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The Walt Disney Company Raises Additional $11 Billion In Debt As Revenue Diminishes

Jessica Figueroa

UPDATE – 5/12: Details from the debt filing have now been disclosed in a new SEC filing from earlier this ...

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The Walt Disney Company Plans Large Debt Sale To Raise Cash In Light of COVID-19 Pandemic

Jessica Figueroa

With one park now reopened, a seed of hope has been planted for Disney Parks, but with the majority of ...

Bob Chapek Talks About The Future of Phased Disney Parks Reopenings, Films, and His Role as CEO on Interview with CNBC; Emphasizes Guests Must Wear Masks and "Do Their Part" For U.S. Reopenings

Jessica Figueroa

Today, Disney CEO Bob Chapek gave an exclusive interview to CNBC just hours after Shanghai Disneyland closed after its first ...

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Disney Announces $900 Million Decrease in Capital Expenditures Mostly Due to Postponed, Cancelled Construction and Refurbishment Projects at Disney Parks Around the World

Tom Corless

During today’s Walt Disney Company Q2 earnings call, it was revealed that there will be a $900M decrease in CAPEX ...

The Walt Disney Company Loses $1 Billion Due to COVID-19; Parks and Resorts Revenue Down 10%

Jessica Figueroa

The Walt Disney Company has released its Q2 earnings for 2020. With Disney (NYSE: DIS) stock down nearly 30% from ...

Walt Disney Company Stocks Downgraded Due to Concerns Over Long-Term COVID-19 Impact on Parks, Movies, and More

Jessica Figueroa

With an empire revolving around travel, movies, and large crowds descending upon crowded theme park attraction openings, the Walt Disney ...

Orange County Mayor Extends Curfew, States "Considerable Amount of Time" Possibly Required for Theme Park Reopenings Due to Large-Scale Furloughs

Jessica Figueroa

The Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force met once again today to finalize parameters for each business sector in order ...

Phase 1 Opening of Florida Businesses Begins May 4th; Restaurants and Retail Reopening with Limited Capacity, Unclear If Any of Walt Disney World Can or Will

Jessica Figueroa

After weeks of talks with smaller county-based task force groups, like the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force, Governor Ron ...

Furloughed Walt Disney World Cast Members Experiencing Issues Securing Unemployment Benefits Despite Auto-Enrollment

Jessica Figueroa

Company-wide furloughs for all U.S. based, non-essential Cast Members and employees (including Disney Parks & Resorts, Walt Disney Imagineering, Disney Cruise ...

Orange County Recovery Task Force Proposes That Walt Disney World Can Open At Their Own Discretion

Jessica Figueroa

The Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force met once again early today to discuss further parameters for each business sector, ...

Rob Gibbs, Pixar Director and Story Artist For "Toy Story 2", "Onward", "Monsters At Work" and More, Passes Away at 55

Matthew Soberman

Rob Gibbs, an animator, director, and story artist for Pixar Animation Studios who worked on such films as Monsters, Inc., Inside ...

Orange County Task Force Establishes Initial Guidelines for Walt Disney World Reopening (Guest Spacing, Wiping Vehicles, etc.), Mayor Believes June Reopening Realistic

Jessica Figueroa

The Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force met early today to discuss the initial guidelines for reopening Orlando’s theme parks, ...

Disney's Buena Vista Construction Co. Lays Off Majority of Contractors During Extended Parks Closure; Work Expected to Resume Before Year's End

Jessica Figueroa

With construction halted across Walt Disney World, Disney’s in-house construction firm, Buena Vista Construction Co., has laid off a majority ...