Thousands more Disney theme park workers to lose jobs in Florida and California

Cars drive under a sign greeting visitors near the entrance to Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida (Jon Raoux/AP)

The Walt Disney Co announced plans to lay off 4,000 more workers in its theme parks division in California and Florida due to the Covid-19 pandemic’s effect on the industry.

The announcement by the company was made in a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing earlier this week, saying 32,000 employees will be terminated in the first half of fiscal year 2021, which began last month.