Pixar announces large round of layoffs as Disney moves to cut hundreds of jobs. Disney announced its third round of layoffs this year, eliminating several hundred jobs across the company, with Pixar expected to cut around 116 employees despite the box office success of Toy Story 5, though Disney has not confirmed that figure. The Walt Disney Company announced another sweeping round of layoffs, cutting several hundred jobs across its entertainment businesses Tuesday, with Pixar's Emeryville studio taking the biggest hit within the film division, according to the Hollywood Reporter. While Disney has not confirmed a breakdown by division, a source familiar with the cuts told TheWrap that roughly 116 Pixar employees were laid off. The reductions also reached Disney Entertainment Television, ESPN, corporate divisions, and Disney Studios, with National Geographic reportedly among the hardest hit. According to the Hollywood Reporter, many of ESPN's eliminated positions were behind-the-scenes roles tied to the company's integration of the NFL Network. Employees were reportedly notified of the layoffs Tuesday morning. "These changes are part of our continual evaluation of how we manage resources and reinvest across the company as our industry continues to evolve," a Disney spokesperson told TheWrap. As SFist reported in 2024, Pixar previously eliminated about 175 jobs - roughly 14% of its workforce - following another round of 75 layoffs the year before, as Disney shifted away from prioritizing streaming content and back toward theatrical releases. This April, Disney eliminated another roughly 1,000 positions spanning marketing, television, ESPN, technology, studio operations, and corporate teams as the company continued reshaping its workforce, as the Chronicle reported at the time. "We're building a company that's more agile and better equipped for how the entertainment business is changing," D'Amaro told employees in April. Most of this week's cuts at Pixar were reportedly concentrated in production and operations and reflect the studio's current project pipeline rather than a single film, though Pixar's recent original films have produced more uneven results. The latest cuts come even as Toy Story 5 delivered a massive box office debut after opening June 19, earning an estimated $312 million worldwide during its opening weekend, including a franchise-record $160 million domestically, as the Chronicle reports. Last year's Elio posted the weakest opening weekend in the studio's history, while Hoppers earned stronger reviews and improved ticket sales but still fell well short of the commercial success of Pixar's established franchises. Disney reportedly employed about 230,000 people worldwide as of late 2025. Pixar's upcoming slate still includes the original feature Gatto, directed by Luca filmmaker Enrico Casarosa, along with Incredibles 3. Image: A man rides his bicycle and walks his dog past the entry gates at the headquarters of Pixar Animation Studios in downtown Emeryville, California, with logo visible, June 12, 2018. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Nolte: Disney Grooming Syndicate lays off hundreds, including 150 Pixar employees. 21 Jul 2026 63 There's good news this Tuesday morning: the Disney Grooming Syndicate continues to shrink amid massive layoffs throughout its evil empire, including 150 job cuts at Pixar. Discover more Breitbart News Daily Geographic Reference News subscription service "Disney is cutting several hundred positions, with Pixar and National Geographic among the divisions most affected by the move," reports the far-left entertainment media. "Tuesday's layoffs come as ESPN also has let go of staffers as a result of a deal with the NFL." "Across Disney Entertainment Television, the number of jobs cut is just under 100," the report adds. "Most of the affected employees were at National Geographic, both at the cable network as well as editorial and operations. About a dozen ABC News staffers have been impacted, with isolated layoffs in other DET divisions." After losing 125 employees in May of last year, Pixar just got hit with 150 new layoffs, and before you run for your violin, remember that these are the same Pixar employees who made Buzz Lightyear the hero of a lesbian romance... in a movie targeted at little kids. Bye, demons. The bad news is that some 4,000 people still work at Pixar. The good news, although no one else is saying this, is that - here's an educated guess - these layoffs have as much to do with Disney's stagnant stock price as AI. Year over year, Disney's stock is down 24 percent. Tee hee. Then there's the looming AI revolution that is gonna replace a ton of entertainment jobs, especially those who work in computer graphics, which is the only kind of movie Pixar makes. Instead of employing all these "artists" to manipulate each and every pixel, AI will allow Pixar to merely give a computer specific instructions about what it wants. That's the future. In addition to computer animation, AI will soon replace CGI in creating all backgrounds, sets, exotic countries, and world-building, including in live-action movies. And don't think for a second that Pixar will need actors to voice these characters. Toy Story stars Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, and the rest will eventually be offered a massive pile of money and a form of immortality to sell their voices to Disney forever so Disney can make Toy Story 53 in the year 2365. And if Tom Hanks doesn't sell his voice, someday his heirs will. Discover more Politics (Left) Legislative Branch The inevitable AI wipeout will happen just like that famous saying around bankruptcy: slowly, and then all at once. Disney is openly and aggressively grooming, sexualizing, and queering little kids. Everything bad they deserve.

NEWS: Disney announces hundreds of layoffs for the second time in 2026. Recent reports are showing that The Walt Disney Company has just made a decision to cut hundreds of jobs at both Pixar and National Geographic. Other divisions are also affected by the decision. Allears has got a full breakdown for you on what this means, exactly what divisions have been affected, as well as an estimate on how many employees have been let go. Dining reservations? Lightning Lanes? Park hopping? Allears got you. Learn when to book what, where to spend a little extra, and how to skip the worst lines. Deadline has reported that Disney has just cut hundreds of positions, most of which affect Pixar and National Geographic. Recently ESPN has also let go of staffers due to their deal with the NFL. A person familiar with the situation told Deadline that staffers at Disney Entertainment Television and Studios and other units have been notified, meaning the jobs have already been cut. The source also provided that it's not expected for CEO Josh D'Amaro to make any additional commentary about today's cuts. Across Disney Entertainment Television, the number of jobs cut is just under 100, with most of the employees being at National Geographic in cable network,editorial, and operations. However, about a dozen ABC News staffers have also been impacted, and other DET divisions have seen isolated layoffs. Deadline also reports that Pixar cuts are numbered to be in the high single percentile of their 1,100 staff, which means about 100 people have been laid off across production and operations. In a memo about layoffs earlier this year in April, Josh D'Amaro wrote, "Over the past several months, we have looked at ways in which we can streamline our operations in various parts of the company to ensure we deliver the world-class creativity and innovation our fans value and expect from Disney. Given the fast-moving pace of our industries, this requires us to constantly assess how to foster a more agile and technologically-enabled workforce to meet tomorrow's needs." Allears'll be sure to keep you updated on these layoffs as Allears hear more, so be sure to stay tuned to AllEars. Add even more magic to your Disney vacation! Subscribe today to reveal the 10 BEST Secrets hidden throughout the Disney World parks. How do you feel about this news? Tell Allears in the comments.