ParentsOf4
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During my visit to WDW last week, several CMs commented to me (without me asking) they were just happy to be working.
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Politics 28000 Layoffs coming to Disney's domestic theme parks - statement from Josh D'Amaro
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TheGuyThatMakesSwords
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Just my family.... regardless of vaccinations. No staff, no Park - no money.
MarvelCharacterNerd
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Heartbreaking.
Disney workers used to make magic, now they struggle to make ends meet - CNN Video
Disney theme parks have taken a big hit during the coronavirus pandemic. Hurting not only the laid off workers but the entire community surrounding the parks. CNN's Natasha Chen reports.www.cnn.com
Sirwalterraleigh
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What a low bar. That is ok - for now...but i’ve Walked in that world. The real trouble will be the length of the hardship and that grinds Disney workers down.
If vaccinations go well...I could totally see a spike next summer. But the longterm economic damage will be for years and that will crush tourism. The world may forget by 2022...but Orlando won’t get back to where it was for a long time after that.
Can you clarify that?
asianway
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Gee that’s awfully big of them. The equivalent of me donating 5 bucks
Even NBA player Russell Westbrook when checking out of the NBA bubble left a $8K tip to Housekeeping to show his gratitude.
JoeCamel
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Better than nothing and may encourage similar gifts. Bunch of people made bank in this pandemic and might want to donate to those that were hit hard by the virus
eliza61nyc
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SMH. I never understand the need to criticize some body doing something positive. Yes it is big of them, they could have done nothing.
anyhoo, so many people hurting right now. just don't know what to say
TrainsOfDisney
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Well... have you given $5 to out of work CM’s?
Chef Mickey
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Disneyland is still in worse shape. Literally every cast member I’ve spoken to about working again at WDW is extremely grateful to be working.
California is a disaster.
California is a disaster.
Perhaps some are joining the exodus to leave CA and live in TX. The locals in Austin, TX have a name for them. They call them Austinfornians.
Chef Mickey
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I would love to see Disney announce a long term plan to leave. Anything is possible, but they’d never have the courage to do it. I know it’d be hard, but they should pack it up and move it all to Texas.
JoeCamel
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Can't, California is the center of the entertainment industry.
It wasn't always and it may change. China is now the largest box office for movies and adding India, Asia is by far the largest consumer of entertainment. Those 2 countries combined have 8 times the U.S. population and more than double the combined populations of the U.S. and Europe.
el_super
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Terrible idea. Even if it made sense to leave California, there are far cheaper and more strategic places (like China) they could move to.
el_super
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In the least political way I think I can put it: California is bursting with people, and due to the climate and history, is a fairly desirable place to live. As such, its also incredibly expensive to live there. Texas has more usable land, so its a cheaper alternative, but as it has a population only slightly smaller than California, the quality of life can be maintained.
Most of these "move to texas" tropes completely originate in political fantasy though.
Unlike most of the world, the United States is a republic made up of States and territories. Each state has it's own system of taxes and regulations. California is a very liberal state that provides lots of benefits to it's citizens but also has high taxes and regulations to pay for them. Texas and Florida on the otherhand have less benefits but lower taxes and less regulations.
If population density were the cause California would be less expensive than Florida. Florida has 364.6 per square mile while California only has 246.1 per square mile.