US-based multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate Disney will lay off 32,000 workers in 2021, primarily from its US theme parks division, reported AFP.

The company had previously said it would lay off 28,000 people but it is now struggling with the pandemic and social restrictions.

According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the cuts — which Variety reported are part of September’s announcement — would be made in the first half of next year.

Disney said that the current situation, including COVID-19 impacts, affected the way the company operates. The company has generated efficiencies in its staffing, including limiting hiring to critical business roles, furloughs and reductions-in-force.

The majority of the terminations would be in “Parks, Experiences and Products” it added.

According to Variety, over Disney 37,000 employees were placed on furlough from October 3.

Disney employs around 203,000 people globally, with around 20% part-time workers, according to CNBC.

Drawing millions of tourists each year, Disneyland in Anaheim near Los Angeles is the world’s second-most visited theme park, after the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando.

The move comes on the heels of Disney’s $4.7 billion loss in the most recent quarter, which reflected the hit to its theme park business and the derailment or postponement of major movie releases.