It might seem like a small tweak to its theme park operations, but a change at Walt Disney's (DIS -0.35%) iconic Florida resort this week could be bigger than you think. On Tuesday, Disney World eliminated virtual queues for the last two rides using the online reservation system -- Tiana's Bayou Adventure at the Magic Kingdom and Epcot's Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.
Despite being such an iconic business, Walt Disney (DIS 1.18%) has made for a terrible investment in recent years. Since February 2019, the share price of the media and entertainment giant is down 22%, which is worrying when you see the huge gain of the broader S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.01%).
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After striking an $8.5-billion media merger with Walt Disney, Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani is targeting small businesses and promoting unconventional neuroscience studies to boost its revenues from the IPL, the world's most valuable cricket league.
Disney reported Q1 2025 results and got a pretty mixed market reaction, with lower-than-expected Experiences revenue and a modest decline in Disney+ subscribers. I think the Disney+ subscriber decline will be an issue in the first half of the year but not the second, and the Experience headwinds will be temporary, too. The paid sharing program should drive gains in the second half of the year, and I'm eyeing a recovery in Disney+ numbers for FY25.
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Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is targeting Walt Disney Company's DIS proposed tie-up with FuboTV FUBO that could change the streaming sector.
'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer talks how to play Disney after the stock dipped.
'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer talks how to play Disney after the stock dipped.
Less than two weeks after reporting quarterly financials, Walt Disney Company's DIS stock is back in the spotlight with its latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film hitting theaters.
The launch of Bath & Body Works Inc's BBWI new collaboration with Walt Disney Co DIS may lead to an inflection on both revenues and profits in fiscal 2025, according to JPMorgan.
DIS' price hikes have had the intended accretive impact on the D2C and Experience segments' richer profit margins, with the latter's FQ1'25 slowdown likely attributed to the Hurricanes. These reasons are also why the management has been able to offer the rich FY2025 guidance, with it underscoring the ongoing turnaround from the past five years' impacted profitability. DIS' valuations have also normalized nearer to pre-pandemic levels, with it signaling a floor to its profitable growth prospects, thanks to its well-diversified media/ experience offerings.