Tag: Josh D’Amaro
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What If Ghost Peppers? – GEEKS CORNER – Episode #626
Welcome to GEEKS CORNER! This week, there is a lot of fun to be had! The GEEKS talk about the new show. First off, Eudora’s Chic Boutique featuring Tiana’s Gourmet Secrets is now open in New Orleans Square at Disneyland. The GEEKS talk about this new location and other things coming that are connect to…
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The Mandalorian and Grogu Headed to Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in November
The Mandalorian and Grogu are heading to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland in November. The announcement came from A Boundless Future: Disney Parks, Experiences and Products panel at D23 Expo 2022 last weekend. Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro was joined on stage during the panel by Jon Favreau to talk about…
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New Nighttime Spectaculars Coming to Disneyland Resort for Disney’s 100th Anniversary
Two new nighttime spectaculars will be arriving at Disneyland as part of The Walt Disney Company’s 100th-anniversary celebration. The Disney100 anniversary celebration begins in late January 2023. The Disneyland Resort will be the focal point for the start of this celebration. At A Boundless Future: Disney Parks, Experiences And Products Panel, Disney Parks, Experiences and…
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D23 Expo 2022 – Day Three Recap
Day three of D23 Expo 2022 was perhaps one of the most highly anticipated days of the expo this year. For this was the day with the parks panel, hosted by Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro. There was a lot of news, a lot of possibilities, and a lot of magic during…
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San Fransokyo Coming to Disney California Adventure
During A Boundless Future: Disney Parks, Experiences And Products Panel at the D23 Expo, Disney’s Chairman of Parks, Experiences and Products Josh D’Amaro shared about many of the exciting things that are coming and being dreamed about for Disney Parks and beyond. At the Disneyland Resort in particular, there is a lot to look forward…
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Take a Look at the Highlights of A Boundless Future: Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Panel at D23 Expo 2022
Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro took to the stage to share about what is on the horizon around the globe for Disney Parks and beyond! The panel was full of magical moments, musical performances, humorous references, and lots of possibilities for the future. Throughout the course of the panel, D’Amaro shared about…
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Check Out this Media Preview of the Wonderful World of Dreams Pavilion Ahead of the D23 Expo
The 2022 D23 Expo begins on September 9 and continues through September 11, 2022. Members of the media were able to get a first look at the Wonderful World of Dreams Pavilion on Thursday night ahead of the start of this year’s D23 Expo. Attendees at the expo will get a first look at the…
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A New Story Sets Sail: Disney Cruise Line Welcomes Fifth Ship, Disney Wish, During Enchanting Christening Celebration
Make-A-Wish® “godchildren” christen ship among dazzling display of characters, performances and special effects PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. (June 29, 2022) – The Disney Wish, the fifth ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet, was christened today during an unforgettable celebration filled with spectacular musical performances, special guests and characters from Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar stories. With an astounding…
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Disney Launches Storyliving by Disney, A New Business to Develop Residential Communities
Disney has launched a new business that is focused on developing residential communities. This will enable fans to literally live in the middle of a Disney community. These communities will include distinctively designed spaces, unique amenities, and world-renowned service. According to a release from Disney, the “master-planned communities are intended to inspire residents to foster new…
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Disney Shares Details About Upcoming 30th Anniversary Celebration at Disneyland Paris
At Destination D23 this last weekend, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro shared about some of the exciting things coming to the Disney Parks around the globe. Over at Disneyland Paris, there are two milestones coming in the next year. In 2022 Disneyland Paris will be celebrating its 30th Anniversary. It will also…
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Details Revealed About Disneyland Hotel Expansion
This morning at Destination D23, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro shared about a lot of new magic that is coming to the Disney Parks around the globe. This includes a reimagined west end of the Downtown Disney District. Another announcement D’Amaro made was about the expansion of the Disneyland Hotel along with…
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Thousands of Positions at Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Moving From California to Florida
The Walt Disney Company is making a significant change to where many of its workforce in the Disney Parks, Experiences and Products division works. This week it announced that it will be moving a 2000 cast member from this team to a new facility in Florida that is near Walt Disney World Resort. “I want…
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An Entertaining Week – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to this week’s edition of DISNEY Reporter! Each week Mr. DAPs, your Disney reporter, goes over the top five news stories from the worlds of Disney and geek. This week, a lot of entertaining news stories happened! First off, Disneyland Paris is now open again. This reopening means that now all Disney theme parks…
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Josh D’Amaro, Chairman, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, Shares Message Celebrating All Disney Parks Again Being Open
Josh D’Amaro, Chairman, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, shared a message today celebrating that all of Disney’s theme parks are again open after closing last year due to the pandemic. This comes as Disneyland Paris becomes the final Disney theme park to reopen again. This is the first time in 17 months that all Disney…
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Remembering the Opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Two Years Later
It’s hard to believe that two years ago thousands of Disney and Star Wars fans converged on the Disneyland Resort for the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Waking up at the crack of dawn, the DAPS MAGIC team was among them as we made our way into Tomorrowland for our wristbands to get into…
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Disneyland Resort Celebrates Reopening of Parks with Poignant Magical Moment
On Friday, April 30, 2021, the Disneyland Resort will again be welcoming guests into its theme parks. Tonight, the Disney Parks Blog presented a special moment with Josh D’Amaro, Chairman Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, Ken Potrock, the President of Disneyland, and the Disneyland Ambassadors welcomed people back to the magic. The short ceremony was…
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Bob Chapek, CEO – Top 5 Good News Disney Stories of 2020 – #2
We’re close to the end of the top 5 list and this one has some parts to it (as others do if you’ve been following along). This story could have been at the top, but there has been one more thing to top off the whole list. And this has been good news for the…
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A New Magical Castle – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to this week’s edition of the DISNEY Reporter. Each week we share the top five Disney and geek headlines. This week there are a lot of fun things to cover. At the Disneyland Resort, Buena Vista Street is now open as an expansion of the Downtown Disney District. This comes as the parks continue…
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Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro Gives Look at Disney’s Future
Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro today shared with the IAAPA Expo: Virtual Education Conference a look at what Disney’s future will be like. D’Amaro didn’t just share what the future will look like though, but also the lessons that Disney had to learn during the last year as it navigated the choppy waters…
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Letter From Josh D’Amaro, Chairman, Disney Parks, Experience and Products to Disney Employees
LETTER TO EMPLOYEES FROM JOSH D’AMARO, CHAIRMAN, DISNEY PARKS, EXPERIENCES AND PRODUCTS (DPEP) September 29, 2020 Team, I write this note to you today to share some difficult decisions that we have had to make regarding our Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products organization. Let me start with my belief that the heart and soul of our business…
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Disney Parks Reducing Workforce by 28,000
Update from Disney Parks, Experiences and Products STATEMENT FROM JOSH D’AMARO, CHAIRMAN, DISNEY PARKS, EXPERIENCES AND PRODUCTS (DPEP) In light of the prolonged impact of COVID-19 on our business, including limited capacity due to physical distancing requirements and the continued uncertainty regarding the duration of the pandemic – exacerbated in California by the State’s unwillingness to lift…
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Disney Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro Urges California to Let Disneyland Reopen
This afternoon, Disney held a safety briefing to discuss some of the protocol that has come about since parks around the world have begun to reopen. In the briefing, Disney Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro called for the state of California to allow the Disneyland Resort to reopen. During the safety briefing, Patrick Finnegan, vice president…
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Disney to Host Press Conference Regarding COVID-19 Situation
Disney is hosting a press conference on Tuesday regarding the current situation of the Disney Parks and COVID-19. The press conference is supposed to provide updates on the parks and resort operations globally during the pandemic. According to Mouse Planet, there will be Disney executives appearing at the event. This includes leaders from both Walt…
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Josh D’Amaro Talks About Disney Parks Reopening, Including A Possible Disneyland Reopening
Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products, was interviewed by Roger Dow of The Dow Report about lessons learned during the reopening of its theme parks and resorts. D’Amaro said that reopening the Parks is based on 5 elements. The first is health and wellness. This is accomplished through temperature checks, guests and…