# White Smoke Over Space Mountain: Disney Crowns Josh D’Amaro

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Podcast: [Ankler Agenda](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ankler-agenda-5321489)
Published: 2026-02-05T20:49:00+00:00
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## Resource

Disney finally did it: Bob Iger has a successor. Parks chief Josh D’Amaro is taking the throne, with runner-up Dana Walden annexing more territory at the Mouse House (and earning a higher base salary than her new boss). Everyone in TV and film knows Walden, but who is D’Amaro? And what does this new era of Disney actually look like? Elaine Low, Natalie Jarvey and Sean McNulty read between the lines and lay out the challenges facing D’Amaro on Day One. Then, Lesley Goldberg joins to share her reporting on Walden’s new remit, while theme park journalist Carlye Wisel discusses D’Amaro’s impact on the parks business. Plus, Matthew Frank is back with a look at the prediction markets ahead of perhaps the biggest sports betting day of the year: the Super Bowl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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