ORLANDO, Fla.- Disney announced Thursday that the company will no longer relocate its Imagineers, cast members, and employees from California to Florida citing changes in new leadership and changing business conditions.
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ORLANDO, Fla.- Disney announced Thursday that the company will no longer relocate its Imagineers, cast members, and employees from California to Florida citing changes in new leadership and changing business conditions.
Disney parks chief Josh D'Amaro said “leadership changes” and “changing business conditions” prompted Disney to reconsider its 2021 plan to relocate employees, including its Imagineers who design theme park rides, to a new campus in Lake Nona.
Why was Disney relocating this department to Florida? The move was part of a plan to recoup about $570 million over the next 20 years thanks to a Florida tax credit.
The fight between the Florida governor and the company, now headed to court, began over an education law and grew into a feud about oversight of land that includes the amusement park. Sign Up for the Education Briefing From preschool to grad school, get the latest U.S. education news.
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- Disney announced Thursday that the company will no longer relocate its Imagineers, cast members, and employees from California to Florida citing changes in "new leadership" and "changing business conditions."
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If the area no longer had Disney, Testa said, the result would be “an economic nuclear winter.” “The city would survive, but plenty of people would leave,” he said. “Those who remain would need to rebuild the economy.”
With costs so high, it's no wonder why many families find it difficult to afford a Disney vacation. A recent LendingTree survey found that 18% of Disney visitors have gone into debt for one or more of their trips to the destination. And among those with Disney debt, 8% say it will take more than a year to pay it off.
Meanwhile, travel agents have pointed to higher ticket prices as a major factor in declining theme park attendance. On top of that, trips to Europe appear to be cannibalizing demand for domestic theme parks this year — likely both contributing to the downturn.