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NEWS: Disney Executives Comment on Scale of New Abu Dhabi Resort: “More Ambitious.”

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Disney recently revealed some updates during its quarterly earnings call, including how its theme parks and experiences business is doing, how Disney+ streaming is working out, and the company’s general financial situation.

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However, Disney also dropped a massive announcement that surprised a lot of Disney fans — the company revealed it has plans to build a brand new theme park resort in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The company has spoken about that project, as well as its scale, but Disney executives have doubled down on just how ambitious this project is shaping up to be in Abu Dhabi.

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Everything Announced (So Far) for Disney’s New Abu Dhabi Theme Park

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Disney just recently dropped some HUGE announcements with its recent second-quarter 2025 earnings call.

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We learned a lot about how the company was doing financially, as well as how well its streaming services were doing, as well as how the theme parks were doing. However, Disney dropped a MAJOR news bomb, as well, when it announced it was building an entirely new theme park in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The company revealed some of the plans it has for that new theme park, so we’re going to dive into everything we know so far.

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3 Important Announcements We’re Expecting From Disney on May 7th

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The Walt Disney Company’s 2025 second-quarter earnings call is coming up, and we’re hoping to hear some major updates.

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These earnings calls provide The Walt Disney Company the opportunity to share with shareholders — and other interested parties — the company’s economic outlook as well as some updates on future projects and projections. In the past, we’ve heard about Disney+ and theme park developments, and we feel like similar updates could be made when the call takes place on May 7th.

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The One Big Announcement We Expect Disney to Make in May

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The Walt Disney Company is holding its second quarter earnings call on May 7th, 2025, and it’s safe to say expectations have shifted.

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As we continue to figure out how the 2025 tariffs and potential trade wars between the United States might affect the Disney Parks and The Walt Disney Company as a whole, we might get some clarity soon. With Disney’s latest earnings call coming up quickly in May, we’re expecting the company to comment on this topic, specifically.

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A Former Disneyland Cast Member Is Suing The Walt Disney Company

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Another lawsuit has been filed against the Walt Disney Company.

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According to the Daily Pilot, a former Disneyland Cast Member filed the lawsuit in which she alleges that she was wrongfully terminated in 2023 after having her cell phone turned on while on-stage as a ride operator in Fantasyland. When you become a Disney Cast Member, you are introduced to the Five Keys that Disney uses as a set of core values. Of those five values, safety is Disney’s number one priority, especially for ride operating Cast Members.

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NEWS: FCC Says It Will Begin Investigating Disney Over DEI Practices

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The Trump administration announced last month that it would begin investigating companies like Comcast and Verizon due to their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices.

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Now, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), says he will “likely start probing” those same practices at the Walt Disney Company as well, per Business Insider.

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BREAKING: The Walt Disney Company Plans to Lay Off 200 Employees

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Unfortunately, layoffs are set to hit across Disney’s entertainment networks.

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The Wall Street Journal reported that Disney is planning to cut nearly 6% of their staff across ABC News and other Disney entertainment networks. The layoffs can start as early as today, Wednesday, March 5th.

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NEWS: Disney Announces Changes to DEI Standards

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The Walt Disney Company has announced that its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) standards are changing.

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According to Axios, a note was sent to employees of the company on Tuesday, February 11th, from chief human resources officer Sonia Coleman, with an outline noting the way that the company’s DEI standards and efforts will change.

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NEWS: DEI Language Removed from Latest Disney Investor Report

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More than a dozen of the biggest companies in the United States have deleted some or all references to “diversity, equity, and inclusion” and “DEI” from their most recent annual investor reports — including Disney.

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According to NPR, Disney, Google, GM, GE, Pepsi, Intel, PayPal, Chipotle, Comcast, 3M, Regeneron, and Philip Morris have either recently deleted or “softened” their DEI language.

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Disney Confirms ESPN News During Investor Call

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Disney may have canceled Venu, a sports streaming service, before it even launched, but Disney is still moving forward with its ESPN direct-to-consumer streaming service.

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Previously, Disney had announced a sports-related streaming service called Venu, which was ultimately scrapped in early 2025 (after Disney agreed to buy a 70% stake in Fubo — a smaller streaming service that relies heavily on sports content). But during Disney’s 2025 Q1 earnings call, they shared more information about their hopes for the new ESPN service.

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