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Disney Names Its 9th Leader in 102 Years

Josh D'Amaro will move up to CEO after running the company's 'experiences' segment

(Newser) - Disney has named its parks chief Josh D'Amaro to succeed Bob Iger as the entertainment giant's top executive, ending a closely watched succession process. D'Amaro, 54, has been Disney Experiences Chairman, spearheading efforts for the company's lucrative theme parks, cruises, and resorts, per the AP . The...

Bob Iger May Be Leaving Disney Earlier Than Expected

Sources tell Wall Street Journal that board will vote next week to name longtime chief's successor

(Newser) - Bob Iger appears poised to hand over Disney's top job sooner than expected, according to people familiar with his plans. The longtime chief executive has told associates he intends to step back from the CEO role and day-to-day operations ahead of his Dec. 31 contract end date, the Wall ...

His Work for Disney 'Will Live on for Generations'

Roger Allers, director of The Lion King , dies at 76

(Newser) - Roger Allers, the animation veteran who steered Disney's The Lion King to blockbuster status, has died at 76. A spokesperson for Disney Animation said Allers died suddenly Saturday at his Santa Monica home after a brief illness, per the Hollywood Reporter . Born in 1949 in Rye, New York, he...

Behind Disney's 'Experiences,' a Secret 3K-Person Team

Working in hidden buildings, 'Imagineers' are tasked with bringing the Disney magic on time and on budget

(Newser) - Disney thought it scored a bargain cruise ship—then its secretive design wizards blew up the budget. The company paid $40 million for a half-finished gambling vessel, expecting to spend about $1 billion to convert it into a family ship. Once Walt Disney Imagineering took over, however, the retrofit turned...

George Lucas' Successor Steps Down From Lucasfilm

Kathleen Kennedy steered Star Wars franchise after Disney bought the company

(Newser) - After 14 years at the helm of Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down from the Star Wars factory founded by George Lucas. The Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday that it will now turn to Dave Filoni to steer Star Wars, as president and chief creative officer, into its sixth decade...

Disney Opens Up Its Characters to AI Video

Who knows what Moana, Mufasa will get up to on OpenAI's Sora

(Newser) - Disney is taking its most public leap yet into generative AI, cutting a deal with OpenAI to open up its beloved characters to user-generated AI videos. Under the three-year agreement , Disney will allow OpenAI's Sora tool to generate short-form videos featuring Disney-owned characters, with clips to be available for...

Eisner Questions Disney After Kimmel Suspension

Former CEO criticizes former company's response to political pressure over Kimmel's Kirk remarks

(Newser) - It's been almost a year and a half since Michael Eisner posted anything on his X account, but this week the ex-Disney CEO broke his silent streak, criticizing his former company's leadership for its decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show on ABC, which Disney owns....

Op-Ed: He Should Get the Most Coveted CEO Job in America

Brian Chesky of AirBnb should be the next CEO of Disney, writes David Lidsky at Fast Company

(Newser) - The most coveted CEO shoes to fill in America belong to Bob Iger, who will announce the eighth person to run Disney next year. Much of the chatter has focused on internal candidates, but David Lidsky at Fast Company points to the unlikely name of AirBnb CEO Brian Chesky as...

Disney Will Build a 7th Theme Park
Disney Will Build
a 7th Theme Park
May 7, 2025 10:45 AM CDT

Disney Will Build a 7th Theme Park

This one will be in the United Arab Emirates

(Newser) - If you've managed to go to every Disney theme park on Earth, you'll soon need to head to the Middle East to keep that record intact. Disney will build its seventh theme park, this one in the United Arab Emirates, the entertainment company said Wednesday. The waterfront resort...

Disney Finally Gets Activist Investor Off Its Back

Nelson Peltz reportedly dumps his entire Disney stake after losing proxy battle, makes $1B in profit

(Newser) - Last month, the "most expensive corporate proxy fight in history" ended for Nelson Peltz without the seats on Disney's board that he'd hoped for. Now, the activist investor is dumping all of his stock in the company: A source tells CNBC that Peltz has sold off his...

Disney Boss Addresses 'Superhero Fatigue'

Bob Iger says company is going to tamp down on Marvel franchise output to focus on quality

(Newser) - Disney had some good news to share during its latest quarterly report, including the profit its streaming services (Disney+ and Hulu) turned this time around. But CEO Bob Iger also noted during Tuesday's conference call with analysts that the company has had to contend with "superhero fatigue" around...

'Most Expensive Corporate Proxy Fight' Ever Is Over

Peltz loses bid for board seats after expensive proxy battle

(Newser) - Disney held its annual shareholder meeting Wednesday—and CEO Bob Iger prevailed in a long-running battle over board seats. Shareholders voted to re-elect all 12 of the company-backed board members, including Iger, Variety reports. They rejected a slate that included activist investor Nelson Peltz of investment firm Trian Partners and...

Disney's Activist Investor Slams 'Woke' Marvel Films

'Why do I need an all-Black cast?' Nelson Peltz asks in interview with 'Financial Times'

(Newser) - Black Panther's target demographic isn't necessarily the white octogenarian set, and you can count Disney activist investor Nelson Peltz as not a fan of the highly rated 2018 action-adventure flick. Peltz recently gave a wide-ranging interview with the Financial Times in which he criticized a too "woke"...

George Lucas Picks His Player in Disney Proxy Battle

'Star Wars' filmmaker goes to bat for CEO Bob Iger in fight against Nelson Peltz, as does Jamie Dimon

(Newser) - Nelson Peltz's hedge fund is trying to seize two seats on Disney's board of directors, but he's got some opposition, including from one of the entertainment giant's biggest single shareholders: Star Wars director George Lucas, who says he's backing the board and the leadership of...

Disney Announces 'Biggest Entry Ever Into World of Games'

Company is investing $1.5B in Fortnite maker Epic Games

(Newser) - The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday it is paying $1.5 billion for a stake in Fortnite maker Epic Games, working with the game developer to create a "games and entertainment universe" that will feature games, shows, and characters from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar, and more. "...

Disney Announces Surprise Moana Sequel

It's coming to theaters November 27

(Newser) - A sequel to Disney's beloved Moana will hit theaters around Thanksgiving this year. Disney made the surprise Moana 2 announcement Wednesday during an earnings call, Variety reports. CEO Bob Iger says Disney was initially working on a TV series that would follow the 2016 film, but "we were...

Elon Musk Lashes Out at Disney CEO Bob Iger

'Walt Disney is turning in his grave over what Bob has done to his company'

(Newser) - Elon Musk lashed out at Bob Iger again in a series of posts on X Thursday, saying the Disney CEO "should be fired immediately." Referring to recent Disney flops, Musk said Iger "drops more bombs than a B-52," Fortune reports. "Walt Disney is turning in...

Ex-Disney CEO: Working There Was '3 Years of Hell'
Ex-Disney CEO: Working
There Was '3 Years of Hell'
THE RUNDOWN
Sep 7, 2023 9:55 AM CDT

Ex-Disney CEO: Working There Was '3 Years of Hell'

CNBC reports on friction between former chief Bob Chapek, former/current chief Bob Iger

(Newser) - When Bob Chapek assumed the leadership mantle at Disney in early 2020, it was no secret there was some friction between himself and former CEO Bob Iger—and in late 2022, the Disney board fired Chapek amid criticisms of his management, and Iger came out of retirement and reassumed his...

Disney Cancels $1B Office Plan for Florida

Iger had suggested company could cut back during feud with DeSantis

(Newser) - After CEO Bob Iger hinted last week that the company might do something like this, given what it sees as the hard time Gov. Ron DeSantis is giving it, Disney dropped its plans to build a $1 billion office complex in Florida. Josh D'Amaro, the head of theme parks,...

Disney CEO Asks if DeSantis Wants Disney in Florida

Iger defends his company in earnings call

(Newser) - The comments were made during an earnings call, but the questions posed by Disney boss Bob Iger this week were aimed at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The two have been sparring for more than a year, with words and actions. Against that backdrop, Bob Iger asked during the call if...

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