food IS a theme park
Earlier today, the Walt Disney Company held their quarterly earnings call for Q2 of their 2021 fiscal year, giving us a better idea at the company’s financial status at the moment.
Disney Mask
During the call, we got some news about how Disney is already increasing capacity. And Disney’s CEO made a comment about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated mask guidance which was just issued today.
Disney characters sometimes get to live in some pretty neat houses.
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Yep, we’re looking at you Cinderella. But they’re not the only ones who get to move into some special new digs in their stories. One Disney executive recently moved into a multi-million dollar new home and we’re checking out the house.
When Disney World reopened last summer, much had changed about the parks.
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The parks introduced a new mask requirement for guests over 2 years of age (a policy that continues to evolve), temperature checks, social distancing, and limited capacity. Also, park pass reservations were required for entering the theme parks.
In response to recent events, the Walt Disney Company has released a statement on the events in Washington DC.
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On the evening of January 7th, 2021, a brief statement was posted to the Walt Disney Company’s Twitter page.
Bob Iger is the former CEO and current Executive Chairman of The Walt Disney Company.
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There have been numerous rumors whether Iger would run for Presidency in the last election. The former CEO planned to step down in 2021 but sped up the process earlier this year. Some believed Iger wanted an early retirement and others speculated that he may be running for office. Election Day has come and gone and it’s clear that Iger didn’t throw his hat into the ring. He has, however, admitted that he considered running for office.
Disney has consistently been churning out news and updates to their procedures since reopening in July.
Walt Disney World Resort entrance
Lots of the news has been focused on the reopening of the parks, but there have also been many guidelines that affect Disney Cruise Line. Disney CEO, Bob Chapek, recently shared some news about the future of Disney cruises!
Disney World has been operating at a significantly limited capacity since the reopening of the parks.
Magic Kingdom
In October, Disney CEO Bob Chapek confirmed that the parks were operating at 25% capacity. Now, as we listen in to the Q4 Earnings Call for the Walt Disney Company, we’ve learned that capacity has been increased.
Earlier today, Disney CEO Bob Chapek shared details about the company’s plans for the future.
Disney CEO Bob Chapek
The major topic of discussion was Disney+ and Chapek revealed that the company plans to prioritize the focus of the entertainment division on the streaming service moving forward. He also announced a date for the upcoming virtual Investor Day and shared information on theme park capacity.
Disney proposed a potential reopening date and plan for Disney World yesterday, and it’s a lot to dig into.
Bob Chapek
Yesterday, we heard some comments from Disney CEO Bob Chapek about the reopening and how Disney is looking to welcome guests back responsibly. Today, Chapek spoke with Good Morning America to further lay out the reasoning and expectations behind what a reopening day in Disney World will look like.
Earlier, we shared that Chapek had spoken out about why the parks would be opening in July.
Bob Chapek
Now, Chapek has expanded on his initial statements going into a bit more detail as to why the park is choosing to open over a month after other theme parks like Universal Studios, which is reopening June 5th.
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