Disney begins third round of expected layoffs, cutting more than 2,500 jobs

I always saw Disney as a sort of "cultural center" of the country. The more Disney has become disconnected from the cultural zeitgeist, inevitably its products would become less valuable. We've seen this from Star Wars, Marvel, ESPN and other properties. The legal trouble in the state of Florida is another problem on top of "quality issues" in their brands. We'll see if Disney can turn it around, but the last 5 years have really been tough on the company.

I wonder how many contractors they have cut, and if these numbers include any. When I worked in tech at Disney, the number of contractors was quite high. All new people would work minimum 2 years as a contractor. Then move to a new contract within Disney, or get converted to FTE.