An article summarized by Variety:
Disney is laying off a few hundred employees across multiple departments, according to Variety. The cuts are primarily affecting human resources and IT positions across Disney’s corporate operations and various divisions. This is the third round of layoffs this year under CEO Josh D’Amaro, who has said the company is focused on reducing costs while freeing up money to invest in growth.
The latest cuts follow roughly 1,000 layoffs in April and several hundred more in July across areas including Pixar, ESPN, Disney Entertainment Television and Disney’s studios. In August, Disney also offered early-retirement buyouts to longtime executives as part of its broader cost-cutting strategy.
Disney had about 231,000 full- and part-time employees as of September 2025. The company has not indicated that the cost-cutting effort is finished: D’Amaro and CFO Hugh Johnston said in August that Disney was still evaluating additional reductions in labor and other expenses.
