Walt Disney Co said on Wednesday it would lay off 32,000 workers, primarily at its theme parks, an increase from the 28,000 it announced in September, as the company struggles with limited customers due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Disney to lay off about 32,000 workers in first half of 2021

Mickey waved from a distance and visitors wore colourful face masks with mouse ears on Saturday as Florida`s Walt Disney World opened to the public for the first time in four months amid a surge of coronavirus cases in the state.

Mandatory masks, meeting Mickey at a distance as Walt Disney World reopens

Florida officials have approved plans for a phased reopening of Walt Disney World in Orlando starting on July 11, according to a memo from a state agency released on Friday.

Florida officials approve Walt Disney World reopening plans

Walt Disney Co aims to begin reopening its Walt Disney World theme parks in Orlando, Florida on July 11, a company executive said on Wednesday. Jim MacPhee, senior vice president of operations for the Walt Disney World Resort, discussed plans to begin a phased reopening of Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom, at a webcast meeting of the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force.

Disney proposes partial reopening of Walt Disney World on July 11