Multiple witnesses have said that Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Parks, was in Downtown Disney District yesterday speaking to Cast Members. This is a few days after D’Amaro announced that Disney would be laying off 28,000 Cast Members. Nate Pester tweeted about his experience seeing D’Amaro at Downtown Disney. According to Nate, D’Amaro looked “defeated” … Read more
We’ve been spending lots of time recently in Downtown Disney District, and during our trips there, we like to take a peek into the Disneyland Resort theme parks. On our latest trip, we noticed what seemed like many management Cast Members scattered around both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. Even the Disney Parks, Experiences and … Read more
Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro says that Disney is “ready” to reopen the parks of the Disneyland Resort as soon as California guidelines allow in a recent interview. D’Amaro recently made the statement on “The Dow Report,” a show hosted by U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow. As he stated, … Read more
Imagineers, assemble! Chairman of Disney Parks Josh D’Amaro has just released some incredible up-close photos of the Quinjet now in place at the upcoming Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure. D’Amaro was on a tour of Avengers Campus with President of Disneyland Resort, Ken Potrock, plus Kevin Feige and other members of Walt Disney Imagineering when, as … Read more
With cast member previews of Walt Disney World’s parks already underway, Disney has faced criticism for reopening the parks in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Newly-minted President of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Josh D’Amaro defended the reopening in an interview with The New York Times‘ Brooks Barnes. D’Amaro stated: “This is our new … Read more
It’s a big day today at Walt Disney World, as Disney Springs has reopened its gates following the Coronavirus pandemic closures. To commemorate the event, the newly-appointed Chairman of Disney Parks, Josh D’Amaro, was out and about this morning to help greet guests and ensure everything is running smoothly. D’Amaro was pleasantly greeting guests in … Read more
As the school year comes to a close, it’s time for many graduates to end one chapter of their lives and go forth writing a new one in their story. However, this school year ended very differently for many students, (myself included), and graduation ceremonies have either been put on hold or gone to a … Read more
Today marks the 31st Anniversary of Disney’s Hollywood Studios, a celebration of the Hollywood that never was, and always will be! While the parks are closed, all is calm and quiet, but just for the park’s anniversary, Walt Disney World President Josh D’Amaro made a call over to Imagineering to turn on the music and … Read more
While Walt Disney World’s resort hotels remain closed due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this week, Walt Disney World President Josh D’Amaro made a visit to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge to speak with some essential Cast Members on site. D’Amaro shared some pictures of his visit on Instagram, where he also discussed the symbolism of … Read more
After weeks of talks with smaller county-based task force groups, like the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force, Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference this afternoon to announce the first phase of the “Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step” Plan for Florida’s Recovery. Governor Ron DeSantis’ Re-Open Florida Task Force Executive Committee included executives like President of … Read more
With Governor Ron DeSantis’ Re-Open Florida Task Force Executive Committee now fully assembled, it seems the governor is already in talks with Walt Disney World executives in order to spearhead a plan for reopening businesses across Florida. Just yesterday, it was announced that the President of Walt Disney World Resort Josh D’Amaro would be joining … Read more
Joining the ranks of Bob Iger and Thomas Mazloum, Josh D’Amaro, President of Walt Disney World Resort, has been appointed to the Re-Open Florida Task Force Executive Committee headed by Governor Ron DeSantis. Today, Governor Ron DeSantis hosted a conference call with members of the Re-Open Florida Task Force Executive Committee to discuss the re-opening … Read more
Walt Disney World Resort President Josh D’Amaro has been like a ray of sunshine during park closures, consistently visiting the parks and updating his followers on how the parks are looking during this grim time of indefinite closures. Yesterday, we shared the photo that Josh posted on his Instagram of the Fantasia-themed Sorcerer Mickey topiary … Read more
While many of us are probably envisioning nature overtaking the parks throughout the extended closure––bunnies and ducks running rampant, overgrown hedges, and the like––Disney is actually still maintaining all of its green spaces during this time. Essential workers still carrying out their duties at the parks include the horticulture team, who’s ensuring that each of … Read more
Furloughs are set to begin for all U.S. based, non-essential Cast Members and employees (including Disney Parks & Resorts, Walt Disney Imagineering, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Store, and Walt Disney Studios) starting tomorrow, April 19. Disney has secured health benefits for their employees during the temporary furlough as well as auto-enrollment for all Florida Cast Members … Read more
UPDATE: Disney Parks has since pulled this video and the accompanying blog post. Disney has released a special “See Ya Real Soon” video starring a number of Cast Members from all four Walt Disney World parks. We noticed filming for this video take place throughout the parks just last night. Here is the statement released … Read more