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Theme park company to cut jobs here

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Merlin Magic Making, the creative division for Merlin Entertainments in the U.S., will lay off 31 staffers, according to an April 1 letter to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.

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U.K.-based Merlin Entertainments is owner of The Orlando Eye at Icon Park and Legoland Florida Resort in Winter Haven, among many other concepts and themed attractions.

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The layoffs will begin May 31 and may continue through June 13, according to the filing. The cuts are permanent.

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