Effects of Coronavirus (COVID-19) On Entertainment & Tourism Industry

[Tbad556]

I'm hearing there were a ton more layoffs at Universal today.

Yeah, I referenced this in the FL Theme Park Reopening thread yesterday, but it's awful. A large chunk of the ones I heard about were folks who have been with the company for a long amount of time. Just heartbreaking stuff.

 

[Grabnar]

So it should probably be pointed out that unlike Regal, AMC and Cinemark currently plan on staying open:


Alita: Battle Angel has announced a re-release as well. Say what you want about Alita, but the fanbase is RABID and extremely hungry for a sequel. This is a good movie to pick to put back in to at least try and fill a gap between openings if they truly are planning on staying open.

Alita is the only movie I've ever seen in 4DX and it kicked ass. Definitely a fun movie.

 

[Teebin]

I'm hearing there were a ton more layoffs at Universal today.

What kinds of jobs at the parks are left to cut?!?!?

 

[Nick]

What kinds of jobs at the parks are left to cut?!?!?

I would think middle management that survived the last round of cuts would be in trouble.

 

[Tbad556]

What kinds of jobs at the parks are left to cut?!?!?

I would think middle management that survived the last round of cuts would be in trouble.

From what I've heard and am 100% sure on, quite a few supervisors were let go unfortunately and I've also heard recently that a lot of relief leads are no longer getting lead shifts at all.

 

[Teebin]

From what I've heard and am 100% sure on, quite a few supervisors were let go unfortunately and I've also heard recently that a lot of relief leads are no longer getting lead shifts at all.

I wish I knew what all these terms meant... supervisors of what exactly.... and what is a “relief lead”?

 

[Nick]

I wish I knew what all these terms meant... supervisors of what exactly.... and what is a “relief lead”?

Supervisors of the individual departments (for example, there are normally 5-6 supervisors per department, sometimes more (or less) depending on the size of the department). And UO has "Team Leads" who are in charge of making sure operations in a given area are running smootly. Relief leads are exactly what they sound like - relief for if a lead calls out on a certain day, but beyond that, they normally would be getting scheduled as leads as well, which it sounds like they aren't now.

 

[RevFreako]

I would think middle management that survived the last round of cuts would be in trouble.

The article I read said no hourly positions were cut in today's round.

 

[Nick]

The article I read said no hourly positions were cut in today's round.

Middle Management i'm thinking about wouldn't be hourly. It would be more like UO's Team Captains, who are a middle man between Team Leads and Supervisors.

 

[JoeCamel]

Middle Management i'm thinking about wouldn't be hourly. It would be more like UO's Team Captains, who are a middle man between Team Leads and Supervisors.

Was it a case of they needed those positions to do the larger layoffs? I don't know how much hands on a manager would have in this situation.
In any case I was thinking they needed these people to do the layoffs and now their positions are gone?

 

[Tbad556]

Was it a case of they needed those positions to do the larger layoffs? I don't know how much hands on a manager would have in this situation.
In any case I was thinking they needed these people to do the layoffs and now their positions are gone?

There are no positions that are completely wiped out or anything. Each venue has more than one supervisor, so losing one doesn't mean they're without supervisors now or anything. From what I know, at least quite a few venues each lost one.

 

[Nick]

Was it a case of they needed those positions to do the larger layoffs? I don't know how much hands on a manager would have in this situation.
In any case I was thinking they needed these people to do the layoffs and now their positions are gone?

The positions aren't gone in the supervisors case. There's probably some people who have been working there for so long that they are becoming expensive and can be replaced by people hungry to advance, but also, most areas don't need as many supervisors as they have, simple as that (I know where I worked we had around 5-6, maybe more).

 

[Teebin]

I never like, like, like... but on this, I really appreciate everyone’s contribution to what these layoffs mean and who and how they effect. None of this is good but it helps knowing that there is some structure remaining...

 

[Jerroddragon]

So are more USH layoffs coming soon to?

 

[Tristan]

Yeah so if I were an executive for D+ trying to test the waters of paid VODs, I would think to would choose Soul and do a $20 release because of its a new movie. (Bonus points if they released Soul in September, and around Thanksgiving time they make it free to watch for D+ subscribers) And If that was a success then push for Black Widow in December. So Black Widow comes around the holidays, and to keep the boring month of January you have WandaVision for a month because of a weekly release. 2-3 months later and Falcon & The Winter Soldier releases. Around the time of February, you get Mulan on there for free like Hamilton. Disney should hire me because that was a pretty good schedule IMO.

Disney/Pixar’s ‘Soul’ Moving To Christmas Day Release On Disney+

Disney/Pixar Thanksgiving Week just got a lot more grim at the box office as Disney on Thursday moved its bit Pixar movie Soul to Disney+, where it will now be released on December 25. It had been set for a November 20 release in domestic theaters. Disney will not charge its streaming...

deadline.com

okay I got the right idea but the wrong movie

 

[Grabnar]

Disney/Pixar’s ‘Soul’ Moving To Christmas Day Release On Disney+

Disney/Pixar Thanksgiving Week just got a lot more grim at the box office as Disney on Thursday moved its bit Pixar movie Soul to Disney+, where it will now be released on December 25. It had been set for a November 20 release in domestic theaters. Disney will not charge its streaming...

deadline.com

okay I got the right idea but the wrong movie

I’m betting they won’t be the only ones. People are going to be cooped up and bored Thanksgiving and Christmas this year (I know more than a few families not traveling), so I anticipate these doing fairly well.

 

[Nick]

I’m betting they won’t be the only ones. People are going to be cooped up and bored Thanksgiving and Christmas this year (I know more than a few families not traveling), so I anticipate these doing fairly well.

Croods will be on PVOD definitely. Who knows if it'll go to AMC for the 17-day window or not, but it'll definitely be going on-demand for the family crowd.

 

[rageofthegods]

Croods will be on PVOD definitely. Who knows if it'll go to AMC for the 17-day window or not, but it'll definitely be going on-demand for the family crowd.

28 day window, according to Indiewire.

 

[Legacy]

Broadway may be the entertainment industry that suffers the most from this. Forget theme parks or television/film... this is the major loss.

 

[Tbad556]

Broadway may be the entertainment industry that suffers the most from this. Forget theme parks or television/film... this is the major loss.

It's unreal how big of a blow the arts, in general, are going to take from this. I'm incredibly curious to see what shows look like after all of this in terms of remaining cast members, crowds, what shows remain, etc. I, unfortunately, think we'll probably see some permanent closures after this announcement in the next few weeks.