News Josh D’Amaro Named Next CEO of The Walt Disney Company

[Stripes]

This is honestly gonna be a positive for D’amaro. He can easily spin it as a “pro-artist” move, get some early public goodwill.

Most importantly, it’s a good business move if you ask me. OpenAI’s financial trajectory is looking down compared to their competitors. I think Disney has better options for investing $1 billion.

 

[ManicMillennial]

Most importantly, it’s a good business move if you ask me. OpenAI’s financial trajectory is looking down compared to their competitors. I think Disney has better options for investing $1 billion.

Well, they aren’t getting the $1 billion they put into back and even for a company as long as Disney a billion dollars is a lot of money to have thrown away.

 

[James Alucobond]

Well, they aren’t getting the $1 billion they put into back and even for a company as long as Disney a billion dollars is a lot of money to have thrown away.

Uh, wasn't the $1 billion a commitment this statement says they're no longer honoring due to the shutdown?

 

[Stripes]

Well, they aren’t getting the $1 billion they put into back and even for a company as long as Disney a billion dollars is a lot of money to have thrown away.

Disney hadn’t invested anything yet. Disney is keeping the $1 billion.

 

[ManicMillennial]

Disney hadn’t invested anything yet. Disney is keeping the $1 billion.

Uh, wasn't the $1 billion a commitment this statement says they're no longer honoring due to the shutdown?

My apologies, for some reason I had it in my head that the money had already changed hands. Thank you for the correction.

 

[Figments Friend]

A Comprehensive Guide to Making Josh the Best CEO the Disney Company Has Ever Had -
2026 Edition

Pick ONE :

1. - Imagination Pavillion becomes truly imaginative again.

2. - Quality of the overall ‘SHOW’ returns to its previous level of execution, and ‘Efficiency’ does not leap frog over it ( yet again ).

3. - Live Entertainment expands within the Parks and surrounding properties.

4. - Underutilized spaces within the Parks reopened with beneficial Guest experiences.

5. - Magical Express or a similar Guest service returns.


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[HMF]

A Comprehensive Guide to Making Josh the Best CEO the Disney Company Has Ever Had -
2026 Edition

Pick ONE :

1. - Imagination Pavillion becomes truly imaginative again.

2. - Quality of the overall ‘SHOW’ returns to its previous level of execution, and ‘Efficiency’ does not leap frog over it ( yet again ).

3. - Live Entertainment expands within the Parks and surrounding properties.

4. - Underutilized spaces within the Parks reopened with beneficial Guest experiences.

5. - Magical Express or a similar Guest service returns.


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I doubt it will happen but here's hoping. I still don't think anyone will top Roy Sr. Though.

 

[CAV]

A Comprehensive Guide to Making Josh the Best CEO the Disney Company Has Ever Had -
2026 Edition

Pick ONE :

1. - Imagination Pavillion becomes truly imaginative again.

2. - Quality of the overall ‘SHOW’ returns to its previous level of execution, and ‘Efficiency’ does not leap frog over it ( yet again ).

3. - Live Entertainment expands within the Parks and surrounding properties.

4. - Underutilized spaces within the Parks reopened with beneficial Guest experiences.

5. - Magical Express or a similar Guest service returns.

A Comprehensive Guide to Making Josh the Best CEO the Disney Company Has Ever Had -
2026 Edition

Pick ONE :

1. - Imagination Pavillion becomes truly imaginative again.

2. - Quality of the overall ‘SHOW’ returns to its previous level of execution, and ‘Efficiency’ does not leap frog over it ( yet again ).

3. - Live Entertainment expands within the Parks and surrounding properties.

4. - Underutilized spaces within the Parks reopened with beneficial Guest experiences.

5. - Magical Express or a similar Guest service returns.


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Josh, who makes about $30,000 an hour before outrageous stock bonuses, could care less about any of this.

 

[JD80]

Josh, who makes about $30,000 an hour before outrageous stock bonuses, could care less about any of this.

how do you know?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

The interesting thing about Iger vs. Eisner here is that people don't seem to talk about acquisitions much with Eisner, but his acquisition of ESPN was probably bigger than any of Iger's acquisitions in context (i.e. relative to the size of Disney at the time, among other factors). Maybe that's because ESPN is no longer the cash cow it once was, but at one point it was apparently bringing in more profit for Disney than the rest of the company combined.

Buying capitol cities…for us old folk with a memory…was highly contested/ill advised at that time

But it literally was their best deal ever. Just espn alone paid for everything for 20 years. What a money cow…

I wish they would have done it 5 years sooner…we’d have much better park compounds now

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Ha, maybe Iger knew this was happening and its why he got out early, like he left just before the global shutdown due to COVID, LOL, LOL, LOL

Are you saying Bob pulled a “2020” again?

Nah…not even possible…just can’t be

 

[monothingie]

Are you saying Bob pulled a “2020” again?

Nah…not even possible…just can’t be

It's fine. Josh is doing great! Continuing the great work that Bob had done for the past 2 decades.

 

[Chi84]

It's fine. Josh is doing great! Continuing the great work that Bob had done for the past 2 decades.

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How many people on this site own enough Disney stock to care?

From what I hear, the best decisions for stocks aren’t necessarily the best decisions for the parks.

Wouldn’t the market like expense cuts and increased prices?

 

[Touchdown]

It's fine. Josh is doing great! Continuing the great work that Bob had done for the past 2 decades.

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Actually, when you consider what the market is doing these last 3 months he is. He out preformed the S&P

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

It's fine. Josh is doing great! Continuing the great work that Bob had done for the past 2 decades.

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Ouch…this is why I don’t look…getting close to the Chappie line (again)

Actually, when you consider what the market is doing these last 3 months he is. He out preformed the S&P

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Yeah…after underperforming badly for 11 years

 

[Touchdown]

Ouch…this is why I don’t look…getting close to the Chappie line (again)

Yeah…after underperforming badly for 11 years

We are talking about Josh only, and early results.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

We are talking about Josh only, and early results.

1. Six days neither credit nor blame
2. He’s done nothing to suggest he’s isn’t on marching orders from the status quo…which is a sad reality and probably negates my first point

Can you see any difference at all? Not as of yet…hopefully that will change because they are a stale and last decade’s bread

 

[Chi84]

1. Six days neither credit nor blame
2. He’s done nothing to suggest he’s isn’t on marching orders from the status quo…which is a sad reality and probably negates my first point

Can you see any difference at all? Not as of yet…hopefully that will change because they are a stale and last decade’s bread

Six days doesn’t seem like a long time? What were you expecting this soon?

 

[Disney Analyst]

Yeah I really don’t think we can look at the stocks right now and associate anything to Josh. Nothing has happened.

I mean apart from Mango Mussolini …

 

[monothingie]

Yeah I really don’t think we can look at the stocks right now and associate anything to Josh. Nothings happened.

I mean apart from Mango Mussolini …

It's sort of been happening since the white smoke came out of chimney at the Michael Eisner Building in Burbank naming him the next CEO.

The market is always forward looking.