# Walt Disney is set to lay off as many as 1,000 employees in the coming weeks.

*business · news · 2026-04-09 · The Economic Times*

## Key points

- Disney will lay off up to 1,000 employees, mainly from its marketing department.
- The layoffs are part of Project Imagine, aimed at streamlining marketing operations and reducing expenses.
- Plans for these job cuts began before Josh D'Amaro became CEO in March.
- New CMO Asad Ayaz is uniting Disney's marketing group under a newly created organization.

**Companies:** Walt Disney
**Countries:** United States

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