May 9th, 2025
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Disney earned good money. Many people visited their parks in the US. Also, more than a million new people started watching their shows online.
The company said it will make more money this year.
Disney said it will build a seventh park in Abu Dhabi.
Disney made $3.28 billion in three months. Last year, they lost $20 million.
The company made more money than people thought.
The company made more money. They made 7% more money. It was $23.62 billion. This was more than they thought.
Money from Disney movies and TV went up 9%. Money from Disney parks went up 6%.
Popular new movies are "Moana 2" and "Mufasa: The Lion King." Their newest movie "Thunderbolts" is the most popular now. The leaders said they believe this year's movies will be successful, including "Lilo & Stitch," "The Fantastic Four: First Steps," and "Avatar: Fire and Ash."
But Disney might have problems because of the trade war started by President Trump.
Disney's TV shows on the internet are doing well.
More people started paying for Disney+ in the U.S. and Canada. More people also started paying for Disney+ in other countries (not HotStar).
More people are using Disney+.
Disney+ and Hulu have 180.7 million users. That is 2.5 million more than before.
Disney did well because they have good shows and movies. Their internet TV is making money. Disney wants to make shows in other countries. Maybe they want to be like Netflix, because Netflix has many shows from different countries.
Disney makes money two ways from popular movies.
"Moana 2" is very popular on Disney+. Many people watched it after it came out. The first "Moana" is still the movie that people watch the most on Disney+.
Money from Disney's parks and ships went up. But in Shanghai and Hong Kong, the money went down.
Disney needs a new boss after Bob Iger.
Last year, Disney started to look for a new leader. James Gorman helped them.
Disney has time. Bob Iger will stay at the company until the end of 2026.
Disney is looking for a new boss. They are looking at people who work at Disney now, like Jimmy Pitaro, Josh D’Amaro, Alan Bergman, and Dana Walden. They are also looking at people who do not work at Disney.
Disney thinks it will earn more money this year. They think it will be about $5.75 for each share. This is more than experts thought. Experts thought it would be $5.43.
May 9th, 2025
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