MARNE-LA-VALEE, France, March 27 (Reuters) - The opening of a new site at Disneyland Paris - which has become one of Europe's main tourist attractions since it launched in 1992 - will create 1,000 new jobs, said Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro and French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday.
Macron visited Disneyland Paris alongside D'Amaro to unveil the new areas.
"I believe we will continue to be the number one tourist destination. I believe that we will continue to add jobs. In fact, we're adding 1,000 jobs, just for this new land that we have built," said Disney CEO D'Amaro.
D'Amaro officially assumed his new role as Disney's CEO earlier this month, taking the helm of the entertainment colossus at a time of profound change.
His stewardship of the company's lucrative theme parks business, which represents 57% of last year's profit of $17.5 billion, had helped elevate D'Amaro to the post of CEO.
(Reporting by Noemie Olive and Lewis Macdonald;Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)
Josh D'Amaro is currently Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Disney Parks, Experiences & Products, Inc. since 2020. Mr. D'Amaro is Chief Executive Officer & Director at The Walt Disney Co. starting in 2026. Mr. D'Amaro is Director at Make-A-Wish Foundation of America since 2023. Mr. D'Amaro is President at Magic Kingdom, Inc. Mr. D'Amaro is a Member of the U.S. Travel Association and Leadership Roundtable. Formerly, Mr. D'Amaro was President at Disneyland Resort Express, Inc. and President & Chief Commercial Officer at Walt Disney World Resort. Mr. D'Amaro completed undergraduate education at Georgetown University.
The Walt Disney Company is a media and entertainment group. Net sales (including intragroup) break down by activity as follows:
- entertainment and audiovisual production (44.1%): TV broadcasting and video streaming (58% of net sales; Disney+, Disney+ Hotstar and Hulu), operation of TV channels and radio stations (22%; ABC Television Network, Disney, Freeform, FX and National Geographic) and other (20%; production and distribution of audiovisual content, film licensing, etc.);
- operation of theme parks and hotel resorts (37.5%): operation, as of 27/09/2025, of 74 theme parks (39 hotels) located in the United States (Walt Disney World, Magic Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, etc.; 42 theme parks and 21 hotels), France (Disneyland Paris; 9 theme parks and 7 hotels), Hong Kong (Hong Kong Disneyland; 8 theme parks and 3 hotels), China (Shanghai Disney Resort; 8 theme parks and 2 hotels) and Japan (Tokyo Disney Resort; 7 theme parks and 6 hotels). The group is also involved in cruise sales (Disney Cruise Line), travel organization (Disney Vacation Club and Adventures By Disney), design and development of parks and other real estate properties, and sale of consumer products (children's books, toys, game software, films, etc.);
- production and distribution of TV and video streaming programmes focusing on sport (18.4%): ESPN and ESPN+.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the Americas (81%), Europe (11.7%) and Asia/Pacific (7.3%).
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