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

lentesta

Premium Member
Anyone else see the paragraph below in this Deadline article about D'Amaro? (Emphasis mine.)

Also planned, a new Zootopia area, a Tangled ride and an Up-themed attraction at Magic Kingdom; a new Anna & Elsa attraction at Epcot; a major expansion at Animal Kingdom known as Tropical Americas, featuring new Encanto and Indiana Jones attractions; a new Coco ride at Disneyland; and an expansion of Avengers Campus with two new rides.

I've not heard of any of those things before, let alone them being planned projects. I've emailed the author for clarification.
 

bmr1591

Well-Known Member
Anyone else see the paragraph below in this Deadline article about D'Amaro? (Emphasis mine.)



I've not heard of any of those things before, let alone them being planned projects. I've emailed the author for clarification.

I feel like the author is just confused. The new Zootopia area is in China (unless they’re talking about Zoogether), Up was talked about for new Adventureland in Tokyo, and Anna and Elsa are getting facelifts. Either that or it’s AI struggling.
 

JD80

Well-Known Member
I feel like the author is just confused. The new Zootopia area is in China (unless they’re talking about Zoogether), Up was talked about for new Adventureland in Tokyo, and Anna and Elsa are getting facelifts. Either that or it’s AI struggling.

That was my first guess when reading that. Who or what-ever wrote that is probably confusing global construction.
 

Serpico Jones

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JohnD

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I feel like the author is just confused. The new Zootopia area is in China (unless they’re talking about Zoogether), Up was talked about for new Adventureland in Tokyo, and Anna and Elsa are getting facelifts. Either that or it’s AI struggling.
I got my hopes up for half a second. But I think you're right. The author is confused about attractions in the various worldwide parks.
 

Laketravis

Well-Known Member
From a broader perspective, I think there are several favorable elements in play right now:

- "Parks" is currently established as the company's cash cow. You feed that cow whatever it wants.

- A new CEO with intimate knowledge of the revenue drivers that led to that profitability and the impending consequences of such.

- A sack of capital ($60B) already earmarked for improvement and expansion.

- A ~$7B competitive theme park investment to benchmark.

It's an opportunity to go big. Very big.
 

Disstevefan1

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Josh hit the jackpot financially. In his contract that was set up for him , base salary $2.5M and if he hits all his performance targets he can earn up to $28M annually.
Josh has made more money than regular folks dream of even before today.

In these jobs, it doesn’t matter what happens, even if he fails, just his separation package is more money than is needed for multiple lifetimes like a vampire.

Deep inside Josh is saying to himself, he won the jackpot and he can either end up super rich or mega rich.

Meanwhile, Iger is secretly laughing, “who gives a cr@p about legacy, I have enough money to live multiple lifetimes like a vampire” 😉
 

Lilofan

Well-Known Member
Josh has made more money than regular folks dream of even before today.

In these jobs, it doesn’t matter what happens, even if he fails, just his separation package is more money than is needed for multiple lifetimes like a vampire.

Deep inside Josh is saying to himself, he won the jackpot and he can either end up super rich or mega rich.

Meanwhile, Iger is secretly laughing, “who gives a cr@p about legacy, I have enough money to live multiple lifetimes like a vampire” 😉
It’s still Iger can’t seem to give up his influence by saying in the ABC interview the other night he will stay on as advisor until end of fiscal year. Life is too short. Play golf , or do whatever except be concerned about work. Who’s pulling the strings , Josh or Bob ??
 

BasiltheBatLord

Well-Known Member
Anyone else see the paragraph below in this Deadline article about D'Amaro? (Emphasis mine.)



I've not heard of any of those things before, let alone them being planned projects. I've emailed the author for clarification.
It's amazing how bad mainstream journalism gets when it comes to theme parks. It's like they just don't bother doing any fact checking at all when it comes to the industry. Even from mainstream publications.
 

Disstevefan1

Well-Known Member
It’s still Iger can’t seem to give up his influence by saying in the ABC interview the other night he will stay on as advisor until end of fiscal year. Life is too short. Play golf , or do whatever except be concerned about work. Who’s pulling the strings , Josh or Bob ??
Seriously, I agree, I do wonder if Iger will be pulling strings.

Chapek tried to resist Iger's string pulling, we all know what happened to Chapek.

Josh is smart, and if Iger is pulling strings, Josh will go along.
 

BrianLo

Well-Known Member
Anyone else see the paragraph below in this Deadline article about D'Amaro? (Emphasis mine.)



I've not heard of any of those things before, let alone them being planned projects. I've emailed the author for clarification.

My other guess is they just hallucinated WDSP/DAW projects in that mix. Frozen, Up and Tangled are opening shortly in Paris. An AI google search would hallucinate that.

I cannot fathom Magic Kingdom has another three attractions on the docket and that this was the way they were revealed.
 

Sirwalterraleigh

Premium Member
From a broader perspective, I think there are several favorable elements in play right now:

- "Parks" is currently established as the company's cash cow. You feed that cow whatever it wants.
How have we liked what they’ve been doing
?
- A new CEO with intimate knowledge of the revenue drivers that led to that profitability and the impending consequences of such.
Same question
- A sack of capital ($60B) already earmarked for improvement and expansion.
Subject to Change and/or corporate legend at any time
- A ~$7B competitive theme park investment to benchmark.
Yeah…crickets
It's an opportunity to go big. Very big.
Big how?
 

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