Disney Made 4 Huge Announcements Today

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Disney held an earnings call and released its earnings report for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 (Q2 FY 26) on May 6th, 2026. That report (and call) gave us some really interesting insight into the Company’s financial status. We got news about how Disney is doing in terms of its overall financial position. Plus, we got a look at how things are going at the parks, the movies/streaming, and ESPN.

1 — Overall Financial Picture

Let’s start with a look at the overall financial status of the Walt Disney Company. For Q2 FY 26, Disney reported revenue increased 7% to $25.2 billion from $23.6 billion in Q2 FY 25. While income before income taxes increased 9% to $3.4 billion from $3.1 billion in Q2 FY 2025.

Total segment operating income increased 4% to $4.6 billion from $4.4 billion in Q2 fiscal 2025. Diluted earnings per share decreased to $1.27 from $1.81 in Q2 fiscal 2025.

Disney laid out some goals for the company in its most recent report, as it continues to look for ways to make more money going forward. Specifically, they laid it out as three pillars that they are focusing on. Those pillars are:

1. Wanting to invest in “IP and creativity that breaks through, builds connections, and endures.”
2. Reaching more consumers in “more seamless, engaging ways around the world.”
3. Using advanced technologies to power “storytelling and increase monetization and returns.”

But wait…there’s more! Disney then went into some detail about how different divisions performed at the Company during the last quarter, so let’s take a look at that.

2 — Disney Experiences: Theme Parks, Disney Cruise Line, and Merchandise

Let’s tackle one of the divisions people are constantly looking for updates on — Disney Experiences. This is the division that covers Disney’s theme parks around the world, Disney Cruise Line, and Disney merchandise.

Disney announced that the experiences revenues and operating income in Q2 for 2026 were fiscal second quarter records. It had growth of “7% and 5%, respectively, relative to Q2 fiscal 2025.”

For Q2 FY 26, Disney announced that total revenue for experiences was up 7% to $9.5 million from $8.9 million in Q2 FY 2025. Theme park admission revenue increased 6%, resorts and vacations revenue increased 9%, parks & experiences merchandise, food and beverage revenue increased 5%, merchandise licensing and retail revenue increased 3%, and parks licensing and other revenue increased 17%.

It’s interesting to note that during this past quarter, a few important things happened in this division. The Disney Adventure cruise finally set sail, the Disney Adventure World retheme opened up at Disneyland Paris resort with World of Frozen, and Frozen Ever After reopened in EPCOT with some refreshed animatronics.

During the next few months, Disney has several projects that will debut, including Soarin’ Across America at EPCOT; the Walt Disney Studios area, the Muppets-themed Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, and the new mission for Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run in Hollywood Studios, and the Bluey experience in Animal Kingdom. Plus, we’ll get the return of Cool KIDS’ Summer, and we’ve already had the reopening of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

How will those impact attendance and finances at the theme parks in the upcoming quarters? We’ll soon find out.

Click HERE to Learn More About All the Special Experiences Coming for Cool KIDS’ Summer! 

3 — ESPN

Next, let’s jump into the world of sports. For Q2 FY 26, Disney reported revenue was at $4.6 billion for the quarter, up 2% from the same time last year. Operating income was reported at $652 million, which was down 5%.

Q2 brought with it some exciting updates for sports fans, like a deal with the NFL and an arrangement with the Savannah Bananas. As Disney preps for 2027 and ESPN’s first Super Bowl production, we expect there will be plenty more sports news to share.

Start Getting Ready for Super Bowl 2027! Click HERE to See What Disney Has Announced so Far

4 — Streaming, Disney+, and More Entertainment

And finally, let’s talk about Disney+, streaming, and Disney’s movies. For Q2 FY 26, Disney reported revenues were $11.7 billion, up 10% from the same time last year, along with an operating income of $1.3 billion, up 6%.

Q2 brought us Hoppers from Pixar. But the upcoming months will bring us MANY more movies in theaters, including Toy Story 5 and Hexed for animated fans, The Mandalorian & Grogu for Star Wars fans, the live-action Moana for those who love a live-action remake, and Avengers: Doomsday for all the Marvel fans. How will those perform in theaters? And what updates will we get in terms of new shows or movies streaming on Disney+ and Hulu? We’ll certainly be on the lookout!

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This was the first earnings call held under Josh D’Amaro as CEO, so that makes this one even more interesting. It’s worth noting that the majority of the quarter took place while Bob Iger was still CEO, but it’s still intriguing to see D’Amaro step into his role of CEO a little more.

What will the future hold for the Disney Company this year? What challenges might they face under D’Amaro’s leadership? How will they do financially? Only time will tell — and we’ll be watching for all the updates so we can keep you informed along the way!

Be sure to check back with us for more updates!

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