Disney eyes thousands of layoffs, asks managers to target 20% savings, Bloomberg News reports

Walt Disney is considering cutting thousands of jobs and has asked some ​managers to target 20% in annual cost savings, Bloomberg ‌News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The reported restructuring effort comes as CEO Josh D’Amaro navigates challenges including the growing use ​of AI, weaker box office revenue, intensifying competition from ​streaming rivals and a slowdown in international attendance at ⁠the entertainment company’s theme parks.

Some Disney operations are expected to ​bear a larger share of the cuts than others and D’Amaro ​aims to reinvest part of the savings into film and TV programming, technology, theme parks and cruise ship businesses, the report said.

Disney did not immediately ​respond to a Reuters request for comment outside regular business ​hours.

The report did not specify how many jobs could be affected.

Disney ‌employed ⁠about 231,000 people at the end of fiscal 2025.

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The entertainment giant has been cutting jobs in recent years as part of broader efforts to improve profitability.

Reuters reported in September that Disney was ​laying off a few ​hundred employees ⁠across its human resources and technology divisions.

The company had previously cut about 1,000 positions in April, several ​hundred jobs in 2025, and 7,000 roles in ​2023 as ⁠part of its efforts to save $5.5 billion in costs under former CEO Bob Iger.

Media and entertainment companies including Netflix  and Skydance, which acquired bigger ⁠rival ​Warner Bros Discovery earlier this year, ​have also cut jobs to reduce costs.