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Disney Experiences Lays Off 100-200 Employees Including Imagineers

10 articles • Started 8 days ago • Last updated 5 days ago

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Disney Experiences laid off between 100 and 200 employees on October 28, with state filings later confirming 159 positions eliminated from Walt Disney Imagineering's Glendale, California headquarters. The cuts also affected Disney Live Entertainment and other parks division staff. The layoffs coincided with reports of Disney's expanded artificial intelligence hiring initiatives, raising questions about the company's strategic priorities as it continues planning major theme park expansions.

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

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Disney experiences division lays off up to 200 employees including Imagineering Pirates & Princesses • 6:11 PM
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Disney Lays Off at Least 100 Theme Park Employees, With Imagineers and Disney Live Entertainment Among Those Cut WDW News Today • 4:52 PM
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Layoffs Reportedly Hit Disney Experiences, Including Imagineering Laughing Place • 9:53 AM

Thursday, October 29, 2026

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Disney’s Layoffs Hit Parks, with Imagineering Impacted Disney Tourist Blog • 8:10 AM
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Imagineers Hit by Layoffs as Disney Goes All-In on Massive AI Hiring Spree Inside the Magic • 3:09 PM

Friday, October 30, 2026

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State Filing Reveals Disney Cutting Walt Disney Imagineering Department, Hitting Heart of the Parks Inside the Magic • 8:14 AM
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Disney Is Building More Than Ever, So Why Is Imagineering Losing Jobs? DIS (Disney Information Station) • 9:59 AM
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State Filing Confirms 159 Walt Disney Imagineering Employees Laid Off During Last Round WDW News Today • 8:42 AM
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159 layoffs are from Walt Disney Imagineering in California Pirates & Princesses • 2:14 PM

Saturday, October 31, 2026

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Walt Disney Imagineering Layoffs Hit 159 Glendale Employees Chip and Company • 2:22 AM