Pixar cuts 116 roles in Disney's third round of 2026 layoffs
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What we know
Location: Bay Area, California, USA.
Department affected: production and operations.
Based on news reporting.
Summary
Disney commenced a third round of layoffs in 2026 affecting multiple divisions, with Pixar Studios hit hardest. The Wrap confirmed that Pixar suffered 116 layoffs despite recent success with Toy Story 5, which the article notes has cleared $957 million globally. Disney framed the reductions as part of an evaluation of resource management and reinvestment amid an evolving industry landscape; cuts also affected corporate roles, ESPN and National Geographic, and film and television divisions. The article places these layoffs in the context of prior rounds in April 2026 and earlier cuts in 2024 and 2023, and notes Pixar still has upcoming projects including Gatto and Incredibles 3.
Pixar cut 116 jobs in CA affecting its production and operations team.
That is roughly 9.7% of the 1,200 people Pixar employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 5 layoff events at Pixar since July 2024, including 312 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 2 additional events known from news reporting.
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