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There’s trouble in the house of mouse.

Disney reached an agreement with the Services Trade Council Union (CTCU) to furlough 43,000 Disney World union workers starting April 19 due to COVID-19. Less than 200 essential workers will remain employed to handle necessary park maintenance.

According to the agreement, every employee’s job, seniority, wage rate, and benefits are guaranteed through the furlough; including health, medical, dental and life insurance. Disney also agreed to pay out vacation, floating holidays, paid time off, and sick days for furloughed employees. The company will also cover COVID-19 testing.

Since it’s not clear when the COVID-19 crisis will end and the park will reopen, there is no end date to the furlough.

Disney World employs more than 70,000 “cast members,” and reportedly welcomes more than 52 million guests per year, according to Magic Guides (Disney does not publically release attendance numbers). The theme park’s unexpected closing is undoubtedly leaving millions of dollars in the dust.

Even the biggest entertainment company in the world can’t escape the effects of the coronavirus.

About the author

Marissa Silva

Marissa Silva

Marissa Silva is editor-in-chief of the Pop Insider and the Toy Insider, the leading consumer holiday gift guide and toy review and news website. As a professional toy reviewer and an industry expert, she consistently reports on toy, entertainment, and pop culture trends and hot products. In addition to digital content management, Marissa contributes feature-length articles to the Pop Insider and leading toy industry trade magazine The Toy Book, providing retailers, manufacturers, and licensors with information on the latest in toy news. Marissa has been featured on the TODAY Show, Good Morning America, Fox and Friends, ABC World News Now, MSNBC, CBS, NY1, WPIX, and more. A board game fanatic and professional toy reviewer, she spends most of her free time shopping for superhero T-shirts, crushing at Mario Kart, and anxiously awaiting her Hogwarts acceptance letter. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram @thattoygirl.

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