Most of the people work in home video distribution, which was merged with the theatrical distribution division late last year, the person said.
DVD sales have been plunging industrywide and the studio is looking to cut costs.
The person was not authorized to speak publicly since the affected employees won't be told until next week.
The layoffs are the largest since last year, when Disney shut a Robert Zemeckis-run motion-capture facility in the San Francisco area last year and let go about 450 people.
[Associated
Press; By RYAN NAKASHIMA]
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