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The Walt Disney Company announced that it’s building a seventh flagship theme park in Abu Dhabi — the first of its destinations to be built in the Middle East. Why It Hits: The United Arab Emirates has been aggressively trying to court tourists in a bid to make the country — especially its marquee cities […]
Disney and Epic Games are building out their partnership with a new playable Star Wars world and the premiere of a new animated show inside Fortnite. The Big Play: Last year, Disney made a $1.5 billion investment in Epic as a play to move deeper into the world of video games — the most popular […]
Bobby Hundreds (real name Bobby Kim), the influential designer behind The Hundreds streetwear brand, has been hired as Disney’s new VP of creative for the Americas at Disney Consumer Products. In other words, Kim is getting his biggest platform yet. The Big Picture: Luxury designers have increasingly transitioned to the world of entertainment. But Kim’s hiring seems […]
To settle Fubo’s antitrust lawsuit over the creation of the Venu streaming service (a sports-focused joint venture by Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery), Disney is combining its Hulu + Live TV business with Fubo. The Big Play: Fubo argued that Venu was a monopoly in the sports world that would run it out of business. The […]
Disney’s new state-of-the-art cruise ship, Disney Treasure, set sail on its maiden voyage a couple of weeks ago… setting off a new focus on the cruise business as one of the biggest growth sectors of its experiences division. Why It Hits: Disney is pouring $60 billion into its experiences division over the next decade, demonstrating that the Mouse […]
Moana 2, set for release over the Thanksgiving weekend, has the potential to become Disney’s highest-grossing release of all time. The Big Picture: While 2016’s Moana was a hit, it was nowhere near the runaway success of other Disney animated titles. But streaming (especially on Disney+) turned the movie into an enduring cultural juggernaut, showing the power of families watching […]
The Future. Disney has doubled down on its commitment to Florida with an agreement to invest billions of dollars into expanding Walt Disney World — a move that would bring hundreds of thousands of tourists to the Sunshine State. With a brand new park in the works, expect it to be ground zero for Disney […]
The Future. Disney parks like Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and Shanghai Disney Resort are doing great business, so the company wants more of a good thing, injecting a massive $60 billion investment into the parks and experiences division. If the division continues to beat expectations, its chief, Josh D’Amaro, may be the one to succeed […]
The Future. Taking a cue from the rise of FAST channels, Disney+ will soon add programmed genre and franchise-specific channels to its app, helping with both discoverability and engagement on the platform — the keys to profitability. Expect other streamers to follow suit as users complain that they spend too much time just trying to […]
The Future. The Walt Disney Company is keeping the status quo in the boardroom after defending a very public proxy battle with activist investor Nelson Peltz and his Trian Partners firm. While the shareholders clearly stayed in Bob Iger’s corner, the Disney CEO sees the skirmish as a warning, which could lead him to name […]