A sign is shown at one of the entrances to Disney Studios in Burbank, California, U.S., July 25, 2023. Photo: Reuters
The Journal said that plans for the coming job cuts began before Josh D'Amaro assumed his new role as Disney's chief executive officer in March.
The planned layoffs could affect less than 1% of its total employees. Disney employed about 231,000 people as of the end of fiscal year 2025.
Disney's newly appointed chief marketing officer, Asad Ayaz, also plans to unite the company's marketing group and reduce expenses under code-named Project Imagine, the report added. Ayaz began to oversee a newly created company-wide marketing organization in January.
Reuters could not immediately verify the report. Disney did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment outside regular business hours.
