Disney has laid off between 100 and 200 employees in its Experiences division, with most of the cuts concentrated at the company’s Imagineering campus in Glendale, Deadline has confirmed.

The Experiences operation encompasses Disney’s theme parks, resorts and cruise lines. According to a person familiar with the decision, the reductions were largely project-based, reflecting the division’s ongoing need to adjust priorities and schedules across multiple projects.

The latest cuts follow a voluntary early-retirement offer for qualifying Disney employees. That offer was made available to workers at or above the director level who are at least 50 years old and have spent 10 or more years with the company. Such programs typically precede involuntary staff reductions.

Layoffs Continue Under Josh D’Amaro

The Experiences reductions are the latest in a series of workforce cuts since company veteran Josh D’Amaro succeeded Bob Iger as Disney CEO last March.

The first round under D’Amaro came in April, when Disney eliminated 1,000 positions. Several hundred additional employees were cut in July, with Pixar and National Geographic absorbing most of those reductions. Another round in September affected a couple hundred workers, primarily in technology and human resources.

Disney reported 231,000 employees at the end of fiscal 2025. Of that total, 172,000 were based in the United States and 59,000 worked elsewhere. Reflecting the staffing structure of the theme parks and resorts businesses, 16% of the company’s workforce was part-time and another 8% consisted of seasonal employees.

Experiences Remains a Major Profit Center

The job reductions come despite strong recent financial results for the Experiences division. In Disney’s most recent earnings report, the unit’s profit climbed 20% to more than $3 billion on revenue of almost $10 billion.

Global guest numbers increased 4%, while attendance at Disney’s domestic parks rose 3%. Walt Disney World recorded healthy increases in core attendance from domestic tourists and annual passholders, and forward bookings remained robust.

Average per-capita ticket revenue at the theme parks also increased 5%. Disney said international attendance at its domestic parks continued to face headwinds, although those pressures were moderating.

Internationally, the company cited strong attendance growth at Disneyland Paris following the opening of World of Frozen. Disney also anticipates global guest growth during the current fiscal fourth quarter, even as it faces consumer softness in Asia.

More Corporate Changes Are Expected

The workforce reductions are unfolding as other parts of Disney prepare for major organizational changes. Disney Entertainment Television is expected to undergo a significant restructuring under its new head, Debra OConnell. The motion picture studio is also expected to be restructured.

Internal discussion about further layoffs has been building since a September 18 memo from Chief Legal and Global Affairs Officer Horacio Gutierrez. In the email to Legal and Global Affairs employees, Gutierrez warned that the company faced “hard choices” concerning “staffing investments” and said the division would become “a much smaller organization.”

Gutierrez also outlined a “transformation process” that would include “automating certain workflows by leveraging the latest technologies.”

ShowBiz Take

The significance of these cuts lies in where they landed. Experiences is delivering billions of dollars in profit, growing attendance and higher per-capita ticket revenue, yet it is still subject to project-driven staffing decisions. The concentration of layoffs at Imagineering underscores how Disney is reassessing resources even inside one of its strongest-performing divisions.

The latest action also fits a broader company pattern. April, July and September each brought reductions in different areas, while early-retirement offers and planned restructurings signal that Disney’s workforce review extends beyond a single business unit.

What Happens Next?

Disney Entertainment Television and the motion picture studio remain the next major operations expected to undergo restructuring. Within Experiences, the company must continue balancing project schedules and priorities while navigating moderating international attendance pressures at domestic parks and consumer softness in Asia.