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Operator

Thank you for standing by, and welcome to The Walt Disney Company Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Please be advised that this conference is being recorded. After the presentation, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Alexia Quadrani, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations. ahead. go Please

Alexia Quadrani

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Bob Chapek

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Christine McCarthy

Thanks, good everyone. Bob, and afternoon,

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Alexia Quadrani

Thank you, Christine.

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Operator

with first Goldman is Your question Sachs. from Feldman Brett

Brett Feldman

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Bob Chapek

All right. you. Thank

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Operator

from Stanley. Next Swinburne question Ben is Morgan with

Benjamin Swinburne

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Alexia Quadrani

Bob, Christine you and follow first half can the don't up. why take then

Bob Chapek

Okay.

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Christine McCarthy

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Operator

MoffettNathanson. with Nathanson Michael

Michael Nathanson

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Bob Chapek

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Christine McCarthy

Hi, Michael.

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Alexia Quadrani

question? next Operator,

Operator

of From Jessica Rief Ehrlich with Bank America.

Jessica Reif Ehrlich

Can big will color give one inventory, share will on this theme from the effort for And ad about you're shift platform week, measurement, -- you you given selling upfronts you dollars? Is broadcast economy? you like with about you given just us changes Disney year's have do TAM this already adding ad-supported have incremental Disney+. some your will thinking of the subscribers? are coming pie Do having multiple and, for AVOD that ultimately the with rollout increase -- can or staying overall advertising what question, upcoming Hulu multipart. overall And Disney+, be linear? next it I on that? this thinking of an that will the in think how drive now How grow not? any Or you you're and one -- traditional service across the course, platforms much how for think you're

Bob Chapek

Okay.

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Operator

From Steven Cahall with Wells Fargo.

Steven Cahall

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Bob Chapek

Okay.

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Christine McCarthy

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Alexia Quadrani

Operator, next question?

Operator

Barclays. Next question Kannan Venkateshwar with is from

Kannan Venkateshwar

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Bob Chapek

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Christine McCarthy

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earn So will as look we profitability to to expect the positively contribute our ARPU we long-term our advertising we revenue achieve goals.

Alexia Quadrani

question? next Operator

Operator

Philip Question with is Cusick from JPMorgan.

Philip Cusick

and long-term When does about huge if online parks will linear. comment in the take overall be domestic parks, for the to that I the at profitability A all I the hit expect a most if happen change happens, that then, a eventually. DTC company follow-ups, Clearly, us the both P&L year talk are of that for for U.S. model model? we've past the what's the what upside purely work? And of a versus structure of does a linear X? those on -- how ESPN+ numbers sports to seen you ESPN And the couple think as staffing or in on And potential of customers? as parks are On terms can. in parks not where at of can your the in of going Bob, can back go someday, attendance us I or well

Alexia Quadrani

to with And question? first do second. Bob the Christine, want you start then

Christine McCarthy

we're attendance parks aren't operations limit year, throughout And robustly. -- once back On on business, again, with we're come But obviously extremely and enjoying the could, when attendance choosing to using Sure. balance the are in have our system. pleased how demand days domestic attendance, and to parks they we trying goes our consumers have we not to domestic reservation back that but parks experience. the our us

consumer So attendance we're we're that a experience. something doing better is have to it but controlling,

things guests capacity. also the character April meet-and-greets But our additional Nighttime just things of that some on back we'll experience of looking And World we back Resort. month April Day Galaxy: the we've were a Walt And will continue like that really of we the brought our domestic is Cosmic at And parks. that opening Disneyland having also in with some capacity in we brought at brought back, to the Spectaculars attraction end all that. Disney forward weekend, and at new Memorial this be Guardians new Rewind capacity, our we're the to and at

Bob Chapek

future. super tell on will believe in sports. when I obviously, value take And of for quarter, could ultimate frankly, powerful, our on But domestic reach to ESPN we dominates on ESPN comes so linear And not a that Okay. were structure. to linear sports expression leg And it top pull could now, us love model to But we're sports. specifics do in for TV would it the But I going through profitability think shareholder be that nobody I our we appeal or trigger. do in I the time it that the And that think specifics the viewed powerful long how going off. to do last because that XX terms terms only have of of you when that impact And it our fan ready don't become offering to that fact, is would very will have that ESPN XX to programs that. actually our if lot the DTC on in offerings. the it's actually in can there's is third the us to I believe right of business. but offerings our But bundle. share that the really the that fans it comes the sports pull emphasize question, of would And most accretive it forward is of we're that that,

Alexia Quadrani

Operator next please? question

Operator

From Doug Credit Mitchelson with Suisse.

Douglas Mitchelson

then peaked know. just But I'm new to and could. engagement in up Disney+ Alexia, curious suggest you'll Disney+ fiscal trends content And So you maybe margin not as I and thinking as the much more And guess ramp. of I'm at X is Christine, show and viewing continued more 'XX. new this sure potential and for Disney+? separately, about XX% content for questions, you've confidence share I of in starts to churn Bob, lot fee a if let if Can for me park is guidance. international think versus to you're library, what how talk it just willing you

of a year; you shut making I cost I of but pandemic. that have idea the to could good how that was and very and the at was, U.S., little And with the you've longer, mystery. of down in theme is Kong apply parks X. good 'XX, going if china think the for what, closed for very, bit what Hong also structure part some year But you're also, you during disruption, overseas fiscal pretty the sorry what done a profitable. international but be some back look you question is a got in a parks a getting bit we're there's know you've still seeing idea domestic the

I'm if think margins time? about margins, do we over them those international to So U.S. getting curious and just closer closer

Alexia Quadrani

first up on Bob, take why you Christine don't then can And the half? parks. follow

Bob Chapek

Okay.

things that a probably like get tremendous before first but of our low we with what's Disney+ you that The look first In as pleased in bundle. view, you in terms we're have DCC terms of the the extraordinarily guidance, data to confidence our know, we platforms, on from really course, calls, in that of of amount pretty why first time that watches the spent, is up. is the scores particularly of bullishness amount of engagement a comes come that to bigger platform, of And churn view also the the see, bundle us it information a churn. maybe they of when and our gives signed churn we've which the for when given idea at. said There's earnings somebody they proxy And efficient good Disney. this offerings the sort then, lot we on past

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Christine McCarthy

theme bit of heard On cities. you and out a really in is negative in can said positive could But Asia, Shanghai Paris. next that for Okay. to of a Doug. of of just On we of we tell. quarter, mind. as a think trends it's keep X international comments, Disneyland we're $XXX my it And impact give some the Hong seeing I so million too you very in tale I that parks, Kong us early see

talked about domestically, growth anniversary forward And York celebration. And this looking we're Avengers of re-themed with opened of area Disneyland themed our So Avengers summer. that what the New launch seeing -- already the XXth previously theme. open just expansion the at like in of recovery, continued Paris. over multiyear one there, the Marvel Hotel, will that particularly yield new we're their our very hotels theme recent a been large its first has for that's we've DLP, is and strong Campus, has to

guests staying love our exciting. very that's And there. So

what abate. it's that seeing think -- gives hope parks but it Asia me not their Hope when me gives a in see strategy, headwinds we're in will same hope. COVID-related I our is Paris that So rebound other

Douglas Mitchelson

the If park follow the up, to put previous about you've way longer it margins domestic than for separately, maybe parks, apply and I talked to peak. just potential could Would international parks simple term? higher that both is,

Christine McCarthy

for region said with right There's going that Asia Well, for that the uncertainty it update too much we've to -- not has in our domestic. I now. of international. Doug, we're just X parks

Alexia Quadrani

Operator we have time one for question. more

Operator

From Michael Morris with Guggenheim.

Michael Morris

little but a about I'm And My Disney+. this Christine, remains tier? tier acquire? on what curious the any about this else you then prior given your ad-supported have if you you be that you a that share of infrastructure. I potential advertising the what more that sizing first assets done on the like is, of cetera? to there second, implementation you pieces Or on building bit, do in talking ownership the place rollout, Are have anything ARPU the couple or through we're touched share advertising already of Hulu, of are need et I'm advertising So service. you curious the the to anything for can can to relative

present domestically, this ad-free that are a to I'm of than Given price could catalyst be where right higher on now half still Disney+ does is raise for ad-supported service? the if and actually if you price Netflix curious you the ARPU

Alexia Quadrani

why finish. Christine Bob, don't then start you can and

Bob Chapek

tier. operations. to that to and it. with in already of terms tier substantially combination our largely experience of really our good stack in tech our Hulu shape our the into this really us bring able we The because ESPN+, doing We're capabilities being Okay. And meet ad that's think advertising timing prepare Disney+ in we're current our and software, streaming already

a So significant while. we've of to for new. due technology looking there's increasingly to frankly, that that's much we've we been even this anything to over nothing the need in any time forward this investments way And process. in that acquire or, ongoing to developing go made And automate

at is will. teams if that this well-greased, reality. a are you And hard become at something work that's making our So

Christine McCarthy

like point a on haven't information for we you So price would tier, the our this incremental at ad-supported announced on it. time,

service not that we're We profitability something makes our sense say So But tier. the at evaluate contribute and I to pricing. long-term today. work will Hulu to you continue that And we look additive can their in as ad-supported going to terms will for this of that certainly our ARPU. it with that achieving we look do what goals. will experience will And believe to towards

Alexia Quadrani

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The Walt Disney Company (DIS) 11 May 222022 Q2 Earnings call transcript