First there was the layoff of LEGOLAND water ski show Artists a few weeks ago. Then, Thursday and Friday, hundreds of other entertainment workers learned that they too will lose their jobs.
“I have worked in entertainment for Legoland for 5 years and I love my work,” said Roon to let go Go Kristen Pita in an email on Friday. “Tomorrow (Saturday) is launching the Ninjago Days event and guests have no idea that many employees simply informed that they were licensed.
“First of all, it started with the cancellation of the Waterski show and now 234 people are dismissed,” she said. “It makes no sense because the aquarium of marine life opens in a few months inside the park and Peppa Pig opened a few years ago with the Pirate Island Hotel on the property.
“Guest attendance was great for Legoland in Florida,” said Pita. “This news is heartbreaking and will affect a lot.”
She said that many artists, including husbands and women and fathers and sons, have mortgages or apartments to pay and some moved to other regions, some of whom have gone from another Themed park company to take a stand in Legoland.
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“I love the Merlin company, but that blinds many people,” said Pita. She added: “Every 234 artists will forever cherish the time of the special guests that we had.”
During the meetings held on Thursday and Friday, Pita said they learned that an external company would provide artists for Lego characters in parks and hotels. Little information was shared on the external company or if it was a question of rehabilitating the LEGOLAND talent. With 234 employees from 280 in its entertainment service, this leaves 46, mainly artists.
Warn
LEGOLAND began to fire 234 entertainment workers on Saturday in its Winter Haven theme parks, notification for employees and trade in Florida.
“We regret informing you that you will be separated from your position within Legoland Florida LLC due to a commercial restructuring specific to our operation,” said the opinion. “This action should be permanent and will lead to the separation of several employees.”
The opinion sent to individual employees said that his letter would be used to give employees 60 days advanced to the restructuring from Saturday to April 7. The date of entry into force of employee dismissals will be March 25.
Their health insurance services would end by April 1.
Business declaration
“In Legoland Resorts in North America, we make operational changes to help us raise customer experience in 2025 and beyond. This includes changes in the way we deliver entertainment.
“The decision to reduce the size of some of our teams has undoubtedly been difficult, but these changes will allow stations to operate more flexible and reactive in a competitive brandAND“She said.
“We will continue to have an internal basic entertainment offer, which we will evolve to respond to our brand and guest experiences during the year,” said Estrada. “This will include working with a world leader in this sector – which will offer employment possibilities – to strengthen our entertainment provision during seasonal special events. We are convinced that stations will always offer experiences of high quality customers, in The framework of our continuous concentration on creativity and innovation to offer memorable visits.
“We support employees during this period of change and will do our best to help them find an alternative job, including sharing hearing opportunities within the external world entertainment supplier.”
According to Financial in the world, Merlin Entertainments, which has themed parks in Florida, New York and California, is private.
Merlin had offered stocks listed on the stock market until November 2019, when it was private. Investors include a consortium, such as the Blackstone asset management company and the Kristiansen family investment company, which controls the Lego group.
Previous modifications in LEGOLAND
Legoland announced in December that he Cancel his longtime water skiing show – Brickbeard’s Watersport Stunt Show. The show was one of the last vestiges of the Park predecessor, Cypress Gardens, which was one of the first major tourist attractions in the state. Water ski shows have been presented at the park since the 1940s.
In November 2022, Legoland announced in a notice of layoff that 519 food and drinks workers would start to work for Aramark Corp. “All staff members, rights posts and remuneration rates will remain the same once the + change in Aramark will take effect,” said this opinion. “All employees who currently have benefits will automatically change without interruption of service.”