Posted on 07/22/2026 11:15:20 AM PDT by DFG
The Walt Disney Company has unleashed a fresh bloodbath across its entertainment empire, with Pixar taking a major hit despite the blockbuster success of “Toy Story 5.”
The “Mouse House” announced several hundred layoffs Tuesday in its third round of cuts this year, affecting Disney Entertainment Television, ESPN, corporate divisions and Disney Studios, according to SFist.
Pixar’s Emeryville animation studio was hit hardest within the film division. Disney has not confirmed how many Pixar workers lost their jobs, but a source told TheWrap that roughly 116 employees were laid off.
Many of the Pixar cuts were concentrated in production and operations and reflected the studio’s current slate of projects rather than any single movie’s performance.
“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 the outlet.
The latest cuts come despite “Toy Story 5” delivering a massive box office debut after hitting theaters June 19.
The recent installment in the animated franchise raked in an estimated $312 million worldwide during its opening weekend, including a franchise-record $160 million domestically.
Pixar’s recent original movies, however, have produced more mixed results at the box office.
“Elio” posted the weakest opening weekend in the studio’s history, while “Hoppers” earned stronger reviews and better ticket sales but still fell short of Pixar’s established franchises’ commercial success.
The Emeryville studio has already endured repeated rounds of job cuts.
Pixar eliminated about 175 employees, or roughly 14% of its workforce, in 2024 after cutting another 75 positions the previous year as Disney shifted away from prioritizing streaming content and refocused on theatrical releases.
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Feel-good story of the day.
Gee, that’s a shame.
Anyway . . .
DISNEY’S Chickens are coming back to ROOST!!!!
Sooo... despite all of the fake hyping up of The Odyssey... ‘go woke, go broke’ really is a thing? Who knew.
Tuppence a bag.
I have no sympathy for the Pedo Rat. I hope they go out of business and have to sell their amusement parks, and ABC.
Disney died to me several decades ago after the left captured it completely. What’s left can’t die quickly enough.
Get woke.....Yes, that.
Where oh where will the faggies have their “gay days” celebrations of sex in the park?
They’re still desperately seeking The Modern Audience. It’s out there somewhere, they just know it...
Haven’t liked Disney stuff for a very long time
And deservedly so.
The last great movies they made were “The Chronicles Of Narnia” films.
AI already does a great job with Pixar-style animation.
BFH
Who said there is only bad news out there. At least they can stop the pronoun nonsense now.
Pixar hasn’t been the division losing money hand over fist. That would be the regular Disney film division - and ESPN of course. That’s where the knife needs to cut the deepest.
“I’m hunting wabbits”.
Learn to fix pipes.
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