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Tourism
Disney executives feel good about their theme parks division and don't see the economic slowdown everyone is talking about.
Dawit Habtemariam | 3 weeks ago
The re-opening of a park gives a short-term lift to results, but it will need growth across the division.
Dawit Habtemariam | 4 months ago
Tour Operators
The idea that a giant tourist attraction like Disney could fall victim to price sensitivity, especially under the current macro economic conditions, is telling. It further underscores that if theme parks are going to charge an arm and a leg, they need to deliver an experience worth the price tag, to remain competitive.
Selene Brophy | 5 months ago
Walt Disney's Shanghai theme parks and its cruises showed particular strength early this year. That may help spare them from many of the broader cuts at the company.
Dawit Habtemariam | 7 months ago
Disney picked now-former CEO Chapek from the Parks division. Will it look that direction again during this new, two-year search?
Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago
Coronavirus
After a long pause Disney has pencilled in a Bahamas cruise, but what kind of demand will it see with Florida's relaxed approach to inoculations?
Praveen Paramasivam, Reuters | 2 years ago
Cruises
There's really no way to tell how sustainably cruise lines operate, due to a lack of regulation on a global scale. Since cruise lines aren't required to release detailed data on their environmental footprint, there is little accountability.
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 7 years ago
By announcing the addition of its next cruise ship five years in advance, Disney proved it is patient — and really good at building anticipation.
Hannah Sampson, Skift | 8 years ago
Disney's biggest competitor in Orlando, Universal Studios, has not announced plans to build in China, giving Mickey a relatively significant, if temporary, boost.
Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago
Cruise lines have to do more than avoid crashes and power outages since small issues also have a major impact on attracting repeat cruisers, the bread and butter of the cruising community.