shopDisney Laying Off 150 Cast Members, Reedy Creek Fire Department Reveals New Name One Year After Governor DeSantis Takeover, & More: Daily Recap (1/25/24)

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Thursday, January 25, 2024. Walt Disney World Disney’s … Read more

shopDisney Laying Off 150 Cast Members

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During a video meeting on Thursday morning, 150 shopDisney Cast Members learned that they would be laid off from The Walt Disney Company on March 24, 2024. shopDisney Layoffs The Cast Members supported not only shopDisney.com but also Disney Parks Merchandise Guest Services and D23 Guest Services. The meeting was led by Richard Childs, Vice … Read more

Pixar Animation Studios Reportedly Headed for Layoffs in 2024 Due to Overstaffing

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A new report from Reuters claims that Pixar Animation Studios is set to cut jobs this year, as the studio has more staffing than needed after production has been completed on some shows. Pixar Reportedly Poised to Cut Staffing This Year While a report from TechCrunch claims that Pixar was set to lay off as … Read more

Disney Completes Third and Final Round of Layoffs, 2500 Employees Impacted

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News outlets are reporting that Disney has completed its third and final round of sweeping layoffs across the company as they look to slash costs. Variety confirmed today that the third and final round of layoffs across the media division of The Walt Disney Company was completed on Friday May 26, just before the Memorial … Read more

Third Wave of Disney Layoffs Commences Today, Estimate Rising from 700 to 2,500 Employees

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As reported by Deadline, the third planned wave of layoffs at The Walt Disney Company has begun today, and will impact roughly 2,500 people, after initially only estimated to affect 700. No frontline cast members in the parks are intended to be a part of it. Rising from the earlier information, the cuts are estimated … Read more

Iger Predicts Disney Will ‘Meet or Exceed’ $5.5 Billion Cost-Cutting Goal

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Disney CEO Bob Iger, who returned to lead the company roughly six months ago, announced the cost-cutting strategy recently implemented through budgetary and labor reductions is on track to “meet or exceed” the $5.5 billion savings target. Disney Budget Target Nearly Acquired Executives at The Walt Disney Company were asked by Iger to identify thousands … Read more

20th Digital Studio Dissolved, Quarter of D23 Staff Let Go During Round 2 of Disney Layoffs

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The second round of The Walt Disney Company’s 7,000 planned layoffs has begun, with several members of the company’s entertainment division laid off yesterday. Deadline reports that the layoffs have also hit 20th Digital Studio and D23. 20th Digital Studio & D23 20th Digital Studio, which produced web content and was a subsidiary of 20th … Read more

Disney TV Studios Marketing Dissolved, Freeform & ABC Executives Among Those Let Go in Second Round of Disney Layoffs

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The second round of The Walt Disney Company’s 7,000 layoffs has begun and, as previously reported, is mostly impacting the entertainment division. Disney expects to reach 4,000 total layoffs by Thursday this week, cutting 15% of the entertainment division. Disney Television Studios Marketing Dissolved The Disney TV Studios’ marketing department is being dissolved. The various … Read more

Disney Begins Second Wave of Layoffs, Aiming For 4,000 by Thursday

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Disney is initiating the second and largest wave of previously planned layoffs today and expects to reach 4,000 of its projected 7,000 staff cuts by Thursday of this week. Second Wave of Layoffs at Disney The Walt Disney Company plans to release roughly 4,000 of the 7,000 planned layoffs for this second round by this … Read more

Next Round of Disney Layoffs to Eliminate 15% of Entertainment Division

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In their next round of layoffs, The Walt Disney Company will eliminate about 15% of the staff of their entertainment division, according to Bloomberg‘s sources. The Walt Disney Company looks to reduce its workforce by roughly 7,000 employees with three rounds of layoffs. Cuts in this second round will come from TV, film, theme parks, … Read more

Disney’s Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer Alicia Schwarz Let Go Amidst Company-Wide Layoffs

Disney's Chief Compliance Officer, Alicia Schwartz was laid off today amidst the first of three rounds of layoffs at the company.

Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer Alicia Schwarz has been laid off from The Walt Disney Company amid the first of three rounds of company-wide layoffs. Chief Compliance Officer Alicia Schwarz Schwarz’s role will be absorbed by the office of Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel Horacio Gutierrez. According to Deadline, she joined … Read more

BREAKING: Jeffrey R. Epstein, Longtime Disney VP of Corporate Communications, Laid Off

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Multiple sources are reporting that the now-former VP of Corporate Communications for The Walt Disney Company, Jeffrey R. Epstein, is among the first to be laid off in the sweeping company-wide layoffs announced by Bob Iger. Epstein was prolific as one of the company’s most outspoken spokespeople on social media and perhaps figurehead of D23, … Read more

BREAKING: Hulu and Freeform Senior Executives Among the First Facing Disney Layoffs This Week

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As the Walt Disney Company prepares for a first wave of layoffs this week, details have emerged regarding who will be the first executives to be let go from the company. The first layoffs appear to be a casualty of consolidation efforts within production operations across Disney TV Studios, Hulu, Freeform, and FX under the … Read more

Disney CEO Bob Iger Confirms Start of Layoffs This Week, More to Come

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Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed layoffs will begin this week within the company. Three rounds of cuts are expected to happen before summer of 2023. Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed the first of three rounds of layoffs to start this week. According to Deadline, the company looks to reduce its workforce by roughly … Read more

BREAKING: First Round of Walt Disney Company Layoffs Set to Begin Next Week Ahead of Shareholders Meeting

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According to a recent report by Deadline, the Walt Disney Company is set to begin a series of company-wide layoffs next week ahead of their April 3 virtual shareholders meeting. Just last week, executives at The Walt Disney Company were asked by CEO Bob Iger to identify thousands of potential layoff candidates in an effort … Read more

Disney Executives Ordered to Identify Thousands of Layoff Candidates as Iger Aims to Cut $5.5 Billion in Spending

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A new report claims executives at The Walt Disney Company are being ordered to identify thousands of potential layoff candidates at the company on the order of CEO Bob Iger. According to Business Insider, managers at the company must identify candidates for layoffs by April, per a Disney source. Layoffs will impact about 4,000 employees, … Read more