In 2022, the global revenue of The Walt Disney Company stood at over 80 billion U.S. dollars, marking the second-most profitable year in company history.
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Although Walt Disney World is facing slowing growth, it's still doing extremely well. Compared to pre-pandemic levels in fiscal 2019, Walt Disney World posted 21% higher revenue and 29% higher operating income in Q3 fiscal 2023 (when factoring in accelerated depreciation for the failed Starcruiser project).
These include a declining linear-TV business, a complicated shift toward streaming, an underperforming studios unit and a comedown for the parks business as the initial period of postpandemic exuberance wanes. Disney's troubles in linear television and streaming go hand in hand.
Disney Completes 7,000 Job CutsDisney reached its 7,000 layoffs goal, handing out notices to the remaining employees impacted in its third round of job cuts last Friday ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, Variety has confirmed.
How are Disney parks doing financially? As of Q2 of FY 2023, things were looking up for the parks, but the revenues for Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products for that quarter (Q2 of FY 2023) did increase by 17%.
Disney's most profitable areaDisney's media and entertainment division generated a significant portion of its total revenue at 55 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. This segment includes television and cable channels, as well as streaming service Disney+, amongst others.
With costs so high, it's no wonder why many families find it difficult to afford a Disney vacation. A recent LendingTree survey found that 18% of Disney visitors have gone into debt for one or more of their trips to the destination. And among those with Disney debt, 8% say it will take more than a year to pay it off.
Starting on January 9, 2024, you can visit any theme park without a reservation as long as you have a date-based ticket. A date-based ticket is the standard ticket option and means you've purchased park passes for a specific time frame (whether it's tickets alone or part of a vacation package).
Disney's financial reports for the 2023 third financial quarter attributed the decrease to lower operating income at our domestic parks. The decrease at Walt Disney World Resort was primarily due to higher costs and lower volumes, the reports read.
Disney+ has been losing customers to price increasesexpects to fall tens of millions of subscribers short of its last publicly stated 2024 target for the Disney+ streaming service, according to people familiar with the matter.