Disney lays off several hundred employees in third round of cuts

Key facts

• Disney is laying off several hundred employees across departments including HR and IT.
• The layoffs mark the third round of job cuts since Josh D'Amaro became CEO in mid-March.
• Deadline first reported Tuesday's cuts.
• Disney previously cut 7,000 jobs in 2023 under former CEO Bob Iger to save $5.5 billion.

Walt Disney is laying off several hundred employees across various departments, including HR and IT, in the third round of job cuts since Josh D'Amaro took over as CEO in mid-March. Deadline first reported Tuesday's workforce reductions.

These latest cuts follow a major round in mid-April that impacted various teams, including ESPN, and another round in July. D'Amaro stated in an April memo that the layoffs were "not a reflection of their contributions, or of the overall strength of the company."

In 2023, under former CEO Bob Iger, Disney cut 7,000 jobs as part of a broader initiative to save $5.5 billion in costs. As of the fiscal year-end 2025, Disney employed approximately 231,000 people globally.