Disney Just Elevated the Gathering Economy to the Corner Office

Josh D’Amaro’s appointment as CEO signals that shared experience—across parks, films, and live gatherings—now sits at the center of cultural power.

I want to be explicit about why I’m stopping to mark this moment, because this is not a reaction to a press release and it’s certainly not a piece of Disney fandom dressed up as analysis. I’m calling this out because I’ve spent years arguing that the Gathering Economy and what I call the convening class are not secondary players orbiting media, technolo…