Last July The Walt Disney Company announced they were moving 2,000 jobs from California to Florida. The positions would include positions in the consumer products division and theme parks (Imagineering) that are not fully dedicated to the Disneyland Resort or in some cases to the international parks business.

“This new project will create a dynamic environment to support our expanding business … a brand-new regional campus which will be built in the vibrant Lake Nona community of Orlando,” said Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products.

However, many of these employees have expressed their dissatisfaction and unwillingness to move across the country. Some of them do not want to leave California, while others are upset about the passing of Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

Initially, the company said the move would be completed either by the end of this year or early 2023. This week, Disney announced the move would be delayed until 2026.

Although ground has been broken in the Lake Nona area, according to Disney the construction deadline has been pushed back. Disney spokeswoman Jacquee Wahler told the Orlando Sentinel on Wednesday that the opening date for the Lake Nona campus was pushed to 2026 to “give people more time” and accommodate the construction timeline for the new offices.

The Hollywood Reporter states that Wahler went on to say “that though ‘a growing number of employees’ whose roles will ultimately be based at a campus in the Lake Nona region in Orlando have already made the move, ‘we also want to continue to provide flexibility to those relocating.'”

The delay in the move has upset a number of Cast Members. Some have already made the move to Florida while others have sold their California homes and are currently in the process of moving. For those who decided not to make the move, they have quit their jobs and moved on to other companies.

It is also reported that Disney will receive over $570 million in state tax breaks for the construction of the new complex. The average wage for the positions is $120,000 annually, according to Tim Giuliani, Orlando Economic Partnership president and CEO.

Feature Image: LakeNona.com via The Orlando Sentinel