May 9th, 2025
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Disney earned good money. Many people visited their parks in the US. Also, more than a million people started watching their online shows.
The company said it will make more money this year.
Disney said it will build a new park in Abu Dhabi.
Disney made $3.28 billion in three months. Last year, it lost $20 million.
Profits were $1.45 for each share. This was more than people thought.
Money from sales went up 7% to $23.62 billion.
Disney made 9% more money from its films and TV shows online. Its parks made 6% more money.
Some new popular movies are “Moana 2” and “Mufasa: The Lion King.” The movie “Thunderbolts” is number one now. The people in charge said they think this year’s movies will be good, like “Lilo & Stitch” and “Avatar: Fire and Ash.”
Disney has problems because of the trade war started by President Trump.
Disney's online TV is getting bigger. It made more money this time than last year. It made $336 million now and $47 million last year. Sales are 8% higher.
More people now pay for Disney+ in the U.S. and Canada (2% more). More people pay outside these countries too (1% more, not including Disney+ HotStar).
More people use Disney+. Now, 126 million people pay for it, not 124.6 million. Disney thought fewer people would use it.
Disney+ and Hulu had 180.7 million users. This is 2.5 million more than before.
Disney is doing well. People like their shows and movies, and their online service is making more money.
Disney makes money from its movies in two ways.
"Moana 2" was watched a lot on Disney+. People watched it for over 139 million hours. It is the biggest new film from Walt Disney Animation Studios on Disney+ since "Encanto". The first "Moana" is still the most watched film on Disney+. People watched it for over 1.4 billion hours.
Disney made more money from parks and shops in the US. But they made less money from parks in other countries.
Disney needs a new boss. The old boss, Iger, was there for a long time.
Disney started looking for a new leader last year.
Iger will work at Disney until 2026.
Disney needs a new leader. They are looking at people who work inside the company now. These people are Jimmy Pitaro, Josh D’Amaro, Alan Bergman, and Dana Walden. They have important jobs at Disney.
Disney expects to earn more money this year.
May 9th, 2025
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