Disney Names a New CEO as Orlando Freezes & DINOSAUR Goes Extinct (Ep. 3)

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🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Lauren and Eric break down one of the busiest Disney news weeks in recent memory. From record-breaking cold temperatures in Central Florida to the emotional final day of DINOSAUR and DinoLand U.S.A., there was no shortage of headlines. Add in a surprise character debut, a major Disney earnings call, and the official announcement of a new CEO, and this episode is packed wall to wall with news, context, and strong opinions. HIGHLIGHTS Record-breaking cold temperatures in Orlando, freezing pipes, closing water parks, and even icing over the Universal globe DINOSAUR and DinoLand U.S.A. officially close, with five-hour waits, cast member tributes, and the land vanishing from the app overnight Humphrey the Bear makes his first-ever in-park appearance, delighting deep-cut Disney fans Disney’s latest earnings call delivers strong Parks and Experiences results, just ahead of leadership changes A new Disney CEO is officially named, with Bob Iger transitioning into a senior advisor role and a creative shakeup at the top For this episode’s full show notes, click here. HOSTS Eric Hersey – X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@erichersey⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@erichersey⁠⁠⁠⁠ Lauren Hersey – X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@laurenhersey2⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@lauren_hersey_⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW – DIS & HERS Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠DisAndHers.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@disandhers⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@disandhers⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dis and Hers⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dis & Hers⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW – JIM HILL MEDIA Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠JimHillMediaNews⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠JimHillMedia⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠JimHillMedia⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUPPORT Support the show and access bonus episodes and additional content at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/JimHillMedia⁠⁠⁠⁠. PRODUCTION CREDITS Edited & Produced by Eric Hersey – ⁠⁠⁠⁠Strong Minded Agency⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you would like to sponsor a show on the Jim Hill Media Podcast Network, ⁠⁠⁠⁠reach out today.⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Dizan Hears, the show about what's happening in the Disney community from his, hers, and your perspective.
0:17.4	I'm Lauren.
0:18.6	And I'm Eric, and this week Disney fans had plenty to react to from record-breaking cold temperatures in Orlando to the final day of Dinoland USA. We'll also talk about a surprise character debut, insights from the latest Disney's earning call, and the new CEO has been announced. We'll also find out if your team gray or team pink when it comes to the Cinderella
0:41.4	Castle.
0:42.8	My gosh, Eric, do we have all the news to talk about today?
0:48.3	Breaking, breaking, breaking news, breaking internet, breaking records.
0:58.0	So I guess let's start with a record breaker as far as first kind of news story goes. So it is freezing. It is freezing here in
1:06.2	Wheeling. It is freezing across the country. And Orlando was no exception.
1:14.8	So you're listening to this podcast on Thursday, but looking back to Sunday and Monday of this week,
1:24.2	we had record low temperatures in central Florida.
1:30.3	So starting on February 1st, which was Sunday, every single local climate site tracked by the National Weather Service, which is like the gold standard in monitoring the weather, had said that
1:46.5	there is a new record set for the month of February.
1:51.4	Orlando got down to 24 degrees early Sunday, which was way below the average temperature
2:00.3	at this time.
2:01.2	And then the all-time record low was 18 degrees, said in 1894.
2:07.8	Any idea of the last time the temp got this low, like, more recently?
2:12.5	Yeah, I don't know about the 1894.
2:14.1	I don't know if we were keeping track too much there.
2:16.5	But I believe I looked this up because I was
2:19.4	really concerned for all our Floridians there. But I mean, literally, Myrtle Beach and I think even
2:24.6	like Texas was all hit with like very, very cold weather. But I think in Orlando, it was 25 degrees.
2:31.4	They said December 29, 2010. So we're talking 16 years ago.
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