Josh D’Amaro’s official CEO profile is now live on The Walt Disney Company website, marking a formal milestone in the leadership transition at one of the world’s most recognized entertainment companies. The page on The Walt Disney Company website confirms D’Amaro as Chief Executive Officer and outlines his strategic priorities for the company’s next era.
What the Page Says. The official bio describes D’Amaro as leading “a unified portfolio of world-class brands and businesses committed to exceptional storytelling and meaningful consumer connections.” Disney’s framing puts technology and human creativity front and center, with D’Amaro’s stated vision centered on uniting the two to deepen the company’s connection with fans.
The page also notes that D’Amaro holds a director title effective 2026, placing him on the company’s board alongside his CEO responsibilities. That dual role signals the level of authority and trust Disney’s board is placing in him as the company heads into its next major chapter.
What He Did Before Becoming CEO. D’Amaro’s path to the top job ran directly through Disney Experiences, the company’s largest business segment, which generated $36 billion in annual revenue in fiscal year 2025. As chairman of that division, he oversaw what Disney describes as the largest expansion in the segment’s history, covering new cruise ships, resort expansions, themed lands, and next-generation attractions across the globe.
His fingerprints are on some of Disney’s most celebrated recent projects. Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and Avengers Campus both came to life under his watch, and his push to integrate advanced robotics and next-generation animatronics into park experiences became a defining thread of his leadership. The landmark partnership with Epic Games, which aims to bring Disney stories into interactive and gaming spaces, is also cited as a signature initiative tied to his vision.
D’Amaro has spent nearly three decades at Disney, holding executive roles in finance, business strategy, marketing, creative development, and operations both in the United States and internationally. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Georgetown University.
Why This Page Going Live Matters. Disney’s leadership page is not updated casually. When a name and bio appear on the official company site under the CEO title, it carries institutional weight that social media announcements and press releases do not fully replicate. This is the company’s formal declaration of record.
For fans and Disney watchers, D’Amaro’s ascent also carries a specific significance. He built his reputation inside the parks and experiences world, not in film or streaming. That background shapes how he sees Disney’s relationship with its audience. His entire career has been built around the live, physical, real-world version of the Disney brand, and he now brings that lens to the entire company.
What D’Amaro’s Leadership Likely Means for Parks Fans. It would be reasonable to expect Disney’s parks and experiences division to remain a top priority under D’Amaro even as he steps back from directly running it. He built that business. He knows where the opportunities are and where the gaps exist. The multi-billion-dollar capital investment strategy he championed is already in motion, and there is little reason to expect a new CEO to walk away from the plan he architected.
The Epic Games partnership is worth watching closely as well. D’Amaro has spoken publicly about wanting Disney stories to exist in more spaces, and interactive gaming is a direct extension of the park experience mentality he has operated from for decades. That initiative has barely started.
At Fantasy Land News, we have been following D’Amaro since long before the CEO announcement, and the honest take is this: park fans have reason to be optimistic. The knock on Disney in recent years has been that the company sometimes felt disconnected from what guests actually experience on the ground. D’Amaro built his entire career standing on that ground. Whether that translates into pricing relief or better value for everyday visitors remains to be seen, and we will be watching closely. But the instincts are in the right place.
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Josh D’Amaro’s CEO Page Just Went Live and It Tells You Everything About Disney’s Next Chapter
