By Arlenys Tabare
This Tuesday, through a statement, Walt Disney Co. announced the cuts of at least 1,000 jobs, which are expected to affect corporate, product and technology areas.
In this regard, the new executive director, Josh D’Amaro, commented that In recent years the company has been analyzing how it could continue to optimize its operations in amidst great changes that the industry is currently making.
“Given the fast pace of our industries, this requires us to constantly evaluate how to foster a more agile and technologically capable workforce to meet the needs of the future,” D’Amaro said.
The recent staff cuts join the massive layoffs announced in January in the marketing and marketing division and the change in executive management with the departure of Bob Iger and the arrival in February of Josh D’Amaro, who previously headed Disney’s parks division.
The latest waves of layoffs at the industry’s big chains have become a widespread concern among the non-public who live in Hollywood. Disney has not been the only one to announce cuts; Sony Photography Entertainment, Paramount, Skydance are also on the list with rounds of layoffs of up to 2,000 employees.
Finally, Disney’s last major round of cuts was in 2022, during Iger’s second term; for the datethe company laid off about 8,000 employees. Currently, it reportedly has about 230,000 workers.
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