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(DC Pundit) – Things are not going well in the Magic Kingdom, and haven’t been for quite some time.
Disney has kicked off its third round of layoffs in as many years, and 2026 isn’t even over yet. A Disney representative confirmed to The Wrap that the company is cutting employees across multiple prominent divisions, including corporate roles, positions at ESPN and National Geographic, and jobs throughout the company’s film and television operations. For a company that built its brand on magic and imagination, Disney has developed a remarkably unmagical habit of pink-slipping its own workforce on an annual basis.
But it’s the news about Pixar that is turning the most heads. The studio behind beloved classics like “Toy Story” and “Up” took the hardest hit in this latest round, absorbing 116 layoffs — and this despite the fact that Pixar just released the critically and commercially successful “Toy Story 5.” The New York Post called the latest round of cuts a “fresh bloodbath,” a description that is hard to argue with given the pattern that has emerged.
Worth noting about “Toy Story 5”: the film focused on a straightforward story about the dangers of excessive screen time, notably stepping back from some of the more controversial elements that have plagued several of Pixar’s recent releases and contributed to disappointing box office results. Turns out audiences respond well when studios just tell a good story without the lectures.
Disney is insisting that this latest round of layoffs has more to do with the evolving media landscape than with poor box office performance. That explanation might carry more weight if the layoffs weren’t happening for the third consecutive year. At some point, blaming external forces gets old, especially when the company’s own creative and ideological decisions have driven away significant portions of its traditional audience over the past several years.
Disney’s woke era has been well documented. From controversial content decisions that alienated family audiences to box office disappointments that cost the studio hundreds of millions of dollars, the House of Mouse has spent years learning the hard way that going to war with your core customer base is a losing strategy. “Toy Story 5’s” more traditional approach suggests someone in Burbank may finally be getting the message.
Despite the cuts, Pixar still has a busy road ahead. The studio has announced an original feature called “Gatto,” as well as “Incredibles 3,” an addition to the wildly popular superhero franchise. Both will be significant tests of whether the studio can translate its recent course correction into sustained box office performance.
Disney’s shareholders, and employees, will be watching closely.
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