Published 17:59 IST, August 5th 2020

Disney suffers a $5 billion loss due to COVID-19; Read details

Disney has lost over $5 billion business due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Read on to know more details about the whole story

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Walt Disney has lost over $5 billion in first half of 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic, according to reports by USA Today. This is due to fact that me parks and atres were shut amid  outbreak of Coronavirus. Re on:

Walt Disney loses billions of dollars due to COVID-19

According to reports by USA Today, Walt Disney has lost over $5 billion in month of April, May, and June due to COVID-19 outbreak. Executives of Disney presented se stats on Tuesday. company has said that it cost m around $3.5 billion to just close me parks during third quarter. It also cost company around $1 billion to shut parks in month of March.  

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Including all se losses, company lost around $5 billion which included or expenses and product segments, USA Today reported. Disney’s Domestic parks including Disney World, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Disney Resorts, and Cruise operations were all closed during pandemic in  earlier months of 2020. Disney’s park, experiences, and products produce a massive revenue, which fell by 85% than that of same quarterback in 2019.

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Operating incomes of Disney have declined to $3.7 billion and has resulted in a $2 billion loss, according to reports. CEO Bob Chapek, during a webcast on Tuesday, said that y should be in good shape as soon as customers are confident eugh to return to me parks. He also ded that it is a very 'uncertain time' for all businesses out re.

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Walt Disney and its subsidiaries have felt an impact due to ongoing pandemic, as t only me parks, resorts, and hotels are closed, but also several TV shows and movies have been kept on hold due to COVID-19 outbreak. atres have been closed and several release dates have been postponed indefinitely. Fans of Disney films have been waiting for release of its upcoming films. This will rope in profit for firm as soon as conditions get better.

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17:59 IST, August 5th 2020