The Mood Inside Disney Over Josh D’Amaro’s Ascension to CEO Is Mainly Relief That the Uncertainty Is Over: ‘It’s Great to Have Clarity’

The No. 1 reaction inside Disney on Tuesday? Relief.

As the white smoke hung over Burbank and the Disney conclave finally named its new corporate pope — with the added twist of a new creative pontiff — there’s a sense that a cloud of uncertainty has finally lifted. With the double announcement of Josh D’Amaro as CEO and Dana Walden in the newly created position of president and chief creative officer, Disney’s divisions can now go back to focusing their attention on the business of entertainment, and what should be next on the menu now that the company’s lengthy CEO bake-off is over.

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