Disney is adding 5,000 Central Florida jobs over five years

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    "title": "Disney is adding 5,000 Central Florida jobs over five years - piratesandprincesses.net",
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    "excerpt": "The same company reportedly cutting corporate staff this month is hiring thousands in Orlando. Both things are true, and they are not happening in the same departments. Walt Disney World plans to create more than 5,000 jobs in Central Florida over the next five years. The resort already employs about 80,000 cast members , which makes it one of the largest single-site employers in the United States. The timing is what makes it interesting. Reporting this weekend also indicated Disney is preparing another round of corporate layoffs at the end of September. Both. The layoffs reported by Puck’s Matthew Belloni are corporate in departments like human resources, product and technology, and operations functions. Disney declined to comment on them, and no official numbers have been reported. These 5,000 jobs would be in parks and resort operations in Florida, tied to construction that is already underway. Magic Kingdom is building Piston Peak National Park and Villains Land. Hollywood Studios is building Monstropolis. Those lands need people to run them, and hiring for an attraction starts well before it opens. Across the operation, from hourly roles to professional ones. Disney highlighted costuming , which employs roughly 1,500 cast members across 46 locations on property, a number most guests would never guess. Culinary and dining operations were also featured, along with...",
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