ASSOCIATED PRESS: Frozen merchandise, TV station and theme park allow profits to rise 19 percent.
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Frozen merchandise, TV station and theme park allow profits to rise 19 percent.
Revenue from parks and resorts rose 9 percent to $3.9 billion, helped by higher attendance and customer spending at its California and Florida properties. That was in spite of a measles outbreak linked to Disney’s Southern California parks last month that now totals about 95 people.
In an interview with CNBC, CEO Bob Iger said the entertainment company saw no impact on attendance from the measles outbreak. More people visited Disneyland and California Adventure parks, located in Anaheim, California, during the quarter than in the year-ago period, he said. Iger did caution parents with children under the age for inoculation about bringing them to any large public place like Disneyland, including mass transportation and movie theaters.
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