News Disneyland Laying Off 100 Salaried Cast Members

[TP2000]

As one of the older (ahem) members of this forum, I can see the writing on the wall for so many career tracks ending soon due to technology. Accounting, HR, marketing, communications, purchasing, etc. Plus the general demise of many Disneyland-specific jobs and careers in things that will soon no longer be needed like ticketing, some Guest Relations jobs, cashiers, etc.

And yet, on the flip side, there's some stuff that technology is still a long way from replacing. Or even doing competently.

This Tweet tonight, after unusual cold and an early snowstorm hit the Midwest this weekend, made me chuckle. From the campus of Notre Dame University, someone may not be getting their Doordash and will have to go to the hassle of leaving the dorm and driving their own damn self to Chipotle tonight!

Poor little guy...



Also, just checking something.... Twink. Yup, okay, all is still right with the world.

 

[TP2000]

This economic topic came up in another thread, but it's probably more valid here. The layoffs at Disneyland seem to have been among lower management, apparently in the parts of the business where technology has changed the needs for staffing stuff like a ticketing department, Photopass, disability card services, etc.

While the entire nation has had strong economic data throughout 2025, California is a rare weak spot. California has the highest unemployment in the nation in 2025, and the huge metro area around LA is among the hardest hit.

I do wonder how the more local OC economy, an impressive size and strength all its own, is doing? I doubt the average laid off PhotoPass manager will be trying to get a job up in LA, but you never know. How are things looking in OC specifically?

This Los Angeles economic warning sign is flashing red

Decline in new businesses opening up spells trouble for city finances…

xtown.la

California's unemployment problem

Data shows that California's unemployment rate has reached 5.5 percent, up from 5.4 percent last month.

www.newsweek.com

 

[truecoat]

This economic topic came up in another thread, but it's probably more valid here. The layoffs at Disneyland seem to have been among lower management, apparently in the parts of the business where technology has changed the needs for staffing stuff like a ticketing department, Photopass, disability card services, etc.

While the entire nation has had strong economic data throughout 2025, California is a rare weak spot. California has the highest unemployment in the nation in 2025, and the huge metro area around LA is among the hardest hit.

I do wonder how the more local OC economy, an impressive size and strength all its own, is doing? I doubt the average laid off PhotoPass manager will be trying to get a job up in LA, but you never know. How are things looking in OC specifically?

This Los Angeles economic warning sign is flashing red

Decline in new businesses opening up spells trouble for city finances…

xtown.la

California's unemployment problem

Data shows that California's unemployment rate has reached 5.5 percent, up from 5.4 percent last month.

www.newsweek.com

Unemployment is going up everywhere but the people that keep the stats are hiding them now.

 

[Andrew C]

Unemployment is going up everywhere but the people that keep the stats are hiding them now.

They are readily available when you want to see them...

 

[Disney Irish]

They are readily available when you want to see them...

Not since August they haven't.

 

[dlr74]

These layoffs would be TDA cubicle folks being replaced by AI and technology, probably most of whom were working from home in their pajamas now and rarely showed up to TDA anyways.

This isn't true. And the pages of conversations about AI replacements are irrelevant to these layoffs.

The layoff of 100 salaried positions at Disneyland came from guest-facing Park Operations & Hotel managers. You know, those managers wearing business casual walking around with trash pickers?

Seems like they realized they had too many managers on salary and could afford to cut a good chunk of them without affecting the business.

There were no TDA cubicle folks affected by these layoffs.