Robert A. Iger had been gone from the company for less than a year, but he returns to a very different Disney.
Category: Amusement and Theme Parks
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After Swift Return, Iger Faces Disney’s Long-Term Challenges
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Bog Iger’s Return to Disney Shocks a Discontented Kingdom
The New York Times – Business:After Bob Chapek, the departing chief executive, tried to put a sunny spin on a disastrous earnings report this month, senior Disney leaders began talking about resigning.
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Alice Davis, Costume Designer for Disney Rides, Dies at 93
The New York Times – Business:She created the costumes for more than 150 singing, dancing robotic children in It’s a Small World, and for the buccaneers of Pirates of the Caribbean.
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How Drake Rescued the Long-Lost Art Carnival Luna Luna
The New York Times – Music:In 1987, the Austrian artist André Heller debuted an avant-garde amusement park with works by Basquiat, Dalí and Haring. Its disappearance was a winding tale. Its return is even more bizarre.
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Disney+ Adds 12 Million Subscribers, Beating Expectations
The New York Times – Business:The confidence generated by the subscriber growth was offset by widening financial losses for the company’s direct-to-consumer division over all.