance” at 86% of their salary.