https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/newsletter/2024-08-20/wide-shot-summer-of-layoffs-paramount-television-studios-the-wide-shot

Pay attention to what is happening over there. Because that tsunami is coming for Warner next, and it will be Disney after that.

‘Borders on the absurd’: Dead woman’s estate rejects Disney’s claim that widower’s Disney+ membership means wrongful death lawsuit must be... — read more 

Animation workers and supporters argued that recent technological and business shifts have left their craft hanging in the balance during a packed union rally in Burbank on Saturday, with one speaker positing that “the American animation industry is... — read more 

"The Mouse House has demanded that “GMA” reduce its bottom line by a whopping $19 million, up from previous projections of $17 million, before the end of Disney’s fiscal year on Sept. 30, an insider with knowledge told The... — read more 

https://tvovermind.com/disneys-deep-cuts-to-abc-news-amid-wider-budget-reductions/

"The company is eliminating about 140 jobs, or about 2% of staff at Disney Entertainment Television, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing nonpublic information. The cuts will fall hardest on networks like NatGeo and... — read more 

Master Services Council, which represents 14,000 Disneyland, Disney California Adventure and Downtown Disney employees from four unions, announced late on Monday, July 29 its members had voted to accept a new contract that provides a 31% pay raise... — read more 

we’re getting close to 60 days until the end of the fiscal year… Bob has talked about cuts to TV budgets. If layoffs are coming, they will hit by the end of this week. ... — read more 

https://x.com/pk_kenzie/status/1816261687852556488

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/19/business/disneyland-workers-strike-authorization/index.html

Pixar Animation Studios is set to lay off 181 workers on July 26, the Employment Development Department in California said. Previously, the Disney-owned Alameda County-based studio had laid off 175 workers in May, which was approximately 14% of its... — read more 

Documents filed by Disney have revealed that its latest Star Wars spinoff series The Acolyte isn't actually a force for equality despite famously featuring a female-centric cast. According to the filings, in early April last year, when production... — read more 

A brief but good read. I figured this would happen sooner or later, given how many lives it ruined or at least complicated for those... — read more 

Computer graphics pioneer Alvy Ray Smith says recent layoffs at Disney-owned animation studio Pixar "might be the first step” in its 'Disneyfication', as its parent company continues to cut costs in a major... — read more 

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/pixar-layoffs-175-staffers-cut-1236011766/amp/

Anyone in EMEA have any insight? https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/disneys-uk-commissioning-revenue-drop-1236010138/

Disney's theme parks will be making changes to their program that allows those with disabilities to skip lines The move is in response to the misuse of the program by people without disabilities Disneyland will be making slight changes to the... — read more 

This one hit home. Who agrees. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1429533884595872?fs=e&mibextid=31ks6x&fs=e&s=TIeQ9V

Disney's gaming segment, Disney Interactive, has struggled to find an identity in the larger company, and has downsized repeatedly in recent years, seeking consistent profitability. Now, the company is planning to eliminate at least 200 additional... — read more 

Disney’s Leadership Defeats Anti-‘Woke’ Investor in a High-Stakes Shareholder Battle In a battle much more reminiscent of Succession than Fantasia, Disney’s kingpin Bob Iger turned back activist investors who attempted to wrest control of the... — read more 

I love how the fearmongers keep yelling "Layoffs are coming!" at the top of their lungs and yet here we are with the first quarter of the year nearly done and there have barely been any cuts so far. Many other companies have had major layoffs already... — read more 

So I currently don't work at the Walt Disney Company; but, I've always wanted to. I've applied for various Software engineer roles within the company where I have the experience required (and sometimes have way more experience than what is being... — read more 

This is the way.

Give me severance and let me move on. I'll do it happily.

Layoffs will be happening. When: Not sure This is they way.

We haven't had cuts in how long? Why not enjoy this downtime instead of constantly thinking about what might happen in three or six months or even a year? I'm not saying there won't be layoffs, I'm just saying there's no point in stressing over it... — read more 

If you have made any inflammatory social media posts or have gotten into any online altercations, it might be a good idea to do some scrubbing and cross your fingers that nobody archived them...

Rumors about layoffs are piling up. Pixar is refusing to give dates or numbers. But with previous job cuts, Disney pressuring its subsidiaries to cut costs, Pixar subleasing some of its office space, trends in the industry, writing is on the wall... — read more 

This place has been treating us like cr-p for decades and that's not about to change any time soon. Those who think this is something new obviously haven't worked here for that long and have this idealized vision of the mouse in their heads from... — read more 

Walt Disney's (DIS.N) Pixar Animation Studios is set to cut jobs as the studio has completed production on some shows and now has more staff than it needs, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on... — read more 

Disney Suing Family-Owned Car Wash In Chile Over ‘Star Wars’ Theme Because Disney apparently doesn’t have enough problems on its hands, the company has found itself tangled in another... — read more 

How will AI affect the Disney workforce and management? And how will these transitions occur?

Will there be any Disney layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

https://disney.guildeducation.com/partner/

2024 will probably be one of the worst in the company's history when it comes to cuts. If you're not prepared when it happens, it'll be on you.

If I will get lay off , will I get Disney world pass still , for life or something like that ? I like to go there. I like to ride on the ride , take photo with Mickey mous ; and also. I like to have the cotton candy. Tasty, tasty, tasty!!!

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/30/nelson-peltz-seeks-two-seats-on-disney-board.html