Why The Return of Bruce Vaughn to Walt Disney Imagineering Is The Best Disney News of the Last Few Years

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As we emerge from the dark ages of the Bob Chapek era, where we watched the failed executive try to run Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products and eventually the entire company as CEO, there are certain moments that make it clear that Disney is likely on the right track to recovery. For me, the greatest … Read more

Disney Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro Hopes New Central Florida Tourism Oversight Board Will Understand Positive Impact of Walt Disney World

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During a walk through Magic Kingdom with Orlando Business Journal, Disney Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro shared his thoughts on the new Central Florida Tourism Oversight board taking over Reedy Creek Improvement District. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference at Reedy Creek Fire Station last month before signing legislation for the state government to take over control … Read more

Disney Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro Declares TRON as “Tip of the Iceberg” for Future Attractions

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After riding TRON Lightcycle / Run today at Disney’s Magic Kingdom, Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro declared that the attraction is an exciting and ambitious start to a transformative future of attractions yet to come. In an interview with the Orlando Business Journal, D’Amaro shared some thoughts on his ride along Walt … Read more

Rebecca Campbell Exiting Disney, Construction Reaches Pinnacle of Splash Mountain, Iger Saved Kevin Feige’s Job, and More: Daily Recap (2/9/23)

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Thursday, February 9, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more

Disney’s Workforce Cuts to Impact all Sections of Company, Will Not Impact Hourly Park Operations Cast

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Josh D’Amaro addressed the announcement that The Walt Disney Company would be cutting 7,000 jobs in an email to Cast Members today. D’Amaro, chairman of Disney Parks, told Cast Members that the cuts will impact every section of the company, including Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products. However, Disney does not expect these cuts to impact … Read more

Josh D’Amaro Appointed to the Make-A-Wish America Board of Directors

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Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro has been appointed to the national board of directors for Make-A-Wish America, the organization revealed in a press release today.

Josh D’Amaro Almost Quit Because of Bob Chapek, Industry Executives Predict More Disney Executive Changes, Disney Parks Blog Gets Grand Floridian Anniversary Wrong, and More: Daily Recap (12/18/22)

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Sunday, December 18, 2022. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more

Why You Should Be Optimistic About Josh D’Amaro & The Future of Disney Parks – An Editorial By The World’s Most Negative Disney Fan

“Do you even like Disney?” I can’t even tell you how many comments I have seen that said this or something of the like over the years. WDWNT can be harsh and critical when we need to be, but we also dump fair amounts of praise on various Disney Parks projects worldwide. However, that hasn’t … Read more

Disney CFO Christine McCarthy & Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro to Participate in Q&A at 2022 Bank of America Securities Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference

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Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, and Christine McCarthy, The Walt Disney Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Senior Executive Vice President, will participate in a question-and-answer session as part of the 2022 Bank of America Securities Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference. The session will be held at 1:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, … Read more

Josh D’Amaro Says Rising Prices & Discontinuation of Services at Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort is ”An Inevitable Result of Progress”

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As prices continue to soar at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland, Josh D’Amaro describes it as “the inevitable result of progress” according to a new article from the Wall Street Journal. Over the past two years, many changes have been made that impact the typical guest experience at Walt Disney World. The most notable … Read more

JoJo Siwa Rides Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind With Josh D’Amaro and Jeff Vahle at EPCOT

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Former Nickelodeon child actor JoJo Siwa visited EPCOT to check out Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind during the ongoing previews. She was joined by the Walt Disney World President, Jeff Vahle, and the Chairman of Disney Parks, Josh D’Amaro. Vahle posted photos with Siwa outside the new attraction on his Instagram account. He also … Read more

Employees Walk Out of Disney Headquarters Amid ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Controversy, Disney Executives Rejected Internal Pleas to Denounce Bill, Trolley Derails at Magic Kingdom, and More: Daily Recap (3/22/22)

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day, and sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we’ve rounded up all our stories in one place to get today’s news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more

Disney Executives Reportedly Rejected Pleas from Disney Parks, Experiences, & Products Leaders to Denounce Controversial ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill

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A new report from The New York Times reveals that when Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products leaders approached executives in The Walt Disney Company about responding to the controversial Parental Rights in Education bill, commonly called “Don’t Say Gay”, they were “rebuffed”. The action began as over 150 companies had signed on to a Human … Read more

Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Having Trouble Hiring Experienced Waitstaff, Disney Wish Maiden Voyage Delayed to July 14, and More: Daily Recap (2/3/22)

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Thursday, February 3, 2022. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more

Chairman of Disney Parks, Josh D’Amaro, Debuts Video Series on LinkedIn

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Chairman of Disney Parks, Josh D’Amaro, posted the first of what will be many videos directed towards Disney fans on his LinkedIn page yesterday. In his post, he wrote, “For the past year, I’ve been recording video messages to our Cast, Crew and Imagineers with updates and thoughts about our business. I thought I’d take … Read more

VIDEO: Walt Disney Imagineering Releases Footage of New Character Exoskeletons in Action

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Just yesterday, Walt Disney Imagineering revealed details about Project Exo, which is developing exoskeletons so that guests will be able to interact with larger-than-life characters in the parks. Today, they revealed footage of these exoskeletons in action. The eleven-second video, which was released on TikTok, shows a pair of Imagineers walking, jumping and waving using … Read more