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It’s hard to believe it’s been 35 years since the first episode of The Golden Girls aired. We don’t know about you, but we plan on celebrating with cheesecake!
The Golden Girls ©Disney
But D23 and ABC are teaming up to celebrate in their own unique way.
We often find ourselves watching Hulu thanks to the selection of shows and movies, but we do think the platform could be easier to navigate.
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Hulu’s navigation interface is on the challenging side. Unlike most other streaming services, it makes you scroll vertically through every category instead of horizontally. Well, good news! It looks like Hulu is getting an update — and it’s going to look a lot like Disney+.
We reported yesterday that The Walt Disney Company shifted around their executives to form a new leadership team.
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This change-up moved Josh D’Amaro to the Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products, and named new presidents for both Disney World and Disneyland. Former Disneyland President, Rebecca Campbell, is stepping into the role of Chairman for the Direct-To Consumer sector and analysts shared their concerns with this recent change.
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Today, Disney announced a new leadership team including Josh D’Amaro in his new position as Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products.
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Other members include Rebecca Campbell, Jeff Vahle, Kareem Daniel, and Thomas Mazloum. Campbell took on the position of chairman of Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer and International, which was formerly held by Kevin Mayer. However, Mayer is moving on to a position with a popular video service.
If you are missing the Disney Parks while they’re closed, raise your hand high (both of ours are up in the air)!
Magic Kingdom
Since many of the parks are closed indefinitely, many federal guidelines have started to be implemented as a way for them to reopen. And, while there’s no certain timeline for when the Disney parks will be opening its gates (excluding Shanghai Disneyland) back up to guests, yesterday’s Walt Disney Company Fiscal Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results Conference Call gave us a few details about the state of the Walt Disney Company!
Although we’ve been building our own DIY movie theaters at home, it’s not the same as visiting one in person.
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Since many films have been rescheduled or postponed, it’s hard to know when we will be able to watch Disney movies on the big screen again. But today Disney CEO, Bob Chapek, spoke out on how the closures have affected Disney’s films.
The Walt Disney Company is massive, spanning across multiple industries and lines of business, from theme parks to motion pictures to home entertainment. In the past couple of weeks, the global health situation has caused Disney to make tough decisions that will surely have an effect on its bottom line in the coming fiscal year.
Bob Chapek at the Hollywood Studios Galaxy’s Edge opening ©Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company currently has four primary business segments: Studio Entertainment, Media Networks, Direct-to-Consumer & International, and Parks, Experiences & Products. And most of them are completely under fire right now.
We cannot wait to experience this year’s D23 Expo.
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D23 has already announced that guests attending the expo will get a first look at films like Onward and Frozen 2. Information about Epcot’s transformation will be shared, Christina Aguilera will become a Disney Legend, and Dancing with the Stars, National Geographic, and The Simpsons are all slated to make appearances. Now, D23 has announced that those attending the 2019 D23 Expo will be some of the very FIRST to experience Disney’s new streaming platform, Disney+.
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