# Disney Expected to Lay Off Thousands of Staffers in Biggest Round of Cuts This Year

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/disney-expected-to-lay-off-thousands-of-staffers-in-biggest-round-of-cuts-this-year/
- Published: 2026-11-03T04:29:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T05:33:50+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/disney-layoffs-thousands-expected-1236938144/
- Topics: Business, Companies

## Key points

- Disney is preparing its largest staff cuts of 2026.
- Some managers were told to reduce annualised expenses by 20%.
- The company says savings will help fund growth areas.

## Summary

Disney is preparing another large round of redundancies, expected to be its biggest this year and its fourth since Josh D’Amaro became chief executive. The cuts are part of a broader effort to reduce costs while redirecting some savings towards film and television, technology, theme parks and cruise businesses.

Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources, reported that some managers had been asked to cut annualised expenses by 20%, with certain operations expected to be hit harder than others; it did not identify which. Disney has already cut about 1,000 roles in April and several hundred more in July and September, and recently offered buyouts to some long-serving US executives. Executives said in August that further reductions, including in labour costs, were under consideration; Disney is due to report its September-quarter results on 17 November.

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