• The Right Stuff’- which was filmed around Central Florida last year- just launched on Disney+. Orlando Film Commissioner Sheena Fowler joins Intersection to talk about the series and the future of the film industry in the face of the pandemic.
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• The union representing Walt Disney World employees says it’s reached a deal with the company that avoids layoffs for full time cast members. Some 8,800 part time employees will lose their jobs though.
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• Disney is laying off 28,000 employees across the US. In a statement Tuesday afternoon, Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products said the layoffs are due to the prolonged impact of COVID-19 and uncertainty over the duration of the pandemic.
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• A popular underwater reef webcam at Port Miami is in danger of being replaced by a Disney cruise ship dock.
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• Disney’s Orlando theme parks are modifying Christmas events this holiday season due to the coronavirus pandemic. The news comes after Disney canceled Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party in June.
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• Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween was canceled in June because of the pandemic.
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• Deputies say a 35-year-old man hit a security guard in the head and threatened to kill him at Epcot theme park when he was asked to follow Disney World’s mask rules.
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