Disney Cuts 300 Tech and HR Roles in Latest Restructuring
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What we know
Location: Burbank, California.
Department affected: technology and human resources.
Based on news reporting.
Summary
The Walt Disney Co. has laid off 300 employees in a restructuring under CEO Josh D’Amaro, primarily affecting technology and human resources roles at the Burbank-based company. This round is described as the fourth streamlining effort since D’Amaro became CEO and follows a 1,000-job reduction in April plus further cuts at Pixar and National Geographic. Disney says it is reducing labor and SG&A to reallocate resources toward growth and technology initiatives, having recently appointed a chief technology officer and pursued AI partnerships. Motion pictures and Disney Entertainment Television are reportedly mostly spared, and Disney had not filed a WARN notice with California as of Sept. 30.
The Walt Disney Company cut 300 jobs in CA affecting its technology and human resources team as of September 29, 2026.
That is roughly 0.2% of the 173,250 people The Walt Disney Company employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 32 layoff events at The Walt Disney Company since September 2020, including 125 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 30 additional events known from news reporting.
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