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Interesting and intriguing chart pattern waiting for a resolution:
The Dailies have been in downtrend for the last 8 Daily sessions. However,
The Weeklies have continued in UPTREND for the past 14 weeks! A suspense dynamic.
The Weeklies serve as a confirmation of the new UPTREND that must start first in the Dailies.
Apparently there seems to be a very thin line in this situation. The P/V dynamic is close for a Weekly confirmation yet not close enough for THE confirmation.
The Dailies continue in downtrend and the Weeklies remain in uptrend for so long. As of today's (1/8/2024) closing of the market, the balance shows a +0.65 (up) that is +0.72% (up) in favor for confirmation for an uptrend. Yet only enough of a difference for the Weekly to continue in uptrend.
Which way will this go?
When?
We shall find out soon, hopefully.
wrongggggg good luck shorting
Going back down! DIS is DONE!
This can turn around when Iger is gone
Iger green lights Pakistani female director to handle the 65B Star War franchise! This will be his last move. Disney is now officially dead.
Walt Disney $DIS gets a bounce right on schedule. Are you bullish on Disney in 2024?
By: TrendSpider | January 1, 2024
• The mouse gets a bounce right on schedule. $DIS
Are you bullish on Disney in 2024?
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Nice consolidation here lately!!
Bear of the Day: The Walt Disney Co. (DIS)
By: Zacks Investment Research | December 21, 2023
The Walt Disney Company (DIS) has assets that span movies, television, publishing, and theme parks. Analysts have taken a bearish stance on the stock, landing it into an unfavorable Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell).
Estimates have been taken lower across the board.
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In addition, the company resides in the Zacks – Media Conglomerates industry, which is currently ranked in the bottom 29% of all Zacks industries. What’s been going on with the company? Let’s take a closer look at its current standing.
Disney
Disney shares have faced adverse price action for some time now, down more than 50% since making all-time highs in early 2021 as the company tries to regain its ‘blockbuster’ movie status. Following hit-after-hit throughout the last decade, several of Disney’s recent releases have failed to attract viewers, with slowing Disney+ subscriber growth also hampering results.
The company reported 150.2 million Disney+ subscribers throughout its latest quarterly release, down 14 million, or 8%, from the same period last year. Nonetheless, shares bounced nicely following the mentioned release, helping deliver an 8.3% return since the report date and matching the S&P 500’s performance.
The recent favorable price action off the 2023 lows is undoubtedly a good start, but the company’s earnings picture remains under considerable pressure.
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Disney’s growth profile remains overall positive, underpinned by its Growth Style Score of “A’. Consensus expectations for its current year indicate 16.4% earnings growth on nearly 4% higher sales, with FY25 consensus estimates currently suggesting an additional 30% of earnings growth on 5% higher revenues.
The company’s shares presently trade at a 1.9X forward 12-month price-to-sales ratio, beneath the 2.9X five-year median and five-year highs of 4.8X.
Bottom Line
Negative earnings estimate revisions from analysts paint a challenging picture for the company’s shares in the near term.
The Walt Disney Company (DIS) is a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that analysts have taken a bearish stance on the company’s earnings outlook.
For those seeking strong stocks, a great idea would be to focus on stocks carrying a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) – these stocks sport a notably stronger earnings outlook paired with the potential to deliver explosive gains in the near term.
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Imo...why would anybody hostile or friendly ever desire to take this pos over~ DIS
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Disney $DIS breaking out after retesting + holding its 200 SMA from above!
By: TrendSpider | December 7, 2023
• $DIS Disney breaking out after retesting + holding its 200 SMA from above!
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Walt Disney $DIS little dip , filled the one gap. You don't want it to lose the 200D again
By: Options Mike | December 3, 2023
• $DIS little dip , filled the one gap.
You don't want it to lose the 200D again.
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yes, dividend returning
Any news this am that DIS is reinstating a dividend payable in January.
Capital World Investors Purchases 95,000 Shares of The Walt Disney Company (DIS)
By: MarketBeat | November 26, 2023
• Capital World Investors lifted its position in shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) by 108.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 182,600 shares of the entertainment giant's stock after buying an additional 95,000 shares during the quarter. Capital World Investors' holdings in Walt Disney were worth $16,303,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period...
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Walt Disney $DIS is now up more than 19% over the last month
By: Barchart | November 25, 2023
• Walt Disney $DIS is now up more than 19% over the last month.
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Double a while back $100 to $200
No thanks DIS. We keep our money and our grandchildren as far away from this company as possible. The directors are mentally iLL.
Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) – On Tuesday, Walt Disney revealed that new collective bargaining agreements with the Directors Guild of America, WGA, and SAG-AFTRA will result in increased content creation costs. The company anticipates capital expenditures of approximately $6 billion in fiscal 2024, with spending on produced and licensed content reaching about $25 billion ! Still Dumber Than a Box of Rocks !
Walt Disney $DIS Touched that big gap, but its hot and extended. Gap below if it wants to shake some out. ON watch
By: Options Mike | November 19, 2023
• $DIS Touched that big gap, but its hot and extended.
Gap below if it wants to shake some out. ON watch.
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Walt Disney $DIS comeback is in full swing now as shares close at highest price since the May 10 Earnings Debacle
By: Barchart
| November 16, 2023
• Walt Disney $DIS comeback is in full swing now as shares close at highest price since the May 10 Earnings Debacle.
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Walt Disney $DIS back above its 200 SMA for the first time since May + big unfilled gap looming overhead!
By: TrendSpider | November 15, 2023
• $DIS Revenge of the Mouse
Disney back above its 200 SMA for the first time since May + big unfilled gap looming overhead!
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Interesting comment
never fails when it short in 80's it goes to 90's, how many times is that now lmao,
Walt Disney $DIS Has to clear the 200D now, they liked 2B more in cost cutting but company still a ways to go to turn thing around
By: Options Mike | November 12, 2023
• $DIS Has to clear the 200D now, they liked 2B more in cost cutting but company still a ways to go to turn thing around.
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$DIS >Marvel Studios: How Disney's deal paid off and then some
https://finance.yahoo.com/video/marvel-studios-disneys-deal-paid-181905536.html
Disney's Troubles Continue
By: 24/7 Wall St. | November 10, 2023
Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) earnings were supposed to drive its stock well above recent lows. In turn, this was supposed to kill the reason Nelson Peltz, one of America’s most well-known corporate raiders, had bought a huge block of Disney’s shares. He had charged Disney management, particularly CEO Bob Iger, with mismanagement of the company and battering investors. Disney’s troubles continue. (Customers are abandoning these 25 brands.)
Earnings came out. The run-up in the stock was a bust. Including after-hours trading, Disney’s share rose a little over 6%. This is hardly an endorsement of what investors think about the future. The market is up 16% over the past year, while Disney is up 4% in that time.
Investors remain skeptical because Disney’s recent success is built on cost cuts rather than reinvention of the company. Iger said he would boost previously planned cost cuts by $2 billion. However, successful companies do not cut their way to prosperity.
ESPN remains an earnings engine. However, it is still a legacy media business, and its advertising and cable fee income will drop over time. Iger wants to find a “partner,” which means he wants another company to improve Disney’s balance sheet by several billion dollars by buying part of the sports network.
Disney’s other legacy businesses have not turned around, and they will not. The best example of this is ABC, one of America’s original three TV networks, which is now decades old.
A steady engine for Disney earnings is what it calls its “experiences” segment. Fundamentally, that is its theme parks. This business delivered again. Revenue rose 13% to $8.2 billion. Operating income was up 31% to $1.7 billion.
Disney’s troubles have primarily been the same for three years. Its streaming business continues to lose money. Although Disney+ added 7 million subscribers, what Disney calls the “direct-to-consumer” business lost $420 million. It will continue to battle larger and more established rivals, particularly Netflix and Amazon.
Disney is not out of the woods. It is not even close.
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imo...dead cat bounce.....grrrrrrrr \tygrrrrrrrrrrrr~ DIS
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$DIS Volume-backed inverse H&S breakout for Disney today! Now testing Y2D aVWAP for the first time since May
By: TrendSpider | November 9, 2023
• $DIS Volume-backed inverse H&S breakout for Disney today!
Now testing Y2D aVWAP for the first time since May.
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Bob Iger still has a long way to go to fully repair all of the damage inflicted on DIS by Bob Chapek during his tenure as CEO, but Iger has things headed in the right direction.
Today Disney (Walt) Company (DIS) is the best performer in the DJIA
By: Thom Hartle | November 9, 2023
• Today (8:32 CST), the best performer in the DJIA is Disney (Walt) Company. DIS.
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Disney theme parks strength fuels profit beat, offsets ad weakness
By: Investing | November 8, 2023
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) exceeded Wall Street's earnings expectations on Wednesday as higher attendance at its Shanghai and Hong Kong theme parks offset a decline in advertising revenue at television network ABC.
Shares of the entertainment company rose 1.6% in after-hours trading to $85.84.
The company reported per-share earnings, excluding certain items, of 82 cents in its fiscal fourth quarter ended Sept. 30, topping an average forecast of 70 cents a share, according to LSEG data. Quarterly revenue of $21.2 billion was largely in line with consensus estimates.
The company said it added nearly 7 million Disney+ subscribers in the quarter, with the inclusion of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" and the original series "Star Wars: Ahsoka." Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar together boast 150.2 million subscribers, ahead of Visible Alpha's estimate of 147.4 million.
"Our results this quarter reflect the significant progress we've made over the past year," Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger said in a statement. "While we still have work to do, these efforts have allowed us to move beyond this period of fixing and begin building our businesses again."
Disney now says it is on track to achieve $7.5 billion in annualized savings, as it aggressively manages costs.
The 100-year-old entertainment giant is once again under pressure from activist shareholder Nelson Peltz, whose Trian Fund Management is expected to seek board seats. Trian had pushed for one board seat in January, but ended its proxy fight a month later, after Iger laid out restructuring plans aimed at saving $5.5 billion.
Quarterly losses across the company's streaming services, which also include Hulu and ESPN+, narrowed to $387 million from $1.47 billion a year earlier, due to pricing increases and higher ad revenue. Disney said its streaming business remains on track to reach profitability by September 2024.
Disney's newly named Experiences group, which includes its theme parks and resorts, and cruise lines and consumer products, reported nearly $1.8 billion in operating income in the quarter, up 31% from a year ago. Higher attendance at Shanghai Disney, Hong Kong Disneyland and Disneyland resorts, and growth of the cruise businesses, helped offset lower results at Walt Disney World in Florida.
Disney's Entertainment unit, which includes its television networks, its films studio and its Disney+ and Hulu services, posted operating income of $236 million in the quarter, compared with losses of $608 million a year ago.
ABC network and Disney's owned TV stations reported a drop in advertising revenue amid declining viewership. The summer movie "The Haunted Mansion" underperformed, compared with last year's "Thor: Love and Thunder."
The company's sports business, which includes Disney's ESPN-branded television channels, its ESPN+ streaming service and the Star-branded sports channels in India, reported operating income of $981 million, up 14% from the same period a year ago.
The results reflected lower programming costs, as ESPN walked away from renewing its contract with the Big Ten college football conference. The unit was also helped by a rise in subscription revenue from ESPN+, as the result of a price increase and subscriber gains.
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Initial market reaction AH appears to be positive.
Disney $DIS Just Reported Earnings:
By: Evan | November 8, 2023
• DISNEY $DIS JUST REPORTED EARNINGS
EPS of $0.82 beating expectations of $0.70
Revenue of $21.2B missing expectations of $21.4B
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Walt Disney (DIS) Stock Brushes Off Pre-Earnings Bear Note
By: Schaeffer's Investment Research | November 6, 2023
• Disney will report fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and revenue on Wednesday
• The stock is slightly lower in 2023
Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) stock is brushing off a pre-earnings bear note, with Citigroup cutting its price target by $10 to $110. Right out of the gate, DIS is marginally higher, last seen up 0.5% $85.15.The blue-chip entertainment giant is slated to report quarterly results after the close Wednesday evening.
Walt Disney will release fiscal fourth-quarter figures. In regards to DIS' post-earnings reactions over the last two years, the shares finished five of the last eight next-day sessions lower, though it popped 4.9% after its third-quarter report in August. The equity averaged a move of 5.5% over the past two years, regardless of direction, and the options pits are pricing in a slightly larger swing of 7.3% this time around.
Revisiting analyst sentiment, the majority in coverage are still bullish on Walt Disney stock, with 19 of 26 rating it a "buy" or better. Plus, the 12-month consensus target price of $104.28 is a 22.6% premium to current levels, which implies downgrades and/or price-target cuts could be overdue.
On the charts, DIS is still struggling with a ceiling at its $86 level. Over the last nine months, the stock has shed 23.2%, and it's saddled with a marginal year-to-date deficit as well.
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Is Disney's luck about to change?
By: TrendSpider | November 3, 2023
• Is Disney's luck about to change?
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You know Disney gets a free pass to over-report revenues billions?
SEC turns a blind eye.
Walt Disney (DIS) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release
Wall Street expects a year-over-year increase in earnings on higher revenues when Walt Disney (DIS) reports results for the quarter ended September 2023. While this widely-known consensus outlook is important in gauging the company's earnings picture, a powerful factor that could impact its near-term stock price is how the actual results compare to these estimates.
The stock might move higher if these key numbers top expectations in the upcoming earnings report, which is expected to be released on November 8. On the other hand, if they miss, the stock may move lower.
While the sustainability of the immediate price change and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's discussion of business conditions on the earnings call, it's worth handicapping the probability of a positive EPS surprise.
Zacks Consensus Estimate
This entertainment company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.69 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +130%.
Revenues are expected to be $21.37 billion, up 6.1% from the year-ago quarter.
Estimate Revisions Trend
The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 12.38% lower over the last 30 days to the current level. This is essentially a reflection of how the covering analysts have collectively reassessed their initial estimates over this period.
Investors should keep in mind that the direction of estimate revisions by each of the covering analysts may not always get reflected in the aggregate change.
Earnings Whisper
Estimate revisions ahead of a company's earnings release offer clues to the business conditions for the period whose results are coming out. This insight is at the core of our proprietary surprise prediction model -- the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction).
The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a more recent version of the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier.
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Elon posted on x about Disney's_Panderverse. SPOT_ON!!!
The bellwether has sounded https://t.co/MvTE0Qa12V
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 31, 2023
imo...Dis what a total twisted halloween freak show~~Buy! f'n Buy~
IHuser
imo...we are down to one or two grounded based posts 84 man.......bearish...IHuser DIS
IHuser
80s breaking like I said would now 60s in PLAY
Bear Of The Day: Disney (DIS)
By: Zacks Investment Research | October 25, 2023
Disney (DIS) is a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) has seen earnings estimates slide lower recently despite a good history of beating Zacks Consensus Estimate. This article will look at why this stock is a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) as it is the Bear of the Day.
Description
The Walt Disney Co. engages in the business of international family entertainment and media enterprise. It owns and operates television and radio production, distribution and broadcasting stations, direct-to-consumer services, amusement parks, and hotels. It operates through the following business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products. The company was founded by Walter Elias Disney on October 16, 1923 and is headquartered in Burbank, CA.
Earnings History
When I look at a stock, the first thing I do is look to see if the company is beating the number. This tells me right away where the market’s expectations have been for the company and how management has communicated to the market. A stock that consistently beats has management communicating expectations to Wall Street that can be achieved. That is what you want to see.
In the case of DIS, I see three straight beats of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This alone does not make the stock a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and it doesn’t make it a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) either.
The Zacks Rank does care about the earnings history, but it is much more heavily influenced by the movement of earnings estimates.
Earnings Estimates
The Zacks Rank tells us which stocks are seeing earnings estimates move higher or in this case lower. For DIS I see annual estimates moving lower of late.
The current fiscal year consensus number moved lower from $3.68 to $3.66 over the last 60 days.
The next year moved from $5.22 to $4.90 over the last 60 days.
Negative movement in earnings estimates like that is why this stock is a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell).
It should be noted that a lot of stocks in the Zacks universe are seeing negative earnings estimate revisions. That means that the stocks that are seeing small but negative earnings estimate revisions are falling to a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell).
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imo... DIS hire Lara Logan CEO and clean up your act....IHuser
Raising Park prices might of been good for the stock for a few days , long term it will detonate demand
Most people are struggling in today's environment , a price increase will price them out
Walt Disney $DIS Larger 1 million share #darkpool print at $84.58
By: FLOWrensics | October 19, 2023
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Outstanding Shares: 1.69B
Institute Own: 63%
Address: 500 S. Buena Vista St
BURBANK, CA 91521-0001
Website: http://thewaltdisneycompany.com
Full Description:
The Walt Disney Company, incorporated on July 28, 1995, together with its subsidiaries, is a diversified worldwide entertainment company.
The Company operates in five business segments: Media Networks, Parks and Resorts, Studio Entertainment, Consumer Products and Interactive.
The Company has a 63% effective ownership interest in Disneyland Paris, a 5,510-acre development located in Marne-la-Vallee, approximately 20 miles east of Paris,
France. The Company manages and has a 40% equity interest in Euro Disney S.C.A.
The Company owns a 48% interest in Hong Kong Disneyland Resort through Hongkong International Theme Parks Limited. On November 7, 2012,
the Company sold its 50% interest in ESPN STAR Sports (ESS). On November 7, 2012,
the Company sold its 50% equity interest in ESPN STAR Sports (ESS). On December 21, 2012, the Company acquired Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC.
Media Networks
The Media Networks segment includes international and domestic cable television networks, a domestic broadcast television network, television production operations,
domestic and international television distribution, domestic television stations, domestic broadcast radio networks and stations, and publishing and digital operations.
The Company’s cable networks include ESPN, Disney Channels Worldwide, ABC Family, and SOAPnet. The Company also operates the UTV/Bindass networks in India.
The cable networks group produces its own programs or acquires rights from third-parties to air programs on its networks.
ESPN is a multimedia, multinational sports entertainment company that operates eight 24-hour domestic television sports networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS,
ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes (a Spanish language network), ESPNU (a network devoted to college sports), ESPN 3D, and the regionally focused Longhorn Network
(a network dedicated to The University of Texas athletics). Disney Channels Worldwide is a portfolio of over 100 entertainment channels and/
or channel feeds available in 35 languages and 167 countries/territories and includes Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, Disney Cinemagic,
Hungama and Radio Disney. ABC Family is a United States television programming service that targets viewers in the 14-34 demographic.
ABC Family produces original live-action programming including the returning series The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Switched at Birth,
Melissa & Joey, as well as new original series Bunheads, Baby Daddy and the reality series Beverly Hills Nannies. SOAPnet offers same-day episodes of daytime dramas
and classic episodes of daytime dramas and primetime series. Programming includes daytime dramas such as Days of its Lives, General Hospital and The Young
and the Restless and classic episodes from series such as All My Children, One Life to Live, The O.C., One Tree Hill, Beverly Hills 90210,
The Gilmore Girls, Veronica Mars and Brothers & Sisters.
Parks and Resorts
The Company owns and operates the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, the Disneyland Resort in California, Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Hawaii,
the Disney Vacation Club, the Disney Cruise Line and Adventures by Disney. The Company manages and has effective ownership interests of 51% in
Disneyland Paris, 48% in Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and 43% in Shanghai Disney Resort. The Company also licenses the operations of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Japan.
The Company’s Walt Disney Imagineering unit designs and develops new theme park concepts and attractions as well as resort properties.
The Walt Disney World Resort is located 22 miles southwest of Orlando, Florida, on approximately 25,000 acres of owned land.
The resort includes theme parks (the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom); hotels; vacation club properties;
a retail, dining and entertainment complex; a sports complex; conference centers; campgrounds; golf courses; water parks;
and other recreational facilities designed to attract visitors for an extended stay.
The Company owns 461 acres and has the rights under long-term lease for use of an additional 49 acres of land in Anaheim, California.
The Disneyland Resort includes two theme parks (Disneyland and Disney California Adventure), three hotels and Downtown Disney, a retail,
dining and entertainment complex designed to attract visitors for an extended stay. Tokyo Disney Resort is located on approximately 494 acres of land,
six miles east of downtown Tokyo, Japan. The resort includes two theme parks (Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea); three Disney-branded hotels;
six independently operated hotels; and a retail, dining and entertainment complex.
The Disney Vacation Club offers ownership interests in 11 resort facilities located at the Walt Disney World Resort; Disneyland Resort; Vero Beach, Florida;
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina; and Oahu, Hawaii. Disney Cruise Line, which operates out of ports in North America and Europe, is a vacation cruise line
that includes four ships: the Disney Magic, the Disney Wonder, the Disney Dream, and the Disney Fantasy. Adventures by Disney offers all-inclusive guided
vacation tour packages predominantly at non-Disney sites around the world. Walt Disney Imagineering provides master planning, real estate development,
attraction, entertainment and show design, engineering support, production support, project management and other development services, including
research and development for the Company’s operations.
Studio Entertainment
The Studio Entertainment segment produces and acquires live-action and animated motion pictures,
direct-to-video content, musical recordings and live stage plays. The Company distributes produced and acquired films
(including its film and television library) in the theatrical, home entertainment and television markets primarily under the Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar and Marvel banners.
The Company produces and distributes Indian movies worldwide through its UTV banner. The Company holds a 99% interest in UTV, film production studios
and film distributors in India, which produces and co-produces live-action and animated content. During fiscal year ended September 29, 2012 (fiscal 2012),
UTV releases included Rowdy Rathore and Barfi. The Company produces and distributes both live-action films and full-length animated films. In the domestic
market, the Company distributes home entertainment releases directly under each of its motion picture banners.
The Disney Music Group includes Walt Disney Records, Hollywood Records (including the Mammoth Records and Buena Vista Records labels), Lyric Street Records,
Buena Vista Concerts and Disney Music Publishing. Disney Theatrical Productions develops produces and licenses live entertainment events.
The Company has produced and licensed Broadway musicals around the world, including Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Elton John & Tim Rice’s Aida,
Mary Poppins (a coproduction with Cameron Mackintosh Ltd), Little Mermaid, Newsies, and TARZAN.
Consumer Products
The Consumer Products segment engages with among others licensees, publishers and retailers throughout the world who design, develop, publish,
promote and sell a range of products based on existing and new characters and other Company intellectual property through its Merchandise Licensing, Publishing
and Retail businesses. The Company’s merchandise licensing operations cover a diverse range of product categories, which include toys, apparel, home decor and f
urnishings, stationery, health and beauty, accessories, food, footwear, and consumer electronics. Disney Publishing Worldwide (DPW) creates, distributes,
licenses and publishes children’s books, magazines and digital products in multiple countries and languages based on
the Company’s Disney-, Pixar- and Marvel-branded franchises. The Company markets Disney- and Marvel-themed products through retail stores
operated under the Disney Store name and through Internet sites in North America (DisneyStore.com and Marvelstore.com),
Western Europe, and Japan. The Company owns and operates 216 stores in North America, 106 stores in Europe, and 47 stores in Japan.
Interactive
The Interactive Games business creates, develops, markets and distributes console and handheld, games worldwide, including 2012 titles,
such as Disney Universe and Brave. The Interactive Games business also produces online games, such as Disney’s Club Penguin and Disney Fairies Pixie Hollow,
interactive games for social networking websites such as Gardens of Time and Marvel Avengers Alliance, and games for smartphone platforms,
such as Where’s My Water and Where’s My Perry. Certain properties are also licensed to third-party video game publishers. Interactive Media develops,
publishes and distributes content for branded online services intended for kids and family entertainment through a portfolio of websites including Disney.com
and the Disney Family Network. Interactive Media also provides Website maintenance and design for other Company businesses.
Officers and Directors:
Executive Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer: Robert A. Iger -
Mr. Robert A. Iger is Executive Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Walt Disney Company. Prior to that time,
he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 2005, having previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer since 2000
and as President of Walt Disney International and Chairman of the ABC Group from 1999 to 2000. From 1974 to 1998, Mr. Iger
held a series of increasingly responsible positions at ABC, Inc. and its predecessor Capital Cities/ABC, Inc., culminating in service as President of the
ABC Network Television Group from 1993 to 1994 and President and Chief Operating Officer of ABC, Inc. from 1994 to 1999.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of Apple, Inc., the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City and the
National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Mr. Iger has been a Director of the Company since 2000. Mr. Iger contributes to the mix of experience
and qualifications the Board seeks to maintain primarily through his position as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and his long
experience with the business of the Company. As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and as a result of the experience he gained in 40 years at ABC and Disney,
Mr. Iger has an intimate knowledge of all aspects of the Company's business and close working relationships with all of the Company's senior executives.
Chief Financial Officer, Senior Executive Vice President, Treasureer: Christine M. McCarthy - Ms. Christine M. McCarthy is Chief Financial Officer,
Senior Executive Vice President, Treasurer of Walt Disney Company. She has been Executive Vice President - Corporate Finance and Real Estate since June 2005
and Treasurer since January 2000. Prior to her appointment as Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance and Real Estate,
Ms. McCarthy was Senior Vice President and Treasurer from January 2000 to June 2005. She is responsible for the company wide management
of a variety of functions including corporate finance, capital markets, financial risk management, pension and investments, risk management,
global cash management, and credit and collections, as well as the real estate organization, including facilities development, operations and portfolio management.
Prior to joining Disney, Ms. McCarthy was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Imperial Bancorp from 1997 to 1999. From 1981 to 1996,
she held various finance and planning positions at First Interstate Bancorp. In 1993, she was elected Executive Vice President in Finance.
Ms. McCarthy is a current Board member and former Chairman of the Finance Committee of Phoenix House of California, and is also a Governor of the UCLA Foundation
and a member of its Investment Committee. In 2002, she completed terms as the Treasurer and a Director of the Alumnae Association of Smith College,
and as a member of the Smith College Investment Committee. She also served as a Board member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association from 1998 to 2001.
In 2003 she became a Director of the Advisory Board of FM Global. Ms. McCarthy completed her Bachelor's Degree in Biology at Smith College,
where she received an award for excellence in botany, and later earned an MBA in Marketing and Finance from The Anderson School at UCLA.
Chief Operating Officer: Thomas O. Staggs - Mr. Thomas O. Staggs is Chief Operating Officer of Company. He was Chairman, Walt Disney Parks and
Resorts of The Walt Disney Company on January 1, 2010. Mr. Staggs was Chief Financial Officer, Senior Executive Vice President of The Walt Disney Company until January 1, 2010.
He joined Disney in 1990 as Manager of Strategic Planning and soon advanced through a series of positions of increased responsibility,
becoming Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Development in 1995 before becoming CFO and Executive Vice President in 1998. Born in Illinois,
he received a BS in business from University of Minnesota and an MBA from Stanford University. He worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley & Co. before joining Disney.
Chief Human Resource Officer, Executive Vice President: Mary Jayne Parker - Ms. Mary Jayne Parker is Chief Human Resource Officer,
Executive Vice President of Walt Disney Company. She designated as an executive officer of the Company October 2, 2009.
Ms. Parker was previously Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts from October 2005 to July 2007 and
Vice President Human Resources Administration for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts from March 2003 to October 2005. Previously,
Ms. Parker served as the Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Diversity and Inclusion for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts worldwide.
She also served as a member of the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Executive Committee. Ms. Jayne began her Disney career in 1988,
developing the programs that became a part of the Disney Institute. Over the next 20 years, she took on positions of increasing responsibility,
including Manager and Director of Disney University, Director and Vice President of Organization Improvement and Vice President of Organization and Professional Development.
Prior to joining Disney, Jayne was a consultant with Wilson Learning Corporation, where she was responsible for designing and developing media-based programs and
management development seminars for education and assessment. During that time, products she developed were awarded first and second place by the
International Television & Video Association. Ms. Jayne is a member of the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) and has held positions with the
ASTD Instructional Technology (IT) PPA Executive Committee. She has also assisted in the design of several ASTD National Conventions. In addition,
Ms. Jayne is a member of The Conference Board's Council for Division Leaders-Human Resources. Ms. Jayne holds degrees in communications and
education, a master's in instruction design and technology and an M.B.A., all from the University of Central Florida.
Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary: Alan N. Braveman: Mr. Alan N. Braverman is Senior Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary of Walt Disney Company. Mr. Braverman was named executive vice president and general counsel of
The Walt Disney Company in January, 2003. Mr. Braverman serves as the chief legal officer of the company and oversees its team of attorneys responsible for all aspects of
Disney's legal affairs around the world. Previously, Mr. Braverman was executive vice president and general counsel, ABC, Inc. and deputy general counsel,
The Walt Disney Company. In that capacity he oversaw the legal affairs of the ABC Broadcast Group, ESPN and Disney/ABC Cable, as well as labor relations.
In August 1996, prior to Disney's acquisition of ABC, Inc., Mr. Braverman was named senior vice president and general counsel, ABC, Inc. In October 1994,
he was promoted to vice president and general counsel. He joined ABC, Inc. in November 1993, as vice president and deputy general counsel. In his positions with ABC, Inc.
Mr. Braverman had broad responsibilities for the operation of the legal department, for government relations and for the Corporation's legal affairs.
Mr. Braverman joined Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. from the Washington, D.C. law firm of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, where he started in 1976. He became a partner in 1983,
specializing in complex commercial and administrative litigation.
Before joining Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Braverman was a law clerk to the
Honorable Thomas W. Pomeroy, Jr., Justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Mr. Braverman received a B.A. degree from Brandeis University in 1969
and worked for two years as a Vista volunteer in Gary, Indiana. In 1975, he received a J.D. degree summa cum laude from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh,
where he was also editor-in-chief of the Law Review.
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer: Kevin A. Mayer - Mr. Kevin A. Mayer is Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer of Walt Disney Company.
He previously was Partner and Head of the Global Media and Entertainment Practice of L.E.K. Consulting LLC, a consulting firm, from February 2002,
and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Clear Channel Interactive, a division of Clear Channel Worldwide, a media company, from September 2000 to December 2001.
Mr. Mayer rejoined Disney from L.E.K. Consulting LLC, where he was a partner and head of the Global Media and Entertainment practice.
Prior to L.E.K., Mr. Mayer held positions at interactive and Internet businesses.
As chairman and CEO of Clear Channel Interactive he managed all aspects of new media business, including content, sales, business and technology development,
and distribution. While at Clear Channel, Mr. Mayer launched local subscription ticketing services. He also served as president and CEO of Playboy.com, Inc.
where he established the overall strategy and financial plans for the interactive business. While at Disney, Mr. Mayer worked in both strategic planning and at Walt Disney Internet Group.
At the Internet group, he served as executive vice president and as such was responsible for the operations, business plans, creative direction and
distribution of Disney's popular Web sites, including ESPN.com and ABCNews.com. Mr. Mayer first joined Disney in 1993 as manager,
Strategic Planning where he spearheaded strategy and business development for all of Disney's interactive/Internet and television businesses worldwide.
Mr. Mayer received his M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1990, and holds a M.S.E.E. from San Diego State University and a B.S.M.E. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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