Last week, the two companies announced that Disney would allow OpenAI’s Sora to draw from a library of more than 200 animated and creature characters, including Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, Ariel and Simba. Disney also agreed to take a $1 billion stake in OpenAI at its current $500 billion valuation.

Disney is taking a $1 billion equity stake in OpenAI, while also striking a deal that would allow its famous characters be used on Sora, the AI company’s video generation platform.

After the one year is up, Disney is free to sign similar deals with other AI companies.

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Shares of Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) gained 4.54% over the past month after falling 2.64% the month prior. The stock’s year-to-date (YTD) loss now stands at just 0.30%. However, since its YTD low on April 8,

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The Walt Disney Co. is the most successful theme park operator in the world. Orlando’s Magic Kingdom is the crown jewel as the No. 1 most popular theme park on the planet, with an estimated 17.8 million visitors last year.

The stunning Disney Destiny cruise ship was docked at Port Canaveral with its christening Nov. 10, 2025, at Port Everglades. First sailing is Nov. 20.

After Disney signed a deal with OpenAI, a first look has been revealed of its chatbot DisneyGPT and an Iron Man inspired tool.

You'll soon be able to make AI images and videos featuring some of Disney's most iconic characters without worrying about getting sued for copyright infringement. Disney on Thursday announced it would be bringing over 200 of its animated characters to OpenAI's ChatGPT and Sora services,