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2020
Disney Store launches Guo Pei Mulan collaboration apparel
Disney Store introduced a Mulan-inspired apparel collection created in collaboration with designer Guo Pei. The collection comprises eight everyday clothing and accessory items.
2020
Disney begins digital movie flash sale
Disney began a digital movie flash sale on April 14, with films in the opening category available for $4.99 until April 20; additional categories were scheduled for later sale periods.
2020
Disney launches At Home with Olaf series
Disney launched At Home with Olaf, a digital animated series featuring Josh Gad as Olaf. The series consists of 20 vignettes and is presented as a weekly series.
2020
Disney announces virtual A Goofy Movie anniversary events
Disney announced a week-long virtual celebration for the 25th anniversary of A Goofy Movie, including videos, sing-alongs, a cast reunion and a watch party. The listed activities were scheduled for April 6–10.
2020
Disney+ announces India launch on Hotstar
Disney said its Disney+ service would launch in India on April 3 via Hotstar. This was reported as a planned launch, not a completed market entry.
2020
Disney+ launches in seven European markets
Disney announced and launched Disney+ in the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria and Switzerland, using reduced bandwidth amid pressure on broadband networks.
2020
Court order resolves Disney lawsuit against DisGear retailer
Disney won a civil federal lawsuit against online retailer Mouseprint Media, also known as DisGear, after suing it over copyright and trademark infringement involving images used on merchandise. A March 24 court order outlined steps Mouseprint Media agreed to take, including relinquishing merchandise and its website to Disney’s control and permanently stopping sales and distribution.
2020
Disney announces Walt Disney World hotel closures
Disney announced that all Disney-owned hotels at Walt Disney World would shut down Friday amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus.
2020
Disney announces temporary closures at Disney Springs
Disney announced that its company-owned stores at Disney Springs would close starting Tuesday amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus.
2020
Disney announced a temporary pause in production on live-action films
Disney announced it would temporarily pause production on some live-action films amid the coronavirus threat; the source identifies The Little Mermaid among the suspended projects.
2020
Disney and Secret Cinema partner on immersive film experiences
Disney and Secret Cinema partnered on immersive experiences based on films from Disney’s portfolio. Secret Cinema planned to stage the experiences in London later in 2020 before exporting them to America.
2020
Disney partners with Impossible Foods
Disney announced a partnership with Impossible Foods, making the Impossible Burger the preferred plant-based burger at Disneyland, Disney World and Disney Cruise Line.
2020
Disney appoints Bob Chapek CEO
Disney’s board named Bob Chapek chief executive officer, effective immediately. Bob Iger will become executive chairman and continue to lead the board.
2020
Bob Iger steps down as Disney CEO
Disney announced that CEO Bob Iger was stepping down immediately and would remain executive chairman through the end of his contract on December 31, 2021.
2020
Bob Chapek succeeds Bob Iger as Disney CEO
Disney CEO Bob Iger stepped down, and former Disney Parks chairman Bob Chapek took over as CEO effective immediately. Iger became executive chairman and will lead creative endeavors through the end of his contract the following year.
2020
Disney+ offers a discount on European annual subscriptions
Disney+ offered customers who subscribed before March 23 a £10 or €10 discount on the annual subscription price in Europe.
2020
Disney announces Disney+ launch in additional European markets
Disney announced that Disney+ would launch on March 24 in the U.K., Ireland, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria and Switzerland; the service was already live in the Netherlands.
2020
Game Plan sues over slogan
Game Plan Inc filed a lawsuit against Uninterrupted, Nike, Disney, and Two-Take Interactive Software Inc., claiming that LeBron James and Uninterrupted took its “I am more than an athlete” slogan. Uninterrupted called the lawsuit “meritless.”
2020
Hachette Book Group acquires Disney titles
Hachette Book Group acquired more than 1,000 Disney Book Group titles for the Little, Brown Books for Young Readers line. The deal included YA, middle-grade, board, picture and graphic novel titles.
2020
Disney waives school screening fee and apologizes
The Walt Disney Company said it would not pursue a $250 licensing fee demanded after Emerson Elementary screened The Lion King, and CEO Robert Iger apologized to the PTA. Iger also said he would personally donate to the school's fundraising initiative.