The Imagineering layoffs now have a number. A California WARN notice lists 159 permanent layoffs at 1401 Flower Street in Glendale, the home of Walt Disney Imagineering, with the job cuts taking effect December 29.
The notice was filed under Walt Disney Parks & Resorts US, Inc. and is dated October 27, a day before word of the cuts first got out. When the Los Angeles Times broke the story on October 28, the only figure available was a range of 100 to 200 people across Disney Experiences, as we covered in our first report on the Disney Experiences layoffs. The state filing falls inside that range. BlogMickey spotted the filing on Friday morning.
What The Filing Says
California requires large employers to give at least 60 days of notice before a mass layoff, and the state publishes those notices in its WARN report. Disney’s entry is short. It gives the company name, the Glendale address, the type of action, the headcount and two dates. The notice date is October 27 and the layoff date is December 29, just past the 60-day mark.
What the filing does not say is just as important. It does not list job titles, teams or projects, so there is still no public word on which parts of Imagineering were hit. It also covers only the Glendale address. Scott Gustin reported on October 28 that most of the affected employees were based at Imagineering in Glendale, so any cuts at other Disney Experiences locations would not be part of this count.
What It Means For New Lands And Rides
For fans, the big question is whether any of this slows down the projects already underway. So far, nothing points that way. The cuts were tied to shifting project priorities, and Disney has not announced a delay or cancellation for any of its announced lands, attractions or ships.
Imagineering is built around projects. Teams grow when a project ramps up and shrink when one wraps or gets pushed back, so a cut like this can reflect a reshuffled schedule rather than a canceled ride. Disney has not said which projects were affected.
The next chance for more detail comes when Disney reports its fiscal 2026 earnings on November 17. Executives typically talk through the parks business and its spending plans for the year ahead on that call.
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