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DAmaro Takes Over Disney: $60B Park Expansion, Epic Games Rumors and Major Leadership Shakeup

DAmaro Takes Over Disney: $60B Park Expansion, Epic Games Rumors and Major Leadership Shakeup

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Disney is in the throes of seismic leadership shifts that could redefine its empire just as Bob Iger bows out on March 18. InsidetheMagic reports Chief Communications Officer Kristina Schake is departing the same day after four pivotal years steering corporate messaging through streaming wars and park booms, with Disney exercising its right to end her contract without cause per a company press release echoed by WDWNT and Variety. This clears the deck for incoming CEO Josh DAmaro, the parks maestro poised to unleash a 60 billion dollar expansion blitz including dynamic pricing at US resorts and AI fueled interactivity, as TheStreet dishes on his town hall teases alongside new Chief Creative Officer Dana Walden. Whispers of DAmaro eyeing Epic Games tie ups for digital fan monetization hint at a gaming pivot amid box office bets on SpiderMan Brand New Day and Avengers Doomsday.

Parks buzz is electric with Disneyland Paris hurtling toward Disney Adventure World soft openings, DLRPFans YouTube update reveals a fresh McDonalds ribboncut, Kasa Julia restaurant framing up for late 2026 by Bertrand Group, and tarps shrouding Pinocchios Snow White facelifts while World of Frozen barriers rise and Lion King Land advances. Stateside, InsidetheMagic tallies eight gamechangers like Coco boat ride construction kicking off at California Adventure, Avengers Campus doubling with Infinity Defense dark ride and Stark Flight Lab, plus scrapped Villains Land morphing into broader visions, Bluey invading US parks via BBC deal, and Galaxy's Edge revamps. Disney World dodges full Monsters Inc closure through 2027 per AOL permits, while 13 resorts like Pop Century face refurbs into late 2026 says AllEars. No fresh celeb sightings or X storms, but D23 looms as the hype machine for SpiderMan coasters and Tropical Americas timelines. DAmaros reign promises profit squeezes masked in magic, darlingwill fans revolt or flock?

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