| Terror fears force Disney World cuts |
Walt Disney World has introduced a temporary freeze on staff and is cutting back hours for some of its workers because of a drop in visitors.
The decision comes after the attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon caused a drop in US tourism.
The sharpest reductions will be for Disney's 15,000 part-time employees, some of whom are being told not to report for work at all until further notice.
"I wouldn't call them lay offs, because to me that means your identification is taken away and you're told you don't have a job," Disney spokesman Bill Warren said.
Some full-time employees, who work at least 30 hours a week, will "probably" also be put on reduced schedules, Warren said.
"We're doing everything we can to maintain their hours, but some will probably be cut."
Story filed: 17:30 Thursday 20th September 2001
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