Disney cuts several hundred jobs across entertainment divisions

The Walt Disney Company is eliminating several hundred positions across its entertainment businesses in its third major round of layoffs this year, according to reporting from Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.

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The cuts affect Disney Entertainment Television, ESPN, National Geographic, the company’s film studios and corporate operations. Pixar Animation Studios is absorbing the largest share of reductions within the film division.

Between 116 and 150 Pixar employees are being laid off, representing less than 10% of the studio’s workforce. The reductions are concentrated in production and operations as Pixar moves toward a strategy of focusing on larger-scale theatrical releases produced on tighter budgets.

The National Geographic television channel is among the television divisions most affected. Some ESPN positions are also being eliminated as Disney consolidates administrative functions following the integration of NFL Network assets as previously reported.

Disney described the layoffs as part of an ongoing review of staffing and investment priorities as the company works to reduce costs and adjust its operations to changes in the entertainment industry.

The company previously consolidated portions of its marketing operations in January 2026. It eliminated about 1,000 positions across marketing, product and technology, television, ESPN and corporate departments in April 2026.