WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — Employees at LEGOLAND Florida received notification last week of mass layoffs set to take place in just a few months. In a notice dated Friday, Jan. 24, Merlin Entertainment, which owns and operates the Winter Haven theme park and resort, said 234 positions will be eliminated beginning on March 25, 2025. 
	
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Hundreds of Legoland Florida employees are out of a job as the theme park makes operational changes.Mass layoffs are under way at Legoland with 234 employees being given the pink slip. The entertainment department makes up about 75% of these layoffs and none are represented by unions.Executive director of Theatre Winter Haven, Dan Chesnicka, said many of them got their start at his community theater.Im concerned, of course, because these people …

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Legoland Florida reduces entertainment department with over 200 layoffs

The layoffs will begin taking place on March 25 and continue through April 7.

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Legoland Florida to lay off hundreds of workers

LEGOLAND Florida sent a message to its employees informing staff that mass layoffs are on the horizon. ©LEGOLAND NBC News affiliate WFLA reported that Merlin Entertainment, the company that owns and operates LEGOLAND Florida, is eliminating 234 positions. The notice was sent on January 24th, 2025. The positions set to be cut include entertainment performers and the “Head of Resort Quality,” per WFLA. Of the 234 positions LEGOLAND is eliminating,…

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Legoland Florida to Rebuild Entertainment Department Amid Mass Layoffs Legoland Florida Resort is preparing to restructure its entertainment department, with plans for 234 permanent layoffs in the coming months, according to reporting by ClickOrlando.com. The layoffs, which make up a significant reduction in the resort’s workforce, will primarily impact the entertainment department, accounting for approximately […]

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Mass layoffs are underway at LEGOLAND Florida, and 234 employees are slated for layoffs. The job cuts are scheduled to start on March 25 and will continue through April 7. The entertainment department makes up about 75% of these layoffs. Last week, the park’s parent company, Merlin Entertainments, notified Florida Department of Economic Opportunity via […] The post LEGOLAND Florida to Layoff 234 Employees appeared first on Florida Daily.

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LEGOLAND Florida to Layoff 234 Employees

By Robert Niles: Legoland Florida is laying off 234 workers - mostly from its entertainment department. The move is fueling speculation that owner Merlin Entertainments is moving to outsource entertainment productions at some of its theme parks.The Florida park has filed notice with the state that it intends to lay off 234 employees, starting March 25 and continuing through April 7. Almost all of the layoffs are aimed at employees working in ent…

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