The Walt Disney Company is moving forward with yet another round of layoffs as CEO Josh D'Amaro continues his ongoing cost-cutting efforts across the organization.

A Third Wave of Cuts in 2026

According to Deadline, this latest round is expected to affect a couple of hundred employees, making it smaller in scale than the two previous rounds carried out earlier this year. The reductions are concentrated largely in shared corporate functions, with technology and human resources among the areas most impacted.

D'Amaro has moved swiftly to reshape Disney's workforce since taking over from Bob Iger in March. Roughly a month into his tenure, the company eliminated approximately 1,000 roles, with marketing teams across Disney's studios, television networks, ESPN, product and technology, and corporate operations bearing the brunt of those initial cuts.

A second round followed in July, when Disney cut several hundred more positions. Pixar was particularly hard hit on the studio side, primarily across production and operations, while National Geographic saw the majority of Disney Entertainment Television's reductions. ESPN also lost staff as it worked to integrate NFL Network.

What's Affected — and What Isn't

Disney Entertainment Television is reportedly untouched by this current round, despite a major restructuring expected under its new leader, Debra OConnell. The company's motion picture studio is also exempt, with the cuts falling predominantly outside Disney's core film and television operations.

Legal Division Signals Its Own Changes

These layoffs arrive just days after Disney's chief legal and global affairs officer, Horacio Gutierrez, warned employees in a September 18 memo that his division would become