Walt Disney is planning to streamline behind-the-scene operations in its theme parks in the US. The aim would be to try to neutralize the effect of economic meltdown. It plans to re-design menu and rides.

The new plans would be effective immediately and would also lead to decrease in workforce.

Disney Parks Chairman Jay Rasulo said "economic realities" forced the company to focus and streamline its operations in a more progressive way to "eliminates redundancies."

Disney's parks has reported a 24 percent drop in quarterly operating income and a 4 percent revenue decline due to the non- interest of the consumers as a result of the economic slump.

The global business and real estate development team of Disney will be combined under a new team led by Executive Vice President Nick Franklin. "Back-of-house" operations, such as menu planning or merchandise development, at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., and Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif., will be under the charge of under Al Weiss, president of worldwide operations. Engineering and design teams also will be merged into a single unit.