In his first quarterly earnings report as CEO, Josh D’Amaro has confirmed plans to move forward with Disney Abu Dhabi. This is the first time that a Disney executive has meaningfully confirmed plans for the Middle East theme park. While D’Amaro did mention Abu Dhabi during the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, this latest statement underlines […]

Following a report that Disney was looking to cut around 1,000 jobs, Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro has reportedly confirmed that layoffs are coming. The information comes via The Hollywood Reporter, which obtained a memo from D’Amaro, notifying employees of the upcoming elimination of roles within the company. Here’s the latest. Josh D’Amaro Announces Disney Layoffs […]

A new report from the Wall Street Journal says that Disney is looking to cut positions, up to 1,000 layoffs under new CEO Josh D’Amaro. The layoffs would begin in the coming weeks, according to the report. The layoffs come as Disney adjusts to the shift in smaller streaming profits as liner continues to dwindle. […]

In his first shareholder meeting, newly minted Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro was faced with a question about the controversial changes to the Disability Access Service (DAS) at the Disney theme parks. Earlier in the meeting, a shareholder proposal for an independent review of the DAS changes failed by a wide margin. Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro […]

As Josh D’Amaro readies to take the reins as the new CEO of The Walt Disney Company this week, we wanted to take a look back at what he oversaw in his current position as Disney Experiences Chairman, and what it could mean for the future. We’ll also take a look at his experience with […]

Future Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro and current Disney CEO Bob Iger recently spent the morning at Disneyland to celebrate D’Amaro’s upcoming promotion. D’Amaro will take over as Disney CEO on March 18th at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. At that time, Iger will step down and work in an advisory role until the end of […]