Colonial Williamsburg lays off dozens

[BGW Family]

Same as last year at this time. More people are gone. This source says 40 people. One employee we know had been there over 28 years and held a position important to us. We also received a letter stating all Reenacting events are also canceled for 2017. I guess that makes more room and money for more hauntings and ice rinks. (N)

Source:
Colonial Williamsburg quietly lays off dozens of employees

 

[Merboy]

So sad. I'm so sorry for those people and sorry for the impact on the park experience that their vacancies will leave behind. May 2017 bring better times.

 

[Zimmy]

In a world of tightening budgets I would imagine that they have had to make some hard decisions. I do not pretend to know what their books look like, but I would guess they know what costs and what makes $$. I can only guess that things like reenacting events might not pay for themselves but the haunt and ice skating do.