Disney is a Theme Parks Company

Land of the Giants

Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Society & Culture, Business

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

These days the Walt Disney Company is mostly a theme parks company. About 70 percent of its operating income comes from its parks and other experiences like Disney Cruises. But the parks do something else: they help the company attach itself to our emotions, memories, and identities. How can Disney continue to strengthen this relationship in an era where data - not whimsy, fantasy, or even original IP - shapes so much of how we experience the world? This episode hosted by Rebecca Alter (@ralter) From Vulture and the Vox Media Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:37.0	Don't mind if I do.
0:40.0	You raise your glass to another guest because you both know the holidays just beginning.
0:45.2	Passengers please proceed to game.
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1:09.0	I'm Phil Sims.
1:11.0	I'm 68 years old now, played the NFL for 15 years, was fortunate enough to be part of two
1:17.6	Super Bowl winning teams.
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1:25.1	He was the team's quarterback and he was a good one.
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