Walt Disney : Disney News This Week: New ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Teaser Debuts, ‘Inside Out’ to Premiere at Cannes Film Festival and Adventures by Disney Announces River Cruise Itineraries
April 17, 2015 at 08:08 pm EDT
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J.J. Abrams, writer/director/producer of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and producer Kathleen Kennedy debuted a brand-new teaser trailer for the film at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California, on Thursday. They were joined at the event by actors from the upcoming film, including Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac; as well as Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels and Peter Mayhew, veterans of the original saga. Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in theaters December 18, 2015.
Disney•Pixar's Inside Out will make its world premiere at the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival. Director Pete Docter, who also helmed Disney•Pixar's Up-the first animated film ever to be the Festival's Opening-Ceremony film-will be in attendance, along with producer Jonas Rivera (Up) and co-director Ronnie Del Carmen (Up), as well as members of the all-star English-language voice cast. "We are overjoyed at being included in this year's official selection at Cannes. With Inside Out, we spent years imagining-and then building-never-before-seen settings and characters within the mind. It was an incredible, fun and exciting challenge and now we can't wait to share it with the world," Docter said.
On Tuesday, Adventures by Disney announced the introduction of its first-ever river cruising itineraries. Sailing with AmaWaterways, the travel industry's premier luxury river cruise line, Adventures by Disney river cruises will allow travelers to experience iconic locations and hidden gems in eight destinations across four countries-Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary-during four sailings along the Danube River in the summer of 2016, as well as one holiday-themed sailing in December 2016. "Celebrating 10 years in the family tourism industry, Adventures by Disney is always looking for new ways to deliver extraordinary vacation experiences that are both memorable and effortless for our guests," said Ken Potrock, senior vice president of Adventures by Disney. "Recognizing the untapped potential and broadening appeal of the river cruising market, we worked with AmaWaterways to provide families with an immersive, personalized experience unlike anything we've presented before."
The Walt Disney Company is a media and entertainment group. Net sales (including intragroup) break down by activity as follows:
- operation of theme parks and hotel resorts (33.9%): operation, as of 01/10/2022, of 10 theme parks (35 hotels) located in the United States (Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Resort and Aulani; 6 theme parks and 23 hotels), France (Disneyland Paris; 2 theme parks and 7 hotels), Japan (Tokyo Disney Resort; 2 theme parks and 5 hotels), Hong Kong (Hong Kong Disneyland; 1 theme park and 3 hotels) and China (Shanghai Disney Resort; 1 theme park and 2 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.);
- operation of TV and radio channels (33.4%): domestic channels (Disney Channels, ESPN, ESPN Radio, Freeform, FX Channels and National Geographic Channels) and international channels (Disney, ESPN, Fox, National Geographic and Star). The group is also developing film post-production and website operation businesses;
- video streaming (23.1%);
- audiovisual content production and distribution (9.6%): TV programs, animated films, TV series, music, live entertainment, etc.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Americas (81.5%), Europe (10.4%) and Asia/Pacific (8.1%).