Tom Fitzgerald is retiring from Walt Disney Imagineering. Fitzgerald had a 47-year career at WDI and helped shape Disney experiences like Star Tours, Mickey's PhilharMagic, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, and Disneyland Paris.

NEW: Disney Accelerator has announced its 2026 cohort. • FieldAI - General robot intelligence for the physical world. • Physical Intelligence - AI for the physical world. • Promise - An AI-native studio. • OpenArt - An AI fan platform. • Simile - Pioneering the field of AI-based simulation.

FIRST LOOK: Pixar has revealed the logo for LOVING DORY. A new short film from the world of FINDING NEMO.

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NEW: The definitive documentary on the legendary Julie Andrews is coming to Disney+ in 2027.

The marketing partners for MOANA include Coppertone, @goveeofficial.bsky.social, @hawaiianairlines.bsky.social, Joyburst, Marriott Bonvoy, Pandora, Subway, and Tropical Smoothie Cafe.

Alisa Bowen has been named the new CEO of Fubo. Bowen was previously President of Disney+.

Anne-Lise, the first child to have a wish granted at Disneyland Paris, recently returned to the resort 34 years later. Since Anne-Lise's first visit, Disneyland Paris has helped grant more than 25,000 wishes for children from across Europe.

Ken Potrock, President of Major Events Integration for The Walt Disney Company, is retiring in early 2027. Potrock will continue to lead plans for Super Bowl LXI in Los Angeles and Mickey Mouseʼs 100th before his retirement.

Walt Disney Imagineers inside the show building for AVENGERS: INFINITY DEFENSE and STARK FLIGHT LAB. 🚧 🏗️

Walt Disney Animation Studios is celebrating 626 Day a few days early with some new artwork of Stitch crashing some Disney favorites. Artwork by Filipa Namorado.

Only 7 films in box office history have grossed $100 million or more domestically in their second weekend. THE AVENGERS STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS JURASSIC WORLD BLACK PANTHER AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR AVENGERS: ENDGAME INSIDE OUT 2 Will TOY STORY 5 be the 8th to do it? 🤔💸

TOY STORY 5 is eyeing a second weekend box office of $88 million to $96 million. TOY STORY 5 will beat SUPERGIRL, which is projected to make $40 million to $50 million over its opening weekend.

Disney plans to invest $30 billion in its domestic parks and experiences through 2033. The investment will support new lands, attractions, and updates across Disney Parks.

Disney Experiences' economic impact in the U.S. 🇺🇸 • Generates nearly $67 billion in annual economic impact • Supports more than 403,000 jobs nationwide • Works with thousands of small businesses across all 50 states

FIRST LOOK: Disney has shared the logo for Stitch 626 Day. A new Stitch 626 Day collection will drop on the Disney Store on June 26.

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger reveals that they would internally talk about the potential of Apple acquiring Disney. “We talked about it internally, and we had some conversations with Apple about it, but it never went anywhere. Well, Apple didn’t show that much interest.” (www.ft.com/content/4603...)

Bob Iger says Disney was close to acquiring Twitter "at a very attractive price" back in the day. The plan was to turn Twitter into a global distribution platform for Disney. Iger got cold feet as he thought it would be "a horrible distraction." (www.ft.com/content/4603...)

Years ago, James Bond was an acquisition target for The Walt Disney Company. (www.ft.com/content/4603...)

Steven Spielberg praises Former Disney CEO Bob Iger. "Bob can speak our language. He can sit in a room with Ryan Coogler and Jon Favreau and JJ Abrams and myself, and it’s like Bob is just simply one of us.” (www.ft.com/content/4603...)

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger on the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN attraction. “It has those roots with Walt. It has a purity about it. But it still works in today’s world." (www.ft.com/content/4603...)

Walt Disney Archives celebrates its 56th anniversary today. Founded by Disney Legend Dave Smith, Walt Disney Archives was established to collect, preserve, and share the historical materials of The Walt Disney Company.

Mattson Tomlin (THE BATMAN) and JD Dillard (DEVOTION) pitched a sequel to THE ROCKETEER to Disney last year. • "100 harrowing minutes that would have really leaned into how viscerally insane it is to strap yourself to a rocket and save the world from fascists." • Disney passed on the pitch.

The marketing partners for TOY STORY 5 include Alaska Airlines, AT&T, Away, Babybel, Belkin, Del Monte, Dr. Squatch, Elmers, GoGo SqueeZ, Joffreys Coffee, Kelloggs, Orajel, Pandora, Papa Johns, Porsche, Pure Life, Sharpie, SmartyPants Vitamins, and Yogurtland.

Franchises like MICKEY & FRIENDS, FROZEN, MOANA, LILO & STITCH, and CARS have been trained on Imagineering's custom Adobe Firefly Foundry model. The custom image model generates creative assets quickly and will allow Imagineers to speed up their concept & design phase for future attractions.

NEW: Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development is collaborating with Adobe to accelerate the design and pre-production visualization pipeline for Disney Experiences with the latest AI innovations.

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Pixar's CARS celebrates its 20th anniversary today.

Director Joe Johnston on a potential THE ROCKETEER sequel. "They keep talking about it." (Source: @laughingplace.com)