Disney plans up to 200 Experiences layoffs, report says

Disney plans to lay off between 100 and 200 employees in its Experiences division, with Walt Disney Imagineering expected to bear a substantial share of the reductions.

The New York Post reported that most cuts were reportedly at Imagineering's Glendale campus; WDWMagic also described Imagineering as taking a large share, while Laughing Place said the unit appeared to be the most affected. The estimates trace to reporting by the Los Angeles Times.

The cuts cover Disney Experiences, which operates the company's theme parks, Disney Cruise Line and Aulani resort in Hawaii. Employees were expected to learn whether they were affected by the end of Wednesday, October 28. The reported range is 100 to 200 jobs; the sources do not offer separate totals for particular teams or locations.

Laughing Place linked the reductions to a reassessment of Disney Parks' priorities, investment and schedules for planned projects. The New York Post similarly described a review of investments, priorities and project timelines, while presenting the cuts as part of Disney's reassessment.

Those accounts describe the business rationale, but do not quote a Disney statement explaining the decision. WDWMagic reported that teams working on Shanghai and Abu Dhabi projects were among those affected. Laughing Place, by contrast, said the Abu Dhabi project was not being delayed.

These accounts point to a distinction between staffing impacts and the project's schedule: reported involvement of a team does not itself establish a delay, and one outlet specifically said the project would continue without one. The division's reported financial scale offers context for the reductions.

Disney Experiences generated $36.2 billion in revenue in fiscal 2025 and contributed more than 56% of the company's operating income, according to figures reported by Pirates and Princesses and WDWMagic. Those figures describe the division's recent business performance; the reports do not connect them to the decision to cut jobs.

Laughing Place situated the announcement among other Disney staffing cuts in 2026, saying a previous month's reductions affected technology and human-resources employees. Its account describes the Experiences layoffs as a new round, while the New York Post focuses on the division and the reported concentration at Imagineering.

The coverage does not give a total for the earlier cuts or a companywide figure. Disney's fiscal 2026 results were scheduled to be reported on Tuesday, November 17, according to Pirates and Princesses. The outlets also reported that three projects—Monstropolis, Tropical Americas and Lakeshore Lodge—were set to open at least partly in 2027.

Those milestones provide upcoming reference points for the division's project plans, but the reports do not say that the layoffs will change their opening schedules.